Jawaharlal Nehru - Quiz
Jawaharlal Nehru
  • 1. Who unilaterally declared India a belligerent on the side of Britain during World War II?
A) Viceroy Linlithgow
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D) Winston Churchill
  • 2. Which country was Nehru visiting when World War II began?
A) China
B) Pakistan
C) France
D) Britain
  • 3. What was the first condition the Congress party set for cooperating with the British?
A) Assurance of full independence after the war
B) Immediate monetary compensation
C) An alliance with China
D) Immediate withdrawal of British troops
  • 4. What did Nehru ask the British to allow regarding the Indian constitution?
A) A review by the United Nations
B) Election of a constituent assembly
C) A direct mandate from the King
D) Approval by the Muslim League
  • 5. To whom did Nehru write about the deadlock with the British regarding their demands?
A) Gandhi
B) Jinnah
C) The British Parliament
D) Linlithgow
  • 6. When did the Congress condemn the Viceroy's attitude and call for the resignation of provincial ministries?
A) 8 October 1940
B) 23 October 1939
C) 15 January 1941
D) March 1940
  • 7. Which leader did Nehru urge to join the protest against the Viceroy?
A) Gandhi
B) Linlithgow
C) Jinnah
D) Rajaji
  • 8. What was the significance of the resolution passed by Jinnah in March 1940?
A) It supported the British war effort
B) It requested independence for the entire subcontinent
C) It declared Muslims a nation needing their own state
D) It called for a unified India
  • 9. What does the name 'Pakistan' mean, according to the text?
A) Nation of the Muslims
B) Land of the Free
C) The Northern State
D) Land of the Pure
  • 10. What was the objective offered to India by the British government on 8 October 1940?
A) Dominion status
B) A seat in the League of Nations
C) Colonial status
D) Immediate independence
  • 11. How long was Nehru sentenced to imprisonment for his participation in the civil disobedience campaign?
A) Four years
B) Six months
C) Two years
D) One year
  • 12. Who did Gandhi name as his successor in his statement on 15 January 1941?
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) Viceroy Linlithgow
C) Rajaji
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
  • 13. How long did Nehru spend in jail before being released?
A) Two years
B) A little more than a year
C) Six months
D) Four years
  • 14. When was Nehru released from prison?
A) Three days before the bombing of Pearl Harbor
B) The same day as the Lahore Resolution
C) Immediately after the August Offer
D) The day the war began
  • 15. Who released Nehru and other prisoners early on 26 January 1931?
A) Subash Chandra Bose
B) The Home Secretary
C) Lord Irwin
D) Mahatma Gandhi
  • 16. When did Nehru's father pass away?
A) 12 January 1934
B) 28 February 1936
C) January 1938
D) 6 February 1931
  • 17. Why was Nehru arrested on 26 December 1931?
A) Attending his wife's funeral
B) Resuming the presidency
C) Leading a revolution
D) Violating court orders
  • 18. In what city was Nehru leading a 'no-rent' campaign in 1931?
A) Lausanne
B) Allahabad
C) Alexandria
D) Badenweiler
  • 19. On what date was the Home Secretary's memo sent regarding Nehru?
A) 11 October 1930
B) 12 January 1934
C) 30 August 1933
D) 22 December 1933
  • 20. What did the government describe Nehru as in the 1933 memo?
A) A loyal supporter of the Act
B) A minor political figure
C) The most dangerous element
D) A peaceful negotiator
  • 21. What condition did the government set for Nehru's early release in October 1934?
A) Withdrawing from politics
B) Stopping the 'no-rent' campaign
C) Leaving the country
D) Joining the government
  • 22. Where was Kamala Nehru receiving treatment in September 1935?
A) Allahabad, India
B) Alexandria, Egypt
C) Badenweiler, Germany
D) Lausanne, Switzerland
  • 23. When did Kamala Nehru pass away?
A) 26 January 1931
B) January 1938
C) 28 February 1936
D) 6 February 1931
  • 24. What did Nehru call the Government of India Act 1935, besides a charter of bondage?
A) A temporary measure
B) A fair compromise
C) A machine with strong brakes but no engine
D) An effective tool for governance
  • 25. Who succeeded Nehru as Congress president in 1938?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Subash Chandra Bose
C) Lord Irwin
D) The Home Secretary
  • 26. Where did Nehru stop on his way to Europe in June 1938?
A) Lausanne, Switzerland
B) Allahabad, India
C) Alexandria, Egypt
D) Badenweiler, Germany
  • 27. What organization did Nehru become president of in February 1939?
A) Planning Commission
B) All India States Peoples Conference
C) The Muslim League
D) Congress Working Committee
  • 28. What was the purpose of the All India States Peoples Conference?
A) Managing provincial elections
B) Leading popular agitations in princely states
C) Drafting the 1935 Act
D) Negotiating with Lord Irwin
  • 29. When did Jawaharlal Nehru first meet Mahatma Gandhi?
A) 1916
B) 1919
C) 1923
D) 1920
  • 30. What event in 1919 influenced Motilal Nehru to join Gandhi's methods?
A) The Russian Revolution
B) The formation of the League against Imperialism
C) The Chauri Chaura incident
D) Jallianwala Bagh killings
  • 31. In what year was Motilal Nehru elected president of the Indian National Congress?
A) 1921
B) 1923
C) 1919
D) 1916
  • 32. What position did Nehru hold in the United Provinces during the 1920 non-cooperation movement?
A) General secretary of the Congress
B) Provincial Congress secretary
C) Mayor of Allahabad
D) President of the League against Imperialism
  • 33. How many times was Nehru detained between 1921 and 1945?
A) Six
B) Eight
C) Ten
D) Nine
  • 34. Why was Nehru imprisoned in Nabha in 1923?
A) Participating in the non-cooperation movement
B) To support Sikhs against corrupt Mahants
C) Municipal politics in Allahabad
D) Anti-governmental activities in the United Provinces
  • 35. What role did Nehru hold in Allahabad in 1923?
A) Mayor
B) General secretary
C) President
D) Provincial secretary
  • 36. What incident caused the non-cooperation movement to be halted in 1922?
A) Jallianwala Bagh killings
B) The Brussels Congress
C) Nabha imprisonment
D) Chauri Chaura incident
  • 37. Why did Nehru travel to Europe in 1926?
A) To attend the Brussels Congress
B) To escape British imprisonment
C) To study Marxism in the Soviet Union
D) Treatment for his wife's tuberculosis
  • 38. Where was the Congress of oppressed nationalities held?
A) Brussels
B) Moscow
C) Lucknow
D) Allahabad
  • 39. What organization was born at the Brussels meeting that Nehru joined?
A) Socialist Party
B) United Provinces Congress
C) Indian National Congress
D) League against Imperialism
  • 40. What economic philosophy did Nehru find appealing after visiting the Soviet Union?
A) Imperialism
B) Constitutional reform
C) Capitalism
D) Marxism
  • 41. Which college did Nehru attend in October 1907?
A) Allahabad University
B) Trinity College, Cambridge
C) Oxford University
D) Inner Temple
  • 42. In what field did Nehru earn an honours degree in 1910?
A) Law
B) Natural science
C) Political science
D) Economics
  • 43. Where did Nehru study law after moving to London in 1910?
A) Lincoln's Inn
B) Middle Temple
C) Gray's Inn
D) Inner Temple
  • 44. In what year was Nehru called to the Bar?
A) 1910
B) 1915
C) 1907
D) 1912
  • 45. What was the approximate monthly income of Nehru's father?
A) Exceeding 10,000 rupees
B) Exceeding 5,000 rupees
C) Exceeding 20,000 rupees
D) Exceeding 1,000 rupees
  • 46. In what committee did Nehru serve during the 1945–46 INA trials?
A) Judicial Reform Committee
B) Indian National Congress Committee
C) INA Defence Committee
D) Home Rule League Committee
  • 47. In which city did Nehru attend the annual Congress session in 1912?
A) Delhi
B) Allahabad
C) Patna
D) Bombay
  • 48. Who dominated the Congress party when Nehru attended the 1912 session?
A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B) Annie Besant
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • 49. What was the name of Nehru's only daughter?
A) Annie
B) Kamala
C) Swaraj
D) Indira
  • 50. In what year was Nehru's daughter, Indira, born?
A) 1912
B) 1917
C) 1916
D) 1924
  • 51. Who led the nationalist movement alongside Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1916?
A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Motilal Nehru
D) Annie Besant
  • 52. In what month and year was Annie Besant arrested by the British government?
A) September 1917
B) June 1917
C) October 1916
D) August 1912
  • 53. When was Annie Besant released by the British government?
A) June 1917
B) August 1912
C) September 1917
D) January 1918
  • 54. Which of the following authors is mentioned as influencing Nehru's thinking?
A) Jane Austen
B) Mark Twain
C) Charles Dickens
D) Bernard Shaw
  • 55. What did the Congress radicals promote?
A) Cooperation with British authorities
B) Moderate transition
C) Swaraj, Swadesh, and boycott
D) Legal reform only
  • 56. When was Jawaharlal Nehru born?
A) 15 August 1947
B) 26 January 1950
C) 27 May 1964
D) 14 November 1889
  • 57. In international affairs, what did Nehru lead the establishment of?
A) Commonwealth of Nations
B) United Nations
C) Cold War Alliance
D) Non-Aligned Movement
  • 58. What is Nehru's birthday celebrated as in India?
A) Children's Day
B) Independence Day
C) Teacher's Day
D) Republic Day
  • 59. To which community did Nehru's parents belong?
A) South Indian Iyengars
B) Bengali Brahmins
C) Punjabi Khatris
D) Kashmiri Pandits
  • 60. How many times did Motilal Nehru serve as president of the Indian National Congress?
A) Twice
B) Three times
C) Four times
D) Once
  • 61. Who was the first female president of the United Nations General Assembly?
A) Annie Besant
B) Krishna Hutheesing
C) Swarup Rani
D) Vijaya Lakshmi
  • 62. What was the name of the mansion where Nehru grew up?
A) Nehru Palace
B) Kashmir Villa
C) Allahabad House
D) Anand Bhavan
  • 63. Who was Nehru's tutor interested in theosophy?
A) Motilal Nehru
B) Annie Besant
C) G. M. Trevelyan
D) Ferdinand T. Brooks
  • 64. At what age was Nehru initiated into the Theosophical Society?
A) Thirteen
B) Fifteen
C) Ten
D) Sixteen
  • 65. What was Nehru's nickname at Harrow school?
A) Neil
B) Harry
C) Joe
D) Jawahar
  • 66. Which author's books on Garibaldi influenced Nehru at Harrow?
A) Ferdinand T. Brooks
B) Annie Besant
C) G. M. Trevelyan
D) Motilal Nehru
  • 67. In the text, with which country did Nehru mentally mix India due to his reading on Garibaldi?
A) Italy
B) Japan
C) Ireland
D) Britain
  • 68. Where did the session where Nehru assumed the Congress presidency take place?
A) Madras
B) Delhi
C) Karachi
D) Lahore
  • 69. Which date was Congress asked to observe as Independence Day?
A) 15 August
B) 26 January
C) 31 December
D) 29 December
  • 70. How many members of central and provincial legislatures resigned in support of the resolution?
A) 72
B) 127
C) 172
D) 272
  • 71. Who chaired the Karachi session in 1931 where the 'Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy' resolution was ratified?
A) Vallabhbhai Patel
B) Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Mahatma Gandhi
  • 72. When did Gandhi explicitly designate Nehru as his political heir?
A) 1931
B) 1942
C) 1935
D) 1929
  • 73. What was the initial reaction of Nehru and most Congress leaders to Gandhi's salt satyagraha plan?
A) They were ambivalent
B) They were indifferent
C) They were enthusiastic
D) They were opposed
  • 74. What metaphor did Nehru use to describe the popular response to the salt protest?
A) A river breaking its banks
B) A storm brewing in the desert
C) A spring had been suddenly released
D) A wildfire spreading across the land
  • 75. What did Nehru consider the high-water mark of his association with Gandhi?
A) The salt satyagraha
B) The Non-Cooperation movement
C) The Dandi march preparations
D) The Quit India movement
  • 76. Which specific group did Nehru highlight as being transformed by the movement?
A) The urban elite
B) The foreign diplomats
C) The British soldiers
D) The village masses
  • 77. Which British official was dispatched to India to resolve the constitutional problem in 1942?
A) Clement Attlee
B) Winston Churchill
C) Sir Stafford Cripps
D) Lord Mountbatten
  • 78. What was the official position of Jinnah regarding the division of India during the Cripps mission?
A) India must remain united
B) Britain should stay in India
C) Pakistan is our only demand
D) Demanding immediate independence
  • 79. Where was the Quit India resolution passed by the Congress party?
A) Madras
B) Delhi
C) Calcutta
D) Bombay
  • 80. In which location were Nehru and other Congress committee members imprisoned starting in 1942?
A) Ahmednagar Fort
B) Yerwada Jail
C) Red Fort
D) Cellular Jail
  • 81. What catastrophic event occurred in 1943-44 that weakened the Muslim League's reputation?
A) Japanese invasion
B) Economic depression
C) Punjab riots
D) Bengal famine
  • 82. Where did Jinnah go in despair after his power and prestige began to wane in 1944?
A) Kashmir
B) Lahore
C) Karachi
D) London
  • 83. Why was Gandhi released from prison in May 1944?
A) Public pressure
B) Negotiation agreement
C) End of the war
D) Medical grounds
  • 84. Who was the British Prime Minister that dispatched Sir Stafford Cripps to India?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Neville Chamberlain
C) Anthony Eden
D) David Lloyd George
  • 85. Which mission arrived in India in 1946 to propose plans for the transfer of power?
A) Cripps Mission
B) Mountbatten Plan
C) Simon Commission
D) Cabinet Mission
  • 86. Who served as the Finance member in the interim government representing the Muslim League?
A) Vallabhbhai Patel
B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C) Liaquat Ali Khan
D) V. P. Menon
  • 87. Which amendment introduced by Nehru in 1963 required office seekers to swear to uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India?
A) First Amendment
B) Twenty-first Amendment
C) Fourteenth Amendment
D) Sixteenth Amendment
  • 88. In what year did Nehru become the Prime Minister of the Republic of India?
A) 1946
B) 1963
C) 1950
D) 1947
  • 89. On what date did Jawaharlal Nehru take office as the prime minister of India?
A) 30 August
B) 30 January
C) 15 August
D) 15 January
  • 90. In what location was Mahatma Gandhi shot in 1948?
A) Nehru's residence
B) Birla House
C) The Parliament House
D) A public stadium
  • 91. Who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi?
A) A member of the Muslim National Guards
B) Nathuram Godse
C) An extremist from the Khaksars
D) A member of the RSS
  • 92. How did Nehru announce Gandhi's death to the nation?
A) Through a televised speech
B) In a newspaper editorial
C) By a public letter
D) By radio
  • 93. Which paramilitary group was suppressed by Nehru and Patel after Gandhi's death?
A) The Socialist Party
B) Indian National Congress
C) The Communist Party
D) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
  • 94. How long did the Congress party control the public displays of grief after Gandhi's death?
A) A two-week period
B) One month
C) Three days
D) One week
  • 95. In which years were the first elections held under the new Indian constitution?
A) 1949-50
B) 1951-52
C) 1947-48
D) 1955-56
  • 96. Who served as Nehru's home minister starting in December 1954?
A) Sardar Patel
B) Abul Kalam Azad
C) Justice Fazal Ali
D) Govind Ballabh Pant
  • 97. What replaced the Part C and Part D state classifications?
A) Municipal districts
B) Colonial protectorates
C) Union territory
D) Independent kingdoms
  • 98. How many seats did the Indian National Congress win in the 1957 elections?
A) 300
B) 371
C) 494
D) 250
  • 99. Which of these states became a separate province during the integration process?
A) Rajasthan
B) Hyderabad
C) Bengal
D) Punjab
  • 100. On what basis did Nehru refuse to reorganise Indian states?
A) Linguistic lines
B) Economic wealth
C) Religious or ethnic lines
D) Geographic size
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