14000+ MCQs Modern History (Indian National Movement Phase-I (1885-1905)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 29/07/2026
1. Consider the following statements regarding Freedom Movement.
I. The Congress was split into two factions at Surat Session in 1907. II. Bal Gangadhar Tilak revived the festivals of Ganpati and Shivaji in Maharashtra to arouse a new spirit among the youth of the country. III. Aurobindo Ghosh was arrested in connection with Alipore bomb case. Which of these statement(s) is/are correct?
2. While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for the Hindi Language was
3. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress.
I. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress. II. CR Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress. III. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume. IV. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894. Which of the statements given above are correct?
4. The General Secretary of the Indian National Congress in the year 1885 was
5. Rajani Palme Dutt Said, ‘‘They both fought and collaborated with imperialism.’’ Which political grouping was he referring to?
6. Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian Freedom Movement?
7. Most of the moderate leader hailed from
8. Indian National Movement came to be dominated by the Extremist after
9. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
10. Consider the following statements.
I. Though the All Indian National Congress took up social reform issues from very beginning but it was Gandhiji who gave top priority to the removal of untouchability. II. Bal Gangadhar Tilak denounced untouchability and resolved to remove it. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
11. After the sentence of BG Tilak, who among the following had pleaded for mercy and said, “My interest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit Scholar”?
12. The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of Partition of Bengal was
13. Who was the First Woman Graduate of Calcutta University to address the INC Session of 1890?
14. Given below a list of persons who became Presidents of Indian National Congress. Arrange them in chronological order.
I. Mahatma Gandhi
II. Jawaharlal Nehru
III. Vallabhbhai Patel
IV. Sarojini Naidu
15. Who were the main architects of the Indian National Conference?
16. Assertion (A) Earlier Congress leader did not adopt aggressive approach towards the British Government and followed a moderate approach. Reason (R) Earlier Congress leaders knew the limit of their activity.
17. Consider the following statements.
I. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta. II. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the Presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji. III. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact. Which of the statements given above are correct?
18. Name the first major voluntary association representing primarily Indian landlord interests that was set up in Calcutta in 1851?
19. 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.
20. Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was formed in which of the following year?
21. Who was the President of the first session of the Indian National Congress?
22. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of moderates and extremists?
23. The number of delegates who attended the first Session of the Indian National Congress, held in Bombay in 1885, was
24. Which one of the following leaders belonged to the Extremist Wings of Congress?
25. Name the Viceroy of India concerned with Bengal Partition.
26. Arrange the following establishments according to their establishment year and choose the correct answer by using the codes given below.
I. Land holders society at Calcutta
II. Bengal British India Society
IV. British India Association
V. Madras Native Association
VI. East India Association in London
27. Which of the following statements on the Anti-partition Movement of 1905 is correct?
28. Which among the following is not true about the Swadeshi Movement?
29. “The Congress is faltering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise”. The declaration was made by
30. Which one of the statements given below is not correct in regard to the Swadeshi Movement?
31. Bombay Presidency Association was established by
32. What is the correct chronological order of the following events?
I. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi (1911)
II. The Congress split at Surat (1907)
III. The Partition of Bengal (1905)
IV. The establishment of the Home Rule League (1916)
33. Royal Asiatic Society was founded by
34. The correct chronological order of following organisations is
I. Bombay Association
II. Madras Mahajan Sabha
III. Indian Association of Calcutta
IV. Indian League
35. Consider the following statements.
“No Indian could have started the Indian National Congress, if the founder of the Congress had not been a great Englishman and a distinguished ex-official, such was the distrust of political agitation in those days that the authority would have at once found some way or the other to suppress the movement.” Who among the following gave the statement on the establishment of Indian National Congress?
36. Consider the following statements.
I. The Indian National Congress was founded during the viceroyalty of Lord Dufferin. II. The first President of Indian National Congress was WC Banerjee. III. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta. IV. In the first session of the Indian National Congress some government officials were also present. Which of the statements given above are correct?
37. For which of the following sessions the Congress elected its first woman President?
38. 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?
39. When was Indian Association of Calcutta formed?
40. Who among the following transformed the traditional Ganpati festival of Maharashtra into a national festival and gave it a political character?
41. Sri Aurobind Ashram is situated in
42. The Partition of Bengal made in 1905
43. Consider the following paragraph.
He was seriously injured in police lathi charge in Lahore during demonstrations against Simon Commission for which he subsequently died in November 1928. Later on the British Officer, who was responsible for the lathi charge on him, was shot dead by Bhagat Singh and Rajguru. The revolutionary referred to in the above paragraph is
44. 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?
45. Who was the founder of the Indian Association?
46. At which session of the Indian National Congress was ‘Vande Mataram’ sung for the first time?
47. 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)
48. Who amongst the following was one of the founders of Bombay Presidency Association in 1885?
49. 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?
50. The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist Movements because of the