Swaraj Party, Simon Commission, Nehru Report and Revolutionaries (1922-1929)

Attempt the quiz above first, then review every question with its correct answer and a short explanation below.

1. Q1.The Swaraj Party was formed in 1923 by C. R. Das and:

   • A.Jawaharlal Nehru
   • B.Subhas Bose
   • C.Motilal Nehru✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Vallabhbhai Patel

   Explanation: The Swarajists wanted to enter the legislatures.

2. Q2.The Simon Commission arrived in India in:

   • A.1928✓ Correct Answer
   • B.1919
   • C.1925
   • D.1931

   Explanation: It was boycotted because it had no Indian member.

3. Q3.The slogan "Simon Go Back" was raised in protest against the:

   • A.all-white Simon Commission✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Cabinet Mission
   • C.Cripps Mission
   • D.Rowlatt Act

   Explanation: Sir John Simon chaired it.

4. Q4.The Lahore session of 1929 declared the goal of the Congress to be:

   • A.Dominion status
   • B.Purna Swaraj (complete independence)✓ Correct Answer
   • C.Home Rule
   • D.Provincial autonomy

   Explanation: Jawaharlal Nehru presided.

5. Q5.Independence Day was first observed on 26 January in:

   • A.1929
   • B.1930✓ Correct Answer
   • C.1935
   • D.1942

   Explanation: The Congress asked people to take the pledge.

6. Q6.Which famous train robbery of 1925 was carried out by the HRA?

   • A.Chauri Chaura
   • B.Alipore
   • C.Kakori✓ Correct Answer
   • D.Chittagong

   Explanation: It was near Lucknow.

7. Q7.The Nehru Report of 1928 was a response to the challenge of:

   • A.the Rowlatt Act
   • B.framing a constitution acceptable to Indians✓ Correct Answer
   • C.the Salt Tax
   • D.the Khilafat question

   Explanation: Birkenhead had challenged Indians to produce a constitution.

8. Q8.The committee that drafted the Nehru Report was headed by:

   • A.Motilal Nehru✓ Correct Answer
   • B.Jawaharlal Nehru
   • C.Tej Bahadur Sapru
   • D.Mohammad Ali Jinnah

   Explanation: It recommended dominion status.

9. Q9.Jinnah's Fourteen Points were put forward in:

   • A.1909
   • B.1916
   • C.1929✓ Correct Answer
   • D.1940

   Explanation: They responded to the Nehru Report.

10. Q10.Lala Lajpat Rai died in 1928 after a lathi charge during a protest against the:

    • A.Rowlatt Act
    • B.Simon Commission✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Partition of Bengal
    • D.Cripps Mission

    Explanation: The protest was held at Lahore.

11. Q11.Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly in:

    • A.1925
    • B.1931
    • C.1942
    • D.1929✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: It was thrown on 8 April 1929.

12. Q12.The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was formed in 1928 at:

    • A.Lahore
    • B.Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi✓ Correct Answer
    • C.Kanpur
    • D.Calcutta

    Explanation: Chandrashekhar Azad was a key leader.

13. Q13.The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 was led by:

    • A.Mahatma Gandhi
    • B.Jawaharlal Nehru
    • C.Vallabhbhai Patel✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Rajendra Prasad

    Explanation: Bardoli gave Patel the title "Sardar".

14. Q14.The Congress session at Lahore in 1929 was held on the bank of the river:

    • A.Sutlej
    • B.Beas
    • C.Chenab
    • D.Ravi✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: The tricolour was hoisted at midnight on 31 December 1929.

15. Q15.The Lahore Conspiracy Case involved:

    • A.Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki
    • B.Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan
    • C.Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru✓ Correct Answer
    • D.Surya Sen and Pritilata

    Explanation: They were hanged on 23 March 1931.

16. Q16.Who led the Kakori train action of 1925 and was hanged in 1927?

    • A.Bhagat Singh
    • B.Chandrashekhar Azad
    • C.Sukhdev
    • D.Ram Prasad Bismil✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: Ashfaqulla Khan and Roshan Singh were also hanged.

17. Q17.The Simon Commission was appointed in 1927 by the Conservative government under Secretary of State:

    • A.Lord Birkenhead✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Edwin Montagu
    • C.Wedgwood Benn
    • D.Lord Zetland

    Explanation: It was set up two years before the Act's scheduled review.

18. Q18.Who was killed by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru at Lahore in December 1928?

    • A.General Dyer
    • B.Michael O'Dwyer
    • C.Lord Hardinge
    • D.J. P. Saunders✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: It was in retaliation for Lajpat Rai's death.

19. Q19.Who formed the Indian Independence League with Jawaharlal Nehru in 1928?

    • A.Vallabhbhai Patel
    • B.Rajendra Prasad
    • C.C. R. Das
    • D.Subhas Chandra Bose✓ Correct Answer

    Explanation: They pushed for complete independence.

20. Q20.The Lahore session of 1929 authorised the Working Committee to launch:

    • A.a civil disobedience movement✓ Correct Answer
    • B.Non-Cooperation Movement
    • C.Quit India Movement
    • D.Khilafat Movement

    Explanation: It also decided to boycott the Round Table Conference.