Practice Modern freedom struggle 1 1857 1917 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

In 1911, when King George V was crowned in England, a Durbar was held in Delhi to celebrate the occasion. The decision to shift the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi was announced at this Durbar.

In the session of Congress in 1916 of Lucknow, both the wings of congress got reunited by the effort of Tilak. Muslim League and Congress came up with common political demands by the efforts of Annie Besant.

During the 1916 Congress session at Lucknow, two major events occurred. The divided Congress became united. An understanding for joint action against the British wasreached between the Congress and the Muslim League and it was called the Lucknow Pact. The signing of the Lucknow Pact by the Congress and the Muslim League in 1916 marked an important step in the Hindu-Muslim unity.

The system of separate electorates was introduced by theAct of 1909. Indian CouncilAct of 1909, popularly known as Morley-Minto reforms was the first true attempt at introducing a representative and popular element in India. The seats of the Councils were to be filled in by elections. The Act provided for separate or special electorates for due representation of the different communities, classes and interests.

In 1856, Enfield Rifle was introduced in India. The 1857 revolt wassparked off by the episode of the greased cartridges. The new Enfield Rifle had been introduced for the first time in the Indian army.

• Begum Hazrat Mahal led from Lucknow.
• Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah led from Faizabad.
• Begum Zinat Mahal led from Delhi and
• Kunwar Singh led from Arrah.

• Kuki Revolt rises in Tripura in 1826–44.
• Kuka revolt uprises in 1840–72 in Punjab.
• Pabna peasant revolt took place in Bengal in 1873–76.
• Brisa Munda revolt 1895–1901 rises in Bihar.

1. The founder of the Ahmedia Movement was Mirza Gulam Ahamed.
2. Devband Movement founded by Md. Qasim Nanotvi.
3. Nadvat-alUlema Movement founded by Shibli Nomani and
4. Ahle-Hadith Movement founded by Mirza Gulam Ahamed.

1. Raja Rammohan Roy related to Atmiya Sabha.
2. D.N. Tagore belongs to Tatva Bodhini Sabha.
3. Vivekanand related to Ram Krishna Mission.
4. Atmaram Pandurang associated with Prarthana Samaj.

Kunwar Singh, a ruined and discontented Zamindar of Jagdishpur near Awadh, was the chief organiser of the revolt in Bihar. He fought the British in Bihar.

Sri Narayan Guru in Kerala led a lifelong struggle against upper caste domination. He coined the slogan “One religion, one caste, one God for mankind”.

South India was silent when revolt of 1857 was spreading in India.

In Lord Ripon viceroyalty, the white muting took place.

Lord Ripon was a staunch liberal democrat with faith in self-government. He repealed the Vernacular Press Act and earned much popularity among Indians.

The official historian of the movement of 1857 was S.N. Sen.

The Revolt of 1857 began as a mutiny of sepoys of the East India Company’s army on 10 May 1857, in the town of Meerut.

The Merrut 1857 uprising was described by Dr. Surendra Nath Sen “Like summer gale revolt of Meerut was unprecedented and shortlived”.In 1956, the Indian government commissioned him to write a history of the Indian popular uprising of 1857–59; the work, entitled Eighteen Fifty-seven, was published in 1957.

With thisreform, the number of electedmembers in the Imperial Legislative Council and the Provincial Legisla Time Councils was increased.

‘Abhinav Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised in 1904 by V.D. Savarkar. Abhinav Bharat Society (Young India Society) was a secret society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in 1904. Initially founded at Nasik while still a student of Fergusson College at Pune, the society developed from an organisation called Mitra Mela.

Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah of Faizabad was an outstanding leader of the revolt. He was a native of Madras and had moved to Faizabad in the north where he fought a stiff battle against the British troops.

Annie Besant the Irish theosophist based in India since 1896, had decided to enlarge the sphere of her activities to include the building of a movement for Home Rule on the lines of the Irish Home Rule Leagues.