HorthooZ – Kerala GK, PSC Questions & Onam Quiz

Q1 Multiple Choice Question

In which year and at which venue was the Indian National Congress (INC) founded, and who was its first president?

A 1885, Calcutta, Dadabhai Naoroji B 1885, Bombay (Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College), W.C. Bonnerjee C 1885, Poona, Surendranath Banerjee D 1885, Madras, Badruddin Tyabji

Q2 Multiple Choice Question

What major educational initiative was launched in Bengal during the 1905 Swadeshi movement to boycott British schools and colleges?

A All India Trade Union Congress B Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan C National Council of Education (established August 1906) D Servants of India Society

Q3 Multiple Choice Question

Who was the pioneering Indian revolutionary woman who unfurled the first version of the Indian national flag at the International Socialist Congress in Stuttgart (Germany) in 1907?

A Annie Besant B Madame Bhikaji Cama (Mother of Indian Revolution) C Sarojini Naidu D Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay

Q4 Multiple Choice Question

During the Delhi Durbar of 1911 hosted by King George V, which major decision regarding the Partition of Bengal was announced?

A Permanent partition of Bengal into three separate provinces B Abolition of the Indian National Congress by royal decree C Imposition of heavy maritime taxes on Bombay port D Annulment of the Partition of Bengal and transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi

Q5 Multiple Choice Question

What core ideological shift distinguished Extremist nationalism from Moderate liberalism in the early 20th century?

A An exclusive focus on parliamentary lobbying in London without domestic mobilization B A transition from relying on British benevolence to asserting *Atmasakthi* (self-reliance), direct mass action, swadeshi, and viewing swaraj as an absolute inalienable right. C A rejection of all indigenous culture in favor of colonial administrative laws D A complete surrender of political rights to the Viceroy's executive council

Q6 Multiple Choice Question

What was the name of the headquarters of the Ghadar Party established in San Francisco, which also served as the press for their weekly newspaper?

A Yugantar Ashram B Tolstoy Farm C Shanti Niketan D India House

Q7 Multiple Choice Question

What was the historic significance of the 1916 Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress?

A Resignation of all INC members from provincial councils B Total boycott of British courts and schools nationwide C Signing of the Lucknow Pact between INC and Muslim League, and reunion of Moderates and Extremists D Permanent partition of India and creation of Pakistan

Q8 Multiple Choice Question

Who masterminded the 1912 Delhi-Lahore bomb attack on Viceroy Lord Hardinge during the ceremonial capital transfer procession?

A Bhagat Singh B Surya Sen C Chandra Shekhar Azad D Rash Behari Bose (with Basant Kumar Biswas)

Q9 Multiple Choice Question

Who was the retired British civil servant who played a pivotal role in organizing and founding the Indian National Congress in 1885?

A William Wedderburn B Sir Henry Cotton C Allan Octavian Hume (A.O. Hume) D Lord Dufferin

Q10 Multiple Choice Question

What were the principal political methods adopted by the early Moderate leaders of the INC (1885–1905)?

A Armed guerrilla warfare and secret societies B Constitutional agitation through prayers, petitions, protests, and delegations (3Ps: Prayer, Petition, Protest) C Naval mutiny and foreign alliances D Mass railway strikes and tax boycotts

Q11 Multiple Choice Question

What was the secret revolutionary society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (V.D. Savarkar) and his brother in 1904 in Maharashtra?

A Anushilan Samiti B Abhinav Bharat Society (derived from Mitra Mela) C Hindustan Republican Association D Ghadar Party

Q12 Multiple Choice Question

How did newspapers like Kesari (Tilak), The Bengalee (Surendranath), and Amrita Bazar Patrika (Sisir Kumar Ghosh) transform modern Indian nationalism?

A They promoted regional linguistic divisions and banned political news nationwide B They served as commercial shopping catalogues for imported British textiles C They functioned exclusively as official gazettes for British colonial tax announcements D They served as ideological crucibles that forged a unified all-India public sphere, politicized the literate middle class, and created continuous pressure on colonial administration.

Q13 Multiple Choice Question

Why do constitutional historians view the Lucknow Pact (1916) as a mixed blessing in the evolution of modern Indian polity?

A Because it resulted in the permanent annexation of British India into the Ottoman Empire B Because it banned both Congress and the Muslim League from holding any public meetings C While it achieved Hindu-Muslim political unity and forced British concessions during World War I, it institutionalized separate electorates as a permanent feature of Indian nationalism, paving the way for future communal divergence. D Because it immediately abolished separate electorates and established a unitary secular democracy

Q14 Multiple Choice Question

Which INC session in 1913 welcomed the growing rapprochement between Congress and the Muslim League towards self-government?

A 1913 Karachi Session (Bihari Lal Mudholkar presiding, welcoming Hindu-Muslim cooperation) B 1907 Surat Session C 1916 Lucknow Session D 1929 Lahore Session

Q15 Multiple Choice Question

Who presided over the 1909 Lahore Session of the INC, which strongly condemned the introduction of separate communal electorates?

A Bhikaji Cama B Dadabhai Naoroji C Madan Mohan Malaviya D Rash Behari Ghosh

Q16 Multiple Choice Question

How did the Home Rule Movement of 1916 influence young nationalist students like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose?

A It inducted them into active organized nationalist politics and inspired militant devotion to self-government B It forced them to move permanently to foreign countries C It caused them to reject all forms of political agitation D It convinced them to support British military recruitment unconditionally

Q17 Multiple Choice Question

Which freedom fighter famously proclaimed, 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'?

A Mahatma Gandhi B Bal Gangadhar Tilak C Subhash Chandra Bose D Bhagat Singh

Q18 Multiple Choice Question

How do modern historians analyze the historical role and limitations of early revolutionary nationalism (Anushilan, Abhinav Bharat, Ghadar) during 1905–1918?

A As a peaceful parliamentary petition party operating within British courts B As an expression of supreme patriotic self-sacrifice and militant anti-colonialism that electrified the national psyche, while remaining limited by its reliance on clandestine cells and isolation from peasant masses. C As a violent terrorist campaign funded entirely by the British secret service D As an orthodox religious movement demanding absolute monarchy restoration

Q19 Multiple Choice Question

Which organization was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in London in 1866 to discuss Indian welfare and influence British public opinion?

A India League B British Committee of INC C London Indian Society D East India Association

Q20 Multiple Choice Question

Who was the veteran Moderate leader and Parsi nationalist from Bombay who served as the general secretary of the INC for many years and criticized military budgets?

A Pherozeshah Mehta B Badruddin Tyabji C Dadabhai Naoroji D Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha (Dinshaw Wacha)

National Movement

In which year and at which venue was the Indian National Congress (INC) founded, and who was its first president?

What major educational initiative was launched in Bengal during the 1905 Swadeshi movement to boycott British schools and colleges?

Who was the pioneering Indian revolutionary woman who unfurled the first version of the Indian national flag at the International Socialist Congress in Stuttgart (Germany) in 1907?

During the Delhi Durbar of 1911 hosted by King George V, which major decision regarding the Partition of Bengal was announced?

What core ideological shift distinguished Extremist nationalism from Moderate liberalism in the early 20th century?

What was the name of the headquarters of the Ghadar Party established in San Francisco, which also served as the press for their weekly newspaper?

What was the historic significance of the 1916 Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress?

Who masterminded the 1912 Delhi-Lahore bomb attack on Viceroy Lord Hardinge during the ceremonial capital transfer procession?

Who was the retired British civil servant who played a pivotal role in organizing and founding the Indian National Congress in 1885?

What were the principal political methods adopted by the early Moderate leaders of the INC (1885–1905)?

What was the secret revolutionary society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (V.D. Savarkar) and his brother in 1904 in Maharashtra?

How did newspapers like Kesari (Tilak), The Bengalee (Surendranath), and Amrita Bazar Patrika (Sisir Kumar Ghosh) transform modern Indian nationalism?

Why do constitutional historians view the Lucknow Pact (1916) as a mixed blessing in the evolution of modern Indian polity?

Which INC session in 1913 welcomed the growing rapprochement between Congress and the Muslim League towards self-government?

Who presided over the 1909 Lahore Session of the INC, which strongly condemned the introduction of separate communal electorates?

How did the Home Rule Movement of 1916 influence young nationalist students like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose?

Which freedom fighter famously proclaimed, 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'?

How do modern historians analyze the historical role and limitations of early revolutionary nationalism (Anushilan, Abhinav Bharat, Ghadar) during 1905–1918?

Which organization was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in London in 1866 to discuss Indian welfare and influence British public opinion?

Who was the veteran Moderate leader and Parsi nationalist from Bombay who served as the general secretary of the INC for many years and criticized military budgets?

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National Movement

In which year and at which venue was the Indian National Congress (INC) founded, and who was its first president?

What major educational initiative was launched in Bengal during the 1905 Swadeshi movement to boycott British schools and colleges?

Who was the pioneering Indian revolutionary woman who unfurled the first version of the Indian national flag at the International Socialist Congress in Stuttgart (Germany) in 1907?

During the Delhi Durbar of 1911 hosted by King George V, which major decision regarding the Partition of Bengal was announced?

What core ideological shift distinguished Extremist nationalism from Moderate liberalism in the early 20th century?

What was the name of the headquarters of the Ghadar Party established in San Francisco, which also served as the press for their weekly newspaper?

What was the historic significance of the 1916 Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress?

Who masterminded the 1912 Delhi-Lahore bomb attack on Viceroy Lord Hardinge during the ceremonial capital transfer procession?

Who was the retired British civil servant who played a pivotal role in organizing and founding the Indian National Congress in 1885?

What were the principal political methods adopted by the early Moderate leaders of the INC (1885–1905)?

What was the secret revolutionary society founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (V.D. Savarkar) and his brother in 1904 in Maharashtra?

How did newspapers like *Kesari* (Tilak), *The Bengalee* (Surendranath), and *Amrita Bazar Patrika* (Sisir Kumar Ghosh) transform modern Indian nationalism?

Why do constitutional historians view the Lucknow Pact (1916) as a mixed blessing in the evolution of modern Indian polity?

Which INC session in 1913 welcomed the growing rapprochement between Congress and the Muslim League towards self-government?

Who presided over the 1909 Lahore Session of the INC, which strongly condemned the introduction of separate communal electorates?

How did the Home Rule Movement of 1916 influence young nationalist students like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose?

Which freedom fighter famously proclaimed, 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'?

How do modern historians analyze the historical role and limitations of early revolutionary nationalism (Anushilan, Abhinav Bharat, Ghadar) during 1905–1918?

Which organization was founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in London in 1866 to discuss Indian welfare and influence British public opinion?

Who was the veteran Moderate leader and Parsi nationalist from Bombay who served as the general secretary of the INC for many years and criticized military budgets?

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How did newspapers like Kesari (Tilak), The Bengalee (Surendranath), and Amrita Bazar Patrika (Sisir Kumar Ghosh) transform modern Indian nationalism?