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GK Questions: Indian History – Set 11

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Hello Aspirants. Welcome to Online General Knowledge section in Affairs cloud, which is important for all the competitive exams. We have created Some questions related to India Gk(Indian History-Timeline) !!!

  1. Indian National Union was formed by AO Hume in ………………
    1.1884
    2.1890
    3.1920
    4.1937
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.1884
    Explanation :
    The Indian National Congress founded in 1885 was the institutionalized form of emergent Indian nationalism.It was the first organized expression of Indian nationalism on an all-India scale.

  2. In which year the INC splited into two groups during the session at Surat?
    1.1913
    2.1910
    3.1905
    4.1907
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.1907
    Explanation :
    At the Surat Session in 1907, congress leaders split into two groups – moderates and extremists. Rift between these two sections became apparent at the Banaras Session (1905) when some nationalist led by Tilak

  3. Who gave this slogan “ Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it” ?
    1.GK Gokhale
    2.Tilak
    3.Annie Besant
    4.Mahathma Gandhi
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.Tilak
    Explanation :
    Bal Gangadhar Tilak  adopted a new slogan coined by his associate Kaka Baptista, “Swaraj (self-rule) is my birthright and I shall have it.”

  4. Ahmedabad Mill Strike is …………………….
    1.First Hunger Strike
    2.First Disobedience Movement
    3.First Non-Co-operation Movement
    4.First Political Movement
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.First Hunger Strike
    Explanation :
    It was a first Hunger Strike. To settle  disputes between the mill owners of Ahmedabad and the workers.

  5. In 1927, the British Government appointed the Indian Statutory Commission also known as
    1.Mountbatten Commission
    2.Sedition Committe
    3.Simon Commission
    4.Nehru Commission
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.Simon Commission
    Explanation :
    Commission commonly referred to as the Simon Commission after its chairman, Sir John Simon. One of its members was Clement Attlee, who subsequently became the British Prime Minister and eventually oversaw the granting of independence to India in 1947.

  6. Lahore session was held in …………….. and presided by Jawaharlal Nehru
    1.1930
    2.1932
    3.1929
    4.1917
    5.None of these
    Answer – 3.1929
    Explanation :
    Lahore session was presided by Jawaharlal Nehru.Gandhi came back to active politics by that time.

  7. The negotiation between Irwin and Gandhi in 5th March, 1931 came to be known as
    1.Delhi Pact
    2.Karachi Pact
    3.Maharashtra Pact
    4.Kolkata Pact
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.Delhi Pact
    Explanation :
    The Gandhi–Irwin Pact(Delhi Pact) was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and the then Viceroy of India, Lord Irwin on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London

  8. The first mass based political movement under Gandhi ‘ Non- Cooperation Movement’ was held at Nagpur in ……………………
    1.1920
    2.1918
    3.1939
    4.1912
    5.None of these
    Answer – 1.1920
    Explanation :
    The first mass based political movement under Gandhi ‘ Non- Cooperation Movement’ was held at Nagpur in 1920

  9. Tilak Swarajya Fund was started to financing the ……………………….
    1.Khilafat Movement
    2.Rowlatt Act
    3.Home Rule Movement
    4.Non-Cooperation Movement
    5.None of these
    Answer – 4.Non-Cooperation Movement
    Explanation :
    The Swadeshi concept became a household word. Khadi became a symbol of freedom. In order to finance the non-cooperation movement, Tilak Swaraj Fund was started to which money poured and within six months, nearly a crore of rupees was subscribed.

  10. The Anti-Partition Movement was initiated on ……………..
    1.20th November, 1921
    2.7th August, 1905
    3.3rd January, 1910
    4.15th August, 1947
    5.None of these
    Answer – 2.7th August, 1905
    Explanation :
    The antipartition agitation was initiated on 7 August, 1905 at the Town hall, Calcutta, where a massive demonstration against the partition was organised. 16 October, 1905 was the day fixed for the coming into force of partition and after a month, Lord Curzon left India.





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