15th Aug- Independence Day

The 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre was a turning point because:

• It resulted in immediate independence
• It shocked public opinion and increased support for the freedom movement
• It was the first British victory in India
• It established the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

Answer explanation

The massacre galvanized Indian public opinion against colonial rule.

Which satyagraha method did Gandhi popularize?

• Armed revolt
• Boycott, noncooperation and civil disobedience
• Lobbying Parliament only
• Economic sanctions by other countries

Answer explanation

Gandhi's satyagraha encompassed nonviolent resistance methods.

The 'Quit India' movement was launched in:

• 1930
• 1940
• 1942
• 1947

Answer explanation

The Quit India Movement began in August 1942 demanding British exit.

'What Is to Be Done?' author who influenced revolutionary thought:

• Karl Marx
• Vladimir Lenin
• Mahatma Gandhi
• Sun Yat-sen

Answer explanation

Lenin's pamphlet influenced revolutionary organization and tactics.

India’s Salt March was primarily against:

• Land taxes
• British salt monopoly and salt tax
• Forced labor
• Rail reforms

Answer explanation

Salt taxes disproportionately affected the poor; Gandhi targeted the monopoly.

The Dandi March started in which year?

• 1919
• 1923
• 1930
• 1942

Answer explanation

Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha began in 1930 with the Dandi March.

Which leader promoted 'self-determination' after WWI?

• Woodrow Wilson
• Winston Churchill
• Joseph Stalin
• Otto von Bismarck

Answer explanation

Wilson championed self-determination in his Fourteen Points.

The Indian National Army under Subhas Chandra Bose allied with which country during WWII?

• United Kingdom
• United States
• Japan
• Soviet Union

Answer explanation

Bose sought support from Axis powers, notably Japan, for INA.

Which instrument codified laws and criminal procedure in 19th century India?

• IPC and CrPC
• Charter Act 1765 only
• Treaty of Allahabad
• Govt of India Act 1935 only

Answer explanation

IPC (1860) and CrPC codified criminal law and procedure under British rule.

The Rowlatt Act (1919) allowed:

• Free trade
• Arrest without trial and suppression of civil liberties
• Right to vote for all
• Legalization of unions

Answer explanation

The Rowlatt Acts enabled detention without trial, provoking protests.