INDIAN NATIONAL MOVEMENT MCQs

Indian National Movement

1. In the 19th century, India’s struggle for independence was a national movement because
A. the British established their rule all over the country
B. all the people became poor
C. Indians were considered radically inferior
D. it united people from different classes and sections of society, who sank their mutual differences
Answer d
2. The chief instrument through which nationalist-minded Indians created an all-India consciousness in the early period was
A. the English language
B. literature
C. the press
D. patriotic poetry
Answer c
3. The prominent nationalist writer in Marathi was
A. Lakshminath Bezbarua
B. Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar
C. Subrahmanyam Bharati
D. Altaf Husain Hali
Answer b
4. Asiatic society of Bengal was founded by
A. CF Andrews
B. Raja Ram MohanRoy
C. Wiliam Jones
D. Wiliam Marshal
Answer c
5. Brahmo Samaj was founded by
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. David Hare
C. Derozio
D. Alexander
Answer a
6. With which of the following Raja Ram Mohan Roy can not be associated?
A. Sanskrit Education
B. Promotion of English
C. Widow remarriage
D. Abolition of Sati
Answer a
7. Find out which names in the first list tallies with that of the second list?
ListI
(a) Arya Samaj
(b) Brahmo Samaj
(c) PrarthanaSamaj
(d) RamakrishnaMision

ListI
1.Ram Mohan Roy
2.Swami Vivekananda
3.DayanandSaraswati
4.RamakrishnaParamhansa
5.MGRanade
Codes :
A.a3, b2, c1, d5
B.a3, b1, c5, d2
C.a2, b1, c3, d5
D.a2, b1, c5, d2
Answer b
8. Which one of the following started a movement against Brahmanism and for awakening self-respect?
A. Vivekanand
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. Dr Nayakar
D. MGK Menon
Answer c
9. Who had said, “Let’s go back to the Vedas”?
A. Vivekananda
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. Ram Mohan Roy
D. Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Answer b
10. Arrange the following pairs in correct order.

List I	List II
a. Brahmo Samaj	1. Mumbai
b. Veda Samaj	2. Bengal
c. Arya Samaj	3. Chennai
d. Prarthana Samaj	4. North India

A. a2, b4, c1, d3
B. a3, b2, c4, d1
C. a1, b3, c2, d4
D. a2, b3, c4, d1
Answer d
11. Who pioneered the movement leading to the widow re-marriage Act?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Wiliam Bentinck
C. Dalhousie
D. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
Answer d
12. Swami Vivekanand attended the Parliament of World Religions in1893- 94 at
A. NewYork
B. London
C. Tokyo
D. Chicago
Answer d
13. Arrange the following pairs in correct order.

Social Reformer	Contribution
a. Kesab Chandra Sen	1. Young Bengal Movement
b. Henry Vivian Derozio	2. Param Hansa Mandali
c. Gopal Hari Deshmukh	3. Sadharan Brahma Samaj
d. Devendranath Tagore	4. Tatvabodhini Sabha

A. a3, b2, c4, d1
B. a1, b2, c3, d4
C. a4, b2, c1, d3
D. a3, b1, c2, d4
Answer d
14. Arrange the following pairs in correct order.

Social Reformer	Contribution
a. Karsondas Mulji	1. Tatvabodhini Sabha
b. Dadabhai Naoroji	2. Young Bengal Movement
c. Debendranath Tagore	3. Fight for legal status to Parsi women
d. Henry Vivian Derozio	4. Peasant Movement
	5. Movement of widow remarriage in Gujarat

A. a2, b3, c1, d4
B. a5, b3, c1, d2
C. a4, b3, c2, d1
D. a5, b1, c4, d2
Answer b
15. The Revolt of 1857 began at Meerut on:
A. April 24
B. May 10
C. May9
D. March 29
Answer b
16. Who, among the following, led the Sepoys at Kanpur in the 1857 Uprising ?
A. Tantia Tope
B. Laxmibai
C. Nana Sahib
D. KunwarSingh
Answer c
17. Assertion(A): The Indian Sepoys in the army revolted in 1857.
Reason(R): The cartridges of the new rifles were greased with animal (Cow) fats.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the reason for A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not there as on for A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer a
18. The1857 Mutiny or what is known as the First War of Independence failed chiefly because
A. of the lack of proper planning and leadership
B. the British had superior military might
C. the British troops outnumbered the sepoys
D. None of the above
Answer a
19. Assertion (A) : The 1857 Mutiny was put down by the British.
Reason (R): Baring a few, like Rani of Jhansi and Tantia Tope, most feudal lords kept themselves at a distance from the Mutiny.
A. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. Both A and R are false
Answer b
20. Which of the following is correct  about the1857 Revolt ?
A. It did not spread in the northern parts of the country
B. There was a proper leadership in the revolt
C. There was adequate support from Rajput Princes
D. The middle class people did not support the revolt
Answer a
21. The reawakening of the 19th century India was limited to the:
A. zamindars
B. priestly class
C. upper middle class
D. working class
Answer c
22. Who among the following was not a participant in the Revolt of 1857?
A. Nana Saheb
B. Khan Bahadur Khan
C. Bhagat Singh
D. KunwarSingh
Answer c
23. The main weakness of the Revolt of 1857 was the lack of
A. external help
B. discipline among the rebel soldiers
C. modern weapons
D. united and coordinated efforts by rebels
Answer d
24. The main achievement of the Revolt of1857 was:
A. Hindu-Muslim unity
B. the end of religious interference
C. Indians getting government jobs
D. Indian rulers being given the rights of adoption
Answer a
25. The Indian National Union was formed in1854 by:
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Henry Coton
C. Badrudin Tyabji
D. AOHume
Answer d
26. When was the Theosophical society established?
A. 1875
B. 1885
C. 1895
D. 1915
Answer a
27. Arrange the following pairs in correct order.

List I	List II
a. Swarajist Party	1. Motilal Nehru
b. Hindustan Socialist Republican	2. Chandrashekhar Azad
c. Congress Socialist Party	3. P C Joshi
d. Communist International	4. M N Roy
	5. Acharya Narendra Dev

A. a1, b2, c5, d4
B. a3, b1, c2, d4
C. a4, b2, c1, d3
D. a5, b3, c2, d4
Answer a
28. The Most important nationalist organization (all India) before the Congress was the:
A. Indian Association of Calcutta
B. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
C. East India Association
D. Bombay Presidency Association
Answer a
29. The Indian Association sponsored an all India national conference at Calcutta in:
A. 1881
B. 1884
C. 1883
D. 1885
Answer c
30. The credit for forming an all-India Organization of nationalist political workers goes to:
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. SN Banerje
C. WC Banerje
D. AO Hume
Answer d
31. The Indian National Congress was founded in:
A. 1857
B. 1876
C. 1885
D. 1869
Answer c
32. The Indian National Congress was founded by:
A. AO Hume
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Motilal Nehru
D. Surendra Nath Bannerjee
Answer a
33. The first President of the Indian National Congreswas:
A. Anandamohan Basu
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Raja Ram MohanRoy
D. Womesh Chandra Bannerjee
Answer d
34. The most important of the aims of the Indian National Congress was the
A. training and organization of public opinion in the country
B. promotion of friendly relation between nationalist political workers
C. formulation and presentation of popular demands
D. development of the feeling of national unity
Answer a
35. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at:
A. Mumbai
B. Calcutta
C. Chennai
D. New Delhi
Answer a
36. Who amongst the following was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
A. Annie Besant
B. Mira Behn
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Kasturba Gandhi
Answer a
37. The first Muslim to be elected President of the Indian National Congress was
A. Abul Kalam Azad
B. RA Kidwai
C. Badrudin Tyabji
D. Mohammad Ali
Answer c
38. Vande Matram was first sung at the session of the Indian National Congress in
A. 1896
B. 1892
C. 1886
D. 194
Answer a
39. The name “Indian National Congress” was given by :
A. SN Banerje
B. Feroz Shah Mehta
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. MG Ranade
Answer c
40. The viceroy who invited the delegates of the Indian National Congress to a garden party in 1886 was:
A. Lord Caning
B. Lord Mayo
C. Lord Liton
D. Lord Duferin
Answer d
41. They ear 1887 is important because the:
A. Brahmo Samaj was founded
B. Prarthana Samaj was formed
C. Indian Social Conference was founded
D. Arya Samaj started
Answer c
42. In the early stages of the freedom struggle, the classes of people most actively involved were:
A. poor landless labourers
B. educated Middle class
C. elite section
D. religious personalities
Answer b
43. Which among the following participated the least in the Indian National Movement?
A. Princely States
B. Government Officials
C. Capitalists
D. Merchants and Landlords
Answer a
44. Which one of the following can be regarded as a ‘revolutionary era’?
A. 1857-1890
B. 1923-1928
C. 190-1913
D. None of the above
Answer c
45. The earliest figure in the awakening of modern India was :
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Swami Vivekananda
Answer b
46. Who was the person during the19th century to write a book on the economic drain of India caused by the British rule?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Gokhale
Answer c
47. Which one of the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi?
A. Curzon’s attempt to control the universities
B. Curzon’s design to curtail the sphere of local self-government
C. Curzon’s partition of Bengal
D. Curzon’s plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congress
Answer c
48. The Indian National Congress and the nationalists of Bengal firmly opposed the partition of Bengal because :
A. it was a challenge to Indian nationalism
B. it was an indecent administrative measure
C. it created a separate nation
D. it would have made British rule popular
Answer a
49. A prominent part in the Swadeshi Movement was played by :
A. students of Bengal
B. peasants
C. shopkeepers
D. indian officials
Answer a
50. Moderates and extremists of the Indian National Congress differed mainly on the issue of :
A. swaraj
B. swadeshi
C. boycot
D. national education
Answer c
51. The Indian National Movement, up to 195, was dominated by leaders who have been described as:
A. parliamentarians
B. constitutionalists
C. liberal thinkers
D. moderate nationalists
Answer b
52. In the beginning the Moderates in the Congress ought political progress through:
A. prayers and petitions
B. instigating violence
C. renouncing government titles and jobs
D. None of theabove
Answer a
53. What was the main political weapon used by the moderate nationalists to exert pressure upon the government against the partition of Bengal ?
A. Satyagraha
B. Civil Disobedience
C. Non-cooperation
D. Swadeshi and boycott
Answer d
54. The political methods of the moderates can be summed up as
A. extra-parliamentary means
B. constitutional agitation within the four walls of the law
C. petitions
D. resolutions and speeches
Answer b
55. Who declared "Theonly hope for India is from the masses. The upper classes are physically and morally dead"?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Swami Vivekananda
Answer d
56. During the end of the19th century extremism arose due to the
A. Hindu extremists turning against the Muslim literates
B. efforts of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. actions of the British to curb the freedom of the people
D. pattern of education favouring the English
Answer c
57. Who among the following was not a moderate leader?
A. Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. GK Gokhale
D. Ferozshah Mehta
Answer a
58. Who among the following was the militant nationalist turned spiritualist?
A. Subramanyam Bharati
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Vinoba Bhave
D. Shri Aurobindo
Answer d
59. Given below are two statements, one labeled as Asertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason(R):
Assertion(A): The Britishers referred to Bal Gangadhar Tilak as “the Father of the Indian Unrest”.
Reason(R): Bal Gangadhar Tilak was the first to demand freedom as his birthright.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer a
60. Asertion (A) : Lal, Bal, Pal represented an extremist group in the Congress during the freedom struggle.
Reason (R) : British indifference towards Indian grievances grew.
A. Only A is true
B. Both A and R are true and A is the correct explanation of R
C. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
D. Both A and R are false
Answer b
61. The most outstanding representative of the militant nationalist school of thought was:
A. Ashwani Kumar Dutt
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar
D. Raj Narain Bose
Answer b
62. Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding ‘extremists’?
A. They had deep faith in the strength of the masses
B. They hated foreign rule
C. They were convinced that India could progress under the ‘benevolent guidance’ and control of the English
D. They pressed for direct political action
Answer c
63. Who said “Repression is repression, if it is legal, it must be resisted peacefully, but if it is illegal it
must be illegally met ?”
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Bal GangadharTilak
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Rabindranath Tagore
Answer b
64. The first split in the Congress took place in 197 at:
A. Calcuta
B. Chenai
C. Allahabad
D. Surat
Answer d
65. Who came to control the Indian National Congress after the Split of 197?
A. Terrorists
B. Moderates
C. Extremists
D. None of these
Answer b
66. The secret society of revolutionaries which was organized by V D Savarkar in 1904 was:
A. Sandhya
B. Yugantar
C. Abhinav Bharat
D. Ghadar
Answer c
67. The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906 at:
A. Aligarh
B. Dacca
C. Delhi
D. Karachi
Answer b
68. The All  India Muslim League was founded under the leadership of :
A. Maulana Mohammed Ali
B. Hasan Imamand Mazharul Haque
C. The Agha Khan and Mohsinul Mulk
D. Hakim Ajmal Khan and Zafar Ali Khan
Answer c
69. The Act which was passed in 197 was the
A. Indian Press Act
B. Seditious Meeting Act
C. Vernacular Press Act
D. Arms Act
Answer b
70. The objective of the Morley Minto Reform was to:
A. establish dyarchy in Provinces
B. abolish the post of Secretary of State for India
C. extension of provincial Assemblies
D. give more powers to local government
Answer c
71. Minto-Morley Reforms aimed at :
A. grant of dominion status to Indians
B. separate electorates for the Muslims
C. special powers to the Government to deal with anti-government elements
D. full development of education
Answer b
72. The Morley-Minto reforms were announced in :
A. 1861
B. 1909
C. 1906
D. 1916
Answer b
73. Swaraj Party was established to:
A. share power in the government
B. ask the British to leave
C. to enter the councils and wreck the functioning of government from within
D. None of the above
Answer c
74. Who was the first Indian to become the member of  British Parliament ?
A. WC Banenrjee
B. M Malabari
C. DN Wacha
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer d
75. The First united Congress since 1907 was the:
A. Calcutta Congress
B. Lucknow Congress
C. Poona Congress
D. Surat Congress
Answer b