List of National Movements in India – SSC CGL PDF Download
Indian National Movement Phases And List From 1857 To 1947
In this session, we will explore key events and organizations that shaped India’s freedom struggle and social reform. We'll begin with when the Non-Aligned Movement was founded, a major global stance taken during the Cold War. Next, we’ll look at the list of national movements in India, tracing events from the Indian independence movement (1857 to 1947). You'll also find a detailed list of national movements in India from 1857 to 1947, including who played what role. We will answer who started the Indian National Movement, and also provide insights from the Indian national movement (1905 to 1947 PDF). Additionally, for those studying social reform, we’ll include a section on All Samaj and their Founders with Year and a downloadable All Samaj and their founders PDF for quick revision.
All Important List of Indian National Movements - From 1857 to 1947 for SSC CGL
| Year | Movement Name | Founder / Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1857 | Revolt of 1857 | Mangal Pandey, Rani Lakshmibai, Bahadur Shah II |
| 1875 | Arya Samaj Movement | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| 1885 | Indian National Congress Formation | A.O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji |
| 1905 | Swadeshi Movement | Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal |
| 1906 | Muslim League Formation | Aga Khan, Nawab Salimullah |
| 1911 | Ghadar Movement | Lala Har Dayal, Sohan Singh Bhakna |
| 1916 | Home Rule League | Annie Besant, B.G. Tilak |
| 1917 | Champaran Satyagraha | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 1918 | Kheda Satyagraha & Milk Strike | Gandhi, Sardar Patel |
| 1920 | Non-Cooperation Movement | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 1921 | Visit of Prince of Wales Protest | Congress and nationalists |
| 1922 | Chauri Chaura Incident | People protesting Non-Cooperation withdrawal |
| 1923 | Swaraj Party Formation | Motilal Nehru, C.R. Das |
| 1925 | Kakori Conspiracy | Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan |
| 1927 | Simon Commission Protest | Lala Lajpat Rai, all major parties |
| 1930 | Civil Disobedience & Dandi March | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 1930 | First Round Table Conference | B.R. Ambedkar (attended) |
| 1931 | Second Round Table Conference | Gandhi attended |
| 1932 | Poona Pact | Ambedkar and Gandhi |
| 1940 | Individual Satyagraha | Vinoba Bhave |
| 1942 | Quit India Movement | Gandhi, Congress |
| 1946 | Royal Indian Navy Revolt | Naval Ratings in Bombay |
| 1946 | INA Trials Movement | Subhas Chandra Bose (INA) |
| 1947 | Indian Independence & Partition | Mountbatten, Congress, Muslim League |
National Movement (1857 - 1947) MCQ – Important Questions for SSC, UPSC & Railways
1. Who among the following was associated with the 'Ghadar Movement'?
A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Lala Har Dayal
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: B. Lala Har Dayal
2. In which year did the 'Poona Pact' take place?
A. 1930
B. 1932
C. 1942
D. 1916
Answer: B. 1932
3. The 'Khilafat Movement' started in which year?
A. 1920
B. 1919
C. 1930
D. 1917
Answer: B. 1919
4. 'INA Trials' took place in which year?
A. 1946
B. 1942
C. 1930
D. 1919
Answer: A. 1946
5. Who founded the Arya Samaj Movement in 1875?
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: B. Dayanand Saraswati
6. Who was the first Satyagrahi in the Individual Satyagraha Movement?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Vinoba Bhave
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. C. Rajagopalachari
Answer: B. Vinoba Bhave
7. Who was the Viceroy during the Revolt of 1857?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Ripon
Answer: B. Lord Canning
8. Which movement is associated with the Dandi March?
A. Quit India Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Champaran Satyagraha
Answer: C. Civil Disobedience Movement
9. Who among the following was NOT involved in the Swadeshi Movement of 1905?
A. Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: C. Dadabhai Naoroji
10. When was the Indian National Congress (INC) founded?
A. 1885
B. 1905
C. 1857
D. 1890
Answer: A. 1885
11. Who was the founder of the Home Rule League in 1916 alongside Annie Besant?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer: C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
12. Who led the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917?
A. Sardar Patel
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: B. Mahatma Gandhi
13. Swaraj Party was formed in 1923 by whom?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Chittaranjan Das & Motilal Nehru
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: B. Chittaranjan Das & Motilal Nehru
14. What was the main objective of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A. Support British war efforts
B. Attain Purna Swaraj
C. Boycott British institutions
D. Protect farmers' rights
Answer: C. Boycott British institutions
15. Who was the leader of the Ghadar Party?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Sohan Singh Bhakna
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
Answer: B. Sohan Singh Bhakna
16. What was the main aim of the Khilafat Movement?
A. Hindu-Muslim unity
B. Protection of the Ottoman Caliphate
C. Promotion of education
D. Support British war efforts
Answer: B. Protection of the Ottoman Caliphate
17. In which year did the Simon Commission visit India?
A. 1920
B. 1927
C. 1930
D. 1935
Answer: B. 1927
18. Who gave the slogan "Do or Die"?
A. Sardar Patel
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: B. Mahatma Gandhi
19. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
A. 1940
B. 1942
C. 1947
D. 1932
Answer: B. 1942
20. Which movement followed the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Home Rule Movement
Answer: A. Non-Cooperation Movement
21. The slogan ‘Swaraj is my birthright’ is attributed to:
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
Answer: B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
22. Who founded the Muslim League in 1906?
A. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
B. Aga Khan
C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
D. Shaukat Ali
Answer: B. Aga Khan
23. Which movement was led by Gandhi to address indigo farmers’ plight?
A. Bardoli Satyagraha
B. Kheda Satyagraha
C. Champaran Satyagraha
D. Dandi March
Answer: C. Champaran Satyagraha
24. First Round Table Conference was held in:
A. 1930
B. 1931
C. 1932
D. 1935
Answer: A. 1930
25. The Simon Commission was boycotted because:
A. It had no Indian members
B. It opposed Congress
C. It supported communalism
D. It rejected Swaraj
Answer: A. It had no Indian members
26. 'Royal Indian Navy Revolt' was held in which city?
A. Delhi
B. Kolkata
C. Bombay
D. Madras
Answer: C. Bombay
27. 'Do or Die' was the slogan of which movement?
A. Civil Disobedience
B. Quit India
C. Non-Cooperation
D. Khilafat
Answer: B. Quit India
28. Which leader was martyred during Simon Commission protests?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Chandrasekhar Azad
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: C. Lala Lajpat Rai
29. Subhas Chandra Bose founded which armed force?
A. Azad Hind Fauj (INA)
B. Ghadar Party
C. Congress Socialist Party
D. Swaraj Party
Answer: A. Azad Hind Fauj (INA)
30. Who presided over the Lahore Session of the INC in 1929?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: C. Jawaharlal Nehru
31. Which of the following leaders was not associated with the Arya Samaj movement?
A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Pandit Guru Datt Vidyarthi
Answer: C. Swami Vivekananda
Explanation: Swami Vivekananda was associated with the Ramakrishna Mission, not the Arya Samaj.
32. Which session of the Indian National Congress is known for the adoption of ‘Purna Swaraj’ as its objective?
A. Calcutta Session, 1920
B. Lucknow Session, 1916
C. Lahore Session, 1929
D. Bombay Session, 1934
Answer: C. Lahore Session, 1929
Explanation: Under Jawaharlal Nehru’s presidency, Congress adopted the resolution of complete independence.
33. The Ghadar Party primarily aimed to:
A. Promote religious reform in India
B. Establish socialist policies in Indian governance
C. Overthrow British rule through armed revolution
D. Demand constitutional reforms in India
Answer: C. Overthrow British rule through armed revolution
Explanation: The Ghadar Party was formed by Indian expatriates to instigate revolution in India.
34. The leader who founded the Swaraj Party after the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement was:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: B. Motilal Nehru
Explanation: Along with C.R. Das, Motilal Nehru founded the Swaraj Party in 1923.
35. The Simon Commission was boycotted by Indians because:
A. It proposed partition of India
B. It had no Indian members
C. It demanded dominion status
D. It supported the Rowlatt Act
Answer: B. It had no Indian members
Explanation: The Simon Commission was an all-white commission without Indian representation.
36. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Quit India Movement (1942)?
A. Lord Irwin
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Lord Mountbatten
Answer: C. Lord Linlithgow
Explanation: Lord Linlithgow was the Viceroy during the Quit India Movement launched by Gandhi.
37. Who led the revolt of Royal Indian Navy in 1946?
A. M.N. Roy
B. Rash Behari Bose
C. B.C. Dutt
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: C. B.C. Dutt
Explanation: B.C. Dutt and others led the naval revolt in Bombay against British officers.
Q38. Which movement is linked with the term “Do or Die”?
A. Civil Disobedience Movement
B. Quit India Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Home Rule Movement
Answer: B. Quit India Movement
Explanation: Gandhi gave the call “Do or Die” during the Quit India Movement in 1942.
39. In which movement did Gandhi participate for the first time in Indian soil?
A. Dandi March
B. Champaran Satyagraha
C. Kheda Satyagraha
D. Non-Cooperation Movement
Answer: B. Champaran Satyagraha
Explanation: Gandhi’s first major involvement in an Indian mass movement was the Champaran Satyagraha (1917).
40. The 'Poona Pact' was signed to resolve differences between which two leaders?
A. Gandhi and Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar
C. Nehru and Jinnah
D. Tilak and Annie Besant
Answer: B. Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar
Explanation: The Poona Pact (1932) addressed the issue of separate electorates for the depressed classes.
