indian freedom struggle I (1857–1917) MCQs set 1 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Theman who really blazed the trial of extremism in India was Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who has been called the “Father of Indian Unrest” by Valentine Chirol.

Answer: (a)

The Ancient Monuments Preservation Act was passed during the tenure of LordCurzon on 18, March 1904.

It is expedient to provide for the preservation of ancient monuments, for the exercise of control over traffic in antiquities and over-excavation in certain places, and for the protection and acquisition in certain cases of ancient monuments and of objects of archaeological, historical or artistic interest.

The act preserves and restores ancient Indian monuments by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Answer: (d)

The resolution of Swadeshi was adopted in the Calcutta Session, 1906 of the Indian National Congress.

The Swadeshi Movement involved programs like the boycott of government service, courts, schools and colleges and of foreign goods, promotion of Swadeshi goods, promotion of national education through the establishment of national schools and colleges. It was both a political and economic movement.

Answer: (d)

Syed Haider Raza had led the Swadeshi Movement in Delhi.

Answer: (a)

BadruddinTyabji wasthe first Muslim president of Indian National Congress. He was an Indian lawyer who served asthe third president of the Indian National Congress. He was considered among the moderate Muslims during the freedom movement of India. He along with Pherozshah Mehta, K.T. Telang and others formed the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885.

Answer: (d)

When Bengal was partitioned, it sparked an outburst of public anger against the British. The anger led to civil unrest and a nationalist campaign was carried out by groups of revolutionaries, led by Aurobindo Ghosh, Rasbihari Bose, and Bagha Jatin, and organized into groups like Yugantar.

The British cracked down hard on the activists and the conflict came to a head-on on April 30, 1908, when Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki attempted to kill Magistrate Kingsford. Aurobindo Ghosh was also arrested on charges of planning and overseeing the attack and imprisoned in solitary confinement in Alipore Jail.

The trial continued for a year (1908–1909), and Bose was found guilty and later hanged. Aurobindo Ghosh, however, was defended by the young lawyer Chittaranjan Das, who concluded his defense.