Modern History · Chapter 32 of 52

Civil Disobedience Movement: BPSC Prelims PYQs

12 previous-year questions on Civil Disobedience Movement, asked 1996–2024. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 44th BPSC Prelims 2000

   Dandi March was undertaken in:

   1. A1932
   2. B1931
   3. C1929
   4. D1930
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

   For how many days did Dandi March last?

   1. A10 days
   2. B20 days
   3. C24 days
   4. D30 days
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 63rd BPSC Prelims 2017

   Where did Mahatma Gandhi start the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930?

   1. AWardha
   2. BDandi
   3. CSevagram
   4. DSabarmati
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 65th BPSC Prelims 2019

   In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from:

   1. ASevagram
   2. BDandi
   3. CSabarmati
   4. DWardha
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. BPSC TRE-3 (Jul 2024)

   The famous Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi during the Civil Disobedience Movement covered a distance of approximately–

   1. A241 Miles
   2. B400 kilometers
   3. C200 kilometers
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 63rd BPSC Prelims 2017

   What was the ultimate goal of Gandhiji's Salt Satyagraha?

   1. ARepeal of Salt laws
   2. BCurtailment of the government's power
   3. CEconomic relief to the common people
   4. D'Purna Swaraj' for India
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 41st BPSC Prelims 1996

   After the failure of the Civil Disobedience Movement, Gandhiji gave importance to:

   1. AConstructive programmes
   2. BLimited use of violence
   3. CNegotiation with British
   4. DNone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016

   Who organized the 'Khudai Khidmatgar' in 1929?

   1. AAbdul Ghaffar Khan
   2. BAli Brothers
   3. CAnsari Brothers
   4. DMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

   What was 'Khudai Khidmatgar', established by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as?

   1. ABlue Shirts
   2. BGreen Shirts
   3. CBlack Shirts
   4. DRed Shirts
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016

    Who organised the 'Khudai Khidmatgar' in 1929?

    1. AAbdul Ghaffar Khan
    2. BAli Brothers
    3. CAnsari Brothers
    4. DMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. 67th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2022

    Who is known as 'Frontier Gandhi'?

    1. AM. A. Jinnah
    2. BShaukat Ali
    3. CAbul Kalam Azad
    4. DAbdul Ghaffar Khan
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

    The real name of the ‘Frontier Gandhi’ is:

    1. APurushottam Das Tandon
    2. BNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose
    3. CAbdul Ghaffar Khan
    4. DMaulana Abul Kalam Azad
    Answer and explanation →