Indian History MCQ Practice
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The standard silver coin called Rupiya was introduced by Sher Shah Suri, creating a uniform monetary unit across his empire. This established the basis for later rupee coins used by subsequent rulers and colonial administrations. Akbar, Babur, and Lord Ripon were not the originators of the Rupee; Sher Shah Suri set the precedent for a standardized coin system that influenced future Indian coinage.
The term "rupee" is derived from the Sanskrit word "rupya," meaning silver or a weighed piece of metal.
The Rupee was first standardized by Sher Shah Suri (Rupiya coin).
- Correct option B: Breaking of Salt law — The Civil Disobedience Movement began with Gandhi's 1930 Salt Satyagraha, where Indians defied the British salt laws by making and selling salt.
- A. Prohibition of Wine — Not the start of this movement.
- C. Protesting high land revenue — Not the triggering event.
- D. Boycotting foreign clothes — This was part of the Non-Cooperation Movement, not the Civil Disobedience Movement.
- Correct answer: A — It aimed to defend the Caliph (Ottoman Sultan) and oppose the dismantling of the Ottoman Empire.
- Why others are incorrect:
- B) Egypt — not the focus of the Khilafat protest.
- C) Arabia — not the target of this movement.
- D) Persia — not involved in the Khilafat agitation.
- The Cripps Mission visited India in 1942 to seek Indian cooperation for the British war effort and propose dominion-status within the Commonwealth.
- Option A (1940) refers to Simon Commission era and the failed Simla Conference, not the Cripps Mission.
- Option B (1941) and D (1945) are outside the Cripps Mission period; 1941 saw events like the INA rise, and 1945 marks the end of World War II.
- Why correct: The Cripps Mission sailed to India in 1942 (arrived March 1942) to seek British concessions and offer dominion status, but failed to secure acceptance.
- Why others are incorrect:
- A (1940): No Cripps Mission visit then.
- B (1941): Mission occurred in 1942, not 1941.
- D (1945): By 1945, Cripps Mission had already ended; independence negotiations differed.
The Government of India Act 1935 was a major constitutional reform that reorganized the governance of British India. It extended provincial autonomy, broadened representative institutions, and laid down structural changes for administration. Though the question frames it as the act that separated Burma from India, the act is the one listed in the options as the constitutional reform associated with that era. The act influenced administrative arrangements affecting Burma as part of British India, but Burma’s formal separation occurred through later measures. In revision, remember: 1935 Act = large reorganization of provinces and governance in British India.
The Government of India Act 1935 introduced provincial autonomy and proposed a federal structure for British India.
The Government of India Act 1935 was a major reform that reorganized governance and expanded provincial autonomy.
- Correct answer: 1905 — The partition of Bengal was announced in 1905 by Viceroy Lord Curzon.
- Option A (1902) and B (1903) are incorrect because the decision was not taken in those years.
- Option C (1904) is incorrect for the same reason; no partition order was issued then.