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The All India Kisan Sabha was formed in
(a) 1926
(b) 1936
(c) 1946
(d) 1956
Option b – 1936
Akhil Bharatiya Kisan Congress was founded in
(a) 1936 AD
(b) 1939 AD
(c) 1942 AD
(d) 1945 AD
Option b – 1936 AD
Who was elected the first President of All India Kisan Sabha in Lucknow in 1936?
(a) NG Ranga
(b) EMS Namboodripad
(c) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev
Option c – Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Where was the first All-India Kisan Sabha formed?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(c) Lucknow
(d) Patna
Option c – Lucknow
What was the main purpose of the Eka movement?
(a) To stop giving rent to the government.
(b) To protect the interest of farming.
(c) To end the Satyagrah.
(d) Conversion of produce into cash.
Option d – Conversion of produce into cash.
Consider the following statements about the Eka movement. I. It was essentially a peasant movement. II. The objective of this movement was to resist the attempts of the landlords to take more than recorded rents from the tenants. Which of the above-mentioned statement/s is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – Both I and II
What was the main objective of the Barahiya Tal revolt of Munger?
(a) Demand to return the Bakhasht land.
(b) To stop the exploitation of Muslim peasants.
(c) To abolish the Zamindari system.
(d) To start the class conflict.
Option a – Demand to return the Bakhasht land.
What was the main subject matter of the Bardoli Satyagrah which took place in 1928?
(a) No pay the rent to the government.
(b) Not to do forced labor in Zamindar’s house.
(c) To get the full wages.
(d) None of the above
Option a – No pay the rent to the government.
Who led the Bardoli Movement?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Chaman Lal
(d) Raja Gopalachari
Option a – Vallabhbhai Patel
Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organizational skill
(a) the Kheda Satyagraha
(b) the Bardoli Satyagraha
(c) the Salt Satyagraha
(d) the Individual Satyagraha
Option b – the Bardoli Satyagraha
Consider the following statement. I. British government had set up the Maxwell-Broom field commission to look into the matter of Bardoli peasants. II. This commission reduced the land revenue from 30% to 6.03% III. Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel on the behalf of the women of Bardoli. Which of the above-mentioned statement/s is/are correct?
(a) Only II
(b) I and II
(c) Only III
(d) I, II, and III
Option d – I, II, and III
Who formed Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha?
(a) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
(b) Ram Sundar Singh
(c) Ganga Sharan Sinha
(d) Ramanand Mishra
Option a – Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
The demand for the Tebhaga peasant movement in Bengal was for
(a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crops to one-third.
(b) the grant of the ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land.
(c) the uprooting of the Zamindari system and the end of serfdom.
(d) writing off all peasant debts.
Option a – the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crops to one-third.
In which of the following region did the Chuar revolt break out in protest of enhanced land revenue?
(a) Assam
(b) Bengal
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Option b – Bengal
Who led the Chuar revolt?
(a) Durjan Singh
(b) Keerat Singh
(c) Teerat Singh
(d) Vijay Singh Pathik
Option a – Durjan Singh
What is the other name of the Chuar uprising?
(a) Bhumij rebellion
(b) Paharia rebellion
(c) Deccan rebellion
(d) Neel rebellion
Option a – Bhumij rebellion
What was the main region of the Ho revolt which was started in 1820-21?
(a) Chota Nagpur
(b) Bhagalpur
(c) Haryana
(d) Punjab
Option a – Chota Nagpur
What was meant by ‘Kherwari Hul’?
(a) Chuar Movement
(b) Paik Revolt
(c) Santhal Movement
(d) Indigo Revolt
Option c – Santhal Movement
Who among the following was not a leader of the All India Kisan Sabha?
(a) Swami Sahajanand
(b) Sir Chhotu Ram
(c) Indulal Yagnik
(d) NG Ranga
Option b – Sir Chhotu Ram
Who was the Secretary of the first All-India Kisan Sabha?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) NG Ranga
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) NG Kelkar
Option b – NG Ranga
The elected President of the All India Kisan Sabha, which met in Vijaywada (1944) was
(a) Sahajanand Saraswati
(b) Vinobha Bhave
(c) Achyut Rao Patwardhan
(d) Narendra Dev
Option a – Sahajanand Saraswati
Which one of the following congress leaders participated in the first meeting of All India Kisan Sabha?
(a) Jawahar lal Nehru
(b) MK Gandhi
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Option a – Jawahar lal Nehru
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati published a journal named
(a) Jankranti
(b) Hunkar
(c) Krishan Samachar
(d) Vidrohi
Option b – Hunkar
Statement I The Kisan manifesto adopted by the All India Kisan Sabha in August 1936 contained radical demands. Statement II The All India Kisan Sabha was a part of the congress and maintained a close relationship with the provincial congress committees. Codes
(a) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
(c) Statement I is true but statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but statement II is true
Option a – Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
Where did the Tebhaga movement occur in 1946?
(a) Bihar
(b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat
(d) Bengal
Option d – Bengal
Consider the following statements with reference to the Simon Commission:
- The Congress session in Madras meeting under the presidency of M.A. Ansari decided to boycott the commission “at every stage and in every form”.
- The Muslim League under Jinnah at Calcutta decided to support the Simon Commission.
- The Unionists in Punjab and the Justice Party in the south decided to boycott the commission.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option a – 1 only
Nehru Report of 1928 was a result of a challenge posed by which of the following personalities?
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Birkenhead
(c) Sir John Simon
(d) Clement Attlee
Option b – Lord Birkenhead
With reference to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, consider the following statements:
- The incident took place on Baisakhi day in Amritsar on 13th April 1919.
- Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest of Jallianwala Massacre.
- The Government of India appointed the Hunter Committee without any Indian members to investigate Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
- The Indian National Congress boycotted the British Commission and appointed its own non-official committee headed by Madan Mohan Malaviya to look into the massacre.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option a – 1 and 2 only
With reference to the Non-Cooperation Movement (NCM), consider the following statements:
- There was a massive participation of peasants.
- Women gave up purdah and participated in large numbers.
- Hindu-Muslim unity largely remained intact throughout the NCM across India.
- It made Gandhi realize that India is ready for a long-sustained mass struggle.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option b – 1, 2 and 3 only
With reference to the Khilafat Movement, consider the following statements:
- The basic premise of the agitation was the uncertainty over the future of Khalifa who was dethroned after the end of the First World War.
- The All-India Khilafat Committee had only Muslim membership.
- The radical nationalists among the Muslims in the Khilafat Committee condemned the idea of Satyagraha and non-violence.
How many of the statements given above are not correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Option b – Only two
With reference to the Non-Cooperation Movement (NCM) of 1920, consider the following statements:
- Plantation workers stayed away from NCM because of Congress’s support of plantation owners in Assam.
- Despite the non-availability of national colleges, thousands of students left government colleges and joined national schools and colleges.
- Many lawyers like Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Surendranath Banerjea gave up their practice.
- The national leaders failed to raise the religious political consciousness of the Muslims at large to a level of secular political consciousness.
Which of the statements given above are not correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option a – 1 and 3 only
Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Simon Commission?
- The British government set up this commission to enquire into the Government of India Act of 1919.
- It was an all-white, seven-member Indian Statutory Commission under the chairmanship of Sir John Simon.
- It landed in Bombay on February 3, 1928, where it was greeted with a countrywide hartal.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option d – 1, 2 and 3
In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”?
(a) All India Home Rule League
(b) Hindu Mahasabha
(c) South Indian Liberal Federation
(d) The Servants of Indian Society
Option a – All India Home Rule League
With reference to the Ahmedabad Cotton Mill Strikes of 1918, consider the following statements:
- Cotton mill workers in Ahmedabad went on strike due to the withdrawal of the plague bonus by their mill owners.
- Ambalal Sarabhai was a companion of Gandhiji during his first hunger strike in India in support of mill workers.
- The tribunal awarded a 35 percent wage hike to the cotton mill workers of Ahmedabad.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Option b – Only two
Which of the following were achievements of Swarajists in the 1920s?
- They successfully supported the peasants’ cause in Bengal.
- Establishment of Muddiman Committee by the British Government of India.
- Defeat of the Public Safety Bill which was aimed to curb the activities of socialists and communists in India.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option c – 2 and 3 only
How many of the statements given above are not correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Option a – Only one
Which of the following statements with respect to the Dharsana Salt March is/are correct?
- Abbas Tyabji with Kasturba Gandhi led the Dharsana Satyagraha for several days after the arrest of Gandhiji.
- Sarojini Naidu was a prominent female leader associated with the Dharsana Satyagraha.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Option b – 2 only
With reference to the Rowlatt Act of 1919, consider the following statements:
- It was officially called the Defence of India Regulations Act of 1919.
- Mahatma Gandhi called the Rowlatt Act the “Black Act”.
- The Act allowed the arrest of Indians without a warrant based only on a suspicion of treason.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Option c – 2 and 3 only
Which one of the following statements with reference to Mahatma Gandhi is correct?
(a) He started a newspaper called “The Indian Opinion” in India after returning from South Africa.
(b) He openly supported the methods and techniques of the Home Rule agitation against the British rule in India.
(c) His first major public appearance after returning from South Africa was at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 1916.
(d) At his first major public address after returning to India, Gandhiji implored everyone to launch a non-violent satyagraha against the British rule in India.
Option c – His first major public appearance after returning from South Africa was at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in 1916
With reference to the Swaraj Party, consider the following statements:
- It was formed after the withdrawal of the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 with the objective of participating in the council elections.
- The first president of Swaraj Party was M. N Roy and the first secretary was Motilal Nehru.
- It acquired a majority in the Central legislative council.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(d) None
Option a – Only one
With reference to the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917, consider the following statements:
- The farmers agitated against the local Zamindars to protest against the forced indigo cultivation in holdings.
- Gandhiji was invited by Rajendra Prasad to resolve the problems of the Indigo cultivating farmers of Champaran.
- Gandhiji was a member of the Government’s appointed committee to inquire about the Tinkathia System.
- Gandhiji gained a moral victory as the Champaran satyagraha compelled the local Zamindars to collect only 25% of the total due rent.
Which of the statements given above are not correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Option b – 1, 2 and 4 only
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