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Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 for Students
What prompted Mahatma Gandhi to undertake a fast unto death in 1932?
(A) The Round Table Conference did not fulfill Indian political expectations
(B) Disagreements between Congress and the Muslim League
(C) Announcement of the Communal Award by Ramsay MacDonald
(D) None of the above statements are correct
Option c – Announcement of the Communal Award by Ramsay MacDonald
How many seats were assigned to the depressed classes under the Communal Award and the Poona Pact?
(A) 74 and 79, respectively
(B) 71 and 147, respectively
(C) 78 and 80, respectively
(D) 78 and 69, respectively
Option b – 71 and 147, respectively
The Poona Pact primarily addressed the concerns of
(A) Depressed classes
(B) Hindu-Muslim relations
(C) Constitutional reforms
(D) Education reforms
Option a – Depressed classes
What was the primary objective of the Poona Pact?
(A) Promoting Hindu-Muslim unity
(B) Ensuring representation for untouchables
(C) Benefiting the rulers
(D) Revising Dyarchy
Option b – Ensuring representation for untouchables
Which agreement was signed between Dr. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi?
(A) Calcutta Pact
(B) London Pact
(C) Poona Pact
(D) Lahore Pact
Option c – Poona Pact
Which pact was implemented following the announcement of the Communal Award?
(A) Lucknow Pact
(B) Karachi Agreement
(C) Lahore Agreement
(D) Poona Pact
Option d – Poona Pact
Who did not sign the historic Poona Pact of 1932?
(A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Madan Mohan Malviya
(C) C. Rajagopalachari
(D) M.K. Gandhi
Option d – M.K. Gandhi
After the Poona Pact, who became the head of the Harijan Sewak Sangh?
(A) Jagjiwan Ram
(B) Ghanshyam Das Birla
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
(D) Amrit Lal Thakkar
Option b – Ghanshyam Das Birla
Who was the first President of the All India Anti-Untouchability League, later renamed Harijan Sewak Sangh?
(A) B.R. Ambedkar
(B) G.D. Birla
(C) Jyotiba Phule
(D) M.K. Gandhi
Option b – G.D. Birla
Who established the Harijan Sewak Sangh?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(C) G.D. Birla
(D) Swami Vivekananda
Option a – Mahatma Gandhi
What was the original name of the Harijan Sewak Sangh?
(A) All India Anti-Untouchability League
(B) All India Depressed Classes Association
(C) Depressed Classes Association for Social Reforms
(D) Association of Untouchables
Option a – All India Anti-Untouchability League
Who founded the Depressed Classes League?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) Babu Jagjiwan Ram
(C) N.S. Kajrolkar
(D) Jyotiba Phule
Option a – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Who remarked, “Mahatma Gandhi, like a fleeting phantom, raises dust but not the level”?
(A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(B) M.A. Jinnah
(C) V.D. Savarkar
(D) None of the above
Option a – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Assertion (A): The Poona Pact undermined the purpose of the Communal Award. Reason (R): It allowed reservations in Parliament and State Assemblies for SC and ST communities.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) correctly explains (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) does not explain (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Option a – Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) correctly explains (A)
Who was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?
(A) M.N. Roy
(B) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
(C) Pattam Thanu Pillai
(D) Acharya Narendra Dev
Option d – Acharya Narendra Dev
Who served as the Convenor of the All India Congress Socialist Party at Patna in 1934?
(A) Acharya Narendra Dev
(B) Achyuta Patvardhan
(C) Jai Prakash Narayan
(D) Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
Option c – Jai Prakash Narayan
Where was the inaugural meeting of the Congress Socialist Party conducted?
(A) Delhi
(B) Nasilk
(C) Patna
(D) Lahore
Option c – Patna
In which year did the first session of the Congress Socialist Party take place?
(A) 1921
(B) 1934
(C) 1937
(D) 1939
Option b – 1934
Who were the founders of the Congress Socialist Party in 1934?
(A) Jai Prakash Narayan and Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Jai Prakash Narayan and Acharya Narendra Dev
(C) Jai Prakash Narayan and Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru
Option b – Jai Prakash Narayan and Acharya Narendra Dev
Jai Prakash Narayan was associated with which organization?
(A) Congress Party
(B) Communist Party
(C) Congress Socialist Party
(D) Kisan Sabha
Option c – Congress Socialist Party
Who established the Bihar Socialist Party?
(A) J.P. Narayan
(B) Satyabhakta
(C) M.N. Roy
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Option a – J.P. Narayan
Who is referred to as “Loknayak”?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Jai Prakash Narayan
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option c – Jai Prakash Narayan
By what other title is Jai Prakash Narayan popularly known?
(A) Lokmanya
(B) Loknayak
(C) Lokhitvadi
(D) Lokneta
Option b – Loknayak
When was Jai Prakash Diwas observed?
(A) January, 1946
(B) February, 1946
(C) March, 1946
(D) April, 1946
Option d – April, 1946
What was the primary purpose of the Butler Committee SET up in 1927?
(A) Determine the powers of Central and Provincial Governments
(B) Clarify the role of the Secretary of State for India
(C) Enforce press censorship
(D) Strengthen the relationship between the British Government and Indian princely states
Option d – Strengthen the relationship between the British Government and Indian princely states
Who held the position of President of the Indian National Congress in 1938?
(A) Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Subhash Chandra Bose
(C) Pattabhi Sitaramaiya
(D) J.B. Kriplani
Option b – Subhash Chandra Bose
Subhash Chandra Bose was elected Congress President in the Tripuri Session of 1939. Where is Tripuri situated?
(A) Calcutta
(B) Pune
(C) Jabalpur
(D) Ahmedabad
Option c – Jabalpur
In which Congress session was Subhash Chandra Bose elected President for the second time?
(A) Haripura Session
(B) Madras Session
(C) Tripuri Session
(D) Calcutta Session
Option c – Tripuri Session
Whom did Subhash Chandra Bose defeat to become President of Congress?
(A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(D) Pattabhi Sitaramaiya
Option d – Pattabhi Sitaramaiya
During which session did Bose defeat Pattabhi Sitaramaiya to assume Congress Presidency?
(A) Haripura Session, 1938
(B) Tripuri Session, 1939
(C) Lahore Session, 1929
(D) Madras Session, 1927
Option b – Tripuri Session, 1939
Who assumed the role of Congress President following Subhash Chandra Bose’s resignation?
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Pattabhi Sitaramaiya
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option c – Rajendra Prasad
The conflict between Subhash Chandra Bose and the Congress right wing after the Tripuri Session revolved around which issue?
(A) Formation of the Congress Working Committee
(B) Policy towards princely states
(C) Relationship with the Central Government
(D) Double membership of Congress Socialist Party members
Option a – Formation of the Congress Working Committee
Which Indian leader considered the war between Germany and Britain as a chance to further India’s interests?
(A) C. Rajagopalachari
(B) M.A. Jinnah
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Option c – Subhash Chandra Bose
Who served as President of the All India States Peoples Conference in 1939?
(A) Jai Prakash Narayan
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sheikh Abdullah
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option b – Jawaharlal Nehru
In which year were most princely states merged into the Indian Union?
(A) 1948
(B) 1947
(C) 1950
(D) 1961
Option b – 1947
What was another key purpose of the Butler Committee of 1927?
(A) Modernize the Indian Army
(B) Reform Indian Agriculture
(C) Apply censorship to national newspapers
(D) Improve coordination between Indian provinces and the British Crown
Option d – Improve coordination between Indian provinces and the British Crown
When was the All India States Peoples Conference founded?
(A) 1924
(B) 1926
(C) 1927
(D) 1929
Option c – 1927
Who played the leading role in integrating princely states into India?
(A) Maulana Azad
(B) Govind Ballabh Pant
(C) B.R. Ambedkar
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option d – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Which three princely states delayed joining India after most others had acceded?
(A) Junagarh, Mysore, Jammu and Kashmir
(B) Junagarh, Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Udaipur, Kapurthala, Jammu and Kashmir
(D) Hyderabad, Udaipur, Travancore
Option b – Junagarh, Hyderabad, Jammu and Kashmir
On what date did Jammu and Kashmir formally become part of India?
(A) 26th October, 1948
(B) 26th November, 1948
(C) 26th October, 1947
(D) None of the above
Option c – 26th October, 1947
At the time of Partition, which province suggested a plan for a united and independent existence? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Punjab
(B) Assam
(C) Bengal
(D) Bihar
Option a – Punjab
Which princely state signed the ‘Stand-Still’ Agreement? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Junagarh
(D) Mysore
Option a – Hyderabad
Why did the Congress Ministries resign across provinces in 1939? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Congress failed to form cabinets in remaining provinces
(B) Rise of the left wing hindered cabinet functioning
(C) Excessive communal disturbances in provinces
(D) None of the above reasons were correct
Option d – None of the above reasons were correct
When did the Second World War come to an end? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) 1937
(B) 1918
(C) 1946
(D) 1945
Option d – 1945
Who was the British Prime Minister during the Second World War? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Clement Attlee
(B) Anthony Eden
(C) Winston Churchill
(D) Harold Wilson
Option c – Winston Churchill
Who is credited with popularizing the concept of ‘Sarvodaya’? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Pandit Nehru
(C) Vinoba Bhave
(D) Jai Prakash Narayan
Option a – Mahatma Gandhi
Who was appointed the first Satyagrahi in Gandhi’s Individual Satyagraha Movement? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) Sarojini Naidu
(D) Vinoba Bhave
Option d – Vinoba Bhave
Who initiated the practice of Individual Civil Disobedience in India? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Vinoba Bhave
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Shaukat Ali
Option a – Vinoba Bhave
What was a major objective of the Cripps Mission in 1942? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Require all Indian states to join the Union for autonomy considerations
(B) Grant India Dominion status after World War II
(C) Secure cooperation of Indian communities and political groups for British war efforts as a precondition for independence
(D) Draft a Constitution for the whole Indian Union accepted by all provinces
Option b – Grant India Dominion status after World War II
Which statement about the Cripps Mission is incorrect? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Promised Dominion status to India after the war
(B) Acceptance of a Constitution made by the Constituent Assembly
(C) Formation of an executive council with equal representation for Hindus and Muslims
(D) Any province could opt to remain outside the Indian Union
Option c – Formation of an executive council with equal representation for Hindus and Muslims
In which year did the Cripps Mission reach India? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) 1940
(B) 1942
(C) 1944
(D) 1946
Option b – 1942
According to Cripps’ proposals, India’s status after World War II would be: ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Fully independent
(B) Partitioned before independence
(C) A republic within the Commonwealth
(D) Given Dominion status
Option d – Given Dominion status
Who referred to the Cripps offer as a “post-dated cheque on a failing Bank”? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) J.B. Kriplani
(D) Jai Prakash Narayan
Option a – Mahatma Gandhi
Which British Prime Minister dispatched the Cripps Mission to India? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) James Ramsay MacDonald
(B) Stanley Baldwin
(C) Neville Chamberlain
(D) Winston Churchill
Option d – Winston Churchill
Who were the official Congress negotiators with the Cripps Mission? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
(B) Acharya J.B. Kriplani and C. Rajagopalachari
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad
(D) Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
Option c – Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Azad
Which British official labeled Gandhiji’s movements as “Political Blackmail”? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Lord Chelmsford
(B) Lord Wavell
(C) Lord Linlithgow
(D) Lord Montague
Option c – Lord Linlithgow
The Cripps Mission draft included the following proposals: 1. Grant India Dominion status 2. Merge all provinces and states into the Indian Union 3. Allow provinces or states to opt out of the Union 4. Constitution to be framed by the people of India ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Only 1, 2, and 3
(B) Only 1, 2, and 4
(C) Only 2, 3, and 4
(D) All of these
Option d – All of these
Which provisions were part of the Cripps proposals? 1. Full independence for India 2. Establishment of a Constitution-making body ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Option b – Only 2
On 6th July 1942, Mahatma Gandhi first discussed the Quit India Policy at the Congress Working Committee. Who presided over the meeting? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Rajagopalachari
(B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Dr. Annie Besant
Option b – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Where did the Congress Working Committee pass the Quit India Resolution on 14th July 1942? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Bombay
(B) Wardha
(C) Lucknow
(D) Tripura
Option b – Wardha
Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army during the Quit India Movement? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Lord Wavell
(B) Lord Linlithgow
(C) Lord Mountbatten
(D) None of the above
Option a – Lord Wavell
When did the Quit India Movement officially commence? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) 9th August 1942
(B) 10th August 1942
(C) 15th August 1942
(D) 16th August 1942
Option a – 9th August 1942
At which location in Bombay was the Quit India resolution passed? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Marine Drive Ground
(B) Kala Ghoda Ground
(C) Chamboor Ground
(D) Gwaliya Tank
Option d – Gwaliya Tank
Why is the year 1942 considered significant in India’s freedom struggle? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Salt Satyagraha
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Quit India Movement
(D) India attained independence
Option c – Quit India Movement
From which city did Congress launch the Quit India Movement on 8th August 1942? ( Objective Questions on Government of India Act 1935 )
(A) Bombay
(B) Madras
(C) Calcutta
(D) Poona
Option a – Bombay
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