Q. Which of the following statements about extremist methods used in the Swadeshi movement is false? (a) The British parliament was flooded with petitions against the partition of Bengal. (b) Those who resisted the boycott campaigns popularised by volunteer groups were socially ostracised. (c) Mass contact was made through traditional public gatherings in melas and […]
Q. Which of the following statements is false about the partition of Bengal? (a) It was aimed at weakening the nationalist movement in Bengal. (b) It was undertaken to divide the province along religious lines. (c) It was undertaken to divide the province on linguistic lines. (d) It was undertaken for greater administrative convenience. Ans:
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Q. Which of the following statements is false about these congress leaders? (a) Badruddin Tyabji was made president of the third Congress to pacify Muslim apprehensions. (b) Lala Lajpat Rai was deeply influenced by the Arya Samaj in his early life. (c) Tilak defended orthodox Hindu revivalist arguments to try and stop the Age of
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Q. Which of the following conclusions about moderates and extremists is false? (a) The colonial government remained unaffected by the moderates’ pleas. (b) Extremists wanted moderate leaders to continue to hold positions of power within the congress. (c) Moderates felt closer to the British than to the people of their own country. (d) Extremists alienated
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Q. Which of these statements is false about the reasons for the split in the congress? (a) There were personal rivalries between moderate and extremist leaders. (b) extremists wanted to bypass democratic procedures within the congress. (c) Moderates were opposed to the boycott of British goods and institutions. (d) Extremists were impatient with the moderate
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Question The Khemta dance pattern is a most popular dance pattern of West Bengal. It is performed since last 30 to 40 years. It is performed on the occasion of Type multiple_choice Option Birthdays incorrect Option Marriages incorrect Option Anniversaries incorrect Option Both (A) and (B) correct Solution Khemta dance is a devotional type of
Question The Kirtan dance is the most common dance pattern performed in West Bengal. It is devoted to which of the following epic characters? Type multiple_choice Option Lord Shiva incorrect Option Lord Vishnu correct Option Lord Ganesha incorrect Option Lord Krishna incorrect Solution The Kirtan dance is devoted to the worship of Lord Vishnu.
Q. Which of these statements about moderates is false? 1. Most of them were well-off lawyers who had studied in Britain. 2. They wanted the British to leave India. 3. They were great admirers of British political institutions. 4. They demanded lowering the age limit for the civil service examination. Choose the correct code: (a)
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Question The Kirtan dance is unique and has a characteristic of to be performed by whole village. Who gave the dance its unique and proper form? Type multiple_choice Option Lord Shiva incorrect Option Krishna Dev Raya incorrect Option Gopala incorrect Option Chaitanya Deva correct Solution The Kirtan dance was bestowed with a distinctive and refined
Q. Which of these statements is false regarding the early Congress? (a) The Congress did not clearly distance itself from the cow-protection movement or the Urdu-Hindi controversy, which were Hindu communal campaigns. (b) The Congress styled itself as a Hindu organisation. (c) The Congress banked on Badruddin Tyabji to attract Muslim participation in its sessions.
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