The Indian National Movement of the 19th century can be divided into two distinct periods: the first phase (1885-1905) and the second phase (1905-1918). The first phase of the Indian National Movement was characterized by the emergence of several prominent leaders such as Dadabhai Naoroji, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, and Bipin Chandra Pal. These leaders spearheaded the struggle for independence and sought to bring about social reform. Mcqs on the second phase of the Indian national movement The second phase of the Indian National Movement, which began in 1905, was marked by the emergence of Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress. Gandhi successfully mobilized the masses to demand independence from the British. The Non-Cooperation Movement, the Civil Disobedience Movement, and the Quit India Movement were all led by Gandhi during this period. Given the important role that the Indian National Movement played in India’s struggle for freedom, it is important to understand the events of this period. To help you test your knowledge, we have compiled a series of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on the second phase of the Indian National Movement.
Q1. The first newspaper in India was
(a) Bengal Gazette
(b) Hindustan Times
(c) Pioneer
(d) Sambad Kaumadi
Q2. Who among the following introduced the Vernacular Press Act?
(a) Lord Hastings
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Lytton
Q3. Persian Weekly ‘Mirat- Ul- Akhbar’ was Published by:
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Maulana Shibli Nomani
Q4. Who founded the ‘Amrit Bazar Patrika’?
(a) Girish Chandra Ghosh
(b) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(c) S.N. Banerjee
(d) Shishir Kumar Ghose
Mcqs on second phase of the Indian national movement
Q5. Which newspaper was started by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak to serve the cause of India’s freedom struggle?
(a) Gadar
(b) Kesari
(c) Free Hindustan
(d) Swadesh Mitra
Q6. With which of the following Newspaper/Magazine, Mahatma Gandhi was not associated?
(a) Indian Opinion
(b) Young India
(c) Yugantar
(d) Nav Jeevan
Q7. Which one of the following is the first Newspaper published by the Indians in the English language was:
(a) Hindu Patriot
(b) The Hindu
(c) Young India
(d) Native Opinion
Q8. Who affi liated himself with the English Journal ‘Vande Matram’?
(a) S. C. Bose
(b) M. G. Ranade
(c) Arbind Ghosh
(d) Lokmanya Tilak
Q9. Who was associated with the English Newspaper ‘Independent’ ?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) C.R. Das
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Motilal Nehru
Q10. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar – Independent
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Kesari
(c) Annie Besant – New India
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji – Rast Goftar
Q11. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Annie Besant – Young India
(b) Mahatma Gandhi – New India
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Kesari
(d) Surendranath Banerjee – Maratha
Q12. Who among the following greatmen is called the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’?
(a) Vivekananda
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) Dayanand Saraswati
Q13. Who among the following was the founder of Atmiya Sabha?
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(c) Swami Vivekanand
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Q14. Who gave Ram Mohan Roy the title of ‘Raja’?
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Akbar-II
(c) The followers of Brahmo Samaj
(d) Intellectuals who opposed Sati Practice
Q15. Who among the following participated in the parliament of Religions held at Chicago in 1893?
(a) Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy
Q16. Who was the founder of Ramakrishna Mission?
(a) Ramkrishna Paramhansa
(b) M.N. Das Gupta
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) Swami Rangnath Nanda
Q17. Who established the ‘Arya Samaj’ ?
(a) Ranade
(b) Dayanand
(c) Dayananda Saraswati
(d) Swami Vivekananda
Q18. Who had said, ‘Let’s go back to the Vedas’?
(a) Vivekananda
(b) Dayanand Saraswati
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Q19. Who among the following is known as ‘Martin Luther of India’?
(a) Vivekananda
(b) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Dayanand Saraswati
Q20. Who was the founder of ‘Prarthana Samaj’?
(a) Atmaram Panduranga
(b) Tilak
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Rasbihari Ghose
Q21. Satya Shodhak Movement was launched by :
(a) Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj
(b) B. R. Ambedkar
(c) Jyotiba Phule
(d) T.N. Nair
Q22. In which year “The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act’ was passed?
(a) 1856
(b) 1858
(c) 1859
(d) 1862
Q23. Who has written ‘Satyarth Prakash’?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Swami Vivekananda
(d) Dayanand Saraswati
Q24. Who founded the ‘Theosophical Society’?
(a) Madame H.P. Blavatsky
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Swami Vivekananda
Q25. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Theosophical Society – Annie Besant
(b) Ramakrishna Mission – Ramakrishna Paramhansa
(c) Brahmo Samaj – Raja Ram Mohan Roy (d) Arya Samaj – Dayanand Saraswati
Q26. ‘Servants of India Society’ was founded by –
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai