“Swaraj is my birth-right and I will have it.” Who said it?
Gangadhar Tilak
B.C. Pal
Aurobindo Ghosh
G.K.Gokhale
The 1916 Congress Session is not remembered for:
The union of the divided Congress.
An understanding for joint action against the British was reached between the Congress and the Muslim League.
Signing of the Lucknow Pact.
Decision for the Swadeshi Movement.
Who first proposed the setting up of the Muslim League?
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Syed Modi
Nisam Tiwari
Nawab Salimullah
Choose the most appropriate answer. The Sedition Act and the Official Secrets Act:
Reduced the freedom of the Indian officials in British government.
Increased the freedom of the British officials in Indian government.
Reduced the freedom of the people.
Increased the freedom of the people.
The Calcutta Corporation Act:
Raised Calcutta to a metropolitan.
Enabled Calcutta to self-govern itself.
Reduced the Indian control of this local body.
Was passed by Lord Lytton.
The worst measure of Curzon that sparked the the rise of extremist nationalism in India was:
Calcutta Corporation Act, (1899)
Universities Act (1904)
Sedition Act and the Official Secrets Act.
None of the above options.
Which of these is not a reason for the rise of extremist nationalism?
The success of the Moderate policy with the British.
The famine and plague of 1896-97 which affected the whole country and the suffering of the masses.
The economic conditions of the people became worse.
The ill-treatment of Indians in South Africa on the basis of colour of skin.
The main objective of the Extremists was:
Democracy
Swaraj
Racial Indiscrimination
Autonomy of the universities
Which of the following is true about the Home Rule Movement?
Annie Besant’s Movement concentrated in Maharashtra.
Tilak’s Movement covered the rest of the country.
The August Declaration of Montague in 1917 led to the end of the Home Rule Movement.
Montague’s declaration took place on 19 August 1917.
Lokamanya was the title adorned by:
Lala Lajpat Rai
