1. Consider the following pairs:
Organisation : Member
1. Abhinav Bharat Association : V.D Savarkar
2. Indian Independence League : Rasbehari Bose
3. Atmonnati Samiti : Barindra Kumar Ghosh
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d) Explanation: Statement 1 is correct. Abhinav Bharat Society was a secret society founded by V D Savarkar and his brother G D Savarkar in 1903.It included revolutionaries and political activists with branches in various parts of India. Statement 2 is correct. The Indian Independence League was founded in 1928 by Indian expatriates, was a political organisation operated in order to organise Indian living outside. Rasbehari Bose was active member of Indian Independence League. Statement 3 is correct. Atmonnati Samiti was revolutionary’s organisation operating in areas of Bengal. Barindra Kumar Ghosh was associated with the organisation.
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was an important social and political activist who contributed towards political training of masses. In this context consider the following statements:
(1) He was the founder of Servants of India Society.
(2) He started the English weekly named ‘The Hitavada’.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c) Explanation: Statement 1 is correct. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was one of the forerunners of the Indian Independence Movement. Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. He was founder of the Servants of India Society which was dedicated to inspire nationalistic feelings among his fellow countrymen. During his political career, Gokhale campaigned for self-rule and also stressed the need of social reform. Within the Congress, he led the moderate faction of the party that was in favour of reforms by working and co-operating with existing government institutions and machinery. Statement 2 is correct. The Hitavada was founded in 1911 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale at Nagpur.
3. Which of the following were salient features of the Indian Councils Act, 1909?
(1) There was provision for non-official majority in Provincial Councils.
(2) The concept of separate electorates was introduced.
(3) The Viceroy’s Executive Council was opened for Indian members.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d) Explanation: The Indian Councils Act 1909 or Morley-Minto Reform or Minto-Morley Reform was an attempt to placate the demands of moderates in Indian National Congress and to increase the participation of Indians the governance. Statement 1 is correct. The provincial legislative councils were expanded with non- official majority. However, there was no majority membership for elected members. The members of the Legislative Councils were permitted to discuss the budgets, suggest the amendments and even to vote on them; excluding those items that were included as non- vote items. They were also entitled to ask supplementary questions during the legislative proceedings. Statement 2 is correct. The right of separate electorate was given to the Muslims. Some constituencies were earmarked for Muslims and only Muslims could vote their representatives. Statement 3 is correct. Lord Minto appointed Satyendra P Sinha as the first Indian member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council.
4. Arrange the following revolutionary activities during India’s freedom struggle in chronological order from earliest to latest:
(1) Attempt to kill Lord Harding-Delhi Conspiracy case
(2) Alipur Conspiracy case
(3) Kakori train robbery case
(4) Lahore conspiracy case
Which of the options given below is correct?
(a) 1-2-3-4
(b) 1-2-4-3
(c) 2-1-4-3
(d) 2-1-3-4
Answer: (d) Explanation: In 1908 a revolutionary conspiracy was intrigued to kill the Chief Presidency Magistrate D.H. Kingford of Muzaffarpur. It is popularly known as Alipore Bomb case. Leaders like Sri Aurbindo, Barin Ghosh were tried for conspiracy. Delhi Conspiracy, refers to a conspiracy in 1912 to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge, on the occasion of transferring the capital of British India from Calcutta to New Delhi. The Kakori Conspiracy was a train robbery that took place on 9 August 1925. The robbery was organised by the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA). Lahore Conspiracy case is related to murder of Assistant Superintendent Saunders and bomb manufacturing. HRSA in leadership of Bhagat Singh conducted the act in 1929.
5. Which of the following was/were the joint demands by the Congress and the Muslim League as per the Lucknow Pact?
(1) Self-government
(2) Expansion and more powers to Legislative Councils
(3) Minimum fifty percent Indian representation in Viceroy’s Executive Council
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2 only
Answer: (c) Explanation: The Lucknow Pact was an agreement made by the Indian National Congress headed by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and the All-India Muslim League led by Muhammad Ali Jinnah; it was adopted by the Congress at its Lucknow session on December 29 and by the league on Dec. 31, 1916.Mutual agreement between both signed where had Congress had to agree to separate electorate in return Muslim League agreed to joint constitutional demand. Statement 1 is correct. The Joint demand included that the British should confer self- government to Indians at early date. Statement 2 is correct. It was demanded that legislative councils should be expanded and should be provided more powers.
Statement 3 is correct. Further it was demanded that Minimum fifty percent Indian representation in Viceroy’s Executive Council should be there.