National Movements (1858 – 1905) UPSC Questions

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.

Who was the first Indian leader to start an agitation for political reforms in India?

What was the name of the earliest public association of the landlords of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa?

Which among the following events happened earliest?
UPSC - 2018

Consider the following statements:
1. The Factories Act, of 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions.
2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India.
which of the above statements is/are correct?
UPSC - 2017

In _____ was organised the Bengal British Indian Society to protect and promote general public interests.