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Annie Besant started the daily newspaper New India on

A.14 July 1915 B.28 September 1915 C.23 July 1916 D.20 August 1917

Tilak's Home Rule League was set up at

A.Madras in September 1916 B.the Lucknow session of the Congress in December 1916 C.the Bombay Provincial Conference held at Belgaum in April 1916 D.the AICC meeting of 28 July 1917

Which of the following statements about Tilak's Home Rule League are correct?
1. It worked in Maharashtra, Karnataka, the Central Provinces and Berar.
2. It was organised into six branches.
3. Its membership rose from 14,000 in April 1917 to 32,000 by early 1918.

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

Tilak was arrested on his 60th birthday, 23 July 1916, for

A.propagating the idea of Home Rule B.publishing the journal Ghadar C.opposing the Rowlatt Act D.leading the Khilafat Movement

In June 1917 Annie Besant and her associates B.P. Wadia and George Arundale were interned in

A.Adyar B.Ootacamund C.Benaras D.Mandalay

Who renounced his knighthood in support of Annie Besant when she was interned?

A.Madan Mohan Malaviya B.Surendranath Banerjea C.Sir S. Subramaniam D.Jamnadas Dwarkadas

Assertion (A): Montagu's announcement of 20 August 1917 turned Annie Besant into a near-loyalist.
Reason (R): Montagu declared that self-governing institutions and responsible government were the goal of British rule in India.

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

Which of the following led to the decline of the Home Rule Movement?
1. Besant accepted the proposed Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms.
2. Tilak went to Britain in September 1918 to pursue his libel case against Valentine Chirol.
3. The Lucknow Pact merged the Home Rule Leagues into the Muslim League.

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

Who was the president of the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association founded in 1913?

A.Lala Hardayal B.Sohan Singh Bhakna C.Lala Lajpat Rai D.A.C. Mazumdar

Q10

The word 'Ghadar' in Urdu means

A.unity B.freedom C.rebellion D.self-rule

Q11

The ship Komagatamaru, filled with Indian immigrants, was turned back from

A.Britain B.the United States C.South Africa D.Canada

Q12

Who was the Congress president who welcomed the extremists back into the Congress at the Lucknow session of 1916?

A.Ambika Charan Mazumdar B.Annie Besant C.Madan Mohan Malaviya D.Surendranath Banerjea

Q13

Under the Lucknow Pact, what proportion of the Central and Provincial Legislative Councils was to be elected?

A.One-half B.Four-fifths C.Two-thirds D.Three-fourths

Q14

Under the Lucknow Pact, the Congress agreed to separate electorates for Muslims and preferences in their favour in all provinces except

A.Bengal and Bihar B.Bombay and Madras C.Punjab and Bengal D.Punjab and the United Provinces

Q15

Arrange the following repressive measures in chronological order:
1. Indian Press Act
2. Creation of the Criminal Intelligence Department
3. Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act
4. Explosives Substances Act

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

Q16

Which law of 1914 restricted the entry of foreigners into India?

A.Foreigners Ordinance B.Defence of India Act C.Indian Press Act D.Rowlatt Act

Q17

Which of the following statements about the Defence of India Act, 1915 are correct?
1. Suspects were tried by special tribunals of three Commissioners appointed by the Local Government.
2. Trials were held in camera and decisions were not subject to appeal.
3. After the War it formed the basis of the Rowlatt Act.

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

Q18

The Defence of India Act was later applied during the

A.libel case against Valentine Chirol B.Komagatamaru incident C.First Lahore Conspiracy trial D.Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Q19

By the Treaty of Sevres, Syria and Lebanon in the eastern part of the Turkish Empire were mandated to

A.Italy B.Britain C.Russia D.France

Q20

The Khilafat Movement in India was led by

A.the Ali brothers, Maulana Muhammad Ali and Maulana Shaukat Ali B.Lala Hardayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna C.Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Annie Besant D.Tilak and Jamnadas Dwarkadas

Q21

Which of the following was NOT one of the Khilafat demands presented by Mohammad Ali in Paris in March 1920?

A.The Sultan's position as Caliph should not be disturbed B.Turkey must be given a seat in the League of Nations C.The Muslim sacred places must be handed over to and controlled by the Sultan D.The Jazirat-ul-Arab must remain under the Sultan's sovereignty

Q22

Which medal did Gandhi receive for his services as an officer of the Indian volunteer ambulance corps in 1906?

A.Boer War silver medal B.Kaisar-i-Hind gold medal C.Zulu War silver medal D.Victoria Cross

Q23

The first trade union in India in the modern sense, the Madras Labour Union, was formed in 1918 by

A.Sasipada Banerjee B.Lala Lajpat Rai C.N.M. Lokhanday D.B.P. Wadia

Q24

Which of the following is the odd one out?

A.Valentine Chirol B.Sorabjee Shapoorji C.N.M. Lokhanday D.Sasipada Banerjee

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