Q 1. Marathi newspaper ‘Kesari’ was edited by
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Balgangadhar Tilak
(c) Chitta Ranjan Das
(d) Sarojini Naidu
Ans. (b) Balgangadhar Tilak
Q 2. Lala Lajpat Rai was a nationalist from
(a) Bengal
(b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Haryana
Ans. (c) Punjab
Q 3. Which of the following movement is associated with Chitta Ranjan Das?
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) The Salt March
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Non-Cooperation Movement
Q 4. The founder of Khudai Khidmatgars was
(a) Mohammad Ali
(b) Shaukat Ali
(c) Badshah Khan
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Badshah Khan
Q 5. Who established Natal Congress?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Balgangadhar Tilak
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans. (b) Mahatma Gandh
Q 6. Bengal was divided by the British in the year
(a) 1900
(b) 1910
(c) 1905
(d) 1920
Ans. (c) 1905
Q 7. Hindustan Socialist Republic Association was related with the nationalist
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Balgangadhar Tilak
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) None of these
Ans. (c) Bhagat Singh
Q 8. The Vernacular Press Act was enacted in
(a) 1840
(b) 1857
(c) 1878
(d) 1890
Ans. (c) 1878
Q 9. Ilbert Bill was introduced in
(a) 1860
(b) 1878
(c) 1883
(d) 1890
Ans. (c) 1883
Q 10. Naoroji was ……………….. settled in London.
(a) a businessman and publicist
(b) an artist
(c) an educationist
(d) none of these
Ans. (a) a businessman and publicist
Q 11. Second World War ended in
(a) 1910
(b) 1920
(c) 1945
(d) 1947
Ans. (c) 1945
Q 12. The fight for Purna Swaraj was fought under the presidentship of
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans. (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
Q 13. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of free India?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Pate
Ans. (c) C. Rajagopalachari
Q 14. A list of leaders are given below, identify the leader who is not considered as a Radical but a Moderate.
(a) Bipin Chandra Pal
(b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans. (b) Surendranath Banerjee
Q 15. Some important features of the Swadeshi Movement are given below: Pick out the one that is not applicable to the Swadeshi Movement
(a) They encouraged the ideas of self help
(b) They boycotted British institutions and goods.
(c) Swadeshi movement stressed on the use of English language with minimal use of Indian languages.
(d) The Swadeshi movement sought to oppose British rule
Ans. (c) Swadeshi movement stressed on the use of English language with minimal use of Indian languages.
Q 16. A list of leaders are given below, identify the leader who is not considered as a Moderate but a Radical.
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
(d) Pherozeshah Mehta
Ans. (a) Aurobindo Ghosh
Q 17. A list of leaders are given below, identify the leader who is not considered as a Moderate but a Radical.
(a) Pherozeshah Mehta
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
Ans. (d) Surendranath Banerjee
Q 18. From the following list of the names of the leaders, who did not belong to the trio- Lal-Bal-Pal?
(a) Bipin Chandra Pal
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhlae
Ans. (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhlae
Q 19. Name the movement launched following the Partition of Bengal.
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Salt Satyagraha
(c) Swadeshi Movement
(d) First war of Independence
Ans. (c) Swadeshi Movement
Q 20. A few points related to the Moderate leaders are given below. Pick out the one that is not true with respect to the Moderates.
(a) The leaders were well versed with Western thoughts and ideas.
(b) Most of the leaders were teachers, lawyers, journalists, industrialists etc.
(c) Most of the moderate leaders were neither educated nor well informed.
(d) The moderate leaders believed that the British could be persuaded to introduce reforms for the benefit of the Indians.
Ans. (c) Most of the moderate leaders were neither educated nor well informed.
Q 21. After a major split between the Moderates and Radicals, in which year did they reunite again?
(a) In December 1930
(b) In December 1940
(c) In December 1920
(d) In December 1915
Ans. (d) In December 1915
Q 22. The Moderates opposed to the usage of a specific word/term because they felt that it involved the use of force. Which word/term did they oppose to?
(a) Nationalist
(b) Radical
(c) Boycott
(d) Moderate
Ans. (c) Boycott
Q 23. In December 1906, under whose leadership a Muslim deputation met the Viceroy Lord Minto and requested for a separate representation and an organisation for Muslims.
(a) Syed Mohammed
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Aga Khan
(d) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Ans. (c) Aga Khan
Q 24. In 1837, James Princep deciphered an Inscription in Brahmi script referring to a king called ‘Devanamapiya Piyadassi’. The celebrated monarch known by this epithet was :
(a) Ashoka
(b) Akbar
(c) Kanishka
(d) Chandragupta Vikramaditya
Ans. (a) Ashoka
Q 25. Name the Marathi newspaper edited by Balgangadhar Tilak criticizing the British rule.
(a) Kesari
(b) Lokmat
(c) Loksatta
(d) Dainik Aikya
Ans. (a) Kesari
Q 26. Who was the great Indian Muslim philosopher who was also considered as the Father of Muslim Nationalism?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Syed Ahmad Khan
(c) Mohammed Ali Jinnah
(d) Aga Khan
Ans. (b) Syed Ahmad Khan
Q 27. In 16 October 1905, how was Bengal partitioned as:
(a) West Bengal and North Bengal
(b) East Bengal and West Bengal
(c) North and South Bengal
(d) East Bengal and South Bengal
Ans. (b) East Bengal and West Bengal
Q 28. Name the Viceroy who was responsible for partitioning Bengal in 1905?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) William Bentinck
Ans. (a) Lord Curzon