Impact of Early Nationalists

Q. Who among the following said that Indian National Congress was a body of microscopic minority?

1. Wavell
2. Daferrine
3. Dufferin
4. Waffel

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

1. It gave the nationalists the power to form a separate constitution for India.
2. The main strategy was to send petitions and circulars to the British government.
3. The goal was to bring orderly progress in India through legal means.
4. It helped in the development of public opinion on political issues among the Indian masses, and spread awareness in Britain as well.

Q. Pick the achievements of the early nationalists from the following.

1. Formed a nation-wide awakening
2. They popularised the ideas of democracy and civil liberty
3. They instilled social evils like child marriage
4. Reformation of the Legislative Councils

Q.

Who was called the Frontier Gandhi?

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

(I) Early nationalists were criticised for their 'political mendicancy' because they used prayers and petitions to ask for constitutional reform.

(II) Although mass participation was not encouraged by early nationalists, their actions did lead to greater political awareness.

(III) Early nationalists were only concerned with political reform, and paid little attention to the social sphere.

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

Q. How did the print culture assist the growth of nationalism in India?

Q. Which among the following book written by an early nationalist brought the exploitative nature of the British to light?

1. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
2. Poverty in India
3. Un-British Rule in India
4. British Rule in India

Q. Pick the leaders who believed in British and started movements against the Indian National Congress from the following.

1. Rajendra Prasad
2. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
3. Raja Shiv Prasad
4. Subhas Chandra Bose

Q. To break up the Congress, the British used the '' policy.

1. Arrive and Conquer
2. Conquer and Rule
3. Divide and Rule
4. Divide or Rule

Q. What was the objective of the Simon Commission that was constituted by the British?

1. Probe into Jallianwala Bagh massacre
2. Probe into Chauri-Chaura incident
3. Analyse the functioning of constitutional system in India
4. Both (1) and (2)

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

1. The British encouraged Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Raja Shiv Prasad to oppose the Congress.
2. Lord Dufferin called the Congress "a body of microscopic minority".
3. The British had never supported the Indian National Congress, and had labelled it a seditious body from the moment of its inception.
4. The colonial government played a big role in the developments that led to Congress splitting into two factions.

Q. Which of the following statements is true with reference to the Moderate phase of Indian nationalism?

1. Early nationalists popularised the ideals of democracy and secularism
2. Early nationalism focused on inclusion of all sections of society
3. The enduring image of this phase is one of active rebellion against British culture and politics
4. Leaders of this phase played a crucial role in abolishing caste-based discrimination

Q. When the Simon Commission visited India, the Viceroy of India was ___.

1. Lloyd George
2. Lord Irwin
3. Lord Reading
4. Lord Ripon

Q. What was the main allegation against Simon Commission?

1. The Commission was appointed by the Viceroy
2. The Commission was headed by British member
3. The Commission was not a statutory body
4. The Commission constituted only British members

Q. Explain how print culture assisted the growth of nationalism in India.

Q. Answer the following in 1-2 sentences.
Why was the Simon Commission set up? How did the Indians react to it?

Q. With the growth of the national movement, British support for the Congress declined, and it was soon seen as a seditious body.

1. False
2. True

Q. Failure of Cripps' mission led to ______.

1. Quit India Movement.
2. Civil Disobedience Movement
3. Election in 1945
4. Non Cooperation Movement

Q. While Gandhi was in South Africa, he fought against _________.

1. Child marriage
2. Racism
3. Regionalism
4. Religious circumcision

Q. Describe the role of Romanticism in developing nationalist feelings among Europeans during nineteenth century.

Q. The strategy of Divide and Rule was adopted by __________.

1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Wellesley
3. Lord Minto
4. Lord Canning

Q. Who invited some Congress delegates to a garden party in Calcutta?

1. Lord Dufferin
2. Lord Macaulay
3. Lord William Bentinck
4. Lord Hastings

Q. Summarise the views expressed by Nehru on Nationalism.

Q. Why was Simon Commission boycotted?

Q. What was the term used to criticise early nationalists who were said to be only partly engaged in the politics they preached, and continued to live anglicised lifestyles?

1. Armchair Politicians
2. British-Indian Politicians
3. Anti-National Politicians
4. Anglican Politicians

Q. Early nationalists did not attempt to spread political awareness since they did not believe in mass participation in politics.

1. False
2. True

Q. Which of the following personalities referred to the Indian National Congress as "a body of microscopic minority"?

1. Lord Dufferin
2. Lord Mountbatten
3. Lord Wavell
4. Lord Willingdon