Q. The Indian press played an important role in spreading the message of patriotism and modern ideas among the people. Which of the following is/ are not true about its activities? A. Criticising official policies. B. Urging the people to unite and work for national welfare. C. Putting ...

Q. The administrative and economic unification of India by the British also paved the way for the rise of the Indian National Movement. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect in this regard? A. The British unified India by introducing a uniform and modern system of government ...

Q. One of the main causes for the rise and growth of the Indian National Movements was the grievances of several sections of the Indian society, except a few, against the British. Which of the following sections were the exception? A. Peasants and artisans B. Native rulers and landlords ...

Q. Identify the European who worked ardently for the Indian National Movement and bitterly criticised the British rule by saying ‘The British Empire is rotten to the core, corrupt in every direction, and tyrannical and mean’. (a) A. O. Hume (b) William Wedderburn (c) Sister Nivedita ...

Q. Why was B. G. Tilak arrested in 1897, because of which he became a popular all India leader and was given the title of Lokmanya by the people? (a) Because of his support to the struggle for human rights waged in South Africa. (b) Because of his association with M. K. Gandhi to support ...

Q. Whose name is associated with Muslim communalism that helped the British Government to follow the policy of ‘Divide and Rule’? (a) Syed Ahmad Khan (b) Rahimatullah Mohammed Sayani (c) Badruddin Tyabji (d) None of the above Ans: (a) Syed Ahmad Khan Explanation: The correct ...

Q. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’? (a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (b) C. Rajagopalachari (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Dadabhai Naoroji Ans: (d) Dadabhai Naoroji Explanation:  The correct answer is (d) Dadabhai Naoroji. Dadabhai Naoroji is known as the 'Grand Old ...

Q. Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in the nineteenth century? (a) Swami Dayanand (b) Swami Vivekanand (c) Guru Shankaracharya (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Ans: (b) Swami Vivekanand

Q. Who among the early nationalists worked in England to mobilise public opinion in favour of the Indian National Movement? (a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (b) D. E. Wacha (c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Dadabhai Naoroji Ans: (d) Dadabhai Naoroji Explanation: The correct option is (d) Dadabhai ...

Q. Which of the following statements, with respect to the Grand Old Man of India (Dadabhai Naoroji), is correct? (a) He organised the East India Association in England in 1866. (b) He showed that the poverty and economic backwardness of India were not inherent in the local conditions. (c) ...