India Modern History MCQ — 51 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

The Assertion is true because a Sabha that crossed 300 village branches within a month clearly had rapid organisational spread. The Reason is also true because the cited NCERT fact gives the figure of more than 300 branches within a month of formation. That figure directly explains the claim of rapid spread. Calling either the Assertion or the Reason false contradicts the sourced fact, and saying the true Reason does not explain the Assertion misses the link between branch growth and organisational spread.

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct because the Khilafat Committee was formed in Bombay in March 1919. Statement 2 is correct because its purpose was to defend the temporal powers of the Ottoman Khalifa. Statement 3 is wrong because Nagpur in December 1920 relates to the adoption of the Non-Cooperation programme, not the formation of this committee.

Explanation

The correct pairing is that 1913 is the pre-war reference point and by 1918 prices in India had doubled, creating hardship for ordinary people. The claims that prices had already doubled in 1913, were halved, frozen by law, tripled, or fell below the pre-war level do not match the cited NCERT fact.

Explanation

The correct sequence is 1930, Sir Muhammad Iqbal as president of the Muslim League, reiterating separate electorates as a safeguard for Muslim minority political interests. The versions that say he rejected separate electorates, served as Congress president, shifted the year to 1932, or linked the point to joint electorates and the Depressed Classes contradict the cited NCERT fact.

Explanation

The correct matching is Nagpur Congress session with the adoption of the Non-Cooperation programme after a compromise within Congress. Calcutta in September 1920 concerns Gandhi persuading leaders to start non-cooperation in support of Khilafat and swaraj. Bombay in March 1919 concerns the Khilafat Committee. Amritsar and the death figure concern Jallianwala Bagh, not this Congress decision.