Indian Freedom Struggle I (1857 – 1917) Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

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)!”

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: (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: (a)

In 1882, the Government appointed a commission under the chairmanship of W.W. Hunter to review the progress of education in the country since the Despatch of 1854. The Hunter Commission mostly confined itsrecommendationsto primary and secondary education.

Answer: (c)

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