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Multiple choice civics partition of bengal, swadeshi and boycott movements partition and anti-partition movement in bengal partition of bengal partition of bengal and anti-partition movement

When was the National Council of Education setup?

  1. 1905

  2. 1906

  3. 1908

  4. 1910
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B Correct answer
Explanation
A National Council of Education was set up in 1906. Nationalists regarded the existing system of education as inadequate. Satish Chandra Mukherjee the editor of the Dawn created a scheme of National Education. 25 secondary and 300 primary national schools were established in Bengal in 1908 which imparted literary, technical and physical education. A National College with Aurobindo Ghose as Principal was opened in Kolkata.
Multiple choice civics partition of bengal, swadeshi and boycott movements partition and anti-partition movement in bengal partition of bengal partition of bengal and anti-partition movement

Which areas were separated from Bengal to form separate administrative units?

  1. Hindi

  2. Oriya

  3. Assamese

  4. All above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A new scheme of partition of Bengal was implemented on linguistic rather than on religious grounds. Hindi, Oriya and Assamese speaking areas were separate administrative units. The administrative capital of British India was shifted from kolkata to Delhi in 1911. 

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When the idea of Swadeshi and boycott was born?

  1. 1905

  2. 1906

  3. 1908

  4. 1912
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The idea of swadeshi and boycott, born of the popular feeling in 1905, took shape and it was realised that Swadeshi and boycott were complementary and one would not succeed without the other.

Multiple choice civics partition of bengal, swadeshi and boycott movements partition and anti-partition movement in bengal partition of bengal partition of bengal and anti-partition movement

When the Partition of Bengal was revoked?

  1. 1905

  2. 1907

  3. 1911

  4. 1913
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The partition of Bengal was revoked in 1911. A new scheme of partition of Bengal was implemented on linguistic rather than on religious grounds. Hindi, Oriya and Assamese speaking areas were separate administrative units. The administrative capital of British India was shifted from kolkata to Delhi in 1911. 

Multiple choice civics partition of bengal, swadeshi and boycott movements partition and anti-partition movement in bengal partition of bengal partition of bengal and anti-partition movement

What was the main issue of dispute between the two wings of Congress?

  1. Swadeshi

  2. Swaraj

  3. National Education

  4. All above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Swadeshi movement cast its shadow on the growing differences between the Early Nationalists and the Assertive Nationalists. The Assertive Nationalists wanted to extend the Swadeshi and boycott to the rest of India and make it a vehicle for a full-fledged political mass struggle leading to Swaraj. The Early Nationalists did not approve it for the whole of India and wanted it to confined to Bengal only. Due to which the dispute between the two wing of Congress on the issue of Swadeshi, Swaraj and National Education was not resolved.

Multiple choice civics partition of bengal, swadeshi and boycott movements partition and anti-partition movement in bengal partition of bengal partition of bengal and anti-partition movement

Who wrote that the real awakening in India 'took place after the Partition of Bengal"?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Rabindranath Tagore

  4. Lala Lajpat Ray
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Assertive Nationalists did a great service to the National Movement. They clarified its objectives, taught people self-reliance and prepared the social base of the movement to include the middle class, students, youth, and women. They introduced new methods of waging political struggle. Thus, this movement with a wide social base paved the way for future mass movements led by Gandhiji.
Mahatma Gandhi wrote that the real awakening in India "took place after the partition of Bengal."

Multiple choice civics partition of bengal, swadeshi and boycott movements partition and anti-partition movement in bengal partition of bengal partition of bengal and anti-partition movement

Bengalis felt that administrative efficiency could have been secured by separating Hindi-speaking ________ and Odiya-speaking ___________ from the Bengali-speaking part of the province.

  1. Bihar, Orissa

  2. Orissa, Bihar

  3. UP, Orissa

  4. Jharkhand, Orissa
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The British argued that the partition of Bengal was necessary for administrative efficiency, specifically by separating the Hindi-speaking region of Bihar and the Odiya-speaking region of Orissa from the Bengali-speaking core.

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The partition of Bengal was meant to foster division on _________.

  1. the basis of religion

  2. the basis of language

  3. the basis of colour

  4. the basis of food habits
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Partition was meant to foster division o the basis of religion. East Bengal would be predominantly a Muslim majority state and West Bengal would have a Hindu majority.

Multiple choice civics partition of bengal, swadeshi and boycott movements partition and anti-partition movement in bengal partition of bengal partition of bengal and anti-partition movement

The Swadeshi movement started on the controversy of the __________.

  1. Surat Split

  2. Partition of Bengal

  3. Morley Minto reforms

  4. None
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B Correct answer
Explanation

On the grounds of controversy over Bengal partition, the radicals held agitations on swadeshi and prohibition of foreign goods. The moderates wanted to confine the protest only to Bengal. Moreover, they were not ready for the direct confrontation with the government. This led to the outburst of differences between the moderates and the radicals giving way to political confusions in the congress. In the 1907 congress session held at Surat, congress was split into two between moderates and radicals.

Multiple choice civics partition of bengal, swadeshi and boycott movements partition and anti-partition movement in bengal partition of bengal partition of bengal and anti-partition movement

The Surat split happened in the year _________.

  1. 1905

  2. 1906

  3. 1907

  4. 1909
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C Correct answer
Explanation

On the grounds of controversy over Bengal partition, the radicals held agitations on swadeshi and prohibition of foreign goods. The moderates wanted to confine the protest only to Bengal. Moreover, they were not ready for the direct confrontation with the government. This led to the outburst of differences between the moderates and the radicals giving way to political confusions in the congress. In the 1907 congress session held at Surat, congress was split into two between moderates and radicals.