OP MOD IND (with Complete Solutions)

1.When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha? (A) Vinoba Bhave (B) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (C) Abbas Tayyabji (D) Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad correct answers (C) (SSC Section Officer (Audit)1997) Exp: After Gandhiji's arrest in 1930, He appointed Abbas Tayyabji as the leader of salt Satyagrah. He was also called " Grand Old Man of Gujarat" 2.In which session of Congress the demand of "Purna Swaraj" was accepted as the aim of the congress? (A) Calcutta (B) Madras (C) Nagpur (D) Lahore correct answers (D) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 1997) Exp: In 1928, Gandhiji demanded Swaraj in the coming one year, from the British Government. In Lahore Session of 1929 of INC which took place on the bank of river Ravi under the presidentship of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, the INC declared ' Purna Swaraj' as its ultimate goal. 3.Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha? (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (B) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (C) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (D) Acharya J.B. Kriplani correct answers (C) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 1997) Exp: Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel was the leader of Bardoli Satyagraha (1928), and its success gave rise to Patel becoming one of the main leaders of the independence movement. In 1925 the taluka of Bardoli in Gujarat suffered from floods and famine, causing crop production to suffer and leaving farmers facing freat financial troubles, However, the government of the presidency raised the tax rate by 30%, hence, after this women of Bardoli bestowed Vallabh Bhai Patel with the title of Sardar. 4."Go back to Vedas. "This call given by- (A) Ramakrishna Paramhansa (B) Vivekananda (C) Jyotiba Phule (D) Dayanand Saraswati correct answers (D) (SSC (10+2) Level Data Entry 2011) Exp: Swami Dayanand Saraswati gave the slogan 'Go back to Vedas', He was the founder of Arya Samaj, A Hindu reform movements of the vedic tradition. 5.Noakhali is situated in- (A) West Bengal (B) Bangladesh (C) Tripura (D) Bihar correct answers (B) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 1997) Exp: Noakhali is a district in South-East Bangladesh 16th August, 1946 was declared the 'Direct Action Day' (also known as Calcutta killings Great) by Muslim League putting forward the demand of separate Nations and the riots broke out at Noakhali. 6.Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during 'Satyagrah' in the year______ (A) 1906 (B) 1908 (C) 1913 (D) 1917 correct answers (B) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 1997) Exp: Gandhiji, for the first time organized Satyagraha in June, 1907 against compulsory registration of Asiatics (The Black Act) On 10th Jan, 1908, he was arrested for farling to leave Transvaal register and he was sentenced for two months in jail. 7.What was the basis of transfer of power to India on 15th August? (A) On this day the Indian National Congress had demanded "Poorna Swaraj". (B) On this day Mahatma Gandhi started 'Quit India Movement'. (C) Anniversary of formation of Interim Government (D) Anniversary of the surrender of Japanese army before Admiral Mountbatten correct answers (D) (SSC Section Officer (Audit) 1997) Exp: Lord Mountbatten decided the date of Aug 15 for transfer of power to