The Swadeshi Movement

Q. founded the first women's university in India in 1916.

1. Jyotiba Phule
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Dhondo Keshav Karve
4. Lala Lajpat Rai

Q. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was jailed for six years in Mandalay prison. Why?

1. He was accused of seditious writing in his newspaper, "Kesari".
2. He was accused of spying and carrying explosive substance.
3. He was accused of damaging public property.
4. He was accused of shooting British officials.

Q. _______ spread the Swadeshi idea through his paper ‘Sanjeevani’.

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Dr. Aurobindo Ghose
3. Krishna Kumar Mitra
4. Lala Lajpat Rai

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true about the participation of women in the Swadeshi movement?

1. Kumudini Basu and Subala Acharya actively worked for the Swadeshi movement.
2. They threw away sarees manufactured using Manchester-made threads.
3. They started using handloom sarees woven by Indian artisans.
4. Hemangini Das demotivated women from weaving their own sarees.

Q.

Which city in India is called the City of Weavers?

Q. Why did many Indian leaders establish national educational institutions during the Swadeshi movement?

1. The institutions served as legal avenues for protest
2. To help the British learn more about Indian society
3. To inculcate nationalism and counter the impact of western learning
4. The institutions were a source of revenue for the movement

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

1. Indians bought and sold British products as a result of the Swadeshi Movement.
2. The demand for British goods increased as a result of the Swadeshi Movement.
3. The boycott of British goods increased the demand for Indian products.
4. Moderate leaders opposed the movement.

Q. Match the following leaders with the institutes:
1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak; 2) Rabindranath Tagore; 3) Moulana Mohamed Ali;
A) Deccan Education Society; B) Jamia Millia Islamia; C) Kerala Kalamandalam; D) Visva Bharati

1. 1-A; 2-C; 3-D
2. 1-A; 2-C; 3-B
3. 1-A; 2-B; 3-C
4. 1-A; 2-D; 3-B

Q. The chief secretary of the British Government, R. W. Carlyle, issued a circular to repress the involvement of students in the anti-partition movement on _____.

1. 20 October 1905
2. 10 October 1905
3. 10 October 1904
4. 20 October 1904

Q. Pick the odd one out from the following.
Hint: Newspapers during the Swadeshi Movement.

1. Kesari
2. Mahratta
3. Yugantar
4. Dawn Society

Q. Which of the following assertive nationalists led the Swadeshi Movement in India?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Dr. Aurobindo Ghose
3. Lala Lajpat Rai
4. M. G. Ranade

Q. Statement 1: Assertive Nationalists did not believe in passive nationalist actions.

Statement 2: The defeat of Italian forces by the Abyssinians, the Boer War, and the Irish Home Rule agitation broke the myth of European invincibility.

1. Both statements are correct and related.
2. Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is incorrect.
3. Statement 1 is incorrect but Statement 2 is correct.
4. Both statements are incorrect and unrelated.

Q. The agitation against the Partition of Bengal gave birth to the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement which marked one of the turning points in the history of Indian Nationalism. With reference to the above, answer the following questions:
(a) Explain the aims and programmes of the Swadeshi and Boycott Movement.
(b) What did the people do to make this movement a success?

Q. With reference to the First World War answer the following questions:
(a) Explain any three causes of the First World War.
(b) Mention three points under the Treaty of Versailles, which affected Germany.
(c) What were the objectives of the League of Nations? Name the organisation formed in October 1945 with objectives similar to those of the League of Nations.

Q. Pick the organisations that actively took part in the Swadeshi movement:

1. Brati Samiti
2. Sanatan Sampradaya
3. Bande Mataram
4. Bande Bharatham

Q. Who opposed the partition of Bengal?

1. National Congress
2. Nationalists of Bengal
3. People of Bengal
4. All above

Q. Which of the following developments can be attributed to the Swadeshi Movement?

1. Development of large-scale chemical and pharmaceutical industries in India
2. Competition against the monopoly of the British Indian Steam Navigation Company
3. Permanent erosion of British textile and spices in the Indian market
4. Rise of local banking and insurance companies

Q. S1: Need to promote ancient Indian culture paved the way for the formation of national institutes.
S2: The new institutes were established by the British.
Pick the relevant option from the following.

1. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are related to each other
2. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent statements
3. S1: True; S2: False
4. S1: False; S2: True

Q. Match the correct pairs.

1. Saree weaving
2. KK Mitra
3. Sanjeevani
4. Kumudini Basu
5. Dhobi Boycott
6. Kalighat
7. Cobbler Boycott
8. Mymensingh

Q. How was militant nationalism a cause of the First World War?

Q. The person shown in picture is related to which incident ?

1. Writer of the novel Anandmath'
2. Leader of Wang-Bhang Movement
3. Leader of Home Rule Movement
4. The president of the first session of National Congress

Q. Which of the following institutions was set up specifically to promote traditional art forms?

1. Jamia Milia Islamia
2. Kerala Kalamandalam
3. Deccan Education Society
4. Indian Women's University

Q. The Edenton Tea Party was a very noteworthy protest because

1. It was actually a protest organized entirely by women who promised to honor all boycotts of British goods until the Tea Act was repealed.
2. It led to the destruction of 25000 pounds of tea, and in response England closed down the port of Philadelphia.
3. It led to 10000 soldiers being stationed in Boston
4. It involved Rhode Islanders who burned a British ship in broad daylight and managed to carry out the attack without anyone getting arrested for doing so.
5. It was the second time a majority of colonies sent representatives to New York to create a protest petition.

Q. The War that broke out in 1914 was different from the previous wars in many ways. In this context discuss the following points briefly :
Militant Nationalism as a cause of the war.

Q. Who among the following leaders started the newspaper 'Sanjeevani' ?

1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Surendranath Banerjea
3. Hemangini Das
4. Krishna Kumar Mitra

Q. Which British products were boycotted during the Swadeshi Movement?

1. Salt
2. Pepper
3. Cloth
4. English
5. Sugar
6. Rice
7. Bajra
8. Soap

Q. What is the living example of the fact that India is a land of peace and tolerance?

1. Sectarianism and Civilisation
2. Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam
3. Sat, Chit, Anand
4. Harappan Civilisation

Q. Various events led to the First World War. In this context, explain the following:
(a) Division of Europe into two hostile camps.
(b) Militant Nationalism.
(c) Race for armaments in the beginning of the 20th century.

Q. The Anti-Partition Movement gave impetus to which of the following movements?

1. Civil Disobedience Movement
2. Non-Cooperation Movement
3. Swadeshi Movement
4. Khilafat Movement