indian freedom struggle I (1857–1917) MCQs set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

The system of indirect election was introduced in India in the year 1892. The Indian Councils Act 1892 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that authorized an increase in the size of the various legislative councils in British India.

Answer: (d)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak characterised the policies of moderate leaders as the political mendicancy. Tilak joined the Indian National Congress in 1890. He opposed its moderate attitude, especially towards the fight for self-government. He was one of the most-eminent radicals at the time.

Answer: (d)

Surendra Nath Banerjee was not present in the founding session of Indian National Congress. He founded the Indian National Association. After the founding of the Indian National Congress in 1885 in Bombay, Banerjee merged his organization with it owing to their common objectives and memberships.

Answer: (c)

R.C. Majumdar has written about the nature of the movement of 1857 that “It was neither first nor national nor a war of independence.”

Answer: (a)

A group of westerners led by Madam H.P. Blavatsky (1831–1891) and colonel M.S. Olcott, who were inspired by Indian thought and culture founded the Theosophical Society in the United States in 1875.

Answer: (b)

The first president of the Muslim league was Nawab Vakar-ul-Mulk. Muslim League, a political organization of India and Pakistan, founded in 1906 as the All-India Muslim League by Aga Khan III. Its original purpose was to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in India.

Nawab Mushtaq Husain Vakar-ul-Mulk, also known as Mushtaq Hussain, was a Muslim politician and one of the founders of the All India Muslim League. He is also known for his involvement in the Aligarh Movement.