One Mark Questions Answers

EXERCISE

I. Choose the correct answer

1. Who was arrested during the anti-Rowlatt protests in Amritsar?

a) Motilal Nehru

b) Saifuddin Kitchlew

c) Mohamed Ali

d) Raj Kumar Shukla

Ans (b)

2. In which session of the Indian National Congress was Non-Cooperation approved?

a) Bombay

b) Madras

c) Calcutta

d) Nagpur

Ans (d)

3. Which among the following was declared as ‘Independence Day’?

a) 26th January 1930

b) 26th December 1929

c) 16th June 1946

d) 15th January 1947

Ans (a)

4. When was the first Forest Act enacted?

a) 1858

b) 1911

c) 1865

d) 1936

Ans (c)

5. On 8 January 1933 which day was observed ______

a) Temple Entry Day

b) Day of Deliverance

c) Direct Action Day

d) Independence Day

Ans (a)

6. Which Act introduced Provincial Autonomy?

a) 1858 Act

b) Indian Councils Act, 1909

c) Government of India Act, 1919

d) Government of India Act, 1935

Ans (d)

II. Fill in the blanks

1. Gandhi regarded Gopala Krishna Gokhale as his political guru.

2. Khilafat Movement was led by Mohamed Ali and Shaukat Ali

3. Government of India Act 1919 introduced Dyarchy in the provinces.

4. The Civil Disobedience Movement in North West Frontier Province was led by Khan Abdul Ghaffarkhan.

5. Ramsay Macdonald announced Communal Award which provided separate electorates to the minorities and the depressed classes.

6. Usha Mehta established Congress Radio underground during the Quit India Movement.

III. Choose the correct statement

1. (i) The Communist Party of India was founded in Tashkent in 1920.

(ii) M. Singaravelar was tried in the Kanpur Conspiracy Case.

(iii) The Congress Socialist Party was formed by Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev and Mino Masani.

(iv) The Socialists did not participate in the Quit India Movement.

a) (i) and (ii) are correct

b) (ii) and (iii) are correct

c) (iv) is correct

d) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

Ans (d)

2. Assertion: The Congress attended the First Round Table Conference.

Reason: Gandhi-Irwin Pact enabled the Congress to attend the Second Round Table Conference.

a) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation

b) A is correct but R is wrong

c) A is wrong but R is correct

d) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation

Ans (c)

3. Assertion: The Congress Ministries resigned in 1939.

Reason: The Colonial government of India entered the war without consulting the elected Congress ministries.

a) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation

b) A is correct but R is wrong

c) Both A and R are wrong

d) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation

Ans (d)

IV. Match the Following

1. Rowlatt Act - Surrender of titles

2. Non Cooperation Movement - Dyarchy

3. Government of  India Act, 1919 - M.N. Roy

4. Communist Party  of India - Direct Action Day

5. 16th August 1946 - Black Act

Answer:

1. Rowlatt Act - Black Act

2. Non Cooperation Movement - Surrender of titles

3. Government of  India Act, 1919 - Dyarchy

4. Communist Party  of India - M.N. Roy

5. 16th August 1946 - Direct Action Day