Test Preparation on IAS Prelims Sample Paper -6

With reference' to the 'VandemataramMovemert', consider the following statements:1. It wi IS part of the Quit India movement.2. Its impact area was deltaic Andhra Pradesh.Which o:' the statements given above is/arecorrect?

11 only
22 only
3both 1 and 2
4Neither 1 nor 2

Explanal ion: Statement 2 is correct while statement 1 is wrong. Vandems taram Movement was part of Swadeshi movement. It was strongest in Bengal but with echoes elsewher: too. It was known as the Vandemataram Movement in deltaic Andhra Pradesh.

With refer ;nce to the 'Muslim League', which wasformed incentuiy, c1. Itwathe opening decade of the twentiethonsider the following statements:5 a group of Muslim peasants.2. The 1 ;ague supported the partition of Bengal.3. It dei ired separate electorates for Muslims.Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect?

11,2 and 3
21 and 3 only
32 and 3 only
41 only

Explana- ion: Statements 2 and 3 are correct while statement 1 is wrong. A group of Muslim Landlords and Nawabs formed the all India Muslim League at Dacca in 1906. The League s rpported the partition of Bengal. It desired separate electorates for musUms, this demand conceded by the gc vemment in 1909.

Which of the following reason(s) did help in thegrowth of jnass nationalism?The F irst World WarRevolition of Russia in 1917Circulation of news about peasants andworkers struggles and ideas at socialismwidelcorrect answer using the code given1.2.3.Select thebelow:(a)(b)(c)(d)1 and3 only1 and2 only3 only1,2 and 34. Which one of the following proposals was put forthby the Congress while negotiating with the CrippsMission?

1Viceroy's Executive council should appointan Indian as Defence member.
2All political prisoners should be released.
3Allow the salt to be made in coastal areas.
4None of these

Expians tion: All points are correct. The Firs t World War altered the economic and political situation in India, it led to a huge rise in the defence expenditure of the Government of India. Many soldiers returned after the war with an underst mding of the ways in which imperialist powers were exploiting the peoples of Asia and Africa and with a c esire to oppose colonial rule in India. Furthermore, in 1917, there was a revolution in Russia. News al out 'peasants and workers' struggles and Ideas of socialism circulated widely, inspiring Indian nationa ists.

With reference to 'The Rowlatt Satyagraha',consider the following statements:1. It was the first all- India struggle againstthe British government.2. It was largely restricted to rural areas only.3. The Jallianwala Bagh atrocities was relatedto this Satyagraha.Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect?

11 and 3 only
23 only
31 and 2 only
41,2 and 3

Explanation: Option (a) is correct. In talks with Cripps Mission, the Congress insisted that if it was to help the British to defend India from the Axis powers, then the viceroy had first to appoint an Indian as the Defence member in his Executive council.

With reference to the Khilafat agitation, considerthe following statements:1. ItwasledbyMuhammadAliandShaukatAli.2. It was against the imposition of a harshtreaty on Khalifa by British.3. There was no demand for the separateelectoral system.4. Congress did not support this movement.Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect?

11,2 and 4 only
21,2 and 3 only
33 and 4 only
42 only

Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct while statement 2 is wrong. The Rowlatt Satyagraha turned out to be the first all - India struggles against the British government satlrtihkoeusg inh itthwea cso luarngtreyly a rneds ttrhicet egdo vtoe runrmbaenn ta ureseasd. bInruAtparl imll9e1a9suthreesr etow seurpeparnesusm thbeemro. fTdheem Joanllisatnrawtaiolan sB aagnhd atrocities, inflicted by General Dyer in Amritsar on Baisakhi day (13 April) were a part of the repression.

With re:Movemenmost trusted since 2003erence to the Non-Cooperationt, consider the following statements:1. British titles were surrendered butlegis2. The ]betwWhich ofcorrect?

11 only
22 only
3both 1 and 2
4Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation: Statement 2 is correct while statement 1 is wrong. The Non-Cooperation Movement gained momentum through 1921-22. Thousands ofstudents left government controlled schools and colleges. Many Uwyers such as Motilal Nehru, C.R. Das, C. Rajagopalachaii and Asaf All gave up their practices. British titles were surrendered and legislatures boycotted. People litpublic bonfires of foreign cloth. The imports of foreign cloth fell drastically between 1920 and 1922.

What is thatures were not boycotted.mports of foreign cloths fell drasticallyeen 1920 and 1922.the statements given above is/areyy1 and 2er 1 nor 2e correct chronological sequence of thefollowing events?1. Formation of Hindustan Socialist RepublicanAssociation2. Puma Swaraj resolution3. Throwing a bomb in Central LegislativeAssembly.Select thebelow:

11-2-3
23-1-2
33-2-1
41-3-2

Explanation: Option (d) is correct. Puma Swaraj resolution passed in December 1929 under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru. ConseqiLently, "Independence Day' was observed on 26 January 1930 all over the country. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in 1928 ofFeroze Shah Kotla in Delhi. On 8 April, 1929 Bhagat Singh aLd B. K. Dutta throw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly.

With reference to the 'Salt Satyagraha', which ofthe following statements is/are correct?1. The Government had monopoly on themanufacturing and sale of salt.2. Mahatma Gandhi was initially opposed thewomen's participation in the SaltSatyagraha.Select the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

11 only
22 only
3Both 1 and 2
4Neither 1 nor 2

Explan ition: Both statements are correct. Gandhi i declared in 1930, that he would lead a March to break the salt law. That time the government had a mono; roly on the manufacturing and sale of salt. Women, however, had to fight for their right to participate in the rhovement. During the Salt Satyagraha for instance, even Mahatma Gandhi was initially not in suppori ofwomen's participation. Sarojini Naidu had to persuade him to allow women to join the movement.

Consider the following statements:1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman tobecome President of the Indian NationalCongress.2. Sarojini Naidu did not participate in DandiMarch.Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect?

11 only
22 only
3Both 1 and 2
4Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation: Both statements are wrong. Sarojini Naidu was active in the National Movement since the early 1920s, Naidu was a Significant leader of the E (1925). Annie Besant was the first woman to become President of the Indian National Congress (1917).

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Which of the following suggestion(s) was/weremade by the Cabinet Mission?1. India should be divided into two countries.2. Constitute India as a loose confederationwith some autonomy for Muslim majorityareas.?Select the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

11 only
22 only
3Both 1 and 2
4Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation: Statement 2 is correct while statement 1 is wrong. British Cabinet sent a three member mission to Delhi in March 1946 to examine the demand of Pakistan and to suggest a suitable framework for a free India. This mission suggested that India should remain united and constitute itself as a loose confederation with some autonomy for Muslim-majority areas. But it coulc not get the Congress and the Muslim League to agree to specific details of the proposal.


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With reference' to the 'VandemataramMovemert', consider the following statements:1. It wi IS part of the Quit India movement.2. Its impact area was deltaic Andhra Pradesh.Which o:' the statements given above is/arecorrect?

With re:Movemenmost trusted since 2003erence to the Non-Cooperationt, consider the following statements:1. British titles were surrendered butlegis2. The ]betwWhich ofcorrect?

With reference to the 'Salt Satyagraha', which ofthe following statements is/are correct?1. The Government had monopoly on themanufacturing and sale of salt.2. Mahatma Gandhi was initially opposed thewomen's participation in the SaltSatyagraha.Select the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

Consider the following statements:1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman tobecome President of the Indian NationalCongress.2. Sarojini Naidu did not participate in DandiMarch.Which of the statements given above is/arecorrect?

Which of the following suggestion(s) was/weremade by the Cabinet Mission?1. India should be divided into two countries.2. Constitute India as a loose confederationwith some autonomy for Muslim majorityareas.?Select the correct answer using the code givenbelow:

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