Practice Partition of Bengal, Swadeshi, Surat Split and Muslim League – GK Quiz with Answers – Level 3

Consider the following statements about the Radical leaders who criticised the Moderates' 'politics of prayers':

1. Lala Lajpat Rai was an active member of the Arya Samaj.

2. Kesari, the newspaper associated with Bal Gangadhar Tilak, was published in English.

3. Bepin Chandra Pal was a Radical leader from Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Partition of Bengal in 1905, consider the following statements:

1. At that time, the province of Bengal also included Bihar and parts of Orissa.

2. The non-Bengali areas of Bihar were separated from Bengal and merged with Assam.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Match List-I with List-II:

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Consider the following events:

1. Government concedes separate electorates for Muslims

2. Congress and Muslim League sign the Lucknow Pact

3. All India Muslim League is founded

4. Congress session at Surat is suspended

Select the correct chronological order.

Consider the following statements about the 1906 Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress:

1. It was presided over by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.

2. The President used the slogan of swaraj for the first time.

3. A resolution was passed in support of national education.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the All India Muslim League:

1. It was formed by a group of Muslim landlords and nawabs.

2. It supported the Partition of Bengal.

3. Under the separate electorates it demanded, the reserved seats were to be filled by both Hindu and Muslim voters.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Swadeshi movement:

1. The Partition of Bengal was opposed by the Radicals, while the Moderates supported it.

2. The movement promoted national education and the use of Indian languages.

3. The movement was strongest in Bengal, though it had echoes elsewhere too.

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

With reference to the Surat split of 1907, consider the following statements:

1. The Moderates opposed the boycott because they felt it involved the use of force.

2. After the split, Tilak's followers dominated the Congress, while the Moderates worked from outside.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Radical leaders of the national movement:

1. They criticised the 'politics of prayers' of the Moderates.

2. They urged people to rely on the good intentions of the government rather than on their own strength.

3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak gave the slogan 'Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it!'

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Partition of Bengal, 1905:

1. The British officially justified the partition on grounds of administrative convenience.

2. The government carried out the partition by separating the non-Bengali areas from Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?