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UPPCS Prelims mcq GS1 for Students
Examine the statements below and select the most appropriate option. Assertion (A): Following the Quit India Movement, the British authorities and the Muslim leadership drew closer because both opposed the Congress. Reason (R): Muhammad Ali Jinnah openly supported the British administration and advised Muslims to remain detached from the Congress-led movement of 1942.
A) Both A and R are correct, and R explains A
B) Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain A
C) A is correct, but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect, but R is correct
Option a – Both A and R are correct, and R explains A
Assertion and Reason based on the Quit India Movement. Assertion (A): The Quit India Movement marked the concluding stage of India’s national struggle for independence. Reason (R): After the Quit India Movement, the circumstances demanded a practical framework for the transfer of power.
A) Both A and R are correct, and R explains A
B) Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain A
C) A is correct, but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect, but R is correct
Option a – Both A and R are correct, and R explains A
In which city was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose born?
A) Cuttack
B) Calcutta
C) Midnapore
D) Murshidabad
Option a – Cuttack
After leaving the Indian National Congress in 1939, which party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose?
A) Indian Freedom Party
B) Azad Hind Fauj
C) Revolutionary Front
D) Forward Bloc
Option d – Forward Bloc
In which year was the Forward Bloc founded by Subhash Chandra Bose?
A) 1936 A.D.
B) 1937 A.D.
C) 1938 A.D.
D) 1939 A.D.
Option d – 1939 A.D.
Who played the key role in the formation of the Forward Bloc?
A) Subhash Chandra Bose
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) Bhagat Singh
D) B. R. Ambedkar
Option a – Subhash Chandra Bose
Who collaborated with Subhash Chandra Bose in establishing the All India Forward Bloc and was closely linked with the INA movement?
A) Jai Prakash Narayan
B) Baikunth Shukla
C) Sheel Bhadra Yajee
D) Ram Narain Prasad
Option c – Sheel Bhadra Yajee
The establishment of the Indian National Army was primarily initiated by whom?
A) Subhash Chandra Bose
B) Mohan Singh
C) Chandra Shekhar Azad
D) Bhagat Singh
Option b – Mohan Singh
The concept of the Indian National Army is associated with which of the following individuals? 1. Gyani Pritam Singh 2. Mohan Singh 3. Subhash Chandra Bose 4. Major Iwaichi Fujiwara
A) Only 1 and 2
B) Only 2 and 3
C) Only 1 and 3
D) Only 1 and 4
Option d – Only 1 and 4
Who first put forward the proposal to create the Indian National Army?
A) Mohan Singh
B) Niranjan Singh Gill
C) Shahnawaz
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Option a – Mohan Singh
The Indian National Army came into existence in which year?
A) 1940
B) 1941
C) 1942
D) 1943
Option c – 1942
Who served as the first commander of the Azad Hind Fauj?
A) Mohan Singh
B) Pritam Singh
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Shahnawaz Khan
Option a – Mohan Singh
On which date was the Azad Hind Fauj officially proclaimed?
A) 26 January 1930
B) 8 August 1942
C) 21 October 1943
D) 18 February 1946
Option c – 21 October 1943
When did Subhash Chandra Bose declare the formation of the Provisional Government of Free India?
A) 21 October 1943
B) 22 October 1943
C) 23 October 1943
D) 24 October 1943
Option a – 21 October 1943
Where was the Azad Hind Fauj organized in 1943?
A) Japan
B) Burma
C) Singapore
D) Malaya
Option d – Malaya
Which freedom fighter helped Subhash Chandra Bose in organizing the Azad Hind Fauj?
A) Batukeshwar Dutt
B) RAS Behari Bose
C) Ram Prasad Bismil
D) Surya Sen
Option b – RAS Behari Bose
The headquarters of the Azad Hind Fauj was located at which place?
A) Tokyo
B) Rangoon
C) Berlin
D) Delhi
Option b – Rangoon
Who popularized the slogan “Tum Mujhe Khoon Do, Main Tumhe Azadi Dunga”?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Bhagat Singh
Option c – Subhash Chandra Bose
During the freedom struggle, who organized a force known as the Free Indian Legion?
A) Lala Hardayal
B) RAS Behari Bose
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) V. D. Savarkar
Option c – Subhash Chandra Bose
Who was instrumental in setting up the Rani Laxmibai Regiment?
A) RAS Behari Bose
B) Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Lakshmi Swaminathan
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Option d – Subhash Chandra Bose
Who referred to Subhash Chandra Bose as “Desh Nayak”?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Ram Manohar Lohia
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option c – Rabindranath Tagore
Who coined the slogan “Jai Hind”?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Bhagat Singh
D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option b – Subhash Chandra Bose
Who held the position of President of the Indian National Congress when the Cabinet Mission arrived in India?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) J. B. Kripalani
C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D) Sarojini Naidu
Option c – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Which option correctly identifies the proposal that suggested setting up a Constituent Assembly for India?
A) Simon Commission
B) Rajaji Formula
C) Cabinet Mission Plan
D) Wavell Plan
Option c – Cabinet Mission Plan
According to the Cabinet Mission Plan, one member of the Constituent Assembly roughly represented a Population of:
A) 8 lakh people
B) 10 lakh people
C) 11 lakh people
D) 12 lakh people
Option b – 10 lakh people
Who initially put forward the proposal to establish a Constituent Assembly for drafting India’s Constitution?
A) Swaraj Party in 1935
B) Indian National Congress in 1936
C) Muslim League in 1942
D) All Parties Conference in 1946
Option b – Indian National Congress in 1936
The Constituent Assembly responsible for framing the Indian Constitution was created:
A) Through the Indian Independence Act
B) Under the Government of India Act, 1935
C) By a royal proclamation
D) As per the Cabinet Mission Plan
Option d – As per the Cabinet Mission Plan
On which date did the Constituent Assembly meet for the first time?
A) 16 August 1947
B) 26 January 1948
C) 9 December 1946
D) 26 November 1946
Option c – 9 December 1946
Who was elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly of India?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Option a – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Who served as the first President of the Constituent Assembly of the Dominion of India?
A) C. Rajagopalachari
B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D) Sachchidananda Sinha
Option c – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Which of the following statements is factually correct?
A) Members of the Constituent Assembly were chosen by Provincial Assemblies in 1946
B) Jawaharlal Nehru, M. A. Jinnah, and Vallabhbhai Patel were all members of the Constituent Assembly
C) The first sitting of the Constituent Assembly took place in January 1947
D) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 January 1950
Option a – Members of the Constituent Assembly were chosen by Provincial Assemblies in 1946
Sachchidananda Sinha is associated with which of the following?
A) Quit India Movement
B) Dandi March
C) Civil Disobedience Movement
D) None of the above
Option a – Quit India Movement
Who functioned as Speaker both in the Central Legislative Assembly during British rule and later in independent India’s Parliament?
A) Sir Abdur Rahim
B) G. V. Mavlankar
C) Anant Shayanam Ayyangar
D) Vithalbhai Patel
Option b – G. V. Mavlankar
Which ministry was assigned to Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in 1946?
A) Defence
B) External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations
C) Food and Agriculture
D) None of the above
Option c – Food and Agriculture
In the Interim Government of 1946, who was responsible for the Railways department?
A) Baldev Singh
B) T. T. Chundrigar
C) Asaf Ali
D) Abdul Rab Nishtar
Option c – Asaf Ali
Who was the head of the Interim Government established in 1946?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) C. Rajagopalachari
Option b – Jawaharlal Nehru
The Interim Government led by Jawaharlal Nehru assumed office in:
A) July 1946
B) August 1946
C) September 1946
D) October 1946
Option c – September 1946
When members of the Muslim League joined the Interim Government in 1946, which portfolio was given to Liaquat Ali Khan?
A) Foreign Affairs
B) Home
C) finance
D) Defence
Option c – finance
Who held the position of finance Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru’s Interim Government of 1946?
A) Fazlul Haq
B) Khizr Hayat Khan
C) Liaquat Ali Khan
D) Ghaznafar Ali Khan
Option c – Liaquat Ali Khan
Which of the following individuals was not included in the Interim Cabinet?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Baldev Singh
C) Ali Zaher
D) B. R. Ambedkar
Option d – B. R. Ambedkar
Who served as Prime Minister in the Interim Government formed on 2 September 1946?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Liaquat Ali Khan
C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Option c – Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
After the 1937 provincial elections, in which province did the Muslim League form its government?
A) Bengal
B) North-West Frontier Province
C) Punjab
D) Bihar
Option a – Bengal
On which date did the Muslim League observe the ‘Direct Action Day’?
A) 13 August 1946
B) 14 August 1946
C) 15 August 1946
D) 16 August 1946
Option d – 16 August 1946
In the All India Committee meeting held on 14 June 1947, which leader opposed the decision to divide India?
A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Govind Ballabh Pant
Option b – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Which institution temporarily took over sovereign authority at midnight on 14–15 August 1947?
A) Central Legislative Assembly
B) Constituent Assembly
C) Interim Government
D) Chamber of Princes
Option b – Constituent Assembly
Who rendered the songs Hindustan Hamara by Iqbal and Jana Gana Mana in the Central Assembly at midnight on 14–15 August 1947?
A) Rameshwari Nehru
B) Meera Ben
C) Sucheta Kriplani
D) M. S. Subbulakshmi
Option d – M. S. Subbulakshmi
Who formally appointed the first Prime Minister of independent India?
A) Governor-General
B) British Monarch
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Viceroy
Option a – Governor-General
Who served as the first Governor-General of independent India?
A) C. Rajagopalachari
B) Warren Hastings
C) Lord Dalhousie
D) Lord Mountbatten
Option d – Lord Mountbatten
Who was the final Governor-General of independent India?
A) C. Rajagopalachari
B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Lord Canning
Option a – C. Rajagopalachari
Who was the first Indian to hold the post of Governor-General of independent India?
A) C. Rajagopalachari
B) Surinder Nath
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D) B. R. Ambedkar
Option a – C. Rajagopalachari
Who holds the distinction of being both the first and the last Indian Governor-General of India?
A) R. M. Gopala
B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) Ramanuja Acharya
Option c – C. Rajagopalachari
Who was the last Viceroy appointed in India? ( UPPCS Prelims mcq GS1 )
A) Lord Wavell
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Lord Linlithgow
D) Lord Aitchison
Option b – Lord Mountbatten
Who became the first Law Minister of independent India? ( UPPCS Prelims mcq GS1 )
A) M. C. Setalvad
B) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C) Kailash Nath Katju
D) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
Option b – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
Which option correctly shows the chronological sequence of India’s Presidents from the beginning? ( UPPCS Prelims mcq GS1 )
A) C. Rajagopalachari → Rajendra Prasad → Zakir Hussain → V. V. Giri
B) Rajendra Prasad → S. Radhakrishnan → V. V. Giri → Zakir Hussain
C) C. Rajagopalachari → Rajendra Prasad → S. Radhakrishnan → Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad
D) Rajendra Prasad → S. Radhakrishnan → Zakir Hussain → V. V. Giri
Option d – Rajendra Prasad → S. Radhakrishnan → Zakir Hussain → V. V. Giri
Which leaders represented the Indian National Congress in the Partition Council led by Lord Mountbatten? 1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 2. Jawaharlal Nehru 3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 4. Rajendra Prasad
A) Only 1 and 2
B) Only 2 and 3
C) Only 3 and 4
D) Only 1 and 4
Option b – Only 2 and 3
Who was the President of the Indian National Congress during the partition of India? ( UPPCS Prelims mcq GS1 )
A) C. Rajagopalachari
B) J. B. Kripalani
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Option b – J. B. Kripalani
Who held the office of President of the Indian National Congress on 15 August 1947? ( UPPCS Prelims mcq GS1 )
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) J. B. Kripalani
D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Option c – J. B. Kripalani
Who presided over the 1946 session of the Indian National Congress at Meerut? ( UPPCS Prelims mcq GS1 )
A) J. B. Kripalani
B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D) B. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
Option a – J. B. Kripalani
Who was serving as Congress President at the time when power was transferred from British rule to India? ( UPPCS Prelims mcq GS1 )
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D) J. B. Kripalani
Option d – J. B. Kripalani
In August 1947, which leader did not take part in Independence Day celebrations? ( UPPCS Prelims MCQ GS1 )
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Rajendra Prasad
Option b – Mahatma Gandhi
Why was 26 January 1950 selected as the date for the enforcement of the Constitution of India? ( UPPCS Prelims MCQ GS1 )
A) It was regarded as an auspicious occasion
B) The Quit India Movement began on this day
C) The Congress had earlier observed this date as Independence Day in 1930
D) None of the above
Option c – The Congress had earlier observed this date as Independence Day in 1930
Who remarked that Indian nationalism emerged as a result of British rule? ( UPPCS Prelims MCQ GS1 )
A) Bipin Chandra
B) R. Coupland
C) R. C. Majumdar
D) P. E. Roberts
Option b – R. Coupland
Who described the political unification of India as the greatest achievement of British rule? ( UPPCS Prelims MCQ GS1 )
A) K. M. Panikkar
B) M. N. Srinivas
C) Rajni Kothari
D) Yogendra Singh
Option a – K. M. Panikkar
Assertion (A): India attained independence from Britain in 1947. Reason (R): Britain had been significantly weakened after the Second World War.
A) Both A and R are correct, and R explains A
B) Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain A
C) A is correct, but R is incorrect
D) A is incorrect, but R is correct
Option b – Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain A
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