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

Answer: (c)

Dev Samaj was founded by Pandit Shiv Narayan Agnihotri at Lahore in 1887. It was atheistic in belief and served the people by establishing schools and colleges.

Swami Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of the Hindu reform organization

Arya Samaj, which he established on April 7th, 1875 in Bombay, India.

Answer: (b)

Hindustan Republican Association was founded by Chandrashekhar Azad, Sachin Sanyal and others, Bhagat Singh joined it later. On his suggestion, the name of the organisation was changed to Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. Naujawan Bharat Sabha played a major role in arousing spirit of patriotism.

Answer: (b)

• Baba Ram Singh related to Namdhari Movement.
• Mirza Gulam Ahamed related to Ahmedia Movement.
• Mukund Das associated to Satya Mahima Dharma.
• Naoroji Fardonji related to Rahnumai Mazdyasan Sabha.

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: (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: (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.