indian freedom struggle I (1857–1917) MCQs set 3 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (c)

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”.

Answer: (c)

Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah of Faizabad was an outstanding leader of the revolt. He was a native of Madras and had moved to Faizabad in the north where he fought a stiff battle against the British troops.

Answer: (d)

Dayanand Saraswati was called the ‘Martin Luther of Hinduism’. Dayanand’s vision of India included a classless and casteless society, a united India and an India free from foreign rule, withAryan religion being the common religion of all.

Answer: (a)

Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy of India at the time of the formation of the Indian National Congress.

Answer: (b)

Dayanand’s views were published in hisfamous work, Satyarth Prakash. Dayanand’s vision of India included a classless and casteless society.

Answer: (a)

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.