672. Who among the following was the first leader to organize the labour movement in India? (A) B.P. Wadia (B) Lala Lajpat Rai (C) N.M. Lokhande (D) N.G. Ranga Ans: (C) 673. The first Trade Union was founded in India in the year 1918 by (A) N.M. Joshi (B) B.P. Wadia (C) V.V. Giri (D) S.A. Dange Ans: (B) 674. Who was the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress? (A) B.T. Ranade (B) Satya Bhakta (C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) N.M. Joshi Ans: (C) 675. When was the All India Trade Union Congress established in Bombay? (A) 1920 (B) 1925 (C) 1929 (D) 1935 Ans: (A) 676. Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (C) N.M. Joshi (D) J.B. Kriplani Ans: (A) 677. Who among the following had presided over the All India Trade Union Congress held at Nagpur in 1929? (A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Acharya Narendra Dev (C) Subhash Chandra Bose (D) Yusuf Meherally Ans: (A) 678. The first session of the All India Trade Union Congress held in Bombay in 1920 was presided over by (A) Feroz Shah Mehta (B) V.V. Giri (C) Lala Lajpat Rai (D) N.M. Joshi Ans: (C) 679. Who was the first Indian to be a member of Communist International? (A) M.N. Roy (B) Muzaffar Ahmad (C) S.S. Dange (D) None of the above Ans: (A) 680. The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for (A) the participation of workers in the management of industries (B) arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes (C) an intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute (D) a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes Ans: (D) 681. Kanpur conspiracy case was against the leaders of (A) Khilafat Movement (B) Non-Co-operation Movement (C) Communist Movement (D) Revolutionary Movement Ans: (C) 682. The militant phase of the trade union movement in India was (A) 1939-45 (B) 1926-39 (C) 1918-26 (D) 1914-18 Ans: (B) 683. Who formed the Radical Democratic Party in 1940? (A) Indrasen (B) M.N. Roy (C) Somendra Nath Tagore (D) Shachindra Nath Sanyal Ans: (B) 684. In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a Communist Party of India? (A) H.K. Sarkar (B) P.C. Joshi (C) M.C. Chagla (D) M.N. Roy Ans: (D) 685. What is the name of the party founded by Saumyendra Nath Tagore? (A) Indian Bolshevik Party (B) Revolutionary Communist Party (C) Bolshevik Leninist Party (D) Radical Democratic Party Ans: (B)
648. ‘Nai-Dhobi Band’ was a form of Social boycott in 1919 which (A) was started by the farmers of Pratapgarh district (B) was a movement started by saints for the emancipation of the people's lower classes (C) was a step against contractors of lower castes by landlords (D) was a movement against contractors by lower castes Ans: (A) 649. The first peasant movement in India was (A) Champaran (B) Bardoli (C) Begu (D) Bijolia Ans: (D) 650. Where had Baba Ramchandra organized the farmers? (A) Awadh (B) Bihar (C) Bengal (D) Andhra Ans: (A) 651. Who among the following was linked closely with Kisan Sabha Movement in the 1930s? (A) Swami Vidyananda (B) Swami Sahajananda (C) Baba Ramananda (D) Sardar Patel Ans: (B) 652. Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918? (A) Indra Narain Dwivedi (B) Gauri Shankar Misra (C) Jawaharlal Nehru (D) Madan Mohan Malviya Ans: (C) 653. Who presided over the first session of All India Kisan Sabha? (A) Swami Sahajananda (B) Indulal Yagnik (C) N.N. Ranga (D) P.C. Joshi Ans: (A) 654. What was the aim of the Eka Movement in Awadh? (A) To stop to give rent to the Government (B) To protect the rights of landlords (C) End of Satyagraha (D) Transformation of rent into cash Ans: (D) 655. Who was elected the first President of All India Kisan Sabha at Lucknow in 1936? (A) N.G. Ranga (B) E.M.S. Namboodripad (C) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati (D) Acharya Narendra Dev Ans: (C) 656. Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Congress was founded in (A) 1936 A.D. (B) 1939 A.D. (C) 1942 A.D. (D) 1945 A.D. Ans: (A) 657. The founder President of All India Kisan Sabha was (A) Acharya Narendra Dev (B) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati (C) Bamkim Mukherjee (D) Jai Prakash Narayan Ans: (B) 658. Where was the first All India Kisan Maha Sabha formed? (A) Allahabad (B) Kolkata (C) Lucknow (D) Patna Ans: (C) 659. Swami Sahajananda Saraswati formed the All India United Kisan Sabha with the demand for the ‘nationalization of land and waterways’ (A) Just before his death (B) At a very young age (C) In the 1930s (D) In the 1920s Ans: (A) 660. Swami Sahajananda was related with (A) Tribal Movement in Bihar (B) Caste Movement in Bihar (C) Farmers Movement in Bihar (D) Labour Movement in Bihar Ans: (C) 661. 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 crop to one-third (B) The grant of 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 Ans: (A) 662. Who was associated with Kisan Movement in Bihar? (A) Rajendra Prasad (B) C.R. Das (C) Motilal Nehru (D) Bhagat Singh Ans: (A) 663. In which of the following movement Sardar Patel played an important role? (A) Bijolia Movement (B) Dandi March (C) Strike of textile mill workers in Ahmedabad (D) Bardoli Satyagraha Ans: (D) 664. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Vithalbhai Patel (D) Mahadev Desai Ans: (A) 665. Mahatma Gandhi gave the title of ‘Sardar’ to Vallabhbhai Patel for his great organizational skills in (A) The Kheda Satyagraha (B) The Bardoli Satyagraha (C) The Salt Satyagraha (D) The Individual Satyagraha Ans: (B) 666. Who gave Vallabhbhai Patel the title of ‘Sardar’? (A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Pandit Nehru (C) Maulana Azad (D) Kasturba Ans: (A) 667. Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement? (A) Udaygiri (B) Raipur (C) Pochampalli (D) Venkatagiri Ans: (C) 668. Who started the Bhoodan movement? (A) Jai Prakash Narayan (B) J.B. Kriplani (C) Vinoba Bhave (D) Sri Guruji Ans: (C) 669. In the 1930s, peasant movements were started in different parts of the country at the instance of various leaders. Match them with their respective areas of influence. List-I (a) Sahajananda Saraswati (b) Khudai Khidmatgars (c) Swami Ramananda (d) Abdul Hamid Khan List-II 1. Hyderabad 2. Southern Assam 3. Bihar 4. NWFP Code (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 1 2 3 4 (B) 3 4 1 2 (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 2 4 1 3 Ans: (B) 670. The ‘Bhoodan Movement’ made its beginning in the State of (A) Uttar Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Himachal Pradesh Ans: (C) 671. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists. List-I (a) Bardoli Satyagraha (b) Bhartiya Kisan Vidyalaya (c) Bengal Praja Party (d) Bakashat Agitation List-II 1. Swami Shraddhananda Saraswati 2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 3. Fazhul Haq 4. N.G. Ranga Code (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 2 3 4 1 (B) 2 4 3 1 (C) 1 4 2 3 (D) 4 1 3 2 Ans: (B)
1➤ किस ऑनलाइन प्लेटफार्म ने हाल ही में “अनमेन्शनिंग फीचर” लांच किया है?
=> ट्विटर ऑनलाइन प्लेटफार्म ट्विटर ने हाल ही में "अनमेन्शनिंग फीचर" लांच किया है. यह सुविधा यूजर्स को किसी भी बातचीत से खुद को हटाने की अनुमति देगी. यह अवांछित बातचीत से खुद को हटाकर लोगों की शांति की रक्षा करने में मदद करेगा.
2➤ किसने हाल ही में भारत का पहला स्वदेशी रूप से विकसित लिथियम-आयन सेल पेश किया है?
=> ओला ऑनलाइन ट्रेवल बुकिंग प्लेटफार्म ओला ने हाल ही में भारत का पहला स्वदेशी रूप से विकसित लिथियम-आयन सेल पेश किया है. एनएमसी 2170 को इन-हाउस बनाया गया है। सेल का बड़े पैमाने पर उत्पादन 2023 तक इसकी आगामी Gigafactory में शुरू हो जाएगा.
3➤ 17 जुलाई को पूरे विश्वभर में कौन सा दिवस मनाया जाता है?
=> विश्व अंतर्राष्ट्रीय न्याय दिवस 17 जुलाई को पूरे विश्वभर में विश्व अंतर्राष्ट्रीय न्याय दिवस मनाया जाता है. हर वर्ष 17 जुलाई को अंतरराष्ट्रीय न्याय और अंतरराष्ट्रीय अपराध न्यायालय (ICC) के काम को मजबूत करने करने के लिए यह दिन मनाया जाता है.
4➤ कौन सा भारतीय तेज गेंदबाज 150 वनडे विकेट लेने वाले सबसे तेज भारतीय गेंदबाज बन गया है?
=> मोहम्मद शमी भारतीय तेज गेंदबाज मोहम्मद शमी पहले भारत बनाम इंग्लैंड वनडे में 150 वनडे विकेट लेने वाले सबसे तेज भारतीय गेंदबाज बन गए है. उन्होंने 150 वनडे विकेट केवल 80 मैचों में लिए है. शमी ने मैच का दूसरा विकेट लेकर यह उपलब्धि हासिल की है.
5➤ हाल ही में किस भारतीय क्रिकेटर ने मेटावर्स में पहला स्पोर्ट्स सिटी बनाने के लिए ब्लिव क्लब और डब्ल्यूआईओएम के साथ सहयोग किया है?
=> शिखर धवन भारतीय क्रिकेटर शिखर धवन ने हाल ही में मेटावर्स में पहला स्पोर्ट्स सिटी बनाने के लिए ब्लिव क्लब और डब्ल्यूआईओएम के साथ सहयोग किया है. इसे सितंबर में लॉन्च करने की योजना है। वैश्विक खेल बाजार का 41.3 प्रतिशत की चक्रवृद्धि वार्षिक वृद्धि दर (CAGR) से विस्तार होने का अनुमान है.
6➤ भारत के कप्तान रोहित शर्मा लगातार कितने टी20 मैच जीतने वाले क्रिकेट इतिहास के पहले कप्तान बन गए है?
=> 13 टी20 मैच भारत के कप्तान रोहित शर्मा हाल ही में लगातार 13 टी20 मैच जीतने वाले क्रिकेट इतिहास के पहले कप्तान बन गए है. रोहित शर्मा ने विराट कोहली से कप्तान के रूप में पदभार संभालने के बाद न्यूजीलैंड, वेस्टइंडीज, श्रीलंका और अब इंग्लैंड पर जीत के लिए मेन इन ब्लू का नेतृत्व किया है.
7➤ टाइम मैगज़ीन की द वर्ल्ड्स ग्रेटेस्ट प्लेसेस ऑफ़ 2022 में भारत के अहमदाबाद और किस राज्य को शामिल किया गया है?
=> केरल टाइम मैगज़ीन की द वर्ल्ड्स ग्रेटेस्ट प्लेसेस ऑफ़ 2022 में भारत के अहमदाबाद और केरल को शामिल किया गया है. इस वर्ष भारत के दो स्थानों को "एक्सप्लोर करने के लिए 50 असाधारण स्थलों" में नामित किया गया है.
8➤ कौन सा राज्य प्री-प्राइमरी स्तर पर एनईपी लागू करने वाला देश के पहला राज्य बन गया है?
=> उत्तराखंड केंद्र की नई शिक्षा नीति प्री-प्राइमरी स्तर पर एनईपी लागू करने वाला उत्तराखंड देश के पहला राज्य बन गया है. उत्तराखंड के मुख्यमंत्री पुष्कर सिंह धामी ने प्री-प्राइमरी शिक्षा व्यवस्था को मजबूत करने के लिए राज्य भर के आंगनबाडी केंद्रों में 'बाल वाटिका' का उद्घाटन कर इस प्रक्रिया की शुरुआत की है.
566. M.K. Gandhi was a supporter of (A) Marxist socialism (B) Category socialism (C) Idealism (D) Philosophical anarchism Ans: (D) 567. Karamchand Gandhi was Diwan of (A) Porbandar
(B) Rajkot (C) Bikaner
(D) All of these Ans: (D) 568. Where is Phoenix Farm? (A) Suratgarh (B) Essex England (C) Durban (South Africa) (D) Kampala Ans: (C) 569. The twin principles of Mahatma Gandhi’s Ram Rajya were (A) Abolishment of untouchability and temperance (B) Truth and non-violence (C) Khadi and Spinning-wheel (D) Right means and right ends Ans: (B) 570. The name of the magazine published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa was (A) Navjeevan (B) India Gazette (C) Africaner (D) Indian opinion Ans: (D) 571. Which of the following may be true regarding Gandhi? (A) A Marxist without Marxism (B) A Socialist without Socialism (C) An Individualist without Individualism (D) An Individualist among Socialist and a Marxist among Socialist Ans: (D) 572. According to Gandhiji Non- Violence is (A) A way to attain truth (B) A way to win political freedom (C) The only way to realize God (D) An end in itself Ans: (A) 573. Which of the following statements is not true as per the Gandhian Principle? (A) The aim of Satyagrahi is to defeat the enemy (B) The weapon of Satyagraha is Ahimsa (C) Satyagrahi should be firm in his belief (D) Satyagrahi should have no ill feelings toward his enemies Ans: (A) 574. Which one of the following was the last step in the Gandhian strategy of Satyagraha? (A) Boycott
(B) Picket (C) Fast
(D) Strike Ans: (D) 575. What idea is given by Gandhiji for family planning? (A) Self-control
(B) Sterilization (C) Restrain
(D) Loop Ans: (A) 576. According to Gandhiji, the Cruelest form of violence is (A) Persistence of poverty (B) Killing of cows (C) Killing of human beings (D) Torture of women and children Ans: (A) 577. How many years did Gandhiji live in South Africa? (A) 20 years
(B) 21 years (C) 16 years
(D) 15 years Ans: (B) 578. In which year did Gandhi return from South Africa? (A) 1915
(B) 1917 (C) 1916
(D) 1918 Ans: (A) 579. Which one of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress was for the first time attended by M.K. Gandhi? (A) Lucknow Session, 1916 (B) Calcutta Session, 1901 (C) Amritsar Session, 1919 (D) Nagpur Session, 1920 Ans: (B) 580. In which of the following railway stations of South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of the train? (A) Johannesburg (B) Pietermaritzburg (C) Durban (D) Pretoria Ans: (B) 581. Mahatma Gandhi set up an Ashram on the banks of Sabarmati near Ahmedabad is known as (A) Sabarmati Ashram (B) Harijan Ashram (C) Satyagraha Ashram (D) Swaraj Ashram Ans: (C) 582. Sabarmati Ashram established by Mahatma Gandhi during India’s independence movement is located on the outskirts of (A) Gandhinagar (B) Ahmedabad (C) Rajkot (D) Wardha Ans: (B) 583. Where did Gandhiji adopt ‘Seva Dharma’? (A) Mumbai (B) Shantiniketan (C) South Africa (D) Pune Ans: (C) 584. Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the oldest? (A) Sabarmati (B) Phoenix (C) Wardha (D) Sadaqat Ans: (B) 585. As per Mahatma Gandhi politics meant (A) Religionless politics (B) Activity for public welfare (C) Truthless politics (D) None of the above Ans: (B) 586. Who among the following was the ‘Political Guru’ of Mahatma Gandhi? (A) C.R. Das (B) Dadabhai Naoroji (C) Tilak (D) G.K. Gokhale Ans: (D) 587. Who amongst the following coined the word ‘Satyagraha’? (A) Harilal Gandhi (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Ramdas Gandhi (D) Manilal Gandhi Ans: (B) 588. Which of the following is not a feature of politics of the Gandhian model? (A) Ethics
(B) Religion (C) Humanity
(D) Authority Ans: (D) 589. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is best known for one of the following? (A) Use of passive resistance to achieve Indian independence (B) Desire to establish an Islamic nation (C) Opposition to Hindus holding political office (D) Encouragement of violence to end British rule Ans: (A) 590. During India’s struggle for independence which was the first to start ‘Satyagraha’? (A) Sardar Patel (B) Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Vinoba Bhave (D) Mahatma Gandhi Ans: (D) 591. Gandhi’s boycott of British-made products was effective because the British considered India, a major (A) Shipping centre (B) Industrial centre (C) Market for manufactured goods (D) Source of mineral resources Ans: (C) 592. Who among of the following had told ‘destruction is the best method of dealing with the foreign clothes’? (A) Rabindra Nath Tagore (B) Mahatma Gandhi (C) Chitranjan Das (D) Subhash Chandra Bose Ans: (B) 593. Whose work has influenced the Gandhian concept? (A) Ruskin
(B) Thoreau (C) Tolstoy
(D) All of these Ans: (D) 594. Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, ‘Unto This Last’ and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi? (A) Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man
(B) The good of the individual is contained in the good of all
(C) The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit is essential for a noble life
(D) All the statements (A), (B) and
(C) are correct in this context
Ans: (B)
595. Which one of the following Satyagrahas was not led by Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Quit India Movement
(B) Civil Disobedience
(C) Bardoli
(D) Kheda
Ans: (C)
596. Which of the following Movement is not related to Gandhiji?
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Khilafat Movement
(C) Individual Satyagraha
(D) Quit India Movement
Ans: (A)
597. Who was the first person to call Mahatma Gandhi, the ‘Father of Nation’?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Vallabhbhai Patel
(C) C. Rajagopalachari
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans: (D)
598. Which of the following statement is/are correct regarding Gandhi?
(A) Fought hard to improve the status of casteless untouchables
(B) Launched the Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Began the Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) All of the above
Ans: (D)
599. Who of the following called Gandhiji ‘Mahatma’ for the first time?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Madan Mohan Malviya
(C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans: (C)
600. The prefix ‘Mahatma’ was added with the name Gandhi
(A) During Champaran Satyagraha
(B) During the Satyagraha against Rowlatt Act
(C) In the Amritsar Session of the Indian National Congress, 1919
(D) At the beginning of the Khilafat Movement
Ans: (A)
601. In which of the following Satyagraha movements, did Gandhiji not participate directly?
(A) Rajkot Satyagraha
(B) Khera Satyagraha
(C) Vaikom Satyagraha
(D) Non-Co-operation Movement
Ans: (C)
602. Who was the secretary of Mahatma Gandhi during Noakhali?
(A) Nirmal Kumar Bose
(B) Mahadeo Desai
(C) Pyare Lal
(D) Ballabhbhai Patel
Ans: (C)
603. Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?
(A) A.N. Sinha
(B) Braj Kishore Prasad
(C) J.B. Kriplani
(D) Rajendra Prasad
Ans: (D)
604. When did Mahatma Gandhi come to Chhattisgarh first?
(A) 2 October, 1906
(B) 20 December, 1920
(C) 1 July, 1937
(D) 9 September, 1942
Ans: (B)
605. “Indian cotton merchant, banker; Congressman and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi”. The description fits with
(A) G.D. Birla
(B) M.R. Jayakar
(C) Jamnalal Bajaj
(D) V.S. Shrinivas Shastri
Ans: (C)
606. Who among the following capitalists served as an AICC treasurer for many years and went to jail in 1930?
(A) G.D. Birla
(B) Jamnalal Bajaj
(C) J.R.D. Tata
(D) Balchand Hirachand
Ans: (B)
607. Which one of the following Jails was named ‘Mandir’ by Gandhiji?
(A) Naini
(B) Yarvada
(C) Cellular (Port Blair)
(D) Aghakhan Palace
Ans: (B)
608. Mahatma Gandhi’s close English compatriot during the freedom movement was
(A) Thomas Moore
(B) A.O. Hume
(C) Charles Andrews
(D) William Wavell
Ans: (C)
609. On the death of Mahatma Gandhi who said, ‘the light has gone out of our lives?
(A) Lord Mountbatten
(B) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(C) Dr S. Radhakrishnan
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: (D)
610. At the time of India’s Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was
(A) A member of the Congress Working Committee
(B) Not a member of the Congress
(C) The President of the Congress
(D) The General Secretary of the Congress
Ans: (B)
611. Who one of the following had commanded Mahatma Gandhi to spend the first year in India with his ears open but his mouth shut?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Feroz Shah Mehta
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: (D)
612. Who addressed Gandhiji as a ‘one man boundary force’?
(A) Churchill
(B) Attlee
(C) Mountbatten
(D) Simon
Ans: (C)
613. Who among the following used to say ‘Wrong means never take us to right ends’?
(A) Sardar Patel
(B) M.K. Gandhi
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: (B)
614. Who had advised Gandhiji to be an observer and student in the country for one year before entering in Indian Politics?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Rabindra Nath Tagore
Ans: (C)
615. Gandhiji started his first Satyagraha against
(A) British attack on Turkey
(B) Government of India Act, 1935
(C) Payment of low wages to workers
(D) Rowlatt Act
Ans: (C)
616. Who among the following was the strong supporter of the principle that ‘Which is morally wrong, can never be politically right’?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) M.K. Gandhi
(D) C. Rajagopalachari
Ans: (C)
617. Mahatma Gandhi delivered his first public speech in India at
(A) Bombay
(B) Lucknow
(C) Champaran
(D) Varanasi
Ans: (D)
618. In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of hunger strike as a weapon?
(A) Non-Co-operation Movement
(B) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(C) Ahmedabad Strike
(D) Bardoli Satyagraha
Ans: (C)
619. Who participated in ‘Satyagraha’ started by Gandhiji at Ahmedabad in 1917-18?
(A) Cultivators class
(B) Industrial workers
(C) Public
(D) Labourers
Ans: (D)
620. From where did Gandhiji launch his mission of freeing bonded labour?
(A) Champaran
(B) Calcutta
(C) Bombay
(D) Gorakhpur
Ans: (A)
621. For whom among the following was Ahmedabad Satyagraha launched?
(A) Farmers
(B) Cotton Mill Workers
(C) Jewellery artisans
(D) Press Freedom
Ans: (B)
622. Which of the following struggles of Mahatma Gandhi was related to industrial workers?
(A) Champaran Satyagraha
(B) Ahmedabad Satyagraha
(C) Kheda Satyagraha
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B)
623. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Gandhian economy?
(A) He laid emphasis on the economy based on non-violence
(B) Centralisation leads to exploitation and inequality, hence centralisation is an opponent of the formation of a non-violent society
(C) He was not in favour of mechanisation in India
(D) He did not favour mechanisation in the U.S.A.
Ans: (D)
624. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched regarding propounding the principle of Trusteeship of Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) South Africa – 1903
(B) London – 1904
(C) Delhi – 1905
(D) Ahmedabad – 1906
Ans: (A)
625. What does ‘Gandhian Innovation’ mean?
(A) To produce more
(B) To produce in the domestic economy
(C) To produce for consumption
(D) To produce more from less input for more people
Ans: (D)
626. According to M.K. Gandhi, socioeconomic improvement of untouchables can be brought about
(A) By their temple entry
(B) By providing grant-in-aid
(C) By earmarking funds for their socio-economic development
(D) By establishing a cottage industry for them
Ans: (D)
627. Tinkathia System in Champaran meant
(A) Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/20 area of land
(B) Cultivation of Indigo on 3/19 area of land
(C) Cultivation of Indigo on 3/18 area of land
(D) None of the above
Ans: (A)
628. Which event occurred first?
(A) Kheda Satyagraha
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Non-Co-operation Movement
(D) Champaran Satyagraha
Ans: (D)
629. Gandhiji’s Champaran Movement was for
(A) The Security of the rights of Harijans
(B) Civil Disobedience Movement
(C) Maintaining of unity of Hindu Society
(D) Solving the problems of Indigo worker
Ans: (D)
630. At which place in Bihar, did Gandhiji start the Satyagraha movement for the first time in India?
(A) Patna
(B) Gaya
(C) Madhubani
(D) Champaran
Ans: (D)
631. To which place and cultivation ‘Tinkathia’ Kanoon is related?
(A) Gorakhpur – Opium
(B) Begusarai – Paddy
(C) Champaran – Indigo (Neel)
(D) Burdwan – Paddy
Ans: (C)
632. Champaran Satyagraha was related to
(A) Ezaredari
(B) Tinkathia
(C) Jenmis
(D) None of these
Ans: (B)
633. Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran Satyagraha included
(A) Vallabhbhai Patel and Vinoba Bhave
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
(C) Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narain Sinha
(D) Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel
Ans: (C)
634. Who drew Mahatma Gandhi’s attention to the exploitation of the peasants by the European Indigo planters?
(A) Baba Ram Chandra
(B) Raj Kumar Shukla
(C) Swami Sahajananda Saraswati
(D) Sri Krishna Singa
Ans: (B)
635. The person not connected with the Champaran movement was
(A) Rajendra Prasad
(B) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
(C) J.B. Kriplani
(D) Jai Prakash Narayan
Ans: (D)
636. Which one of the following is associated with the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Madan Mohan Malviya
(C) Shaukat Ali
(D) Raj Kumar Shukla
Ans: (D)
637. At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
(A) Ahmedabad
(B) Bardoli
(C) Champaran
(D) Kheda
Ans: (C)
638. In which Farmers’ movement did Mahatma Gandhi participate first of all?
(A) Kheda
(B) Champaran
(C) Bardoli
(D) Baroda
Ans: (B)
639. Who was the National Leader of the Champaran Indigo movement?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Birsa Munda
(C) Baba Ramchandra
(D) Ram Singh
Ans: (A)
640. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Champaran Satyagraha?
(A) It was connected with the peasants
(B) It was launched against the ‘Tinkathia’ system
(C) Dr Rajendra Prasad and J.B. Kriplani co-operated with M.K. Gandhi in it
(D) It was the first movement launched by M.K. Gandhi on the All India level
Ans: (D)
641. Which of the following international events influenced the course of the national movement in India before the advent of Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Italian-Abyssinian War, 1898
2. Boxer Movement in China
3. Revolutionary Movement in Ireland
4. Victory of Japan in the Russo- Japanese War Code
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (D)
642. Who had opposed the Champaran Satyagraha of Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(B) N.G. Ranga
(C) Raj Kumar Shukla
(D) Rajendra Prasad
Ans: (B)
643. Arrange the following events in the correct chronological sequence using the code given below.
1. Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act
2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Kheda Peasant struggle
4. Ahmedabad Mill Strike Code
(A) 2, 4, 3, 1
(B) 1, 2, 3, 4
(C) 2, 1, 4, 3
(D) 3, 2, 4, 1
Ans: (A)
644. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following events in the political life of Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Champaran Satyagrah
2. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
3. Kheda Satyagraha
4. Non-Co-operation Movement
(A) 2, 4, 3, 1
(B) 1, 2, 3, 4
(C) 4, 3, 2, 1
(D) 3, 4, 2, 1
Ans: (B)
645. Consider the following statements.
1. Dr Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants.
2. Acharya J.B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (B)
646. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi are true?
1. He received his early education in Rajkot.
2. He married Kasturba at the age of 13.
3. He studied law at the Inner Temple, London.
4. He was most influenced by Ruskin’s book ‘Unto This Last’. Select the correct answer from the code given below. Code
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3
(C) 1, 3 and 4
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (D)
647. What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a Satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda?
1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought.
2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(A) Civil Disobedience Movement (B) Home Rule Movement (C) Khilafat Movement (D) Non-Co-operation Movement Ans: (B) 555. Who launched the first Home Rule League Movement? (A) Annie Besant (B) Sarojini Naidu (C) Surendra Nath Banerjee (D) Tilak Ans: (A) 556. The movement in India which became popular during the First World War was the (A) Swadeshi and Boycott Movement (B) Home Rule Movement (C) Separatist Movement (D) Swaraj Party Movement Ans: (B) 557. Who among the following did not contribute to Home Rule League? (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Annie Besant (C) S. Subramaniam Iyer (D) T.S. Alcott Ans: (D) 558. Two Home Rule Leagues were started in 1915-16 under the leadership of (A) Tilak and Annie Besant (B) Tilak and Aurobindo Ghosh (C) Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai (D) Tilak and Vipin Chandra Pal Ans: (A) 559. In which conference could the Home Rule supporters demonstrate their political power successfully? (A) Lucknow Conference of Congress in 1916 (B) All India Trade Union Conference held at Bombay in 1920 (C) First U.P. Farmers Association held in 1918 (D) Joint A.I.T.U.C and N.T.U. Sabha at Nagpur in 1938 Ans: (A) 560. Which of the following is not associated with Home Rule Movement? (A) C.R. Das (B) S. Subramaniam Iyer (C) Annie Besant (D) B.G. Tilak Ans: (A) 561. The Home Rule Leagues of Tilak and Annie Besant were merged into one in (A) 1916
(B) 1918 (C) 1920
(D) 1923 Ans: (B) 562. Home Rule Movement was a symbol of starting a new phase of the freedom movement in India because (A) It put a perfect project for self-Government before the nation (B) Leadership of the movement came in the hands of Gandhiji (C) Hindus and Muslims started to struggle jointly (D) It established co-ordination between extremists and moderates Ans: (A) 563. Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement? (A) Annie Besant (B) A.O. Hume (C) Michael Madhusudan Dutt (D) D.R. Palme Dot Ans: (A) 564. Which of the following is not correct about the Home Rule League? (A) The plan was first presented in 1914-15 by Annie Besant (B) The Home Rule League of Tilak was confined to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Central Provinces and Berar (C) The Home Rule League founded by Tilak was much stronger (D) Despite the differences between Tilak and Besant, both the Leagues continued to exist Ans: (D) 565. Annie Besant was 1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement. 2. the founder of the Theosophical Society. 3. once the President of the Indian National Congress. Select the correct answer using the code given below. (A) Only 1 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 1 and 3 (D) All of the above Ans: (C)
544. The famous ‘Lucknow Pact’ was signed between the Congress and Muslim League in (A) 1913
(B) 1914 (C) 1915
(D) 1916 Ans: (D) 545. In December 1916 both the Indian National Congress and Indian Muslim League held their session at (A) Aligarh
(B) Allahabad (C) Lucknow
(D) Lahore Ans: (C) 546. Who among the following was the chief architect of reconciliation between the Extremists and the Moderates? (A) Annie Besant (B) M.A. Jinnah (C) Madam Cama (D) Firoz Shah Mehta Ans: (A) 547. Who made the agreement between Muslim League and Congress in 1916? (A) B.G. Tilak
(B) Gokhale (C) Annie Besant
(D) J.L. Nehru Ans: (A) 548. The Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress that took place in 1916 was presided over by (A) Annie Besant (B) Lala Lajpat Rai (C) Motilal Nehru (D) A.C. Majumdar Ans: (D) 549. Congress for the first time accepted the system of a separate electorate for Muslims in the year (A) 1909
(B) 1916 (C) 1931
(D) 1932 Ans: (B) 550. Which implication was taken in the Lucknow session of Congress in 1916? (A) Separate electorate demand of Muslim League was accepted (B) Temporary merger of the Muslim League and Congress occurred (C) A Muslim person was elected as President of Congress (D) None of the above Ans: (A) 551. Which one of the following is not correct about the Congress Session of Lucknow, 1916? (A) Ambika Charan Majumdar was not the President of this session (B) In this session, the reunion between the liberal and the extremist was established (C) Mahatma Gandhi was apprised of the problems of the peasants of Champaran for the first time (D) None of the above Ans: (A) 552. Which one of the following presents a period of unanimity between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League? (A) 1906-1911 (B) 1916-1922 (C) 1917-1921 (D) 1940-1946 Ans: (B) 553. In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi was apprised of the problems of Champaran peasants? (A) Banaras Session, 1905 (B) Calcutta Session, 1906 (C) Surat Session, 1906 (D) Lucknow Session, 1916 Ans: (D)
