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upsc-p1-history-inc-moderates-extremists MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to the demands of the Moderate phase of the Indian National Congress, consider the following statements: 1. They demanded expansion of legislative councils and elected Indian representation. 2. They demanded simultaneous civil service examinations in India and Britain. 3. They advocated secret revolutionary cells as the principal means of political training. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: council expansion, elected representation and simultaneous civil service examinations were core Moderate demands. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Moderates relied on constitutional agitation, public debate, the press, councils and associations, not secret revolutionary cells.
Q2Arrange the following developments in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: (a) Indian Councils Act modestly enlarged legislative councils (b) Universities Act under Lord Curzon (c) Partition of Bengal came into effect (d) Indian Councils Act introduced separate electorates for Muslims Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option C is correct. The sequence is the Indian Councils Act of 1892, Curzon's Universities Act of 1904, the Partition of Bengal taking effect in 1905, and the Indian Councils Act of 1909 introducing separate electorates for Muslims.
Q3With reference to the Partition of Bengal, consider the following statements: 1. The new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam had Dacca as its capital. 2. The partition came into effect on 16 October 1905, which was observed as a day of mourning and unity. 3. Its annulment in 1911 was accompanied by the transfer of the imperial capital from Calcutta to Delhi. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
All three statements are correct. Dacca was the capital of Eastern Bengal and Assam; the partition took effect on 16 October 1905, observed as a day of mourning and unity; and the 1911 annulment came with the capital shift to Delhi, showing that concession accompanied strategic reorganisation.
Q4With reference to the rise of Extremist politics, consider the following statements: 1. Japan's victory over Russia in 1905 weakened the myth of European invincibility. 2. Curzon's Universities Act of 1904 and the Partition of Bengal contributed to nationalist discontent. 3. Extremist Congress politics and secret revolutionary organisations were identical streams. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct and identify international confidence and Curzon's policies as factors behind the Extremist rise. Statement 3 is incorrect: Extremist Congress politics remained an open nationalist current, while secret revolutionary organisations formed a distinct stream despite some overlap in time and inspiration.
Q5With reference to the Indian Councils Act of 1909, consider the following statements: 1. It expanded legislative councils. 2. It provided separate electorates for Muslims. 3. It established responsible government in India. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The 1909 Act expanded legislative councils and introduced separate electorates for Muslims. Statement 3 is incorrect because executive control remained intact and responsible government was not established.
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6Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Congress session) (a) Benares, 1905 (b) Calcutta, 1906 (c) Surat, 1907 (d) Lucknow, 1916 List II (Associated development) 1. The session ended amid a Moderate-Extremist split 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale presided while Moderate control continued 3. The Moderate and Extremist groups reunited at the Congress session 4. Swaraj, swadeshi, boycott and national education were accepted
7Arrange the following developments in chronological order, from the earliest to the latest: (a) Benares session under Gopal Krishna Gokhale (b) Calcutta session under Dadabhai Naoroji (c) Surat split (d) Annulment of the Partition of Bengal Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Leader) (a) Dadabhai Naoroji (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (c) M. G. Ranade (d) Surendranath Banerjea List II (Role) 1. Linked social reform with political moderation 2. Mobilised public meetings and nationalist journalism 3. Provided the economic diagnosis of colonial rule 4. Brought legislative discipline and liberal training
9Consider the following statements about Moderate economic nationalism: 1. The drain theory treated colonial transfer of Indian resources as a political-economic issue rather than merely an emotional slogan. 2. The Moderates regarded economic demands as secondary to political demands and therefore avoided budget criticism. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
10Consider the following statements about social participation in the Swadeshi Movement: 1. Women participated through picketing, household swadeshi choices, songs, processions and fundraising. 2. Workers and peasants formed the core leadership of the movement throughout Bengal. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.