Practice Founding of the INC and the Moderates – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about laws and measures that angered Indians in the late nineteenth century:

1. The Vernacular Press Act allowed the government to seize the property, including printing presses, of newspapers that published anything objectionable.

2. The Arms Act stopped Indians from keeping arms.

3. The Ilbert Bill was withdrawn because of strong opposition from Indians.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Arrange the following in chronological order:

A. Founding of the Indian National Congress at Bombay

B. Controversy over the Ilbert Bill

C. Passing of the Arms Act

D. A need is felt for an all-India organisation of educated Indians

Select the correct chronological order.

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following statements about the first session of the Indian National Congress:

1. It was held at the Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College.

2. It was first planned at Poona but was shifted because of an outbreak of plague there.

3. It was attended by 72 delegates from across the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about political associations formed in the 1870s and 1880s, such as the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha and the Madras Mahajan Sabha:

1. Their leaders were mostly English-educated professionals such as lawyers.

2. The word 'sarvajanik' means 'of or for all the people'.

3. Each of them worked throughout India rather than in a particular area.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

Consider the following statements about the demands of the early Congress (Moderates):

1. They wanted the civil service examinations to be held only in India instead of London.

2. They demanded that the judiciary be separated from the executive.

3. They asked for less military spending and more funds for irrigation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Moderates argued that holding civil service examinations in India would reduce the drain of wealth, as British officers sent a large part of their salaries to England.

2. The Moderates believed that the British respected freedom and justice and would accept the just demands of Indians.

3. Dadabhai Naoroji was a London-based businessman who was for some time a member of the British Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The second session of the Indian National Congress, held in 1886, met at which place and under whose presidency?

Consider the following statements about the third session of the Indian National Congress:

1. It was held at Calcutta.

2. It was presided over by Badruddin Tyabji.

3. Its President declared that the Congress represented all the communities of India and not any one class or community.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.