Swarajists, Revolutionaries & New Forces — UPSC Prelims Quiz
Answer all questions carefully.
Beyond Non-Cooperation: New Political Currents in the 1920s Independence Movement•hard•10 questions•~12 min
Saved Progress
Sign in to save quiz attempts and chapter progress to your account.
Quiz Progress
0 answered10 total0s
Practice freely — sign in before you submit if you'd like this score saved.
Question 01
hard
Consider the following statements about the Swarajist Party:
1. It was formed after the Swarajists' proposal was defeated at the Gaya session of Congress (December 1922).
2. C.R. Das was its president and Motilal Nehru was one of its secretaries.
3. In the November 1923 elections, the Swarajists won a clear majority in all provincial assemblies.
4. Vithalbhai Patel (not Vallabhbhai Patel) was elected Speaker of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 02
medium
The Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) was founded in October 1924 at Kanpur. Which of the following correctly identifies its founders?
Question 03
hard
Match the following revolutionary events with the correct years:
1. Kakori robbery — A. 1928
2. HSRA reorganised at Ferozshah Kotla — B. 1925
3. Saunders' murder in Lahore — C. 1931
4. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru hanged — D. 1928
Select the correctly matched option:
Question 04
medium
Who threw the bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on April 8, 1929, and what was the stated objective of that action?
Question 05
hard
Which of the following statements about the Communist Party of India (CPI) is INCORRECT?
Question 06
hard
Consider the following statements about the Chittagong Armoury Raid (1930):
1. It was conducted under the banner of the Indian Republican Army — Chittagong Branch.
2. Surya Sen proclaimed a provisional revolutionary government after the raid.
3. The raid was planned in April 1930 and involved 65 activists.
4. Surya Sen was arrested in 1931 and hanged in 1932.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 07
medium
With reference to the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), which of the following is correctly matched?
1. Year of founding — 1920
2. First President — Dewan Chaman Lal
3. First May Day in India — 1923, Madras
4. Largest strike of the 1920s — Bombay Textile Mills (1,50,000 workers, 5 months)
Select the correct pairs:
Question 08
hard
Which of the following correctly describes the ideological evolution of Bhagat Singh and the HSRA in their later phase?
Question 09
hard
Consider the following women revolutionaries and the actions associated with them:
1. Pritilata Waddedar — died conducting a raid.
2. Kalpana Dutt — arrested and tried alongside Surya Sen; given a life sentence.
3. Santi Ghosh and Suniti Choudhuri — fired at the Governor at a convocation (1932).
4. Bina Das — shot dead the district magistrate of Comilla (1931).
How many of the above are correctly matched?
Question 10
medium
The Public Safety Bill (1928), whose defeat was one of the major achievements of the Swarajists, was primarily aimed at:
Pick an answer to get started — you can change it any time before submitting.