Modern History: 08

                           BIRTH OF CONGRESS, MODERATE PHASE (1885-1905) - 02

 1.    Which of the following was not one of the demands of the moderates about which they organized agitation on constitutional lines during 1885-1905?

(a) expansion of Legislative Councils, representation of Indians on the Secretary of State’s Council, Viceroy’s Executive Council and government Executive Councils

(b) Larger employment of Indians in higher services, and holding of Indian Civil Service Examinations in England and India simultaneously

(c) reduction in Military expenditure

(d) more educational facilities and employment opportunities for women

Ans. (d) more educational facilities and employment opportunities for women

2.    An important administrative reform for which the early nationalist agitated concerned ----- Indianisation of higher grades of the administrative service  

3.    Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded -------- Servants of Indian Society

4.    The chairman of the British committee of the Indian National Congress started in 1889? ------ W. Wedderburn

5.    “The congress is in reality a civil war without arms” who said this ----- Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

6.    Tilak and others imprisoned in 1897 because ---- Their speeches and writings were directed towards creating hostile feelings towards the British govt.

7.    The word ‘Congress’ borrowed from ---- North American history, to connote an assembly of people

8.    The no. of delegates who attained the first session of the Indian National Congress, held in Bombay in 1885 was ------ 72

9.    The secretary of state for India at the time of the foundation of Indian National Congress ----- Lord Cross

10. The first session of Congress at Bombay was not attended by ------- S.N. Banerjee