Comprehensive Notes and 500+ MCQ on Indian National Movement Part- IV for WBCS
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- In which session of the Congress Party held in Surat the Congress became divided into two groups?
[A] 21st
[B] 22nd
[C] 23rd
[D] 24th
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak organized ‘Home Rule League’ at :
[A] Mumbai
[B] Poona
[C] Delhi
[D] None of these
- Which is not true about Lucknow Session of Congress in 1916 :
[A] Moderates and Extremist resolved their differences in this session
[B] The Congress and the Muslim League signed Lucknow Pact after the session
[C] B. G. Tilak and Annie Beasant emerged as important figures of Congress party
[D] This session demanded ‘Dominion Status’ for India
- Who was the first Indian to qualify in the Indian Civil Service Exam held in London?
[A] Satyendra Nath Tagore
[B] B. L. Gupta
[C] Subhas Chandra Bose
[D] None of these
- In which year the Civil Service Examination was held simultaneously in England and India for the first time?
[A] 1920
[B] 1922
[C] 1924
[D] None of these
- Jallianwala Bagh massacre happened in Amritsar in 1919 on :
[A] 6th April
[B] 9th April
[C] 13th April
[D] 17th April
- Which one of the following has not been correctly matched?
[A] ‘Anandmath’ of Bamkim Chandra was published in 1882
[B] Swami Vivekananda delivered a lecture at Chicago in 1893
[C] Dramatic Performance Control Act was imposed in 1876
[D] Vernacular Press Act was imposed in 1888
- The first Jute mill was set up in 1855 by George Auckland in :
[A] Howrah
[B] Rishra
[C] Naihati
[D] None of these
- Jamsedji Tata established Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO) in :
[A] 1905
[B] 1906
[C] 1907
[D] None of these
- Who was the Chief of National Council of Education formed In 1906 AD?
[A] Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee
[B] Sir Gurudas Banerjee
[C] Aurobindo Ghosh
[D] None of these
- With which news magazine Keshab Sen was not associated?
[A] Sulabh Samachar
[B] Balak Bandhu
[C] Naba Bidhan
[D] None of these
- Hindu College set up in 1817 AD became known as Presidency College in :
[A] 1845
[B] 1853
[C] 1865
[D] None of these
- In which year Ramkrishna Mission was set up by Swami Vivekananda?
[A] 1895
[B] 1896
[C] 1897
[D] 1898
- The book ‘Indian Renaissance’ was authored by :
[A] Swami Vivekananda
[B] M. G. Ranade
[C] C. F. Andrews
[D] None of these
- Swami Dayanand Swaraswati organised the ‘Arya Samaj’ in 1875 in:
[A] Gujarat
[B] Punjab
[C] Maharashtra
[D] None of these
- Who was not associated with the organization of ‘Hindu Mela’?
[A] Rajnarayan Basu
[B] Nabagopal Mitra
[C] V. D. Savarkar
[D] None of these
- ‘Prarthana Samaj’ was organized in 1867 by :
[A] Devendra Nath Tagore
[B] Atmaram Pandurang
[C] M. G. Ranade
[D] None of these
- The concept of ‘Man Making religion’ was advocated by :
[A] Swami Dayanand
[B] Swami Vivekananda
[C] Swami Sahajanand
[D] None of these
- Which book was not authored by Swami Vivekananda?
[A] Rajyoga
[B] Jnanyoga
[C] Paribrajak
[D] Bharat Pathik
- Swami Vivekananda died in 1902 AD at an age of around :
[A] 45 years
[B] 43 years
[C] 41 years
[D] 39 years
- Which one of the Statements was not made by Swami Vivekananda?
[A] Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached
[B] Motion is the sign of life
[C] Back to Vedas
[D] Freedom was deserved only by the bold and the brave.
- ‘Hindu Patriot’ which extensively reported on oppression done to Indigo cultivators was edited by:
[A] Deena Bandhu Mitra
[B] Harish Chandra Mukherjee
[C] James Long
[D] None of these
- Indigo rebellion was started by Vishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar Biswas in 1859 in
[A] Midnapore
[B] Murshidabad
[C] Nadia
[D] None of these
- The Indigo issues stopped in India after artificial indigo was started to be manufactured in 1891 in :
[A] Britain
[B] France
[C] Germany
[D] None of these
- Available information indicated that ‘Neel Darpan’ was actually translated in English by :
[A] James Long
[B] Madhusudan Dutta
[C] Sisir Kumar Ghosh
[D] None of these
- The main cause of the Indigo Movement in 1859 was :
[A] Political
[B] Social
[C] Economic
[D] None of these
- Which one has not been correctly matched :
[A] Indian Mirror: Keshab Chandra Sen
[B] The Bengalee: Surendranath Banerjee
[C] Hindu Patriot: Sisir Kumar Ghosh
[D] Sangbad Pravakar: Iswar Gupta
- ‘White Mutiny’ against the provisions of the Ilbert Bill happened in 1883 during the reign of :
[A] Lord Ripon
[B] Lord Lytton
[C] Lord Mayo
[C] None of these
- Who considered the Indian National Congress as ‘a microscopic minority of the people’?
[A] Lord Duffraine
[B] Lord Curzon
[C] Lord Ripon
[D] None of these
- Who criticised Congress Conference as ‘Circus for three days’?
[A] Lord Curzon
[B] Lala Lajpat Rai
[C] Ashwini Kumar Dutta
[D] Subhas Bose
- Which one has not been correctly matched :
[A] New India: Bipin Chandra Paul
[B] Bangadarshan: Harish Ch.Mukherjee
[C] Sanjivani: Krishna Kumar Mitra
[D] Bandemataram: Aurobindo Ghosh
- Badruddin Tayabjee was chosen as the third President of Indian National Congress in Conference held in 1887 in:
[A] Allahabad
[B] Lucknow
[C] Madras
[D] Pune
- By division of Bengal in 1905 new Province created was :
[A] East Bengal
[B] Bengal
[C] East Bengal and Assam
[D] None of these
- On the day of the 1st partition of Bengal in 1905, Rabindranath Tagore called to observe the ‘Rakhi Bandhan’ festival the date was:
[A] 12th October
[B] 16th October
[C] 4th November
[D] 22nd November
- Which one has not been correctly matched?
[A] Modern Review: Ramanand Chatterjee
[B] Indian World: Pritish Ch. Roy
[C] Dawn: Satish Ch. Mukherjee
[D] Bengalee: Bhupendra Nath Dutta
- ‘Dawn Society’ was established by :
[A] Aurobindo Ghosh
[B] Rashbehari Ghosh
[C] Satish Chandra Mukherjee
[D] None of these
- The ‘Sandha’ news magazine was published by :
[A] Bamkim Chandra Chatterjee
[B] Brahma Bandhab Upadhyay
[C] Monoranjan Guhathakurata
[D] None of these
- Who stated ‘I will Unsettle the Settled Fact’ regarding the 1st partition of Bengal?
[A] Surendranath Banerjee
[B] Aurabimln Ghosh
[C] Subhas Chandra Bose
[D] None of these
- In which year Satish Chandra Basu organized ‘Anusilan Samity’?
[A] 1902 AD
[B] 1906 AD
[C] 1909 AD
[D] None of these
- On which day of 1908 AD, Khudiram Basu was hanged to death in Majaffarpur jail?
[A] 30th April
[B] 16th May
[C] 17th June
[D] 11th August
- Rashbihari Bose bombed towards Lord Hardinge in 1912 AD when he was serving as a Forest Research Officer in:
[A] Delhi
[B] Lucknow
[C] Dehradun
[D] None of these
- Who was considered as the “Father of militant nationalism” in India by the Historian Ramesh Chandra Majumder?
[A] V. D. Savarkar
[B] M. N. Roy
[C] Vasudev B. Fadke
[D] Aurobindo Ghosh
- Who was hanged to death in London for killing Sir Curzon Willy in 1909?
[A] Madan Lai Dhingra
[B] Narayan Despande
[C] V. D. Savarkar
[D] None of these
- M. Chatterjee organised a secret militant outfit in Saharanpur of :
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Punjab
[D] None of these
- Hindustan Republic Association was organised in 1912 by :
[A] Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
[B] Chandra Sekhar Azad
[C] Basant Biswas
[D] None of these
- Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru, Batukeshwar Dutta were hanged to death in relation to :
[A] Lahore Conspiracy case
[B] Merat Conspiracy case
[C] Nasik Conspiracy case
[D] None of these
- Indian Republican Army was organised by :
[A] Rash Behari Bose
[B] Masterda Surya Sen
[C] Jatindranath Mukherjee
[D] None of these
- Labour leader Singaravellu organised First labour day in India on 1st May of :
[A] 1922
[B] 1923
[C] 1924
[D] None of these
- Who organized the Communist Party of India in Tashkent of the Soviet Union?
[A] Manabendranath Roy
[B] Sripad Amrit Dange
[C] P. C. Joshi
[D] None of these
- Who was the Chief of British rulers of India when the First War of Indian Independence or Sepoy Mutiny happened in India?
[A] Lord Dalhousie
[B] Lord Canning
[C] Lord Elgin
[D] None of these
- In which place the Sepoy Mutiny was initiated at the earliest?
[A] Meerat
[B] Nagpur
[C] Barrackpore
[D] None of these
- Who among the following, were against the Sepoy Mutiny?
[A] Farmers
[B] Zamindars
[C] Deposed rulers
[D] None of these
- After the end of the Sepoy Mutiny the Mughal emperor 2nd Bahadur Shah was :
[A] Killed
[B] Exiled
[C] Put for Trial
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following Acts, was passed as a consequence of the 1st War of Independence or Sepoy Mutiny?
[A] Charter Act
[B] Indian Council Act
[C] Indian Administration Act
[D] None of these.
- In which year Rail connection between Calcutta and Bombay started?
[A] 1862
[B] 1865
[C] 1870
[D] None of these
- In which year Rail connection between Madras and Bombay started?
[A] 1862
[B] 1865
[C] 1871
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following industries did not emerge in India within 19th century?
[A] Jute
[B] Textile
[C] Iron
[D] Engineering
- Hunter Commission, headed by Sir William Hunter was set up in 1882 and the report was submitted in 1884 for submitting recommendations in the areas of:
[A] Industries
[B] Education
[C] Autonomy of Local bodies
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following has not been correctly matched?
[A] Raja Rammohan Ray: Brahma Samaj
[B] Swami Dayananda Saraswati: Arya Samaj
[C] Keshab Chandra Sen: Prarthana Samaj
[D] Madan Mohan Malavia: Vedic Samaj
- Which one of the following has not been correctly matched?
[A] Aligarh University: Sir Syed Ahmed
[B] Maratha Hindu University: Madan Mohan Malavia
[C] Ramakrishna Mission: Swami Vivekananda
[D] Visvabharti University: Rabindranath Tagore
- Who among the following, at first stated about ‘Two Nations Theory’ between the Hindus and Muslims of India?
[A] Moulana Abul Kalam Azad
[B] Sir Syed Ahmed
[C] Mohammad Ali Jinnah
[D] Choudhary Rahamat Ali
- Which one of the following has not been correctly matched?
[A] Bankim Chandra: Ananda Math
[B] Deenabandhu Mitra: Neel Darpan
[C] Dwijendra Lai Roy: Mebar Patan
[D] Rabindranath Tagore: Bartaman Bharat
- Bartaman Bharat was authored by :
[A] Swami Vivekananda
[B] Bankim Chandra
[C] Deenabandhu Mitra
[D] Dwijendra Lai Roy
- The song ‘Bande Mataram’ was composed by :
[A] Vivekananda
[B] Bankim Chandra
[C] D. L. Roy
[D] None of these
- The song ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara …’ was composed by :
[A] R. N. Tripathi
[B] Allama Iqbal
[C] Mirza Galib
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following Newspapers did not helped the Indian National Movement during the British period?
[A] Amrita Bazar Patrika
[B] Dainik Basumati
[C] Indian Mirror
[D] The Times of India
- Sisir Kumar Ghosh was associated with :
[A] Amritabazar
[B] Ananda Bazar
[C] Basumati
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following Newspapers changed from Bengali to English overnight to avoid censorship imposed under the Vernacular Press Act?
[A] Amritabazar Patrika
[B] Dainik Basumati
[C] Indian Mirror
[D] Ananda Bazar
- Who among the following, imposed Vernacular Press Act?
[A] Lord Litton
[B] Lord Ripon
[C] Lord Duffrin
[D] None of these
- What was the former name of the present daily ‘The Statesman’?
[A] Indian Mirror
[B] Indian Patriot
[C] Friend of India
[D] None of these
- Newspaper ‘Friend of India’ was started by :
[A] Robert Night
[B] Suresh Chandra Majumdar
[C] Prafulla Kumar Sarkar
[D] None of these
- Which one of the following Associations was constituted at the earliest?
[A] Landholders Society
[B] British India Association
[C] Indian League
[D] Indian National Congress
- In which year Landholders Society was set up by Prince Dwarakanath Tagore
[A] 1838
[B] 1852
[C] 1875
[D] 1885
- In which year Indian National Congress was set up by Allen Octavian Hume ?
[A] 1838
[B] 1852
[C] 1875
[D] 1885
- Which one of the following Associations was set up by Surendranath Bannerjee ?
[A] Indian League
[B] Indian Association
[C] Mahajan Sabha
[D] Indian National Union
- In which year Indian Association was set up by Surendranath Bannerjee ?
[A] 1852
[B] 1875
[C] 1876
[D] 1885
- Who among the following I.C.S. Officer was removed from service by the British rulers?
[A] Satyendranath Tagore
[B] Romesh Dutt
[C] Behari Lal Gupta
[D] Surendra Nath Banerjee
- What is the new name of Rippon College?
[A] Surendranath College
[B] Presidency College
[C] Ashutosh college
[D] None of these
- Who presided in the first Session of Indian National Congress?
[A] Allen Octavian Hume
[B] Motilal Nehru
[C] W. C. Bannerjee
[D] None of these
- Who was the Chief of the British rulers of India, during the time when the Indian National Congress was formed in 1885?
[A] Lord Ripon
[B] Lord Dufferin
[C] Lord Dalhousie
[D] None of these
- ‘Ilbert Bill’ was proposed during the period of :
[A] Lord Ripon
[B] Lord Lansdowne
[C] Lord Elgin
[D] None of these
- Who presided over the Second Session of Indian National Congress?
[A] Dadabhai Naoroji
[B] Badruddin Tayabji
[C] Gorge Yule
[D] None of these
- Who among the following was not an extremist leader?
[A] Balgangadhar Tilak
[B] Lala Lajpat Rai
[C] Bipin Chandra Pal
[D] Dadabhai Nauroji
- Who led Swadeshi movement against the 1st Partition of Bengal in 1905?
[A] Arabinda Ghosh
[B] Ashwini Kumar Dutta
[C] Surendra Nath Banerjee
[D] None of these
- In which city Muslim League was formed in 1906 through encouragement given by British rulers to press for demand to retain Partition of Bengal?
[A] Lucknow
[B] Karachi
[C] Dhaka
[D] None of these
- In which place the announcement to revoke the order of 1st Partition of Bengal was done?
[A] Dhaka
[B] Calcutta
[C] Delhi
[D] None of these
- Who led the formation of ‘Anusilan Samity’ in Bengal?
[A] Aurobindo Ghosh
[B] Barindra Kumar Ghosh
[C] Satish Chandra Basu
[D] Bipin Behari Ganguly
- In which year the Anusilan Samity was formed by Satish Chandra Basu to organize terrorist movement in Bengal?
[A] 1901
[B] 1911
[C] 1921
[D] 1931
- In a place of which one of modern State, Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose threw a bomb upon a car to kill a British officer in 1908?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] None of these
- Who among the following, organized Extremist/Terrorist groups to fight against the British rulers, in India at the earliest?
[A] Basudev Balvant Fadke
[B] Vinayak Damodar Sarvakar
[C] Lala Lajpat Rai
[D] Lala Hardayal.
- Who was the prime accused in the ‘Lahore conspiracy case’?
[A] Rashbehari Bose
[B] Manabendra Nath Roy
[C] Madan Lai Dhigra
[D] None of these.
- In which the modern state of India ‘Bagha Jatin’ was killed in an armed encounter with the British Security Force?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Orissa
[C] Bihar
[D] Uttar Pradesh
- In which year Gandhiji returned to India from South Africa?
[A] 1910
[B] 1915
[C] 1920
[D] None of these
- Who was chosen as first Woman President of Indian National Congress?
[A] Annie Besant
[B] Sarojini Naidu
[C] Vijay Laxmi Pandit
[D] None of these
- In which year Annie Besant, a woman of European origin became President of Indian National Congress?
[A] 1885
[B] 1895
[C] 1905
[D] 1917
- In which year Sarojini Naidu, a woman of Indian origin become President of Indian National Congress?
[A] 1895
[B] 1905
[C] 1917
[D] 1925
- Which one of the following happened at the earliest?
[A] Morley-Minto Reforms
[B] Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
[C] Rowlatt Act
[D] Jalliwanwalla Bagh Massacre
- Khalifat Movement led by Mohammed Ali and Shawkat Ali was started during 1919-20 to protect the interest of:
[A] India
[B] Persia
[C] Turkey
[D] None of these
- Who was the Chairman of the Khilafat Movement Committee?
[A] Mohammed Ali
[B] Swakat Ali
[C] Mahatma Gandhi
[D] None of these
- In which year Non-Cooperation Movement was initiated?
[A] 1920
[B] 1922
[C] 1924
[D] None of these
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