The Works of The Indian National Congress

Q. Who wrote the book named "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" ?

1. S. Subramania Iyer
2. Romesh Chandra Dutt
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. Surendranath Banerjee

Q. Who gave the slogan, "Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it"?

1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. S. Subramania Iyer
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Q. The book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” was written by

1. W. C. Bonnerjee
2. Pheroz Shah Mehta
3. Dada Bhai Naoroji
4. R. C. Dutta

Q. Bipin Chandra Pal and were well known radical leaders of the Indian National Congress.

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. R. C. Dutt
3. Shah Jahan
4. P. R. Naidu

Q.

The Indian National Congress wanted the Legislative Council to be more representative of Indian interests. The Legislative Council of a country is a panel of members who have the authority to ____________ for the country.

1. implement laws
2. safeguard laws
3. make laws
4. break laws

Q. The early leaders of the Indian National Congress believed that, through __________ , the drain of wealth of the British can be reduced.

1. freedom
2. indianisation of administration
3. the formation of the Indian National Congress
4. popular revolution

Q. The Indian National Congress demanded the separation of power between which of the following branches of the government?

1. legislative
2. executive
3. judiciary
4. Both (a) and (b)

Q. The Indian National Congress demanded the repeal of which of the following Acts?

1. Vernacular Press Act
2. Arms Act
3. Ilbert Act
4. Weapons Act

Q. Who among the following were known as the 'radicals' in the Indian National Congress?

1. Lala Lajpat Rai
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Q. It is said that for the first two decades after its formation, the Indian National Congress was ________ with respect to its methods and objectives.

1. extremist
2. radical
3. moderate
4. elitist

Q. Which among the following was not one of the initial demands of the Indian National Congress?

1. Cut in military expenditure.
2. Demand for freedom.
3. Separation of the judiciary from the executive.
4. Fair treatment of Indian labourers abroad.

Q. Which of these were the important principles of the 'radicals' in the Indian National Congess?

1. Emphasize the importance of self-reliance.
2. Fight for swaraj.
3. Bank on the goodwill of the British government.
4. Discuss with the British amicably about achieving self-reliance.

Q. What were some of the demands of the Indian National Congress in the 19th century?

1. To support the Vernacular Press and Arms Acts.
2. More power for the Legislative Councils.
3. The British be given higher positions
4. Indianisation of the administration.

Q. In order to have more people in the administration, which of the following was a step demanded by the Indian National Congress?

1. Hold civil service examination in India.
2. Remove the British from all positions of power.
3. Let Indians go to Britain to appear in the civil service examinations.
4. Let the people of India choose the administrators.

Q. Newspapers, articles, pamphlets were used to create awareness on the unjust rule by the radical members of the Indian National Congress.

1. False
2. True