Q. Who has been referred to as ‘Lokhitwadi’? (a) Motilal Nehru (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (d) Vishnu Krishna Chiplunkar Ans: (c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh. Gopal Hari Deshmukh, also known as Lokhitwadi, was an important figure in the social and political history of […]
Q. Some of the organizations that the early nationalists actively associated with: 1. Madan Mohan Malviya with Nationalist Party 2. Surendra Nath Bannerji with Indian National Liberal Federation 3. Gopal Krishan Gokhale with Servants of India Society 4. Kashinath Trimbak Telang with National Social Conference Select the code for correct statements: (a) 1 and 2
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Q. The swadeshi movement started in India during (a) the Champaran satyagraha of Gandhi (b) the anti-Bengal partition agitation (c) the protest against the Rowlatt Act (d) the Non-Co-operation movement in 1919–22. Ans: (b) the anti-Bengal partition agitation Explanation: The correct answer is (b) the anti-Bengal partition agitation. The Swadeshi movement in India was a
Q. To counter unfavourable articles on India in the British Press and to supply authentic information a journal was started in 1890. Name it. (a) Dawn (b) News Chronicle (c) India (d) Wheel of History Ans: (c) India
Q. Who among the early nationalists worked to mobilise public opinion in favour of Indian National movement in England? (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) D E Wacha Ans: (c) Dadabhai Naoroji Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Dadabhai Naoroji. Dadabhai Naoroji, also known as the “Grand Old Man
Q. One of the acts of Government that gave the nationalist movement final push to set up an organisation such as the Indian National Congress was: (a) The Vernacular Press Act (b) The Arms Act (c) The Ilbert Bill (d) Lowering the age for Indian Civil Service Examination Ans: (c) The Ilbert Bill
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Q. Indian National Congress refused to take up social questions in its sessions till (a) 1929 (b) 1905 (c) 1907 (d) 1919 Ans: (c) 1907
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Q. Some of the regional bases of militant nationalism during 1907–19 are given below. Find the odd one out. (a) Bengal (b) Punjab (c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra Ans: (c) Gujarat
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Q. In 1890 the first woman graduate of Calcutta University addressed the Congress session. Who was she? (a) Kadambini Ganguly (b) Pandita Rama Bai (c) Malvika Mukerjee (d) None of the above Ans: (a) Kadambini Ganguly Explanation: The first woman graduate of Calcutta University who addressed the Congress session in 1890 was Kadambini Ganguly.
Q. The most important pre-Congress nationalist organisation was the Indian Association of Calcutta which was founded by S N Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose in (a) 1875 (b) 1876 (c) 1879 (d) 1880 Ans: (b) 1876
