1. The Rowlatt Act aimed at
Question Asked : IAS (Pre) 2012
(A) Compulsory economic support to war efforts
(B) Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial
(C) Suppression of the Khilafat Movement
(D) Imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press
2. When was the Rowlatt Act passed?
Question Asked : UPPCS (Pre) 1993, 48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008
(A) 1909
(B) 1919
(C) 1930
(D) 1942
3. The Row1att Act was passed to
Question Asked : Jharkhand PCS (Pre) 2013
(A) Bring about Agrarian Reforms
(B) Curtail the National and Revolutionary Activities
(C) Have a favourable ‘Balance of Trade.
(D) Put Second World War criminals on trial
4. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular Indignation?
Question Asked : IAS (Pre) 2009
(A) It curtailed the freedom of religion
(B) It suppressed the traditional Indian education.
(C) It authorized the Government to imprison people without trial
(D) It curbed the trade union activities.
5. What is the name of the party founded by Saumyendra Nath Tagore?
Question Asked : UPPCS (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2015
(A) Indian Bolshevik Party
(B) Revolutionary Communist Party
(C) Bolshevik Leninist Party
(D) Radical Democratic Party
6. Who formed the Radical Democratic Party in 1940?
Question Asked : UPPCS (Mains) 2007
(A) Indrasen
(B) M.N. Roy
(C) Somendranath Tagore
(D) Shachindranath Sanyal
7. The militant phase of the trade union movement in India was
Question Asked : 48th to 52nd BPSC (Pre) 2008
(A) 1939-45
(B) 1926-39
(C) 1918-26
(D) 1914-18
8. Kanpur conspiracy case was against the leaders of
Question Asked : UPPSC (GIC) 2010, UPPCS (Pre) 2001
(A) Khilafat Movement
(B) Non-cooperation Movement
(C) Communist Movement
(D) Revolutionary Movement
9. Who was the first Indian to be the member of Communist International?
Question Asked : 40th BPSC (Pre) 1995
(A) M.N. Roy
(B) Muzaffar Ahmad
(C) S.S. Dange
(D) None of the above
10. The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for
Question Asked : IAS (Pre) 2017
(A) the participation of workers in the management of industries.
(B) arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes.
(C) an intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute
(D) a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes
