Q. Which of the following statements is false about these congress leaders? (a) Badruddin Tyabji was made president of the third Congress to pacify Muslim apprehensions. (b) Lala Lajpat Rai was deeply influenced by the Arya Samaj in his early life. (c) Tilak defended orthodox Hindu ...

Q. Which of the following conclusions about moderates and extremists is false? (a) The colonial government remained unaffected by the moderates’ pleas. (b) Extremists wanted moderate leaders to continue to hold positions of power within the congress. (c) Moderates felt closer to the ...

Q. Which of these statements is false about the reasons for the split in the congress? (a) There were personal rivalries between moderate and extremist leaders. (b) extremists wanted to bypass democratic procedures within the congress. (c) Moderates were opposed to the boycott of British ...

Q. Which of these statements about moderates is false? 1. Most of them were well-off lawyers who had studied in Britain. 2. They wanted the British to leave India. 3. They were great admirers of British political institutions. 4. They demanded lowering the age limit for the civil ...

Q. Which of these statements is false regarding the early Congress? (a) The Congress did not clearly distance itself from the cow-protection movement or the Urdu-Hindi controversy, which were Hindu communal campaigns. (b) The Congress styled itself as a Hindu organisation. (c) The ...

Q. In which year was the All India Muslim League established? (a) 1875 (b) 1905 (c) 1906 (d) 1909 Ans: (c) 1906 Explanation: The All India Muslim League was established in the year (c) 1906. The All India Muslim League was founded on December 30, 1906, in Dhaka, present-day ...

Q. Drain of wealth happened: (a) only from Bengal (b) only after 1857 (c) from India to Britain (d) from Britain to India Ans: (c) from India to Britain Explanation:   The correct answer is (c) from India to Britain. The term "drain of wealth" refers to the economic ...

Q. The idea of drain: (a) had no history before Dadabhai Naoroji (b) received support from some Britishers also (c) was fully accepted by the colonial government (d) was rejected by the Indian National Congress Ans: (b) received support from some Britishers also Explanation: ...

Q. “Home Charges” were (a) Paid by India to the United States of America (b) Paid by Britain to India (c) Paid by India to Britain (d) Paid by the Government of India to the nationalists Ans: (c) Paid by India to Britain Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Paid by India to ...

Q. Which of the following conclusions about Swadeshi Movement are false? (a) The techniques of boycott and passive resistance were evolved during the movement as techniques of mass agitation. (b) While a policy of Hindu revivalism may have attracted mass support to some extent, it was very ...

Q. At the end of the Swadeshi Movement most of its leaders disappeared from the nationalist scene: 1. BG Tilak went to Mandalay Jail. 2. Aurobindo Ghosh took temporary retirement from politics. 3. BC Pal went abroad. 4. Lajpat Rai was implicated in a revolutionary conspiracy case. ...

Q. With regard to the early Congress’ moderate politics a systematic critique emerged from different quarters. Examine the following and select the correct code. 1. Aurobindo Ghosh: A little too much talk about the blessings of British rule 2. Ashwini Kumar Dutt: Congress session is a ...