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64 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) (Modern History). Spanning from 1995 to 2025. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
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Based on 64 questions across 27 years, UPSC has consistently tested aspirants' understanding of Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) within the broader Modern History syllabus. The questions range from factual recall to application-based analysis.
Recent trends show UPSC moving towards statement-based questions that combine multiple aspects of Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942). Aspirants should focus on understanding concepts rather than memorizing isolated facts.
Q: Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme: I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict non-violence III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?
Q: सविनय आन्दोलन के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए : I. कांग्रेस की घोषणा की कि सभी वैध और शांतिपूर्ण तरीकों से ‘स्वराज’ प्राप्त करना उसका उद्देश्य है। II. इसे चरणों में क्रियान्वित किया जाना था, जिसमें सत्याग्रह अथवा करों का भुगतान न करना अगले चरण के लिए था, केवल तब, जब ‘स्वराज’ एक वर्ष में प्राप्त न होता और सरकार दमन पर उतर आती। उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/कौन-से सही है/हैं?
Q: गांधीजी ने कथन “राजद्रोह मेरा धर्म हो गया है” कब किया था?
Q: निम्नलिखित में से किस एक घटना के उपरांत, गांधीजी ने अपने राजनीतिक और सामाजिक कार्यक्रम में ‘खादी’ को शामिल करने का विचार किया?
Q: भारतीय इतिहास में 8 अगस्त, 1942 के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों में से कौन-सा सही है? (a से d विकल्पों में से सही विकल्प चुनिए)
Q: Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? 1. Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference 2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement 3. Acceptance of Gandhiji’s suggestion for enquiry into police excesses 4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements: 1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of ‘indentured labour’. 2. In Lord Chelmsford’s ‘War Conference’, Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War. 3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q: Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
Q: With reference to India’s freedom struggle, consider the following events: 1. Royal Indian Navy mutiny 2. Launch of the Quit India Movement 3. Telangana Peasant Struggle Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
Q: With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’. 2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League. 3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.
Q: Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?
Q: स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन के इतिहास में भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस का 1929 का अधिवेशन इसलिए महत्त्वपूर्ण है, क्योंकि इस अधिवेशन में
Q: Quit India Movement was launched in response to
Q: The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because
Q: Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because
Q: The Rowlatt Act aimed at
Q: The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because 1. the Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence 2. the rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session 3. a resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942 ?
Q: What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda? 1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought. 2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants. 2. Acharya J. B. Kripalani was one of Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The “Bombay Manifesto” signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals. 2. It evoked support from a large section of business community from all across India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Q: For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme ?
Q: During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?
Q: Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?
Q: With which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or die” associated?
Q: In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
Q: During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in
Q: Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939. Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.
Q: Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?
Q: At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
Q: Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?
Q: Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched? Movement / Satyagraha Person Actively Associated With 1. Champaran Rajendra Prasad 2. Ahmedabad Mill Workers Morarji Desai 3. Kheda Vallabhbhai Patel Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?
Q: At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?
Q: Consider the following statements: On the eve of the launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi 1. asked the Government servants to resign. 2. asked the soldiers to leave their posts. 3. asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?
Q: The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was
Q: Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle: 1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage 2. Minto-Morley Reforms 3. Dandi March 4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above?
Q: With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is correct?
Q: The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was
Q: Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council. Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.
Q: During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for
Q: Who among the following was the President of the All-India States’ Peoples’ Conference in 1939?
Q: The Hunter Commission was appointed after the
Q: Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920?
Q: While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was
Q: The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because
Q: After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in
Q: Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny. Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
Q: The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the
Q: Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny. Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.
Q: Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement. Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti-imperialism in both the National and Khilafat Movements.
Q: Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-cooperation Movement in 1922. Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement.
Q: Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
Q: What is the correct sequence of the following events? I. The August Offer II. The I.N.A. trial III. The Quit India Movement IV. The Royal Indian Naval Ratings’ Revolt Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Events) I. Morley Minto Reforms II. Simon Commission III. The Chauri-Chaura incident IV. The Dandi March List II (Results) A) Country-wide agitation B) Withdrawal of a movement C) Communal Electorates D) Communal outbreaks E) Illegal manufacture of salt Codes:
Q: The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 provided for
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. Surat Split II. Communal Award III. All-Party Convention IV. Poorna Swaraj Resolution List II A) 1929 B) 1928 C) 1932 D) 1907 E) 1905 Codes:
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Period) I. 1883 II. 1906 III. 1927 IV. 1932 List II (Event) A) Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall B) Formation of the All-India State Peoples Conference C) Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca D) First session of National Conference at Calcutta Codes:
Q: Consider the following statements: The Non-cooperation Movement led to the I. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time. II. growth of Hindu Muslim unity. III. removal of fear of the British ‘might’ from the minds of the people. IV. British government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians. Of these statements
Q: The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the
Q: 85. What is the correct sequence of the following events? I. The Lucknow Pact II. The Introduction of Dyarchy III. The Rowlatt Act IV. The Partition of Bengal Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Q: 98. In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from
UPSC has asked 64 questions on Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2025. This sub-topic falls under Modern History.
Questions on Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2025, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995. The topic has appeared in 27 out of 31 years.
Among 64 questions on Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942): 27 are easy, 36 are moderate, and 1 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.
