The freedom struggle till 1905 - MCQs with answers - Part II

The freedom struggle till 1905 - MCQs with answers - Part II


1. Who was the president of the following sessions of Indian National Congress?

1. Lahore:1893
2. Calcutta: 1886
3. Calcutta: 1906

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. G K Gokhale
3. Alfred Webb
4. George Yule

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ANSWER: 1. Dadabhai Naoroji



2. Find the correct statement:

1. First session of Indian National Congress was in year 1885 in Chennai.
2. Indian National Conference held two sessions prelude to Congress session in 1883 and 1885.

1. Only A
2. Only B
3. A and B
4. None

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ANSWER: 2. Only B

First session of Indian National Congress was in year 1885 in Bombay.



3. Find the correct statement:

1. First session of Indian National Congress was presided by W C Banerjee.
2. It was attended by 72 delegates.
3. A O Hume organised the first Congress session.

1. Only A
2. Only C
3. A and B
4. A, B and C

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ANSWER: 4. A, B and C



4. The first women graduate of Calcutta university in 1890 was:

1. Kadambini Ganguly.
2. Pritlata Wadedar
3. Bina Das
4. Vijaylaxmi Pandit

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ANSWER: 1. Kadambini Ganguly.



5. The 1885- 1905 nationalists are known as:

1. Moderates
2. Extremists
3. Revolutionaries
4. Gandhians

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ANSWER: 1. Moderates

Extremists were from 1905-1919. Post 1919, it was Gandhian era.



6. Who among the below, gave the economic critiques of British imperialism:

1. R C Dutt
2. Dinshaw Wacha
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. All of the above

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ANSWER: 4. All of the above

They gave the drain theory about British exploitation of India.



7. Imperial Legislative Council was constituted in year:

1. 1861
2. 1862
3. 1873
4. 1892

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ANSWER: 1. 1861

It was under Indian Councils Act 1861.



8. Indian Councils Act, 1892 allowed:

1. Budget could be discussed, but not voted upon.
2. Questions could be asked.
3. Officials retained their majority.
4. Allowed supplementary questions, and wide discussions on the answers.

1. Only A and D
2. Only B and C
3. All of the above
4. A, B and C

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ANSWER: 4. A, B and C

It did not allow supplementary questions, and wide discussions on the answers.



9. Raja Shiv Prasad Singh of Benaras and Sir Syed Ahemd organised:

1. United Indian Patriotic Sabha
2. United Indian Patriotic Association
3. All Indian Patriotic Sabha
4. All States United Indian Patriotic Sabha

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ANSWER: 2. United Indian Patriotic Association

This was done as a reactionary strategy of Britishers.



10. Who was the first British resident of INC:

1. A O Hume
2. Alfred Webb
3. Dinshaw Wacha
4. Geoge Yule

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ANSWER: 4. Geoge Yule



11. Who was the viceroy from 1899- 1905:

1. Ripon
2. Dufferin
3. Curzon
4. Minto II

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ANSWER: 3. Curzon
Many reactionary steps were taken by Curzon, which led to wide protests across the country



12. Shivaji and Ganpati festivals were started by:

1. G K Gokhale
2. Pherozshah Mehta
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Lala Lajpat Rai

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ANSWER: 3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

They were started in 1890s.



13. Charles Wood Dispatch on education came in :

1. 1854
2. 1855
3. 1852
4. 1856

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ANSWER: 1. 1854



14. The Charter Act of British governments came in:

1. 1793
2. 1813
3. 1833 and 1853
4. All of the above

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ANSWER: 4. All of the above

Other acts before 1858 were:
The Regulating Act 1773
Pitts India Act 1784
The Act of 1786


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