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50 Most Frequently Asked MCQs on the Gandhian Era (1917–1942)

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1. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in:

A. 1913
B. 1915
C. 1917
D. 1919
Answer: B. 1915

2. Gandhi returned to India from:

A. England
B. France
C. South Africa
D. Mauritius
Answer: C. South Africa

3. Gandhi’s political mentor was:

A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

4. Gandhi’s first Satyagraha in India was:

A. Kheda Satyagraha
B. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
C. Champaran Satyagraha
D. Bardoli Satyagraha
Answer: C. Champaran Satyagraha

5. The Champaran Satyagraha took place in:

A. 1915
B. 1917
C. 1918
D. 1919
Answer: B. 1917

6. Champaran is located in:

A. Gujarat
B. Bihar
C. Punjab
D. Uttar Pradesh
Answer: B. Bihar

7. Champaran Satyagraha was launched against:

A. Salt Tax
B. Indigo cultivation (Tinkathia System)
C. Land Revenue
D. Forest Laws
Answer: B. Indigo cultivation (Tinkathia System)

8. The Ahmedabad Mill Strike took place in:

A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1919
D. 1920
Answer: B. 1918

9. The Ahmedabad Mill Strike was related to:

A. Farmers
B. Textile mill workers
C. Railway workers
D. Tea plantation workers
Answer: B. Textile mill workers

10. The Kheda Satyagraha took place in:

A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1919
D. 1921
Answer: B. 1918

11. Kheda Satyagraha was organised in:

A. Bihar
B. Gujarat
C. Bengal
D. Punjab
Answer: B. Gujarat

12. The main demand of the Kheda Satyagraha was:

A. Abolition of Salt Tax
B. Suspension of land revenue collection
C. Separate electorate
D. End of Indigo cultivation
Answer: B. Suspension of land revenue collection

13. Which leader played a major role in the Kheda Satyagraha?

A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: A. Vallabhbhai Patel

14. The Rowlatt Act was passed in:

A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1919
D. 1920
Answer: C. 1919

15. The Rowlatt Act was popularly known as the:

A. Black Act
B. Blue Act
C. Charter Act
D. Defence Act
Answer: A. Black Act

16. The Rowlatt Act authorised the government to:

A. Grant self-rule
B. Detain people without trial
C. Reduce taxes
D. Introduce elections
Answer: B. Detain people without trial

17. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on:

A. 13 April 1919
B. 10 May 1919
C. 15 August 1919
D. 26 January 1920
Answer: A. 13 April 1919

18. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place at:

A. Lahore
B. Amritsar
C. Delhi
D. Kanpur
Answer: B. Amritsar

19. The officer responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was:

A. Lord Curzon
B. General Reginald Dyer
C. Michael O’Dwyer
D. Lord Irwin
Answer: B. General Reginald Dyer

20. Michael O’Dwyer was assassinated by:

A. Bhagat Singh
B. Udham Singh
C. Chandrashekhar Azad
D. Rajguru
Answer: B. Udham Singh

21. The Khilafat Movement began in:

A. 1918
B. 1919
C. 1920
D. 1922
Answer: C. 1920

22. The Khilafat Movement was led by:

A. Ali Brothers
B. Lal-Bal-Pal
C. Swarajists
D. HSRA
Answer: A. Ali Brothers

23. Gandhi supported the Khilafat Movement to promote:

A. Industrialisation
B. Hindu-Muslim unity
C. Separate electorates
D. Provincial autonomy
Answer: B. Hindu-Muslim unity

24. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in:

A. 1919
B. 1920
C. 1922
D. 1930
Answer: B. 1920

25. The immediate cause for the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement was:

A. Simon Commission
B. Chauri Chaura Incident
C. Dandi March
D. Jallianwala Bagh
Answer: B. Chauri Chaura Incident

26. The Chauri Chaura Incident occurred in:

A. 1920
B. 1922
C. 1925
D. 1930
Answer: B. 1922

27. Civil Disobedience Movement was launched in:

A. 1928
B. 1930
C. 1932
D. 1942
Answer: B. 1930

28. The Dandi March started on:

A. 12 March 1930
B. 6 April 1930
C. 26 January 1930
D. 5 May 1930
Answer: A. 12 March 1930

29. Gandhi began the Dandi March from:

A. Wardha
B. Sabarmati Ashram
C. Sevagram
D. Ahmedabad City
Answer: B. Sabarmati Ashram

30. The Dandi March ended at:

A. Surat
B. Dandi
C. Bardoli
D. Bombay
Answer: B. Dandi

31. The Dandi March covered approximately:

A. 120 km
B. 241 miles (about 390 km)
C. 500 km
D. 150 miles
Answer: B. 241 miles (about 390 km)

32. The Salt Satyagraha was directed against:

A. Land Tax
B. Salt Tax
C. Income Tax
D. Forest Tax
Answer: B. Salt Tax

33. Gandhi broke the Salt Law on:

A. 12 March 1930
B. 6 April 1930
C. 26 January 1930
D. 31 December 1929
Answer: B. 6 April 1930

34. The First Round Table Conference was held in:

A. 1929
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1932
Answer: B. 1930

35. Mahatma Gandhi attended the:

A. First Round Table Conference
B. Second Round Table Conference
C. Third Round Table Conference
D. All three
Answer: B. Second Round Table Conference

36. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:

A. 1930
B. 1931
C. 1932
D. 1935
Answer: B. 1931

37. Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed between:

A. Gandhi and Lord Curzon
B. Gandhi and Lord Irwin
C. Gandhi and Lord Linlithgow
D. Gandhi and Lord Wavell
Answer: B. Gandhi and Lord Irwin

38. The Quit India Movement was launched on:

A. 26 January 1942
B. 8 August 1942
C. 9 August 1942
D. 15 August 1942
Answer: B. 8 August 1942

39. The Quit India Resolution was passed at:

A. Lahore
B. Bombay (Mumbai)
C. Delhi
D. Calcutta
Answer: B. Bombay (Mumbai)

40. The famous slogan “Do or Die” was given during the:

A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Khilafat Movement
Answer: C. Quit India Movement

41. Match the following:

  1. Champaran – Indigo Cultivation
  2. Kheda – Revenue Remission
  3. Ahmedabad – Mill Workers
    A. 1 only
    B. 1 & 2 only
    C. 2 & 3 only
    D. 1, 2 & 3
    Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3

42. Match the following:

  1. Rowlatt Act – 1919
  2. Jallianwala Bagh – 13 April 1919
  3. Dandi March – 1930
    A. 1 only
    B. 1 & 2 only
    C. 2 & 3 only
    D. 1, 2 & 3
    Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3

43. Which pair is NOT correctly matched?

A. Champaran – Indigo Cultivation
B. Kheda – Land Revenue
C. Dandi – Salt Law
D. Jallianwala Bagh – Lord Curzon
Answer: D. Jallianwala Bagh – Lord Curzon

44. Arrange the following chronologically:

  1. Champaran Satyagraha
  2. Rowlatt Act
  3. Non-Cooperation Movement
  4. Dandi March
    A. 1 → 2 → 3 → 4
    B. 2 → 1 → 3 → 4
    C. 1 → 3 → 2 → 4
    D. 3 → 2 → 1 → 4
    Answer: A. 1 → 2 → 3 → 4

45. Consider the following statements:

  1. Champaran was Gandhi’s first Satyagraha in India.
  2. Kheda Satyagraha was related to land revenue.
  3. Ahmedabad Strike involved textile workers.
    A. 1 only
    B. 1 & 2 only
    C. 2 & 3 only
    D. 1, 2 & 3
    Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3

46. Consider the following statements:

  1. The Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919.
  2. Gandhi called it the Black Act.
  3. It permitted detention without trial.
    A. 1 only
    B. 1 & 2 only
    C. 2 & 3 only
    D. 1, 2 & 3
    Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3

47. Which movement was withdrawn after the Chauri Chaura Incident?

A. Civil Disobedience Movement
B. Quit India Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Swadeshi Movement
Answer: C. Non-Cooperation Movement

48. Which movement is also known as the Salt Satyagraha?

A. Champaran Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Khilafat Movement
Answer: B. Civil Disobedience Movement

49. Which Round Table Conference was attended by Gandhi as the sole representative of the INC?

A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. None
Answer: B. Second

50. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

  1. Quit India Movement was launched in 1942.
  2. Gandhi gave the slogan “Do or Die.”
  3. The movement began after the Bombay Session of the AICC.
    A. 1 only
    B. 1 & 2 only
    C. 2 & 3 only
    D. 1, 2 & 3
    Answer: D. 1, 2 & 3

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