OTEE Modern Indian History 3

Question 1

Lord Curzon's Partition of Bengal in 1905 divided the province primarily on which basis?

Accepted Answer

Administrative efficiency

Answer

Curzon officially justified the partition on administrative grounds, though it was widely seen as a divide-and-rule strategy.

Question 2

The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was a landmark agreement between the Indian National Congress and which other organization?

Accepted Answer

The Muslim League

Answer

The Lucknow Pact united the INC and Muslim League to jointly demand self-government from the British.

Question 3

Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in which year, calling on Indians to boycott British goods and institutions?

Accepted Answer

1920

Answer

Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in September 1920, which was suspended in 1922 after the Chauri Chaura violence.

Question 4

The Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted by Indian political parties primarily because it had no Indian members. Who chaired this commission?

Accepted Answer

Sir John Simon

Answer

Sir John Simon chaired the all-British statutory commission, leading to widespread protests and the slogan 'Simon Go Back.'

Question 5

Gandhi's famous Dandi March of 1930 was a direct challenge to British authority because it targeted which colonial law?

Accepted Answer

The Salt Tax

Answer

Gandhi marched 240 miles to Dandi to make salt from seawater, defying the British monopoly on salt production and taxation.

(OTEE) Officer Trainee Entrance Exam Practice Test