History Quiz for SSC CGL 2016

Q1. In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon in India? 
(a) Ahmdabad Strike, 1918
(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
(c) Non–Co-operation Movement, 1920-22
(d) Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928


Q2. From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start the individual Satyagraha in 1940? 
(a) Nadiad in Gujarat
(b) Paunar in Maharashtra
(c) Adyar in Tamil Nadu
(d) Guntur in Andhra Pradesh

Q3. Which one of the following writings is NOT related to Mahatma Gandhi? 
(a) My Experiments with Truth
(b) Harijan
(c) The Holy Family
(d) Hind Swaraj

Q4. The book ‘Unto this Last’ which influenced Gandhi was authored by—
(a) Boris Yeltsin
(b) John Ruskin
(c) Pushkin
(d) Ruskin Bond

Q5. Moti Lal Nehru and Chitta Ranjan (C.R.) Das were the founder- members of the—
(a) Communist Party of India
(b) Forward Bloc
(c) Socialist-Swarajist Party
(d) Swaraj Party

Q6. Gandhi considered Khadi as a symbol of—
(a) Industrialization
(b) Economic Independence
(c) Economic growth
(d) Moral Purity

Q7. ‘India wins Freedom’ is the autobiography of—
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Muhammad Ali
(c) Zakir Hussain
(d) Syed Ahmed Khan

Q8. The Round Table Conference at London meet for the decision of—
(a) A future constitution of India
(b) Provision of Provincial Autonomy
(c) Gandhi’s demands for calling off Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Congress Claim to be the sole representative of Indians

Q9. Sarvodaya stands for—
(a) Total revolution
(b) Non-Co-operation
(c) Upliftment of all
(d) Non-Violence

Q10. In which city of South Africa was Mahatma Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by the white people?
(a) Cape Town
(b) Durban
(c) Johannesburg
(d) Pretoria

Q11. Who attend the Congress of Oppressed Nationalist at Brussels in 1927, on behalf of the National Congress?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Dr. Ansari
(d) Moti Lal Nehru

 Q12. Which of the following are the most important teachings of Gandhiji?
1. Truth
2. Non-Violence
3. Religion
4. Satyagraha
Select the correct code:
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only

Q13. Gandhiji was the staunch supporter of—
(a) big industries
(b) cottage industries
(c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of these

Q14. Who was the last British Viceroy of India?
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) Lord Wavell
(c) Clement Atlee
(d) Lord Mountbatten

Q15. The Swarajya party was formed following the failure of
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Champaran Satyagraha

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