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Multiple choice civics national awakening and establishment of political organisations in india formation of indian national congress (inc) militant nationalism radical nationalists

Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak Hailed form ___________.

  1. Bengal

  2. Jammu & Kashmir

  3. Maharashtra

  4. Tamil Nadu
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, born on 23 July 1856 at Chikhali, Maharashtra was an Indian nationalist, teacher, social reformer, lawyer and an independence activist. He was a brilliant politician as well as a profound scholar who believed that independence is the foremost necessity for the well being of a nation. The British Government termed him as the "Father of Indian Unrest".

Multiple choice civics national awakening and establishment of political organisations in india formation of indian national congress (inc) militant nationalism radical nationalists

'Anthology of the Bomb' was written by ____________.

  1. Tilak

  2. Bipin Chandra Pal

  3. Gokhale

  4. Annie Besant
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Bipin Chandra Pal wrote extensively on the revolutionary movement, including works that reflected the radical sentiments of the time, often referred to in the context of the 'Anthology of the Bomb'.

Multiple choice civics national awakening and establishment of political organisations in india formation of indian national congress (inc) militant nationalism radical nationalists

Which of the following is not true about Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

  1. He wrote Gita Rahasya

  2. He started Ganpati Festval in 1893

  3. He launched a newspaper Kesari in English

  4. He started home rule league in 1916
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tilak launched the newspaper Kesari in Marathi, not English. The Maratha was his English newspaper.

Multiple choice civics national awakening and establishment of political organisations in india formation of indian national congress (inc) militant nationalism radical nationalists

Tilak called _________ as the 'Diamond of India' the 'jewel of Maharashtra' and the 'Prince of Workers'.

  1. Lajpat Rai

  2. Shivaji

  3. Gokhale

  4. Madhav Rao
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Tilak held Gopal Krishna Gokhale in high regard despite their ideological differences, often referring to him with these titles.

Multiple choice civics armed revolutionary movement beginnings of socialist movements events leading to the formation of the muslim league objective, methods and achievements of assertive nationalists

After independence, whose statue was erected in Andaman jail?

  1. Khudiram Bose

  2. Bhagat Singh

  3. V.D Savarkar

  4. Rajguru
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The statue of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was erected in the Port Blair's Shaheed Park along with the eight other martyrs of the Andaman cellular jail. V.D savarkar was sentenced to imprisonment of fifty years on July 4, 1911 but was released from jail in 1921 after several mercy petitions to the British government.

Multiple choice civics armed revolutionary movement beginnings of socialist movements events leading to the formation of the muslim league objective, methods and achievements of assertive nationalists

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar set up the first secret organization 'Mitra Mela' in _________. 

  1. 1885

  2. 1889

  3. 1895

  4. 1899
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D Correct answer
Explanation

 V.D. Savarkar established a secret revolutionary society ‘Mitra Mela’, in Nasik in 1899  It was one among the several revolutionary societies functioning at that time, which believed in the overthrow of British rule through armed rebellion.

Multiple choice civics armed revolutionary movement beginnings of socialist movements events leading to the formation of the muslim league objective, methods and achievements of assertive nationalists

Who set up the first secret organization 'Mitra Mela'?

  1. V.D Savarkar

  2. Khudiram Bose

  3. Bhagat Singh

  4. Chandra Sekhar Azad
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In 1899, V.D. Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Savarkar established a secret revolutionary society ‘Mitra Mela’, which influenced the members to fight for “absolute political independence” of India.

Multiple choice civics armed revolutionary movement beginnings of socialist movements events leading to the formation of the muslim league objective, methods and achievements of assertive nationalists

Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev bombed central legislative assembly in the year of ________.

  1. 1927

  2. 1928

  3. 1929

  4. 1931
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev bombed central legislative assembly in New Delhi on 8 April 1929 against the passage of the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill which would reduce the civil liberties of citizens.  The aim was to make the deaf hear not to kill.

Multiple choice civics armed revolutionary movement beginnings of socialist movements events leading to the formation of the muslim league objective, methods and achievements of assertive nationalists

Who was the leader of Ghadar Party?

  1. Bhagat Singh

  2. Lala Hardayal

  3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  4. V.D. Savarkar
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ghadar party was an extremist revolutionary organisation founded by Sikhs in the US and Canada with the aim of securing India's independence from British rule. It was founded by Lala Hardayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna in the year 1913. The party had its headquarters in San Francisco. Its key members were Bhai Parmanand, Kartar Singh Sarabha, Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah, Rashbehari Bose and Gulab Kaur.