Q. In which session the Muslim League adopted resolutions regarding the Punjab atrocities (Jalianwala Bagh case), the contemplated dismemberment of Turkey; and the denial of “complete self-government ... in the reforms recently enacted...”? (a) 1909 (b) 1918 (c) 1919 (d) 1920 Ans: ...

Q. The basic defect of the Lucknow pact of 1916 between Muslim League and the Congress was that it was  (a) a pact between two parties seeking dominion status for India (b) constitutional deal only without involving masses (c) based on acceptance of separate electorates for muslim ...

Q. Who was the President of the eighth session of the Muslim League in 1915 held at Bombay and attended by Madan Mohan Malviya, Surendranath Banerjea, Annie Besant, B G Horniman and Sarojini Naidu? (a) Mazhar-ul Haque (b) Mohsin-ul-Mulk (c) Aga Khan III (d) Syed Ameer Ali Ans: (a) ...

Q. Which one of the following was not a member of the ‘Young Party’ that captured the Muslim League in 1912 and favoured greater militancy against the British, and accommodation with nationalist Hindus and increasing pan-Islamism? (a) Wazir Hasan (b) TAK Sherwani (c) Syed Nawab Ali ...

Q. In which year did Mohammad Ali Jinnah attend a session of the Muslim League for the first time without being its member (a) 1906 (b) 1896 (c) 1912 (d) 1915 Ans: (c) 1912 Explanation: Mohammad Ali Jinnah attended a session of the Muslim League for the first time without being ...

Q. Which of the following was not an objective of the All India Muslim League at the time of its foundation? (a) To inculcate among Muslims a feeling of loyalty to the government (b) To oppose British rule in India (c) To prevent the growth of ill will between Muslims and other ...

Q. In which city was the All India Muslim League established in 1906? (a) Karachi (b) Shimla (c) Dacca (d) Aligarh Ans: (c) Dacca Explanation: The All-India Muslim League (AIML) was a political party established in Dhaka in 1906 when some well-known Muslim politicians met the ...

Q. He was the most passionate exponent of the Extremists’ point of view and the programme he espoused anticipated Gandhi. The reference here is to  (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Aurobindo Ghose (c) BG Tilak (d) none of the above Ans: (b) Aurobindo Ghose

Q. Which of these statements is/are false regarding the Indian Association? (a) It was primarily representative of landowning interests. (b) It sought to make contacts with peasants in the countryside. (c) It was an organisation of the English educated elite. (d) All the above Ans: ...

Q. Which of the following statements are false about the project of national education? (a) Primary education was neglected by the leaders of the movement as an area of nationalist reform. (b) There was an attempt to go back to indigenous forms of education, as it was felt that western ...

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. ...

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 ...