Communalism in Nationalist Politics One Mark Online Test

Communalism in Nationalist Politics One Mark Online Test (12th Standard History)

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During the Mughal period the official and court language was

A.Urdu B.Hindi C.Marathi D.Persian

The first Indian to find a place in the London Privy Council was

A.Rahmatullah Sayani B.Sir Syed Ahmed C.Syed Ameer Ali D.Badruddin Tyabji

Assertion (A): The Bengal government's order of 1870 created apprehension in the minds of Muslim professional groups.
Reason (R): It replaced Urdu by Hindi and the Perso-Arabic script in the courts and offices.

A.A is correct, R does not explain A B.A is correct and R explains A C.A is wrong and R is correct D.Both A and R are wrong

The Two Nation Theory first came from

A.Rajaji B.Ramsay MacDonald C.Mohammad Iqbal D.Sir Wazir Hasan

In the 1937 elections, the Congress won in

A.12 provinces B.7 provinces C.5 provinces D.8 provinces

The Muslim League celebrated the end of Congress rule as a Day of Deliverance on

A.22 December 1940 B.5 February 1939 C.23 March 1937 D.22 December 1939

Match List I with List II:
(A) Annie Besant - 1. Aligarh Movement
(B) Syed Ahmed Khan - 2. Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Khilafat Movement - 3. Theosophical Society
(D) Suddhi Movement - 4. Ali Brothers

A.A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 B.A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 C.A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 D.A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

Direct Action Day was organised by the Muslim League on

A.25 December 1942 B.16 August 1946 C.21 March 1937 D.22 December 1939

Wavell was succeeded by

A.Linlithgow B.Pethick-Lawrence C.Mountbatten D.Chelmsford

Q10

Assertion (A): The institution of separate electorate was the principle adopted by the British Government for fostering and spreading communalism.
Reason (R): The people were split into separate constituencies so that they voted communally.

A.A is correct, R is not the correct explanation of A B.A is correct, R is wrong C.A and R are wrong D.A is correct, R is the correct explanation of A

Q11

Match the following:
(A) Hindu Revivalism - 1. M.S. Golwalkar
(B) Abolition of the Caliphate - 2. Arya Samaj
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai - 3. 1924
(D) RSS - 4. Partition of the Punjab into Hindu and Muslim Provinces

A.A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1 B.A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 C.A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 D.A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

Q12

According to Sarvepalli Gopal, Hindu revivalism found its voice in politics through the Arya Samaj, which was founded in

A.1875 B.1885 C.1906 D.1915

Q13

Which Governor of Bombay wrote, 'Divide et Impera was the old Roman motto and it should be ours'?

A.Linlithgow B.Minto C.Elphinstone D.Crosthwaite

Q14

The 35-member Muslim delegation that met Viceroy Lord Minto at Simla on 1 October 1906 was led by

A.Syed Ameer Ali B.Aga Khan C.Sir Wazir Hasan D.Rahmat Ali

Q15

Under the Minto-Morley Reforms of 1909, how many seats in the Imperial Legislative Council, out of the 27 non-officials to be elected, were given to Muslims?

A.Four B.Five C.Eight D.Twelve

Q16

Of the seventy-two delegates who attended the first session of the Indian National Congress, how many were Muslims?

A.Two B.Seven C.Twelve D.Thirty-five

Q17

The All India Hindu Mahasabha was started at the first all-India conference of Hindus at Haridwar in 1915. Where were its headquarters?

A.Haridwar B.Allahabad C.Dehra Dun D.Ambala

Q18

Who tried to revive the Hindu Mahasabha through cow-protection propaganda while drawing Hindus into the boycott of the Prince of Wales' visit in 1921?

A.Lal Chand B.Swami Shradhananda C.Madan Mohan Malaviya D.V.D. Savarkar

Q19

Assertion (A): Gandhi viewed the Malabar rebellion of 1921 as a Hindu-Muslim conflict.
Reason (R): Though the outbreak was basically an agrarian revolt, communal passion ran high during it.

A.A is correct and R is the correct explanation of A B.A is correct but R is not the correct explanation of A C.A is correct but R is wrong D.A is wrong but R is correct

Q20

In Allahabad, after the municipal elections of 1923, the faction of Motilal Nehru was opposed by the faction of

A.Madan Mohan Malaviya B.Lala Lajpat Rai C.Swami Shradhananda D.S. Srinivasan

Q21

The Conference of Muslims at Delhi on 20 March 1927 offered to give up separate electorates if four proposals were accepted. Which of the following was NOT one of them?

A.Separation of Sind from Bombay B.Reforms for the Frontier and Baluchistan C.Thirty-three per cent seats for Muslims in the Central Legislature D.Partition of the Punjab into Hindu and Muslim provinces

Q22

After the failure of the Round Table Conferences, the Communal Award was announced by the British Prime Minister

A.Ramsay MacDonald B.Pethick-Lawrence C.Linlithgow D.Wavell

Q23

At the Muslim League's annual conference at Allahabad in 1930, who expressed the wish to see a consolidated North-west Indian Muslim State?

A.Rahmat Ali B.Mohammad Iqbal C.Muhammad Ali Jinnah D.Sir Wazir Hasan

Q24

Who was hailed by Sarojini as the ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity, and felt let down when Hindu Mahasabha members rejected all amendments at the All Parties Convention in Calcutta in 1928?

A.Motilal Nehru B.Muhammad Ali Jinnah C.Syed Ameer Ali D.Badruddin Tyabji

Q25

Under the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946, which provinces were to make up Group C?

A.Punjab and Sind B.Bengal and Assam C.Bihar and Orissa D.North-West Frontier and Baluchistan

Q26

Arrange the following in chronological order:
(i) Conference of Muslims at Delhi
(ii) Direct Action Day
(iii) Simla deputation to Lord Minto
(iv) First all-India conference of Hindus at Haridwar

A.(iii), (iv), (i), (ii) B.(iv), (iii), (i), (ii) C.(iii), (i), (iv), (ii) D.(i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

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