Previous Year Paper Analysis

2. Annie Besant was 2013

(1) responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement

(2) the founder of the Theosophical Society

(3) once the President of the Indian National Congress

Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
3. Quit India Movement was launched in response to 2013

(a) Cabinet Mission Plan

(b) Cripps Proposals

(c) Simon Commission Report

(d) Wavell Plan

4. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because 2013

(a) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919

(b) Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the

Provinces

(c) there was no Indian member in the Simon Commission

(d) the Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country

5. The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for 2013

(a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third

(b) the grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land

(c) the uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom

(d) writing off all peasant debts

6. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to 2014

(1)Solve the problems of minorities in India

(2) Give effect to Independence Bill

(3) Delimit boundaries between India and Pakistan

(4) Enquire into riots in East Bengal

7. The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a 2014

(a) revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco.

(b) nationalist organization operating from Singapore

(c) militant organization with headquarters at Berlin

(d) communist movement for India’s freedom with headquarters at Tashkent

8. The 1929 Session of the Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom
Movement because the 2014

(a) attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress

(b) attainment of Poorna Swaraj Was adopted as the goal of the Congress

(c) Non-Cooperation Movement was launched

(d) decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken
9. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until 2014

(a) the First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was ended.

(b) King George V abrogated Curzon’s Act at the Royal Darbar in Delhi in 1911

(c) Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement

(d) the Partition of India, in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan
10. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress
resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’? 2015

(a) Swadeshi Movement

(b) Quit India Movement

(c) Non-Cooperation Movement

(d) Civil Disobedience Movement

11. With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/ are correct? 2015

(1) The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’.

(2) In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League.

(3) Demonstrations against the arrival of the Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
12. Who of the following was/were economic critic/ critics of colonialism in India? 2015

(1) Dadabhai Naoroji

(2) G. Subramania Iyer

(3) R. C. Dutt

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
13. With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: 2015

(1) It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes

(2) It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.

(3) It advocated a separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) None
14. The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined 2015

(a) the separation of power between the judiciary and the legislature

(b) the jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments

(c) the powers of the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy

(d) None of the above

15. Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?
2015

(a) V. O. Chidambaram Pillai

(b) C. Rajagopalachari

(c) K. Kamaraj

(d) Annie Besant

16. Consider the following statements 2015

(1) The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.

(2) The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

17. The `Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the 2016

(a) agitation against the Partition of Bengal

(b) Home Rule Movement

(c) Non-Cooperation Movement

(d) visit of the Simon Commission to India

18. The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to 2016

(a) social reforms

(b) educational reforms

(c) reforms in police administration

(d) constitutional reforms

19. What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907? 2016

(a) Introduction of communalism into Indian politics by Lord Minto

(b) Extremists’ lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British Government

(c) Foundation of Muslim League

(d) Aurobindo Ghosh’s inability to be elected as the President of the Indian National Congress
20. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War 2016

(a) India should be granted complete independence

(b) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence

(c) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth

(d) India should be given Dominion status

21. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events: 2017

(1) Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy

(2) Quit India Movement launched

(3) Second Round Table Conference

What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

(a) 1-2-3

(b) 2-1-3

(c) 3-2-1

(d) 3-1-2
22. Consider the following pairs: 2017

(1) Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association

(2) Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty —Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha

(3) Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
23. Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha? 2018

(a) Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National Movement

(b) Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National Movement

(c) Joining of peasant unrest to India’s National Movement

(d) Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops
24. Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948 ? 2018

(a) B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George

(b) Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Day al Upadhyay and M.N. Roy

(c) C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu

(d) Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta

25. He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some
time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was 2018

(a) Aurobindo Ghosh

(b) Bipin Chandra Pal

(c) Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) Motilal Nehru

26. With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements: 2019

(1) Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of ‘indentured labour’

(2) In Lord Chelmsford’s ‘War Conference’, Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for
World War.

(3) Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by
the colonial rulers.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
27. Consider the following pairs: 2019

Movement/Organization Leader
1. All India Anti-Untouchability
Mahatma Gandhi
League
2. All India Kisan Sabha Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
3. Self-Respect Movement E. V. Ramaswami Naicker

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
28. With reference to the Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements: 2019

(1) It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries.

(2) The National Council of Education was established as a part of the Swadeshi Movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

29. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? 2020

(1) Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference

(2) Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement

(3) Acceptance of Gandhiji’s suggestion for enquiry into police excesses

(4) Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 only

(b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 2, 3 and 4 only

30. With reference to the book “Desher Katha” written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle,
consider the following statements : 2020

(1) It warned against the Colonial State’s hypnotic conquest of the mind.

(2) It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs.

(3) The use of ‘desh’ by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
31. In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around 2020

(1) Women’s right to gain education

(2) Age of consent

(3) Restitution of conjugal rights

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
32. In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon
are remembered as 2021

(a) leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement

(b) members of the Interim Government in 1946

(c) members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly

(d) officers of the Indian National Army

33. Who among the following is associated with ‘Songs from Prison’, a translation of ancient Indian
religious lyrics in English? 2021

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

(d) Sarojini Naidu

34. With reference to 8th August 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?
2021

(a) The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.

(b) The Viceroy’s Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.

(c) The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.

(d) Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion status once the Second World War was over.
35. Consider the following statements: 2021

(1) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all women above the age of 21.

(2) The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in the legislature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

36. With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements: 2022

The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States.

Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement
with Britain regarding its future status.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

37. Consider the following freedom fighters:

1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh

2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee

3. Rash Behari Bose

Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 3 only
38. In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into “Reserved” and
“Transferred” subjects. Which of the following were treated as “Reserved” subjects?

1. Administration of Justice

2. Local Self-Government

3.Land Revenue

4. Police

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 4
Mains
2023

1. What was the difference between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore in their approach towards education and
nationalism?
2021

1. To what extent did the role of the moderates prepare a base for the wider freedom movement? Comment.

2. Bring out the constructive programmes of Mahatma Gandhi during Non-Cooperation Movement and Civil
Disobedience Movement.
2020

1. Evaluate the policies of Lord Curzon and their long term implications on the national movement.

2. Since the decade of the 1920s, the national movement acquired various ideological strands and thereby expanded its
social base. Discuss.
2018

1. Throw light on the significance of thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi in the present times.

2. Why indentured labour was taken by British from India to other colonies? Have they been able to preserve their
cultural identity over there?
2017

1. Why did the ‘Moderates’ fail to carry conviction with the nation about their proclaimed ideology and political goals by
the end of the nineteenth century?

2. Highlight the importance of new objective that got added to the vision of Indian independence since the twenties of
the last century.
2016

1. Discuss the role of women in the freedom struggle especially during the Gandhian phase.

2. Highlight the difference in the approach of Subhash Chandra Bose and Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle for freedom.
2015

1. How different would have been the achievement of Indian independence without Mahatma Gandhi? Discuss.

2. Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, despite having divergent approaches and strategies, had a common goal of
amelioration of the downtrodden. Elucidate.
2014

1. In what ways did the naval mutiny prove to be the last nail in the coffin of British colonial aspirations in India?

2. What were the major political, economic and social developments in the world which motivated the anti-colonial
struggle in India?