INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2020 - 21
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Munda Revolt.
- It was against the destruction of their system of common land-holdings by the intrusion of traders and moneylenders.
- Jagirdars and thikadars supported the Mundas in their revolt.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
Munda Revolt For over three decades, the Munda sardars of Chhotanagpur had been struggling against the destruction of their system of common land-holdings by the intrusion of jagirdars, thikadars (revenue farmers) and traders-moneylenders. During the last decade of the nineteenth century, the Mundas rose under Birsa Munda in a religious movement or rebellion (“ulgulan”) with an agrarian and political content. They aimed to establish a Munda rule in the land by killing thikadars, jagirdars, rajas and halcims. To bring about the liberation, Birsa gathered a force of 6,000 Mundas armed with swords, spears, battle-axes, and bows and arrows. Birsa was, however, captured in 1900 and he died in jail the same year.
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Solution: a)
Munda Revolt For over three decades, the Munda sardars of Chhotanagpur had been struggling against the destruction of their system of common land-holdings by the intrusion of jagirdars, thikadars (revenue farmers) and traders-moneylenders. During the last decade of the nineteenth century, the Mundas rose under Birsa Munda in a religious movement or rebellion (“ulgulan”) with an agrarian and political content. They aimed to establish a Munda rule in the land by killing thikadars, jagirdars, rajas and halcims. To bring about the liberation, Birsa gathered a force of 6,000 Mundas armed with swords, spears, battle-axes, and bows and arrows. Birsa was, however, captured in 1900 and he died in jail the same year.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Which of the following is/are correct about Wood’s Despatch?
- It emphasized on the European learning.
- It argued that literature of the East was full of grave errors.
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: c)
In 1854, the Court of Directors of the East India Company in London sent an educational despatch to the Governor-General in India. Issued by Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the Company, it has come to be known as Wood’s Despatch. Outlining the educational policy that was to be followed in India, it emphasised once again the practical benefits of a system of European learning, as opposed to Oriental knowledge.
One of the practical uses the Despatch pointed to was economic. European learning, it said, would enable Indians to recognise the advantages that flow from the expansion of trade and commerce, and make them see the importance of developing the resources of the country. Introducing them to European ways of life, would change their tastes and desires, and create a demand for British goods, for Indians would begin to appreciate and buy things that were produced in Europe.
Wood’s Despatch also argued that European learning would improve the moral character of Indians. It would make them truthful and honest, and thus supply the Company with civil servants who could be trusted and depended upon.
The literature of the East was not only full of grave errors, it could also not instil in people a sense of duty and a commitment to work, nor could it develop the skills required for administration.
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Solution: c)
In 1854, the Court of Directors of the East India Company in London sent an educational despatch to the Governor-General in India. Issued by Charles Wood, the President of the Board of Control of the Company, it has come to be known as Wood’s Despatch. Outlining the educational policy that was to be followed in India, it emphasised once again the practical benefits of a system of European learning, as opposed to Oriental knowledge.
One of the practical uses the Despatch pointed to was economic. European learning, it said, would enable Indians to recognise the advantages that flow from the expansion of trade and commerce, and make them see the importance of developing the resources of the country. Introducing them to European ways of life, would change their tastes and desires, and create a demand for British goods, for Indians would begin to appreciate and buy things that were produced in Europe.
Wood’s Despatch also argued that European learning would improve the moral character of Indians. It would make them truthful and honest, and thus supply the Company with civil servants who could be trusted and depended upon.
The literature of the East was not only full of grave errors, it could also not instil in people a sense of duty and a commitment to work, nor could it develop the skills required for administration.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements.
- Lord Hardinge was the viceroy of India when the INC was formed in 1885.
- August offer was an effort to win over the support of the Indian political leadership for the war cause.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: b)
Lord Dufferin was the viceroy of India when the INC was formed in 1885.
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Solution: b)
Lord Dufferin was the viceroy of India when the INC was formed in 1885.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
Which of the following is/are the features of Swadeshi movement?
- Emphasis on self-reliance
- Extensive participation of the peasantry
- Cultural revivalism
Select the correct answer code:
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Solution: c)
Among the several forms of struggle thrown up by the movement were
- Boycott of foreign goods: This included boycott and public burning of foreign cloth, boycott of foreign made salt or sugar, refusal by washermen to wash foreign clothes. This form of protest met with great success at the practical and popular level.
- Public meetings and processions: These emerged as major methods of mass mobilisation and simultaneously as forms of popular expression.
- Corps of volunteers or ‘samitis: Samitis such as the Swadesh Bandhab Samiti of Ashwini Kumar Dutta emerged as a very popular and powerful method of mass mobilisation.
- Imaginative use of traditional popular festivals and, melas: The idea was to use such occasions as a means of reaching out to the masses and spreading political messages. For instance, Tilak’s Ganapati and Shivaji festivals became a medium of swadeshi propaganda not only in western India, but also in Bengal. In, Bengal also, the traditional folk theatre forms were used for this purpose.
- Emphasis given to self-reliance or ‘atma shakti: This implied reassertion of national dignity, honour and confidence and social and economic regeneration of the villages.
The movement largely remained confined to the upper and middle classes and zamindars, and failed to reach masses especially the peasantry.
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Solution: c)
Among the several forms of struggle thrown up by the movement were
- Boycott of foreign goods: This included boycott and public burning of foreign cloth, boycott of foreign made salt or sugar, refusal by washermen to wash foreign clothes. This form of protest met with great success at the practical and popular level.
- Public meetings and processions: These emerged as major methods of mass mobilisation and simultaneously as forms of popular expression.
- Corps of volunteers or ‘samitis: Samitis such as the Swadesh Bandhab Samiti of Ashwini Kumar Dutta emerged as a very popular and powerful method of mass mobilisation.
- Imaginative use of traditional popular festivals and, melas: The idea was to use such occasions as a means of reaching out to the masses and spreading political messages. For instance, Tilak’s Ganapati and Shivaji festivals became a medium of swadeshi propaganda not only in western India, but also in Bengal. In, Bengal also, the traditional folk theatre forms were used for this purpose.
- Emphasis given to self-reliance or ‘atma shakti: This implied reassertion of national dignity, honour and confidence and social and economic regeneration of the villages.
The movement largely remained confined to the upper and middle classes and zamindars, and failed to reach masses especially the peasantry.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding Quit India Movement.
- The Quit India movement was started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942.
- The Congress was declared an unlawful association.
- The entire movement was violentwith raids and setting fire at post offices, government buildings and railway stations.
Which of the above statement was incorrect?
Correct
Solution: c)
It was in 1942 when the world was going through the havoc caused by World War II. India too was facing the heat and after the Cripps Mission had failed, and on 8 August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi made a Do or Die call through the Quit India movement. Several national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Abdul Kalam Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were arrested.
The Congress was declared an unlawful association, leaders were arrested and its offices all over the country were raided and their funds were frozen.
The first half of the movement was peaceful with demonstrations and processions. The peaceful protest was carried till Mahatma Gandhi’s release.
The second half of the movement was violent with raids and setting fire at post offices, government buildings and railway stations. Lord Linlithgow adopted the policy of violence.
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Solution: c)
It was in 1942 when the world was going through the havoc caused by World War II. India too was facing the heat and after the Cripps Mission had failed, and on 8 August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi made a Do or Die call through the Quit India movement. Several national leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Abdul Kalam Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were arrested.
The Congress was declared an unlawful association, leaders were arrested and its offices all over the country were raided and their funds were frozen.
The first half of the movement was peaceful with demonstrations and processions. The peaceful protest was carried till Mahatma Gandhi’s release.
The second half of the movement was violent with raids and setting fire at post offices, government buildings and railway stations. Lord Linlithgow adopted the policy of violence.
