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Indian Freedom Struggle- The First Phase (Establishment of INC, Moderate Phase, Extremism,
Swadeshi Movement, Act of 1909, Lucknow Pact, Home Rule Movement)

Indian National Congress (INC) Sessions

Year Place President Important Events

1885; Dec 28 Bombay Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee ● 72 delegates

(Again in 1892) ● Objectives outlined

1886 Calcutta Dadabhai Naoroji ● 436 delegates

(Again in 1893 & 1906) ● Merger of National
Congress & National
Conference

1887 Madras Badruddin Tyabji ● 607 delegates

(first Muslim President)

1888 Allahabad George Yule ● 1248 delegates

(first English President)

1889 Bombay William Wedderburn ● 1889 delegates

1890 Calcutta Pherozeshah Merwanjee

Mehta

1891 Nagpur P. Ananda Charlu

1892 Allahabad Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

1893 Lahore Dadabhai Naoroji

1894 Madras Alfred Webb

1895 Poona Surendranath Banerjee

(Again in 1902)

1896 Calcutta Rahimullah Sayani ● Rabindranath Tagore sang

‘Bande Mataram’ for the
first time

1897 Amravati C. Shankar Nair

1898 Madras Anandamohan Bose

1899 Lucknow Romesh Chandra Dutt ● Demand for permanent

fixation of Land revenue

1900 Lahore N G Chandavarkar

1901 Calcutta Dinshaw E Wacha

1902 Ahmedabad Surendranath Banerjee

1903 Madras Lal Mohan Ghose

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1904 Bombay Henry Cotton

1905 Banaras Gopal Krishna Gokhale ● Expressed dissatisfaction

against partition of Bengal

1906 Calcutta Dadabhai Naoroji ● Word ‘Swaraj’ mentioned

for the first time

1907 Surat Rash Behari Ghosh ● Split in the Congress into

Moderates & Extremists

1908 Madras Rash Behari Ghosh

1909 Lahore Madan Mohan Malaviya ● Expressed dissatisfaction

(Again in 1918) over formation of separate
electorates on the basis of
religion (of the Indian
Councils Act 1909)

1910 Allahabad William Wedderburn

1911 Calcutta Bishan Narayan Dhar

1912 Bankipur R N Mudholkar

1913 Karachi Syed Mohammed

1914 Madras Bhupendranath Basu

1915 Bombay S P Sinha

1916 Lucknow Ambica Charan Mazumdar ● Re-union of the Congress

● Lucknow Pact

1917 Calcutta Annie Besant

(first woman President)

1918 Delhi Madan Mohan Malaviya

1919 Amritsar Motilal Nehru ● Condemned Jallianwala

(Again in 1928) Bagh massacre
● Supported Khilafat
Movement

1920, Sept Calcutta Lala Lajpat Rai ● Gandhi urged the

(Special Session) Congress to launch a
Non-Cooperation
Movement

1920, Dec Nagpur C. Vijayaraghavachariar ● The resolution on

Non-Cooperation was
repeated again

1921 Ahmadabad C.R Das (in prison)

Hakim Ajmal Khan (acting

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President)

1922 Gaya C.R Das ● Swarajya Party formed

1923 Delhi Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(Special session) (youngest President at 35 yrs
age)

1923 Kakinada Maulana Mohammad Ali

1924 Belgaum M.K Gandhi

1925 Kanpur Sarojini Naidu

(first Indian woman President)

1926 Gauhati S. Srinivasa Iyengar

1927 Madras Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari ● Independence resolution

adopted
● Resolved to boycott Simon
Commission

1928 Calcutta Motilal Nehru ● The first All India Youth

Congress formed

1929 Lahore Jawaharlal Nehru ● Passed Purna Swaraj

(Again in 1936 & 1937) Resolution
● Authorised Working
Committee to launch civil
disobedience programme

1930 No Session

1931 Karachi Vallabhbhai Patel ● Resolution on Fundamental

rights and the National
Economic Program was
passed
● Gandhi Irwin Pact

1932 Delhi Amrit Ranchhoddas Seth ● Session banned

1933 Calcutta Nellie Sengupta ● Session banned

1934 Bombay Rajendra Prasad

1935 No Session

1936 Lucknow Jawaharlal Nehru

1937 Faizpur Jawaharlal Nehru ● First session in a village

1938 Haripura Subhas Chandra Bose ● National Planning

Committee set-up under
Chairmanship of J.L Nehru

1939 Tripuri Subhas Chandra Bose ● S C Bose defeated

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Pattabhi Sitaramayya & was

re-elected. But had to
resign due to protest by
Gandhiji. Rajendra Prasad
became President after S C
Bose’s resignation

1940 Ramgarh Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

1941-45 No Session

1946 Meerut J.B Kripalani

(President at the time of
Independence)

1948 Jaipur Pattabhi Sitaramayya

QUESTION-ANSWERS

1. The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930–32 in London has often been referred to as
the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because:
(a) the Indian National Congress did not take part in two of them
(b) Indian parties other than the Indian National Congress, participating in the conference represented
. sectional interests and not the whole of India
(c) the British Labour Party had withdrawn from the conference thereby making the proceeding of the
conference partisan
(d) It was an instance of a conference held in three session and not that of three separate
conference

2. The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of :
(a) influence of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(b) anti-Muslim attitude of Extremist leaders
(c) indifference shown to Muslim aspirations
(d) extremists policy of harping on Hindu aspect

3. In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi had said, “Gandhi may die
but Gandhism will remain forever”?
(a) Calcutta Session 1928
(b) Lahore Session 1929
(c) Karachi Session 1931
(d) Ramgarh Session 1940

4. Where was Mahatma Gandhi when a raid was made by Congress Volunteers on Dharasana Salt Depot?
(a) In Yervada Jail
(b) In Sabarmati Jail
(c) In Agha Khan Palace Poona
(d) In Ahmadanagar Fort Jail

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5. Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Bhimrao Ambedkar
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Tej Bahadur Sapru also.

6. Which of the following was not one of the demands of the Moderates about which they organized agitations
on constitutional lines during 1885 to 1905?
(a) Expansion of Legislative Councils, representation of Indians on the Secretary of State’s Council.
Viceroy’s Executive Council and Government Executive Councils.
(b) Larger employment of Indians in higher services, and holding of India Civil Service Examinations in
England and India simultaneously
(c) Reduction in military expenditure
(d) More educational facilities and employment opportunities for women

7. Which of the following was not one of the causes for the rise of Extremism in the Congress?
(a) The Indian Council Act, 1892 did not satisfy the aspirations of Congressmen and it was felt that the
policy of appeals and prayers had brought no results.
(b) There was widespread resentment against the passing of the Seditious Meetings Act and the
Indian Press Act.
(c) The exclusion of the Indian intelligentsia from all the big jobs in the country created bitterness.
(d) Dissatisfaction with the progress of the past two decades made some leaders lose faith in the British
sense of justice and fair play.

8. Which of the following was not one of the factors responsible for the wide acceptance of the cult of
extremism?
(a) The terrible famines of 1896-97 and 1899-1901 followed by bubonic plague took a very heavy toll
of life and the people attributed the ‘phenomenon of ever-recurring famines to the anti-national
Economic policy of the Government.’
(b) The anti-Indian and imperialist policies of Lord Curzon such as the Calcutta Corporation Act, the
Official Secrets Act, the Indian Universities Act and above all the Partition of Bengal in 1905, created
resentment and provoked violence.
(c) The constant economic drain on the resources of the country on account of the global
expansion of the British Empire.
(d) Indian nationalists gained more confidence and drew inspiration from Abyssinia’s repulsion of the
Italian army (1896) and Japan’s thumping victory over Russia (1905) which exploded the myth of
European Superiority

9. The special feature of the All India Congress session at Surat was that
(a) The Extremists and Moderates competed for getting their own man elected as the President of the
Session
(b) The Moderate attempted to repudiate the resolutions of the Calcutta session
(c) Session ended in confusion
(d) All of these are valid

10. Which one of the following was the main reason for the split between the Moderates and the Extremist at
the Surat session of the INC in 1905 known as ‘Surat Split’?
(a) Attempts of the Extremists to get B.G. Tilak elected as the Congress President
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(b) The shift of the Congress venue from Nagpur to Surat

(c) Bipin Pal’s efforts for a broad-based resolution on boycott to cover boycott of honorary
offices as well as foreign goods
(d) Unleashing of violence in the open session of the Congress by the Extremists
1905 Banaras Session president - G K Gokhale

11. Which of the following was not one of the objectives and methods of the Extremists in the Congress?
(a) The new leadership sought to create in the people a sense of sacrifice and a readiness- to suffer for
The cause of the country
(b) The Extremists advocated boycott of foreign goods and use of Swadeshi
(c) A National Scheme of Education was launched to provide an alternative to Government-controlled
universities and colleges
(d) Terrorist and revolutionary methods to turn out the British from India by force or fraud were
sought to be justified

12. In which one of the following sessions was the Indian National Congress split into moderates and
extremists?
(a) Nagpur (b) Allahabad
(c) Surat (d) Calcutta

13. Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference?
(a) Faiz Ahmad (b) Josh Malihabadi
(c) Muhammad Iqbal (d) Firaq Gorakhpuri

14. Who among the following was thrice elected President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Shankaran Nair
2nd Session Calcutta Dec.27-30, 1886
9th Session Lahore Dec. 27-30,1893
22nd Session Calcutta Dec. 26-29, 1906 (“swaraj mentioned for the first time)

15. Who was the secretary of state for India at the time of the foundation of Indian National Congress?
(a) Lord Morely (b) Lord Elgin
(c) Lord Hamilton (d) Lord Cross

16. Who among the following did not attend the first session of the Congress at Bombay?
(a) W C Bonnerjee (b) S N Banerjee
(c) Badruddin Tyabji (d) KT Telang

17. Which of the following was not an objective of the Indian National Congress when it was founded?
(a) Attainment of complete independence from the British
(b) Promotion of cordial relations nationalist workers from different parts of the country.
(c) Development and consolidation of the feeling of national unity.
(d) Formulation of the popular demands and their presentation before the Government.

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18. Who was the first woman president of Indian National Congress?
(a) Sarojini Naidu -- in 1925, Kanpur
(b) Sucheta Kripalani
(c) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
(d) Annie Besant -- in 1917, Calcutta

19. Who was the first Muslim president of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Badruddin Tyabji
(c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(d) Abul Kalam Azad

20. Who presided over the Surat Indian National Congress?

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Gopala Krishna Gokhale
(c) Rash Behari Ghosh
(d) S N Banerjee

21. Who said: "The Congress movement was neither inspired by the people not devised or planned by them"?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Sir Syed Ahmed
(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Dufferin

22. When and where the song 'Bande Mataram' was first sung (by Rabindranath Tagore) ?
(A) At Calcutta Session of the I. N. Congress in 1896
(B) At Calcutta Town Hall on August 07, 1905
(C) At Santiniketan Ashram in 1901
(D) On July 19, 1905 at Calcutta when partition of Bengal was formally announced

23. The First National Planning Committee was constituted by the Congress in 1938 under the Presidency of -
(A) Ambalal Sarabhai
(B) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(C) Subhas Chandra Bose -- in 1938, Haripura
(D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

24. The historic Lucknow session (1916) of the I.N.C was presided over by-
(A) Ambica Charan Mazumdar
(B) R.N. Mudholkar
(C) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(D) Rash Behari Bose

25. Who moved a resolution at the Congress session in 1918 demanding equal eligibility for voting rights for both
men and women ?
(A) Sarala Debi Choudhurani (B) Sarojini Naidu (C) Annie Besant (D) Basanti Devi

26. Who observed : "The Congress (INC) is in reality a civil war without arms" ?
(A) Lord Dufferin (B) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (C) M. Ali Jinnah (D) Lord Curzon
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27. Who acted as President of the Indian National Congress for Six Consecutive years ?
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Abul Kalam Azad (C) Motilal Nehru (D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
1940 Session was at Ramgarh. President was Abul Kalam Azad, continued as President till 1945.
1941-45 no sessions.
1946 Session was at Meerut, President was J B Kripalani.
1947 no session.
1948 session was at Jaipur, President was Pattabhi Sitaramayya.

28. After the Surat split in 1907 the second split in the Congress took place in 1918 on the issue of-
(A) Lucknow Pact
(B) Election of Mrs. Annie Besant as President of the INC (1917)
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) Montagu declaration

29. which session of the Congress has 1889 delegates?

A] Third session of Madras b] Fourth session of Allahabad c] Fifth Session of Bombay
The fifth session which met at Bombay in 1889, in curious coincidence had exactly 1889 delegates.

30. The first Muslim president of the Indian National Congress was_____.
A] Ajmal Khan b] M A Jinnah c] Abul Kalam Azad d] Rahimulla Sayani
As per options in 1896, Calcutta
B. Tyabji in 1887, Madras

31. Who, among the following was elected President of the Congress in 1907?
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji (B) Rash Behari Ghosh
(C) Motilal Nehru (D) S. N. Banerjee

32. Which Congress President said, ‘I am a socialist’’?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) M. N. Roy

33. The first Tri-colour flag was hoisted on

(A) 31st January, 1928 (B) 31st December, 1929
(C) 26th January, 1950 (D) 15th August, 1947
On the banks of river Ravi.

34. The Congress President who conducted negotiation with Cripps in 1942 and Wavell at the Simla
Conference was
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Abul Kalam Azad
(C) J. B. Kripalani (D) C. Rajagopalachari

35. Who was not a ‘moderate’ among the following?

(A) G. K. Gokhale (B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Pheroz Shah Mehra (D) Bipin Ch. Pal

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36. The Indian National Congress was founded during the Viceroyalty of
(A) Lord Lytton (B) Lord Ripon
(C) Lord Dufferin (D) Lord Lansdowne

37. The theory of the drain of wealth from India under the British was first formulated by
(A) Surendra Nath Banerjee (B) G. K. Gokhale
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji (D) R. C. Dutt

38. The Congress decided to observe the 26th January as Independence day in the meeting held at
(A) Calcutta (B) Bombay
(C) Lahore (D) Madras -- 1929

39. The first President of the Indian National Congress was

(A) A.O.Hume (B) Wedderburn
(C) W.C. Banerjee (D) Dadabhai Naoroji

40. Haripura Session of Congress elected as President

(A) Maulana Azad (B) J.L. Nehru
(C) Subhas Chandra Bose (D) P. Seetharamaiah

41. Who ridiculed the Indian National Congress as a microscopic minority of the people?
(A) Lord Dufferin (B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Minto (D) Lord Chelmsford

42. In which session of the Indian National Congress did the conflict between the Moderates and the
Extremists reach its climax?
(A) Calcutta (B) Bombay
(C) Surat (D) Madras

43. In which session of the Indian National Congress was the demand for “Poorna-Swaraj” raised?
(A) kolkata (B) Chennai
(C) Lahore (D) Mumbai -- 1929

44. Who presided over the second session of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Badruddin Tayyabji
(c) W. C. Bonerjee (d) Feroz Shah Mehta
At Calcutta

45. Who was the first woman to preside over the Indian national Congress in 1925?
(A) Sarojini Naidu (B) P. Naidu
(C) A. Besant (D) P. Waddedar

46. In which year did Indian National Congress pass resolution for Full Swaraj ?
(A) 1930 (B) 1929
(C) 1921 (D) 1916

47. Who wanted Indian National Congress to be "a safety valve" ?

(A) A. O. Hume (B) Lord Lytton
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(C) W. C. Bonnerjee (D) Surendra Nath Banerjee

48. Who was the first Indian selected as a member of British Parliament ?
(A) J. L. Nehru (B) Dada Bhai Naoroji (C) M.K.Gandhi (D) None of the above

49. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian Independence ?
(A) J. L. Nehru (B) Sardar Patel (C) J. B. Kripalani (D) Abul Kalam Azad

50. Who came to be known as the 'Father of Indian National Congress' ?

(A) W. C. Bannerjee (B) S.N. Banerjee (C) A.O Hume (D) Mahatma Gandhi

51. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held ?
(A) Calcutta (B) Bombay (C) Madras (D) Pune

52. Who was the founder President of the Indian National Congress ?
(A) W.C. Banerjee (B) S.N. Banerjee (C) G.K. Gokhale (D) A.O. Hume

53. Who among the following attended the first session of the Round Table Conference ?
(A) Tej Bahadur Sapru (B) M. K. Gandhi (C) Abul Kalam Azad (D) S. C. Bose

54. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Congress ?

(A) As it did not include any representative of the Congress.
(B) As it included a member of the Muslim League.
(C) As it negated the claim of the Indians to determine their own constitution.
(D) As it was appointed one year before.
No Indian was appointed.

55. In which year did the Congress Ministries start functioning in the provinces ?
(A) 1937 (B) 1930 (C) 1948 (D) 1938
Elections were conducted in 1934.

56. In which of the following provinces was a Congress Ministry not formed under the Act of 1935 ?
(A) Bihar (B) Madras (C) Orissa (D) Punjab

57. In which year was the Indian National Congress established ?

(A) 1883 (B) 1885 (C) 1891 (D) 1905 --in December

58] As a the prelude to the Organisation of the first session of the Indian National Congress(1885), two sessions of
the Indian National Conference(by S N Banerjee & Anandamohan Bose) has been held in 1883 & ______.
A] 1882 b] 1883 c]1884 d] 1885

59] the first session of the Indian National Congress was attended by______ delegates.
A] 52 b] 72 c]82 d] 102

60] After 1st Indian National Congress session in 1885, the progress made every year in the month________.
A] November b] December c] January d] September

61] In 1890, the first woman graduate of Calcutta University addressed the Calcutta session. What was her name
and who was the session President?
A] Kasturi Ganguly & M G Ranade
b] Kadambini Ganguly & Firoz Shah Mehta
c] Kumudini Bhattacharya & Rahim Ullah Sayani
D] None

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62] Which of the following are true as the objectives of the Indian National Congress?
i) to establish a democratic, Nationalist movement
ii) to politicise and politically educate people
iii) To establish the headquarters for a movement
iv) to develop and propagate and anti-colonial Nationalist ideology
v) carefully promote and nurture Indian nationhood
-All true

63] whom did the early Congress leaders used to call as a “ Lightning conductor”?
A] Lord Dufferin b] AO Hume c] Dadabhai Naoroji d] none

64] the British committee of the Indian National Congress was established in London, which had India as its organ.
In which year this community was established?
A] 1888 b] 1899 c] 1909 d[] none

65] What was the moderate phase of the Indian National Congress?
A] 1885-1890 b] 1885- 1895 c] 1885- 1900 d] 1885- 1905
Extremist phase: from 1905 to 1920

66] The Indian National Congress, meeting in 1905 under the presidentship of GK Gokhale, resolved to :
i) condemn the partition of Bengal and the reactionary policies of Curzon
ii) support the anti partition and Swadeshi movement of Bengal.
Which of the statements are true?
A] i) only b] ii) only c] both are true d] none

67] In which session of the Indian National Congress it was declared that the goal of INC was ‘ self -government
or Swaraj, like the United Kingdom or the colonies’/ word ‘Swaraj’ was mentioned for the first time?
A] 1904 Bombay, under presidentship of Hindi cotton
b] 1905 Banaras, under presidentship of GK Gokhale
c] 1906 Calcutta, under presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji
d] 1907 Surat, under presidentship of Rash Behari Bose

68] Who said that “ Swaraj or self-government is essential for the exercise of swadharma “?
a] Aurobindo Ghosh b] Bal Gangadhar Tilak b] Lala Lajpat Rai d] Bipin Chandra Pal

69] in December 1905 at the Banaras session of the Indian National Congress, the Moderate- Extremist
differences came to the fore, before the Surat split in 1907. Who was the president of the Banaras session?
A] G K Gokhale b] Rash Behari Ghosh c] Madan Mohan Malaviya d] none

70] Who was the Main extremist leader?

A] BG Tilak b] Aurobindo Ghosh c] Lala Lajpat Rai d] nobe

71] Tilak, the main extremist leader, who was sent to Mandalay Jail for 6 years. In which country the jail is located?
A] India b] Bangladesh b] Burma d] none

72] The Extremists wanted the 1907 session to be held in________( Central Provinces) with Tilak or Lajpat Rai as
the president.
A] Nagpur b] Surat c] Calcutta d] Bombay

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73] The Moderates wanted the 1907 session at Surat to exclude ________ from the presidency, since the leader
from the host province could not be session president.
A] Lala Lajpat Rai b] BG Tilak c] Raj Bihari Bose d] none

74] Lucknow Pact was signed in 1916 between_______.

A] Indian National Congress and Muslim League
b] Indian National Congress and the British
C] INC & Hindu Mahasabha
D] None

75] The decision of January 26, 1930 fixed as the first Independence day in which session of the Congress?
A] 1928 Calcutta,Moti Lal Nehru
b] 1929 Lahore, Jawaharlal Nehru
c] 1924 Belgaum, MK Gandhi
D] None

76] the Swaraj Party formed during which session of Indian National Congress?
A] 1921 Ahmedabad, CR Das(in Prison)
b] 1922 Gaya, CR Das
c] 1924 Belgaum, MK Gandhi
d] 1925 Kanpur, Sarojini Naidu

77] Who became the acting president of the Congress session of 1921 when CR Das was in prison?
A] Motilal Nehru b] MK Gandhi c] Hakeem Ajmal Khan d] Maulana Mohammad Ali

78] the resolution on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Programme was passed during which session of
the Indian National Congress?
A] 1928 Calcutta, Motilal Nehru
b] 1929 Lahore, Jawaharlal Nehru
c] 1931 Karachi, Vallabhbhai Patel
d] 1934 Bombay, Rajendra Prasad

79] National Planning Committee was setup during Haripura session 1938 under the presidentship of SC Bose.
Who was elected as the Chairman of the Committee?
A] MK Gandhi b] Jawaharlal Nehru c] Motilal Nehru d] Rajendra Prasad

80] Who took over as the President of the Tripuri(1939)session of Congress after Subhash Chandra Bose
resigned?
A] MK Gandhi b] Jawaharlal Nehru c] Motilal Nehru d] Rajendra Prasad

81] During which of the following years the session Indian National Congress could not be held?
i) 1930 ii) 1931 iii) 1934 iv) 1935 v) 1941 vi)1942
A] i, ii, iv, v b] i, iii, iv, v c] i, iv, v, vi d] none of these
1941 to 45 No session

82. When did the British pass a law making it an offence to preach nationalism?
(a) 1890 (b) 1895 (c) 1898 (d) 19041

83. Who described Bal Gangadhar Tilak as the "Father of Indian Unrest"?
(a) Valentine Chirol (b) Disraeli
(c) Minto II (d) Chelmsford

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84. When did Tilak declare "Swaraj is my birthright, and I will have it"?
(a) 1905 (b) 1907 (c) 1914 (d) 1916

85. Who was the first propounder of the doctrine of "passive resistance"?
(a) BG Tilak (b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) G K Gokhale (d) M K Gandhi
Doctrine of Passive Resistance. Doctrine of Passive Resistance is authored by Aurobindo Ghosh. It is based on a
series of articles by Aurobindo Ghosh which were published in April 1907 in the journal Bande Matram.

86. Which of the following statements about B G Tilak are incorrect?

(i) Believed that political freedom should precede social reform,
(ii) Favoured initiative by the Congress in the matter of social reform,
(iii) Opposed British Government initiative in the matter of social reforms,
(iv) Did not consider social & Political reforms to be interlinked,
(v) Separated religion from politics
Choose the answer from the codes given below
(a) Only v (b) ii and v (c) ii, iv and v (d) Only iv

87. Which of the following staten Gokhale are not true?

(i) He was a moderate in politics, but a radical in matters of social reforms,
(ii) He wanted political progress and social reform to go on simultaneously
(iii) He was opposed to 'passive resistance’ in India as well as in South Africa.,
(iv) He was totally opposed to western civilisation.
Select the answer from the codes given below:
(a) Only v (b) iii and v
(c) ii and v (d) ii, iii and v

88. A striking characteristic of Indian cultural Renaissance was:

(a) Growth of new schools of philosophy.
(b) Birth of new regional languages.
(c) Research oriented study of the past history and antiquities of India.
(d) Growth of novel at the expense of other forms of writing.

89. Identify the institution which was turned into Benaras Hindu University by Madan Mohan Malaviya.
(a) Bethane College for women started in 1849 by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
(b) Hindu college founded in 1817 by David Hare.
(c) Vedanta college founded in 1825 by Rammohan Roy.
(d) Central Hindu school established by Mrs. Annie Besant.

90. Dadabhai Naoroji, the greatest exponent of the theory of ‘Drain of wealth’ called the economic exploitation of
India
(a) Evil of all evils
(b) A continuous fleecing
(c) A continuous British invasion
(d) None of these

91. The Anti-Partition movement was initiated on

(a) 7 Aug. 1904 (b) 7 Aug. 1905
(c) 7 Aug. 1906 (d) 7 Aug. 1907

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92. Annie Besant was

1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
2. the founder of the Theosophical Society
3. once the President of the Indian National Congress
Select the correct statement/statements using the codes
given below?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Annie Besant was not the founder of the Theosophical Society; rather she was the second President of the society.
The founder was H P Blavatsky & Henry Steel Olcott.

93. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until
(a) the First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was ended
(b) King George V abrogated Curzon’s Act at the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911
(c) Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) the Partition of India in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan
The capital of India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi also Partition of Bengal was annulled.

94. The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of :
(a) Cripps Mission (b) Rajagopalachari Formula
(c) Cabinet Mission (d) Wavell Plan

95. Who of the following had called Subhash Chandra Bose as ‘Desh Nayak’?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Ram Manohar Lohia
(c) Ravindranath Tagore
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

96. Who is the author of the book entitled ‘A Nation in the Making’?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose

97. An important administrative reform for which the early nationalists agitated concerned
(a) the separation of judiciary from executive
(b) the discontinuation of the policy of disarming the Indians
(c) Indianisation of higher grades of the administrative service
(d) dissuading the British policy of aggressiveness against India’s neighbours

98. Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded

(a) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
(b) Bombay Presidency Association
(c) Servants of India Society
(d) Landholders Society

99. Why were Tilak and others imprisoned in 1897?

(a) Their speeches and writings were directed towards creating hostile feelings towards the British

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Government.
(b) They violated the terms of the Arms Act.
(c) They refused to attend the court trail presided by a British judge.
(d) They broke the salt tax law.

100. Who, among the early nationalists, carried on active propaganda in England to persuade the British to yield to
their demands?
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) M.G. Ranade
(d) Dinshaw E. Wacha
In 1866 organised the East India Association in London.

101. The large scale expression of the Militant nationalism for the first time, was against:
(a) Seditious Meetings Act, 1907.
(b) Partition of Bengal, 1905.
(c) The Indian Council Act, 1892.
(d) Official Secrets Act, 1904.

102. The Swadeshi movement was started because

(a) the British massacred innocent people at Jallianwala Bagh
(b) the British government did not grant responsible government in India
(c) Lord Curzon divided Bengal
(d) of de-industrialisation in India

103. Find out the wrongly stated after effects of the Swadeshi movement.
(a) A market for Indian goods in abroad was built up.
(b) Nationalist poetry, prose and journalism flourished.
(c) Indian industries were given a fillip.
(d) Indian educational institutions were set-up to impart literary, technical or physical education.

104. What was the real objective of the partition of Bengal?

(a) Create division among the ranks of Indian nationalists.
(b) Stop the tide of nationalism in Bengal.
(c) Build up separate administrative units for better efficiency of administration.
(d) Appease the large majority of Muslims

105. The Morley-Minto Reforms which were passed in 1909.

(a) Established a constitution-making body
(b) Enlarged the central and the provincial legislative councils
(c) Made the Executive Council of the Governor- General purely English in composition
(d) Decreased the number of the provincial and central legislative members

106. What was the charge against Bal Gangadhar Tilak for which he was sentenced to six years’ transportation in
July 1908?
(a) For being the chief exponent of the cult of extremism
(b) For inciting violence during the Surat session of the INC.
(c) For seditious writings in his paper Kesari
(d) For being instrumental in the murder of the British Plague Commissioner in Poona

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107. Indian National Movement was influenced by-in the early twentieth century
(a) Boer War, 1899
(b) The Russian Revolution, 1917
(c) The Russian-Japanese War, 1904-5
(d) The outbreak of the First World War, 1914.

108. Name the militant nationalist who had a leading role in propagating the Swadeshi sentiments to the rest of the
Country.
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

109. The.first weekly paper published by the Indian National Congress (in 1889) was
A. Independent
B. Voice of India
C. India
D. Young India

110. Who described Dadabhai Naoroji as a ‘Divine person’?

A. Tilak
B. Gandhiji
C. Gokhale
D. Tagore

111. Which was the 1st session of INC held in a village?

A] ramgarh b] haripura c] faizpur d] none

112. In which year Gandhiji became a president of INC?

A] 1921 b] 1922 c] 1923 d] 1924 -- Belgaum

113. who was the 1st acting president of INC?---- Hakeem Ajmal Khan

114. Name the important leaders who were responsible for the formation of Indian National Congress?
A. Tilak and Gandhiji
B. Dada Bhai, A.O. Hume and S.N Banerjee .
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Motilal Nehru and Gandhiji

115. Name the Irish lady who was elected President of Indian National Congress.
A. Nivedita
B. Mira Behn
C. Annie Besant
D. Madhu Behn

116. Who is the leader of Extremist Indian National Congress?

A. Bharathiyar
B. B.G.Tilak
C. Gandhiji
D. Gokhale

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117. How many times JL Nehru became the President of INC?

A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5

118. Which one among the following statements regarding Bal Gangadhar Tilak is not correct?
(a) He propounded the theory of the Arctic Home of the Aryans
(b) He founded the Anti-Cow Killing Society
(c) He set-up the Home Rule League with Annie Besant in 1916 at Poona
(d) He supported the Age of Consent Bill

119. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Dadabhai Naoroji 1. Home Rule
B. Annie Besant 2. Servants of India Society
C. G K Gokhale 3. Thrice President Gokhale of Indian National Congress
D. Sri Aurobindo 4. Extremist Turned Spiritual
Codes:
ABCD
(a) 1342
(b) 1324
(c) 3124
(d) 3142

120. The Home Rule League was formed during the -- in 1916
(a) First World War -- 1914-18
(b) Partition of Bengal
(c) Struggle following the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(d) Implementation of Minto-Morley Reforms

121. India Home Rule Society, founded in London in February 1905, was one of the earliest revolutionary societies
set up outside India. This society was founded by
(a) Lala Har Dayal
(b) VD Savarkar
(c) Shyamji Krishna Varma
(d) Madan Lal Dhingra

122. The idea of starting a Home Rule League in 1915 was first propounded by
(a) B G Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Both (a) and (b) above
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123. The Home Rule Movement was aimed at

(a) complete independence for India
(b) complete autonomy to India
(c) self-government for India within the British Commonwealth

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(d) larger participation of Indians in India's administration

124. To campaign for Home Rule, Mrs Annie Besant published

the newspaper (s)
(a) New India and Commonweal
(b) Young India and Home Rule News
(c) Mahratta and Kesari
(d) Home Rule Courier
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125. Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokamanya During

(a) his trial in 1907-08
(b) the Lucknow pact of 1916
(c) the Home Rule Movement
(d) the Congress Session in 1917

126. Match the following:

List-I List-II
A. Irish Home Rule Movement 1. Annie Besant
B. Home Rule Movement in India 2. Red Mond
C. Ferguson College 3. Motilal Nehru
D. Kashmir 4. Gokhale
Codes:
ABCD
(a) 2143
(b) 4321
(c) 3412
(d) 1234

127. In which year was the Indian Home Rule Society founded?
(a) 1905
(b) 1908
(c) 1911
(d) 1914

128. Who had founded the Indian Home Rule Society?

(a) Madan Lal Dhingra
(b) V D Savarkar
(c) Lala Hardayal
(d) Shyamji Krishna Varma & S. R. Rana

129. The Lucknow Session of INC and the Lucknow Pact (1916) were significant on account of
(a) unity between the Moderates and the Extremists with the return of the Extremists to the Congress
(b) the pact between the Congress and Muslim League
(c) Both (a) and (b) above
(d) the beginning of the tide of Indian Nationalism

130. The programme of Swadeshi and Boycott against the partition of Bengal was visualised by
(a) Surendranath Banerjee
(b) BC Pal

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(c) Aurobindo Ghose

(d) Rash Behari Bose

131. The immediate cause of split In the INC at its Surat Session was
(a) election of the President of the INC
(b) expulsion of Tilak from the INC
(c) demand of Swaraj as the goal of the INC
(d) resolutions on Swaraj, Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education

132. The slogan of 'Bande Matram' was first adopted during the ______ Movements?
(a) Non-cooperation
(b) Civil Disobedience
(c) Swadeshi
(d) Quit India

133. Gandhi gave the call to reject all foreign goods during the ______ Movement.
(a) Khilafat
(b) Non-cooperation
(c) Swadeshi
(d) Civil Disobedience

134. The Act of _______ had introduced the system of separate Electorates.
(a) 1874
(b) 1893
(c) 1909
(d) 1926

135. Communal Representation was for the first time given in the interest of Muslims by
(a) The Indian Council Act of 1909
(b) The Government of India Act of 1919
(c) The Government of India Act of 1935
(d) The Act of 1858

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