Every Book Back multiple-choice question from Period of Radicalism in Anti-imperialist Struggles (12th Standard History, Samacheer Kalvi) — each with the correct option highlighted and a clear, worked explanation. Free to read in English and Tamil.
Q1
In which year Communist Party of India started in India?
- A. 1920
- B. 1925Correct
- C. 1930
- D. 1935
Explanation. The CPI was first formed at Tashkent in October 1920, but it was formally founded on Indian soil at the Communist Conference of December 1925, with Bombay as its headquarters.
Q2
Kalpana Dutt was associated with
- A. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
- B. Bengal Association
- C. Indian Republican ArmyCorrect
- D. None of the above
Explanation. Kalpana Dutt belonged to Surya Sen's Indian Republican Army, which raided the Chittagong armoury. The H.S.R.A. was Bhagat Singh's organisation.
Q3
Match the following:
(A) Kanpur Conspiracy Case - 1. Fundamental rights
(B) Meerut Conspiracy Case - 2. Surya Sen
(C) Chittagong Armoury Raid - 3. 1929
(D) Karachi Session of Indian National Congress - 4. 1924
- A. 1, 2, 3, 4
- B. 2, 3, 4, 1
- C. 3, 4, 1, 2
- D. 4, 3, 2, 1Correct
Explanation. The Kanpur case was in 1924 and the Meerut case in 1929; Surya Sen led the Chittagong Armoury Raid; the Karachi Session of 1931 adopted the resolution on Fundamental Rights.
Q4
Who died in jail after 64 days of hunger strike?
- A. Pulin Das
- B. Sachin Sanyal
- C. Jatindra Nath DasCorrect
- D. Preet Waddadar
Explanation. Jatindra Nath Das, an accused in the Second Lahore Conspiracy Case, died in jail after a 64-day hunger strike against discriminatory practices and poor jail conditions.
Q5
Which of the following about Great Depression are true?
(i) It started in North America
(ii) The crash in the Wall Street triggered the Depression
(iii) Depression hit only the rich
(iv) Labourers enjoyed better living conditions during the Depression because of fall in prices
- A. i and iiCorrect
- B. i, ii and iii
- C. i and iv
- D. i, iii and iv
Explanation. The Depression began in North America and was triggered by the Wall Street crash. It brought lockouts, wage cuts, unemployment and starvation, so (iii) and (iv) are false.
Q6
The First Cotton Mill in Bombay was started in
- A. 1852
- B. 1854Correct
- C. 1861
- D. 1865
Explanation. Cowasjee Nanabhoy Davar, a Parsi, started the first Indian cotton mill, the Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company, in Bombay in 1854.
Q7
Find out which of the following statements are correct with the help of the code given below.
I. Chittagong Armoury Raiders' Reminiscences was written by Kalpana Dutt.
II. Kalpana Dutt fought carrying guns for the liberation of her mother land.
III. She was charged with 'waging war against the King Emperor'.
- A. Only I
- B. I and II
- C. II and III
- D. all the aboveCorrect
Explanation. Kalpana Dutt wrote Chittagong Armoury Raiders' Reminiscences, fought with men carrying guns, and was tried with Surya Sen on the charge of waging war against the King Emperor, so all three are correct.
Q8
The first passenger train ran in 1853 between
- A. Madras - Arakkonam
- B. Bombay - Pune
- C. Bombay - ThaneCorrect
- D. Kolkata - Hoogly
Explanation. The lesson notes that the first passenger train in India ran in 1853, connecting Bombay with Thane; railway expansion helped many industries grow.
Q9
The first Jute Mill in Calcutta was founded in
- A. 1855Correct
- B. 1866
- C. 1877
- D. 1888
Explanation. The first jute mill in Calcutta was founded in 1855. By 1914 there were 64 mills in the Calcutta Presidency, all owned by Europeans.
Q10
Who among the following was arrested in the Kanpur Conspiracy Case?
- A. M.N. Roy
- B. Baghat Singh
- C. S.A. DangeCorrect
- D. Ram Prasad Bismil
Explanation. S.A. Dange was arrested and given four years of rigorous imprisonment. M.N. Roy was only charged in absentia because he was in Germany.
Q11
Which of the following statements about the Kanpur conspiracy case are true?
(i) Trade unions emerged in the jute and cotton textile industries.
(ii) The Communists and trade unionists were charged.
(iii) The case came before session Judge H.E. Holmes.
(iv) The trial and the imprisonment led to some awareness of the Congress activities in India.
- A. i, ii and iiiCorrect
- B. i, iii and iv
- C. ii, iii and iv
- D. i, ii and iv
Explanation. The lesson links the case to trade unions in jute and cotton industries, says communists and trade unionists were charged before Judge H.E. Holmes, and that the trial spread awareness of communist, not Congress, activities.
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