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Q1

Who among the following leaders opined that the Indian National Congress was born out of a conspiracy to abort a popular uprising in India and the bourgeois leaders were a party to it?

Q2

Consider the following statements:

1. The Moderate leaders believed that political connections with Britain were in India's interest and they wanted to transform the colonial rule to be as close to a national rule as possible.

2. The extremist leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai was against the concept of releasing the growing discontent of the Indians through a platform like the Indian National Congress.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q3

Which of the following was subject matters of the campaign of the Moderates?

1. Demand for better treatment for Indian labour abroad in other British colonies.

2. Call for an increase in expenditure on elementary and technical education.

3. Criticism of the annexation of Burma by British.

4. Criticism of an expensive and time-consuming judicial system.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q4

Which of the following statements is correct in the context of the Swadeshi movement?

1. The disagreements among the leaders of the Indian National Congress over course of the movement led to the Surat split.

2. The Swadeshi movement had its genesis in anti-partition protest in Bengal and thus remained restricted to Bengal only.

3. The Swadeshi movement found a wide participation of students and urban middle class but lacked the participation of women and workers.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Q5

With reference to the Indian national movement, 'Abhinav Bharat' was:

Q6

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Congress Benares session of 1905?

1. It was presided by G.K. Gokhale.

2. Self-government or Swaraj was declared as the goal of Congress at this session.

3. At the session, it was decided to extend the Swadeshi movement outside Bengal.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Q7

The basic tenets of militant school of thought, which emerged after the failure of the peaceful and constitutional agitation of moderates, were:
1. Hatred for foreign rule
2. Individual sacrifices and not the capacity of masses to challenge the authority
3. Swaraj as the goal of the national movement

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
 

Q8

Consider the following statements:

1. The Indian National Congress was established in 1885.

2. The first session of the Indian national congress was organized in 1886 and it was presided by Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q9

Consider the following statement

  1. The Berlin Committee for Indian Independenceaimed aimed to mobilise the Indian settlers abroad to send volunteers and arms to India.
  2. The Ghadr party was a militant organization with headquarters at Berlin.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Q10

Consider the following pairs

          Organisation                                     Founder

  1. Young India Society               -   V.D.Savarkar    
  2. Anjuman I Mohisban I Watan -  Ashfaqullah Khan
  3. Indian Home Rule Society     -  Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Which of the pairs given above is/are Incorrect?

Q11

With reference to the Simla Deputation, Consider the following statement

  1. Simla Deputation was a group of Muslim elites led by the Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
  2. This deputation demanded separate electorates for the Muslims.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are Incorrect?

Q12

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the first session of Indian National Congress?

  1. It was held in Pune and was attended by 72 delegates
  2. It was presided over by W.C Banerjee and A.O.Hume assumed the charge of General Secretary.
  3. Lord Randolph Churchill was the Secretary of State for India when the first session of the INC was held in 1885.

Select the correct code using the code given below    

Q13

Consider the following pairs

             Session                                          president

1.       Calcutta Session(1906) - Gopal Krishna Gokhale

2.       Surat Session(1907)     - Rash Behari Ghosh

3.       Lahore Session(1909)  - Madan Mohn Malviya

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

Q14

Correct the chronological sequence of the following events

  1. Bomb thrown at Viceroy Hardinge by Rasbehari Bose and Sachin Sanyal.
  2. Yugantar the revolutionary weekly started.
  3. Kesari Marathi daily was started by Lokmanya Tilak.
  4. Mitra Mela merged with Abhinav Bharat.

Select the correct code using the option given below

Q15

Consider the following statements about differences between Moderated and Extremists

  1. The social base of moderates was Zamindars and upper-middle classes in towns whereas the social base of extremists were middle and lower-middle classes in towns.
  2. Moderates took ideological inspiration from European history whereas extremists took ideological inspiration from Indian History.
  3. Moderates professed loyalty to the British crown whereas extremists believed that the British crown was unworthy of claiming Indian loyalty.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Q16

Consider the following statements about differences between Moderated and Extremists

  1. The social base of moderates was Zamindars and upper-middle classes in towns whereas the social base of extremists were middle and lower-middle classes in towns.
  2. Moderates took ideological inspiration from European history whereas extremists took ideological inspiration from Indian History.
  3. Moderates professed loyalty to the British crown whereas extremists believed that the British crown was unworthy of claiming Indian loyalty.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Q17

With reference to Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Consider the following statement

  1. Tilak was founding member of Indian National Congress.
  2. The slogan ‘Swarjya is my birthright and I shall have it was given by him.
  3. He advocated for bringing lower middle classes and workers into the Congress fold.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Q18

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

                   Cases                                                              Accused

1.       Attempt to the murder of Kingsford – Anant Kanhere

2.       Murder of Jackson                        -Khudiram Bose and Praful Chaki

3.       The assassination of Curzon Wyllie   - Madan lal Dhingra

4.       Hardinge Bomb Case                        - Ras Behari Bose

Select the correct code using the option given below

Q19

With respect to the Indian freedom struggle, Surya sen was associated with

Q20

Which among the following events takes place during Lytton’s time?

  1. Grand Delhi Durbar
  2. Vernacular Press Act
  3. Indian Universities Act
  4. Official Secrets Act
  5. Arms Act

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Q21

Consider the following statements with respect to Badruddin Tyabji:

  1. He was the founder member of the Bombay Presidency Association.
  2. He was the first Muslim who presided the annual session of congress.
  3. He was associated with Muslim league.

Which of statement(s) given above is/are corrected?

Q1.

Who among the following leaders opined that the Indian National Congress was born out of a conspiracy to abort a popular uprising in India and the bourgeois leaders were a party to it?

a) Lala Lajpat Rai
b) R.P. Dutt
c) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
d) Dinshaw E. Wacha
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) R.P. Dutt opined that the Indian National Congress was born out of a conspiracy to abort a popular uprising in India and the bourgeois leaders were a party to it.

Source)

Chapter 11; page number 275

 

Q2.

Consider the following statements:

1. The Moderate leaders believed that political connections with Britain were in India's interest and they wanted to transform the colonial rule to be as close to a national rule as possible.

2. The extremist leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai was against the concept of releasing the growing discontent of the Indians through a platform like the Indian National Congress.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 1 is correct. The moderate political activity involved constitutional agitation within the confines of law and showed a slow but orderly political progress. The Moderate leaders believed that political connections with Britain were in India’s interest at that stage of history and that the time was not ripe for a direct challenge to the British rule.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The extremist leaders like Lala Lajpat Rai believed in the ‘safety valve’ theory. There is a theory that Hume formed the Congress with the idea that it would prove to be a ‘safety valve’ for releasing the growing discontent of the Indians.

Source)

Chapter 11; page number 276 and 277

 

Q3.

Which of the following was subject matters of the campaign of the Moderates?

1. Demand for better treatment for Indian labour abroad in other British colonies.

2. Call for an increase in expenditure on elementary and technical education.

3. Criticism of the annexation of Burma by British.

4. Criticism of an expensive and time-consuming judicial system.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 2, 3 and 4 only
b) 1 and 2 and 4 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) All the statements are correct.

The moderates called for the separation of judicial from executive functions. They criticized the oppressive and tyrannical bureaucracy and the time consuming judicial system of the British. 

They were also critics of an aggressive foreign policy which resulted in the annexation of Burma, attack on Afghanistan and suppression of tribals in the North-West—all costing heavily for the Indian treasury.

They called for an increase in expenditure on welfare (i.e., health, sanitation), education—especially elementary and technical—irrigation works and improvement of agriculture, agricultural banks for cultivators, etc.

Demand for better treatment for Indian labour abroad in other British colonies, where they faced oppression and racial discrimination.

Source)

Chapter 11; Page number 281

Q4.

Which of the following statements is correct in the context of the Swadeshi movement?

1. The disagreements among the leaders of the Indian National Congress over course of the movement led to the Surat split.

2. The Swadeshi movement had its genesis in anti-partition protest in Bengal and thus remained restricted to Bengal only.

3. The Swadeshi movement found a wide participation of students and urban middle class but lacked the participation of women and workers.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 1 is correct. As the question of spreading the movement on pan India level and the question of passive resistance divided INC which led to split in 1907.

Statement 2 incorrect. In spite of the movement having its genesis in anti-partition protest in Bengal, the boycott movement spread to many parts of India.

Statement 3 is correct. The social base of the national movements now extended to include a certain zamindari section, the lower middle class in the cities and small towns and school and college students on a massive scale. Women came out of their homes for the first time and joined processions and picketing.

Source)

Chapter 12; 29

Q5.

With reference to the Indian national movement, 'Abhinav Bharat' was:

a) A movement against caste and other social evils.
b) A secret society of the revolutionaries
c) An anti-British newspaper published by the extremists
d) Concept of swaraj as envisaged by moderates
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) In 1904, V. D. Sarvarkar organized Abhinav Bharat as a secret society of revolutionaries.

Source)

Chapter 13; page number 321

Q6.

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the Congress Benares session of 1905?

1. It was presided by G.K. Gokhale.

2. Self-government or Swaraj was declared as the goal of Congress at this session.

3. At the session, it was decided to extend the Swadeshi movement outside Bengal.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 only
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 1 is correct. The Indian National Congress Benares session was presided over by G.K. Gokhale.

Statement 2 is incorrect. The goal of the Indian National Congress as 'self-government or Swaraj like that of the United Kingdom or the Colonies' was declared at the 1906 session at Calcutta presided over Dadabhai Naroji.

Statement 3 is incorrect. The Indian National Congress took up the Swadeshi call and the Banaras Session, 1905, presided over by G.K. Gokhale, supported the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement for Bengal. The militant nationalists led by Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lajpat Rai and Aurobindo Ghosh were, however, in favour of extending the movement to the rest of India and carrying it beyond the programme of just Swadeshi and boycott to a full-fledged political mass struggle. The aim was now Swaraj and the abrogation of partition had become the 'pettiest and narrowest of all political objects'. The moderates, by and large, were not as yet willing to go that far.

Source)

Chapter 12; 30

Q7.

The basic tenets of militant school of thought, which emerged after the failure of the peaceful and constitutional agitation of moderates, were:
1. Hatred for foreign rule
2. Individual sacrifices and not the capacity of masses to challenge the authority
3. Swaraj as the goal of the national movement

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
 

a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statements 1 and 3 are correct.  By the dawn of the twentieth century, a band of nationalist thinkers had emerged who advocated a more militant approach to political work. These included Raj Narain Bose, Ashwini Kumar Datta, Aurobindo Ghosh in Bengal; Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar and Tilak in Maharashtra; and Lala Lajpat Rai in Punjab as the most outstanding representative of this school of thought. This school of thought was based on
1. Hatred for foreign rule; since no hope could be derived from it, Indians should work out their own salvation;
2. Swaraj as the main goal of national movement;
3. Adoption of direct political action; 4. Belief in the capacity of the masses to challenge the authority. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect. 5. The requirement of personal sacrifices. They thought that a true nationalist to be always ready for personal sacrifices.

Q8.

Consider the following statements:

1. The Indian National Congress was established in 1885.

2. The first session of the Indian national congress was organized in 1886 and it was presided by Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Exp) Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is incorrect.  The Indian National Congress was established when 72 delegates from all over the country met at Bombay in December 1885.

A.O. Hume was a retired English civil servant who mobilized leading intellectuals of the time and, with their cooperation, organized the first session of the Indian National Congress at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College.

Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee the first session of the Indian National Congress.

Source)

Chapter 11; page number 274

http://www.ncert.nic.in/ncerts/l/hess205.pdf

 

Q9.

Consider the following statement

  1. The Berlin Committee for Indian Independenceaimed aimed to mobilise the Indian settlers abroad to send volunteers and arms to India.
  2. The Ghadr party was a militant organization with headquarters at Berlin.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Statement 1 is Correct: The Berlin Committee for Indian Independence was established in 1915 by Virendranath Chattopadhyay, Bhupendranath Dutta, Lala Hardayal and others with the help of German foreign office under ‘Zimmerman Plan’. These aimed to mobilise the Indian settlers abroad to send volunteers and arms to India.
  • Statement 2 is Incorrect: The Ghadar Party was an Indian revolutionary organisation primarily founded by Indians. The party was headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
Q10.

Consider the following pairs

          Organisation                                     Founder

  1. Young India Society               -   V.D.Savarkar    
  2. Anjuman I Mohisban I Watan -  Ashfaqullah Khan
  3. Indian Home Rule Society     -  Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Which of the pairs given above is/are Incorrect?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 only
d) 2 and 3 only
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Pair 1 is Correct: Abhinav Bharat Society (Young India Society) was a secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904.
  • Pair 2 is Incorrect: Ajit Singh(Bhagat Singh Uncle) organised the extremist Anjuman I Mohisban I Watan in Lahore with its journal Bharat Mata.
  • Pair 3 is Incorrect: The Indian Home Rule Society (IHRS) was an Indian organisation founded in London in 1905 that sought to promote the cause of self-rule in British India. The organisation was founded by Shyamji Krishna Varma, with support from a number of prominent Indian nationalists in Britain at the time, including Bhikaji Cama, Dadabhai Naoroji and S.R. Rana.
Q11.

With reference to the Simla Deputation, Consider the following statement

  1. Simla Deputation was a group of Muslim elites led by the Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
  2. This deputation demanded separate electorates for the Muslims.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are Incorrect?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Statement 1 is Incorrect and Statement 2 is Correct: In October 1906, a group of Muslim elites called the Simla Deputation, led by the Aga Khan, met Lord and demanded separate electorates for the Muslims and representation in excess of their numerical strength in view of ‘the value of the contribution’ Muslims were made to the defence of the empire. The same group took over the Muslim League, initially floated by Nawab Salimullah of DAca along with Nawabs Mohsin-ul-Mulk and Waqar-ul-Mulk in December 1906.

 

Q12.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct regarding the first session of Indian National Congress?

  1. It was held in Pune and was attended by 72 delegates
  2. It was presided over by W.C Banerjee and A.O.Hume assumed the charge of General Secretary.
  3. Lord Randolph Churchill was the Secretary of State for India when the first session of the INC was held in 1885.

Select the correct code using the code given below    

a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Statement 1 is Incorrect: The First session of the INC was held in Bombay instead of Pune due to outbreak of Plague and it was attended by 72 delegates
  • Statement 2 is Correct: It was presided over by W.c.Banerjee and A.O.Hume assumed the charge of General Secretary.
  • Statement 3 is Correct: When the first session held in Dec 18845, the secretary of State for India was Lord Randolph Churchill
Q13.

Consider the following pairs

             Session                                          president

1.       Calcutta Session(1906) - Gopal Krishna Gokhale

2.       Surat Session(1907)     - Rash Behari Ghosh

3.       Lahore Session(1909)  - Madan Mohn Malviya

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Pair 1 is Incorrect: In Calcutta Session of 1906, under the leadership of Dadabhai Naoroji, Congress adopted Swaraj as the goal of Indian People.
  • Pair 2 and 3 is Correct: The 1907 Surat session was held at the bank of the Tapti river in Surat. The Surat session was presided by Dr Rash Behari Ghosh. The 1909 Lahore Session was presided by Madan Mohan Malviya.

 

Q14.

Correct the chronological sequence of the following events

  1. Bomb thrown at Viceroy Hardinge by Rasbehari Bose and Sachin Sanyal.
  2. Yugantar the revolutionary weekly started.
  3. Kesari Marathi daily was started by Lokmanya Tilak.
  4. Mitra Mela merged with Abhinav Bharat.

Select the correct code using the option given below

a) 3-4-2-1
b) 4-2-3-1
c) 3-2-4-1
d) 2-3-1-4
Solution : a)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Yugantar the revolutionary weekly started(1906).
  • Kesari Marathi daily was started by Lokmanya Tilak(1881).
  • Mitra Mela merged with Abhinav Bharat(1904).
  • Bomb thrown at Viceroy Hardinge by Rasbehari Bose and Sachin Sanyal(1912).
Q15.

Consider the following statements about differences between Moderated and Extremists

  1. The social base of moderates was Zamindars and upper-middle classes in towns whereas the social base of extremists were middle and lower-middle classes in towns.
  2. Moderates took ideological inspiration from European history whereas extremists took ideological inspiration from Indian History.
  3. Moderates professed loyalty to the British crown whereas extremists believed that the British crown was unworthy of claiming Indian loyalty.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • All of the statements given above are correct:
  1. The social base of moderates was Zamindars and upper-middle classes in towns whereas the social base of extremists were middle and lower-middle classes in towns.
  2. Moderates took ideological inspiration from European history whereas extremists took ideological inspiration from Indian History.
  3. Moderates believed in England’s providential mission in India whereas Extremists rejected providential mission theory as an illusion.
  4. Moderates believed political connections with Britain to be in India’s social, political and cultural interests whereas extremists believed that political connections with Britain would perpetuate British exploitation in India.
  5. Moderates professed loyalty to the British crown whereas extremists believed that the British crown was unworthy of claiming Indian loyalty.
Q16.

Consider the following statements about differences between Moderated and Extremists

  1. The social base of moderates was Zamindars and upper-middle classes in towns whereas the social base of extremists were middle and lower-middle classes in towns.
  2. Moderates took ideological inspiration from European history whereas extremists took ideological inspiration from Indian History.
  3. Moderates professed loyalty to the British crown whereas extremists believed that the British crown was unworthy of claiming Indian loyalty.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • All of the statements given above are correct:
  1. The social base of moderates was Zamindars and upper-middle classes in towns whereas the social base of extremists were middle and lower-middle classes in towns.
  2. Moderates took ideological inspiration from European history whereas extremists took ideological inspiration from Indian History.
  3. Moderates believed in England’s providential mission in India whereas Extremists rejected providential mission theory as an illusion.
  4. Moderates believed political connections with Britain to be in India’s social, political and cultural interests whereas extremists believed that political connections with Britain would perpetuate British exploitation in India.
  5. Moderates professed loyalty to the British crown whereas extremists believed that the British crown was unworthy of claiming Indian loyalty.
Q17.

With reference to Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Consider the following statement

  1. Tilak was founding member of Indian National Congress.
  2. The slogan ‘Swarjya is my birthright and I shall have it was given by him.
  3. He advocated for bringing lower middle classes and workers into the Congress fold.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Statement 1 is Incorrect: Bal Gangadhar Tilak was not a founder member of the Indian National Congress. He joined INC in 1890.
  • Statement 2 is Correct: B.G.Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj and a strong radical in ‘Indian consciousness. He is known for his quote in Marathi: “Swarjya is my birthright and I shall have it”
  • Statement 3 is Correct: He was among the first to advocate bringing the lower middle classes, the peasants, artisans and workers into the Congress fold.
Q18.

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

                   Cases                                                              Accused

1.       Attempt to the murder of Kingsford – Anant Kanhere

2.       Murder of Jackson                        -Khudiram Bose and Praful Chaki

3.       The assassination of Curzon Wyllie   - Madan lal Dhingra

4.       Hardinge Bomb Case                        - Ras Behari Bose

Select the correct code using the option given below

a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 3 and 4 only
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Pair 1 is Incorrect: Khudiram, along with Prafulla Chaki, attempted to assassinate a British judge, Magistrate Douglas Kingsford, by throwing bombs on the carriage they suspected the man was in. Magistrate Kingsford, however, was seated in a different carriage, and the throwing of bombs resulted in the deaths of two British women.
  • Pair 2 is Incorrect: Anant Laxman Kanhere, a 17-year-old student of Aurangabad, shot Jackson on 21 December 1909 at a theatre where a drama was to stage in his honour on the eve of his transfer.
  • Pair 3 is Correct: Hutatma Madan Lal Dhingra was an Indian revolutionary independence activist. While studying in England, he assassinated William Hutt Curzon Wyllie, a British official.
  • Pair 4 is Correct: The Delhi Conspiracy case, also known as the Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy, refers to a conspiracy in 1912 to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge, on the occasion of transferring the capital of British India from Calcutta to New Delhi. Hatched by the Indian revolutionary underground in Bengal and Punjab and headed by Rash Behari Bose, the conspiracy culminated on the attempted assassination on 23 December 1912 when a homemade bomb was thrown into the Viceroys’ Howdah when the ceremonial procession moved through the Chandni Chowk suburb of Delhi.
Q19.

With respect to the Indian freedom struggle, Surya sen was associated with

a) Ghadr Movement
b) Kakori Conspiracy
c) Bombay textile mills strike in 1919
d) Chittagong armoury raid
Solution : d)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Chittagong armoury raid, also known as the Chittagong uprising, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in the Bengal Presidency of British Raj by armed Indian independence fighters led by Surya Sen.
Q20.

Which among the following events takes place during Lytton’s time?

  1. Grand Delhi Durbar
  2. Vernacular Press Act
  3. Indian Universities Act
  4. Official Secrets Act
  5. Arms Act

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2, 4 and 5 only
c) 1, 2 and 5 only
d) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
Solution : c)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Important events during Lord Lytton's time (1876-1880)
    • Famine of 1876-78 affecting Madras, Bombay, Mysore, Hyderabad, parts of central India and Punjab. appointment of Famine Commission under the presidency of Richard Strachey(1878).
    • Royal Titles Act (1876), Queen Victoria assumed the title of Kaiser-i-Hind or Queen Empress of India.
    • The Vernacular Press Act (1878)
    • The Arms Act (1878)
    • The Second Afghan War (1878-80).
Q21.

Consider the following statements with respect to Badruddin Tyabji:

  1. He was the founder member of the Bombay Presidency Association.
  2. He was the first Muslim who presided the annual session of congress.
  3. He was associated with Muslim league.

Which of statement(s) given above is/are corrected?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution : b)
Unattempted. Explanation :-

Explanation:

  • Statement 1 and 2 are Correct: The Bombay Presidency Association was started by Badruddin Tyabji, Pherozshah Mehta and K.T. Telang in 1885.He was the founding member of Indian national congress and the first Muslim who presided the annual session of congress.Third session of congress held in Madras(1887). He was not associated with Muslim league.