Static Quiz 28 February 2026 (Modern History)

Q1.

Consider the following pairs:

Event	Person Associated
1. Assassination of Saunders	Bhagat Singh
2. Chittagong Armoury Raid	Chandrashekhar Azad
3. Assassination of Michael O’Dwyer	Udham Singh

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
A) 1 and 3 only
B) 1 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3

Q1. (A)

Explanation:

• Pair 1 – Correct
  • Saunders was assassinated in 1928 (Lahore) by Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev.
• Pair 2 – Incorrect
  • Chittagong Armoury Raid (1930) was led by Surya Sen, not Chandrashekhar Azad.
  • Azad was associated with HSRA in North India.
• Pair 3 – Correct
  • Michael O’Dwyer was assassinated in 1940 (London) by Udham Singh.

Q2.The Chittagong Armoury Raid (1930) can be distinguished from most earlier revolutionary activities primarily on which one of the following grounds?

A) It sought to combine seizure of state infrastructure with symbolic assertion of revolutionary authority
B) It was the first instance of armed resistance against British rule in India
C) It was directly coordinated with peasant mass mobilisation across Bengal
D) It marked the complete abandonment of targeted political assassinations

Q2. (A)

Explanation

• Option A – Correct
  • The raid involved:
    • Seizure of armouries
    • Cutting communication lines
    • Attempt to isolate Chittagong
    • Declaration of a provisional revolutionary government
  • This makes it structurally different from earlier individual assassination attempts.
• Option B – Incorrect
  • Armed resistance existed earlier (e.g., Rand 1897, Muzaffarpur 1908).
• Option C – Incorrect
  • Though public sympathy existed, it was not a broad peasant mobilisation movement.
• Option D – Incorrect
  • Assassinations continued even after 1930 (e.g., Stevens 1931)

Q3.With reference to women revolutionaries in India, consider the following statements:

1. Bina Das attempted to assassinate the Governor of Bengal during a university convocation.
2. Shanti Ghosh and Suniti Chowdhury assassinated a district magistrate.
3. Pritilata Waddedar survived the European Club attack and later joined Congress.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3

Q3. (A)

Explanation:

• Statement 1 – Correct
  • Bina Das shot at Governor Stanley Jackson during Calcutta University Convocation (1932).
• Statement 2 – Correct
  • Shanti Ghosh and Suniti Chowdhury assassinated Magistrate C.G.B. Stevens (1931).
• Statement 3 – Incorrect
  • Pritilata Waddedar consumed cyanide after the European Club attack (1932) to avoid arrest.

Q4.Arrange the following events in chronological order:

1. Formation of HSRA
2. Kakori Conspiracy
3. Assassination of Saunders
4. Formation of Ghadar Party

Select the correct answer using the code below:
A) 4 – 2 – 1 – 3
B) 2 – 4 – 1 – 3
C) 4 – 1 – 2 – 3
D) 1 – 2 – 4 – 3

Q4. (A)

Explanation (Chronology Logic):

• Ghadar Party – 1913
• Kakori Conspiracy – 1925
• HSRA Formation – 1928
• Saunders Assassination – December 1928

Thus: 4 → 2 → 1 → 3

Q5.Which one of the following correctly describes the primary difference between the early revolutionary phase (1897–1915) and the later phase (1920s–30s)?

A) The later phase abandoned armed struggle
B) The later phase adopted socialist ideology
C) The early phase had mass peasant participation
D) The later phase operated entirely outside India

Q5. (B)

Explanation:

• Early Phase (1897–1915):
  • Individual acts of assassination.
  • Nationalist retaliation.
  • Secret societies (Abhinav Bharat, Anushilan).
• Later Phase (1920s–30s):
  • Organised revolutionary groups (HRA → HSRA).
  • Explicit socialist and republican ideology.
  • Intellectual articulation (Bhagat Singh’s writings).

Why others are incorrect:

• A: Armed struggle continued.
• C: Neither phase had broad peasant mobilisation.
• D: Later phase operated primarily within India.

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