Revolutionary Movements

1

Match the following:

Revolutionary Journals/Books Author/Published by
I. Bhawani Mandir (1) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
II. Vande Matram (2) Bhikaji Cama
III. Free Hindustan (3) Lala Hardayal
IV. Ghadar (4) Tarak Nath Das
Codes:
A
I-1, II-2, III-3, IV-4
B
I-2, II-1, III-4, IV-3
C
I-1, II-2, III-4, IV-3
D
I-2, II-1, III-3, IV-4

2

Match the following lists:

List-1
(Famous cases)
List-2
(Respective defenders in the court)
A. Meerut Conspiracy Case 1. Tej Bahadur Sapru
B. Lahore Conspiracy Case 2. Asaf Ali
C. Alipore Conspiracy Case 3. Chittaranjan Das
D. INA Trial Case 4. Bhulabhai Desai

Codes:

A B C D

A
1 2 4 3
B
2 1 4 3
C
2 1 3 4
D
1 2 3 4

3

Which of the following statements regarding the Revolutionary actions before First World War is/are correct?

  1. In 1908 Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Khudiram Bose attempted to murder Muzaffarpur Magistrate, Kingsford.
  2. Sandhya and Yugantar Newspapers advocated revolutionary activities.
  3. Mitra Mela, a secret society organized by Savarkar and his brother merged with Abhinav Bharat in 1904.

Codes:

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

4

Which of the pairs are correctly matched?

  1. Chapekar brothers murdered Mr Rand.
  2. Chandra Shekhar Azad killed Saunders.
  3. Madan Lal Dhingra shot dead Lord Hardinge.

Codes:

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

5

Who among these had formed ‘Abhinav Bharat Samaj’?

A
Savarkar Brothers
B
Rasbehari Bose
C
Khudiram Bose
D
Pramodha Mitter

6

Who among the following was ‘Father of Indian Unrest’?

A
Tilak
B
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C
M. Gandhi
D
L.L. Rai

7

Consider the following statements about Young Bengal movement:

  1. The movement was inspired by the Russian revolution
  2. The movement was more radicalized than even Raja Rammohun Roy’s movements
  3. The movement inspired its followers to think rationally and freely

Choose the correct option:

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

8

Consider the following statements regarding the movement under Militant Leadership:

  1. Extremists acquired a dominant influence over the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal.
  2. Moderates led movement had failed to yield results.

Which of the above statements are correct?

A
Only I
B
Only II
C
Both
D
None of these

9

The Revolutionary movement for Indian independence is a part of the Indian independence movement comprising the actions of the underground revolutionary factions. Which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct?

  1. In 1904, V.D. Savarkar organized Abhinav Bharat as a secret society of revolutionaries.
  2. Rajh Behari Bose assassinated Curzon wylie in London.
  3. Parafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose tried to kill Kingsford, but failed.
  4. Madan Lal Dhingra Killed viceroy Hardinge
A
II and IV
B
I and III
C
I, II and IV
D
II, III and IV

10

Consider the following.

  1. Tarak Nath Das and G.D. Kumar established United India House.
  2. Bhagwan Singh was a Sikh priest who openly preached gospel of violent overthrow of British rule.
  3. First meeting of Hindu Association was held in Pandit Kanshi Ram’s house.
  4. ‘Ghadar’ organization was headquartered at Portland.

Which of the above statements are correct?

A
I and III
B
II and IV
C
I, II and III
D
III and IV

11

Komagata Maru was:

  1. A ship on voyage to Canada which was carrying Indian Passengers.
  2. Charted by Gurdit Singh and Indian contractor living in Singapore to carry Indians living in various places in East and South-East Asia to Vacouver.
  3. Not allowed into Vancouver port and was cordoned off by the police.
  4. To address the issue and fight for the rights of the passengers ‘shore committee’ was set up under the leadership of Husain Rahim, Sohan Lal Pathak and Balwant Singh.

Which of the above are true?

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

12

Consider the following statements regarding Modern Indian National Movement.

  1. Anushilan Samiti and Juganter were Samitis formed during Swadeshi movement for mass mobilization.
  2. Swadesh Bandhab samiti was secret society of revolutionaries set up by Ashwini Kumar Dutt.
  3. Shyamji Krishna Verma, V.D. Savarkar and Har Dayal established revolutionary terrorists centres in London.
  4. Madame Cama and Ajit Singh carried on revolutionary activities by setting up centre in Europe.

Which of the above statements are incorrect?

A
1 and 4
B
1, 2 and 4
C
1 and 2
D
1, 3 and 4

13

Consider the following associations and find out the correct pairs-

1. Ghadar revolutionary Harnam Singh.
2. Free Hindustan Tarak Nath Das.
3. Circular-e-Azadi Ramnath Puri.
4. Swadesh Sevak Home Bhagwan Singh.
A
1, 2 and 3
B
2 and 3
C
1 and 4
D
2, 3 and 4

14

Many organizations were formed outside India with an aim to free India from British rule. In this context which of the following are correctly matched?

Organisation Place
1. Swadesh Sevak Home Vancouver
2. United India House London
3. Hindi Association Portland
4. Ghadar Seattle
A
1 and 4
B
2 and 4
C
1, 3 and 4
D
2 and 3

15

Which of the following is correct about Ghadar movement?

  1. A weekly paper ‘Ghadar’ was started in Urdu and Gurumukhi edition.
  2. First meeting of the Ghadar movement was at San Francisco.
  3. Rash Behari Bose was accepted was leader of Ghadar revolt in 1915.
A
1 and 2
B
2 and 3
C
Only 2
D
1 and 3

16

Assertion (A): The goal of the extremist leaders was Swaraj.

Reasoning (R): All the extremist leaders had a likeminded vision towards Swaraj.

A
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true and R is false.
D
A is false and R is true.

17
The extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian Freedom Struggle was:
A
Encouraging the production of Swadeshi good against imported commodities.
B
Emphasis on aggressive means instead of petitions and constitutional ways to obtain self government.
C
Promoting national education.
D
Bringing out social reforms prior political reforms.

18

Jatin Das kept fast unto death in jail. What was he protesting against?

A
Death sentence of Bhagat Singh and others
B
Simon Commission
C
Pathetic conditions in British India jails
D
Salt tax

19

Match the following:

Revolutionary Group Founder
1. Abhinava Bharat a. Nilakanta Bramachari
2. Bharathmatha Association b. Savarkar Brother
3. Anusilan Samiti c. Jatindranath Bannerjee
Select the correct answer using the code below:
A
1-b, 2-a, 3-c
B
1-c, 2-b, 3-a
C
1-c, 2-a, 3-b
D
1-a, 2-b, 3-c

20

With respect to Shyamji Krishnavarma, consider the following statements:

  1. He started in 1905 an Indian Home society-Indian House.
  2. Provided scholarship scheme to bring radical youth from India.
  3. The Indian Sociologist was a journal published under it.

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

21

With reference to offshore political movement, match the following:

Group name Place
1. Swadesh Sevak Home a. Seatle
2. United India Home b. Vancouver
3. Ghadar c. San Francisco
4. Indian Home Rule Society d. London
Select the correct code:
A
1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-d
B
1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
C
1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
D
1-d, 2-b, 3-c, 4-a

22

With reference to Ghadar Party, consider the following statements:

  1. The founding president of Ghadar Party was Lala Hardayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna was the co-founder of this party.
  2. In 1913, Pacific Coast Hindustan Association was founded by Lala Hardayal with Sohan Singh Bhakna as its president, which was called Ghadar Party.
  3. The members of this party were mainly the immigrant Sikhs of US and Canada.

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

23

With reference to Komagata Maru incident, consider the following statements:

  1. Gurdit Singh established a steamship company in Malaysia and leased a Japanese steamship Komagata Maru. This ship left Hong Kong in 1914 to Canada.
  2. The Canadian authorities refused to allow the passengers to go ashore. The Komagata Maru returned and docked at Hooghly’s Budge Harbor.
  3. The Sikhs were herded in a special train to send them to Punjab. Some of them refused and protested. The police opened fire and killed 18 people, 200 people were herded in jails.

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

24

Match the following

Newspaper/Journal Editor/Writer
1. Bandematram a. Shyamji Krishnvarama
2. The Sociologist b. Madam Bikaji Cama
3. New India c. Annie Besant
Select the correct code:
A
1-a, 2-b, 3-c
B
1-b, 2-a, 3-c
C
1-b, 2-c, 3-a
D
1-c, 2-a, 3-b

25

With respect to Abhinav Bharat Society, find out the incorrect statements

A
Vinayak Savarkar renamed Mitra Melas as Abhinav Bharat, taking after Giuseppe Mazzini's Young Italy.
B
Vinayak Savarkar only started Mitra Mela, a revolutionary secret society in Nasik in 1902.
C
Abhinav Bharat Society adopted guerilla warfare against British.
D
It mainly worked in Maharashtra area.

26

With respect to Yugantar (Jugantar) group, consider the following statements:

  1. It was a secret revolutionary group operated in Bengal for Indian independence.
  2. This party was established by leaders like Aurobindo Ghosh, his brother Barin Ghosh, Bhupendranath Datta, Raja Subodh Mallik in April 1904.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both 1 and 2
D
None of the above

27

With reference to Delhi conspiracy case, find the wrong statement.

A
It 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.
B
Hatched by the Indian revolutionary underground in Bengal and Punjab and headed by Rashbehari Bose.
C
Rashbehari Bose and Prafulla Chaki threw the bomb.
D
The Viceroy escaped with flesh wounds, but his Mahout was killed in the attack.

28

With reference to Alipore Bomb Case, consider the following statements:

  1. This was carried by Yugantar group.
  2. In 1908 a revolutionary conspiracy was hatched to kill the Chief Presidency Magistrate D.H. Kingford of Muzaffarpur.
  3. The task was entrusted to Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki.

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

29

With reference to Lahore Conspiracy Case-1915, consider the following statements:

A
Twenty-four of them, including Kartar Singh Sarabha and Sohan Singh Bhakna were condemned to death.
B
The trial was held by a Special Tribunal constituted under the Defence of India Act 1912.
C
The uncovering of the conspiracy also saw the initiation of the Hindu German Conspiracy trial in the United States.
D
The principal charge against them was that they waged war against the King and wanted to overthrow the British government in India.

30

Consider the following statements:

  1. Indian Republican army under the leadership of Surya Sen issued proclamation of Indian independence after Chittagong armoury seizure.
  2. Chapekar Brother at Poona assassinated two British officials.

Choose the correct statement/s:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both
D
None

31

Consider the following statements:

  1. Ras Bihari Ghosh was an extremist nationalist leader.
  2. HN Kunzru was the founder of Seva Samiti at Allahabad.
  3. Pt. Ishwar Chandra Vidysagar was the champion of Women emancipation.

Choose the correct option:

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

32

Consider the following statements about SC Bose:

  1. He advocated for Swaraj by using force against British.
  2. He became the Congress president in the year 1939 after defeating Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
  3. He organized All India Forward Bloc completely separate from the Congress.
  4. He, for the first time referred Gandhiji as “the Father of the nation”.

Choose the correct statement/s:

A
1, 2 and 3 only
B
2, 3 and 4 only
C
1, 3 and 4 only
D
1, 2 and 4 only

33

Which of the following movements or organizations or ideas had influenced Indian Independence Movement?

  1. Irish Home Rule League
  2. Young Italy
  3. Red Turks
  4. Russian Revolution

Choose the correct option:

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

34

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Ghadar was a weekly newspaper published to commemorate the mutiny of 1857.
  2. Komagata Maru incident took place during the period of Lord Hardinge II.

Choose the correct statement/s:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both
D
None

35

Which of the following was/were not the objective of Hindustan Social Republican Association?

  1. To expose the weakness of Gandhian methods of non-violence.
  2. To advocate for direct revolutionary action to achieve independence from British.
  3. To replace British Imperialism by a Federal Republic of United States of India.
  4. To propagate socialism in India.

Choose the correct statements:

A
1 and 2 only
B
3 and 4 only
C
1, 2 and 3 only
D
2, 3 and 4 only

36

Which of the following revolutionary movements were based outside India?

  1. India House
  2. Indian Independence League
  3. Gadar Party
  4. Indian Independence Committee

Choose the correct option:

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

37

Consider the following statement

  1. Revival of revolutionary movement can be attributed to failure of the first non cooperation movement
  2. Hindustan Republican Association was a moderate nationalist party under the leadership of Chandra Shekhar Azad

Choose the correct statements:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both
D
None

38

Consider the following statements:

  1. Abhinava Bharat was a secret society of revolutionaries formed by Bhagat Singh
  2. S.C. Bose authored book the "The Indian Struggle"

Choose the correct statement:

A
1 only
B
2 only
C
Both
D
None