About the Topic: Home Rule League Movement is one of the most important topics of Modern Indian History. It covers the Home Rule movement launched by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant, its objectives, achievements and contribution to India's freedom struggle. Practice Home Rule League Movement MCQ Questions with answers and explanations.
Correct Answer:
(D)
Tilak
During the first World War, Annie Besant and Tilak decided to put new life in the National Movement in the country. Tilak decided to use the term ‘Home Rule’ in place of Swaraj as the goal of his Movement. Tilak started Home Rule League in April, 1916 with its headquarter at Poona. A similar Home Rule League was founded by Annie Besant in September, 1916 with it headquarter at Adyar near Madras. S. Subramaniam Iyer was also associated with the Home Rule League of Annie Besant.
Ques: 2
Annie Besant is mostly associated with:
Correct Answer:
(B) Home Rule Movement
Annie Besant, a theosophist, settled in India and worked for its liberation. She was inspired by the Irish Home Rule Movement and formed the Home Rule League in India in September, 1916, at Adyar in Madras. She already explained her views about this Movement in Commonweal (a weekly journal) in 1914. Annie Besant started this Movement to demand self-governance at all levels of administration. Her Home Rule League became active throughout India. She was arrested along with her co-workers and released after widespread agitation against the action of Government.
Ques: 3
In which conference could the Home-Rule supporters demonstrate their political power successfully?
Correct Answer:
(A) Lucknow Conference of Congress in 1916
The Lucknow Session of Congress in December 1916 presented the Home Rule Leagues with the long-awaited opportunity for demonstrating their strength. Tilak’s Home Rule League established a tradition to which Congress was pinned for many years.
Ques: 4
Home Rule Movement was symbol of starting a new phase of freedom movement in India because:
Correct Answer:
(A) It put a perfect project for the self-Government before the nation
It is true that Home Rule Movement was a symbol of starting a new phase of Freedom Movement in India because it put a perfect picture of the self-governance before the Nation. The object of this Home Rule League was to attain Home Rule or Self-Governance within the British Empire by all Constitutional means and to educate and organize public opinion in the Country towards the attainment of the same. Both Tilak and Besant toured all over the country and carried out the message of the Home Rule among the masses. Thus, the Home Rule Movement became a powerful Movement during the First World War. The Movement aimed at self-Government to be granted to India within the British dominions during the war. It was within Constitutional limits.
Ques: 5
Annie Besant was –
responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement.
the founder of the Theosophical Society.
once the President of the Indian National Congress.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer:
(C) 1 and 3
Even though Annie Besant was associated with the Theosophical Society, she was not its founder. It was founded by Madame Blavatsky and Henry Olcott. Thus, statement 2 is incorrect. Statement 3 is correct that Annie Besant became the first woman President of the Indian National Congress in 1917, Calcutta Session. Statement 1 is also correct. Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in India on the lines of the Irish Home Rule Leagues along with Tilak.