Question 1. When was the Rowlatt Act passed?
(A) 1942
(B) 1930
(C) 1919
(D) 1909
Question 2. The Rowlatt Act aimed at________.
(A) Imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
(B) Suppression of the Khilafat Movement
(C) Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
(D) Compulsory economic support to war efforts
Question 3. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular Indignation?
(A) It curbed the trade union activities
(B) It authorized the Government to imprison people without trial
(C) It suppressed the traditional Indian education
(D) It curtailed the freedom of religion
Question 4. The Rowlatt Act was passed to______.
(A) Put Second World War criminals on trial
(B) Have a favourable ‘Balance of Trade’
(C) Curtail the National and Revolutionary Activities
(D) Bring about Agrarian Reforms
Question 5. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
(A) Lord Wavell
(B) Lord Chelmsford
(C) Lord Reading
(D) Lord Irwin
Question 6. Indian National Congress opposed the Rowlatt Act because it aimed _________.
(A) To imprison national leaders charging the traitors to the nation
(B) To enlarge the communal delegations
(C) To ban on Indian National Congress
(D) To limit the individual liberty
Question 7. The first venture of Gandhi in all India politics was the_______.
(A) Dandi March
(B) Champaran Movement
(C) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(D) Non-Co-operation Movement
Question 8. Who suggested launching of no tax campaign as a protest against Rowlatt Act?
(A) Swami Shraddhananda
(B) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(C) Gandhiji
(D) Abul Kalam Azad
Question 9. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the _______.
(A) Ilbert Bill
(B) Indian Arms Act
(C) Pitt’s India Act
(D) Rowlatt Act
Question 10. Which important even immediately preceded Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
(A) Arrival of Simon Commission
(B) Communal Award
(C) Enactment of Rowlatt Act
(D) Non-Co-operation Movement
Question 11. The massacre of the crowd at Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar took place on_______.
(A) 29 July, 1919
(B) 13 April, 1919
(C) 1 April, 1919
(D) 5 May, 1918
Question 12. The year 1919 in Indian history is related to________.
(A) Khilafat Movement
(B) Partition of Bengal
(C) for the tragedy of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(D) for the transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi
Question 13. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in the city______.
(A) Lahore
(B) Amritsar
(C) Agra
(D) Meerut
Question 14. During the Indian freedom struggle, a large unarmed crowd gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar on 13 April, 1919 to protest against the arrest of________.
(A) Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal
(B) Mahatma Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad
(C) Madan Mohan Malviya and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(D) Swami Shraddhananda and Mazharul Haq
Question 15. Why did people gather to demonstrate at Jallianwala Bagh?
(A) To protest against the arbitrarily of inhuman acts of the Punjab Government
(B) To offer prayers on the Baisakhi Day
(C) To protest against the arrest of Kitchlu and Satyapal
(D) To protest against the arrest of Gandhi and Lajpat Rai
Question 16. Select the correct sequence of the following events by using the codes given below.
- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
- Dr. Satyapal’s incarceration
- Amritsar Congress Session, 1919
(A) 3, 2, 1
(B) 2, 3, 1
(C) 1, 2, 3
(D) 2, 1, 3
Question 17. With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’.
- In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League.
- Demonstration against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 1 and 2
(D) Only 1
Question 18. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British a Jallianwala Bagh?
(A) The Vernacular Press Act
(B) The Rowlatt Act
(C) The Public Safety Act
(D) The Arms Act
Question 19. Which one of the following events, was characterized by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
(A) Shooting of Curzon-Wythe
(B) Shooting of the Mahatma
(C) Massacre of Jallianwala Bagh
(D) Killing of INA activities
Question 20. Who was the Prime Minister of England when the MontagueChelmsford Act was passed in 1919?
(A) Lord Salisbury
(B) Sir Samuel Hoare
(C) George Hamilton
(D) Lloyd George
Question 21. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in 1919?
(A) Lord Canning
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Chelmsford
(D) Lord Chelmsford
Question 22. The task of drafting Congress Inquiry Committee report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was entrusted to_______.
(A) Fazlul Haq
(B) C.R. Das
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Question 23. Sir Michael O’ Dwyer was shot dead on 13th March, 1940 in London by_______.
(A) Udham Singh
(B) V.D. Savarkar
(C) M.P.T. Acharya
(D) Madan Lal Dhingra
Question 24. Udham Singh killed in London_______.
(A) Lord Willingdon
(B) Sir Michael O’ Dwyer
(C) General Dyer
(D) Lord Hardinge
Question 25. Who from the following killed O’ Dwyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
(A) Sohan Singh Josh
(B) Udham Singh
(C) Sardar Kishan Singh
(D) Prithvi Singh Azad
Question 26. General Dyer O’ Dwyer name is associated with which of the following event?
(A) Jallianwala Bagh
(B) Battle of 1857
(C) Battle of Rani Durgavati
(D) Black Hole of Calcutta
Question 27. The Hunter Committee was appointed after the __________.
(A) Partition of Bengal
(B) Uprising of 1857
(C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(D) Black-hole incident
Question 28. Who among the following had resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council protesting Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(B) Sir Shankar Nair
(C) Madan Mohan Malviya
(D) All three above
Question 29. Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his ‘Knighthood’ in protest to which one of the following?
(A) Cripps Mission
(B) Simon Commission
(C) Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
(D) Rowlatt Act
Question 30. The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was_______.
(A) Syed Ahmed Khan
(B) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(C) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(D) Tej Bahadur Sapru