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Who laid the Foundation of a federation Hall to mark the indestructible unity of Bengal?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Ananda Mohan Bose

  3. B. C. Pal

  4. Krishna Kumar Mitra
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In the afternoon on 16 October 1905, there was a great demonstration when the veteran leader Ananda Mohan Bose laid the foundation of a Federation Hall to mark the indestructible unity of Bengal, All gathered there took the vow to follow Swadeshi.

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The streets of Kolkata were full of which cries during anti-partition movement?

  1. Amar Sonar Bangla

  2. Bande Mataram

  3. My Golden Bengal

  4. All above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Curzon, the British Viceroy at the time ordered partition of Bengal. The decision met with wide opposition in the form of Swadeshi movement. People were on the streets tying rakhi signifing unity, shouting slogans and songs like Vande Mataram, Amar Sona Bangla (My Golden Bengal), etc. It was decided to annul the partition of Bengal in 1911 mainly to control the danger of revolutionary terrorism.

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In which states Patriotic Revolutionary Groups were activate after Partition of Bengal?

  1. Bengal

  2. Maharashtra

  3. Tamil Nadu

  4. All above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In order to check the Swadeshi and the Boycott movement, the government used all forms of repression. Their repressive measures not only generated anger among the youth but also inflamed their patriotic fervor. As a result, a number of patriotic revolutionary groups began to operate. They were active in Bengal, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Punjab.

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According to whom "The Swadeshi movement ought to make us self-respecting, self-reliant, self-supporting"?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore

  2. Krishna Kumar Mitra

  3. Lala Lajpat Rai

  4. P. C. Ray
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C Correct answer
Explanation

'Swadeshi literally means of one's own country.' It aimed at the promotion of indigenous industries for strengthening the nation. According to Lala Lajpat Rai, "The Swadeshi movement ought to make us self-respecting, self-reliant, self-supporting."

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The scheme of the partition of Bengal was implemented on ______. 

  1. October 16, 1905.

  2. April 16, 1905.

  3. March 16, 1907.

  4. April 16, 1911.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

On July 20, 1905 Lord Curzon announced the division of the province of Bengal into following two provinces. The scheme of the partition of Bengal was implemented on October 16, 1905.

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Who said " Partition of Bengal is a Settled fact and what is settled cannot be unsettled"?

  1. Lord Dalhousie

  2. Lord Curzon

  3. Rabindranath Tigore

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

The people lost their faith in the fair play and justice of the British. Lord Curzon refused to concede to the demands of annulling the partition of Bengal. He said, “Partition of Bengal is a settled fact and what is settled cannot be unsettled.”

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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.
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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.

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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.