Every Book Back multiple-choice question from Advent of Gandhi and Mass Mobilisation (12th Standard History, Samacheer Kalvi) — each with the correct option highlighted and a clear, worked explanation. Free to read in English and Tamil.
Q1
Who was the political guru of Gandhiji?
- A. Tilak
- B. GokhaleCorrect
- C. W.C. Bannerjee
- D. M.G. Ranade
Explanation. The lesson says Gandhi was impressed by the activities and ideas of Gopala Krishna Gokhale and acknowledged him as his political Guru; on Gokhale's advice he toured India for a year after 1915.
Q2
After returning from South Africa Gandhi launched his first successful Satyagraha in
- A. Kheda
- B. Dandi
- C. ChamparanCorrect
- D. Bardoli
Explanation. Champaran (1917) in Bihar was Gandhi's first attempt at mobilising the masses. The enquiry report freed indigo cultivators from European planters, and the book calls it his first success in his homeland.
Q3
Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Congress?
- A. There was no recommendation for bestowing dominion status on India in its report.
- B. It did not provide any safeguards for minorities.
- C. It had excluded Indians from its fold.Correct
- D. It did not hold any promise for total independence.
Explanation. The Simon Commission had only white men as members, which was an insult to Indians. So the Congress at its Madras session of 1927 resolved to boycott it.
Q4
When was the tri-colour flag of freedom hoisted?
- A. December 31, 1929Correct
- B. March 12, 1930
- C. January 26, 1930
- D. January 26, 1931
Explanation. At the Lahore session, which declared complete independence as the Congress goal, the tricolour flag of freedom was hoisted on 31 December 1929. It was also decided to celebrate 26 January as Independence Day.
Q5
What was the name of the party formed by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in 1923?
- A. Swaraj PartyCorrect
- B. Ghadar Party
- C. Swatantra Party
- D. Communist Party
Explanation. After the non-cooperation movement was suspended, Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru proposed entering the legislatures. These pro-changers launched the Swarajya (Swaraj) party as a part of the Congress.
Q6
Match List I with List II and select the answer using the codes.
(A) The Namasudra Movement - 1. North Western India
(B) The Adidharma Movement - 2. South India
(C) The Satyashodhak Movement - 3. Eastern India
(D) The Dravidian Movement - 4. Western India
- A. 3, 1, 4, 2Correct
- B. 2, 1, 4, 3
- C. 1, 2, 3, 4
- D. 3, 4, 1, 2
Explanation. The lesson places the Namasudra movement in Bengal and eastern India, Adidharma in North Western India, Satyashodhak in Western India and the Dravidian movements in South India: 3, 1, 4, 2.
Q7
Arrange the different stages of the Non-Cooperation Movement in chronological order.
1. The most heinous of political crimes was perpetrated on an unarmed mass by the British regime at Amritsar town.
2. Rowlatt Act was promulgated to imprison any person without trial by a law court.
3. Chauri Chaura incident of mob violence made Gandhi announce the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement.
4. A special session held at Calcutta resolved to accept Gandhi's proposal on non-cooperation with the colonial state.
- A. 2, 1, 4, 3Correct
- B. 1, 3, 2, 4
- C. 2, 4, 1, 3
- D. 3, 2, 4, 1
Explanation. Rowlatt Act passed in March 1919, Jallianwala Bagh massacre on 13 April 1919, Calcutta special session in September 1920, and Chauri Chaura on 5 February 1922: 2, 1, 4, 3.
Q8
Which of the following is not correctly paired?
- A. Lt. Governor of Punjab - Reginald DyerCorrect
- B. Dalit-Bahujan Movement - Dr. Ambedkar
- C. Self Respect Movement - Periyar E.V.R.
- D. Satyagraha Sabha - Rowlatt Act
Explanation. Michael O'Dwyer was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab; Reginald Dyer was the military commander who ordered the firing. The other three pairs match the lesson.
Q9
Arrange the launching of the following events in chronological order.
(i) The Kheda Satyagraha
(ii) Champaran Movement
(iii) Non-Brahmin Movement
(iv) Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha
- A. ii, iii, i, iv
- B. iii, ii, i, ivCorrect
- C. ii, i, iv, iii
- D. ii, i, iii, iv
Explanation. Non-Brahmin movements were already visible in the late nineteenth century (Phule's Gulamgiri, 1872; Non-Brahmin Manifesto, 1916). Champaran followed in 1917, Kheda in 1918 and Vedaranyam in April 1930.
Q10
Which of the following is/are not true?
(i) Gandhiji established Sabarmathi Ashram at Ahmedabad.
(ii) Vallabhai Patel was a lawyer.
(iii) Simon Commission was welcomed by the Muslim League.
(iv) Gandhiji attended the Second Round Table Conference.
- A. i
- B. i and iv
- C. ii and iii
- D. only iiiCorrect
Explanation. The Muslim League and the Hindu Mahasabha supported the Congress decision to boycott the Simon Commission, so (iii) is false. Sabarmati Ashram, Patel as a young lawyer and Gandhi at the Second RTC are all in the lesson.
Q11
Non-Cooperation movement included
(A) boycott of government schools and colleges
(B) return of government conferred titles
(C) observing protest fasts
(D) conducting underground movements
- A. A and BCorrect
- B. B and C
- C. A and D
- D. C and D
Explanation. The programme included boycott of schools, colleges, courts, government offices, legislatures and foreign goods, and the return of government-conferred titles and awards. Protest fasts and underground work were not part of it.
Q12
Assertion (A): B.R. Ambedkar launched Mahad Satyagraha.
Reason (R): He wanted to unite Hindus and Muslims.
- A. A is correct, R explains A
- B. A is correct, R does not explain A
- C. A is correct, R is wrongCorrect
- D. A is wrong, R is correct
Explanation. Ambedkar did launch the Mahad Satyagraha, but its aim was to establish the civic right of the untouchables to use public tanks and wells, not Hindu-Muslim unity. So A is correct and R is wrong.
Q13
Assertion (A): The Indian Councils Act and the Rowlatt Act were passed in 1919.
Reason (R): It was part of the British policy of winning over the moderates and isolating the extremists.
- A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of ACorrect
- B. Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
- C. A is correct and R is wrong
- D. A is wrong and R is correct
Explanation. The lesson states that it was as part of the British policy to 'rally the moderates and isolate the extremists' that the Indian Councils Act 1919 and the Rowlatt Act of the same year were promulgated.
Q14
Which of the undermentioned personalities is unrelated to the Swaraj Party?
- A. RajajiCorrect
- B. Chitaranjan Das
- C. Motilal Nehru
- D. Sathyamurthi
Explanation. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru founded the Swarajist line and Satyamurti joined it in Tamil Nadu. Rajagopalachari led the No-changers who opposed council entry along with Vallabhbhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad.
Q15
Gandhi set out on the March and reached Dandi on ________
- A. 6th April 1930Correct
- B. 6th March 1930
- C. 4th April 1939
- D. 4th March 1930
Explanation. With 78 chosen followers Gandhi marched 375 km from Sabarmati Ashram and reached Dandi on the 25th day, 6 April 1930, where he broke the salt law by picking up a fistful of salt.
