The Swadeshi Movement

Q. The central principle behind the founding of Visva Bharati University was universal fraternity.

1. True
2. False

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

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. Who among the following was not one of the founders of the Deccan Education Society?

1. GG Agarka
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Mahatma Gandhi
4. Mahadev Govinda Ranade

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. 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. 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. Which event is considered the immediate cause of the Swadeshi Movement?

1. The defeat of the Nawab of Bengal
2. The death of Lala Lajpat Rai
3. The Bengal Partition
4. The Indigo Revolt