World Wars & Their Impact on India

Q1.World War I lasted from:

A. 1912-1916 B. 1914-1918 C. 1916-1920 D. 1918-1922

Q2.During WWI, Indians supported Britain hoping for:

A. Territory B. Self-rule/Home Rule C. Economic aid D. Military training

Q3.The Khilafat Movement was triggered by:

A. WWI outcome — dismemberment of Ottoman Caliphate B. WWII C. Simon Commission D. Partition of Bengal

Q4.World War II lasted from:

A. 1935-1940 B. 1937-1943 C. 1939-1945 D. 1941-1947

Q5.During WWII, the Quit India Movement was launched in:

A. 1940 B. 1941 C. 1942 D. 1943

Q6.Subhas Chandra Bose allied with which WWII power?

A. Britain B. USA C. Japan and Germany D. Russia

Q7.The INA trials were held at:

A. Calcutta B. Delhi Red Fort C. Bombay D. Madras

Q8.The Atlantic Charter (1941) influenced India because it mentioned:

A. Free trade B. Self-determination of peoples C. Military alliance D. Nuclear policy

Q9.The Bombay Naval Mutiny occurred in:

A. 1942 B. 1944 C. 1946 D. 1947

Q10.Who was India's Viceroy during most of WWII?

A. Lord Irwin B. Lord Linlithgow C. Lord Wavell D. Lord Mountbatten

Q11.The Famine of 1943 (Bengal Famine) killed approximately:

A. 5 lakh B. 15 lakh C. 30 lakh D. 50 lakh

Q12.The Cabinet Mission came to India in:

A. 1942 B. 1944 C. 1946 D. 1947

Q13.The Simla Conference (1945) was held by:

A. Lord Linlithgow B. Lord Wavell C. Lord Mountbatten D. Clement Attlee

Q14.Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in:

A. 1939 B. 1940 C. 1941 D. 1942

Q15.The Hiroshima atomic bomb was dropped on:

A. 6 August 1944 B. 6 August 1945 C. 9 August 1945 D. 15 August 1945