SSC CGL Preparation – Day 14

MCQs: Indian Freedom Struggle

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1. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?
A) Lord Dalhousie
B) Lord Canning
C) Lord Curzon
D) Lord Wellesley

✅ Answer: B) Lord Canning
📝 Lord Canning was the Governor-General and later became the first Viceroy after 1858.

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2. Which of the following leaders gave the slogan, “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D) Mahatma Gandhi

✅ Answer: C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
📝 This slogan inspired the extremist phase of the national movement.

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3. The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
A) 1857
B) 1885
C) 1905
D) 1920

✅ Answer: B) 1885
📝 Founded by A.O. Hume, first session held in Bombay, presided over by W.C. Bonnerjee.

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4. Which session of Congress did Mahatma Gandhi attend for the first time?
A) 1916 – Lucknow
B) 1920 – Nagpur
C) 1919 – Amritsar
D) 1907 – Surat

✅ Answer: A) 1916 – Lucknow
📝 This session was also known for the Lucknow Pact between Congress and the Muslim League.

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5. The Dandi March was related to:
A) Protest against Rowlatt Act
B) Civil Disobedience against Salt Law
C) Quit India Movement
D) Khilafat Movement

✅ Answer: B) Civil Disobedience against Salt Law
📝 Gandhiji walked 240 miles from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in 1930.

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6. Who among the following was not associated with the Ghadar Party?
A) Lala Hardayal
B) Bhagat Singh
C) Sohan Singh Bhakna
D) Kartar Singh Sarabha

✅ Answer: B) Bhagat Singh
📝 Bhagat Singh was part of HSRA, not the Ghadar Party.

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7. The “Do or Die” slogan is associated with which movement?
A) Non-Cooperation Movement
B) Civil Disobedience Movement
C) Quit India Movement
D) Home Rule Movement

✅ Answer: C) Quit India Movement
📝 Launched on August 8, 1942, by Gandhiji at Bombay session of Congress.

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8. Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Indian National Army (INA) in which country?
A) Germany
B) Burma
C) Japan
D) Singapore

✅ Answer: D) Singapore
📝 The INA was revived by Bose in 1943 with support from Japan.

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9. Who presided over the Lahore Session of Congress in 1929 where ‘Purna Swaraj’ was declared?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Sardar Patel
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Motilal Nehru

✅ Answer: C) Jawaharlal Nehru
📝 This session also fixed 26 January 1930 as the first Independence Day.

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10. The slogan “Jai Hind” was popularized by:
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Bhagat Singh
D) Chandrashekhar Azad

✅ Answer: B) Subhas Chandra Bose
📝 It became the salutation of INA and is still used as a national slogan.