Q41. Which of the following communities was NOT geographically bisected by the Radcliffe Line, leading to massive displacement on both sides?
Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition: RAS Prelims MCQs
47 RAS Prelims MCQs on the revolutionary and regional movements and Partition cover early armed struggle, the Bengal revolutionaries, Subhas Chandra Bose and the Azad Hind movement, the Lahore Resolution and the Mountbatten Plan. The questions ask who led what, where it happened and in which order the final events of 1947 occurred.
Practice questions based on the RPSC RAS Prelims syllabus. They follow the exam pattern but are not past-paper questions.
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Q42. Which of the following pairs regarding revolutionary ideologies/publications is incorrectly matched?
Explanation
Indian revolutionary history is filled with influential writings and journals.
Q43. Which of the following statements correctly describes Chandrashekhar Azad’s role after the Kakori conspiracy?
Explanation
After the Kakori conspiracy, most revolutionaries were arrested, but Chandrashekhar Azad managed to evade the British police. He took on the responsibility of reorganizing the remnants of the Hindustan Republican Association into the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. Azad remained a committed underground leader, coordinating various revolutionary activities until his final standoff with the police in Allahabad in 1931.
Q44. Consider the following statements about the Bengal revolutionaries:
I. The Anushilan Samiti functioned primarily as a network of fitness clubs disguised to promote revolutionary activities.
II. Surya Sen led the famous Chittagong Armoury Raid in 1930.
III. Bengal revolutionaries strictly excluded women from active participation in armed actions.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
I. The Anushilan Samiti functioned primarily as a network of fitness clubs disguised to promote revolutionary activities.
II. Surya Sen led the famous Chittagong Armoury Raid in 1930.
III. Bengal revolutionaries strictly excluded women from active participation in armed actions.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
Explanation
Bengal’s revolutionary movement was highly organized, with the Anushilan Samiti using fitness clubs as a front for militant training. Figures like Surya Sen carried out bold actions like the Chittagong Armoury Raid. It is a misconception that women were excluded from these activities; in fact, activists like Pritilata Waddedar and Kalpana Datta played active and courageous roles in the struggle.
Q45. Subhas Chandra Bose defeated which candidate, backed by Mahatma Gandhi, to win the Indian National Congress presidency at the Tripuri session in 1939?
Explanation
The 1939 Tripuri session of the Indian National Congress witnessed a significant ideological contest between Subhas Chandra Bose and the Gandhian faction. Despite Mahatma Gandhi’s personal support for Pattabhi Sitaramayya, Bose won the presidency with a clear mandate. Gandhi famously declared Sitaramayya’s defeat as his own, which eventually led to Bose’s resignation and the formation of the Forward Bloc within the party.
Q46. The headquarters of the Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) set up by Subhas Chandra Bose were located in:
Explanation
Subhas Chandra Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India, also known as Azad Hind, in October 1943. Initially based in Singapore, the government later moved its headquarters to Rangoon as the Indian National Army advanced toward the Indian frontier. This government-in-exile was recognized by several Axis powers and served as the political wing of the INA’s military campaign.
Q47. Match the renowned literary works on the Partition of India in List I with their authors in
List II:
List I: (Literary Work)
A. Train to Pakistan
B. Tamas
C. Toba Tek Singh
D. Ice-Candy-Man
List II: (Author)
i. Saadat Hasan Manto
ii. Khushwant Singh
iii. Bapsi Sidhwa
iv. Bhisham Sahni
Which of the following is the correct matching?
List II:
List I: (Literary Work)
A. Train to Pakistan
B. Tamas
C. Toba Tek Singh
D. Ice-Candy-Man
List II: (Author)
i. Saadat Hasan Manto
ii. Khushwant Singh
iii. Bapsi Sidhwa
iv. Bhisham Sahni
Which of the following is the correct matching?
Explanation
The trauma of the 1947 partition has been captured in several classic literary works. Khushwant Singh’s Train to Pakistan and Bhisham Sahni’s Tamas are iconic novels on the subject. Saadat Hasan Manto’s short story Toba Tek Singh provides a poignant look at the madness of the era, while Bapsi Sidhwa’s Ice- Candy-Man offers a perspective from the Parsi community in Lahore.Answer key for these questions
| Q | Correct answer |
|---|---|
| 41 | (d) The Parsis |
| 42 | (c) The Indian Sociologist - Vasudev Balwant Phadke |
| 43 | (b) He successfully evaded capture and reorganized the scattered revolutionaries under the HSRA. |
| 44 | (d) III only |
| 45 | (a) Pattabhi Sitaramayya |
| 46 | (c) Singapore and Rangoon |
| 47 | (a) A-ii, B-iv, C-i, D-iii |
Key facts from Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition
- Vasudev Balwant Phadke is called the Father of the Armed Struggle; the journal Yugantar was founded by Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath Datta.
- Subhas Chandra Bose won the Congress presidency over Pattabhi Sitaramayya in 1939 and earned the title Netaji in Germany.
- The Provisional Government of Free India (Azad Hind) had its headquarters in Singapore and Rangoon.
- The Lahore Resolution of 1940 was moved by A. K. Fazlul Huq.
- Under the Mountbatten Plan of 3 June 1947, the NWFP decision was left to a referendum; Sir Cyril Radcliffe headed the boundary commissions.
- On 15 August 1947 Gandhi was in Calcutta trying to stop communal violence; Potti Sreeramulu’s death spurred the Andhra movement.
Frequently asked questions
How many RAS Prelims practice MCQs are there on Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition?
This page has 47 practice MCQs on Revolutionary and Regional Movements and Partition (Modern Indian History). Each has the correct answer, and most have an explanation.
Who presented the Lahore Resolution?
A. K. Fazlul Huq, the Chief Minister of Bengal, moved the resolution at the Muslim League session in Lahore in March 1940. It is also called the Pakistan Resolution, as it demanded autonomous Muslim-majority areas.
Who headed the boundary commissions in 1947?
Sir Cyril Radcliffe, who chaired the commissions that drew the borders between India and Pakistan in Punjab and Bengal. The award was announced just after independence, and the boundaries it fixed caused great disorder.
Where were Azad Hind’s headquarters?
The Provisional Government of Free India, set up by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1943, had its headquarters in Singapore and Rangoon. It was supported by the Indian National Army, which fought alongside the Japanese.