Chapter 4 Early Stages Of Collective Action MCQs
Question 1. Because of which of the following did the feudal elements break out in revolt?
1. Land policy of the British
2. Industrial policy of the British
3. Economic policy of the British
4. Land revenue policy of the British
Answer: 4. Land revenue policy of the British
Question 2. Which of the following brought about a change in the nomenclature of the head of the British administration in India?
1. Revolt of 1857
2. Act of 1858
3. Queen’s Proclamation
4. Act for a Better Government in India
Answer: 3. Queen’s Proclamation
Question 3. Of the following who was affectionately called the ‘Grandfather of Indian Nationalism’?
1. Nabagopal Mitra
2. Ganendranath Tagore
3. Rajnarayan Bose
4. Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: 3. Rajnarayan Bose
Question 4. Who called the Sepoy Mutiny ‘The first true freedom fight of India’?
1. V. D. Savarkar
2. S. N.Sen
3. S. B. Chowdhury
4. R. C. Majumdar
Answer: 1. V. D. Savarkar
Question 5. In which year was Queen Victoria proclaimed as the Empress of India?
1. 1858
2. 1865
3. 1875
4. 1877
Answer: 4. 1877
Question 6. Who was the first Viceroy of India?
1. Lord Linton
2. Lord Clive
3. Lord Canning
4. Lord Bentinck
Answer: 3. Lord Canning
Question 7. Who called the 19th century the age of associations?
1. Rammohan
2. Anil Shil
3. Rabindranath
4. Swamiji
Answer: 2. Anil Shil
Question 8. Zamindar Sabha was established in
1. 1836
2. 1837
3. 1838
4. 1839
Answer: 2. 1837
Question 9. Who established ‘Bharat Sabha’?
1. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
2. Surendranath Banerjee
3. Dwarakanath Ganguly
4. Shibnath Sastri
Answer: 2. Surendranath Banerjee
Question 10. When was Hindu Mela established?
1. 1837
2. 1857
3. 1867
4. 1877
Answer: 3. 1867
Question 11. In which novel was the song ‘Vande Mataram’ featured?
1. Debi Chowdhurani
2. Gora
3. Anandamath
4. Nil Darpan
Answer: 3. Anandamath
Question 12. Who wrote ‘Bartaman Bharat’?
1. Suddananda
2. Vivekananda
3. Satyananda
4. Bankim Chandra
Answer: 2. Vivekananda
Question 13. Who was called ‘The Father of New Bengal Art of painting’?
1. Nandalal Basu
2. Ramkinkar Beij
3. Gaganendranath Tagore
4. Abanindranath Tagore
Answer: 4. Abanindranath Tagore
Question 14. Whose immortal creation was the painting ‘Bharat Mata’?
1. Nandalal Basu
2. Rabindranath
3. Abanindranath
4. Da Vinci
Answer: 3. Abanindranath
Question 15. Who was the father of ‘Modern Nationalist Cartoon Pictures’?
1. Abanindranath
2. Rabindranath
3. Joytirindranath
4. Gaganendranath
Answer: 4. Gaganendranath
Question 16. ‘Bharat Mata’, an immortal creation of Abanindranath
1. was a black and white painting,
2. Could inspire patriotism in the Nationalist era
3. Was his best watercolour painting
4. Was just a unique painting
Answer: 2. Could inspire patriotism in the Nationalist era
Question 17. The first War of Indian Independence was started in
1. 1857 A.D.
2. 1858 A.D.
3. 1859 A.D.
4. 1960 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1857 A.D.
Question 18. The emperor of Delhi during the revolt of 1857 was
1. Farrukhsiyar
2. Jahandar Shah
3. Shah Alam 2
4. Bahadur Shah 2
Answer: 4. Bahadur Shah 2
Question 19. Who wrote the book ‘The Great Revolt’?
1. Firoj Shah Mehta
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Ashok Mehta
4. B. D. Savarkar
Answer: 3. Ashok Mehta
Question 20. When was Queen Victoria’s proclamation read out?
1. 1 November, 1858 A.D.
2. 1 December, 1859 A.D.
3. 1 November, 1860 A.D.
4. 10 May, 1861 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1 November 1858 A.D.
Question 21. The Viceroy of India during the Great Revolt of 1857 A.D. was
1. Lord Wellesley
2. Lord Dalhousie
3. Lord Canning
4. Lord Mountbatten
Answer: 3. Lord Canning
Question 22. Who was given the responsibility of starting a political movement in Bengal?
1. Raja Rammohan Roy
2. Vidyasagar
3. Bhikaji Madam Kama
4. Derozio
Answer: 1. Raja Rammohan Roy
Question 23. When was Landholders’ Association founded?
1. 1853 A.D.
2. 1836 A.D.
3. 1838 A.D.
4. 1840 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1838 A.D.
Question 24. Who founded Banga Bhasha Prakashika Sabha?
1. Dwarkanath Tagore
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Devendranath Tagore
4. Rammohan Roy
Answer: 1. Dwarkanath Tagore
Question 25. Who founded British India Society?
1. Adams
2. William Corvee
3. Theodore Dikens
4. J. F. Princep
Answer: 1. Adams
Question 26. Where was Queen’s Proclamation read out?
1. Allahabad
2. Benaras
3. Calcutta
4. Delhi
Answer: 1. Allahabad
Question 27. Who was the first Viceroy of India after the Great Revolt of 1857 A.D.?
1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Wellesley
4. Lord Ripon
Answer: 2. Lord Canning
Question 28. Who started the Doctrine of Lapse?
1. Lord Wellesely
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Dalhousie
4. Lord Ripon
Answer: 3. Lord Dalhousie
Question 29. Who started the revolt of 1857 in Barrackpore?
1. Mangal Pandey
2. Bhagat Singh
3. Rani Laxmibai
4. Tantya Tope
Answer: 1. Mangal Pandey
Question 30. Who founded Zamindar Sabha?
1. Dwarkanath Tagore
2. Raja Rammohan Roy
3. Radha Kant Deb
4. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Answer: 1. Dwarkanath Tagore
Question 31. When was Indian Association founded?
1. 5 May, 1876 A.D.
2. 26 July, 1876 A.D.
3. 5 May, 1883 A.D.
4. 29 December, 1883 A.D.
Answer: 2. 26 July 1876 A.D.
Question 32. When was All India National Conference held?
1. 29 December 1880 A.D.
2. 29 December 1883 A.D.
3. 15 August 1880 A.D.
4. 26 January 1883 A.D.
Answer: 2. 29 December 1883 A.D.
Question 33. Who founded Indian Association?
1. Surendranath Banerjee
2. Ram Mohan Roy
3. Anand Mohan Bose
4. Manmohan Ghosh
Answer: 1. Surendranath Banerjee
Question 34. Which institution started the Civil Services Movement?
1. Indian National Congress
2. Indian Association
3. Zamindar Sabha
4. Madras Mahajan Sabha
Answer: 2. Indian Association
Question 35. Where was Madras Mahajan Sabha established?
1. Madras
2. Bombay
3. Calcutta
4. London
Answer: 1. Madras
Question 36. Who founded Bombay Association?
1. Anand Mohan Bose
2. Jagannath Shankar
4. Firoj Shah Mehta
Answer: 2. Jagannath Shankar
Question 37. When was Bombay Presidency Association founded?
1. 1883 A.D.
2. 1884 A.D.
3. 1885 A.D.
4. 1887 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1885 A.D.
Question 38. Who founded Indian League?
1. Shishir Kumar Ghosh
2. Mary Carpenter
3. Surendra Nath Banerjee
4. George Thomson
Answer: 1. Shishir Kumar Ghosh
Question 39. When was Indian League established?
1. 1836 A.D.
2. 1875 A.D.
3. 1876 A.D.
4. 1883 A.D.
Answer: 2. 1875 A.D.
Question 40. Where was Indian League established?
1. Bombay
2. Calcutta
3. Madras
4. Delhi
Answer: 2. Calcutta
Question 41. When was Banga Bhasha Prakashika Sabha established?
1. 1836 A.D.
2. 1838A.D.
3. 1866 A.D.
4. 1875 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1836 A.D.
Question 42. Where was Banga Bhasa Prakashika Sabha established?
1. London
2. Calcutta
3. Bombay
4. Madras
Answer: 2. Calcutta
Question 43. Who founded Bengal British India Society?
1. George Thomson
2. Dwarkanath Tagore
3. Radha Kant Deb
4. Mary Carpenter
Answer: 1. George Thomson
Question 44. When was Bengal British India Society founded?
1. 1836 A.D.
2. 1838 A.D.
3. 1843 A.D.
4. 1866 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1843 A.D.
Question 45. Who founded British Indian Association?
1. Raja Radha Kant Deb
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Jagannath Shankar
4. Mary Carpenter
Answer: 1. Raja Radha Kant Deb
Question 46. Where was East Indian Association formed?
1. Calcutta
2. London
3. Bombay
4. Delhi
Answer: 2. London
Question 47. Who organised Hindu Mela?
1. Nav Gopal Mitra
2. Shishir Kr. Ghosh
3. Anand Mohan Bose
4. S. N. Banerjee
Answer: 1. Nav Gopal Mitra
Question 48. When was Hindu Mela organised?
1. 1843 A.D.
2. 1866 A.D.
3. 1867 A.D.
4. 1872 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1867 A.D.
Question 49. Who founded National Gymnasium?
1. Shishir Kumar Ghosh
2. A. O. Hume
3. Nav Gopal Mitra
4. S. N. Banerjee
Answer: 3. Nav Gopal Mitra
Question 50. When was Poona Sarvajanik Sabha founded?
1. 1870 A.D.
2. 1875 A.D.
3. 1879 A.D.
4. 1885 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1870 A.D.
Question 51. Who founded National India Association?
1. Jagannath Shankar
2. Mary Carpenter
3. Anand Mohan Bose
4. Firoj Shah Mehta
Answer: 2. Mary Carpenter
Question 52. Who founded Calcutta Students’ Association?
1. Anand Mohan Bose
2. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
3. Surendra Nath Banerjee
4. Jagannath Shankar
Answer: 1. Anand Mohan Bose
Question 53. Who was the writer of the novel Anandamath?
1. Vivekananda
2. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
3. Rabindra Nath Tagore
4. Vidyasagar
Answer: 2. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Question 54. Who is the writer of the song ‘Bande Mataram’?
1. Gaganendra Nath Tagore
2. Debendra Nath Tagore
3. Rabindra Nath Tagore
4. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Answer: 4. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Question 55. Who was the writer of the novel ‘Gora’?
1. Rabindra Nath Tagore
2. Vivekananda
3. Vidyasagar
4. A. 0. Hume
Answer: 1. Rabindra Nath Tagore
Question 56. Who was the writer of the book ‘Bartaman Bharat’?
1. Vidyasagar
2. Gaganendra Nath Tagore
3. Abanindra Nath Tagore
4. Swami Vivekananda
Answer: 4. Swami Vivekananda
Question 58. Which revolt was mentioned in Bande Mataram?
1. Fakir Revolt
2. Sanyasi Revolt
3. Indigo Revolt
4. Santhal Revolt
Answer: 2. Sanyasi Revolt
Question 59. When was Gora novel written?
1. 1907 A.D.
2. 1908A.D.
3. 1909 A.D.
4. 1910 A.D.
Answer: 3. 1909 A.D.
Question 60. In which magazine was Gora novel published serially?
1. Banga Darshan
2. Prabasi
3. Som Prakash
4. Bartaman Bharat
Answer: 2. Prabasi
Question 61. Who pioneered the principle of ‘The white man’s burden’?
1. Rabindra Nath Tagore
2. Annie Besant
3. Rudyard Kipling
4. Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: 3. Rudyard Kipling
Question 62. When was Anandmath’s novel written?
1. 1873 A.D.
2. 1875 A.D.
3. 1880 A.D.
4. 1882 A.D.
Answer: 4. 1882 A.D.
Question 63. When was the book Bajra published?
1. 1917 A.D.
2. 1921 A.D.
3. 1930 A.D.
4. 1936 A.D.
Answer: 1. 1917 A.D.
Question 64. Who wrote the book Adbhut Loke?
1. Gaganendra Nath Tagore
2. Rabindra Nath Tagore
3. Shishir Kumar Ghosh
4. A. O. Hume
Answer: 1. Gaganendra Nath Tagore
Question 65. Who wrote the book Nava Hullode?
1. Shishir Kr. Ghosh
2. Debendra Nath Tagore
3. Gaganendra Nath Tagore
4. Dwarkanath Tagore
Answer: 3. Gaganendra Nath Tagore
Question 66. Who founded Indian Association?
1. Raja Rammohan Roy
2. Derozio
3. Surendranath Banerjee
4. J. F. Morris
Answer: 3. Surendranath Banerjee
Question 67. The author of Bartaman Bharat is
1. Balgangadhar Tilak
2. Dayanand Saraswati
3. Rabindra Nath
4. Swami Vivekandanda
Answer: 4. Swami Vivekananda
