National Movements (1858 – 1905) UPSC Questions

National Movements (1858 – 1905) MCQ Questions

1.
The second half of the 19th century witnessed the full flowering of ______ political consciousness and the growth of an organised national movement in India.
A.
National
B.
Local
C.
State
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
A. National
2.
The Indian national congress was born on _____ 1885.
A.
November
B.
December
C.
January
D.
February
ANSWER :
B. December
3.

Examine the following statements and choose the options carefully.
Statement 1: The very conditions of British rule helped the growth of national sentiment among the Indian people.
Statement 2: It was British rule and its direct and indirect consequences which provided the material, moral and intellectual conditions for the development of a national movement in India.

A.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 isn't related to Statement 1.

B.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 is related to Statement 1.

C.

Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false.

D.

Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true.

ANSWER :

B. Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is true. Statement 2 is related to Statement 1.

4.
Who among the following agitated for a bigger role for the Indian languages in the educational system?
A.
Sayyid Ahmed Khan
B.
Gandhiji
C.
Dadabhai Naoroji
D.
All the above
ANSWER :
D. All the above
5.
Find the odd one out from the following newspapers.
A.
The New York Times
B.
The Indian Mirror
C.
The Indu Prakash
D.
The Hindustani
ANSWER :
A. The New York Times
6.

Match the following

List I-Writers List II-Languages
a) Rabindranath Tagore i.) Urdu
b) Subramanya Bharati ii.) Bengali
c) Lakshminath Bezbarua iii.) Tamil
d) Altaf Husain Hah iv.) Assamese
A.

a-i,b-ii,c-iii,d-iv

B.

a-iv,b-iii,c-ii,d-i

C.

a-ii,b-iii,c-iv,a-i

D.

a-iv,b-ii,c-iii,d-i

ANSWER :

C. a-ii,b-iii,c-iv,a-i