14000+ MCQs Modern History (Indian National Movement Phase-I (1885-1905)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/10/2026
1. Who among the following was the President of Indian National Congress continuously for 6 years?
2. Which one of the following statements about the moderate leaders of the Indian National Congress is not correct?
3. Anti-partition Movement of Bengal was initiated on
4. Match the following (Organisation) with their Founder.
| List I (Organisation) | List II (Founder) |
| A. British India Society (1839) | 1. Sisir Kumar Ghosh |
| B. East India Association (1866) | 2. William Adam |
| C. Indian Society (1872) | 3. Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. Indian League (1875) | 4. Anand Mohan Bose |
5. Who among the following were the critics of Swadeshi Movement and pleaded for a better understanding between the East and the West?
6. Who is remembered as the pioneer of economic nationalism?
7. Which one among the following statements regarding Bal Gangadhar Tilak is not correct?
8. Royal Asiatic Society was founded by
9. Which of the following is not considered as the objective of the Indian National Congress?
10. Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained Independence?
11. Who propagated ‘Hind-Hindi-Hindu’?
12. Consider the following statements regarding important Congress Sessions.
I. George Yule became the First English President at Allahabad Session in 1888. II. Badruddin Tyabji became the 1st Muslim President at Madras Session in 1887. III. Annie Besant became the 1st woman President at Calcutta Session in 1917. Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct?
13. Which of the following movements can be said to have initiated the process of associating the workers with the wider nationalist struggle against British?
14. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
15. Arrange the following events that took place in the first decade of the 20th century in chronological order.
I. Indian National Congress Bombay Session (1904)
II. Establishment of All India Muslim League (1906)
III. Partition of Bengal (1905) IV. Indian National Congress Surat Session (1907)
16. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of moderates and extremists?
17. Which one among the following was not a demand of the early Congress (1885-1905)?
18. The partition of Bengal came into effect on
19. 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
20. Match List I (Person) with List II (Associated in Formation of).
| List I (Person) | List II (Associated in Formation of) |
| A. G. K. Gokhale | 1. Servants of India Society |
| B. M. M. Malaviya | 2. Banaras Hindu University (BHU) |
| C. C. Rajgopalachari | 3. Free India Society |
| D. V. D. Savarkar | 4. Swatantra Party |
21. Which of the following is correctly matched?
22. Who called the Indian National Congress as a ‘Begging Institute’?
23. 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.
24. In which of the following session of Congress, Jawaharlal Nehru spoke of socialism as the key to the solution of India’s problem?
25. 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?
26. Why did the early nationalists oppose the Council Act of 1892?
27. 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?
28. What was the immediate cause for the launch of Swadeshi Movement?
29. In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress Bal Gangadhar Tilak had expressed, “Swaraj is my birthright, I shall have it”?
30. 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 |
31. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was
32. 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.
33. Who was the first Indian woman President of the Congress?
34. Who among the following was never concerned with Indian National Congress?
35. The last session of Indian National Congress attended by Bal Gangadhar Tilak was
36. Assertion (A) The involvement of AO Hume in the formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 gave rise to a lot of controversy regarding the origins of the Congress. Reason (R) The imperialist historians used the ‘Safety-Valve’ theory to discredit the Congress.
37. Match the following (Organisation) with the Founding Year.
| List I (Organisation) | List II (Founding Year) |
| A. Madras Native Association | 1. 1852 |
| B. British India Association | 2. 1851 |
| C. Bombay Association | 3. 1852 |
| D. Bengal British India Society | 4. 1843 |
38. Who among the trio-Lal, Bal and Pal became the President of the Indian National Congress?
40. Assertion (A) Indian nationalism first developed in Bengal and reharvested in the 19th century. Reason (R) Racial discrimination was a major factor behind the growth of nationalism.
41. Rajani Palme Dutt Said, ‘‘They both fought and collaborated with imperialism.’’ Which political grouping was he referring to?
42. Which among the following is not true about the Swadeshi Movement?
43. Sri Aurobind Ashram is situated in
44. Ridiculing the idea of Swaraj in 1903 who said “Only mad men outside lunatic system could think or talk of independence”?
45. Consider the following statements.
I. The name Indian National Congress was given on the suggestion of GK Gokhale.
II. The Brahmins, among the castes, were comparatively large in number in INC.
III. The foundation of British Committee of the Congress by Dadabhai Naoroji, AO Hume and William Wedderburn was done to influence British public opinion at London. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
46. 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 |
47. Which among the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods during the first decade of the last century?
48. Which one of the statements given below is not correct in regard to the Swadeshi Movement?
49. Which one of the statements given below, with respect to the role of the press in the Freedom Movement of India, is not correct?
50. The Indian National Congress was established during the viceroyalty of
