14000+ MCQs Modern History (Indian National Movement Phase-I (1885-1905)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/07/2026
1. Who among the following were the critics of Swadeshi Movement and pleaded for a better understanding between the East and the West?
2. In which of the following session, the Congress declared its policy towards states for the first time?
3. The number of delegates who attended the first Session of the Indian National Congress, held in Bombay in 1885, was
4. Which one of the following observations is incorrect about the early moderate nationalists during Indian Freedom Movement?
5. Consider the following organisations. Select the correct chronological order of founding of these organisations from the code given below.
I. Bangabhasha Prakasika Sabha
II. Landholders Society
III. Bengal British India Society
IV. Indian League
6. Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained Independence?
7. Indian National Congress found wide acceptance initially among
8. Consider the following pairs.
I. Radhakanta Deb–First President of the British Indian Association. II. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty–Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha III. Surendranath Banerjee–Founder of the Indian Association. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
9. Who said, “Tilak is the father of Indian Unrest”?
10. The song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as the National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?
11. The method of moderate leaders of the Congress was
12. Which one of the following continuously from 1904 onward emphasised on the grant of ‘Self-rule’ to India?
13. Why did the early nationalists oppose the Council Act of 1892?
14. Which one among the following statements regarding Bal Gangadhar Tilak is not correct?
15. Assertion (A) Partition of Bengal in 1905 brought to an end of moderates’ role in the Indian Freedom Movement. Reason (R) The Surat Session of Indian National Congress separated the Extremists from the moderates.
16. Which one of the following nationalist leaders has been ‘described as being radical in politics but conservative in social issues?
17. During the last ten days of 1885, which of the following associations did not hold its session?
18. The second session of Indian National Congress was presided over by
19. In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress Bal Gangadhar Tilak had expressed, “Swaraj is my birthright, I shall have it”?
20. Along with Mahatma Gandhi who amongst the following Muslims did lift the bier of Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
21. Who among the following was not present at the founding session of the Indian National Congress?
22. Which of the following statements on the Anti-partition Movement of 1905 is correct?
23. Assertion (A) The early nationalists in the initial phases paid relatively little attention to the question of workers. Reason (R) The early nationalists did not wish to, in any way; weaken the common struggle against British rule, by creating any divisions within the ranks of the Indian people.
24. For which of the following sessions the Congress elected its first woman President?
25. Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?
26. The partition of Bengal came into effect on
27. Who is called the ‘Father of Indian National Congress’?
28. Consider the following statements.
I. The significance of AO Hume’s involvement in the INC was to remove official hostility. II. The Governor-General of India during the time of foundation of INC was Lord Dufferin. III. The first Muslim President of INC was MA Jinnah. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
29. The first session of the India National Congress in 1885 was held in the city of
30. Which of the following occurred last?
31. Mahatma Gandhi became the President of INC, in
32. Who among the following transformed the traditional Ganpati festival of Maharashtra into a national festival and gave it a political character?
33. Which one of the following leaders belonged to the Extremist Wings of Congress?
34. The Partition of Bengal made in 1905
35. Match List I (Person) with List II (Associated Role).
| List I (Person) | List II (Associated Role) |
| A. W. C. Banerjee | 1. Home Rule Movement |
| B. Annie Besant | 2. Indian Revolutionary |
| C. Madanlal Dhingra | 3. Swaraj Party |
| D. Motilal Nehru | 4. First President of INC |
36. The first session of the Indian National Congress was shifted from Poona to Bombay almost at the eleventh hour because
37. Who was the President of the first session of the Indian National Congress?
38. Who said, “A man without soul is mere animal. A nation without a soul is only a dumb driven cattle”?
40. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
41. Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer.
I. Congress supported the Boycott Movement for Bengal at its Banaras Session which was presided over by GK Gokhale. II. In 1906 Session of Kolkata, Dadabhai Naoroji declared the aim of the Congress, “Swaraj like that of UK Colonies”. III. To mark Hindu-Muslim unity Raksha Bandhan was celebrated on the day of Partition of Bengal.
42. Match List I (Movement/Publication) with List II (Personality) and select the correct answer using the codes given below.
| List I (Movement/Publication) | List II (Personality) |
| A. Satya Shodhak Mandal | 1. Bal Shastri Jambhekar |
| B. Manav Dharma Sabha | 2. Jyotiba Phule |
| C. Darpan | 3. Henry Vivian Derozio |
| D. Young Bengal Movement | 4. Mehataji Durgaram Mancharam |
43. Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian Freedom Movement?
44. Most of the moderate leader hailed from
45. Name the organisation formed by Surendranath Banerjee which merged with the Indian National Congress in 1886.
46. Which one of the statements given below is not correct in regard to the Swadeshi Movement?
47. “Nero Fiddled while Rome Burned”. In the context of which event nationalists had used this statement?
48. Who was the founder of the Indian Association?
49. The founder of the Indian National Congress was a
50. In which of the following session of Congress, Jawaharlal Nehru spoke of socialism as the key to the solution of India’s problem?
