Rise of Indian Nationalism and the Early Congress MCQ Questions
Ques:
11
Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament?
Correct Answer:
(D)
The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
Poona Sarvjanik Sabha was founded by M.G. Ranade and G.V. Joshi in 1870. Govind Ranade presided the Sabha prodigiously. It was Indian association that submitted a petition to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament in 1875.
Ques:
12
Who was the founder of the Indian Association?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Surendranath Banerjee
The Indian Association was founded by Surendranath Banerjee with the cooperation of Anand Mohan Bose in Calcutta, on 26 July 1876. This was the most significant political association among all contemporaries nationalist organisations prior to the Indian National Congress. Indian Association preferred middle class than landlords.
Ques:
13
Arrange the following organization on the basis of their correct order:
Bombay Association
Madras Mahajan Sabha
Indian Association
Indian League
Code :
Correct Answer:
(D)
1, 4, 3, 2
The sequence of organizations and its founder is as follows:
Bombay Association – August, 1852 – founded by Dada Bhai Naroji
Indian League – September, 1875 – founded by Shishir Kumar Ghosh
Indian Association – July, 1876. – founded by Surendra Nath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose.
Madras Mahajan Sabha : May, 1884 founded by G. Subramaniam, P. Anand Charlu and V. Raghava Chari.
Thus, the correct sequence is – 1, 4, 3, 2 therefore, option (d) is the correct.
Ques:
14
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded in:
Correct Answer:
(B)
1870 by mahadev Govind Ranade
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was a sociopolitical organisation which started as mediating body between the British Indian government and people of India. It was established by Mahadev Govind Ranade in 1870.
Ques:
15
Who amongst the following was one of the founders of the Bombay Presidency Association in 1885?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Feroz Shah Mehta
Firoz Shah Mehta was one of the founder members of the Bombay Presidency Association formed in 1885. He became president of the Association and encouraged Indians to obtain western education and embrace its culture to uplift India.
Ques:
16
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Dadabhai Naoroji organised the East India Association in 1866 in London to discuss on Indian questions.
Reason (R) : He wanted to influence the British Public Opinion.
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Correct Answer:
(C)
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
East India Association was established by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866 in London. He established it to influence British public opinion on the question of India.
Ques:
17
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Institution Founder
Correct Answer:
(D)
Social Reform - Shri Ram Bajpai Association
Social Reform Association was founded by Keshav Chandra Sen. Rest all are correctly matched. ‘Servants of India Society’, Social Service League’ and Seva Samiti were founded in 1905, 1909 and 1914 respectively.
Ques:
18
Consider the following organizations:
Bangabhasha Prakasika Sabha
Landholders Society
Bengal British India Society
Indian League
Select the correct chronological order of founding of these organizations from the code given below:
Correct Answer:
(A)
1, 2, 3, 4
The correct chronological order of the organisations is as follows : Bangabhasha Prakasika Sabha was formed in 1836 by associates of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Land-holders society was established in 1838 by Dwarkanath Tagore and others Bengal British India Society was founded in 1843 and Indian league was founded in 1875 by Sisir Kumar Ghose. Thus, option (a) is the correct code of chronological order of the above organizations.