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Freedom Struggle of India MCQs

Freedom Struggle of India: Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Who is known as the Father of the Nation in India?

    • A) Subhas Chandra Bose
    • B) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • C) Mahatma Gandhi
    • D) Bhagat Singh
  2. The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded in which year?

    • A) 1857
    • B) 1885
    • C) 1905
    • D) 1947
  3. The partition of Bengal was annulled in which year due to widespread protests?

    • A) 1905
    • B) 1919
    • C) 1920
    • D) 1947
  4. Who coined the term "Quit India" during the freedom struggle?

    • A) Mahatma Gandhi
    • B) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • C) Subhas Chandra Bose
    • D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  5. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which city?

    • A) Delhi
    • B) Mumbai
    • C) Amritsar
    • D) Kolkata
  6. Who was the first female president of the Indian National Congress?

    • A) Sarojini Naidu
    • B) Annie Besant
    • C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
    • D) Indira Gandhi
  7. The Dandi March, also known as the Salt March, was led by whom?

    • A) Bhagat Singh
    • B) Subhas Chandra Bose
    • C) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • D) Mahatma Gandhi
  8. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?

    • A) 1919
    • B) 1922
    • C) 1942
    • D) 1947
  9. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?

    • A) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • B) Mahatma Gandhi
    • C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
    • D) Subhas Chandra Bose
  10. The Simon Commission was appointed in which year to discuss constitutional reforms for India?

    • A) 1922
    • B) 1927
    • C) 1935
    • D) 1945
  11. Who among the following leaders was not associated with the Kakori Conspiracy Case?

    • A) Ram Prasad Bismil
    • B) Bhagat Singh
    • C) Ashfaqulla Khan
    • D) Chandrashekhar Azad
  12. Who authored the famous book "Discovery of India," which presents an overview of India's history and culture?

    • A) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • B) Mahatma Gandhi
    • C) Subhas Chandra Bose
    • D) Rabindranath Tagore
  13. The August Offer was a proposal made by the British during the freedom struggle in which year?

    • A) 1940
    • B) 1942
    • C) 1945
    • D) 1947
  14. Who founded the Indian National Army (INA) to fight against British rule?

    • A) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • B) Subhas Chandra Bose
    • C) Bhagat Singh
    • D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  15. The Partition of India and Pakistan occurred in which year?

    • A) 1945
    • B) 1947
    • C) 1949
    • D) 1950
  16. Who was the first Governor-General of independent India?

    • A) Lord Mountbatten
    • B) Jawaharlal Nehru
    • C) Mahatma Gandhi
    • D) C. Rajagopalachari
  17. The Indian Independence Act, which provided for the partition of British India, was passed by the British Parliament in which year?

    • A) 1945
    • B) 1947
    • C) 1949
    • D) 1950
  18. Who was the leader of the Khilafat Movement, which aimed to support the Ottoman Empire during World War I?

    • A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
    • B) Maulana Muhammad Ali
    • C) Maulana Shaukat Ali
    • D) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
  19. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn by Mahatma Gandhi following the violence at which event?

    • A) Chauri Chaura incident
    • B) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
    • C) Quit India Movement
    • D) Dandi March
  20. Who was the last Viceroy of India?

    • A) Lord Mountbatten
    • B) Lord Irwin
    • C) Lord Wavell
    • D) Lord Linlithgow

Answers to the MCQs

  1. C) Mahatma Gandhi
  2. B) 1885
  3. C) 1920
  4. A) Mahatma Gandhi
  5. C) Amritsar
  6. A) Sarojini Naidu
  7. D) Mahatma Gandhi
  8. C) 1942
  9. A) Jawaharlal Nehru
  10. B) 1927
  11. B) Bhagat Singh
  12. A) Jawaharlal Nehru
  13. B) 1942
  14. B) Subhas Chandra Bose
  15. B) 1947
  16. A) Lord Mountbatten
  17. B) 1947
  18. C) Maulana Shaukat Ali
  19. A) Chauri Chaura incident
  20. A) Lord Mountbatten