The Montagu Declaration (1917) promised: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The Montagu Declaration (1917) promised:
A. Gradual development of self-governing institutions
B. Immediate independence
C. Partition of India
D. Dominion status
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
The Montagu Declaration of 1917, by Secretary of State Edwin Montagu, promised the gradual development of self-governing institutions in India, with the goal of achieving responsible government.

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Practice More Modern History of India Questions

Question #1
The Lahore Session of Congress in 1929 declared:
A. Non-Cooperation
B. Quit India
C. Civil Disobedience
D. Purna Swaraj

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
It was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru.

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Question #2
The 'Swaraj Party' was formed by:
A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das formed the Swaraj Party in 1923 to enter legislative councils.

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Question #3
Which commission was appointed by the British government to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
A. Hunter Commission
B. Simon Commission
C. Strachey Commission
D. MacDonnell Commission

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
The Disorders Inquiry Committee, universally known as the Hunter Commission, was established in late 1919 to investigate the events leading to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.

This question belongs to: History GK Modern History of India