Which one of the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods during the first decade of the present century ?
(a) Curzon’s design to curtail the sphere of local self government
(b) Curzon’s attempt to control the universities
(c) Curzon’s partition of Bengal
(d) Curzon’s plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congress
(c) Curzon’s partition of Bengal
The most immediate factor for the spread of the Swadeshi movement and the boycott of foreign goods during the first decade of the 20th century was Lord Curzon's decision to partition Bengal in 1905. The partition divided Bengal into two provinces: East Bengal and Assam, with a Muslim majority, and West Bengal, with a Hindu majority. This move was seen as an attempt to divide and rule by creating communal tensions and weakening the growing nationalist sentiment in the region.
The partition led to widespread protests, uniting people across religious and regional lines against British policies. The Swadeshi movement emerged as a response, promoting the use of Indian-made goods and the boycott of British goods as a form of economic resistance. This period also saw a rise in nationalistic activities, including mass mobilizations, cultural revivalism, and the establishment of indigenous industries.
Which one of the following was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and a philosopher ?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Agarkar
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation:
Aurobindo Ghosh (also known as Sri Aurobindo) was a prominent revolutionary during the Indian freedom struggle who later turned into a yogi, philosopher, and spiritual leader.
The strategy of ‘Divide and Rule’ was adopted by :
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Both (a) & (c)
(d) Both (a) & (c)
The strategy of ‘Divide and Rule’ was a key policy adopted by the British to weaken Indian unity and maintain control over the country. Both Lord Curzon and Lord Minto employed this strategy in different contexts:
Thus, both Lord Curzon and Lord Minto played significant roles in using the Divide and Rule policy to weaken Indian nationalism and perpetuate British control over India.
Delhi became the capital of India in :
(a) 1910
(b) 1911
(c) 1916
(d) 1923
(b) 1911
Explanation:
Delhi was declared the capital of British India during the Delhi Durbar in 1911 by King George V. The capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi to ensure administrative convenience and to symbolize the British connection to India’s historic empires.
Match the following :
| A. | Swarajist Party | 1. | Acharya Narendra Dev |
| B. | Hindustan Socialist Republican Association | 2. | Motilal Nehru |
| C. | Congress Socialist Party | 3. | Chandrashekhar Azad |
| D. | Communist International | 4. | M. N. Roy |
| 5. | P. C. Joshi |
A B C D
5 3 2 4
A B C D
1 2 4 5
A B C D
2 3 1 4
A B C D
2 4 5 3
(c) 2, 3, 1, 4
Explanation:
Consider the following events :
1. Swadeshi movement
2. Home Rule movement
3. Anti-Rowlatt Act Movement
4. Khilafat movement
Their correct chronological order is :
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 3, 1, 2, 4
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
Explanation:
Which of the following institutions was not founded by Mahatma Gandhi ?
(a) Phoenix Ashram
(b) Vishwa Bharati
(c) Sevagram Ashram
(d) Sabarmati Ashram
(b) Vishwa Bharati
Explanation:
Among the following revolutionaries,
1. Ramprasad Bismil
2. Manmatu Gupta
3. Rajendranath Lahiri
4. Ashfaquallah
the three revolutionaries who were hanged on the charge of Kakori case include :
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 3, and 4
Explanation:
The Kakori Train Robbery (1925) was a revolutionary act led by members of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA).
Manmathnath Gupta was also involved but received a prison sentence instead of the death penalty.
Swaraj as a national demand was first made by :
(a) Chittaranjan Das
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
Explanation:
This marked the first time Swaraj was articulated as a formal demand.
Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Irwin
(c) Lord Chelmsford
Explanation:
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