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

Answer: (c)

Gopal Krishna Gokhale compared Curzon’s administratin in India to that of Aurangzeb.

Answer: (b)

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.

Answer: (c)

W. Wedderburn was the biographer of A.O. Hume.

Answer: (b)

The Government of India Act 1858 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It brought about fundamental changes in the character of Indian administration which was transferred from the East India Company to the crown by the queen’s proclamation of 1 Novemeber, 1858.

Answer: (b)

The extrimists wanted a strong resolution supporting their programme at the Benaras session. The moderates, on the other hand were not in favour of extending the movement beyond Bengal and were totally opposed to boycott of councils and similar associations.

Answer: (c)

During Swadeshi Movement Vande Mataram became the theme song of the Indian National Movement. “Vande Mataram” was the national cry for freedom during the Indian independence movement. Large rallies, fermenting initially in Bengal, in the major metropolis of Calcutta, would work themselves up into a patriotic fervour by shouting the slogan “Vande Mataram”, or “Hail to the Mother(land)!”