Practice 596 Freedom Struggle & National Movement multiple-choice questions with detailed answers and explanations. Ideal for RAS/RPSC exam preparation.
Q1. The Lucknow Session of INC (1916) was presided by:
Explanation
Ambika Charan Mazumdar presided over the Lucknow session (1916) which achieved the reunion of Moderates and Extremists and the Congress-League Pact. Tilak and Annie Besant played crucial roles in the reunion.
Q2. Bhagat Singh, B.K. Dutt threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly on:
Explanation
Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly on April 8, 1929, to 'make the deaf hear.' They courted arrest to use the trial as a platform. Bhagat Singh was hanged on March 23, 1931.
Q3. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact (1931) was signed before Gandhi's participation in which conference?
Explanation
The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on 5 March 1931. Under it, the Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended and Gandhi agreed to attend the Second Round Table Conference as the sole Congress representative.
Q4. The Swadeshi Movement (1905-1908) was triggered by:
Explanation
The Swadeshi Movement was triggered by Lord Curzon's Partition of Bengal (16 October 1905), which divided Bengal on communal lines (East Bengal — Muslim majority, West Bengal — Hindu majority). It was the first mass movement with boycott of British goods, promotion of Indian industries, national education, and use of swadeshi goods. Leaders included Tilak, Bipin Pal, Lajpat Rai, Aurobindo Ghosh. The partition was annulled in 1911 by Lord Hardinge.
Q5. The Nehru Report (1928) was prepared by a committee headed by:
Explanation
The Nehru Report was prepared by a committee chaired by Motilal Nehru with Jawaharlal Nehru as secretary. It demanded Dominion Status, joint electorates with reserved seats for minorities, and fundamental rights. Jinnah rejected it and proposed his Fourteen Points.
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Q6. The August Offer of 1940 was proposed by:
Q7. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman to:
Q8. During which Viceroy's tenure was the Poona Pact signed in 1932?
Q9. Who presided over the Surat Session of Congress in 1907 where the split occurred?
Q10. Chandrashekhar Azad died at:
Q11. The Government of India Act 1935 proposed dyarchy at which level?
Q12. The Nehru Report (1928) recommended:
Q13. Who wrote the book 'Annihilation of Caste'?
Q14. The RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) was founded by:
Q15. The Eka Movement (1921-22) was a peasant movement in:
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