[Mission 2024] STATIC QUIZ, 12 July 2023 – History

Solution: d)

The rise and growth of Indian nationalism has been traditionally explained in terms of Indian response to the stimulus generated by the British Raj through creation of new institutions, new opportunities, resources, etc. In other words, Indian nationalism grew partly as a result of colonial policies and partly as a reaction to colonial policies. In fact, it would be more correct to see Indian nationalism as a product of a mix of various factors:

• Worldwide upsurge of the concepts of nationalism and right of self-determination initiated by the French Revolution.
• Indian Renaissance.
• Offshoot of modernisation initiated by the British in India.
• Strong reaction to British imperialist policies in India.

Solution: a)

Only Statement 3 is correct.

East India Association was an organization established by some Indian students in London on 1 October 1866 on initiative of Dadabhai Naoroji. It was one of the predecessor organizations of the Indian National Congress.

On October 1, 1866, the London Indian Society was superseded by East India Association. The several objectives and activities of East India Association were as follows:

• To advocate for and promote public interests and welfare of Indians.
• It worked towards presenting the correct information about India to the British Public and voice Indian grievances in British press.

Solution: c)

Indian (National) Social Conference was founded by M.G. Ranade and Raghunath Rao. It was virtually the social reform cell of the Indian National Congress. The Conference met annually as a subsidiary convention of the Indian National Congress, at the same venue, and focused attention on social reform. The Conference advocated inter-caste marriages and opposed kulinism and polygamy. It launched the famous “Pledge Movement” to inspire people to take an oath to prohibit child marriage.

Solution: d)

The people had adopted the twin programme of ‘Boycott’ and ‘Swadeshi ‘ as parts of one and the same movement. These two words are two sides of the same coin and both were used as economic as well as political tools. Boycott referred to the boycott of British goods in order to register protest with the British public against the grave injustice inflicted upon Bengal. Boycott was a seemingly negative programme and Swadeshi as its positive corollary was accepted along with. Swadeshi meant use of, and encouragement to, native products as against foreign goods. Thus, the Boycott and Swadeshi movement brought all classes of Indian society, particularly in Bengal to a common platform for a national cause.

Solution: d)

The main Demands of Moderates

• Expansion and reform of legislative councils.
• Greater opportunities for Indians in higher posts by holding the ICS examination simultaneously in England and in India.
• Separation of the judiciary from the executive.
• More powers for the local bodies.
• Reduction of land revenue and protection of peasants from unjust landlords.
• Abolition of salt tax and sugar duty.
• Reduction of spending on army.
• Freedom of speech and expression and freedom to form associations