OTEE - Officer Trainee Entrance Modern Indian History Questions and Answers

Question 1

Arrange the following major events of the Indian freedom struggle in the correct chronological order:
1. Dandi March
2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
3. Quit India Movement
4. Partition of Bengal

Accepted Answer

4, 2, 1, 3

Answer

2, 1, 4, 3

Answer

4, 1, 2, 3

Answer

2, 4, 1, 3

Question 2

The powerful slogan, "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it!", which galvanized the Indian independence movement, is famously attributed to which leader?

Accepted Answer

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer

Mahatma Gandhi

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Jawaharlal Nehru

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Subhas Chandra Bose

Question 3

Which of the following was a key provision of the Government of India Act, 1935, which served as a blueprint for the Constitution of India?

Accepted Answer

Provision for the establishment of an All-India Federation

Answer

Introduction of Diarchy at the provincial level

Answer

Granting of Dominion Status to India

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Establishment of separate electorates for the first time

Question 4

What was the immediate cause for Mahatma Gandhi to abruptly call off the nationwide Non-Cooperation Movement in February 1922?

Accepted Answer

The Chauri Chaura incident, where protestors turned violent and set a police station on fire.

Answer

The severe repressive measures taken by the British government, including mass arrests.

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The signing of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact, which offered a truce.

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The failure to achieve the objective of 'Swaraj within a year'.

Question 5

In 1946, a high-powered mission was sent by the British government to India to discuss the transfer of power and formulate a constitutional framework. This mission rejected the idea of partitioning the country and proposed a three-tiered federal structure. What was this mission called?

Accepted Answer

The Cabinet Mission

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The Simon Commission

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The Cripps Mission

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The Wavell Plan

Question 6

The Indian National Army (INA), or Azad Hind Fauj, was a significant force in the freedom struggle during World War II. While Subhas Chandra Bose revived and famously led it, who was the first individual to form the INA with Indian prisoners of war in 1942?

Accepted Answer

Captain Mohan Singh

Answer

Rash Behari Bose

Answer

Shah Nawaz Khan

Answer

Lakshmi Sahgal

Arrange the following major events of the Indian freedom struggle in the correct chronological order:1.Dandi March2.Jallianwala Bagh Massacre3.Quit India Movement4.Partition of Bengal

Arrange the following major events of the Indian freedom struggle in the correct chronological order:
1.
Dandi March
2.
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
3.
Quit India Movement
4.
Partition of Bengal