General Studies MCQ -51

Dear Aspirants,

General Studies MCQs are the basic part of Himachal competitive exams. It is helpful to HPSSSB, and State Banks Exams. It is a series of General knowledge  MCQ (including Indian History MCQs, Static gk) also help in the National level examination, Sainik School, NDA, and army exams, etc.

Q1. The Congress supported Mahatma Gandhi’s plan non-cooperation with the government (September 1920) for till the Punjab and Khilafat wrongs were removed and :
(A) Parliamentary democracy was introduced
(B) Swaraj was established
(C) The Rowlatt Act was amulled
(D) Poorna Swaraj was established

Q2. Gandhiji was associated with the Peasant Movements of:
(A) Bardoli
(B) Champaran
(C) Kheda
(D) Both (B) and (C)

Q3. Which of the following was the object of the RowlattAct passed by the Government in 1919?
(A) Dispense with the ordinary procedure for the trial of accused persons and to secure arbitrary confinement
(B) Provide for different sets of rules, and procedures for dealing with ordinary and political criminals
(C) To terrorize the people
(D) To break the strength of the nationalist movement

Q4. The agitation against the Rowlatt Act through SatyagrahaSabha was organized by :
(A) Mazhar-ul-Haq
(B) Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew
(C) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Q5. April 13, 1919, marked the brutal massacre at Jallianwala Bagh What was the occasion for the gathering at the Jallianwala Bagh ground before the massacre took place?
(A) To condole the death of a local leader in police custody
(B) To demonstrate protest against the arrest of their popular leaders, Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr.Satyapal
(C) To protest against the passing of the Rowlatt Act G
(D) To organize a Satyagraha against the generally rude behavior of General Dyer

Q6. Why was the Non-cooperation Movement launched in 1920?
(A) To oppose the Indian Government’s failure to restore the authority of the Khalifa
(B) To oppose the Indian government for not taking action against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre (1919)
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) None of these

Q7. In which of the following year was Non-cooperation Movement suspended?
(A) 1922
(B) 1920
(C) 1942
(D) 1941

Q8. Non-cooperation Movement did not envisage :
(A) to boycott and violate the laws of the land
(B) to boycott foreign goods
(C) to boycott Government schools and colleges
(D) to boycott elections under the Government of India Act, 1919

Q9. Which of the following is the significance of Chauri Chaura in the history of the Indian National Movement?
(A) The crowd burnt the police station and killed 22 policemen so due to violence Gandhi withdrew his Non-cooperation Movement
(B) Gandhiji started his Satyagraha from here
(C) Gandhi started his Non-cooperation Movement from here
(D) Gandhiji started his Dandi March from here

Q10. Why was the Khilafat Movement organized by the Ali Brothers?
(A) As a protest against the British for the maltreatment of Turkey under the Treaty of Sevres
(B) To protest against the high-handed attitude of the Congress leaders towards the legitimate demand of the Muslims
(C) As a protest against the communal policies of the Muslim League
(D) All of these