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  1. Consider: 1. The Lucknow Pact (1916) brought the Congress and the League closer together. 2. Tilak was against the Lucknow Pact. Which is/are correct? (SCRA 2012)
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither 1 nor 2
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    Answer: (A) 1 only

    Tilak was the chief architect of the pact.

  2. Who declined a knighthood and refused a seat on the Secretary of State’s Council for India? (IAS 2008)
    1. Motilal Nehru
    2. M.G. Ranade
    3. G.K. Gokhale
    4. B.G. Tilak
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    Answer: (C) G.K. Gokhale

    Gokhale, founder of the Servants of India Society, turned down both.

  3. The Indian National Conference was mainly the work of —
    1. S.N. Banerjea and Anand Mohan Bose
    2. S.N. Banerjea and Dadabhai Naoroji
    3. Tilak and Aurobindo
    4. None of these
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    Answer: (A) S.N. Banerjea and Anand Mohan Bose

    Held at Calcutta in 1883 and 1885 by the Indian Association.

  4. Which movement first began to draw workers into the wider national struggle?
    1. Swadeshi movement
    2. Home Rule movement
    3. Non-Cooperation movement
    4. Anti-Simon agitation
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    Answer: (A) Swadeshi movement

    Strikes in printing presses, railways and jute mills during Swadeshi.

  5. Match: A. Annie Besant B. E.M.S. Namboodiripad C. Mahatma Gandhi D. Sarojini Naidu — 1. Conquest of Self 2. Crisis into Chaos 3. The Golden Threshold 4. Wake Up India
    1. 4 2 1 3
    2. 3 1 2 4
    3. 4 1 2 3
    4. 3 2 1 4
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    Answer: (A) 4 2 1 3

    Besant — Wake Up India; Namboodiripad — Crisis into Chaos; Gandhi — Conquest of Self; Naidu — The Golden Threshold.

  6. Consider: 1. The Congress took up social reform from the very start, but Gandhi made removal of untouchability a top priority. 2. Tilak publicly condemned untouchability and vowed to end it. Which is/are correct?
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (B) 2 only

    The early Congress kept social reform off its platform (a separate National Social Conference handled it); Tilak publicly condemned untouchability in 1918.

  7. Which of these campaigns were run by pre-Congress associations? 1. For an import duty on cotton (1875) 2. Against the Arms Act (1878) 3. Against the Inland Emigration Act 4. For the Ilbert Bill
    1. 1, 3 and 4
    2. 1, 2 and 3
    3. 2, 3 and 4
    4. All four
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    Answer: (D) All four

    All four were early campaigns.

  8. Which body petitioned the House of Commons in 1875 for India’s direct representation in Parliament? (IAS 2002)
    1. Deccan Association
    2. Indian Association
    3. Madras Mahajan Sabha
    4. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
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    Answer: (D) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

    Founded 1870 by M.G. Ranade and G.V. Joshi.

  9. Dadabhai Naoroji set up the East India Association to —
    1. spread nationalism among peasants
    2. discuss Indian questions and influence British opinion for Indian welfare
    3. unite all nationalists in one body
    4. start a body separate from the Congress
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    Answer: (B) discuss Indian questions and influence British opinion for Indian welfare

    Founded in London, 1866.

  10. On the partition of Bengal: 1. It aimed to weaken rising nationalism. 2. It started turning the Congress, a pressure group of the middle class, into a nationwide mass movement. 3. It suppressed nationalism. Which are correct?
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. 1 and 2
    4. All three
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    Answer: (C) 1 and 2

    It had the opposite effect to the one Curzon wanted.

  1. Assertion (A): Early Congress leaders followed a moderate, non-aggressive approach. Reason (R): They knew the limits of what they could do at the time.
    1. Both true; R explains A
    2. Both true; R does not explain A
    3. A true, R false
    4. A false, R true
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    Answer: (A) Both true; R explains A

    A small educated body in its early years chose methods within its reach.

  2. With reference to the Swadeshi movement: 1. It helped revive indigenous crafts and industries. 2. The National Council of Education was set up as part of it. (IAS 2019)
    1. 1 only
    2. 2 only
    3. Both 1 and 2
    4. Neither
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    Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

    The National Council of Education was formed on 15 August 1906.

  3. Who shot Sir Michael O’Dwyer in London in 1940?
    1. Madan Lal Dhingra
    2. Udham Singh
    3. Bhagat Singh
    4. Kartar Singh Sarabha
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    Answer: (B) Udham Singh

    Dhingra had shot Curzon Wyllie in 1909.

  4. Which pair is wrongly matched?
    1. Al-Hilal — Abul Kalam Azad
    2. Comrade — Mohammad Ali
    3. The Indian Sociologist — Shyamji Krishna Varma
    4. New India (1901) — Aurobindo Ghosh
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    Answer: (D) New India (1901) — Aurobindo Ghosh

    New India of 1901 was B.C. Pal’s; Besant later ran another paper of that name.

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