National Movements (1858 – 1905) UPSC Questions

National Movements (1858 – 1905) MCQ Questions

7.
It was evident that Indian Nationalism had gathered enough strength and momentum to appear as a major force on the Indian _____ scene.
A.
Educational
B.
Political
C.
Health
D.
Career
ANSWER :
B. Political
8.
During whose viceroyalty most of the Import duties on British textile imports were removed to please the textile manufacturers of Britain?
A.
Lytton
B.
Dalhousie
C.
William Bentick
D.
Batton
ANSWER :
A. Lytton
9.

Identify the WRONG statements from the following about the immediate factors for the rage of normal Indian people.
a) The second war against Afghanistan aroused vehement agitation against the heavy cost of this imperialist war
b) The Arms Act of 1878, which disarmed the people, appeared to them as an effort to emasculate the entire nation.
c) The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was condemned by the politically conscious Indians as an attempt to suppress the growing nationalist criticism of the alien government.
d) The holding of the Imperial Durbar at Delhi in 1877 at a time when the country is suffering from a terrible famine.

A.

Only a

B.

Both a and c

C.

Only d

D.

None of the above

ANSWER :

D. None of the above

10.
Who was the first Indian leader to start an agitation for political reforms in India?
A.
Gandhiji
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D.
Indira Gandhi
ANSWER :
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
11.
What was the name of the earliest public association of the landlords of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?
A.
East India Company
B.
Landholders' Society
C.
Bengal British Indian Society
D.
None of the above
ANSWER :
B. Landholders' Society
12.
In _____ was organised the Bengal British Indian Society to protect and promote general public interests.
A.
1843
B.
1845
C.
1849
D.
1870
ANSWER :
A. 1843