Practice Quiz set 3 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in
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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.
Q-2) Consider the following statement in regards to the session of Congress during freedom struggle of India:- Both the wings of Congress got reunited for the first time after the split of 1907.
- Muslim League and Congress came up with common political demands before the British Indian government.
The events given above took place in which session of Congress?
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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.
Q-3) The famous Lucknow Pact was signed between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League in
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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.
Q-4) The system ofseparate electorates wasintroduced by the Act of
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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.
Q-5) The number of delegates who attended the first session of the Indian National Congress, held in Bombay in 1885, was
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The Indian National Congress wasfounded and its first session was held at Bombay in 1885. W.C. Banerjee wasits first president. It was attended by 72 delegates from all over India. Persons attending the session belonged to different religious faiths.
They discussed the problems of all the Indiansirrespective of their religion, caste, language and regions.
Q-6) Which of the following statement(s) is / are correct? The main aim(s) of the Muslim League was / were :- To promote anti-British sentiments among Muslim youth.
- To protect the political and other rights of the Indian Muslims
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The Muslim League aimed to promote among Indian Muslims feelings of loyalty towards the British Government and to place their needs and aspirations before the government. It played into the hands of the British who announced that they would protect special interests of the Muslims.
Q-7) Shyamji Krishna Verma established Indian Home rule society in
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Shyamji Krishna Verma established Indian Home rule society in London. 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.
Q-8) Which of the following statement(s) is / are correct?- The moderates and the extremists joined hand against partition of Bengal and launched Swadeshi Movement
- The 1906 congress session declared Dominion status to be the political goal of congress.
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It was clear that the motive behind the partition of Bengal was to divide the people on the basis of religion. The extremists wanted to launch a pan-India movement against this but moderates were not supporting it. Extremists were in the forefront of the movement.
Q-9) When did the Indian National Congress accept the theory of Drain of Wealths?
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In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the famous‘Drain Theory’. In 1896, in its annualsession held at Calcutta, the Indian National Congress adopted the Drain Theory by proclaiming that the famines in the country and poverty of the people had been brought on by the drain of wealth from the country.
Q-10) Rahnumai Mazdyasan Sabha is associated with
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The Rahnumai Mardyasan Sabha was founded in 1851 by a group of English educated Parsisfor the “regeneration of the social conditions of the Parsis and the restoration of the Zoroastrian religion to its pristine purity”.