Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 2015 GS-I
Question

Who addressed Gandhiji as ‘one man boundary force’?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Mountbatten

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Mountbatten”.
Lord Mountbatten referred to Mahatma Gandhi as the “one-man boundary force.

Similar Questions:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List-I (Emperor) - List-II (Titles)

A. Ashoka - 1. Parakramank
B. Samudragupta - 2. Priyadarsin
C. Chandragupta-II - 3. Kramaditya
D. Skandgupta - 4. Vikramaditya

Codes:
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 3 2 1 4
  3. C) 2 1 4 3
  4. D) 4 3 2 1
Which one of the following (Place of the revolt of 1857 - Start of rebellion) is not correctly matched?
  1. A) Barrack — 29 March 1857
  2. B) Meerut — 10 May, 1857
  3. C) Lucknow —4 June 1857
  4. D) Jhansi — 11 May, 1857
According to the Budget 2001-02 the largest central plan allocation is given to:
  1. A) Energy sector
  2. B) Social sector
  3. C) Transport
  4. D) Rural development
Who resigned from the membership of Viceroy's Executive Council as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
  1. A) Mahatma Gandhi
  2. B) Rabindranath Tagore
  3. C) Shankaran Nair
  4. D) Jamnalal Bajaj
The Right to Vote in India is a:
  1. A) Fundamental Right
  2. B) Constitutional Right
  3. C) Natural Right
  4. D) Legal Right
What amongst the following is responsible for formation of stone in human kidney?
  1. A) Calcium acetate
  2. B) Calcium oxalate
  3. C) Sodium acetate
  4. D) Sodium Benzoate
Who was the first lady President of the Indian National Congress:
  1. A) Nellie Sengupta
  2. B) Sarojini Naidu
  3. C) Annie Besant
  4. D) Kadambini Bose
Which one of the following Satyagrahas was not lead by Mahatma Gandhi?
  1. A) Quit India Movement
  2. B) Civil Disobedience
  3. C) Bardoli
  4. D) Kheda
Which of the following countries has made it mandatory to blend ethanol with gasoline?
  1. A) China
  2. B) U.K.
  3. C) Switzerland
  4. D) Brazil
Who formed the Radical Democratic Party in 1940 ?
  1. A) Indrasen
  2. B) M. N. Roy
  3. C) Somendranath Tagore
  4. D) Shachindranath Sanyal
Who among the following granted financial aid for the restoration of a demolished mosque in Khambhat?
  1. A) Chamundaraya
  2. B) Jayasimha Siddharaja
  3. C) Kumarpala
  4. D) Mahipaladeva
Consider, the following events in the history- of India's freedom movement and select the correct chronological order from the codes given below:

1. Non-Co-operation Movement
2. Home Rule Movement
3. Quit India Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 2 1 3 4
  3. C) 2 1 4 3
  4. D) 1 2 4 3