UPSC Modern History Previous Years Questions Quiz No13 April 25, 2021 April 25, 2021 1. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for ? [2011 – I] assisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru running the secret congress radio in the wake of quit India movement participating in the second round table conference leading a contingent of Indian national army Usha Mehta (March 25, 1920 – August 11, 2000) was a renowned Gandhian and freedom fighter of India. She is also remembered for operationalizing the Congress Radio, also called the Secret Congress Radio, an underground radio station, which functioned for few months during the Quit India Movement of 1942. 2. Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom movement? [1998] Providing national educational according to the requirements of the country Stimulating the production of indigenous articles by giving them preference over imported commodities Obtaining self-government by aggressive means in place of petitions and constitutional ways Organising coups against the British empire through military revolt 3. At the time of India’s Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was: [1998] the General Secretary of the Congress a member of Congress Working Committee not a member of the Congress the President of the Congress 4. What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement ? [2010] Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers. The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh and passing of the Punjab Colonization Bill The government’s decision to partition Bengal was made public in December, 1903.The official reason given was that Bengal with a population of 78 million was too big to be administered. The government announced partition in July 1905. To boycott this, on Aug 7, 1905, formal proclamation of Swadeshi movement was made from the Calcutta townhall. 5. For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme? [2010] Mahatma Gandhi Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Dr. Rajendra Prasad 6. Assertion : Lord Linlithgo described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny. Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places. [2000] A is true but R is false Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A A is false but R is true This movement placed the demand for independence on the immediate agenda of national movement. After Quit India, there could be no return. In this struggle, common people displayed unparalleled heroism. That’s why Lord Linlithgow (1936-44) described the Quit India Movement as the most serious revolt after sepoy mutiny. 7. he demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for [2013 – I] the uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third the grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land writing off all peasant debts The Tebhaga movement is a peasant movement in the history of Bengal and India. It was a movement of the peasants who demanded two-third share of their produce for themselves and one-third share to the landlord. 8. Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920 ? [2001] Jawahar Lal Nehru Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi Abdul Kalam Azad Hasrat Mohani 9. Assertion : The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak. Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary. [2002] Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A A is true but R is false A is false but R is true The labour leaders were influenced by communist ideology and considered INC as bourgeoisie and reactionary. That’s why their participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge was limited. 10. Assertion : Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny. Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas. [1999] Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A A is true but R is false A is false but R is true Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A This movement placed the demand for independence on the immediate agenda of national movement. After Quit India, there could be no going back. In this struggle, common people displayed unparalleled heroism. That’s why Lord Linlithgow (1936–44) described the Quit India Movement as the most serious revolt after the sepoy mutiny. Loading … Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
