Modern History: 09

NATIONALIST MOVEMENT (1905-1918) - 01

1.    The large scale expression of the Militant nationalism for the first time was against ------ Partition of Bengal 1905

2.    The real objective of the partition of Bengal was ----- stop the tide of nationalism in Bengal

3.    The political weapon used by the moderate nationalists to exert pressure upon the government against the partition of Bengal was ------- Swadeshi and boycott

4.    The partition of Bengal was subsequently annulled by ----A proclamation of the king at the coronation durbar staged at Delhi on December 12, 1911

5.    The most important of the early secret societies of  patriot youth set-up was ------- Anushilan Samiti

6.    The swadeshi movement was stated because ----- Lord Curzon divided Bengal

7.    The Moderates decided to break with the Extremists in –1907

8.    Split between the Moderates and the Extremists at the Surat session of the INC in 1905 known as ‘Surat split’ due to ------ Bipin pal’s efforts for a broad-based resolution on boycott to cover boycott of honorary officers as well as foreign goods

9.    Which of the following was not one of the causes for the rise of Extremism in the Congress?

(a)The Indian Council Act 1892 did not satisfy the aspiration of Congress men and it was felt that policy of appeals and prayers has brought no results.

(b) There was widespread resentment against the passing of the seditious meetings Act and the Indian press Act

(c) The exclusion of the Indian intelligentsia from all the big jobs in the country created bitterness

(d) Dissatisfaction with the progress of the past two decades made some leaders lose faith in the British sense of justice and fair play

Ans. (b) There was widespread resentment against the passing of the seditious meetings Act and the Indian press Act

10. Which of the following was not a factor responsible for the wide acceptance of the cult of extremism?

(a) The terrible famines of 1896-97 and 1899-1901 followed by bubonic plague took a very heavy toll of life and the people attributed the ‘phenomenon of ever-recurring famines to the anti-national economic policy of the government’

(b) The anti-Indian and imperialist policies of Lord Curzon such as the Calcutta Corporation Act, the official Secrets Act, the Indian Universities Act and above all the partition of Bengal in 1905 created resentment and provoked violence.

(c) The constant economic drain on the resources of the country on account of the global expansion of the British Empire

(d) Indian Nationalist gained more confidence and drew inspiration from Abyssinia’s repulsion of the Italian army (1896) and Japan’s thumping victory over Russia (1905) which exploded the myth of European superiority.

Ans. (c) The constant economic drain on the resources of the country on account of the global expansion of the British Empire