Contributions of Early Nationalists

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What is the full form of CABE?

Q. Dadabhai Naoroji had presided the annual sessions of the Indian National Congress thrice. Select the years in which they were they held?

1. 1886
2. 1906
3. 1893
4. 1905

Q. Dadabhai Naoroji started a magazine called ____________.

1. Sudharak
2. Rast Goftar
3. Dharma Marg Darshak
4. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India

Q.

Who did the Indian National Congress wish to speak for?

Q. The Indian Association merged with the in 1885.

1. Congress
2. Servant's Society
3. East India Company
4. Calcutta Corporation

Q. established the East India Association in London in 1866 as a platform to express the grievances of Indians.

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Gopalkrishna Gokhale
4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true?

(I) The 'Drain Theory' was put forth by Gopalkrishna Gokhale.
(II) The theory stated that the British exploited India for resources, and India received minimum or no returns.
(III) It also claimed that Britishers who worked in India sent most of their savings to England.
(IV) The interest paid by the British on the loans taken to develop the railways was the main basis of Indian income.

1. Only (I) and (II) are true.
2. (I), (II), and (III) are true.
3. Only (II) and (III) are true.
4. All are true.
5. (II), (III), and (IV) are true.

Q. I cleared the Indian Civil Services Exam in 1869. I started an association in 1876, which appealed to the British government to introduce political reforms in India. I was a vocal critic of the Vernacular Press Act. I am known for my great oratory skills, and my firm belief in constitutional reform.

Who am I?

1. Surendranath Banerjea
2. Gopalkrishna Gokhale
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Q. Match the following:

A: Gokhale, My Political Guru
B: A Nation in Making
C: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India

1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. D. Naoroji
3. S.N Banerjea

Q. Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded an organisation called _____________, aimed to generate a feeling of love for motherland among Indians.

1. Servants of India Society
2. India Society
3. Indian Society and its Servants
4. Indian Society and Servants

Q. Which of the following resulted in the drain of wealth from India as pointed out by Dadabhai Naoroji?

1. Home Charges
2. Urbanisation
3. Unrequited Exports
4. Industrialisation

Q. Which among the following statements are correct about Dadabhai Naoroji.

1. He is called the "Grand Old Man of India".
2. He was famous as the Official Ambassador of India.
3. He founded the East India Association in London.
4. He was a member of the British House of Commons.

Q. Which among the following statements are true about Gopal Krishna Gokhale?

1. He presided over the 1905 annual session of the Indian National Congress in Lahore.
2. His works were inspired by the political thoughts and ideas of M. G. Ranade.
3. He requested for the reduction of the salt tax and removal of excise duty on cotton goods.
4. He requested for free and compulsory education for elementary classes.

Q. Who is regarded as the father and founder of the Indian National Congress?

1. Pherozeshah Mehta
2. S.N. Banerjee
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. A.O. Hume

Q. Which of the following statements about Gopalkrishna Gokhale is/are true?

1. He called for free and compulsory elementary education.
2. He presided over the annual session of the Indian National Congress in Tamil Nadu in 1906.
3. He edited the magazine 'Rast Goftar'.
4. His actions led to the passing of the Morley-Minto reforms.

Q. This nationalist became a professor of Mathematics and Philosophy at a college in Bombay in the year 1855. His appeals to the British House of Commons led the House to pass a resolution following which the Indian Civil Services Exams were held in England and India simultaneously.

Identify the personality described above.

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Gopalkrishna Gokhale
3. Surendranath Banerjea
4. Madan Mohan Malviya

Q. Rahul says Unrequited Exports was the biggest blow to the Indian economy while Ram says Unrequited Exports strengthened Indian economy. Who do you think is right?

1. Both are right.
2. Both are wrong.
3. Rahul is right.
4. Ram is right.

Q. In which of the following years did Dadabhai Naoroji preside over the annual sessions of the Indian National Congress?

1. 1880, 1893, 1906
2. 1886, 1899, 1903
3. 1880, 1899, 1903
4. 1886, 1893, 1906

Q. Evaluate the role of Drain Theory by Dadabhai Naoroji in stimulating national feeling among the Indian masses.

Q. The East India Association was founded in London in 1866 by _______.

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. W. C Bannerjee
3. William Wedderburn
4. Surendra Nath Banerjee

Q. Pick the odd one out from the following. Hint - Early Nationalists.

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Surendranath Banerjee
3. Subhas Chandra Bose
4. K. T. Telang

Q. What was/were the aim(s) of the Servants of India Society?

1. Women's education
2. Spreading the message of loyalty and love for the Indian nation
3. Taxing rich landowners to redistribute wealth
4. Upliftment of depressed classes

Q. Which of the following leaders did Gandhi regard as his 'political guru'?

1. Gopalkrishna Gokhale
2. R.C Dutt
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. Motilal Nehru

Q. Who believed in loyalty to the British Crown?

1. Assertive Nationalists
2. Early Nationalists
3. Leaders of National Congress
4. None of these

Q. What was the phase of Early nationalists?

1. 1885-1905
2. 1905-1919
3. 1919-1947
4. None of these

Q. In October 1913, Govind Guru urged the Bhils to assemble on _______.

1. Kumbhalgarh Hill
2. Bairath Hill
3. Mangarh Hill
4. Guru Shikar

Q. Which of the following was India's first newspaper?

1. Times of India
2. Kesari
3. Bengal Gazette
4. The Hindu

Q. When was the Indian Association founded?

1. 1876
2. 1845
3. 1874
4. 1852

Q. Surendranath Banerjea is also known as the:

1. Father of Indian Nationalism
2. Father of Nationalism
3. Father of Indian Politics
4. Father of the Indian Nation

Q. Who was the head of Indian Association?

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Mahatma Gandhi
3. Surendranath Banerjee
4. Bipin Chandra Pal