Modern Indian History

Question 1ExpertLevel 19

What did targeting Indian-language press while excluding English press in the Vernacular Press Act 1878 show?

AColonial rule feared Indian public opinionBIndia got complete press freedomCCongress got ruleDRailways turned into press

Question 2ExpertLevel 19

Why were Indians disappointed by the final compromise of the Ilbert Bill controversy?

ABecause equal judicial power of Indian judges was not fully acceptedBBecause India became independentCBecause the British removed all taxesDBecause Sati returned

Question 3ExpertLevel 19

The Hunter Education Commission 1882 focused more on which level of education?

AMilitary educationBPrimary and secondary educationCOnly foreign universitiesDOnly court education

Question 4ExpertLevel 19

What was the importance of Home Charges in the Drain of Wealth theory?

AThey were part of invisible economic drain from India to BritainBThey were peasant festivalsCThey were Swadeshi schoolsDThey were military revolts

Question 5ExpertLevel 19

How did R C Dutt link colonial land revenue policy with famines?

AHarsh revenue demand weakened rural security and savingsBFamine came because land tax endedCCongress ministries created faminesDRailways ended agriculture

Question 6ExpertLevel 19

Which political consciousness did the Indian Association increase through the ICS age-limit agitation?

ADemand for equal opportunity and Indianisation in employmentBReturn of Company ruleCSupport for SatiDExpansion of British army

Question 7ExpertLevel 19

What was the aim of early Congress demand to hold ICS examination both in India and England?

ATo increase Indian access to administrative servicesBTo stop Company tradeCTo form Simon CommissionDTo integrate princely states

Question 8ExpertLevel 19

What did passive resistance mean for Extremist leaders?

AWithdrawing cooperation from colonial rule to create political pressureBStrengthening British ruleCPaying tax to CompanyDInviting French rule

Question 9ExpertLevel 19

The national education programme during anti-partition movement was a response to what?

ADependence on colonial education and mental controlBPeasant revenue remissionCReturn of Mughal lawDBritish army recruitment

Question 10ExpertLevel 19

How did the Simla Deputation of 1906 prepare the background for the Muslim League?

AIt formalised the demand for separate Muslim political representationBIt started Quit India MovementCIt broke Salt LawDIt annulled Bengal Partition

Question 11ExpertLevel 19

What was the most serious long-term effect of separate electorates under Morley-Minto reforms?

AMaking religious identity a basis of constitutional representationBMaking peasants tax-freeCClosing railwaysDLegalising Sati

Question 12ExpertLevel 19

Congress accepting separate electorates in the Lucknow Pact shows which political calculation?

AEnding Swadeshi educationBRestoring Company ruleCCreating a united anti-colonial front with Muslim LeagueDMaking India a republic immediately

Question 13ExpertLevel 19

What new atmosphere did the Home Rule Movement create in national politics before the Gandhian era?

AIt made the demand for self-government a wartime public campaignBIt restored Company ruleCIt promoted SatiDIt repeated Plassey

Question 14ExpertLevel 19

What was the broader importance of the demand to remove the Tinkathia system in Champaran?

ALinking local peasant exploitation with national politicsBPrivatising railwaysCForming Muslim LeagueDIntegrating princely states

Question 15ExpertLevel 19

What was the purpose of Gandhi's fast in the Ahmedabad Mill Workers' Satyagraha?

ATo start violent conflictBTo create moral pressure on workers and owners toward settlementCTo establish Company ruleDTo partition Bengal

Question 16ExpertLevel 19

The strategy of non-payment of revenue in Kheda Satyagraha was based on which condition?

ACrop failure and real inability to payBPreparation for military revoltCStopping foreign tradeDClosing universities

Question 17ExpertLevel 19

Why is the Rowlatt Act called continuation of wartime laws into peacetime?

ABecause it continued emergency repressive powersBBecause it made India independentCBecause it started railwaysDBecause it abolished Sati

Question 18ExpertLevel 19

Returning knighthood by Tagore after Jallianwala Bagh is an example of what type of protest?

AMoral rejection of colonial honourBMilitary revoltCLand revenue collectionDSubsidiary Alliance

Question 19ExpertLevel 19

What was Gandhi's purpose in linking the Khilafat issue with Non-Cooperation?

ATo do only education reformBTo increase British army recruitmentCTo build wider Hindu-Muslim mass supportDTo leave princely states independent

Question 20ExpertLevel 19

What does criticism of withdrawal after Chauri Chaura show?

ACongress had only British officersBThere was tension between moral discipline and mass energy in nationalist politicsCIndia became independent immediatelyDMuslim League had ended

Modern Indian History

Quiz this set

What did targeting Indian-language press while excluding English press in the Vernacular Press Act 1878 show?

Why were Indians disappointed by the final compromise of the Ilbert Bill controversy?

The Hunter Education Commission 1882 focused more on which level of education?

What was the importance of Home Charges in the Drain of Wealth theory?

How did R C Dutt link colonial land revenue policy with famines?

Which political consciousness did the Indian Association increase through the ICS age-limit agitation?

What was the aim of early Congress demand to hold ICS examination both in India and England?

What did passive resistance mean for Extremist leaders?

The national education programme during anti-partition movement was a response to what?

How did the Simla Deputation of 1906 prepare the background for the Muslim League?

What was the most serious long-term effect of separate electorates under Morley-Minto reforms?

Congress accepting separate electorates in the Lucknow Pact shows which political calculation?

What new atmosphere did the Home Rule Movement create in national politics before the Gandhian era?

What was the broader importance of the demand to remove the Tinkathia system in Champaran?

What was the purpose of Gandhi's fast in the Ahmedabad Mill Workers' Satyagraha?

The strategy of non-payment of revenue in Kheda Satyagraha was based on which condition?

Why is the Rowlatt Act called continuation of wartime laws into peacetime?

Returning knighthood by Tagore after Jallianwala Bagh is an example of what type of protest?

What was Gandhi's purpose in linking the Khilafat issue with Non-Cooperation?

What does criticism of withdrawal after Chauri Chaura show?

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Modern Indian History

Quiz this set

What did targeting Indian-language press while excluding English press in the Vernacular Press Act 1878 show?

Why were Indians disappointed by the final compromise of the Ilbert Bill controversy?

The Hunter Education Commission 1882 focused more on which level of education?

What was the importance of Home Charges in the Drain of Wealth theory?

How did R C Dutt link colonial land revenue policy with famines?

Which political consciousness did the Indian Association increase through the ICS age-limit agitation?

What was the aim of early Congress demand to hold ICS examination both in India and England?

What did passive resistance mean for Extremist leaders?

The national education programme during anti-partition movement was a response to what?

How did the Simla Deputation of 1906 prepare the background for the Muslim League?

What was the most serious long-term effect of separate electorates under Morley-Minto reforms?

Congress accepting separate electorates in the Lucknow Pact shows which political calculation?

What new atmosphere did the Home Rule Movement create in national politics before the Gandhian era?

What was the broader importance of the demand to remove the Tinkathia system in Champaran?

What was the purpose of Gandhi's fast in the Ahmedabad Mill Workers' Satyagraha?

The strategy of non-payment of revenue in Kheda Satyagraha was based on which condition?

Why is the Rowlatt Act called continuation of wartime laws into peacetime?

Returning knighthood by Tagore after Jallianwala Bagh is an example of what type of protest?

What was Gandhi's purpose in linking the Khilafat issue with Non-Cooperation?

What does criticism of withdrawal after Chauri Chaura show?

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