Popular Movements CDS Questions

Popular Movements MCQ Questions

1.
The Khilafat Movement was launched in India primarily to protest against which of the following?
A.
The Rowlatt Act of 1919
B.
The partition of Bengal in 1905
C.
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919
D.
The harsh treatment given to Turkey and the Sultan of Turkey (Khalifa) by the British after World War I
ANSWER :
D. The harsh treatment given to Turkey and the Sultan of Turkey (Khalifa) by the British after World War I
2.
Who among the following were the prominent leaders of the Khilafat Movement in India?
A.
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan and Aga Khan
B.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
C.
Maulana Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali (the Ali Brothers)
D.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan
ANSWER :
C. Maulana Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali (the Ali Brothers)
3.
When was the All India Khilafat Conference first held?
A.
March 1919 at Bombay
B.
April 1921 at Karachi
C.
December 1920 at Nagpur
D.
November 1919 at Delhi
ANSWER :
D. November 1919 at Delhi
4.
Who was elected as the President of the All India Khilafat Conference held in Delhi in November 1919?
A.
Maulana Shaukat Ali
B.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
Hakim Ajmal Khan
ANSWER :
C. Mahatma Gandhi
5.
Who among the following described the Khilafat Movement as 'an opportunity of uniting Hindus and Muslims as would not arise in a hundred years'?
A.
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
B.
Maulana Mohammad Ali
C.
Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
D.
Mahatma Gandhi
ANSWER :
D. Mahatma Gandhi
6.
Which treaty signed after World War I dismembered the Ottoman Empire and angered Indian Muslims?
A.
Treaty of Versailles, 1919
B.
Treaty of Saint-Germain, 1919
C.
Treaty of Lausanne, 1923
D.
Treaty of Sevres, 1920
ANSWER :
D. Treaty of Sevres, 1920