CLAT Modern History

Class sheet Number of Questions: 25

1. Who among the following Mughal emperor proclaimed the Emperor of India in the revolt of 1857?
a) Bahadur Shah II b) Akbar Shah II c) Nanasaheb Peshwa d) Shah Alam II
2. The Indian National Congress (INC) was founded in:
a) 1857 b) 1885 c) 1905 d) 1916
3. Who was the first president of the INC?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Womesh Chandra Banerjee d) A.O. Hume
4. Which of the following is known as "The Lion of Bombay"?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak c) Gopinath Bordoloi d) P.S. Ramaswamy
5. The INC split into Moderates and Extremists at which session?
a) Calcutta session b) Surat session c) Bombay session d) Lucknow session
6. Which of the following leaders was associated with the Extremist faction of the INC?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) Surendranath Banerjee
7. Who established the Home Rule League in 1916?
a) Annie Besant b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Jawaharlal Nehru d) Subhas Chandra Bose
8. The main objective of the Home Rule League was:
a) To attain complete independence from British rule
b) To mobilize public opinion for self-rule
c) To advocate for economic reforms
d) To promote communal harmony
9. Which of the following leaders was not associated with the Moderate faction of the INC?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) Surendranath Banerjee
10. The first woman president of the INC was:
a) Sarojini Naidu b) Kamla Devi Chattopadhyay
c) Annie Besant d) Vijaylaxmi Pandit
11. The INC session where the National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana" was first sung was held in:
a) 1905 b) 1917 c) 1911 d) 1920
12. Which of the following statement is not true about the Indian National Congress?
a) It was formed in 1885
b) W.C. Bannerjee was the first president of congress.
c) It was formed when 72 delegates from all the presidencies and provinces of India met at Bombay.
d) Its founder, Allan Octavian Hume, was a retired British professor in India.
13. Which of the following were not agitation methods adopted by the moderates?
a) Active resistance b) Passive resistance c) Protest d) Petition
14. Which of the following is a radical nationalist?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji b) Bipin Chandra pal
c) Madan Mohan Malviya d) Rash Behari Ghosh
15. In which year was the congress bifurcated into two ideological factions?
a) 1906 b) 1905 c) 1908 d) 1907
16. Where was the congress session held when the separation in the two factions take place?
a) Calcutta b) Benaras c) Lucknow d) Surat

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CLAT Modern History
Class sheet Number of Questions: 25

17. Which of the following was not a demand of the moderate leaders of the congress?
a) Reforming the legislative councils b) Increase in spending on education
c) Boycotting of all British associations d) Indian members in the executive council
18. Why did the Radicals call for a separation from the moderates?
a) Dropping of Swaraj, boycott and swadeshi as resolutions.
b) Moderates wanted to spread the boycott and swadeshi movement outside Bengal
c) Radicals wanted Rash Behari Ghosh to be the president of the congress session
d) All of the above.
19. Which policy was realised by the British government with the Partition of Bengal?
a) Carrot and stick policy b) Nationalism anti nationalism
c) Divide and Rule d) Divide and Expand
20. Which of the following policies were not undertaken by Lord Curzon?
a) Calcutta corporation Act b) Doctrine of Lapse
c) Official secrets Act d) Partition of Bengal
21. Which of the following events were undertaken by the Britishers in 1911?
a) Shift of British capital from Kolkata to Delhi b) Shifting of capital from Delhi to Kolkata
c) Shifting of capital from Bombay to Delhi d) Shifting of capital from Kolkata to Bombay
22. Which of the following is not correct?
a) Muslim league was formed on 30th December 1906
b) The aim of the Muslim league was to promote loyalty amongst the Indian Muslims towards the Britishers
c) To consolidate the opinions of the Indians towards bifurcation of the country
d) To protect the political aims of the muslims in India
23. Which resolutions were not adopted by the congress in 1906 session?
a) National education b) Swadeshi inside Bengal
c) Boycott of British associations d) Swaraj
24. Why did the moderates refrain from extending the Swadeshi and boycott movement outside Bengal?
a) Because they disapproved of the extremists methods
b) Because they were anticipating constitutional reforms by the Britishers
c) Because they were loyal towards the Britishers
d) Because they Bengal only was experiencing a growing tide of nationalism
25. Who was selected as the leader of the Revolt of 1857?
a) Bahadur Shah Zafar b) Mangal Pandey
c) Rani Laxmi Bai d) Begum Hazrat Mahal

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