Indian National Movement NDA Questions

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Indian National Movement MCQ Questions


13.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a prominent Extremist leader, is famously associated with the assertive declaration:
A.
'Quit India'
B.
'Do or Die'
C.
'Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it'
D.
'Inquilab Zindabad'
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ANSWER :
C. 'Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it'
14.
Bal Gangadhar Tilak significantly contributed to popularising nationalist sentiment among the masses through the organisation of public festivals, including the Ganesh Chaturthi festival and the:
A.
Shivaji Festival, commemorating the Maratha ruler
B.
Durga Puja (more closely associated with Bengal, not primarily Tilak's initiative)
C.
Holi festival (though widely celebrated, not specifically politicised by Tilak in this manner)
D.
Diwali festival (though widely celebrated, not specifically politicised by Tilak in this manner)
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ANSWER :
A. Shivaji Festival, commemorating the Maratha ruler
15.
The Swadeshi Movement, a significant mass movement promoting the boycott of British goods and the use of indigenous products, was primarily triggered by opposition to the:
A.
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (a later, separate event)
B.
Partition of Bengal, 1905
C.
Salt Tax (a grievance addressed later, during the Civil Disobedience Movement)
D.
Rowlatt Act, 1919 (a later, separate event)
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ANSWER :
B. Partition of Bengal, 1905
16.
The Swadeshi Movement, alongside its economic boycott dimension, also promoted 'National Education', leading to the establishment of institutions such as the Bengal National College, associated with the leadership of:
A.
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B.
Dadabhai Naoroji
C.
Surendranath Banerjee
D.
Aurobindo Ghosh
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ANSWER :
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
17.
The Partition of Bengal (1905), which had triggered the Swadeshi Movement, was eventually annulled by the British in 1911, with Bengal being reunified, though this decision was accompanied by the announcement of shifting the capital of British India from Calcutta to:
A.
Lahore
B.
Delhi
C.
Madras
D.
Bombay
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ANSWER :
B. Delhi
18.
Alongside the constitutional and mass movements led by the Congress, a distinct strand of Indian nationalism advocated more direct, often armed, resistance against British rule, generally referred to as the:
A.
Home Rule movement (a related but distinct, constitutional strand)
B.
Swadeshi movement (a related but distinct strand)
C.
Revolutionary movement
D.
Moderate movement (a contradictory option)
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ANSWER :
C. Revolutionary movement