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