History and Indian Freedom Struggle (GENERAL STUDIES)Total Questions: 4221. The Morley-Minto Reforms which were passed in 1909.(a) Established a constitution-making body(b) Enlarged the central and the provincial legislative councils(c) Made the Executive Council of the Governor-General purely English in composition(d) Decreased the number of the provincial and central legislative membersCorrect Answer: (b) Enlarged the central and the provincial legislative councils22. What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak for which he was sentenced to six years’ transportation in July 1908?(a) For being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism(b) For inciting violence during the Surat session of the INC.(c) For seditious writings in his paper Kesari(d) For being instrumental in the murder of the British Plague Commissioner in PoonaCorrect Answer: (c) For seditious writings in his paper Kesari23. Indian National Movement was influenced by-in the early twentieth century(a) Boer War, 1899(b) The Russian Revolution, 1917(c) The Russian-Japanese War, 1904-5(d) The outbreak of the First World War, 1914.Correct Answer: (c) The Russian-Japanese War, 1904-524. Name the militant nationalist who had a leading role in propagating the Swadeshi sentiments to the rest of the country.(a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Lala Lajpat Rai(c) Bipin Chandra Pal (d) Bal Gangadhar TilakCorrect Answer: (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak25. The special feature of the All India Congress session at Surat was that(a) The Extremists and Moderates competed for getting their own man elected as the President of the session(b) The Moderate attempted to repudiate the resolutions of the Calcutta session(c) Session ended in confusion(d) All of these are validCorrect Answer: (d) All of these are valid26. Which one of the following was the main reason for the split between the Moderates and the Extremist at the Surat session of the INC in 1905 known as ‘Surat Split’?(a) Attempts of the Extremists to get B.G. Tilak elected as the Congress President(b) The shift of the Congress venue from Nagpur to Surat(c) Bipin Pal’s efforts for a broad-based resolution on boycott to cover boycott of honorary offices as well as foreign goods(d) Unleashing of violence in the open session of the Congress by the ExtremistsCorrect Answer: (c) Bipin Pal’s efforts for a broad-based resolution on boycott to cover boycott of honorary offices as well as foreign goods27. Which of the following was not one of the objectives and methods of the Extremists in the Congress?(a) The new leadership sought to create in the people a sense of sacrifice and a readiness- to suffer for the cause of the country(b) The Extremists advocated boycott of foreign goods and use of Swadeshi(c) A National Scheme of Education was launched to provide an alternative to Government-controlled universities and colleges(d) Terrorist and revolutionary methods to turn out the British from India by force or fraud were sought to be justifiedCorrect Answer: (d) Terrorist and revolutionary methods to turn out the British from India by force or fraud were sought to be justified28. In which one of the following sessions was the Indian National Congress split into moderates and extremists?(a) Nagpur (b) Allahabad (c) Surat(d) CalcuttaCorrect Answer: (c) Surat29. Who among the following was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress?(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Surendranath Banerjee(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhl (d) Shankaran NairCorrect Answer: (a) Dadabhai Naoroji 30. Who drafted the Constitution of Muslim League, ‘The Green Book’?(a) Rahamat Ali(b) Muhammad Iqbal(c) Muhammad Ali Jinnah(d) Maulana Muhammad Ali JauharCorrect Answer: (c) Muhammad Ali JinnahSubmit Quiz« Previous12345Next »
