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Multiple choice civics the national movement (during the first world war) home rule and lucknow pact home rule movement home rule movement and khilafat movement

Who supported the Montague Declaration in November 1918?

  1. Annie Besant

  2. Surendranath Banerjee

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. Mahatma Gandhi
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The moderates led by Surendranath Banerjee supported the Montague declaration in November 1918 in a separate conference. Thus Congress again got split. The extremist remnants created another front All India Liberal Federation, which soon disappeared from the scene.

Multiple choice civics the national movement (during the first world war) home rule and lucknow pact home rule movement home rule movement and khilafat movement

Who renounced his knighthood for the protest against Britishers, due to their response towards home rule league leaders?

  1. M Gandhi

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Sir S Subramaniya Aiyar

  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sir S Subramaniya Aiyar renounced his knighthood for the protest against Britishers, due to their response towards home rule league leaders. He surrendered it as a protest against the internment of Dr Besant and her colleagues by the Madras Government. 

Multiple choice civics the national movement (during the first world war) home rule and lucknow pact home rule movement home rule movement and khilafat movement

Who played a significant role in bringing the Congress and Muslim League together?

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  2. Annie Besant

  3. Both

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The unity of interests and objectives opened the doors for renewed cooperation between the Congress and the Muslim League. Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak too played a significant role in bringing the two organizations together.

Multiple choice civics the national movement (during the first world war) home rule and lucknow pact home rule movement home rule movement and khilafat movement

Who tried to reunite the two wings of Congress-the Early Nationalists and the Assertive Nationalists?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Bipin Chandra Pal

  3. Annie Besant

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Annie Besant tried to reunite the two wings of the Congress-the Early Nationalists and the Assertive Nationalists. Bal Gangadhar Tilak rejoined the Congress in 1916 and played a major role in resolving differences between the Congress and the League.

Multiple choice civics the national movement (during the first world war) home rule and lucknow pact home rule movement home rule movement and khilafat movement

Sir William Duke was associated with which of the following?

  1. August Declaration

  2. The Duke Memorandum

  3. Government of India Act, 1935

  4. Rowlatt Act
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Duke Memorandum is associated with Sir William Duke, a member of the English Round Table Group and he had formulated a scheme which eventually became the basis of Joint Report of Montague and Chelmsford. “The Duke Memorandum” became the basis of Mont-Ford Reforms.

Multiple choice civics the national movement (during the first world war) home rule and lucknow pact home rule movement home rule movement and khilafat movement

Who rejoined the Congress in 1916?

  1. Annie Besant

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Annie Besant tried to reunite the two wings of the Congress-the Early Nationalists and the Assertive Nationalists. Bal Gangadhar Tilak rejoined the Congress in 1916 and played a major role in resolving differences between the Congress and the League.

Multiple choice civics the national movement (during the first world war) home rule and lucknow pact home rule movement home rule movement and khilafat movement

Indian Constitutional Reforms report was published in _____.

  1. August 1917

  2. December 1917

  3. July 1918

  4. November 1918
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In November 1917, Montagu visited India to ascertain the views from all sections of political opinion from India. He discussed with Gandhi, with Jinnah and others. On the basis of the above discussions, a detailed report on Indian Constitutional Reforms was prepared. This report was published in July 1918.

Multiple choice civics the national movement (during the first world war) home rule and lucknow pact home rule movement home rule movement and khilafat movement

When Bal Gangadhar Tikal was released from jail?

  1. 1915

  2. 1917

  3. 1914

  4. 1916
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The following factors brought the Muslim League and the Congress closer:

  • The partition of Bengal was cancelled.
  • National Muslims like Abul Kalam Azad and the Ali Brothers-Maulana Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali- made use of the opportunity to spread nationalist ideas among the Muslims for mobilising public opinion in favour of self-government.
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak was released from jail in 1914, after six years.

Multiple choice civics the national movement (during the first world war) home rule and lucknow pact home rule movement home rule movement and khilafat movement

After the split of Congress on Montague Declaration, which another front was created?

  1. Forward Bloc

  2. All India Liberal Federation.

  3. Indian Communist Party.

  4. Indian Socialistic National Congress.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The moderates led by Surendranath Banerjee supported the Montague declaration in November 1918 in a separate conference. Thus Congress again got split. The extremist remnants created another front All India Liberal Federation, which soon disappeared from the scene.