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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
In the context of modern history, ‘The Lightening conductor and conspiracy’ theory was related to
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Solution: b)
The Lightening conductor and conspiracy theory :- both the theories were related to establishment of Indian National Congress (INC).
The conspiracy theory :-
R.P. Dutt opined that the Indian National Congress was born out of a conspiracy to abort a popular uprising in India and the bourgeois leaders were a party to it.
The Lightening conductor :-
Bipan Chandra observes, the early Congress leaders used Hume as a ‘lightning conductor’, i.e., as a catalyst to bring together the nationalistic forces even if under the guise of a ‘safety valve’.
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Solution: b)
The Lightening conductor and conspiracy theory :- both the theories were related to establishment of Indian National Congress (INC).
The conspiracy theory :-
R.P. Dutt opined that the Indian National Congress was born out of a conspiracy to abort a popular uprising in India and the bourgeois leaders were a party to it.
The Lightening conductor :-
Bipan Chandra observes, the early Congress leaders used Hume as a ‘lightning conductor’, i.e., as a catalyst to bring together the nationalistic forces even if under the guise of a ‘safety valve’.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements.
- Complete independence was the main aim of the Indian National Congress in the initial stage.
- First session of the Indian National Congress was presided by Dadabhai Naoroji.
- Dadabhai Naoroji played the main role in establishing a British committee of the Indian National congress in London.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
The first session of the Indian National Congress was attended by 72 delegates and presided over by Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee.
Aims and Objectives of the Congress:- Initially complete independence was not the main of INC . It became the main aim only after Lahore session 1929.
A British committee of the Indian National Congress was established in London in 1889. Its purpose was to raise awareness of Indian issues to the public in Britain, to whom the Government of India was responsible. It followed the work of W.C. Bonnerjee and Dadabhoi Naoroji, who raised India related issues in the British parliament
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Solution: c)
The first session of the Indian National Congress was attended by 72 delegates and presided over by Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee.
Aims and Objectives of the Congress:- Initially complete independence was not the main of INC . It became the main aim only after Lahore session 1929.
A British committee of the Indian National Congress was established in London in 1889. Its purpose was to raise awareness of Indian issues to the public in Britain, to whom the Government of India was responsible. It followed the work of W.C. Bonnerjee and Dadabhoi Naoroji, who raised India related issues in the British parliament
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
Consider the following statements regarding the early nationalists of India.
- The Moderates campaigned for Indianization of government services.
- Mass participation of people was a unique feature of the early nationalists’ movement.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: a)
The moderate phase of the national movement had a narrow social base and the masses played a passive role. This was because the early nationalists lacked political faith in the masses.
Because of the lack of mass participation, the Moderates could not take militant political positions against the authorities.
The Moderates campaigned for Indianisation of government services on the economic, political and moral grounds.
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Solution: a)
The moderate phase of the national movement had a narrow social base and the masses played a passive role. This was because the early nationalists lacked political faith in the masses.
Because of the lack of mass participation, the Moderates could not take militant political positions against the authorities.
The Moderates campaigned for Indianisation of government services on the economic, political and moral grounds.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
During the Swadeshi Movement, which of the following leader declared that “Political Freedom is the life breath of a nation”?
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Solution: c)
The militant nationalists tried to transform the anti-partition and Swadeshi Movement into a mass struggle and gave the slogan of India’s independence from foreign rule. “Political freedom is the life breath of a nation,” declared Aurobindo. Thus, the Extremists gave the idea of India’s independence the central place in India’s politics. The goal of independence was to be achieved through self-sacrifice.
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Solution: c)
The militant nationalists tried to transform the anti-partition and Swadeshi Movement into a mass struggle and gave the slogan of India’s independence from foreign rule. “Political freedom is the life breath of a nation,” declared Aurobindo. Thus, the Extremists gave the idea of India’s independence the central place in India’s politics. The goal of independence was to be achieved through self-sacrifice.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Consider the following statements regarding the Lucknow Session (1916) of INC.
- The Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by Annie Besant.
- It led to the readmission of extremists into the INC.
- Death of moderates like Pherozeshah Mehta facilitated the reunion of of Moderates and the Extremists.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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Solution: c)
Lucknow Session (1916): Readmission of Extremists to INC.
- The Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress, presided over by a Moderate, Ambika Charan Majumdar and not Annie Besant.
- finally readmitted the Extremists to the Congress fold.
- The death of Pherozeshah Mehta, who had led the Moderate opposition to the Extremists, facilitated the reunion.
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Solution: c)
Lucknow Session (1916): Readmission of Extremists to INC.
- The Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress, presided over by a Moderate, Ambika Charan Majumdar and not Annie Besant.
- finally readmitted the Extremists to the Congress fold.
- The death of Pherozeshah Mehta, who had led the Moderate opposition to the Extremists, facilitated the reunion.
