Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with answers on “The Role of Indian Freedom Fighters Abroad: The Ghadar Movement” suitable for the Civil Services Examination

What was the primary objective of the Ghadar Movement?
- A) To establish a republic in India
- B) To overthrow British rule in India
- C) To promote social reforms
- D) To support the First World War
- Answer: B) To overthrow British rule in India
Which year marked the formation of the Ghadar Party?
- A) 1912
- B) 1913
- C) 1914
- D) 1915
- Answer: B) 1913
Where was the Ghadar Party primarily established?
- A) London
- B) San Francisco
- C) Berlin
- D) Paris
- Answer: B) San Francisco
Who were the founders of the Ghadar Party?
- A) Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev
- B) Lala Hardayal and others
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Mahatma Gandhi
- Answer: B) Lala Hardayal and others
What was the primary publication of the Ghadar Movement?
- A) Hindustan Times
- B) Ghadar
- C) Kesari
- D) The Tribune
- Answer: B) Ghadar
Which event significantly inspired the Ghadar Movement?
- A) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
- B) The First World War
- C) The Revolt of 1857
- D) The Non-Cooperation Movement
- Answer: B) The First World War
The Ghadar Party primarily recruited members from which community?
- A) Indian expatriates
- B) British citizens
- C) American citizens
- D) French citizens
- Answer: A) Indian expatriates
In which year did the Ghadar conspiracy take place?
- A) 1915
- B) 1916
- C) 1917
- D) 1918
- Answer: A) 1915
What was the Ghadar Movement’s plan during World War I?
- A) To support the British
- B) To create a distraction for British forces
- C) To negotiate peace
- D) To promote trade
- Answer: B) To create a distraction for British forces
Which prominent leader was associated with the Ghadar Movement and later executed?
- A) Bhagat Singh
- B) Sardar Bhagat Singh
- C) Kartar Singh Sarabha
- D) Lala Lajpat Rai
- Answer: C) Kartar Singh Sarabha
What was the consequence of the Ghadar Conspiracy?
- A) Success in overthrowing the British
- B) Arrest and execution of key leaders
- C) Formation of a new government
- D) Peace negotiations with the British
- Answer: B) Arrest and execution of key leaders
The Ghadar Party aimed to gather support from which countries?
- A) Only India
- B) Germany and Ottoman Empire
- C) United States and Britain
- D) Japan and China
- Answer: B) Germany and Ottoman Empire
Which of the following was NOT a method used by the Ghadar Movement?
- A) Armed rebellion
- B) Propaganda
- C) Peaceful protests
- D) Sabotage
- Answer: C) Peaceful protests
The slogan “Inquilab Zindabad” is associated with which movement?
- A) Non-Cooperation Movement
- B) Civil Disobedience Movement
- C) Ghadar Movement
- D) Quit India Movement
- Answer: C) Ghadar Movement
What was the Ghadar Party’s stance on the First World War?
- A) Support the British Empire
- B) Remain neutral
- C) Use it to launch an uprising
- D) Join the Central Powers
- Answer: C) Use it to launch an uprising
Which country’s involvement in World War I did the Ghadar Party try to exploit?
- A) United Kingdom
- B) Germany
- C) France
- D) Russia
- Answer: B) Germany
Which prominent Indian freedom fighter was influenced by the Ghadar Movement?
- A) Mahatma Gandhi
- B) Jawaharlal Nehru
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Lala Lajpat Rai
- Answer: C) Subhas Chandra Bose
The Ghadar Movement primarily aimed to unite which sections of Indian society?
- A) Only the upper class
- B) All Indians irrespective of class or caste
- C) Only the educated elite
- D) Farmers and laborers
- Answer: B) All Indians irrespective of class or caste
What was the significant outcome of the Ghadar Movement in the context of Indian nationalism?
- A) It weakened the nationalist movement
- B) It intensified the struggle for independence
- C) It led to immediate independence
- D) It diverted attention from British rule
- Answer: B) It intensified the struggle for independence
Which law did the British government implement in response to the Ghadar Movement?
- A) Rowlatt Act
- B) Government of India Act
- C) Defence of India Act
- D) Indian Independence Act
- Answer: C) Defence of India Act
The Ghadar Movement’s ideology was influenced by which philosophical movement?
- A) Liberalism
- B) Marxism
- C) Socialism
- D) Revolutionary nationalism
- Answer: D) Revolutionary nationalism
What was a key reason for the failure of the Ghadar Movement?
- A) Lack of popular support in India
- B) Insufficient funds
- C) Overreliance on foreign support
- D) Internal conflicts
- Answer: A) Lack of popular support in India
What did the Ghadar Party use to rally support among Indians abroad?
- A) Economic incentives
- B) Cultural programs
- C) Newspapers and pamphlets
- D) Educational institutions
- Answer: C) Newspapers and pamphlets
Who was arrested during the Ghadar Conspiracy, leading to widespread outrage?
- A) Lala Hardayal
- B) Bhagat Singh
- C) Kartar Singh Sarabha
- D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- Answer: C) Kartar Singh Sarabha
Which movement did the Ghadar Movement lay the groundwork for?
- A) Quit India Movement
- B) Civil Disobedience Movement
- C) Revolutionary Movement
- D) Non-Cooperation Movement
- Answer: C) Revolutionary Movement
Which of the following was a significant form of protest utilized by the Ghadar Party?
- A) Fasting
- B) Nonviolent resistance
- C) Armed struggle
- D) Petitions
- Answer: C) Armed struggle
The Ghadar Movement primarily targeted which British military installations?
- A) Naval bases
- B) Air force bases
- C) Railways
- D) Army barracks
- Answer: D) Army barracks
Which ideology was NOT a part of the Ghadar Movement?
- A) Republicanism
- B) Socialism
- C) Monarchy
- D) Nationalism
- Answer: C) Monarchy
Which prominent writer and activist was associated with the Ghadar Movement?
- A) Rabindranath Tagore
- B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- C) Bhai Parmanand
- D) Annie Besant
- Answer: C) Bhai Parmanand
What long-term impact did the Ghadar Movement have on Indian independence?
- A) Strengthened communal harmony
- B) Inspired future generations of freedom fighters
- C) Led to immediate reforms
- D) Resulted in partition
- Answer: B) Inspired future generations of freedom fighters

These MCQs cover various aspects of the Ghadar Movement and the role of Indian freedom fighters abroad.

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