Sample questions
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CSE2026
Which of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939?
- Bose failed to win the confidence of Mahatma Gandhi
- The Congress Left was disunited and failed to support Bose
- The Communists did not support Bose in his endeavours
- The supporters of M.N. Roy and socialist leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan preferred Congress unity to supporting Bose
- A 1, 2 and 3
- B 1, 2 and 4 ✓
- C 1, 3 and 4
- D 2 and 4 only
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
- A The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
- B Sub hash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
- C Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association.
- D In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
CSE
The wrongly matched pair among the following is
- A Gandhiji-Dandi March
- B Mohammed Ali Jinnah-Khilafat movement ✓
- C Sir Syed Ahmed Khan-Aligarh
- D Subhash Chandra Bose-Forward Bloc
✓ Correct answer: (B)
History › Freedom Struggle (1857–1947)
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