Major Leaders and Events from the Gandhian Era until India’s Independence AFCAT Questions

Major Leaders and Events from the Gandhian Era until India’s Independence MCQ Questions

13.
In the immediate aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, martial law was imposed across Punjab, and Indians in Amritsar were subjected to which particularly humiliating order issued by General Dyer?
A.
Compulsory salutes to all British officers on bicycles
B.
The 'Crawling Order', forcing Indians to crawl past the spot where a British woman missionary had been assaulted
C.
Mandatory Sunday church attendance for all residents
D.
A curfew limited only to government employees
ANSWER :
B. The 'Crawling Order', forcing Indians to crawl past the spot where a British woman missionary had been assaulted
14.
Following the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, who assassinated Michael O'Dwyer (the former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab) in London in 1940, in an act of revenge?
A.
Udham Singh
B.
Bhagat Singh
C.
Chandra Shekhar Azad
D.
Surya Sen
ANSWER :
A. Udham Singh
15.
Mahatma Gandhi famously called for the British Indian Government's response to be answered with 'Non-violent Non-Cooperation' — which earlier South African concept did this draw from?
A.
Sarvodaya
B.
Ahimsa alone, without any prior precedent
C.
Trusteeship
D.
Satyagraha
ANSWER :
D. Satyagraha
16.
Aurobindo Ghosh, an early radical nationalist leader, famously criticised the moderate-led Indian National Congress by calling it a:
A.
'Royal puppet show'
B.
'Feudal council'
C.
'Foreign agency'
D.
'Begging institute'
ANSWER :
D. 'Begging institute'
17.
Chittaranjan Das, who became the first president of the Swaraj Party in 1923, was popularly known by which honorific title?
A.
Deshbandhu
B.
Lokmanya
C.
Maulana
D.
Sardar
ANSWER :
A. Deshbandhu
18.
Chittaranjan Das is often described as the 'Political Guru' of which prominent 20th-century nationalist leader?
A.
Vallabhbhai Patel
B.
Rajendra Prasad
C.
Jawaharlal Nehru
D.
Subhas Chandra Bose
ANSWER :
D. Subhas Chandra Bose