TNPSC Group 2 / 2A - Indian National Congress emergence of leaders and mass movements. Online Test (MCQ Quiz)

1. When was the Indian National Congress (INC) founded?

A) 1885 B) 1905 C) 1857 D) 1947

2. Who is widely regarded as the 'Father of the Indian National Congress'?

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

3. Who presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress held in Bombay?

A) W.C. Bonnerjee B) Dadabhai Naoroji C) Surendranath Banerjee D) Badruddin Tyabji

4. Which of the following was NOT an early President of the INC?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) George Yule C) Philipot D) Mahatma Gandhi

5. The first Indian woman to preside over the INC session was:

A) Sarojini Naidu B) Annie Besant C) Kamala Nehru D) Kadambini Ganguly

6. The 'Moderates' phase of the Indian National Congress is generally considered to be from:

A) 1885 to 1905 B) 1905 to 1919 C) 1919 to 1935 D) 1935 to 1947

7. Who were the prominent leaders of the 'Extremist' faction within the INC?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Feroze Shah Mehta B) Surendranath Banerjee, Dadabhai Naoroji C) Lal Bal Pal (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal) D) Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru

8. The Surat Split in 1907, dividing the INC into Moderates and Extremists, occurred during the presidency of:

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) Ras Bihari Ghosh C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

9. Which movement marked a significant shift towards mass mobilization and boycotting British goods?

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

10. The Swadeshi Movement was largely a response to:

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

11. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India' and was a prominent INC leader and theorist?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale B) Dadabhai Naoroji C) Mahadev Govind Ranade D) Surendranath Banerjee

12. Mahatma Gandhi joined the Indian National Congress in which year?

A) 1905 B) 1915 C) 1920 D) 1930

13. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in response to:

A) The Rowlatt Act B) The Jallianwala Bagh massacre C) Both A and B D) The demand for Purna Swaraj

14. Who was the President of the INC during the Non-Cooperation Movement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) C.R. Das C) Motilal Nehru D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

15. The Chauri Chaura incident, which led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, occurred in:

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

16. The Civil Disobedience Movement was initiated with the:

A) Non-Cooperation Movement B) Salt March (Dandi March) C) Quit India Movement D) Khilafat Movement

17. Who led the famous Salt March from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi?

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

18. The demand for 'Purna Swaraj' (Complete Independence) was first formally adopted by the INC at its session held in:

A) Madras, 1927 B) Lahore, 1929 C) Karachi, 1931 D) Lucknow, 1936

19. Who was the first Prime Minister of India and a key leader of the INC?

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

20. The Quit India Movement was launched in the year:

A) 1939 B) 1941 C) 1942 D) 1945

21. During the Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi gave the call:

A) Swaraj is my birthright B) Do or die C) Inquilab Zindabad D) Vande Mataram

22. Who was the INC President during the Quit India Movement?

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

23. Subhas Chandra Bose was elected President of the INC in 1938 and 1939. In which session did he defeat Mahatma Gandhi's nominee?

A) Haripura B) Tripuri C) Lucknow D) Faizpur

24. After his resignation from the INC presidency in 1939, Subhas Chandra Bose formed which political party?

A) Indian National Army B) Swaraj Party C) Forward Bloc D) Communist Party of India

25. The Swaraj Party was formed by:

A) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru B) Subhas Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh C) C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru D) Lala Lajpat Rai and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

26. The Swaraj Party aimed to:

A) Boycott legislative councils B) Enter legislative councils and obstruct government functioning C) Launch mass civil disobedience D) Establish a socialist state

27. Who was the first elected President of India and a prominent INC leader?

A) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad C) Zakir Husain D) V.V. Giri

28. The 'August Offer' of 1940 was made by the British Viceroy:

A) Lord Linlithgow B) Lord Wavell C) Lord Mountbatten D) Lord Willingdon

29. Who is known for their leadership in the peasant movements and was a prominent INC leader from Uttar Pradesh?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Acharya Narendra Dev C) Sampurnanand D) Govind Ballabh Pant

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

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

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

A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad B) Badruddin Tyabji C) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai D) Syed Mahmood

32. The Bardoli Satyagraha, a major peasant uprising, was led by:

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) K.M. Munshi

33. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in:

A) 1929 B) 1930 C) 1931 D) 1932

34. Who was the INC President during the Lahore session where Purna Swaraj was declared?

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

35. The 'Cripps Mission' visited India in:

A) 1940 B) 1941 C) 1942 D) 1943

36. Who was the INC President when India gained independence in 1947?

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

37. The first Round Table Conference was held in London in:

A) 1929 B) 1930 C) 1931 D) 1932

38. Which INC leader was known as the 'Frontier Gandhi'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad D) Shaikh Abdullah

39. The 'Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and whom?

A) Lord Irwin B) B.R. Ambedkar C) M.A. Jinnah D) C.R. Das

40. The 'Individual Satyagraha' was launched by the INC in 1940. Who was the first and second Satyagrahi respectively?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel B) Vinoba Bhave and Jawaharlal Nehru C) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru D) Acharya Kripalani and Rajendra Prasad

41. Who founded the 'Servants of India Society' which aimed to train national missionaries for the service of India?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale B) Mahadev Govind Ranade C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Lala Lajpat Rai

42. The 'Khilafat Movement' was a mass movement led by Muslim leaders in India, primarily advocating for:

A) Independence from British rule B) The restoration of the Caliphate in Turkey C) The establishment of Pakistan D) Religious freedom

43. Who was the INC President during the historic 'Dandi March'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Vallabhbhai Patel D) Sarojini Naidu

44. The 'Simla Conference' of 1945 was convened by Viceroy:

A) Lord Linlithgow B) Lord Wavell C) Lord Mountbatten D) Sir Stafford Cripps

45. Who was the first woman to be arrested during the Salt Satyagraha?

A) Kamala Nehru B) Annie Besant C) Sarojini Naidu D) Mridula Sarabhai

46. The 'Sapru Committee' report in 1945 recommended:

A) Immediate independence B) A Constituent Assembly and Dominion Status C) Partition of India D) A federal government

47. Who is credited with the slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Bipin Chandra Pal

48. The INC formally accepted the partition of India in which year?

A) 1945 B) 1946 C) 1947 D) 1948

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

A) Lord Mountbatten B) C. Rajagopalachari C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

50. The 'United Provinces Kisan Sabha' was formed in 1918 by whom?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai B) Govind Ballabh Pant and Indra Narayan Dwivedi C) Acharya Narendra Dev and Sampurnanand D) Madan Mohan Malaviya and Purushottam Das Tandon

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