Indian History Quiz: Day 97

Consider the following statements:
1. Lala Lajpat Rai was also called ‘Punjab Kesari’ and 'Lion of Punjab'.
2. He was influenced by Swami Dayananda Saraswati and joined the Arya Samaj.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER:-C

Consider the following statements:
1. Lord Curzon succeeded Lord Elgin as the youngest viceroy of India.
2. He reduced the salt tax and provided relaxation to the taxpayers.
3. In 1911, Lord Curzon reversed the partition of Bengal done by Lord Elgin.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

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

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ANSWER:- B

Consider the following statements:
1. The Morley-Minto Reforms allowed the introduction of Indians in the viceroy's executive council.
2. Morley-Minto Reforms introduced separate electorates for the Muslims.
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale was appointed the first Indian member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER:-A

Consider the following statements:
1. The Sanyasis Uprisings took place in Bengal after the great famine of 1770.
2. The Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's novel Anandamath talks of the Sanyasi Rebellion in Bengal.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER:-C

Consider the following statements:
1. The Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by Robert Clive in 1798.
2. The first Subsidiary Treaty was signed with the Nawab of Avadh.
3. The British controlled the defence and foreign relations of the protected ally under Subsidiary Treaty.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

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ANSWER:-C

The Hunter Commission was set up in 1919 for investigating:

(A) The provisions of Rowlatt Act
(B) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(C) Cases of political prisoners
(D) Political activities

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ANSWER:-B

The Chauri Chaura incident was related to which of the following national movements?

(A) Non-Cooperation Movement
(B) Swadeshi Movement
(C) Quit India Movement
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement

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ANSWER:-A

Consider the following statements about Swami Dayanand Saraswati:
1. He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as "India for Indian" in 1876.
2. He gave the slogan “Back to the Vedas”.
3. He subscribed to the Vedic notion of the chaturvarna system.
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

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ANSWER:-D

With reference to Goa's Liberation Struggle, consider the following statements:
1. Goa was a colony under French rule.
2. Goa was liberated years after India attained freedom in 1947.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER:-D

With reference to the Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, consider the following statements:
1. He was a part of Congress Socialist Party (CSP) founded in 1934.
2. He mobilized support for the Quit India movement through underground activities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2

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ANSWER:-C

Lohia was one of the founders of the Congress Socialist Party and editor of its mouthpiece Congress Socialist. In 1936, he was selected by Jawaharlal Nehru as the secretary of the Foreign Department of the All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C), the highest body of the Congress Party.
Lohia became one of the leading figures of the Central Directorate which clandestinely tried to organise the Quit India revolt, sparked by Gandhi in August 1942.

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