Most Important Objective MCQs Questions in English on Indian National Movement for UPSSSC UP PET Exam. All topics question answer as per UPSSSC syllabus for upcoming exam in 2025-2026
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Indian National Movement MCQs for UP PET (in English)
Early Years of the Freedom Movement
Q.1: Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’ for his contributions to the early Indian freedom movement?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Dadabhai Naoroji
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Q.2: Which event marked the beginning of the organized Indian National Movement?
A) Formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885
B) The Revolt of 1857
C) The partition of Bengal in 1905
D) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Q.3: Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement that influenced Indian nationalism?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Swami Vivekananda
C) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
D) Rabindranath Tagore
Q.4: Which Indian leader is known for his efforts in promoting the idea of ‘Swaraj’ or self-rule?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q.5: The partition of which province in 1905 led to widespread protests and marked the beginning of the Swadeshi Movement?
A) Punjab
B) Bengal
C) Maharashtra
D) Madras
Q.6: Who authored the book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’?
A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Dadabhai Naoroji
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Q.7: The Indian National Congress was established in 1885 with the assistance of which British civil servant?
A) Allan Octavian Hume
B) Lord Curzon
C) Lord Ripon
D) Lord Mountbatten
Q.8: Which social reformer founded the Brahmo Samaj?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C) Swami Vivekananda
D) Jyotirao Phule
Q.9: Which movement aimed at the abolition of untouchability and the upliftment of the lower castes was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi?
A) Harijan Movement
B) Khilafat Movement
C) Non-Cooperation Movement
D) Civil Disobedience Movement
Q.10: Who among the following leaders was not associated with the Indian National Congress?
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Bipin Chandra Pal
C) Aurobindo Ghosh
D) Rani Lakshmibai
Swadeshi and Civil Disobedience Movement: Mahatma Gandhi and Others
Q.1: The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in which year?
A) 1919
B) 1920
C) 1921
D) 1922
Q.2: What was the primary objective of the Swadeshi Movement?
A) To promote Indian-made goods
B) To abolish the caste system
C) To gain immediate independence from British rule
D) To promote Western education
Q3: Which event triggered the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
B) The partition of Bengal
C) The Rowlatt Act
D) Simon Commission arrival
Q.4: The Dandi March was associated with which movement?
A) Non-Cooperation Movement
B) Civil Disobedience Movement
C) Quit India Movement
D) Swadeshi Movement
Q 5: Who was the President of the Indian National Congress during the Lahore session in 1929 where the demand for ‘Purna Swaraj’ was made?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q.6: Which leader is associated with the slogan “Do or Die”?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Q.7: Which British law sought to curb the growing nationalist movement and was met with widespread protest, leading to the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A) Rowlatt Act
B) Government of India Act, 1935
C) Vernacular Press Act
D) Indian Councils Act
Q.8: Who was the viceroy of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Irwin
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Lord Chelmsford
Q.9: Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi after the failure of the Cripps Mission?
A) Non-Cooperation Movement
B) Civil Disobedience Movement
C) Quit India Movement
D) Swadeshi Movement
Q.10: The Simon Commission, which was boycotted by Indian leaders, arrived in India in which year?
A) 1925
B) 1926
C) 1927
D) 1928
Role of Leaders
Q1: Who among the following was known as the ‘Iron Man of India’?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q.2: Who was the first Indian woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Annie Besant
C) Vijayalakshmi Pandit
D) Indira Gandhi
Q.3: Which leader was known for his slogan “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Q.4: Who was the leader of the revolutionary group ‘Hindustan Socialist Republican Association’ (HSRA)?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Chandrasekhar Azad
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Q.5: Who was known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
A) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D) C. Rajagopalachari
Q.6: Which Indian nationalist leader founded the Indian National Army (INA)?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Mahatma Gandhi
Q.7: Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
A) C. Rajagopalachari
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Q8: Which prominent Indian leader was known as the ‘Lion of Punjab’?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Lala Lajpat Rai
C) Udham Singh
D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Q.9: Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Q.10: Which leader’s birthday on 23rd January is celebrated as ‘Parakram Diwas’ in India?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Revolutionary Movement and Rise of Militant Nationalism
Q1: Who was the leader of the Chittagong Armoury Raid?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Surya Sen
C) Chandrasekhar Azad
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q2: Which revolutionary group was responsible for the assassination of British police officer J.P. Saunders?
A) Indian National Army
B) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
C) Ghadar Party
D) Anushilan Samiti
Q.3: The Kakori Conspiracy Case of 1925 was associated with which group?
A) Indian National Congress
B) Hindustan Republican Association
C) Anushilan Samiti
D) Ghadar Party
Q.4: Who was the founder of the Ghadar Party?
A) Lala Har Dayal
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Udham Singh
Q.5: Which revolutionary leader attempted to assassinate Lord Hardinge, the Viceroy of India?
A) Khudiram Bose
B) Rash Behari Bose
C) Madan Lal Dhingra
D) Aurobindo Ghosh
Q.6: The song ‘Vande Mataram’ became a symbol of the freedom struggle. Who composed it?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C) Aurobindo Ghosh
D) Subhash Chandra Bose
Q.7: Which revolutionary was involved in the attempt to kill Lord Curzon Wyllie in London?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Madan Lal Dhingra
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) Sardar Ajit Singh
Q.8: Who among the following revolutionaries was not a part of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Sukhdev
C) Rajguru
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
Q.9: Which revolutionary organization was formed by Aurobindo Ghosh and his brother Barindra Ghosh?
A) Anushilan Samiti
B) Abhinav Bharat
C) Ghadar Party
D) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
Q.10: Who among the following revolutionaries was involved in the assassination of Michael O’Dwyer in London?
A) Udham Singh
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Chandrasekhar Azad
D) Ram Prasad Bismil
Legislative Amendments and British India Act, 1935
Q.1: The Government of India Act, 1935 introduced which form of government in the provinces?
A) Dyarchy
B) Federal
C) Parliamentary
D) Presidential
Q2: Which Act was the first to introduce the principle of ‘separate electorates’ for Muslims in India?
A) Indian Councils Act, 1909
B) Government of India Act, 1919
C) Government of India Act, 1935
D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Q.3: The concept of a Federal Court for India was introduced by which Act?
A) Indian Councils Act, 1892
B) Indian Councils Act, 1909
C) Government of India Act, 1919
D) Government of India Act, 1935
Q.4: Which British law allowed the Governor-General to issue ordinances for India’s governance?
A) Government of India Act, 1919
B) Government of India Act, 1935
C) Indian Councils Act, 1892
D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Q.5: Under the Government of India Act, 1935, how many provinces were there in British India?
A) 7
B) 11
C) 14
D) 17
Q.6: Which legislative body was created as a result of the Government of India Act, 1935?
A) Lok Sabha
B) Rajya Sabha
C) Federal Assembly
D) Constituent Assembly
Q.7: Which Act marked the end of the British East India Company’s rule in India?
A) Government of India Act, 1858
B) Indian Councils Act, 1861
C) Government of India Act, 1935
D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Q.8: The principle of ‘provincial autonomy’ was introduced in India by which Act?
A) Indian Councils Act, 1909
B) Government of India Act, 1919
C) Government of India Act, 1935
D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Q.9: Which Act provided for the establishment of a ‘Federal Reserve Bank of India’?
A) Indian Councils Act, 1892
B) Government of India Act, 1919
C) Government of India Act, 1935
D) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Q.10: Which constitutional document was the basis for the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms?
A) Government of India Act, 1858
B) Indian Councils Act, 1909
C) Government of India Act, 1919
D) Government of India Act, 1935
Quit India Movement, Azad Hind Fauj and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Q.1: The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
A) 1940
B) 1941
C) 1942
D) 1943
Q.2: Who gave the famous slogan ‘Do or Die’ during the Quit India Movement?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Subhash Chandra Bose
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q.3: What was the primary objective of the Quit India Movement?
A) Immediate independence from British rule
B) Social and economic reforms
C) Support for World War II
D) Abolition of the caste system
Q.4: Which leader formed the Indian National Army (INA) or Azad Hind Fauj?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q5: The slogan ‘Jai Hind’ is associated with which Indian leader?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Subhash Chandra Bose
D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q.6: Subhash Chandra Bose escaped from house arrest in India to seek international support for India’s independence in which year?
A) 1940
B) 1941
C) 1942
D) 1943
Q.7: The Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) was established in which city?
A) Tokyo
B) Berlin
C) Singapore
D) Rangoon
Q.8: Which military operation was undertaken by the Indian National Army under Subhash Chandra Bose against British forces?
A) Operation Blue Star
B) Operation U-Go
C) Battle of Imphal
D) Battle of Kohima
Q.9: In which country did Subhash Chandra Bose meet Adolf Hitler to seek support for India’s independence?
A) Japan
B) Germany
C) Italy
D) Russia
Q.10: Which phrase is famously attributed to Subhash Chandra Bose, inspiring Indians to join the freedom struggle?
A) “Swaraj is my birthright”
B) “Do or Die”
C) “Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom”
D) “Vande Mataram”
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