Freedom Struggle NDA Questions

NDA Modern Indian History

Freedom Struggle MCQ Questions


1.
The Vernacular Press Act of 1878, an important piece of repressive colonial legislation, was primarily aimed at:
A.
Establishing new English-language newspapers
B.
Promoting the growth of the Indian-language press
C.
Restricting and censoring the Indian-language (vernacular) press critical of British rule
D.
Providing government funding to all newspapers
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ANSWER :
C. Restricting and censoring the Indian-language (vernacular) press critical of British rule
2.
The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was passed during the viceroyalty of:
A.
Lord Ripon
B.
Lord Lytton
C.
Lord Curzon
D.
Lord Dalhousie
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ANSWER :
B. Lord Lytton
3.
The Arms Act of 1878, another significant piece of repressive colonial legislation, imposed strict restrictions on Indians' right to:
A.
Vote in elections
B.
Travel within India
C.
Establish newspapers
D.
Possess firearms without an official licence
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ANSWER :
D. Possess firearms without an official licence
4.
The Indian Press Act of 1910, enacted in response to growing revolutionary and nationalist activity, empowered the colonial government to:
A.
Demand security deposits from printers/publishers and confiscate seditious material
B.
Provide unrestricted freedom to all publications
C.
Establish a free and independent judiciary for press matters
D.
Fund nationalist newspapers
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ANSWER :
A. Demand security deposits from printers/publishers and confiscate seditious material
5.
The Ilbert Bill, introduced in 1883 during the viceroyalty of Lord Ripon, sought to remove racial discrimination in the judicial system by allowing:
A.
Only European judges to try any case
B.
Indian judges to try criminal cases involving European British subjects
C.
Only local village courts to function
D.
The complete abolition of the judiciary
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ANSWER :
B. Indian judges to try criminal cases involving European British subjects
6.
The Ilbert Bill controversy of 1883 provoked intense opposition and racial backlash from the European community in India, ultimately resulting in the bill being:
A.
Extended to grant even greater judicial powers to Indian judges
B.
Passed in its original, unmodified form
C.
Substantially modified/diluted in the face of European opposition
D.
Immediately withdrawn with no further discussion
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ANSWER :
C. Substantially modified/diluted in the face of European opposition