Indian National Congress

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

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

Q. A.O Hume was the first president of the Indian National Congress.

1. True
2. False

Q. A.O Hume was the first president of the Indian National Congress.

1. True
2. False

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

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

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. The Indian National Congress was first convened in 1885 under the presidentship of A. O. Hume in Bombay.

1. False
2. True

Q.

Which one of the following associations was founded in London by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866?

1. The East India Association

2. The Madras Native Association.

3. The British India Association

4. The Bengal British India Society.

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. The Indian National Congress was first convened in which year?

1. 1884
2. 1885
3. 1886
4. 1887

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. 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 British officials to return to England to take the exams.
4. They wanted more Indians to be able to take the exams.

Q. The INC recognised that the first issue to be addressed was the lack of cultural unity.

1. True
2. False

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. 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 Vernacular Press Act was enacted in which year to restrict the freedom of the Indian Press and prevent the expression of criticism towards British policies?

1. 1878
2. 1887
3. 1899
4. None of the above

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. Who is the founder of the Indian National Congress?

1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. R. C. Datt
3. A. O. Hume
4. W. C. Banerjee

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

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