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1 Chapter 5: 1. It is said that the British Indian Association gradually lost its anti-british edge in the early 1880s. What was the main reason behind this? a) It had increasingly identified itself with the interests of the zamindars. b) It had become reactionary and moribund. c) It was being increasingly associated with the British Government. d) All of the above. Page: Consider the following statements: 1. Amrita Bazar Patrika was initially published in English language. 2. The founding session of the National Congress in 1885 was presided over by Surendranath Banerjea. Answer: d. Page: 70. Explanation: Amrita Bazar Patrika was launched in Bengalee. W.C. Banerjee was the president at the 1 st session of the Indian National Congress. 3. In an effort to reach all regions of the country, the leaders of the Indian National Congress decided: 1. To rotate the Congress session among different parts of the country. 2. That the President was to belong to a region other than where the Congress session was being held. INSIGHTS Page 1

2 Page: In 1889 Indian National Congress session, a minority clause was adopted in the resolution demanding reform of legislative councils. According to the clause: a) Wherever Parsis, Christians, Muslims or Hindus were a minority their number elected to the Councils would not be less than their proportion in the population. b) Wherever Christians and Muslims were a minority their number elected to the Councils would not be less than their proportion in the population. c) Wherever only Muslims were a minority their number elected to the Councils would not be less than their proportion in the population. d) Wherever only Parsis and Christians were a minority their number elected to the Councils would not be less than their proportion in the population. Page: The second session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by: a) W.C. Banerjee. b) S.N. Banerjee. c) Dadabhai Naoroji. d) A.O. Hume. INSIGHTS Page 2

3 Page: Which of the following were the basic objectives of the early Nationalist leaders of the Indian National Congress? 1. To lay the foundations of a Secular and Democratic National Movement. 2. To form an all-india leadership group. 3. To develop and propagate an anti-colonial nationalist ideology. 4. To actively participate in Social Reforms initiatives. Which of the above are true? a) Only 1, 2 & 3. b) Only 2, 3 & 4. c) Only 1 & 2. d) All. Page: 77. Explanation: 4 th statement is wrong. One of the major objectives of the early Congress was to create a common political platform or programme around which political workers in different parts of the country could gather and Conduct their political activities, educating and mobilizing people on an all- India basis. This was to be accomplished by taking up those grievances and fighting for those rights which Indians had in common in relation to the rulers. For the same reason the Congress was not to take up questions of social reform. Chapter 6: 7. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Kayasth Sabha: Uttar Pradesh 2. Sarin Sabba: Punjab 3. Satya Sodhak Samaj: Kerala INSIGHTS Page 3

4 4. Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Sabha: Maharashtra Options: a) Only 1 & 2. b) Only 2, 3 & 4. c) Only 3 & 4. d) All. Page: 81. Explanation: Satya Sodhak Samaj: Maharashtra Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Sabha: Kerala 8. Which social reformer was popularly known as Lokahitavadi? a) G.K Ghokale. b) Raja Ram Mohanroy. c) A.K. Dutta. d) Gopal Han Deshmukh Answer: d. Page: Consider the following statements: 1. Brahmo Samaj was started by Raja Rammohan Roy. 2. The Brahmo Samaj was initially conceived as a universalist church. INSIGHTS Page 4

5 Page: Consider the following statements about Raja Rammohan Roy: 1. He opposed sati system. 2. He was against polytheism of Hinduism and the trinitarianism of Christianity. Page: Who gave a utopian explanation for chaturvarna (four-fold varna division of Hindu society) and sought to maintain it on the basis of virtue? a) Dayanand Saraswati. b) Jyotiba Phule. c) Narayan Guru. d) G.K. Ghokale. Page: Who gave the call one religion, one caste and one God for mankind? a) Narayana Guru. b) Jyotiba Phule. c) Narayan Guru. d) G.K. Ghokale. INSIGHTS Page 5

6 Page: Why Rukmabhai has special mention in the Indian history associated with social reforms? a) She refused to accept her uneducated and unaccomplished husband. b) She led the non - cooperation movement in Pune. c) She was associated with the Home Rule Movement. d) She chaired the 1905 Indian National Congress session. Page: The Loxi act: a) Provided the right to inherit ancestral property to Hindu converts to Christianity. b) Provided the right to inherit ancestral property to Christian converts to Hindu. c) Prohibited the News Papers from publishing any news against the colonial government. d) Provided the Christian Missionaries to set up schools in India. Page: 88. Chapter 7: 15. Consider the following statements: 1. Dadabhai Naoroji is known as the grand old man of India. 2. Romesh Chandra Dutt published The Economic History of India. INSIGHTS Page 6

7 16. Who published the newspaper the Bengalee? a) Surendranath Banerjea. b) W.C. Banerjee. c) G.K. Gokhale. d) Roopkumar DUtt. 17. Who laid down the goal of the national movement as self-government or Swaraj.? a) Dadabhai Naoroji. b) Gandhi. c) R.K. Dutta. d) G.K. Ghokale. Chapter 8: 18. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Sudharak: G.K. Gokhale. 2. Indian Mirror: Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Voice of India: N.N. Sen. Options: INSIGHTS Page 7

8 c) Only 1 & 2. Page: 102. Explanation: Sudharak: G.K. Gokhale. Indian Mirror: N.N. Sen. Voice of India: Dadabhai Naoroji 19. Consider the following statements regarding the Vernacular Press Act: 1. It was directed only against Indian language newspapers. 2. It was conceived in great secrecy and passed at a single sitting of the Imperial Legislative Council. 3. It was passed in b) Only 1 & 2. c) Only 2 & 3. d) All. Answer: d. Page: Consider the following statements regarding B.G. Tilak: 1. Along with G.G. Agarkar, he founded the newspaper Kesari and Mahratta. 2. He started Ganapati and Shivaji festivals. 3. He organized an all-maharashtra campaign for the boycott of foreign cloth in protest against the imposition of the excise duty on cotton. b) Only 2 & 3. INSIGHTS Page 8

9 c) All. 21. Who initiated a no-tax Campaign in Maharashtra during with the help of the young workers of the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha? a) B.G. Tilak. b) Lal Lajpat Rai. c) Rash Behari Bose. d) Gandhi. Answer: a Chapter 9: 22. Consider the following statements: 1. Legislative Councils in India had no real official power till The Indian Councils Act of 1861 enlarged the Governor General s Executive Council for the purpose of making laws. Page: Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Councils Act of 1861: 1. It enlarged the Governor General s Executive Council for the purpose of making laws. 2. According to this act, at least half of these nominations had to be non-officials and only Indian. 3. According to this Act, the council could not discuss the budget without the previous approval of the Government. INSIGHTS Page 9

10 a) Only 1 & 2. b) Only 1 & 3. c) Only 2. d) All. Answer: b. Explanation: 2 nd statement is wrong because both Indians and British could be the nominated non official members. 24. Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Councils Act 1892: Under this Act, 1. The number of additional members of the Imperial Council was increased from the previous six to ten. 2. The number of additional members of the Provincial Legislative council was increased from the previous ten to sixteen. 3. The official majority remained. 4. The members were given the right to discuss the annual budget but they could neither vote on it nor move a motion to amend it. a) Only 1 & 3. b) Only 1 & 4. c) Only 1, 2 & 3. d) All. Answer: d. 25. Consider the following statements regarding Pherozeshah Mehta: 1. He was one of the founders of the Bombay Presidency Association. 2. He was also one of the founders of the Indian National Congress. INSIGHTS Page 10

11 Chapter 10: 26. The Swadeshi Movement was started: a) To oppose the British decision to partition Bengal. b) To oppose excise duty imposed by the British on Cotton imports. c) To revive the Cottage and Handicraft industries. d) Against the Indian Councils act of Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Partition of Bengal? a) Lord Curzon. b) Lord Minto. c) Lord Wavell. d) Lord Hardinge. 28. Consider the following statements regarding the 1905 Banaras session of the Indian National Congress: 1. It was presided over by G.K. Gokhale. 2. The Swadeshi call was takep up in this session. INSIGHTS Page 11

12 29. Who set up the Swadeshi Bandh Samiti? a) Ashwini Kumar Dutt. b) B.N. Chaterjee. c) Roopesh Dutt. d) W.C. Banrejee. INSIGHTS Page 12

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THE MODERATE PHASE Write us- THE MODERATE PHASE THE MODERATE PHASE Indian National Congress underwent three different phases Moderate Period (1885 1905) Extremist Period (1905 1920) Gandhian Period (1920-1947) The Indian National