Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi movement

1

Which of the following steps were taken during Swadeshi Movement?

  1. People tied rakhis on each other’s hands as a symbol of unity of the two halves of Bengal.
  2. Refusal by priests to ritualize marriages involving exchange of foreign goods.
  3. Ganapati and Shivaji festivals were launched by Dadabhai Naoroji.

Codes:

A
I and II
B
II and III
C
I and III
D
All

2

Swadeshi Movement was

  1. Launched to oppose the British decision to partition Bengal.
  2. First such an occasion where women, students and a large section of the urban and rural population of Bengal and other parts of India became actively involved in politics.
  3. Successful in bringing various forms of mass mobilization out of which ‘crops of volunteers’ widely used.
  4. To give great emphasis of self-reliance or ‘Atmashakti’.

Which of the above is correct.

Code:

A
I and III
B
II and IV
C
I, II and III
D
All of the above

3

One of the major planks of the programme of self-reliance accepted under Swadeshi movement was national education. To promote national education

A
Shantiniketan was established in Bengal.
B
Bengal national college was founded with Aurobindo Ghosh as principle.
C
In 1906, National Council of Education was established.
D
Bengal Technical Institute as set for technical education.

4

Who among the following are Swadeshi leaders who dedicated themselves to labour struggles and were active in a large number of strikes during 1920s?

  1. Aswini Kumar Banerjee,
  2. Prabhat Kumar Roy Chowdhury
  3. Premtosh Bose

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
1 and 2
B
2 only
C
3 only
D
All of the above

5

Which of the following forms of struggle were thrown up by the Swadeshi Movement against the foreign goods?

  1. Public burning of foreign cloth
  2. Women refused to wear foreign bangles
  3. Washermen refused to wash foreign clothes
  4. Priests declined offerings which contained foreign sugar.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A
1, 2 and 4 only
B
1, 2 and 3 only
C
2, 3 and 4 only
D
All of the above

6

Which of the followings are CORRECT with regard to Swadeshi Movement?

  1. The main reason for development of Swadeshi Movement was the British decision to partition Bengal.
  2. The Swadeshi movement in Bengal also saw the emergence of labour unions and professional agitators.
  3. One of the major achievements of the Swadeshi movement was its contribution to anti-imperialist culture.

Choose the correct option using the codes given below:

A
I and II only
B
II and III only
C
I and III only
D
All

7

After 1905 Swadeshi Movement, two strands of Congress came in conflict at Surat. Consider the following statements in the context of historical Surat Split:

  1. Moderates and extremists split at the 23rd session of Congress and reunited only in 1920 for the Non-Cooperation Movement.
  2. Extremists in Surat session wanted to assert that self-government should be achieved through constitutional means and wanted to write the same in Congress constitution.
  3. After moderates-extremists split, Congress leadership was taken over by Lokmanya Tilak.

Which of the above statement/s are true?

A
I only
B
II and III
C
III only
D
None of the above

8

Who of the following had said “Swaraj for me means freedom for the meanest of our countrymen”?

A
Jawahar Lal Nehru
B
Swami Vivekananda
C
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D
M.K Gandhi

9

Consider the following statements about Swadeshi Movement:

  1. It was started with the partition of Bengal by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon in 1905.
  2. This movement involved the boycott of the British products.
  3. The movement was based on Atmashakti- self reliance.

Select the correct answer from given codes:

A
I only
B
I and III
C
I and II
D
All the above

10

With reference to Partition of Bengal (1905), consider the following statements:

  1. Eastern Bengal include - Dacca, Chittagong and Rajshahi division and uniting those areas with Assam.
  2. The western half of Bengal with Bihar and Orissa remained as another province.
  3. The government announced the idea for partition in January 1905.

Which of the statements given above is /are correct?

A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

11

With reference to Bengal partition, consider the following statements:

  1. Rabindranath Tagore wrote Banglar Mati Banglar Jol as a rallying cry for proponents of annulment of Partition.
  2. Opposition to the partition was supported by Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton who had been Chief Commissioner of Assam.
  3. The two parts of Bengal were reunited on 12 December 1911.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

12

Who was the leader of Swadesh Bandhab Samiti during Bengal Partition?

A
Ashwini Kumar Dutta
B
Tilak
C
Abhinindranath Tagore
D
Rabindranath Tagore.

13

With reference to Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements:

  1. It was only political movement.
  2. Boycott of government service, courts, schools and colleges.
  3. Boycott of foreign goods, promotion of Swadeshi goods.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 only
B
1 and 2 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

14

With reference to Swadeshi Movement-National Education, consider the following statements:

  1. Setting of the Bengal Technical Institute.
  2. Setting up of a National Council of Education on August 15, 1907.
  3. Emphasis on education through vernacular medium.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
1 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3

15

Find out the incorrect statement with respect to Swadeshi movement?

A
The Swadeshi movement developed in reaction to partition of Bengal in 1905.
B
People were urged to boycott British goods of all kinds.
C
The use of khadi was made a patriotic duty.
D
Stop their own industries for the manufacture of goods