UPSC Modern Indian History – Chapter 12: Rise of Indian Nationalism and the Indian National Congress (22 MCQs)

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1.  

The first session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by:

Correct Answer: B [W.C. Bonnerjee]

Explanation:

W.C. Bonnerjee presided over the first session at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay, in December 1885.

2.  

The Indian Association (1876) was founded by:

Correct Answer: C [Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose]

Explanation:

Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose founded the Indian Association at Calcutta in 1876.

3.  

The Viceroy at the time of the founding of the Congress was:

Correct Answer: B [Lord Dufferin]

Explanation:

Lord Dufferin (1884–1888) was Viceroy when the Congress first met at Bombay in December 1885.

4.  

The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was set up in:

Correct Answer: D [1870]

Explanation:

The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was set up in 1870; M.G. Ranade soon became its guiding figure.

5.  

The Delhi Durbar of 1877, held during a famine, was organised by:

Correct Answer: D [Lord Lytton]

Explanation:

Lytton held the 1877 Delhi Durbar to proclaim Queen Victoria Empress of India while famine raged.

6.  

The East India Association was founded in London in 1866 by:

Correct Answer: C [Dadabhai Naoroji]

Explanation:

Dadabhai Naoroji founded the East India Association in London in 1866 to influence British opinion on Indian questions.

7.  

The resolution on local self-government (1882) is associated with:

Correct Answer: C [Lord Ripon]

Explanation:

Ripon's resolution of 1882 laid the foundation of elected local bodies, earning him the title of father of local self-government.

8.  

The Bombay Presidency Association (1885) was founded by:

Correct Answer: B [Pherozeshah Mehta, K.T. Telang and Badruddin Tyabji]

Explanation:

Pherozeshah Mehta, K.T. Telang and Badruddin Tyabji founded the Bombay Presidency Association in January 1885.

9.  

The first session of the Congress was attended by:

Correct Answer: A [72 delegates]

Explanation:

Seventy-two delegates attended the first session at Bombay under W.C. Bonnerjee in December 1885.

10.  

Consider the following about Lord Lytton:

1. He reduced the maximum age for the ICS examination to 19.
2. He repealed the Vernacular Press Act.
3. He passed the Arms Act of 1878.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

Lytton cut the ICS age limit to 19 in 1876 and passed the Arms Act in 1878; Ripon repealed the Press Act.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Ilbert Bill controversy strengthened the resolve of educated Indians to organise politically.

Reason (R): The organised European agitation forced the Government to dilute the Bill and showed that racial equality could not be expected.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

Both are true, and the forced dilution of the Bill is exactly what convinced educated Indians to organise politically.

12.  

The Indian National Conference was organised in 1883 and 1885 by the:

Correct Answer: A [Indian Association]

Explanation:

Surendranath Banerjee's Indian Association convened the Indian National Conference at Calcutta in 1883 and 1885.

13.  

The "safety-valve" theory of the origin of the Congress implies that:

Correct Answer: D [the Congress was founded to release Indian discontent and prevent another revolt]

Explanation:

The theory holds the Congress was officially encouraged as an outlet for discontent to prevent a repeat of 1857.

14.  

The first session of the Congress was originally planned to be held at:

Correct Answer: A [Poona]

Explanation:

The first Congress session was planned at Poona but was moved to Bombay in December 1885 because of a cholera outbreak.

15.  

The Law Member who drafted the bill of 1883 on trial of Europeans was:

Correct Answer: C [C.P. Ilbert]

Explanation:

C.P. Ilbert, Law Member under Ripon, drafted the 1883 Bill letting Indian judges try Europeans.

16.  

The British Indian Association (1851) mainly represented the interests of:

Correct Answer: D [landlords]

Explanation:

The British Indian Association of 1851 was dominated by Bengal zamindars and defended landed interests.

17.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Madras Mahajana Sabha
2. British Indian Association
3. Ilbert Bill
4. Indian Association

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: C [2-4-3-1]

Explanation:

Order: British Indian Association (1851) → Indian Association (1876) → Ilbert Bill (1883) → Madras Mahajana Sabha (1884).

18.  

Which of the following measures were taken by Lord Lytton?

1. Vernacular Press Act
2. Delhi Durbar of 1877
3. Ilbert Bill

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: D [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Lord Lytton passed the Vernacular Press Act and held the Delhi Durbar of 1877, but the Ilbert Bill was Ripon's.

19.  

A.O. Hume was a:

Correct Answer: D [retired British civil servant]

Explanation:

Hume served in the Indian Civil Service, retired in 1882, and helped organise the Congress in 1885.

20.  

Under the compromise on the Ilbert Bill, a European accused could:

Correct Answer: B [demand a jury of which at least half were Europeans]

Explanation:

The 1884 compromise let a European accused demand a jury of which at least half were Europeans.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2017

Consider the following pairs:

1. Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association
2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty — Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha
3. Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

Radhakanta Deb was the first President of the British Indian Association and Surendranath Banerjee founded the Indian Association.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2013

The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the

Correct Answer: C [removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian Magistrates with regard to the trial of the Europeans.]

Explanation:

The Ilbert Bill of 1883 sought to let Indian magistrates and judges try Europeans in criminal cases.

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