Indian National Congress

Q.

Who was the first President of "Indian National Congress"

Q. One of the demands of the Indian National Congress was that Civil Service Examinations be held in India as well as in England. What was their reason for this demand?

1. They wanted Indians to get the opportunity to go to England.
2. They wanted uniform administration in England and India.
3. They wanted more Indians to be able to take the exams.
4. They wanted British officials to return to England to take the exams.

Q. Which of the following was/were the demand(s) raised by the Indian National Congress?

1. Increase the representation of Indians in the government.
2. Changes in the way the police operated in India.
3. Reconsider the forest laws that did not allow the tribals to use forest resources.
4. Protection of the historical monuments in India.

Q. Arrange the following in a chronological order.

1) Indian Councils Act, 1861
2) Formation of the Indian National Congress
3) Formation of Indian Association
4) Sepoy Mutiny
5) A beginning of the Queen of England rule over India.

1. 5, 4, 3, 1, 2
2. 5, 2, 4, 3, 1
3. 4, 2, 1, 5, 3
4. 4, 5, 1, 3, 2

Q.

Employees of the British government were forbidden from participating in the Congress meetings in the year

1. 1890

2. 1896

3. 1885

4. 1883

Q. The Vernacular Press Act was passed under the recomendations of .

1. Viscount Canning
2. Earl of Dalhousie
3. Lord Lytton

Q. Under whose Presidentship was the First Indian National Congress convened?

1. Woomesh Chandra Banerjee
2. Gopala Krishna Gokale
3. Surendranatha Banerjee
4. Dadabai Navoroji

Q. The options provided below are newspapers published during the freedom movement. Which among the following is not a vernacular newspaper?

1. Kesari
2. The Times of India
3. Mangaluru Samachara
4. Samachar Darpan

Q.

The Salary And Perquisites Of The President Of India Are Determined By The:

1. Supreme Court.

2. Prime Minister.

3. Central Cabinet.

4. Union Parliament.

Q. Assertion (A): The Vernacular newspapers in India started writing freely about the political system of India in the later 19th century.

Reason (R): The Vernacular Press Act enabled the government to silence voices criticising British policies.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Q. Which policy did the British follow to control India?

1. Prayer and Petition
2. Militant Nationalism Policy
3. Fostering National Unity
4. Divide and Rule

Q. Which of the following acts restricted the printing of newspapers in local languages?

1. Vernacular Press Act, 1878
2. Indian Councils Act, 1861
3. Indian Councils Act, 1892
4. Newspaper Publication Act, 1798

Q. Which of the following associations was not established before 1885?

1. Indian Association
2. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
3. Hindu Mela
4. Indian National Congress

Q. The Congress recognised that the first issue to be addressed after their formation was the lack of national unity.

What could have been the major reasons for the lack of unity among Indians?

1. Different languages in different regions created different ideas of nationalism.
2. The British systematically created a divide among the different Indian community.
3. Indians created religion divide among themselves which led to conflicts between them from time to time.
4. Due to the difference in regional cultures, there was a lack of national unity.

Q. Which college Bhagat Singh attended ?

1. Khalsa College, Lahore
2. National College, Lahore
3. DAV College, Lahore
4. Imperial College, Lahore

Q. Which of the following facts regarding the Indian National Congress is not correct?

1. The Indian National Congress was the first pan-Indian political platform establishment.
2. The Indian National Congress was established by A. O. Hume.
3. Nationalists only from Bombay and Bengal presidencies attended the first session of the Indian National Congress.
4. In the first session, freedom of speech was declared as the primary goal to be achieved.

Q. Which of the following leaders established the Indian National Congress?

1. Womash Chandra Banerjee
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. A. O. Hume
4. Lord Dalhousie

Q. The following sentence tests correctness and effectiveness of expression. Part of the sentence or the entire sentence is underlined; beneath the sentence are five ways of phrasing the underlined material. Choice A repeats the original phrasing; the other four choices are different. If you think the original phrasing produces a better sentence than any of the alternative, select choice A; if not, select one of the other choices. In making your selection, follow the requirements of standard written English; that is, pay attention to grammar, choice of words, sentence construction, and punctuation. Your selection should result in the most effective sentence-clear and precise, without awkwardness or ambiguity.

1. and increased literacy rates made
2. with increased literacy rates also made
3. and also literacy rates increased and made
4. as well as increased literacy rates, making
5. and literacy rates increased, making

Q. Choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the italicized bold part of the sentence:
The only way to subvert the money power and let truth triumph is by enhancing the perks or income of the individuals.

1. reduce
2. abolish
3. overthrow
4. subdue

Q.

what did hamel teach his students in the last lesson?