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 Annie Besant was Associated with __________.

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  1. Ramakrishna Mission

  2. Arya Samaj

  3. ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness)

  4. Theosophical Society

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Theosophical Society was founded by Madame Blavatsky and Col. Olcott in 1875 in New York. Mrs. Annie Besant made the movement very popular in India. It represented both Indian and international character. It preached universal brotherhood of men irrespective of distinctions of caste, creed, race or sex. 

Who among the following leader presided the historic 1916 Lucknow Session of the Congress?

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  1. Annie Besant

  2. Madan Mohan Malviya

  3. Ambika Charan Majumdar

  4. Subhas Chandra Bose

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following newspaper was started by  Annie Besant?

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  1. The Hindu

  2. Indian Express

  3. The Times of India

  4. New India

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Correct Option: D

In which year was the Indian Home Rule Society founded?

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  1. $1905$

  2. $1908$

  3. $1911$

  4. $1914$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The Indian Home Rule Society (IHRS) was an Indian organisation founded by Shyamji Krishna Varma in London in 1905 that sought to promote the cause of self-rule in British India. Its objective were 
  • Carrying on propaganda in England by all practical means with a view to attain the same
  • Spreading among the people of India knowledge of freedom and National unity

Who had founded the Indian Home Rule Society?

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  1. Madan Lal Dhingra

  2. V D Savarkar

  3. Lala Hardayal

  4. Shyamji Krishna Varma

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
The Indian Home Rule Society (IHRS) was an Indian organisation founded by Shyamji Krishna Varma in London in 1905 that sought to promote the cause of self-rule in British India. Its objective were 
  • Carrying on propaganda in England by all practical means with a view to attain the same
  • Spreading among the people of India knowledge of freedom and National unity.

Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?

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  1. First World War

  2. Just before the First World War

  3. After the First World War

  4. After the passing of the Act of 1909

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Correct Option: A

Where and when the extremists were readmitted into the Congress?

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  1. Lahore, 1916

  2. Lucknow, 1916

  3. Karachi, 1917

  4. Surat, 1917

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Lucknow Congress session of 1916 adopted an agreement known as the Lucknow Pact. It marked the coming together of moderates and extremists in Congress on common platform again after nearly a decade and concession of separate electorates given by the Congress to the Muslim League.

To campaign for Home rule, Mrs Annie Besant published the newspaper(s) _________.

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  1. New India and Commonweal

  2. Young India and Home Rule News

  3. Mahratta and Kesari

  4. Home Rule Courier

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Annie Besant first came to India on 16 November 1893. When World War I broke out in 1914, she helped launch the Home Rule League to campaign for democracy in India and dominion status within the Empire. She published New India and Commonweal. The Commonweal was a weekly dealing with issues of national reform and New India was a daily newspaper which for fifteen years was a powerful instrument promoting Home Rule and revolutionizing Indian journalism.

Who among the following freedom fighter opposes the Annie Besant's idea of launching Home Rule Movement?

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  1. G. K. Gokhale

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Aurobindo Ghosh

  4. B. G. Tilak

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Correct Option: A

Match the following.

List-I List-II
A. Irish Parliamentary Party $1$. Annie Besant
B. Home Rule Movement in India $2$. Isaac Butt
C. Ferguson College $3$. Motilal 
D. Nehru report $4$. Tilak
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  1. A-$2$, B-$1$, C-$4$, D-$3$

  2. A-$4$, B-$3$, C-$2$, D-$1$

  3. A-$3$, B-$4$, C-$1$, D-$2$

  4. A-$1$, B-$2$, C-$3$, D-$4$

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Irish Parliamentary Party - formed in 1874 by Isaac Butt.
Home Rule Movement in India - established in 1916 Annie Besant.
Fergusson College - was founded in 1885 by Tilak.
Nehru Report -  prepared in 1928 Motilal Nehru