List of Important Questions From the Indian Freedom Movement

Que 1. Consider the following statements regarding Wood’s dispatch of 1854.

1. It recommended English as the medium of instruction for higher studies
2. It laid stress on female education and vocational training
Choose the correct answer from the codes provided below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both
(d) None
Ans. (a) 1 only
Explanation– Wood’s Dispatch was introduced in 1854 to spread education in British
India.
Que 2. Of the given places, Satyagraha Sabha was formed by M. K. Gandhi.
(a) Bombay
(b) Calcutta
(c) Gujarat
(d) Poona

Ans. (a) Bombay

Explanation– M. K Gandhi formed the satyagraha Sabha at Bombay against the Rowlatt
bill.

Que3. Consider the following statements regarding the Cripps Mission proposal.
1. An Indian union with dominion status has been established.
2. After the war, a Constituent Assembly was to be convened with all members
elected by the local councils.
3. India’s defence is in British hands.
Which of the above statements is correct?
(a) 1&2 only
(b) 2&3 only
(c) 1&3 only
(d) all of the above

Ans. (c) 1&3 only

Explanation– Cripps Mission was sent to India by the British government in March
1942 to enlist India’s cooperation in Britain’s World War II war effort.

Que 4. Which of the following is true about the annexation of Awadh?

1. Nawab was accused of mismanagement
2. Awadh was the marketplace for goods from Manchester that inspired Dalhousie’s
greed
Choose the correct answer from the following codes.
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans. (c) Both 1 and 2

Explanation– In 1856, Awadh would not have been annexed to the British Empire if
the Nawab of Awadh had not refused to introduce British proposed reforms.

Que 5. Consider the following pairs:

1. Lord Cornwallis- Permanent Settlement
2. Lord William Bentinck -Ryotwari Settlement
3. Thomas Munro -Mahalwari System
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 3 only

Ans. (c) 1 only

Explanation– The Permanent Settlement was introduced first in Bengal and Bihar by
Lord Cornwallis.

Que 6. Match the following

List I List II
1. Abolition of Sati (i)1843
2. Legalization of remarriage of widows (ii) 1870
3. Prohibition of female infanticide (iii)1829-30
4. Abolition of slavery (iv)1856

Ans.(c) 1(iii)-2(iv)-3(i)-4(ii)
Explanation– Abolition of Sati (1829-30)
Legalization of remarriage of widow (1856)
Prohibition of female infanticide (1843)
Abolition of slavery (1870)

Que 7. Who among the following given options was the first to launch the Individual
Satyagraha in1940?
(a) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Brahm Dutt
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans.(a) Acharya Vinoba Bhave

Explanation– Acharya Vinoba Bhava was the first to launch the Individual Satyagraha
in1940.

Que 8. Who among the following is the founder of the Theosophical Society?
(a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Madame Blavatsky
(c) Madam Cama
(d) Lala Hardayal

Ans.(b) Madame Blavatsky

Explanation– The Theosophical Society was officially formed in New York City,
United States, on 17 November 1875 by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Colonel Henry
Steel Olcott, William Quan Judge, and 16 others.

Que 9. Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with which of the following cases?
(a) Kanpur Conspiracy Case
(b) Alipore Conspiracy Case
(c) Kakori Conspiracy Case
(d) Meerut Conspiracy Case

Ans. (c) Kakori Conspiracy Case

Explanation– Ram Prasad Bismil was associated with Kakori Conspiracy Case.

Que 10. Which among the following given options, is popularly known as the “Grand
Old Man of India”?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans. (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation– Dadabhai Naoroji, is popularly known as the “Grand Old Man of India”.

Que11.In the 1939 Congress presidential elections, Pattabhi Sitaramayya was

defeated by?
(a) Maulana Abul kalam azad
(b) B.V.Patel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Ans. (d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Explanation– In the 1939 Congress presidential elections, Subhas Chandra Bose
defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya.

Que 12. Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha is also known as?

(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Champaran Satyagraha
(d) Quit India Movement

Ans. (b) Civil Disobedience Movement

Explanation– The Salt Satyagraha which was started by M. K. Gandhi is also called
Civil Disobedience Movement.

Que 13. Who was associated with the INA Trials?

(a) Bhulabhai Desai
(b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Rajagopalachari

Ans.(a) Bhulabhai Desai

Explanation– Bhulabhai Desai was an advocate, an Indian freedom fighter, and
associated with the INA trials.

Que14. Natal Indian Congress was founded in which of the following year?
(a) 1890
(b) 1893
(c) 1889
(d) 1894

Ans. (d) 1894

Explanation– Natal Indian Congress was founded in 1894 in South Africa.

Que 15. Who was the first editor of the Jugantar?

(a) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Jatindra Nath Mukherjee
(d) Bhupendra Nath Datta

Ans. (a) Barindra Kumar Ghosh

Explanation– Barindra Kumar Ghosh is associated with Jugantar

Question 16: Which of the following given options is known as the founder of the
Indian National Congress?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) A. O. Hume
(c) Lokmanya Tilak
(d) Surendra Nath Banerjee
Answer. (b) A. O. Hume
Explanation- Allan Octavian Hume, known as the Founder of the Indian National
Congress.

Que 17. Who among the following is not associated with India’s freedom struggle in
foreign lands?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Maulana Mohammad Ali
(c) Shyamji Varma
(d) V.D. Savarkar

Ans. (c) Maulana Mohammad Ali

Explanation– Muhammad Ali was an Indian writer, scholar, and leading figure of the
Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement.
Que18. Who was the writer of the great Urdu work ‘Ghubar-I-Khatir’?
(a) Maulana Muhammad Ali
(b) Asaf Ali
(c) Maulana Azad
(d) Saifuddin Kitchlew

Ans. (c) Maulana Azad

Explanation– Ghubar-e-Khatir (“The Dust of Memories”), the most important work of
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Que 19. Immediately after August 1947, Gandhi Ji began to be called the Father of
the Nation. Why? Because he:
(a) won freedom for India.
(b) Was a saint-politician, a father figure to Indians.
(c) looked like an emaciated father.
(d) Loved Indians so much.

Ans. (a) won freedom for India

Explanation– Mahatma Gandhi is better known as the father of the Nation because it
was he who got freedom for us. He was the maker of Modern India.

Que 20. Burma got separated from India in which of the given year?
(a) 1937
(b) 1942
(c) 1947
(d) 1940

Ans.(a) 1937
Explanation– Burma got separated from India in 1937.

Important Questions Related to the Freedom movement:

Q1: When was the partition of Bengal took place?
A. 1905
B. 1885
C. 1910
D. 1907
Answer: A

Q2: Which incident took place when the INC session shifted from Nagpur to Surat?
A. Bengal partition
B. Lucknow pact
C. Surat Split
D. Poona Pact
Answer: C

Q3: Who was the president of INC in the Surat session of 1907?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Rash Behari Ghosh
D. Sachin Sanyal
Answer: C

Q4: Between whom the Lucknow pact was signed?

A. Nehru ji and Gandhiji
B. Muslim league and congress
C. Gandhiji and Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Anusilan samiti and INC
Answer: B

Q5: When did the Morley-Minto reforms take place?

A. 1909
B. 1935
C. 1919
D. 1906
Answer: A

Q6: Which of the following member play a lead role in setting up Muslim League at
Dhaka?
A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B. Badruddin Tyabji
C. Nawab of Dhaka
D. Syed Ahmad Khan
Answer: C
Q7: The separate electorates for Muslims are provided by which of the following
reforms?
A. Montague Chelmsford reform 1919
B. Morley Minto reform 1909
C. Government of India act 1935
D. Lucknow pact 1916
Answer: B

Q9: Match the following incident with the years:

Incident Year

a. Bengal Partition 1. 1917

b. Surat Split 2. 1905

c. Home Rule league 3. 1907

d. Ahmedabad Textile labour Association 4. 1916

Code: a. b. c. d.
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 2, 3, 4, 1
C. 4, 3, 1, 2
D. 3, 1, 4, 2
Answer: B

Q10: Which of the following incident known as February Declaration?

A. Attlee Announcement
B. Cabinet mission
C. Cripps Mission
D. Hang of Bhagat singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
Answer: A
1.At which among the following places, Indian National Congress adopted the
resolution of ‘Poorna Swaraj’?
[A] Calcutta
[B] Lahore
[C] Delhi
[D] Karachi

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2.The Lucknow session of Indian National Congress that took place in 1916 was
presided by__:
[A] Rashbihari Ghosh
[B] Ambika Charan Majumdar
[C] Bhupendra Nath Bose
[D] None of the above

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3.Under which among the following treaties, the British East India Company secured
the Diwani right of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ?
[A] Alinagar
[B] Faizabad
[C] Allahabad
[D] Benaras

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4.The first Indian woman to preside a session of Indian National Congress was__?
[A] Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
[B] Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
[C] Aruna Asaf Ali
[D] Sarojini Naidu

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5.The British empire is rotten to the core, corrupt in every direction and
tyrannical and mean.The above statement was made by __?
[A] Mrs. Annie Besant
[B] W. Digby
[C] Sister Nivedita
[D] William Wedderburn

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6.What the foundations of Gandhi an principles?

[A] Capitalist
[B] Socialist
[C] Ethical
[D] Religious

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7.The first factory by the Dutch was established at which among the following
places?
[A] Surat
[B] Machilipatnam
[C] Negapatnam
[D] Pulicat

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8.During tenure of which of the following all high Indian officials were dismissed
and all posts worth more than £500 a year were reserved for Europeans?
[A] Lord Dalhousie
[B] Lord Curzon
[C] Lord Wellesley
[D] Lord Cornwallis

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9.Who among the following leaders led the Revolt of 1857 in Bareilly?
[A] Liakat Ali
[B] Maulvi Ahmadullah
[C] Birjis Qadir
[D] Khan Bahadur Khan

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10.Who among the following leaders led the Revolt of 1857 in Sambhalpur?
[A] Devi Singh
[B] Surender Sai
[C] Sonaji pant
[D] Kadam Singh

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11.The first factory of French East India Company was set up in India at which of
the following places?
[A] Surat
[B] Masulipatnam
[C] Broach
[D] Madras

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12.Who among the following were supported by Dupleix during the Second Carnatic
War?
1. Nasir Jang
2. Muzaffar Jang
3. Anwar-Ud-Din
4. Chanda Sahib
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 2 & 4
[C] 1 & 3
[D] 3 & 4

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13.Who of the following accused Warren Hastings of taking bribe for the dismissal
of Mohd. Raza Khan?
[A] Shuja-Ud-Daulah
[B] Nand Kumar
[C] Sitab Rai
[D] Chet Singh
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14.Lord Cornwallis established how many circuit courts for the three provinces of
Bengal, Bihar and Orissa?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 4
[D] 6

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15.Who of the following said “It was a bold, brave and wise measure” about the
permanent settlement of Lord Cornwallis?
[A] R. C. Dutt
[B] Holmes
[C] Marshman
[D] Baden Powell

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16.During the time of Lord Hastings, the Bengal Tenancy Act was passed in which
year?
[A] 1819
[B] 1822
[C] 1825
[D] 1831

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17.The battle of Bhopal was fought between which of the following powers?
[A] Maratha vs Nizam
[B] Maratha vs Mysore
[C] Maratha vs English
[D] Mysore vs French

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18.When did Mandovi accept the Doctrine of Lapse which was introduced by the
Directorate of British East India Company in 1834?
[A] 1839
[B] 1842
[C] 1845
[D] 1852

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19.Which of the following battles was fought during the reign of Lord Dalhousie?
[A] First Anglo Sikh War
[B] Second Anglo Sikh War
[C] Third Anglo Maratha War
[D] Second Anglo Mysore War

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20.Who among the following assisted Nana Saheb in Kanpur during the great revolt of
1857?
[A] Tatya Tope
[B] Hakim Azimullah
[C] Both of them
[D] None of the above

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21.Which among the following about the Government of India Act of 1935 are correct?
1. Establishment of Federal Court was recommended
2. India Council of the Secretary of State was abolished
3. Responsible government in provinces were introduced
4. Establishment of Reserve Bank of India was recommended
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 & 3
[B] 1 & 4
[C] 1, 2 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

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22.Which among the following about the first press commission of India are correct?
1. It was formed in 1952
2. It was consisting of 11 members
3. G. S. Rajadhyaksha was the chairman of the commission
4. It submitted its report in 1954
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 & 4
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 2, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

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23.The policy of innovative system of tribal pacification in Balochistan of Robert

Groves Sandeman was known as which of the following?
[A] Policy of Ring Fence
[B] Sandmanion
[C] Sandemanization
[D] Policy of Invasion

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24.Which among the following committees was/ were associated with the development
of Indian Railways?
1. James Mackay Committee
2. William Acworth committee
3. P.A. pope committee
4. Ralph Wedgewood committee
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 2 only
[B] 2 & 4
[C] 1, 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

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25.Which among the following books is/ are written by M.N. Roy?
1. India in Transition
2. The Future of Indian Politics
3. Revolution and Counter-revolution in China
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 2 only
[B] 1 & 2
[C] 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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26.Which of the following was the reason of revolt under Velu Thampi?
1. Britishers attempted to remove Velu Thampi from from dewanship.
2. Heavy burden was imposed on the state through the Subsidiary Alliance System.
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2

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27.During 17th century, the Choultry Courts were active in imparting justice as per
long-established traditions in which region of India?
[A] Bengal
[B] Madras
[C] Carnatic
[D] Gujarat

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28.Charter Act of 1726 provided for establishment of Corporation at which of these

places?
[A] Bombay and Madras
[B] Bombay and Calcutta
[C] Calcutta and Madras
[D] Calcutta and Surat

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29.Partition of Bengal took place in which of the following year?

[A] 1903
[B] 1905
[C] 1907
[D] 1909

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30.In which year, “The Indian War of Independence -1857” was published by VD
Savarkar?
[A] 1902
[B] 1903
[C] 1906
[D] 1909

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31.The princely state under the British rule that had been granted a gun salute by
the British Crown was known as by which of the following name?
[A] Cannon State
[B] Salute State
[C] Feudal State
[D] Action State

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32.Upper Doab famine happened in which of the following year?
[A] 1860–61
[B] 1837–38
[C] 1791–92
[D] 1783–84

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33.Who among the following threw a bomb at the government benches in the Central
Legislative Assembly in Delhi?
[A] Bhagat Singh and Rajguru
[B] Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt
[C] Bhagat Singh, Jaigopal and Batukeshwar Datta
[D] Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev

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34.In which year, the Shimla conference took place to discuss provisions of the
Wavell Plan?
[A] 1944
[B] 1945
[C] 1946
[D] 1947

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35.Who started Bombay Chronicle?

[A] Dadabhai Naoroji
[B] Sardar Patel
[C] Sir Pherozshah Mehta
[D] Anandamohan Bose

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36.Who was active in the killing of policemen, sabotaging railway lines, and died
in Lahore jail in 1916?
[A] Kumaran Asan
[B] Asur Singh
[C] Bhai Balmukand
[D] Amir chand

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37.Hansa Mehta was associated with which of the following organization?

[A] All India women’s conference
[B] Anushilan Samity
[C] Theosophical Society
[D] Naujawan Bharat Sabha

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38.Who among the following gave the name “Meera Behn” to Madeleine Slade?
[A] Jawaharlal Nehru
[B] B.G. Tilak
[C] S.C. Bose
[D] Mahatma Gandhi

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39.Which of the following Acts aimed for a single unified police force in every
province, and to use it to keep the people of the country effectively under
control?
[A] Act of 1858
[B] Act of 1861
[C] Act of 1882
[D] Act of 1909

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40.Find the incorrect match among the

followings:
[A] Dr. B.R. Ambedkar – Ambedkar University
[B] Madan Mohan Malviya – Banaras Hindu University
[C] Sir Syed Murtza Khan – Aligarh Muslim University
[D] Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru – Jawaharlal Nehru University

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.Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from ___:
[A] Dandi
[B] Porbandar
[C] Sabarmati Ashram
[D] Ahmedabad

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42.Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume?
[A] He was a member of the Indian Civil Service
[B] He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice
[C] He was an ornithologist
[D] He founded the Indian National Congress

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43.Who is known for establishing the Anand Van?

[A] H. N. Bahuguna
[B] Baba Amte
[C] Motilal Nehru
[D] Jubilant Buddha

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44.The ‘Blue Water Policy’ was introduced by the Portugese leader ____:
[A] Alfonso de Albuquerque
[B] Francis Caron
[C] Francis Martin
[D] Franscisco-de-Almeida

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45.The ‘Cabinet Mission’ of 1946 was led by ___:

[A] Sir Mountford
[B] Sir Pethic Lawrence
[C] Lord Mountbatten
[D] Lord Linlithgow

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46.On March 23rd, India Observes ____ day/divas as a tribute to Bhagat Singh,
Sukhdev and Rajguru on their death anniversary:
[A] Protest Day
[B] Tribute Day
[C] Shaheed Divas
[D] Vidroh Divas

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47.On April 12, 1944 Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the INA Flag in a town. In which
State/ Union Territory is that town now?
[A] Manipur
[B] Andaman and Nicobar Islands
[C] Tripura
[D] Mizoram

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48.Which of the following was not done during the time of Lord Curzon?
[A] Establishment of the Famine Commission
[B] Formation of Hunter Commission
[C] Partition of Bengal
[D] Formation of Bhartiya Lok Sevv Mandal

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49.The Khilafat Movement of 1920 was organised as a protest against the injustice
done to ___:
[A] Turkey
[B] Afghanistan
[C] Egypt
[D] Iraq

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50.British East India Company defeated the Portuguese in the ____:

[A] Battle of Suvali
[B] Battle of Plassey
[C] Battle of Suvali
[D] Battle of Buxar

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