Chapter 7 Movements Organized By Women, Students, And Marginal People In 20th Century India: Characteristics And Analyses MCQs
Question 1.’Sakhi Samity’ was formed by
1. Swarna Kumari Debi
2. Sarala Debi
3. Kadambari Debi
4. Mrinalini Debi
Answer: 1. Swarna Kumari Debi
Question 2. Who was ‘Gandhi Buri’?
1. Matangini Hazra
2. Sarojini Naidu
3. Bina Das
4. Kasturba Gandhi
Answer: 1. Matangini Hazra
Question 3. ‘Deepaii Sangha’ was formed by
1. Anil Roy
2. Leela Nag
3. Shanti Das
4. Bina Das
Answer: 2. Leela Nag
Question 4. The first woman martyr of pre-independence India was
1. Bina Das
2. Pritilata Waddedar
3. Kalpana Dutta
4. Lakshmi Swaminathan
Answer: 2. Pritilata Waddedar
Question 5. Who was the first student martyr of Punjab?
1. Khushiram
2. Bhagat Singh
3. Ajit Singh
4. Lajpat Rai
Answer: 1. Khushiram
Question 6. The founder of ‘The anti-Circular Society’ was
1. Sachindra Prasad Basu
2. Satyendranath Tagore
3. Satish Chandra Mukherjee
4. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: 1. Sachindra Prasad Basu
Question 7. Bengal Volunteers was formed by
1. Hemchandra Ghosh
2. Khagen Das
3. Satya Gupta
4. Suren Barman
Answer: 1. Hemchandra Ghosh
Question 8. There was a killing attempt on Stanley Jackson by
1. Pritilata
2. Kalpana Dutta
3. Bina Das
4. Urmila Debi
Answer: 3. Bina Das
Question 9. Who formed the ‘Satya Shodhak Samaj’?
1. Jyotiba Phule
2. Veersalingam
3. Ranade
4. Gopalhari
Answer: 1. Jyotiba Phule
Question 10. Where is Namasudra Samity located?
1. Faridpur
2. Dhaka
3. Khulna
4. Calcutta
Answer: 1. Faridpur
Question 11. Who among the following visited house to house encouraging women to join the Swadeshi cause?
1. Nabashashi Sen
2. Hemantakumar Chaudhuri
3. Saraladebi Choudhuri
4. Ashalata Sen
Answer: 4. Ashalata Sen
Question 12. The 73-year-old widow who gave the lead in capturing the court and the police station of Tamluk was:
1. Usha Mehta
2. Matangini Hazra
3. Kumudini Bose
4. Latika Ghosh
Answer: 2. Matangini Hazra
Question 13. The person who first used the term Dalit to mean Depressed Class or Scheduled Caste was:
1. Ambedkar
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Jyotiba Phule
4. Harichand Thakur
Answer: 3. Jyotiba Phule
Question 14. Who founded Hindu Widow Ashram in South India?
1. Sri Ganga Ram
2. D. K. Karve
3. Ishwarchandra
4. Vidyasagar
Answer: 2. D. K. Karve
Question 15. When was the All India Women Conference established?
1. 1920 A.D.
2. 1925 A.D.
3. 1927 A.D.
4. 1930 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1927 A.D.
Question 16. When was Rakhi Diwas observed?
1. During the partition of Bengal
2. During Non-Cooperation Movement
3. During partition of India
4. During Quit India Movement
Answer: 1. During the partition of Bengal
Question 17. Who was elected as the President of Bengal Provincial Congress in 1922 A.D.?
1. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
2. Basanti Devi
3. Urmila Devi
4. Suniti Devi
Answer: 2. Basanti Devi
18.Who organised Kumari Sabha?
1. Basanti Devi
2. Urmila Devi
3. Suniti Devi
4. Rameshwari Nehru
Answer: 4. Rameshwari Nehru
Question 19. When was Sharda Act passed?
1. 1927 A.D.
2. 1928 A.D.
3. 1929 A.D.
4. 1930 A.D.
Answer: 2. 1928 A.D.
Question 20. To which of the following subjects is Sharda Act related with?
1. Women’s Education
2. Child Marriage
3. Sati System
4. Widow Remarriage
Answer: 2. Child Marriage
Question 21. By whose efforts was Sharda Act passed?
1. D. K. Karve
2. Sri Gangaram
3. Sri Harvilas Sharda
4. Anand Mohan Bose
Answer: 3. Sri Harvilas Sharda
Question 22. When did Salt Satyagraha start?
1. 1930 A.D.
2. 1935 A.D.
3. 1940 A.D.
4. 1942 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1930 A.D.
Question 23. Under whose leadership Civil Disobedience Movement started?
1. Aruna Ashraf Ali
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Sarojini Naidu
4. Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: 2. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 24. To which movement is Matangini Hazra related?
1. Swadesh and Boycott Movement
2. Non-Cooperation Movement
3. Civil Disobedience Movement
4. Quit India Movement
Answer: 4. Quit India Movement
Question 25. When was Matangini Hazra shot dead?
1. 29 September, 1942 A.D.
2. 2 October, 1942 A.D.
3. 15 August, 1942 A.D.
4. 20 September, 1942 A.D.
Answer: 1. 29 September 1942 A.D.
Question 26. When did the female students of Benaras Hindu University start the procession?
1. 10 August, 1942 A.D.
2. 12 August, 1942 A.D.
3. 15 August, 1942 A.D.
4. 20 August, 1942 A.D.
Answer: 2. 12 August 1942 A.D.
Question 27. Who published the magazine Bande Mataram?
1. Sita Devi
2. Savitri Suri
3. Kanak Lata Barua
4. Madam Bhikaji Kama
Answer: 4. Madam Bhikaji Kama
Question 28. When did Madam Bhikaji Kama publish the magazine Bande Mataram?
1. 1909 A.D.
2. 1912 A.D.
3. 1915 A.D.
4. 1920 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1909 A.D.
Question 29. Who founded the organization ‘Abhinav Bharat’?
1. V.D. Savarkar
2. Bhagat Singh
3. Bina Das
4. Leela Roy
Answer: 1. V.D. Savarkar
Question 30. Who killed Jackson?
1. Durgawati
2. Bina Das
3. Lela Roy
4. Sarala Devi Choudhurani
Answer: 2. Bina Das
Question 31. Who edited ‘Jaishree’ Magazine?
1. Pritilata Waddedar
2. Leela Roy
3. Bina Das
4. Durgawati
Answer: 2. Leela Roy
Question 32. Who attacked on Chattagram European Club?
1. Pritilata Waddedar
2. Laxmi Swaminathan
3. Bina Das
4. Sarojini Naidu
Answer: 1. Pritilata Waddedar
Question 33. When did Pritilata Waddedar attack European Club?
1. 1932 A.D.
2. 1933A.D.
3. 1934 A.D.
4. 1935 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1932 A.D.
Question 34. Who was called as ‘Master’?
1. Bagha Jatin
2. Surya Sen
3. Bhagat Singh
4. Sukhdev
Answer: 2. Surya Sen
Question 35. What was the name of the women’s wing of the Indian National Army?
1. Rani of Jhansi Regiment
2. Durgadevi Regiment
3. Laxmibai Regiment
4. Sarojini Naidu Regiment
Answer: 1. Rani of the Jhansi Regiment
Question 36. Who was the General of Rani of the Jhansi Regiment?
1. Sarojini Naidu
2. Kalpana Dutta
3. Bina Das
4. Laxmi Swaminathan
Answer: 4. Laxmi Swaminathan
Question 37. When was the Rani of Jhansi Regiment organised?
1. 10 June, 1943 A.D.
2. 12 July, 1943 A.D.
3. 10 August, 1943 A.D.
4. 15 July, 1943 A.D.
Answer: 2. 12 July 1943 A.D.
Question 38. Where was the head office of the women’s wing of Indian National Army?
1. Rangoon
2. Singapore
3. Japan
4. Kohima
Answer: 1. Rangoon
Question 39. When was the All India Women’s Conference established?
1. 1925 A.D.
2. 1927 A.D.
3. 1929 A.D.
4. 1931 A.D.
Answer: 2. 1927 A.D.
Question 40. When was Swadeshi and Boycott Movement started?
1. 1902 A.D.
2. 1903 A.D.
3. 1904 A.D.
4. 1905 A.D.
Answer: 4. 1905 A.D.
Question 41. When was Naval revolt started?
1. 1942 A.D.
2. 1945 A.D.
3. 1946 A.D.
4. 1947 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1946 A.D.
Question 42. Where did Swadeshi Movement start?
1. Calcutta
2. Delhi
3. Bombay
4. Madras
Answer: 1. Calcutta
Question 43. Who founded Swadesh Bandhav Samiti?
1. Sachindra Prasad Basu
2. Satish Chandra Mukherjee
3. Ashwini Kumar Dutta
4. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Answer: 3. Ashwini Kumar Dutta
Question 44. Where was Swadesh Bandhav Samiti founded?
1. Barisal
2. Chattagram
3. Midnapore
4. Dhaka
Answer: 1. Barisal
Question 45. Who was the Chief Secretary of the Anti-Circular Society?
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Debendranath Tagore
3. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar
4. Sachindra Prasad Basu
Answer: 4. Sachindra Prasad Basu
Question 46. When was Rangpur National School established?
1. 8th November 1904 A.D.
2. 8th November 1905 A.D.
3. 10th November 1906 A.D.
4. 12th December 1908 A.D.
Answer: 2. 8th November 1905 A.D.
Question 47. When was Bengal National College founded?
1. 14th August 1906 A.D.
2. 15th August 1909 A.D.
3. 18th August 1910 A.D.
4. 20th August 1920 A.D.
Answer: 1. 14th August 1906 A.D.
Question 48. Who was the first Principal of Bengal National College?
1. Barindra Ghosh
2. Aurobindo Ghosh
3. Satish Chandra Mukherjee
4. Jagadish Chandra Basu
Answer: 2. Aurobindo Ghosh
Question 49. Who founded National Education Council?
1. Aurobindo Ghosh
2. Sadguru Das Banerjee
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Jawahar Lai Nehru
Answer: 2. Sadguru Das Banerjee
Question 50. When was the National Education of Council founded?
1. 15th August 1906 A.D.
2. 20th September 1907 A.D.
3. 21st August 1908 A.D.
4. 25th September 1909 A.D.
Answer: 1. 15th August 1906 A.D.
Question 51. When did the Duke of Commons come to India?
1. 1905 A.D.
2. 1910 A.D.
3. 1915 A.D.
4. 1919 A.D.
Answer: 4.1919 A.D.
Question 52. When did the Prince of Wales come to India?
1. 1910 A.D.
2. 1918 A.D.
3. 1921 A.D.
4. 1919 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1921 A.D.
Question 53. When was Jawahar Lai Nehru arrested on the charge of violating Salt law?
1. 14th April 1930 A.D.
2. 20th June 1930 A.D.
3. 25th August 1930 A.D.
4. 14th September 1930 A.D.
Answer: 1. 14th April 1930 A.D.
Question 54. In which session of the Congress Quit India Resolution passed?
1. Delhi
2. Bombay
3. Madras
4. Calcutta
Answer: 2. Bombay
Question 55. When was Quit India Resolution passed?
1. 5th August, 1942 A.D.
2. 6th August, 1942 A.D.
3. 8th August, 1942 A.D.
4. 10 August, 1942 A.D.
Answer: 3. 8th August, 1942 A.D.
Question 56. Who founded Mitra Mela?
1. V. D. Savarkar
2. Mahadev Govind Ranade
3. Damodar Hari Chapekar
4. Khudiram Bose
Answer: 1. V. D. Savarkar
Question 57. When was Mitra Mela founded?
1. 1890 A.D.
2. 1892 A.D.
3. 1895 A.D.
4. 1899 A.D.
Answer: 4. 1899 A.D.
Question 58. When was Anushilan Samiti established?
1. 1902 A.D.
2. 1905 A.D.
3. 1910 A.D.
4. 1911 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1902 A.D.
Question 59. Who founded Anushilan Samiti?
1. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
2. Pramath Nath Mitra
3. Krishnaji Gopal Karve
4. Mahadev Govind Ranade
Answer: 2. Pramath Nath Mitra
Question 60. Who organised Dhaka Anushilan Samiti?
1. Prafulla Chaki
2. Krishnaji Gopal Karve
3. V.D. Savarkar
4. Pulin Bihari Das
Answer: 4. Pulin Bihari Das
Question 61. The charge of killing who was given to Khudiram Bose?
1. Lord Dufferin
2. Lord Canning
3. Kingsford
4. Laxman Kanhare
Answer: 3. Kingsford
Question 62. Who was the organiser of Indian Revolutionary Army?
1. Bhagat Singh
2. Khudiram Bose
3. SuryaSen
4. Ganesh Ghosh
Answer: 3. Surya Sen
Question 63. When did Chittagong Armoury Raid happen?
1. 12th January 1934 A.D.
2. 16th February 1933 A.D.
3. 18th April 1930 A.D.
4. 17th May 1929 A.D.
Answer: 3. 18th April 1930 A.D.
Question 64. Who led the Chattagram Armoury Raid?
1. SuryaSen
2. Ram Prasad Bismil
3. Ashfaq Ullah Khan
4. Chandrashekhar Azad
Answer: 1. Surya Sen
Question 65. Who founded Yugantar Dal?
1. Surya Sen
2. Barind Ghosh
3. Abdul Rashid Ali
4. Mohan Singh
Answer: 2. Barind Ghosh
Question 66. Who founded Bengal Volunteers?
1. Bina Das
2. Leela Nag
3. Kalpana Dutta
4. Pritilata Waddedar
Answer: 2. Leela Nag
Question 7. When is Rashid Ali Day celebrated?
1. 12th February
2. 15th February
3. 18th February
4. 20th February
Answer: 1. 12th February
Question 68. When is Azad Hind Fauz Diwas celebrated?
1. 18th February
2. 13th February
3. 12th February
4. 19th February
Answer: 3. 12th February
Question 69. When was the All India Depressed Class Federation established?
1. 1910 A.D.
2. 1920 A.D.
3. 1930 A.D.
4. 1940 A.D.
Answer: 2. 1920 A.D.
Question 70. Who founded the All India Depressed Class Federation?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Vitthal Bhai Patel
3. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
4. Swami Vivekanand
Answer: 3. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Question 71. Who founded the Depressed Classes League?
1. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
2. Ramakrishna Paramhansa
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Jyotiba Phule
Answer: 1. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Question 72. Who founded Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha?
1. 1920 A.D.
2. 1922 A.D.
3. 1924 A.D.
4. 1930 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1924 A.D.
Question 73. Where was Bahiskrit Hitakarini Sabha founded?
1. Calcutta
2. Bombay
3. Delhi
4. Madras
Answer: 2. Bombay
Question 74. Who founded Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha?
1. Mahatama Gandhi
2. Narayan Guru
3. Bhimrao Ambedkar
4. Jyotiba Phule
Answer: 3. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Question 75. Who founded Samaj Samata Sangha?
1. Narayan Guru
2. Veeresalingam Pantalu
3. Bhimrao Ambedkar
4. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: 3. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Question 76. When was Anusuchit Jati Parsangha founded?
1. 1924 A.D.
2. 1926A.D.
3. 1927 A.D.
4. 1929 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1924 A.D.
Question 77. Who founded Anusuchit Jati Parasangha?
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Bhimrao Ambedkar
3. Narayan Guru
4. Jyotiba Phuie
Answer: 2. Bhimrao Ambedkar
Question 78. When was Independent Labour Party founded?
1. 1932 A.D.
2. 1934 A.D.
3. 1936 A.D.
4. 1955 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1936 A.D.
Question 79. Who founded Independent Labour Party?
1. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
2. Jyotiba Phule
3. Narayan Guru
4. Veeresalingam Pantulu
Answer: 1. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Question 80. Who was the President of the Drafting Committee of Indian Constitution?
1. Jawahar Lai Nehru
2. Rajendra Prasad
3. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
4. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: 3. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Question 81. Who founded Janjati Sangha?
1. Rajendra Prasad
2. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
3. Narayan Guru
4. Vallabh Bhai Patel
Answer: 2. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
Question 82. When was Poona Pact concluded?
1. 1930 A.D.
2. 1931 A.D.
3. 1932 A.D.
4. 1934 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1932 A.D.
Question 83. Who declared Communal Award?
1. Lord Irwin
2. Ramsay Mcdonald
3. Lord Dufferin
4. Lord Curzon
Answer: 2. Ramsay Mcdonald
Question 84. When was Untouchability Act passed?
1. 1951 A.D.
2. 1953 A.D.
3. 1955 A.D.
4. 1958 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1955 A.D.
Question 85. Who edited the magazine Harijan?
1. Ambedkar
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Jyotiba Phule
4. Narayan Guru
Answer: 2. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 86. Who started Harijan Yatra?
1. Rajendra Prasad
2. D.K. Karve
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Veersha Lingam
Answer: 3. Mahatma Gandhi
Question 87. When did Namashudra Movement start?
1. 1870 A.D.
2. 1875 A.D.
3. 1880 A.D.
4. 1885 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1870 A.D.
Question 88. Where did Namashudra Movement start?
1. Bengal
2. Punjab
3. Delhi
4. Maharashtra
Answer: 1. Bengal