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Moderates & Extremists — UPSC Prelims Modern History previous year questions — page 2

144 solved previous year questions on Moderates & Extremists, papers from 1994 to 2021, drawn from State PCS, UPPCS, UPSC CDS. Each carries the printed answer key and the explanation from the source compilation.

1. #41Practice set
   Consider the following statements with reference to the stand of Early Moderates on grieva'tices of working-class during freedom struggle: 1. They differentiated between the labour in the Indian owned factories and those in the British-owned factories. 2: Early Moderates supported the Factory Acts of 1881 and 1891.Which of the above given statements is/are correct?
   • A1 only
   • B2 only
   • CBoth 1 and 2
   • DNeither 1 nor 2
   Answer: (A) 1 only
   Explanation

   Option a is the correct Indian working class suffered from the same exploitation witnessed during the industrialization and the rest of the West, such as low wages, hours, unhygienic and hazardous employment of child labour, and the absence 1 is correct: The early nationalists, Moderates were indifferent to the labour's cause. not take lead in supporting the labour causes. between the labour in the Indian and those in the British-owned factories. not want a division in the movement on the basis 2 is incorrect: Early Moderates believed legislations would affect the competitive by the Indian-owned industries. Thus, they did the Factory Acts of 1881 and 1891

2. #42Practice set
   Consider the following statements with reference to the All-India Trade Union Congress during Indian freedom struggle: 1. All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was influenced by the British Labour Party. 2. AITUC was a founding member of the World Federation of Trade Unions. 3. AITUC supported the passage of the Trade Disputes Act of 1929.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
   • A3 only
   • B1 and 2 only
   • C2 and 3 only
   • D1, 2 and 3
   Answer: (B) 1 and 2 only
   Explanation

   Option b is the correct All-India Trade Union Congress was founded on 1920. The Indian National Congress president for Lala Lajpat Rai, was elected as the first president 1 is correct: The AITUC was influenced democratic ideas of the British Labour Party beginning. The Gandhian philosophy of and class-collaboration had great influence labour class movement aided by 2 is correct: The World Federation of (WFTU) is an international federation of WFTU was established in 1945 to replace Federation of Trade Unions. AITUC was the founder organisations of WFTU. Recently in celebrated the 75 years of creation of 3 is incorrect: The Trade Disputes Act a British Act of Parliament passed in response to Strike of 1926. AITUC did not support it at all curtailed the rights of working class

3. #43Practice set
   With reference to Bharat Mahila Parishad, consider the following statements:1'. Pandita Saraswati founded Bharat Mahila Parishad. 2. It was formed under the parent organization 'National Social Conference'.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
   • A1 only
   • B2 only
   • CBoth 1 and 2
   • DNeither 1 nor 2
   Answer: (B) 2 only
   Explanation

   Option b is the correct 1 is incorrect: Ramabai Ranade (not Saraswati) founded the Ladies Social Mahila Parishad) in 1904 in Bombay. Saraswati founded the Arya Mahila Samaj to cause of 2 is correct: Ladies Social Conference Parishad) was formed under the parent Social Conference. Important Tips Indian (National) Social Conference was founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao. It was virtually the social reform cell of the Indian National Congress. Its first session was held in Madras in December 1887

4. #44Practice set
   Consider the following events associated with a famous social reformer: He was a social reformer from Maharashtra. He played a leading role in founding periodicals like Gyan Prakash and Indu Prakash. He held the post of a judge under British Raj. He attacked Hindu orthodoxy. Identify this famous personality from the options given below
   • AMahadev Govind Ranade
   • BBalshastri Jambekar
   • CGopal Krishna Gokhale
   • DGopalhari Deshmukh
   Answer: (D) Gopalhari Deshmukh
   Explanation

   Option d is the correct Deshmukh- He was a social reformer and rationalist from He played a leading role in founding periodicals Gyan Prakash, Indu Prakash and Lokahitavadi. He attacked Hindu orthodoxy and supported soda! and religious equality. He held the post of a judge under British Raj. He wrote a weekly "Prabhakar" under the pen name of Lokahitawadi on social reform issues

5. #45Practice set
   Social Service League was founded by Narayan Malhar Joshi with the primary objective of
   • ATraining national missionaries for the service of India
   • BProviding the destitute women with education and medical services
   • CSecuring reasonable conditions of life and work for the masses
   • DEliminating exploitation of the lower castes
   Answer: (C) Securing reasonable conditions of life and work for the masses
   Explanation

   Option c is the correct Service League was founded by Narayan a follower of Gokhale, in Bombay in 1911. Its was to secure for the masses better and of life and work. They organised many reading rooms, day nurseries and

6. #46Practice set
   With respect to Modern Indian history, the Pledge Movement was launched by which among the following associations?
   • AJustice Movement (b) Indian Social Conference
   • B1 and 3 only
   • CSelf-Respect Movement
   • DSocial Service League 170. With respect to socio-religious reform movement
   Answer: (B) 1 and 3 only
   Explanation

   Option b is the correct Pledge Movement was launched by the Indian to inspire people to take a pledge against Indian, Social Conference was founded by and Raghunath Rao and can be called as cell of Indian National Congress. The inter-caste marriages, opposed polygamy

7. #47Practice set
   Consider the following statements with reference to the lower-caste movements in British India: 1. Ezhavas supported the Russian model of socialism. 2. Justice party opposed the noncooperation program of Congress.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
   • A1 only
   • B2 only
   • CBoth 1 and 2
   • DNeither 1 nor 2
   Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
   Explanation

   Option c is the correct answer. Statement 1 is correct. The lower-caste movements that emerged in Travancore and Cochin states in the late nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries were led by Ezhava peasants who had benefitted from the land reforms and commercial opportunities in the princely states. They rallied for a higher status in caste hierarchy and the re_moval.of policies of segregation that denied them access to wells, temples and public roads, and, more significantly, and administrative positions. Lower-caste radicalism was boosted by the presence of a large group of workers and labourers in coir factories. By the the Ezhavas had started speaking in favour of the Russian model of socialism in their 2 is correct. The Justice Party (1916) Non-Brahman Manifesto and opposed the Congress political programme. The party showed its full the colonial administration and vied for privileg

8. #48Practice set
   Regarding the Satyashodh,ak Samaj, which of the following statements is incorrect?
   • AIt was founded by Jyotirao Phule
   • BThe aim was to spread education among the lower castes people
   • CMembers of the samaj urged peasants to resist brahminical domination
   • DIt disassociated itself from the Civil Disobedience movement
   Answer: (D) It disassociated itself from the Civil Disobedience movement
   Explanation

   Option d is the correct the Samaj members were impressed by programme, his championing of the labour and open criticism of untouchability and to the 'welfare of the downtrodden as the for swaraj. Under the leadership of in Poona, they responded to the. Congress call in the Disobedience movement

9. #49Practice set
   With reference to Servants of India Society, consider the following statements: 1. It aimed to train a cadre of national workers to serve the country. 2. It worked to improve the conditions of tribal people. 3. Srinivasa Shastri served as the president of the organization.How many of the above given statements are correct?
   • AOnly one
   • BOnly two
   • CAll three
   • DNone
   Answer: (C) All three
   Explanation

   Option c is the correct 1 is correct. Gopal Krishna Gokhale Servants of India Society in 1905 with the help Ranade. The aim of the society was to train for the service of 2 is correct. The society worked for famine improving tribals' condition in 3 is correct. After Gokhale's death Shastri took over as president. Srinivasa founded the Indian Liberal Federation

10. #50Practice set
    With reference to the Self Respect Movement, consider the following statements: 1. E. V. Ramaswamy was associated with the Justice Party. 2. Rejuvenation of the Dravidian languages was one of the objectives of this movement. rundlll 3. E.V. Ramaswamy distanced with Mahatma Gandhi over the issue of social inequality.How many of the above given statements are correct?
    • AOnly one
    • BOnly two
    • CAll three
    • DNone
    Answer: (C) All three
    Explanation

    Option c is the correct 1 is correct: EV Ramaswamy, commonly Periyar, started the Self-Respect Movement. He joined Party which fought for social change and in 2 is correct: Self Respect Movement was movement. It aimed at Rejection of Brahminical religion and culture Equal rights for the backward classes and women Rejuvenation of the Dravidian languages like Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and 3 is correct: Earlier a Congress worker, from the congress party in 1925 over difference with Mahatma Gandhi over of social inequality. He quarreled with Gandhi question of separate dining for Brahmin and students at Gurukulam in Cheranmahadevi

11. #51Practice set
    Consider the following pairs: 1. All India Baba Walangkar Depressed Classes Association 2. All India M. C Rajah Scheduled Federation 3. All India Ahti Mahatma Gandhi Untouchability LeagueHow many of the above given pairs are correctly matched?
    • AOnly one
    • BOnly two
    • CAll three
    • DNone
    Answer: (A) Only one
    Explanation

    Option a is the correct All India Depressed Classes Association was M.C Rajah (and not Baba Walangkar). This come into being in the wake of the All India Depressed ) Classes Leaders' Conference held in Nagpur in 1926. Rajah was elected as its first president and Dr Ambedkar, was elected one of its vice-presidents. Ambedkar later resigned from this association and in 1930 at a conference in Nagpur, founded his own All India Depressed Classes Congress. B. R Ambedkar (and not M. C Rajah) organised the All India Scheduled Castes Federation at a conference in 1942 in Nagpur, with its constitution claiming the dalits to be "distinct and separate from the Hindus". Mahatma Gandhi set up the All India anti untouchability league. Industrialist G. D. Birla was made the President of the Anti-Untouchability League and Amritlal V. Thakkar, a social worker, its secretary. Gandhi started using the term

12. #52Practice set
    With reference to political developments before formation of Indian National Congress, consider the following statements: 1. The Landholders Society and the Bengal British India Society merged into the British Indian Association in 1851. 2. One of the demands of British Indian Association was separation of executive from the judicial functions.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    • A1 only
    • B2 only 7
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither 1 nor 2
    Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
    Explanation

    Option c is the correct 1 is correct: On Gokhale's advice, through British India for a year to get to country and its people. His first public appearance at the opening of his Hindu University (BHU) in February 1916. When it was his turn, Gandhiji elite of not caring about the working 2 is correct: Gandhiji's speech in Banaras. 1916 was, in a sense, a statement of fact. So was an elite phenomenon, spawned by and landlords. But on another level, it was also of intent - the first official announcement own desire to make Indian nationalism of the Indian people as a whole. Important Tips When Mahatma Gandhi came back to India in 1915 he saw rather different India from the one that he had left in 1893. Although still a colony of the British, it was far more active in a political sense. He decided to tour the country for the one year. After coming back to India he made his first public speech

13. #53Practice set
    Which of the following statements regarding Dadabhai Naoroji is/are correct? I. He was associated with the newspaper called Voice of India. 2. He hoisted the first flag of independent India at the International Socialist Congress. He was one of the London India Society,Select the correct option using the code given
    • A1 and 2 only
    • B2 and 3 only 1 and 3 only
    • C1-4-3-2
    • D1, 2 and 3 20. 16
    Answer: (C) 1-4-3-2
    Explanation

    Option c is the correct 1 is Dadabhai Naoroji published paper called Voice of India to secure and economic) for Indians under He sought to present the true state of matters in the influential and powerful people of Britain to 2 is incorrect: Madame Bhikhaji Cama first flag of independent India at the Congress held in Stuttgart in 3 is correct: He founded th.e London India with WC Banerjee to expose the true in India under British administration parliamentarians in London. He was a moderate that the British were honorable and would measures once made aw.are of the true state in India

14. #54Practice set
    In the context of the India's struggle for arrange the following events in chronological order: 1. Passing of the Indian Universities Act. 2; Setting up of Aitchison Committee on Public Services. 3. Formation of the East India Association in London. 4: Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the Servants of India SocietySelect the correct answer using the code given below
    • A3-2-1-4
    • B3-2-4-1
    • C2-3-1-4
    • D3-1-4-2
    Answer: (A) 3-2-1-4
    Explanation

    Option a is the correct of the East India Association in London - by Dadabhai Naoroji to discuss issues of and to influence public men in England to up of Aitchison Committee on Public Services By Lord of the Indian Universities Act: 1904 - on of the Raleigh Commission; the Act was passed. In all, greater control over universities and this was condemned by Krishna Gokhale founded the Servants of in 1905. The objective of the society was to cadre of selfless workers who could wo'rk for the true spirit

15. #55Practice set
    Which of the following statement is correct with reference to the 'Indian National Association'?
    • AIt supported the peasants cause in Pabna agrarian leagues unrest
    • BIt was a pro-zamindar organization
    • CIt operated as a separate organization even after the formation of congress
    • DIt had branches outside India as well
    Answer: (A) It supported the peasants cause in Pabna agrarian leagues unrest
    Explanation

    Option a is the correct a is correct: Number of young Indian the peasants' cause in Pabna agrarian These included Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, and the Indian Association under bis incorrect: The Indian Association of known as the Indian National Association) not a c is incorrect: The association was a the Indian National Congress as an all-India It later merged with the Indian in d is incorrect: It was the first all India in the pre-Congress period. Branches of were opened in other towns and cities of even outside Bengal. But it didn't have any India

16. #56Practice set
    Who among the following were the Moderate leaders of the Indian National Congress? 1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale 2. Pherozshah Mehta 3. Ashwini Kumar Dutt 4. Aurobindo Ghosh 5. V.O Chidambaram PillaiSelect the correct answer using the code given below
    • A1 and 2 only
    • B2 and 3 only
    • C3, 4 and 5 only
    • D1, 2 and 5 only
    Answer: (A) 1 and 2 only
    Explanation

    Option a is the correct 1 is Gopal Krishna Gokhale with the Moderate Group of Indian (joined in 1889). He became president of INC in Banaras 2 is correct: Pherozeshah Mehta was of Mehta is widely regarded as one of of the Indian National Congress and a leader of faction in Indian 3 is incorrect: Ashwini Kumar Dutta leader. The Partition of Bengal drew him to movement. He established the Swadesh in order to encourage the consumption of and boycott European goods and powerful mass 4 is incorrect: Aurobindo gosh was an leader. He advocated a more militant political 5 is incorrect: V.O. Chidambaram Pillai extremist's leader who formed the Swadeshi Sangam Nadu, which inspired the local masses

17. #57Practice set
    Kadambini Ganguly, the first women graduate of Calcutta University, addressed Congress Session in 1890. Who among the following presided this session of the Congress?
    • ASir William Wedderburn
    • BAlfred Webb
    • CP. Ananda Charlu
    • DPherozeshah Mehta
    Answer: (D) Pherozeshah Mehta
    Explanation

    Option d is the correct Mehta was a part of the Liberal School of He saw in education the means by which India itself rapidly. He presided over the held in Calcutta (1890) and was twice elected of the Reception Committee when the met in Bombay (1889 and 1904). the first woman graduate of Calcutta the Congress session of 1890 held at Calcutta. the commitment of the freedom struggle the women of India their due status in national life. Important Tips Sir William Wedderburn came to India in 1860. During his service in India, his attention was focused on famine, the poverty of the Indian peasantry, the problem of agricultural indebtedness and the question of reviving the ancient village system. His concern with these problems brought him in touch with the Indian National Congress. He presided over the fourth Congress held in Bombay in 1889. Alfred Webb was an Irishman and was the third non-

18. #58Practice set
    Which of the following statements are correct regarding the 'Swadeshi Movement'? 1. It built up an independent system of national education that used vernacular languages as the medium of communication. 61. 2. The movement become highly successful due to strong relationship set up between the elite leaders and the masses. 3. The Secret societies were established as a part of the Swadeshi Movement. 4. It is also known as Vandemataram movement in the deltaic regions of Andhra Pradesh.Select the correct answer using the code given below
    • A1, 2 and 3 only
    • B1, 3 and 4 only
    • C2 and 3 only
    • D1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: (B) 1, 3 and 4 only
    Explanation

    Option b is the correct Swadeshi Movement which formally started from Calcutta on 7 August 1905 to curb foreign goods on domestic production was developed along - of reviving traditional crafts that had been competition from British goods and of building enterprise on modern western 1 is correct. The Swadeshi movement build parallel and independent system of 'national used vernacular languages, instead of English, as of communication. Also, in the year 1906 in Bengal set up the National Council to promote science and technology as part of 2 is incorrect. One of the major limitations of movement was the of the mass agitation into a full-fledged mass movement. It left the the right direction and leadership. Hence due to relationship between the elite leadership masses, the Swadeshi movement could not transcend 3 is correct. During the Swadeshi. and moral training of these young elites was

19. #59Practice set
    With reference to the Extremist school and 63. Moderate school during the Indian freedom struggle, consider the following statements: 1. The moderates aimed at constitutional and administrative reforms while the extremists aimed at getting swaraj through passive resistance. 2. Neither of the Moderates or the extremists were inspired by the western ideas of liberalism, democracy, and equity. 3. The Moderates had great faith in the British sense of justice and fair play whereas the Extremists believed in weapon of self-reliance against British. 4. Unlike the Extremists, the moderates did not have much faith in the capacity of the masses.How many of the statements given above are correct?
    • AOnly one
    • BOnly two
    • COnly three
    • DAll four
    Answer: (C) Only three
    Explanation

    Option c is the correct I is correct. The Moderates aimed at administrative reforms to achieve self-government. other hand, the Extremists aimed 'Swaraj' from without sticking to the constitutional methods to rather resorted to passive resistance like 2 is incorrect. The moderate leaders by Western political ideas, political liberalism and practices, democracy, equity On the other hand, the Extremists were inspired History, its glorious cultural heritage and 3 is correct. The Moderate leaders believed British sense of justice and fair play and a deep gratitude towards British rulers and believed their association with British rule and English the Extremist leaders were aware that the driven by selfishness and had come to India to resources. Hence the Extremists tried to make - nationalistic and public-spirited in character self-reliant and independent in 4 is correct. The Extremists had

20. #60Practice set
    With reference to the National Council of Education, consider the following statements: 1. The National Council of Education was an outcome of the Swadeshi movement. 2. It recommended that the medium of education in schools and colleges should be English. 3. It had set up Bengal Technical Institute for imparting technical education.How many of the statements given above are corrsect?
    • AOnly one
    • BOnly two
    • CAll three
    • DNone
    Answer: (A) Only one
    Explanation

    Option a is the correct National Council of Education was set up in June, Satish Chandra Mukherjee and other Indian main purpose was to provide education on national under national 1 is correct - The birth of the national swadeshi movement culminated in. the formation of the National Council of Education (NCE) in 2 is incorrect: The medium of education to be vernacular. The Council was the backdrop of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement good were being 3 is incorrect: The Society for the Technical Education (SPTE) [not Bengal was started by National Council of Education July, 1906. Important Tips National Council of Education formed in 1906 was the result of contemporary controversies about education. In 1904, the universities act was passed. It reconstituted and Syndicate by nominating more white members them to enable the government to control its The government decided /to dis_affiliate man

21. #61Practice set
    Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopal Ganesh Agarkar? 1. Due to his differences with Tilak, Agarkar resigned from the editorship of 'Kesari' and established a separate newspaper called 'Sudharak'. lllr 2. Tilak believed in reformation of society by Indians themselves whereas Agarkar had no hesitation in taking help from the British.Select the correct answer using the code given below
    • A1 only
    • B2 only
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither 1 nor 2
    Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
    Explanation

    Option c is the correct and Agarkar decided to dedicate their lives to One way to do this. was through education public awareness through the press. The Society in 1884 and Fergusson College in established by these stalwarts of India's freedom 1 is correct: Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Agarkar started two newspapers Kesari in Maratha in English in 1881. Agarkar became the Kesari and Tilak that of Maratha. Due to Agarkar and Lokmanya Tilak, Agarkar the editorship of Kesari. Therefore, from then his own newspaper Sudharak. Agarkar's Tilak's Kesari, was available in Marathi, a by the 2 is correct: Tilak believed that Indian best be reformed by Indians themselves and any British interference in reforming Hindu was impressed by the democratic tradition of and had no hesitation in taking help from the in introducing reforms in India. Important Tips Gopal Ganesh Agarkar was an ardent devotee of John

22. #62Practice set
    Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding Anti-partition campaign under Moderates?
    • AThe methods adopted were sending petitions, memoranda to the government
    • BSurendranath Banerjee, K. K. Mitra and others provided the leadership
    • CThe objective was to exert pressure on the government through an educated public opinion
    • DCongress volunteer corps emerged as the parallel police
    Answer: (D) Congress volunteer corps emerged as the parallel police
    Explanation

    Option d is the correct a is correct. The methocls adopted were the government, public meetings, memoranda, through pamphlets and newspapers such Sanjibani and b is correct. In the period 1903-1905, to Anti partition campaign was men like Surendranath Banerjea, K.K. Mitra c is correct. Their objective was to pressure on the government through an opinion in India and England to prevent the of Bengal from being d is incorrect. Congress volunteer corps the parallel police during Non-Cooperation not the anti-partition campaign under the

23. #63Practice set
    Consider the following pairs: 1. Banaras session Resolution supporting (1905) swadeshi and boycott programme in Bengal passed. 2. Calcutta Goal of INC was Session (1906) defined as 'swarajya'. 3. Surat Congress committed Session( 1907) itself to extra constitutional methods. 11.How many of the above given pairs are correctly matched?
    • AOnly one
    • BOnly two
    • CAll three
    • DNone
    Answer: (B) Only two
    Explanation

    Option b is the correct 1 is correct. Banaras Session of congress was under of Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Here a resolution condemning the partition of Bengal and policies of Curzon and supporting the boycott programme in Bengal was 2 is correct. Calcutta Session of congress was elected as the president and as a concession militants, the goal of the Indian National Congress as 'swarajya or self-government' like the or the colonies of Australia and Canada. Also, supporting the programme of swadeshi, national education was passed. The word swaraj for the first time, but its connotation was 3 is incorrect. At the Nagpur session (1920) of National Congress, an important change was the Congress creed: now, instead of having the self-government through constitutional means as the Congress decided to have the attainment of peaceful and legitimate means, thus to an extraconstitutional mass surat ses

24. #64Practice set
    With reference to the contributions of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, consider the following statements: 1. He founded the Deccan Education Society in 1884. 2. He wrote rctic Home of the Vedas" on the origin of the Indo-Aryan people. Foruttilll 3. His Indian Home Rule League was limited to Maharashtra and Karnataka.How many of the above given statements are correct?
    • AOnly one
    • BOnly two
    • CAll three
    • DNone
    Answer: (B) Only two
    Explanation

    Option b is the correct 1 is correct. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, also Lokmanya Tilak, was born on 23 rd July, 1856 in He founded the Deccan Education Society along with Gopal Ganesh Agarkar and 2 is correct. Bal Gangadhar Tilak wrote "Arctic Home of the Vedas" in 1903 on the origin Indo-Aryan people He also wrote Gita 3 is incorrect, Tilak set up his Indian League in April 1916. His league was restricted (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka, and Berar

25. #65Practice set
    Consider the following statements: 1. Women took active part in processions and picketing during the Swadeshi Movement. 2. Most of the upper and middle-class Muslims stayed away from the Swadeshi Movement.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    • A1 only
    • B2 only
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither 1 nor 2
    Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
    Explanation

    Option c is the correct 1 is correct. Women, who were especially those of the urban middle active part in processions and picketing during 2 is correct. Most of the upper and middle class Muslims stayed away from the Swadeshi some of the Muslims participated like - Rasul, Liaqat Hussain, Guznavi and Maulana Azad

26. #66Practice set
    Consider the following statements: 1. The social base of moderates included zamindars. 2. The extremists demanded swaraj as the panacea for Indian ills.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    • A1 only
    • B2 only
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither 1 nor 2
    Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2
    Explanation

    Option c is the correct 1 is correct. The moderates found their in the Zamindars.and the upper-middle-class. found their support bases among the and lower 2 is correct. Moderates wanted greater self-rule while still under the nominal rule of the Extremists demanded swaraj as the panacea ills

27. #67Practice set
    Which of the following is/are associated with the Swadeshi Movement? 1. Encouragement of 'atma shakti' 2. Composition of Amar Sonar Bangla 3. Tilak's Ganapati and Shivaji festivalsSelect the correct answer using the code given below
    • A1 and 3 only
    • B2 and 3 only
    • C1 and 2 only
    • D1, 2 and 3
    Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3
    Explanation

    Option d is the correct 1 is correct. During Swadeshi Movement, self reliance or 'atma shakti' was encouraged. This implied of national dignity, honour and confidence and economic regeneration of the 2 is correct. Amar Sonar Bangla was Rabindranath Tagore during Swadeshi Movement. inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and by it as its national 3 is correct. Tilak's Ganapati and became a medium of swadeshi propaganda in western India, but also in Bengal. The idea was traditional festivals and occasions as a means of to the masses and spreading political messages

28. #68Practice set
    Consider the following statement regarding Lucknow Pact: 1. It was reached between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League at a joint session of both the parties. 2. Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India when the agreement was signed. 3. The Indian National Congress accepted the demand of separate electorates for Muslims.How many of the above given statements are correct?
    • AOnly one
    • BOnly two
    • CAll three
    • DNone
    Answer: (C) All three
    Explanation

    Option c is the correct 1 is correct. The Lucknow Pact was an between the Indian National Congress and League at a joint session of both the parties Lucknow in December 2 is correct: Under the tenure of the Viceroy - Lord Chelmsford (4 April 1916 to 2 April 1921) events took place

29. #69Practice set
    Consider the following statements with reference to Annie Besant 1. She founded first Home Rule league in 1916. 2. She was the founder of the Theosophical Society. 3. She was the first female President of the Indian National Congress.How many of the above given statements are correct?
    • AOnly one
    • BOnly two
    • CAll three
    • DNone
    Answer: (A) Only one
    Explanation

    Option a is the correct 1 is incorrect. Tilak found the first home at the Bombay provincial congress at Belgaum 1916, then after this Annie Besant founded rule league at Adyar Madras in September 2 is incorrect. The Theosophical Society by Madame H. P. Blavatsky and Colonel New York in 1875. Annie Besant had joined Society in 3 is correct. Annie Besant was the first of the Indian National Congress (INC) over the 1917 Calcutta session

30. #70Practice set
    With regard to All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), consider the following statements: 1. It was influenced by social democratic ideas of the British Labour Party. 2. Lala' Lajpat Rai was elected as the first General Secretary of AITUC.Which of the statemenf given above is/are correct?
    • A1 only
    • B2 only
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither 1 nor 2
    Answer: (A) 1 only
    Explanation

    Option a is the correct 1 is correct. In the beginning, the influenced by social democratic ideas of the Party. The Gandhian philosophy of and class-collaboration had great influence 2 is incorrect. Lala Lajpat Rai, was elected as president of All India Trade Union Congress Dewan Chaman Lal as the first general secretary of Trade Union Congress (AITUC)

31. #71Practice set
    In the context of Indian historyi arr,mge the following events in chronological order: 1. Formation of Home Rule leagues. 2. Arrival of Mahatma Gandhi in India 3. Moderate- Extremist split 4. Komagatamaru incidentSelect the correct answer using the codes given below
    • A3-2-1-4
    • B3-4-2-1
    • C1-3-2-4
    • D3-1-4-2
    Answer: (B) 3-4-2-1
    Explanation

    Option b is the correct Moderate-Extremist split occurred in the Surat session of Indian National Congress in 1907. Komatgatamaru incident happened in 1914. Mahatma Gandhi came back to India in January 1915. Home Rule leagues were set up in 1916. (Tilak - April 1916 and Annie Besant -September 1916)

32. #72Practice set
    With respect to Tilak's and Besant's Leagues, which of the following statements are correct? 1. Annie Besant setup her separate league because Congress did not approve her scheme of Home Rule Leagues. 2. Tilak's league demanded for formation of linguistic states. 3. Many non-brahmins from south India joined Beasant's league.Select the correct answer using the code given below
    • A1 and 2 only
    • B1 and 3 only
    • C2 and 3 only
    • D1, 2 and 3
    Answer: (A) 1 and 2 only
    Explanation

    Option a is the correct 1 is correct. Besant failed to get approve her scheme of Home Rule Leagues. condition that if the Congress did not implement she would be free to setup her own league which she finally had to, as there was. no response 2 is correct. Tilak' league was smaller organized as compared to Besant's league. It had branches and demands included swaraj, formation states and education in the 3 is incorrect. Besant setup her league in covered rest of India with 200 branches (and not to Maharashtra) But the non-brahmin of did not join as they felt home rule would mean rule majority, mainly the high caste

33. #73Practice set
    Consider the following statements:Surat session of the Congress was presided over by Rash Behari Bose. 2. Rash Behari Ghosh established the Indian Independence League.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    • A1 only
    • B2 only
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither 1 nor 2
    Answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2
    Explanation

    Option dis the correct 1 is incorrect; The Surat Session of Congress (1907) Was presided over the Rash (and not Rash Behari Bose). At this session, into moderates and extremists. He presided Madras session of INC in 2 is incorrect. Rash Behari helped the Indian independence struggle in abroad. with A M Nair, persuaded the Japanese authorities and stand by the Indiari nationalists. He key role in establishing the Indian Independence League

34. #74Practice set
    Which of the following factors were responsible for the weakening of the Swadeshi movement? 1. Internal squabbles among leaders. 2. Severe repression by the government 3. Difficulty in sustaining mass movements for long time.Select the correct answer using the code given below
    • A1 and 2 only
    • B2 and 3 only
    • C1 and 3 only
    • D1, 2 and 3
    Answer: (D) 1, 2 and 3
    Explanation

    Option dis the correct Swadeshi Movement had its genesis in the which was started to oppose the British partition 1 is correct. Internal squabbles among by the Surat split (1907), did much harm to The movement aroused the people but did how to tap the newly released energy or how to forms to give expression to popular 2 is correct. There was severe The government, seeing the of the movement, came down with a heavy took the form of controls and bans on and the press. Student expelled. from Government schools and from Government service, fined and at up by the 3 is correct. The mass movements couldnot endlessly at the same pitch of militancy especially when faced with severe there was a need to take pause, to consolidate for yet another struggle

35. #75Practice set
    Consider the following statements with reference to Home Rule league movement: 1. The Russian Revolution of 1917 proved advantageous for the Home Rule league campaign. 2. Muslims and non-brahmins participated in large numbers in the movement. 3. Tilak's Home Rule league demanded formation of linguistic states.How many of the above given statements are correct?
    • AOnly one
    • BOnly two
    • CAll three
    • DNone
    Answer: (B) Only two
    Explanation

    Option b is the correct Home Rule Leagµe campaign aimed to convey man the message of home rule as carried a much wider appeal than the and also attracted the hitherto 'politically of Gujarat and 1 is correct. The Russian Revolution of to be an added advantage for the Home It helped the league to spread their message The aim of home rule league was to be achieved political education and through organizing libraries and reading rooms on national politics, holding conferences, for students on politics, carrying out newspapers, pamphlets, posters, illustrated postcards, plays, religious songs, 2 is incorrect. Anglo-Indians, most of and non-brahmins from the South did not they felt Home Rule would mean rule of the and that too mainly by the high 3 is correct. Tilak set up his Indian Home in April 1916. Tilak held his first Home Rule Belgaum. Poona was the headquarters of his league. was restr

36. #76Practice set
    Which of the following pairs is/ are correctly matched? 1. Swadeshi Abanindranath Bhandar Tagore 2. Swadesh Ashwini Kumar l Bandhab Samiti Dutta I 3. Bengal Chemical Prafulla Chandra Ray factorySelect the correct answer using the code given below
    • A1 only
    • B2 only
    • C1 and 3 only
    • D2 and 3 only
    Answer: (D) 2 and 3 only
    Explanation

    Option d is the correct Bhandar was a reputed textile firm which by Rabindranath Tagore in Bandhab Samiti was founded by Ashwini It aimed to promote the consumption of and boycott foreign goods. Samitis such as Bandhab Samiti of Ashwini Kumar Dutta emerged as a very popular and powerful means of Indian chemistry' Acharya Prafulla Chandra started Bengal Chemical Works by 1892, with a about Rs 700. By 1901, Ray transformed his initiative Chemicals and Pharmaceutical Works Pvt Ltd, with of Rs 2 lakh

37. #77Practice set
    Consider the following statements: 1. The moderate nationalist led by Surendranath Banerjee were not in favour of extending Swadeshi movement outside of Bengal. 2. The Indian National Congress in 1905 declared that the goal of the Indian National Congress was "self-government or Swaraj.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
    • A1 only
    • B2 only
    • CBoth 1 and 2
    • DNeither 1 nor 2
    Answer: (A) 1 only
    Explanation

    Option a is the correct 1 is correct: The moderate nationalist was represented by persons like Krishnakumar Mitra and Narendra Kumar had abiding faithing in the British sense of justice, not in favour of stretching the Swadeshi agitation 2 is incorrect: The Indian National in 1905 under the presidentship of Gokhale, (i) condemn the partition of Bengal and the of Curzon, and (ii) support the anti-partition Movement of big step forward was taken at the Congress session Calcutta (1906) under the presidentship of where it was declared that the goal of the Congress was "self-government or swaraj like Kingdom

38. #78Practice set
    With regard to steps taken by British government to curb the menace of revolutionary activities, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Defence of India Act was enacted to curb the Swadeshi and Boycott movement. 2. The partition of Bengal was annulled by Lord Hardinge to curb the menace of revolutionary terrorism. 3. Newspaper (Incitement to offences) Act was aimed to curb extremist nationalist activity. 4. Criminal Law amendment Act of 1908 was imposed during the Swadeshi and Boycott movement.Select the correct answer using the code given below
    • A1, 2 and 3 only
    • B2, 3 and 4 only
    • C3 and 4 only
    • D2 and 4 only
    Answer: (B) 2, 3 and 4 only
    Explanation

    Option b is the correct British administration aimed to curb movement by the political terrorists. is incorrect: The Defence of India Act 1915, also the Defence of India Regulations Act, was an Law instituted by the Governor General of the year 1915. The British Government enacted it objective of restricting the revolutionary and and and German supported thi of World War I. It was enacted smash Ghadr 2 is correct: The partition of Bengal was Lord Hardinge to curb the, menace of But it displeased Muslim political 3 is correct: Newspaper (Incitement to 1908 aimed against Extremist nationalist activity. empowered the magistrates to confiscate press published objectionable material likely to to murder/ acts of 4 is correct: Various Government Acts was repression of Swadeshi Movement like Seditious (1907), Criminal Law (Amendment) Act (1908), (Incitement to Offences) Act ( 1908), Act (1908),

39. #79Practice set
    Which of the following considerations dominated the British policy towards the Congress, following the failure of the Second Round Table Conference? 1. Gandhi must not be permitted to build up the tempo for a massive mass movement. 48. 2. The goodwill. of the Congress towards British should be protected. 3. Radical elements from within the Congress must be isolated. 4. The nationalist movement must not be permitted to consolidate itself in rural areas.Select the correct answer using the code given below
    • A1 and 4 only
    • B2 and 3 only
    • C1, 3 and 4 only
    • D1, 2, 3 and 4
    Answer: (A) 1 and 4 only
    Explanation

    Option a is the correct the second round table conference, the British to concede the basic Indian demand for came back at the end of December 1931 to a British policy was now dominated by three 1 is correct: Gandhiji must not be build up the tempo for a massive and protracted as he had done in 1919, 1920-21 and 2 is incorrect: According to the British, of the Congress was not required for them, confidence of those who supported the British Congress like the government functionaries, was more essential for the 3 is incorrect: Being an internal matter of the _isolation of radical elements within was not under consideration for 4 is correct: The British firmly believed that movement must not be permitted to and consolidate itself in rural areas

40. #80Practice set
    Consider the following statements with respect to the Poona Pact of 1932: 1. It abandoned the idea of separate electorates for depressed classes. 2. It led to increase in the seats reserved for depressed classes, both in provincial as well as the central legislature. 3. It was accepted as an amendment to the 50. Communal Award.How many of the statements given above are correct? Poona Pact. elections. elections. Award. Which of the following led to the resignation of Gandhiji from the Congress in October 1934?
    • AOnly one
    • BOnly two
    • CAll three
    • DNone 4 7
    Answer: (C) All three
    Explanation

    Option c is the correct 1 is correct: Poona.Pact gave the Depressed to be known as the 'Schedule Castes) reserved seats and central legislative councils, but they were voted in by the general electorate. The idea of separate electorates for the 2 is correct: According to the Pact, the for the depressed classes were increased from 71 in provincial legislatures and to 18 per cent of the the Central 3 is correct: The Poona Pact accepted by government as an amendment to 'the Even after signing the Poona Pact, Dr B.R. to denounce the Poona Pact till 1947. Important Tips BR Ambedkar for separate electorates: At the second Ro,md Table Conference, BR Ambedkar demanded separate electorate for Dalits. When the British government conceded Ambedkar's demand, Gandhiji began a fas_ unto death. He believed that separate electorates for Dali ts would slow down the process of their integration into socie

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