History and Indian Freedom Struggle (GENERAL STUDIES)Total Questions: 4211. An important administrative reform for which the early nationalists agitated concerned(a) the separation of judiciary from executive(b) the discontinuation of the policy of disarming the Indians(c) Indianisation of higher grades of the administrative service(d) dissuading the British policy of aggressiveness against India’s neighboursCorrect Answer: (c) Indianisation of higher grades of the administrative service12. Why were Tilak and others imprisoned in 1897?(a) Their speeches and writings were directed towards creating hostile feelings towards the British government.(b) They violated the terms of the Arms Act.(c) They refused to attend the court trail presided by a British judge.(d) They broke the salt tax law.Correct Answer: (a) Their speeches and writings were directed towards creating hostile feelings towards the British government.13. Who, among the early nationalists, carried on active propaganda in England to persuade the British to yield to their demands?(a) Gopal Krishan Gokhale (b) Dadabhai Naoroji(c) M.G. Ranade (d) Dinshaw E. WachaCorrect Answer: (b) Dadabhai Naoroji14. Which of the following was not one of the demands of the Moderatres about which they organized agitations on constitutional lines during 1885 to 1905?(a) Expansion of Legislative Councils, representation of Indians on the Secretary of State’s Council, Viceroy’s Executive Council and Government Executive Councils.(b) Larger employment of Indians in higher services, and holding of India Civil Service Examinations in England and India simultaneously(c) Reduction in military expenditure(d) More educational facilities and employment opportunities for womenCorrect Answer: (d) More educational facilities and employment opportunities for women15. The large scale expression of the Militant nationalism for the first time, was against:(a) Seditious Meetings Act, 1907.(b) Partition of Bengal, 1905.(c) The Indian Council Act, 1892.(d) Official Secrets Act, 1904.Correct Answer: (b) Partition of Bengal, 1905.16. Find out the wrongly stated after effects of the Swadeshi movement.(a) A market for Indian goods in abroad was built up.(b) Nationalist poetry, prose and journalism flourished.(c) Indian industries were given a fillip.(d) Indian educational institutions were set-up to impart literary, technical or physical education.Correct Answer: (a) A market for Indian goods in abroad was built up.17. What was the real objective of the partition of Bengal?(a) Create division among the ranks of Indian nationalists.(b) Stop the tide of nationalism in Bengal.(c) Build up separate administrative units for better efficiency of administration.(d) Appease the large majority of Muslims.Correct Answer: (b) Stop the tide of nationalism in Bengal.18. Which of the following was not one of the causes for the rise of Extremism in the Congress?(a) The Indian Council Act, 1892 did not satisfy the aspirations of Congressmen and it was felt that the policy of appeals and prayers had brought no results.(b) There was widespread resentment against the passing of the Seditious Meetings Act and the Indian Press Act.(c) The exclusion of the Indian intelligentsia from all the big jobs in the country created bitterness.(d) Dissatisfaction with the progress of the past two decades made some leaders lose faith in the British sense of justice and fair play.Correct Answer: (b) There was widespread resentment against the passing of the Seditious Meetings Act and the Indian Press Act.19. Which of the following was not one of the factorsresponsible for the wide acceptance of the cult of extremism?(a) The terrible famines of 1896–97 and 1899–1901 followed by bubonic plague took a very heavy toll of life and the people attributed the ‘phenomenon of ever-recurring famines to the anti-national economic policy of the Government.’(b) The anti-Indian and imperialist policies of Lord Curzon such as the Calcutta Corporation Act, the Official Secrets Act, the Indian Universities Act and above all the Partition of Bengal in 1905, created resentment and provoked violence.(c) The constant economic drain on the resources of the country on account of the global expansion of the British Empire.(d) Indian nationalists gained more confidence and drew inspiration from Abyssinia’s repulsion of the Italian army (1896) and Japan’s thumping victory over Russia (1905) which exploded the myth of European superiorityCorrect Answer: (c) The constant economic drain on the resources of the country on account of the global expansion of the British Empire.20. Why did the Europeans in India start a vigorous movement for the repeal of the Ilbert Bill?(a) For excluding Indians form Viceroy’s council.(b) They wanted to be exempted from the jurisdiction of Indian Judges and magistrates.(c) For monopolizing the higher judicial posts for Europeans.(d) All of the aboveCorrect Answer: (b) They wanted to be exempted from the jurisdiction of Indian Judges and magistrates.Submit Quiz« Previous12345Next »
