Modern History · Chapter 14 of 52

Revolutionary Movement in India: BPSC Prelims PYQs

21 previous-year questions on Revolutionary Movement in India, asked 1995–2024. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2018

   In which year was V.D. Savarkar elected the President of the Hindu Mahasabha?

   1. A1938
   2. B1916
   3. C1935
   4. D1919
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

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

   Who founded the ‘‘Revolutionary Society’’ in 1904, which aimed at armed revolution against British rule?

   1. ALala Har Dayal
   2. BVinayak Damodar Savarkar
   3. CBipin Chandra Pal
   4. DMore than one of the above
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 53rd–55th BPSC Prelims 2011

   Who is associated with ‘Abhinav Bharat’?

   1. AV.D. Savarkar
   2. BC.R. Das
   3. CB.G. Tilak
   4. DS.C. Bose
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2005

   Who organized a secret society called 'Abhinav Bharat' in India to confront the British?

   1. AMangal Pandey
   2. BBhagat Singh
   3. CV.D. Savarkar
   4. DKhudiram Bose
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. B.P.S.C. (Pre)

   Which of the following was not related to the Kakori incident?

   1. ARam Prasad Bismil
   2. BSurya Sen
   3. CRajendra Lahiri
   4. DAshfaqullah
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 65th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2020

   Who started the Hindustani Seva Dal in the mid-1920s?

   1. AJawaharlal Nehru
   2. BSubhas Chandra Bose
   3. CN.S. Hardikar
   4. DN.G. Ranga
   5. ENone of the above
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 41st BPSC Prelims 1996

   The reason for the revival of revolutionary methods in Indian politics during the period of 1923-28 was -

   1. AThe growing influence of leaders such as Har Dayal and Lajpat Rai
   2. BThe suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement by Gandhiji
   3. CThe influence of foreign events
   4. DThe rejection of Indian demands by the British
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. 40th BPSC Prelims 1995

   Which year was the ‘Hindustan Republican Association’ set up –

   1. A1920
   2. B1924
   3. C1928
   4. D1930
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. 65th BPSC Prelims 2019

   Which revolutionaries were hanged in the 'Kakori Train Robbery Case'?

   1. ARam Prasad Bismil and Ashfaquallah.
   2. BVeer Savarkar and Vasudev Chapekar
   3. CPrafulla Chandra Chaki and Khudiram Bose
   4. DSurya Sen and Udham Singh
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997

    One of the founder leaders of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was-

    1. AB.R. Ambedkar
    2. BBhagat Singh
    3. CSubhas Chandra Bose
    4. DJayaprakash Narayan
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. 56th–59th BPSC Prelims 2014

    Who penned the following lines? “Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai Dekhna hai zor kitna bazu-e-qatil me hai”.

    1. ABismil
    2. BRajguru
    3. CBhagat Singh
    4. DAzad
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. 66th BPSC Prelims 2020

    Who is the author of the popular song, Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamare Dil Mein Hai?

    1. ASurya Sen
    2. BChandra Shekhar Azad
    3. CSardar Bhagat Singh
    4. DRam Prasad Bismil
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. 45th BPSC Prelims 2001

    Who gave the ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ slogan?

    1. AIqbal
    2. BM.K. Gandhi
    3. CBhagat Singh
    4. DS.C. Bose
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. BPSC TRE-2 (Dec 2023)

    Who gave the famous slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad'?

    1. AHakim Ajmal Khan
    2. BChandrasekhar Azad
    3. CHasrat Mohani
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. 45th BPSC Prelims 2001

    Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were executed on–

    1. A23 March, 1931
    2. B23 March, 1932
    3. C23 March, 1933
    4. D23 March, 1934
    Answer and explanation →

16. 16. 67th BPSC Prelims Re-exam 2022

    On which date, Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru were hanged?

    1. A12th November, 1930
    2. B23rd March, 1931
    3. C7th September, 1931
    4. D4th March, 1931
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

17. 17. 64th BPSC Prelims 2018

    How old was Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in the assembly in protest against the government?

    1. A21 years
    2. BA little more than 21 years
    3. C25 years
    4. DA little more than 25 years
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

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

    Who threw harmless bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly?

    1. AJatin Das
    2. BChandrasekhar Azad
    3. CBatukeshwar Dutt
    4. DMore than one of the above
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →

19. 19. 47th BPSC Prelims 2005

    The ‘Anushilan Samiti’ was –

    1. ADedicated to the upliftment of women
    2. BPromoting widow remarriage
    3. CInterested in labour welfare
    4. DA revolutionary organization
    Answer and explanation →

20. 20. 60th–62nd BPSC Prelims 2016 · 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

    The Chittagong Armoury Raid had been planned by:

    1. ASurya Sen
    2. BChandan Dutta
    3. CVidhan Ghosh
    4. DJatin Das
    5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
    Answer and explanation →

21. 21. 67th BPSC Prelims 2022

    Who is related to the 'Chittagong Armoury Raid'?

    1. ARashbehari Bose
    2. BChandrasekhar Azad
    3. CBatukeshwar Dutt
    4. DSurya Sen
    5. ENone of the above
    Answer and explanation →