Batch 3 (1920–1930) – (MCQs 1–45)
1. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in:
(A) 1918
(B) 1919
(C) 1920
(D) 1922
Correct Answer: (C) 1920
Explanation: Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920, aligning with the Khilafat leaders to boycott British goods and institutions.
2. The Hijrat Movement took place in:
(A) 1920
(B) 1921
(C) 1922
(D) 1923
Correct Answer: (A) 1920
Explanation: Following religious fatwas, many Muslims migrated to Afghanistan in 1920, believing it was Dar-ul-Islam, but the movement failed.
3. The Khilafat Movement ended in:
(A) 1921
(B) 1922
(C) 1923
(D) 1924
Correct Answer: (D) 1924
Explanation: The abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1924 brought an end to the Khilafat Movement.
4. Which leader launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in alliance with the Khilafat Movement?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Gandhi
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Maulana Azad
Correct Answer: (B) Gandhi
Explanation: Gandhi allied with Muslim Khilafat leaders to launch the Non-Cooperation Movement, seeking mass resistance against the British.
5. The Chauri Chaura incident (1922) led to:
(A) Continuation of Non-Cooperation Movement
(B) End of Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Start of Quit India Movement
(D) End of Khilafat Movement
Correct Answer: (B) End of Non-Cooperation Movement
Explanation: Gandhi called off the movement after violent clashes in Chauri Chaura (1922), weakening Hindu-Muslim unity.
6. The Simon Commission was appointed in:
(A) 1925
(B) 1926
(C) 1927
(D) 1928
Correct Answer: (C) 1927
Explanation: The British government appointed the Simon Commission in 1927 to review constitutional reforms, but it had no Indian member, leading to strong protests.
7. The slogan “Simon Go Back” was raised in:
(A) 1926
(B) 1927
(C) 1928
(D) 1929
Correct Answer: (C) 1928
Explanation: When the Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928, both Congress and Muslim League protested under this slogan.
8. Which Muslim leader initially opposed the Simon Commission but later supported it?
(A) Quaid-e-Azam
(B) Aga Khan III
(C) Sir Muhammad Shafi
(D) Allama Iqbal
Correct Answer: (C) Sir Muhammad Shafi
Explanation: Sir Muhammad Shafi, leading a faction of Muslim League, supported the commission, while Jinnah opposed it.
9. The Nehru Report was presented in:
(A) 1926
(B) 1927
(C) 1928
(D) 1929
Correct Answer: (C) 1928
Explanation: The Nehru Report (1928) recommended dominion status for India but ignored Muslim demands, causing Muslim discontent.
10. The Nehru Report rejected the demand for:
(A) Separate Electorates
(B) Federal Structure
(C) Provincial Autonomy
(D) Joint Electorates
Correct Answer: (A) Separate Electorates
Explanation: Muslims were dissatisfied because the Nehru Report rejected separate electorates, which were crucial for minority representation.
11. Quaid-e-Azam’s famous “Fourteen Points” were a response to:
(A) Lucknow Pact
(B) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
(C) Nehru Report
(D) Simon Commission
Correct Answer: (C) Nehru Report
Explanation: In 1929, Jinnah put forward Fourteen Points to safeguard Muslim political rights against the Nehru Report proposals.
12. Allama Iqbal delivered his famous Allahabad Address in:
(A) 1927
(B) 1928
(C) 1929
(D) 1930
Correct Answer: (D) 1930
Explanation: In 1930, Allama Iqbal proposed the idea of a separate Muslim homeland in North-West India.
13. The Allahabad Address was delivered at the annual session of:
(A) Muslim League
(B) Congress
(C) Khilafat Committee
(D) Hindu Mahasabha
Correct Answer: (A) Muslim League
Explanation: Iqbal addressed the All-India Muslim League session in Allahabad (1930), presenting his vision of Pakistan.
14. The Delhi Proposals (1927) were presented by:
(A) Aga Khan III
(B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Sir Muhammad Shafi
(D) Maulana Shaukat Ali
Correct Answer: (B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Explanation: Jinnah presented the Delhi Proposals (1927) demanding separate electorates and one-third Muslim representation in the center.
15. The All Parties Conference to discuss constitutional reforms was held in:
(A) 1927
(B) 1928
(C) 1929
(D) 1930
Correct Answer: (B) 1928
Explanation: The All Parties Conference (1928) discussed the Nehru Report, but Muslims rejected it due to lack of safeguards for their rights.
16. The Delhi Proposals (1927) mainly focused on:
(A) Abolishing separate electorates
(B) Giving Muslims 1/3 representation in Central Legislature
(C) Merging provinces of Punjab and Bengal
(D) Supporting the Simon Commission
Correct Answer: (B) Giving Muslims 1/3 representation in Central Legislature
Explanation: Jinnah’s Delhi Proposals demanded separate electorates and one-third Muslim representation at the center.
17. Which Hindu leader strongly opposed Jinnah’s Delhi Proposals?
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Gandhi
(C) Sardar Patel
(D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct Answer: (A) Motilal Nehru
Explanation: Motilal Nehru and Congress rejected the Delhi Proposals, creating a rift between Hindus and Muslims.
18. The Nehru Report demanded India’s status as:
(A) Independent nation
(B) Dominion within British Commonwealth
(C) Republic with presidential system
(D) Confederation of states
Correct Answer: (B) Dominion within British Commonwealth
Explanation: The Nehru Report of 1928 demanded dominion status, not complete independence.
19. Quaid-e-Azam gave his Fourteen Points in response to Nehru Report in:
(A) 1927
(B) 1928
(C) 1929
(D) 1930
Correct Answer: (C) 1929
Explanation: Jinnah presented his Fourteen Points (1929) to safeguard Muslim rights, rejecting Nehru Report proposals.
20. Which of the following was NOT part of Jinnah’s Fourteen Points?
(A) Separate Electorates
(B) One-third representation for Muslims in the center
(C) Equal representation in Punjab and Bengal
(D) Abolition of provinces
Correct Answer: (D) Abolition of provinces
Explanation: The Fourteen Points demanded separate electorates and Muslim safeguards, but did not call for abolition of provinces.
21. The Lahore session of Muslim League in 1924 was presided over by:
(A) Quaid-e-Azam
(B) Aga Khan III
(C) Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
(D) Sir Muhammad Shafi
Correct Answer: (C) Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
Explanation: In 1924, Maulana Muhammad Ali presided over the League session in Lahore, reviving Muslim League’s activity.
22. The Simon Commission Report was published in:
(A) 1928
(B) 1929
(C) 1930
(D) 1931
Correct Answer: (C) 1930
Explanation: The report was published in 1930, but it failed to satisfy Indian demands.
23. The Quaid-e-Azam gave his Fourteen Points at:
(A) Delhi
(B) Bombay
(C) Lucknow
(D) Lahore
Correct Answer: (B) Bombay
Explanation: Jinnah announced his Fourteen Points in Bombay (1929) session of Muslim League.
24. Allama Iqbal presided over the annual session of the Muslim League in Allahabad in:
(A) 1928
(B) 1929
(C) 1930
(D) 1931
Correct Answer: (C) 1930
Explanation: Allama Iqbal presided over the 1930 Allahabad Session, presenting the idea of a separate Muslim homeland.
25. The Allahabad Address was delivered in:
(A) Urdu
(B) Persian
(C) English
(D) Arabic
Correct Answer: (C) English
Explanation: Iqbal’s Allahabad Address (1930) was delivered in English.
26. Which British Prime Minister announced the Round Table Conferences?
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Ramsay MacDonald
(C) Stanley Baldwin
(D) Clement Attlee
Correct Answer: (B) Ramsay MacDonald
Explanation: Ramsay MacDonald called for Round Table Conferences to discuss constitutional reforms.
27. The First Round Table Conference was held in:
(A) 1929
(B) 1930
(C) 1931
(D) 1932
Correct Answer: (B) 1930
Explanation: The First Round Table Conference was held in London in 1930 to discuss Indian constitutional future.
28. Quaid-e-Azam did not attend the First Round Table Conference because:
(A) He was in jail
(B) He resigned from politics temporarily
(C) He was in England settling as a lawyer
(D) He was ill
Correct Answer: (C) He was in England settling as a lawyer
Explanation: At that time, Jinnah had temporarily withdrawn from Indian politics and was in London practicing law.
29. The “Communal Award” of 1932 was closely linked to which earlier issue?
(A) Nehru Report
(B) Simon Commission
(C) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(D) Separate Electorates
Correct Answer: (D) Separate Electorates
Explanation: The Communal Award (1932) extended separate electorates for minorities, a demand Muslims had insisted on since 1909.
30. The Khilafat Movement in India collapsed mainly because:
(A) British suppression
(B) Turkish reforms under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(C) Congress betrayal
(D) Lack of leadership
Correct Answer: (B) Turkish reforms under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Explanation: The abolition of the Caliphate in Turkey (1924) by Atatürk ended the movement’s basis.
31. The Second Round Table Conference was held in:
(A) 1930
(B) 1931
(C) 1932
(D) 1933
Correct Answer: (B) 1931
Explanation: The Second Round Table Conference (1931) was attended by Gandhi, Jinnah, Aga Khan, and other leaders.
32. Quaid-e-Azam attended the Round Table Conferences as leader of:
(A) All Parties Conference
(B) Indian National Congress
(C) All-India Muslim League
(D) None of these
Correct Answer: (C) All-India Muslim League
Explanation: Jinnah represented the Muslim League in the Round Table Conferences.
33. The “Communal Award” (1932) was announced by:
(A) Winston Churchill
(B) Ramsay MacDonald
(C) Lord Irwin
(D) Lord Linlithgow
Correct Answer: (B) Ramsay MacDonald
Explanation: In 1932, Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award, continuing separate electorates.
34. Gandhi signed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact in:
(A) March 1930
(B) March 1931
(C) March 1932
(D) March 1933
Correct Answer: (B) March 1931
Explanation: Gandhi agreed to suspend the Civil Disobedience Movement in return for concessions from Viceroy Irwin.
35. Who represented Muslims in the Second Round Table Conference along with Jinnah?
(A) Aga Khan III
(B) Sir Muhammad Shafi
(C) Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
(D) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
Correct Answer: (A) Aga Khan III
Explanation: Aga Khan III represented Muslims along with Quaid-e-Azam in the Second Round Table Conference.
36. The main demand of Muslims at the Round Table Conferences was:
(A) Dominion Status
(B) Separate Electorates and Muslim safeguards
(C) Independence from British
(D) End of Princely States
Correct Answer: (B) Separate Electorates and Muslim safeguards
Explanation: Muslims insisted on separate electorates and constitutional safeguards for their community.
37. The Third Round Table Conference was held in:
(A) 1932
(B) 1933
(C) 1934
(D) 1935
Correct Answer: (A) 1932
Explanation: The Third Round Table Conference was held in 1932, but with very limited participation and no major outcomes.
38. The Round Table Conferences eventually led to the passing of:
(A) Indian Councils Act 1909
(B) Government of India Act 1919
(C) Government of India Act 1935
(D) Indian Independence Act 1947
Correct Answer: (C) Government of India Act 1935
Explanation: The discussions and failures of the Round Table Conferences laid the groundwork for the 1935 Act.
39. Which Muslim leader strongly opposed Nehru Report and later gave the Fourteen Points?
(A) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Aga Khan III
(D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Correct Answer: (B) Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Explanation: In 1929, Jinnah formulated his Fourteen Points as a counter to the Nehru Report.
40. In the Allahabad Address (1930), Allama Iqbal envisioned:
(A) Independent Pakistan
(B) A separate Muslim state within British India
(C) A federation of Hindu-Muslim states
(D) Full Indian independence
Correct Answer: (B) A separate Muslim state within British India
Explanation: Iqbal envisioned a Muslim-majority state in North-West India, planting the seed for Pakistan.
41. The Khilafat Movement officially ended in:
(A) 1922
(B) 1924
(C) 1925
(D) 1926
Correct Answer: (B) 1924
Explanation: With Mustafa Kemal Atatürk abolishing the Caliphate in 1924, the Khilafat Movement collapsed.
42. Simon Commission was boycotted in 1928 because:
(A) It was dominated by British officials
(B) It ignored Indian demands
(C) No Indian member was included
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Explanation: The Commission was rejected as it had no Indian representation and ignored Indian aspirations.
43. Who gave the famous statement “Either perish as slaves or live as free men”?
(A) Quaid-e-Azam
(B) Allama Iqbal
(C) Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
(D) Liaquat Ali Khan
Correct Answer: (C) Maulana Muhammad Ali Johar
Explanation: Maulana Muhammad Ali gave this famous statement during the Khilafat struggle.
44. The Nehru Report recommended:
(A) Separate electorates for Muslims
(B) Joint electorates with reservation of seats for Muslims in minority provinces
(C) Complete independence for India
(D) Division of Bengal
Correct Answer: (B) Joint electorates with reservation of seats for Muslims in minority provinces
Explanation: The Nehru Report (1928) rejected separate electorates, offering only limited seat reservations.
45. Which event marked the beginning of the political differences between Congress and Muslim League?
(A) Lucknow Pact 1916
(B) Nehru Report 1928
(C) Delhi Proposals 1927
(D) Allahabad Address 1930
Correct Answer: (B) Nehru Report 1928
Explanation: The Nehru Report’s rejection of Muslim demands created a permanent rift between Hindus and Muslims.