Who among the following was not an outstanding leader of extreme Nationalism?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Gopal Krishna Gokhale was one of the social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement against the British rule in India. He was a senior leader of INC, founder of the Servants of India Society. He was not a leader of extreme nationalism.
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42
Which one of the following leaders belonged to the Extremist wing of the Congress?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Aurobindo Ghosh
Aurobindo Ghosh was an extremist of Congress. He was one of the four pillars (Lal, Bal, Pal, Ghosh) of extremists. He was arrested in 1908 by British Police in Madiktalla garden raid. He got the punishment of one-year imprisonment, but he was released due to the lack of evidence. Finally, he became sage secluded himself from revolutionary activities and moved to Pondicherry.
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43
Who of the following was not a moderate:
Correct Answer:
(B)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Neo-Nationalist group of Lal, Bal, Pal was disillusioned by initial moderate policies of Congress. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a pioneer of this neo ideology. He was extremist, not moderate.
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44
Which extremist leader of the freedom movement was given 6 years jail punishment in 1908?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
In 1908 Tilak was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment. He was deported to Burma and kept in Mandalay Fortress along with Lala Lajpat Rai and others. The cause of sentence was the publication of some seditious articles in his weekly papers ‘The Kesari.’ In opposition to the sentence, first political strike took place in Bombay by the labours of Bombay cloth mill. Tilak wrote the book’ Gita Rahasya’ during his imprisonment period in ‘Mandalay Jail.’
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45
Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom movement?
Correct Answer:
(B)
Obtaining self-Government by aggressive means in place of petitions and constitutional ways.
Moderates believed in constitutional methods of British Laws, adopting proposals and delegations to London for negotiation and discussion. On the other hand, extremists believed in aggressive protests, self-sacrifices and determination at the beginning of the Indian Independence Movement. Independence meant for extremist as Complete Independence from foreign control, while moderates meant Independence as self-governance under colonial rule.
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46
The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the extremist movement because of the:
Correct Answer:
(D)
Extremist’s policy of harping on Hindu part
Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the extremist movement because of the extremist policy of harping on Hindu part. Aurobindo Ghosh proclaimed that "Independence is the purpose of our lives and only Hindu religion will fulfil this objective. Nationality is a religion, and it is a gift of God.
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47
Morley-Minto Reform Bill was passed in:
Correct Answer:
(B)
1909
In 1905, Lord Minto was appointed as Viceroy of India in place of Lord Curzon and John Morley was appointed as Secretary of India. The reforms introduced by them are known as Morley-Minto Reforms. The Indian Councils Act, 1909, commonly known as the Morley-Minto Reforms was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that brought about a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in the governance of British India. The major dispute regarding this bill was separate electorate for Muslim in India.
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48
The Indian Council Act of 1909 was provided for:
Correct Answer:
(B)
Communal representation
The main fault of the Indian Council Act, 1909 (Morley Minto) was a system of communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept of “separate electorate.” According to this system, Muslim members were to be elected only by Muslim electorates, not by general electorates in Councils. Indeed, it meant that the Muslim community was considered as an absolutely separate class from India. Antiquated National integrity vanished in only one storm. Gandhi Stated: - “Morley-Minto Reforms has destroyed everything.”
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49
Seeds of discard were in which event during National Movement and which eventually divided the country, was–
Correct Answer:
(D)
Reservation of seats and separate electorates for Muslims in legislative assemblies.
The Minto-Morley reforms are known to envisage a separate electorate for Muslims, and this had a long-lasting impact on Indian polity. This was for the first time that Muslim community was recognized as a completely separate section of the Indian Nation and this triggered “A Cancer” in India called “Hindu-Muslim Disharmony” which later culminated in the Partition of India and Pakistan. Separate constituencies were marked for the Muslims, and only Muslim community members were given the right to elect their representatives. The principle of communal representation which was accepted under the Morley-Minto Reforms was retained and was pushed further by the Government of India Act, 1919.
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50
Whom did Rajendra Prasad consider as the father of Pakistan?
Correct Answer:
(C)
Lord Minto
Lord Minto was part of the Minto-Morley reforms of 1909 which introduced communal electorate in India and thus sowed the seeds of partition of India. Rajendra Prasad thus rightly considered him as Father of Pakistan.