About the Topic: Revolutionary Movements is an important topic of Modern Indian History that covers the rise of revolutionary nationalism against British rule. It includes important revolutionary organizations, leaders and movements that contributed to India's freedom struggle. Practice Revolutionary Movements MCQ Questions with answers and explanations for UPSC and other competitive examinations.
Correct Answer:
(A) Jatindranath Mukherjee
A revolutionary group had been reorganizing the Yugantar Party under the leadership of Jatindranath (1879-1915). He is also known as ‘Bagha Jatin.’
Ques: 2
Who had founded the ‘Anushilan Samiti’?
Correct Answer:
(A) P. Mitra
Anushilan Samiti was founded at Midnapur in 1902 by Gyanendra Nath Basu. At Calcutta first branch in March by Satish Chandra Basu and second branch in 1902 by Pramath Nath Mitra, Jatindra Nath Mukherjee (Bagha Jatin) and Barindra Nath Ghose. Another Anushilan Samiti founded at Dhaka in October, 1906 by Pulin Bihari Das.
Note - Hemchandra Kanoongo was Assistant and Bomb expert of Calcutta Anushilan Samiti. Yugantar (weekly paper) was published in 1906 under the leadership of Barindra Ghosh and Bhupendra Nath Dutta.
Ques: 3
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Nasik Conspiracy Case - Ras Bihari Bose
Delhi Conspiracy Case - Amirchand
Kakori Conspiracy case - Ashfaqualla
Lahore Conspiracy Case - Jatin Das
Nasik Conspiracy Case - Aanant Lakshman Karkare.
Hence option (d) is not correctly matched. Ras Bihari Bose was associated with Delhi conspiracy Case. Abhinav Bharat society was launched in 1904 by V.D. Savarkar. One member of this organisation, Anant Lakshman Karkare, shot dead the district Magistrate (Jackson) of Nasik on 21st December, 1909. This sensational murder is known as Nasik Conspiracy Case. 27 members of the Abhinav Bharat society were convicted and punished.
Ques: 4
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the code given below-
List-I
Howrah Conspiracy case
Lahore Conspiracy case
Delhi Conspiracy case
Alipore Conspiracy case
List-II
Master Ami Chand (Amir Chand)
Arvind Ghosh
Jatindranath Mukherjee
Rajguru
Code –
Correct Answer:
(C) A-(iii), B-(iv), C-(i), D-(ii)
The correctly matched list is as follows –
Howrah Conspiracy case – Jatindranath Mukherjee
Lahore Conspiracy case – Raj Guru
Delhi Conspiracy case – Master Ami Chand
Alipore Conspiracy case – Arvind Ghosh
Ques: 5
One of the founder leaders of Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was-
Correct Answer:
(B) Bhagat Singh
Vijay Kumar Singh, Shiv Verma, Jai Dev Kapoor, Bhagat Singh, Bhagwati Charan Vohra and the Sukhdev under the leadership of Chandra Shekhar Azad reorganized the HRA in September, 1928 at Feroz Shah Kotla Delhi. They changed the name of HRA and the new organization named HSRA (Hindustan Socialist Republican Association) came into existence.
Ques: 6
Who gave the ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ slogan?
Correct Answer:
(C) Bhagat Singh
The slogan of Inquilab Zindabad was written by Maulavi Hasrat Mohani. Bhagat Singh used the slogan for the first time and made it popular among the freedom fighters and the people of pre-independence India.
Ques: 7
Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were executed on –
Correct Answer:
(A) 23 March, 1931
In order to protest against an Act, Bhagat Singh and his friends including Batukeshwar Datta carried out a plan to use low-intensity bomb inside the assembly hall on 8th April, 1929 and at the same time ensured that there were no deaths. Immediately after the bombing, Bhagat Singh, and his friends voluntarily surrendered and were taken to trial. They were charged with attempt to murder. Bhagat Singh along with Rajguru and Sukhdev were executed on 23 March, 1931. In the meantime, the ongoing investigation of framing Bhagat Singh for the alleged murder of British officer in the post was hastened by the viceroy Irwin in 1930. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev were sentenced to death in Lahore conspiracy case and the execution date was fixed to 24th March, 1931. Congress and Gandhi made some attempts to save the lives but went in vain. On 17th March a telegram was sent to Home Department preparing the execution date to 23rd March and was hanged to death on 23rd March 1931. By listening to the news of hanging of these three, the whole of the country went into gloomy silence.
Ques: 8
Who was given life punishment for the murder of Colonel Wyllie?
Correct Answer:
(A) Madan Lal Dhingra
Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie was a British Indian army officer. He was assassinated on 1 July 1909 in London by Madanlal Dhingra.
Ques: 9
The revolutionary, who was not involved in Hardinge Bomb incident?
Correct Answer:
(B) Bhagwati Charan Vohara
On 23rd December, 1912, a bomb was thrown at the Viceroy Lord Hardinge when his procession was moving from Chandni Chowk. The Viceroy got wounded but survived. Following the incident, a trial was conducted named Delhi Conspiracy case, in which Bhai Bal Mukund, Basant Kumar Biswas, Amir Chand, Avadh Bihari were convicted and sentenced to death and hanged by the British Raj for his role in Delhi Conspiracy case. Bhagwati Charan Vohra was associated with Hindustan socialist republican association. He wrote an article 'The Philosophy of Bomb'. Vohra died in Lahore on 28 May, 1930 while testing a bomb on the Banks of the River Ravi.
Ques: 10
Aurobindo Ghosh was brilliantly defended in the Alipore Conspiracy Case by –
Correct Answer:
(A) Chittaranjan Das
In the Alipore Conspiracy Case in 1908, 39 persons including Aurobindo Ghosh and his brother Barindra Ghosh were arrested in charge of possessing illegal arms and bombs, etc. In this case, 17 persons were sentenced, but Aurobindo Ghosh was defended and released by Chittaranjan Das successfully.