UPSC Modern History Previous Years Questions Quiz No3 April 25, 2021 April 25, 2021 1. The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930–32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because: [1996] Indian parties other than the Indian National Congress, participating in the conference represented sectional interests and not the whole of India the British Labour Party had withdrawn from the conference thereby making the proceeding of the conference partisan It was an instance of a conference held in three session and not that of three separate conference the Indian National Congress did not take part in two of them First round table conference was initially between the British and the Indian as equals. The INC did not participated in the first and third conference. 2. Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party? [1996] Pattam Thanu Pillai Acharya Narendra Dev M.N. Roy Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi CSP was formed in 1934 by JP Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev, Basawon Singh and Yogendra Shukla 3. In which one of the following provinces was a Congress ministry not formed under the Act of 1935 ? [2005] Punjab Bihar Madras Orissa Congress ministeries were formed in Bombay, Madras, Central Provinces, Orissa, United Provinces, Bihar and later in NWFP and Assam also. 4. Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India? [2009] Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill Stanley Baldwin James Ramsay MacDonald In March 1942, a mission headed by Stafford Cripps was sent to India with constitutional proposals to seek Indian support for the war by British PM, Winston Churchill. 5. In the context of Indian history, the principle of “Dyarchy (diarchy)” refers to [2017-I] Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories. Introduction of double government i.e., Central and State governments. Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi. Division of the central legislature into two houses. Government of India act 1919 provided for dyarchy in provinces i.e. provincial subjects were classified into two parts 1) transferred and 2) reserved. 6. ’It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces’ [1999] The above quotation is related to: Cripps Mission Cabinet Mission Simon Commission Gandhi-Irwin Pact Cabinet Mission reached Delhi on March 24, 1946. It put forward its own proposals in May 1946. 7. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct? [2003] In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi endorsed (not opposed) Gandhi-Irwin Pact. It was presided over by Vallabh Bhai Patel. 8. With which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or die” associated? [2009] Non-Cooperation Movement Quit India Movement Swadeshi Movement Civil Disobedience Movement Gandhiji gave a call for do or die in 1942 during Quit India Movement. He said we shall either free India or die in the attempt; we shall not live to see the perpetuation of our slavery. 9. While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was: [2000] Mahatma Gandhi Subhash Chandra Bose Jawaharlal Nehru Abul Kalam Azad In 1938, Haripura session by S.C. Bose 10. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress ? [2005] Forward Bloc Azad Hind Fauj Revolutionary Front Indian Freedom Party Forward Bloc was founded on May 3, 1939. It was a left-wing nationalist political party with its stronghold in West Bengal. Loading … Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
