indian freedom struggle I (1857–1917) MCQs set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (a)

Madam Cama is known as Mother of Indian revolutionaries. Bhikaji Cama is also known as Madam Cama and is considered as the mother of Indian revolution because of her contributions to Indian freedom struggle. Madam Cama holds an important place in the annals of Indian freedom movement. Her name symbolised courage, integrity and perseverance.

Answer: (c)

Annie Besant the Irish theosophist based in India since 1896, had decided to enlarge the sphere of her activities to include the building of a movement for Home Rule on the lines of the Irish Home Rule Leagues.

Answer: (c)

Bal Gangadhar Tilak attacked the British through his weeklies, the Mahratta and the Kesari. He was jailed twice by the British for his nationalist activities and in 1908 deported to Mandalay for six years. He set up the Home Rule League in 1916 at Poona and declared “Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it.”

Answer: (d)

Barindra Kumar Ghosh founded Anushilam Samiti at Dhaka.

Answer: (d)

In 1856, Enfield Rifle was introduced in India. The 1857 revolt wassparked off by the episode of the greased cartridges. The new Enfield Rifle had been introduced for the first time in the Indian army.

Answer: (a)

In Dum Dum, for the first time, Mangal Pandey learned from a Lashkar that cartridges to be used in Enfield Rifle were greased from the fat of cow and pork.