TNPSC Group 1 - Indian National Congress and emergence of leaders. Online Test (MCQ Quiz)

1. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

A) A.O. Hume B) W.C. Bonnerjee C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) Mahadev Govind Ranade

2. In which year was the Indian National Congress founded?

A) 1885 B) 1890 C) 1905 D) 1919

3. Who is often referred to as the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) A.O. Hume D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

4. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in which city?

A) Calcutta B) Bombay C) Madras D) Allahabad

5. Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) Surendranath Banerjee C) W.C. Bonnerjee D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

6. Which prominent leader, known for his moderate views, served as President of INC multiple times?

A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak B) Lala Lajpat Rai C) Bipin Chandra Pal D) Dadabhai Naoroji

7. The Swadeshi Movement, a significant phase of the Indian independence struggle, was a direct response to which event?

A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre B) Partition of Bengal C) Simon Commission D) Government of India Act, 1935

8. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Partition of Bengal in 1905?

A) Lord Curzon B) Lord Dalhousie C) Lord Lytton D) Lord Ripon

9. The policy of 'Divide and Rule' is often attributed to which British Viceroy?

A) Lord William Bentinck B) Lord Dufferin C) Lord Curzon D) Lord Minto

10. Which leader is famously associated with the slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Bhagat Singh

11. The Surat Split in 1907 led to the division of the Indian National Congress into which two factions?

A) Moderates and Radicals B) Extremists and Nationalists C) Liberals and Conservatives D) Revolutionaries and Non-violentists

12. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

A) Sarojini Naidu B) Annie Besant C) Kamala Nehru D) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

13. The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was a significant agreement between the Indian National Congress and which other political organization?

A) All India Muslim League B) Hindu Mahasabha C) Ghadar Party D) Swaraj Party

14. Mahatma Gandhi assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress after his return from South Africa in which year?

A) 1910 B) 1915 C) 1920 D) 1925

15. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India' and was a prominent leader in the early phase of the INC?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale B) Mahadeo Govind Ranade C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) Pherozeshah Mehta

16. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in which year?

A) 1919 B) 1920 C) 1921 D) 1922

17. Who was the President of the INC during the adoption of the Purna Swaraj resolution in 1929?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Subhas Chandra Bose

18. The Dandi March, a significant event of the Civil Disobedience Movement, was led by whom?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel C) Mahatma Gandhi D) C. Rajagopalachari

19. Who founded the Swaraj Party in 1923 along with C.R. Das?

A) Motilal Nehru B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

20. Which leader was known for his fiery speeches and was part of the 'Lal-Bal-Pal' trio?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Subhas Chandra Bose

21. The 'Garud Mandir' incident, where a prominent leader was attacked, is associated with which leader's tours?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Subhas Chandra Bose D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

22. Who was the first elected President of the Indian National Congress in independent India?

A) Rajendra Prasad B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) C. Rajagopalachari

23. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?

A) 1939 B) 1940 C) 1941 D) 1942

24. Who coined the term 'Sarvodaya' for Gandhi's philosophy of upliftment of all?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Vinoba Bhave C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale D) John Ruskin

25. Which leader was known as the 'Frontier Gandhi' for his association with the Khudai Khidmatgar movement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad D) Ali Brothers

26. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress during the Cripps Mission in 1942?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

27. The 'Abhinav Bharat' society, an early revolutionary organization, was founded by whom?

A) Bhagat Singh B) Chandrashekhar Azad C) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar D) Sukhdev

28. Who became the first Prime Minister of India and was a prominent INC leader?

A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Rajendra Prasad

29. The 'Bardoli Satyagraha' in 1928, which brought Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel into prominence, was a movement against what?

A) Salt Tax B) Land Revenue Tax C) Indigo Cultivation D) Forest Laws

30. Which leader was known for his role in the Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy case?

A) M.N. Roy B) S.A. Dange C) Muzaffar Ahmed D) Shaukat Usmani

31. The Ghadar Party, formed by Indian expatriates in the USA, aimed to organize an armed revolt against British rule. Who was a key figure in its formation?

A) Lala Har Dayal B) Bhagat Singh C) Sohan Singh Bhakna D) Raja Mahendra Pratap

32. Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society, an organization aimed at training national missionaries?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Annie Besant

33. The 'Chauri-Chaura' incident, which led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, occurred in which year?

A) 1920 B) 1921 C) 1922 D) 1923

34. Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?

A) Mahomed Ali Jinnah B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad C) Badruddin Tyabji D) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

35. The 'Poona Pact' of 1932 was an agreement between B.R. Ambedkar and which other prominent leader?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

36. Who is credited with organizing the Indian National Army (INA) along with Subhas Chandra Bose?

A) Bhagat Singh B) Rash Behari Bose C) Chandrashekhar Azad D) Sohan Singh Bhakna

37. Which leader was known for his role in the Royal Indian Navy mutiny of 1946?

A) Bhagat Singh B) Subhas Chandra Bose C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) The mutiny involved collective leadership, not a single specific leader from the INC.

38. The 'Forward Bloc' was a political party formed by which prominent leader after his resignation from the Congress presidency?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Subhas Chandra Bose C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

39. Who was the first Indian woman to become a Member of Parliament and a prominent Congress leader?

A) Sarojini Naidu B) Annie Besant C) Aruna Asaf Ali D) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

40. The 'August Offer' of 1940 was made by the British government during the presidency of which INC leader?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

41. Who was the editor of 'Young India' and 'Harijan', newspapers closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi's movement?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Mahadev Desai C) Vallabhbhai Patel D) Kaka Kalelkar

42. Which leader was instrumental in the integration of princely states into the Indian Union after independence?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) C. Rajagopalachari C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Rajendra Prasad

43. The 'Do or Die' slogan is famously associated with which movement led by Mahatma Gandhi?

A) Non-Cooperation Movement B) Civil Disobedience Movement C) Quit India Movement D) Swadeshi Movement

44. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) W.C. Bonnerjee

45. Which leader was known as the 'Iron Man of India'?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Subhas Chandra Bose

46. The 'Chalo Delhi' slogan is famously associated with which leader and his INA?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Subhas Chandra Bose D) Bhagat Singh

47. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?

A) Lord Mountbatten B) C. Rajagopalachari C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Rajendra Prasad

48. The 'Kisan Sabha' movement, which gained momentum in the early 20th century, was primarily focused on the rights of which group?

A) Industrial Workers B) Peasants C) Students D) Tribal Communities

49. Which leader, a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement, was known for his socialist ideals and authored 'Discovery of India'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

50. Who was the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Prize, though not directly related to INC leadership, she was a prominent figure in Indian public life?

A) Indira Gandhi B) Mother Teresa C) Sarojini Naidu D) Kamala Devi Chattopadhyay

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