Directio: The following questions consist of two statements — Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Answer these questions selecting the appropriate option given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
Q.1.) Assertion(A): In India rise of nationalism is associated with the anti-colonial movement.
Reason(R): The sense of being oppressed under colonialism connected many different groups together.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.2.) Assertion(A): The Congress under Mahatma Gandhi tried to connect different groups together into one movement .
Reasons(R): Unity didn’t come without conflicts.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.3.) Assertion(A): Mass processions Were a common feature of the Indian national movement.
Reason(R): People protested for the benefit of their respective social groups.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q.4.) Assertion(A): The notions of freedom were different for every social group.
Reason(R) Every class and group felt the effects of colonialism differently .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.5.) Assertion(A): Rates of taxes were raised and income tax was introduced in colonial India.
Reason(R): Defence expenditure and war loans after the first world war was financed by Indian taxes.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.6.) Assertion(A): In 1920-21 crops failed in many parts of India and there was an influenza epidemic.
Reason(R): According to the 1921 census, 13 million people perished in India due to famine and disease.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.7.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi appeared as a new leader for the popular movement after the first world war.
Reason(R): Hardships as hoped, ended after the war.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q.8.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa to India in January 1916.
Reason(R): Gandhi successfully fought racist regime of South Africa with satyagraha and now he was back in India to apply this policy.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.9.) Assertion(A): A Satyagrahi could win any battle without the use of violence and anger .
Reason(R): Satyagrahi while constantly standing their ground would strike at the conscious of the oppressor .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.10.) Assertion(A): In 1917 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to Champaran,Bihar.
Reason(R): It was Gandhi’s first major movement where he inspired peasants to resist exploitation by planters.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.11.) Assertion(A): Peasants of kheda were adversely affected by the crop failure and plague.
Reason(R): Kheda peasants could not pay the revenue in 1917 and wanted relaxation in payment .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.12.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi declared that Satyagraha is a weapon of the strong instead of the weak.
Reason(R): Satyagraha is pure soul force and uses truth as its driving force.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.13.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi decided to launch a nationwide Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act in 1919 .
Reason(R): Rowlatt Act gave government unrestricted power to arrest Indian political prisoners without trial for 2 years.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.14.) Assertion(A): British administration brutally tried to suppress the nationalist .
Reason(R): Local leaders were picked up from Amritsar, and Mahatma Gandhi was stopped beside delhi.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.15.) Assertion(A): There were widespread attacks on government and public buildings in Amritsar during April 1919.
Reason(R): On April 10, there was an open fire on a peaceful procession of protesters in Amritsar.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.16.) Assertion(A): Martial law was imposed in Amritsar during the Rowlatt Satyagraha and command was given to General Dyer.
Reason(R): General Dyer fired upon a peaceful procession in the streets of Amritsar.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q.17.) Assertion(A): On April 13 1919 a large crowd was gathered in the grounds of Jallianwala Bagh.
Reason(R): Some were there to protest and others had come to the Baisakhi fair.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.18.) Assertion(A): Dyer wanted to produce a moral effect by terrorizing Satyagrahis.
Reason(R): Dyer blocked the exits of Jalianwala Bagh and opened fire, causing a massacre.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.19.) Assertion(A): There were strikes and people attacked police and government buildings after the Jallianwala Bagh incident.
Reason(R): News of the Jallianwala massacre sent a shock of rage around India.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.20.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi called off the Rowlatt Satyagraha .
Reason(R): Indians were brutally repressed, humiliated and violated with attacks and even bombing .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.21.) Assertion(A): Rowlatt Satyagraha wasn’t a popular or well spread movement.
Reason(R): It was limited to mostly cities and major towns.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.22.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi, after Rowlatt Satyagraha, felt a need to launch a broader movement for masses of India.
Reason(R): Such a movement couldn’t happen without Hindu-Muslim unity.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.23.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi took up the Khilafat issue along with his non-cooperation movement.
Reason(R): Gandhi believed that the Khilafat issue was an opportunity to bring Muslims under the umbrella of a united movement.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.24.) Assertion(A): A Khilafat Committee was formed in Bombay in March 1919.
Reason(R) A harsh treaty was to be imposed on the Muslim spritual head (khalifa) and young Muslims in India felt they needed to defend Khalifa’s powers.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.25.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi stated in his book Hind Swaraj that British rule could only be established in India due to co-operation of Indians .
Reason(R): If Indians refused to cooperate with the British, the British rule would collapse within two years .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q26.) Assertion(A): People would surrender their titles, boycott government services and foreign goods during 1920 .
Reason(R): Non-cooperation in 1920 was a movement of not cooperating or giving aid to Britishers.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q27.) Assertion (A): In months of September and December of 1920 there was a turmoil among Congress.
Reason (R): Many members of Congress were eager to boycott council elections of November 1920 .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q28) Assertion(A): Non cooperation programme was adopted by Congress in the Nagpur session of 1920.
Reason(R): For a while there was no agreement between supporters and opponents of the non-cooperation movement.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q29) Assertion(A): Various social groups participated in the 1921 Non-cooperation-Khilafat movement.
Reason(R): They all had a single aspiration and united meaning of Swaraj as their call of movement.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q30) Assertion(A): Although most provinces boycotted council elections, the justice party of Madras participated in it.
Reason(R): The Justice party saw council elections as an opportunity to gain some power which normally had Brahmanical dominance.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q 31) Assertion(A): The import of foreign cloth in India dropped from Rs102 crore to 57 crore.
Reason(R): Merchants and traders boycott foreign goods and it was even burnt due to non cooperation movement .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q32) Assertion(A): The production of Indian clothes and handlooms went up during 1921-22.
Reason(R): People boycotted foreign textiles and started wearing Indian clothes .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q33.) Assertion(A): Non-cooperation movement had an intense pace especially in the cities throughout its tenure.
Reason(R): Indian Khadi was more expensive than foreign cloth and thus not affordable to everyone.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.34) Assertion(A): Students and lawyers started going back to government schools and courts respectively .
Reason(R): India didn’t have an adequate number of homegrown institutions to replace British ones .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.35) Assertion(A): Peasants in Awadh had to do forced work and ‘begar’ at landlords’ farms. They also had to pay extremely high taxes and rents.
Reasons(R): The movement in Awadh was against talukdars and landlords.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.36.) Assertion(A): Peasant movements in villages demanded abolition of charges like ‘begar’ and relief in revenue payment.
Reason(R): These charges were levied by Britishers, whom peasants stopped giving services like barbers and washermen .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q.37) Assertion(A): The congress was unhappy with how the non cooperation movement developed among peasants in rural areas.
Reason(R) Many talukdars and merchants were attacked and incidents of robbery and hoarding were committed by peasants .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.38) Assertion(A): Gandhi ji had declared that no taxes had to be paid and land was to be given to the poor.
Reason(R): Mahatma Gandhi’s name was used to justify any action or aspiration .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.39) Assertion(A): Nehru ji had to address an impromptu meeting of the peasants around them on 6 January 1921.
Reason(R): Police stopped Nehru ji in United provinces from proceeding further near Rae Bareli.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q40.) Assertion(A): Tribal peasant movements interpreted swaraj in forms of armed conflict and guerrilla warfare.
Reason(R): Congress approved every form and branch of non-cooperation movement.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q41.) Assertion(A): Tirbals in Gudem Hills adopted violent methods to protest against the colonial government in which they were led by Alluri Sitaram Raju.
Reason(R): Tribal lifestyle and livelihood were disturbed by colonial forest laws and their leader Raju declared the liberation could be achieved only by use of force.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q42.) Assertion(A): Assam plantation workers interpreted Non-cooperation movement by defying authorities and leaving plantations.
Reason(R): Inland Emigration Act,1859 restricted plantation workers to their tea gardens which they saw as oppression.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q43) Assertion(A): The nature of Non-cooperation movement was uniform in cities and rural or tribal areas.
Reason(R): Every community has a different meaning of Swaraj which meant end of all their sufferings and troubles.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q44.) Assertion(A): The forms of many local movements were not identified by Congress with non-cooperation.
Reason(R): Peasant and tribal movements linked their actions to non -cooperation to identify themselves with a movement which was of national limits.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q45.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi had to abruptly call off the Non-cooperation movement in 1922.
Reason(R): In 1922 at Chauri Chaura a peaceful procession became violent and attacked the police.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.46.) Assertion(A): C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru formed the Swaraj Party.
Reason(R): They were one of the many leaders of Congress who wanted to participate in elections to provincial councils.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.47.) Assertion(A): Provincial councils were set up by the Government of India Act 1919.
Reason(R): Many congress leaders felt it was necessary for congress to oppose the British through these councils.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.48.) Assertion(A): By 1930 Indian countryside was in economic turmoil.
Reason(R): The worldwide depression of the 1920s caused a sharp decline in prices and exports of agricultural goods.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.49.) Assertion(A): When Simon Commission reached India it was opposed with slogans of ‘Simon Go Back’ in1928.
Reason(R) This statutory commission was in India to give suggestions about constitution system, but didn’t have a single Indian member
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.50.) Assertion(A): Lord Irwin in Oct 1929, gave India proposals of ‘Dominion State’ and round table conference for Indian constitution .
Reason(R): The Congress leaders were satisfied with this proposal .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q.51) Assertion(A): Congress celebrated 26 January 1930 as Independence Day prior to 1947 .
Reason(R): In December 1929 Lahore session, Congress decided to demand ‘purna swaraj’ or total independence.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q52) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi chose Salt as a symbol to start a movement on and sent a letter on the same to then Viceroy Irwin.
Reason(R): Mahatma Gandhi wanted to engage diverse Indian masses into a united national campaign by using everyday life issues such as ‘salt’ .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q53) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi demanded reduction in the salt tax.
Reason(R): Gandhi believed tax and monopoly on an essential item like ‘salt’ were one of the most oppressive policies of the British.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q54) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi started his famous salt march with his 78 trusted volunteers in March 1930.
Reason(R): In his letter to Lord Irwin Mahatma Gandhi gave an ultimatum till 11th March 1930 to fulfil their demands or else he was determined to launch a civil disobedience movement.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q55) Assertion(A): After 24 days of Salt march, Gandhi reached Dandi and broke the salt law by making Salt from sea water.
Reason(R): This was the conclusion of the Civil Disobedience movement.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q 56) Assertion(A): Civil Disobedience movement started with violating the salt law and urged citizens to disobey colonial laws.
Reason(R): In 1930 salt law was violated in different parts of the country and people boycotted the foreign cloth and civil services .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q57) Assertion(A): In April 1930 angry crowds in Peshawar attacked police cars and demonstrated in the streets.
Reason(R): Many congress leaders were being arrested to suppress Civil Disobedience and Abdul Gaffar Khan was one of them.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q58) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi decided to call off the Civil Disobedience movement and made a pact with Irwin on 5 March 1931.
Reason(R): The movement took a violent turn with attacks on the British administration and the Government brutally repressed the movement in which even peaceful protestors were attacked and many were killed.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.59) Assertion(A): Gandhiji entered the Gandhi Irwin pact on 5th March 1931.
Reason(R): Gandhiji consented to participate in the 2nd Round Table Conference and the government agreed to release political prisoners. .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.60.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi relaunched the Civil Disobedience movement.
Reasons(R): Round table conferences were inconclusive and the British government had been repressive to an extent where Congress had been declared illegal.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.61.) Assertion(A): The relationship between the Congress and the poor peasants had been cordial and uniform during the Civil Disobedience movement.
Reason(R): Congress was unwilling to support the ‘no rent’ campaign of poor tenants and sharecroppers that might upset the rich and landlords .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.62.) Assertion(A): Business classes formed the Indian Industrial and Commercial Congress and Industries (FICCI) in an effort to support the Civil Disobedience movement.
Reason(R) Prominent businessmen wanted their ‘swaraj’ to end colonial restrictions on business and wanted protection from imports of foreign goods .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.63) Assertion(A): Most Industrial workers stayed aloof from the Civil Disobedience movement.
Reason(R): Congress included demands of industrial workers against the rich and business class in their campaign .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q.64) Assertion(A): Civil Disobedience movement had an unique feature as many women participated in it.
Reason(R): Women were moved by Gandhi’s call that it was also their sacred duty to serve the nation.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q65.) Assertion(A): Congress had ignored untouchables or ‘Dalits’ for a long time in fear of offending ‘Sanatanis’.
Reason(R): Dalits were one of the social groups who were not moved by the concept of ‘Swaraj’ and movements by Congress.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q66.) Assertion(A): Mahatma Gandhi called untouchables ‘Harijan’ and organised a movement to remove social restrictions put upon them.
Reason(R): Gandhi believed that true Swaraj couldn’t be achieved until untouchability wasn’t eliminated.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q67.) Assertion(A): Dr B.R. Ambedkar organised Dalits into a Depressed Class Association in 1930.
Reason(R): Ambedkar and this association ensured a large number of Dalit participation in Civil Disobedience movement .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q68) Assertion(A): Depressed classes were given reserved seats in provincial and central councils but they were to be voted by the general electorate.
Reason(R): Gandhi’s fast unto death led to Ambedkar entering into the Poona Pact of September 1932 with him .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q69.) Assertion(A): The Congress and Muslim League entered into compromise in 1927 and formed an alliance.
Reason(R): In 1928 hopes of conference were removed when M.R. Jayakar of the Hindi Mahasabha strongly opposed efforts of compromise.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q70.) Assertion(A): The Muslim response to Civil Disobedience movement had been lukewarm and they were apprehended about their position.
Reason(R): Many muslim leaders and intellectuals were concerned about status of Muslims and felt they would be submerged by Domination of a Hindu majority.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.71.) Assertion(A): Indian nationalist movements saw different social classes and groups developing a sense of collective belonging.
Reason(R): Nationalist movements were the vehicle which gave masses an identity of being part of the same nation and discovering unity in opposing Britishers.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.72.) Assertion(A): History, fiction, folklores, songs, literature, prints and symbols played a great role in inspiring nationalism in India.
Reasons(R): The identity of any nation when symbolised with a figure or image helps people to have a concrete concept of their nation and they identify with it .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.73.) Assertion(A): Devotion to a mother symbol like Bharat Mata came to be seen as evidence of one’s nationalism.
Reason(R): Abanindranath Tagore painted the famous image of Bharat Mata.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
Q.74.) Assertion(A): The Indian folktales and songs of bards gave a picture of true Indian culture which was corrupted by outsiders.
Reason(R) Indian folktales didn’t put any effect on identity with the glorious past and a national image of India .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q.75.) Assertion(A): During nationalist movements like Swadeshi Andolan and Non-cooperation various national flags were designed by leaders.
Reason(R): Nationalist leaders were aware of the value of nationalist icons and symbols in unifying people.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.76.) Assertion(A): The Indian history was reinterpreted by Britishers at the end of nineteenth century .
Reason(R): Many Indian leaders tried to instil pride among Indians by telling about their past in a different light from Britishers .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. d
Q.77.) Assertion(A): Nationalist Movement made people see the pre-British era as a glorious time for India.
Reason(R): Indian nationalists wrote about past achievements of Indians and their height of art culture and economy which declined due to British rule.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.78.) Assertion(A): To glorify the past of the Indians, images were taken from Hindu iconography.
Reason(R): These images were welcomed and celebrated by all the Indians.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. c
Q.79.) Assertion(A): Most of the modern Indian nationalist movements were undertaken by Congress under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi .
Reason(R): Mahatma Gandhi was a leader of national status who tried to channel grievances of masses in the nation movements and create a sense of unity .
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. a
Q.80.) Assertion(A):There were many voices of the nationalist movement in which nationalist unity occasionally broke down due to aspirations of different social groups .
Reason(R): The national movement was one of many voices in which Congress had regularly tried to form unity and resolve differences.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans. b
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