Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on “The Freedom Struggle (1885-1947)” in Indian History
- The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
- A) 1885
- B) 1905
- C) 1920
- D) 1942
- Answer: A) 1885
- Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress?
- A) Dadabhai Naoroji
- B) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
- C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- D) Mahatma Gandhi
- Answer: B) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
- The partition of Bengal in 1905 was carried out by which British Viceroy?
- A) Lord Curzon
- B) Lord Mountbatten
- C) Lord Irwin
- D) Lord Wavell
- Answer: A) Lord Curzon
- Which movement was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak to promote self-rule and self-reliance among Indians?
- A) Non-Cooperation Movement
- B) Swadeshi Movement
- C) Quit India Movement
- D) Civil Disobedience Movement
- Answer: B) Swadeshi Movement
- The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
- A) 1919
- B) 1920
- C) 1930
- D) 1942
- Answer: A) 1919
- The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which city?
- A) Delhi
- B) Mumbai
- C) Amritsar
- D) Kolkata
- Answer: C) Amritsar
- Who led the Champaran Satyagraha in 1917?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Sardar Patel
- C) Mahatma Gandhi
- D) Subhas Chandra Bose
- Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi
- The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were introduced in which year?
- A) 1909
- B) 1919
- C) 1921
- D) 1935
- Answer: B) 1919
- The ‘Quit India Movement’ was launched in which year?
- A) 1920
- B) 1930
- C) 1942
- D) 1947
- Answer: C) 1942
- The ‘Simon Commission’ was set up to review which Act?
- A) Government of India Act 1919
- B) Indian Councils Act 1909
- C) Government of India Act 1935
- D) Indian Independence Act 1947
- Answer: C) Government of India Act 1935
- The Lahore Resolution, which called for separate states for Muslims, was passed in which year?
- A) 1930
- B) 1940
- C) 1942
- D) 1947
- Answer: B) 1940
- Who was the President of the Indian National Congress during the Lahore Session of 1940?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
- Answer: B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Which Indian leader was known for his radical approach to the freedom struggle and later formed the Forward Bloc?
- A) Lala Lajpat Rai
- B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Chittaranjan Das
- Answer: C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- The Indian Independence Act 1947 led to the partition of India into which two countries?
- A) India and Burma
- B) India and Sri Lanka
- C) India and Pakistan
- D) India and Nepal
- Answer: C) India and Pakistan
- Which leader was associated with the Khilafat Movement in the early 1920s?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
- C) Mahatma Gandhi
- D) Subhas Chandra Bose
- Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi
- The ‘Dandi March’ or ‘Salt March’ was a protest against which British policy?
- A) Land Revenue System
- B) Salt Tax
- C) Rowlatt Act
- D) Partition of Bengal
- Answer: B) Salt Tax
- The Poona Pact of 1932 was an agreement between whom?
- A) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
- D) Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel
- Answer: B) B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi
- The Cripps Mission was sent to India in which year?
- A) 1940
- B) 1942
- C) 1944
- D) 1946
- Answer: B) 1942
- The Act of 1935 which provided for the establishment of provincial autonomy was known as the:
- A) Government of India Act
- B) Indian Councils Act
- C) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
- D) Indian Independence Act
- Answer: A) Government of India Act
- Who was the British Prime Minister when the Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed?
- A) Winston Churchill
- B) Clement Attlee
- C) Neville Chamberlain
- D) Harold Macmillan
- Answer: B) Clement Attlee
- The ‘Viceroy’s Executive Council’ was reformed by which Act?
- A) Indian Councils Act 1909
- B) Government of India Act 1919
- C) Government of India Act 1935
- D) Indian Independence Act 1947
- Answer: C) Government of India Act 1935
- The Bardoli Satyagraha led by Sardar Patel was against:
- A) High land revenue assessments
- B) British salt tax
- C) Rowlatt Act
- D) Partition of Bengal
- Answer: A) High land revenue assessments
- Which Act of 1919 introduced a system of dyarchy in the provinces?
- A) Indian Councils Act
- B) Government of India Act
- C) Rowlatt Act
- D) Indian Independence Act
- Answer: B) Government of India Act
- The ‘August Offer’ of 1940 was an initiative by the British government to:
- A) Introduce reforms in India
- B) Grant complete independence to India
- C) Address Indian demands during World War II
- D) Partition India
- Answer: C) Address Indian demands during World War II
- The ‘Hindu Code Bill’ was introduced in the Indian Parliament to reform:
- A) Civil Rights
- B) Education System
- C) Family Law
- D) Electoral System
- Answer: C) Family Law
- Who was the leader of the Indian National Congress during the 1930s and early 1940s?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Subhas Chandra Bose
- C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- D) Sardar Patel
- Answer: C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Which leader is known for his role in leading the Civil Disobedience Movement along with Gandhi?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Sardar Patel
- C) Subhas Chandra Bose
- D) Rajendra Prasad
- Answer: B) Sardar Patel
- The ‘Bardoli Satyagraha’ led by Sardar Patel was in which state?
- A) Uttar Pradesh
- B) Gujarat
- C) Maharashtra
- D) Punjab
- Answer: B) Gujarat
- The ‘Indian Independence Act’ was enacted in which year?
- A) 1946
- B) 1947
- C) 1948
- D) 1949
- Answer: B) 1947
- Who was the leader of the Muslim League during the Indian independence movement?
- A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- B) Liaquat Ali Khan
- C) Allama Iqbal
- D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Answer: A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
These questions cover significant events, movements, and figures related to the Indian freedom struggle from 1885 to 1947.
