Q20. Who started the Khilafat Movement in India?
[WBCS Preliminary 2019]
A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B. Zakir Husain
C. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
D. The Ali brothers
Answer: D. The Ali brothers
Explanation: Brothers Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali were prominent organisers of the Khilafat agitation. Their political mobilisation concerning the Ottoman Caliphate became closely linked with India’s Non-Cooperation Movement.
Q19. Arrange in time: Simon Commission appointment, Jallianwala Bagh, Dandi March and Pherozeshah Mehta’s death.
[UPPSC Civil Services Prelims 2019]
A. Mehta’s death–Jallianwala–Simon–Dandi
B. Simon–Jallianwala–Mehta–Dandi
C. Jallianwala–Dandi–Mehta–Simon
D. Mehta–Dandi–Jallianwala–Simon
Answer: A. Mehta’s death–Jallianwala–Simon–Dandi
Explanation: Pherozeshah Mehta died in 1915; Jallianwala Bagh occurred in 1919; the Simon Commission was appointed in 1927; and Gandhi began the Dandi March in 1930.
Q18. Which movement was led by the Ali brothers, Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali?
[RRB Group D, 16 October 2018, Shift 1]
A. Quit India
B. Delhi Chalo
C. Boycott Movement
D. Khilafat Movement
Answer: D. Khilafat Movement
Explanation: The Khilafat Movement was led by Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali to protect the status of the Ottoman Caliph after World War I. Gandhi later coordinated it with Non-Cooperation.
Q17. Arrange chronologically: (i) Lucknow Pact; (ii) formation of Swaraj Party; (iii) Jallianwala Bagh massacre; (iv) death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
[RPSC RAS Prelims 2018, General Knowledge and General Science, 5 August 2018]
A. (i), (iv), (iii), (ii)
B. (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)
C. (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
D. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
Answer: C. (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
Explanation: The Lucknow Pact occurred in 1916; the Amritsar massacre followed in April 1919. Bal Gangadhar Tilak died in August 1920, and C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru established the Swaraj Party in 1923. Thus the correct order is i–iii–iv–ii.
Q16. Which agitation was associated with the Ali brothers Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali?
[UP Police Constable, 19 June 2018, Shift 1]
A. Quit India Movement
B. Khilafat Movement
C. Chalo Dilli Movement
D. Boycott Movement
Answer: B. Khilafat Movement
Explanation: The Ali brothers led the Khilafat agitation, which began in 1919 and concerned the postwar position of the Ottoman Caliph. Gandhi linked the cause with his Non-Cooperation campaign in 1920.
Q15. During which Viceroy’s administration did the Khilafat Movement begin?
[SSC Junior Engineer Mechanical, 22 January 2018, Morning]
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Curzon
Answer: C. Lord Chelmsford
Explanation: The Khilafat agitation began around 1919 while Lord Chelmsford was Viceroy. Indian Muslims led by the Ali brothers sought protection of the Ottoman Caliphate following the First World War.
Q14. Which organisation first advanced the idea of framing an Indian Constitution through a Constituent Assembly, according to this paper?
[WBCS Preliminary 2018]
A. Swaraj Party
B. Congress in 1936
C. Muslim League in 1942
D. All-Parties Conference in 1946
Answer: A. Swaraj Party
Explanation: The WBCS key credits the Swaraj Party with an early call for a constitution-making assembly. The Swarajists emerged after the 1922 debate over entering legislative councils and used constitutional issues as a political platform.
Q13. Put the events in historical order: (a) Khilafat Movement, (b) Jallianwala Bagh, (c) Bardoli peasants’ agitation, (d) Rowlatt Satyagraha.
[KVS TGT 2018]
A. a, b, c, d
B. a, d, b, c
C. d, b, a, c
D. d, c, a, b
Answer: C. d, b, a, c
Explanation: The Rowlatt Satyagraha preceded the April 1919 massacre at Amritsar, followed by the organised Khilafat Movement later that year. The major Bardoli peasants’ campaign occurred in 1928 under Vallabhbhai Patel.
Q12. Gandhi backed the Khilafat cause for Hindu-Muslim unity during which movement?
[RPSC Assistant Engineer GK and General Science 2018]
A. Swadeshi
B. Civil Disobedience
C. Quit India
D. Non-Cooperation
Answer: D. Non-Cooperation
Explanation: Gandhi supported the Khilafat cause during the 1920 Non-Cooperation Movement. The alliance sought to unite Hindu and Muslim political mobilisation around resistance to British rule, though the causes had distinct origins.
Q11. For what purpose was the Hunter Committee constituted in 1919?
[OTET 2018 Paper II Social Studies]
A. To examine the impact of the Rowlatt Act alone
B. To evaluate the 1919 Government of India Act
C. To investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
D. To identify causes of the Khilafat agitation
Answer: C. To investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Explanation: The Hunter Committee investigated disturbances in Punjab and the Amritsar massacre. It was set up in October 1919 following public anger about British military action against the gathering at Jallianwala Bagh.
