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The split between the Moderates and the Radicals took place in the Congress Session of ________.

  1. Belgaum

  2. Kolkata

  3. Surat

  4. Bombay


Correct Option: C
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.

After the Surat Split, the Congress was split into ______ parts.

  1. 2

  2. 3

  3. 4

  4. 5


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On the ground 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.

In the Swadeshi Movement there was ____________.

  1. Boycott of foreign goods

  2. Peasant agitation

  3. Army coup

  4. All


Correct Option: A
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.

The _________ were not ready for direct confrontation with the Government on issue of the Partition of Bengal.

  1. Moderates

  2. Radicals/Extremists

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None


Correct Option: A
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.

The radicals wanted to confine the protest on the partition of Bengal, only to Bengal.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

On the ground 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.

The British tried to win over the __________.

  1. Moderates

  2. Muslims

  3. Radicals

  4. Both 1 and 2


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Surat split in 1907, divided the Congress into 2 parts : the moderates and the radicals. After the split of the congress the government took severe punitive measures against the radicals. Several of the radicals were sent to jail, few were sent on exile. Tilak was given blackwater punishment and was sent to Mandalay jail (Burma). To make the radicals politically inactive, the British tried to win the favour of the moderates and Muslims by giving greater representation in the legislature. To carry out this intention Morley-Minto reformations were implemented in 1909. In this act they created a separate election constituency for the Muslims. 

The Radicals wanted direct confrontation with the Government during the Swadeshi Movement.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

On the ground 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 unlike the Radicals. 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.

Tilak was sent to a jail in __________.

  1. Andaman

  2. Lakshadeep

  3. Nicobar

  4. Burma


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Surat split in 1907, divided the Congress into 2 parts: the moderates and the radicals. After the split of congress the government took severe punitive measures against the radicals. Several of the radicals were sent to jail, few were sent on exile. Tilak was given blackwater punishment and was sent to Mandalay jail (Burma). To make the radicals politically inactive, the British tried to win the favor of the moderates and Muslims by giving greater representation in the legislature. To carry out this intention Morley-Minto reformations were implemented in 1909. In this act, they created separate election constituencies for the Muslims. 

Mandalay is located in the country of _________.

  1. Burma

  2. Sri Lanka

  3. India

  4. Nepal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Surat split in 1907, divided the Congress into 2 parts : the moderates and the radicals. After the split of the congress the government took severe punitive measures against the radicals. Several of the radicals were sent to jail, few were sent on exile. Tilak was given blackwater punishment and was sent to Mandalay jail (Burma). To make the radicals politically inactive, the British tried to win the favour of the moderates and Muslims by giving greater representation in the legislature. To carry out this intention Morley-Minto reformations were implemented in 1909. In this act they created a separate election constituency for the Muslims. 

Tilak was given _______ punishment.

  1. Black water

  2. Brown water

  3. Grey water

  4. Green water


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Surat split in 1907, divided the Congress into 2 parts : the moderates and the radicals. After the split of the congress the government took severe punitive measures against the radicals. Several of the radicals were sent to jail, few were sent on exile. Tilak was given blackwater punishment and was sent to Mandalay jail (Burma). To make the radicals politically inactive, the British tried to win the favour of the moderates and Muslims by giving greater representation in the legislature. To carry out this intention Morley-Minto reformations were implemented in 1909. In this act they created a separate election constituency for the Muslims.