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Modern History MCQs – 9 (Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement)

Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movement MCQs with answers and explanations for UPSC and Other examinations.

1. In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, the resolution of ‘Swaraj’ was passed for the first time ?

(a) Banaras Session, 1905
(b) Calcutta Session, 1906
(c) Surat Session, 1907
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer(b) Calcutta Session, 1906

  • At the Calcutta Congress session, ‘Swaraj’ was resolved as the goal of the Indian people in December, 1906. 
  • In his presidential address, Dadabhai Naoroji declared ‘Self-Government or Swaraj’ as the goal of the Indian National Congress.

2. Consider the following statements about Dadabhai Naoroji :

1. He wrote a book ‘Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India’.
2. He was elected as a member of British Parliament.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer – (c) Both 1 & 2

  • Dadabhai Naoroji was born in Navsari, Gujarat into a Parsi Zoroastrian family.
  • He is also known as the “Grand Old Man of India”. 
  • He was the first Indian to be elected as a member of British Parliament on the ticket of Liberal Party. 
  • He wrote a book ‘Poverty and UnBritish Rule in India’ in which he exposed the economic exploitation of India under British rule, emphasizing the drain of wealth theory.
  • He played a crucial role in the Indian National Congress and served as its President for three sessions in 1886 (Calcutta), 1893 (Lahore), and 1906 (Calcutta).
  • He started the ‘Rast Goftar’ Anglo-Gujarati Newspaper in 1854.

3. Which one of the following movements contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress ?

(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Non-cooperation Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement

Correct Answer –  (a) Swadeshi Movement

  • Following the Partition of Bengal in 1905,  The Extremists wanted to extend the Swadeshi and the Boycott Movement from Bengal to the rest of the country.
  • The Moderates wanted to confine the movement only to Bengal.
  • Ideological divide on the matters of Swadeshi, Boycott, National Education, and Self-Government led to the divide of congress.
  • In the Surat session of 1907, the Indian National Congress divided into moderates and extremists factions.

4. Which among the following events occurred last ?

(a) Annexation Policy
(b) Partition of Bengal
(c) Permanent Settlement
(d) Subsidiary Alliance

Correct Answer(b) Partition of Bengal

  • The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793.
  • Subsidiary Alliance system was introduced by Lord Wellesley in India during 1798 to 1805. 
  • The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by Lord Dalhousie during 1848-56. 
  • Partition of Bengal is the last event among the options given. It was announced on 19 July 1905 by Lord Curzon.

5. Who among the following viceroy of India was responsible for the partition of Bengal ?

(a) Lord Harding
(c) Lord Lytton
(b) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Minto

Correct Answer(b) Lord Curzon

  • The partition of Bengal was announced on July 19, 1905 by the then Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon.
  • Partition came into effect on October 16, 1905. 
  • Partition was mainly done to curb the nationalist activities in Bengal by dividing the Hindu-Muslim unity.
  • Bengal was divided in such a way that the western part formed the Hindu majority area while the eastern part formed the Muslim majority area.

6. Which among the following methods were used by the nationalists against the partition of Bengal ?

1. Boycott
2. Swadeshi
3. Non-co-operation
4. National education

Select the correct answer :

(a) 1, 2 & 3
(c) 1, 3 & 4
(b) 2, 3 & 4
(d) 1, 2 & 4

Correct Answer –  (d) 1, 2 & 4

  • The partition of Bengal in 1905 led to mass protests and the launch of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement. 
  • During the Swadeshi Movement, the boycott of foreign goods was called by the nationalists.
  • Establishment of Swadeshi industries like textile mills, banks, chemical works and insurance companies took place. 
  • Swadeshi Stores were opened.
  • National education and Indian languages were encouraged.

7. The Swadeshi Movement was launched in the response of which among the following events ?

(a) Arrest Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Imprisonment of Lokmanya Tilak
(c) The partition of Bengal
(d) Death sentence to Chapekar Brothers

Correct Answer(c) The partition of Bengal

  • The Swadeshi Movement was launched in response to the partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon.
  • It was launched by Lokmanya Tilak in the Presidency of Mumbai and Pune.
  • Ajit Singh and Lala Lajpat Rai led the movement in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
  • Syed Haider Raja led the movement in the Presidency of Delhi.

8. Consider the following statements about Swadeshi Movement :

1. It did not appeal to masses.
2. It did not spread in south India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer – (d) None of the above

  • The Swadeshi Movement spread to all classes and groups of people including women and children, school and college students.
  • It also spread in South India and Chidambaram Pillai provided the leadership in Madras presidency.

9. The partition of Bengal which was announced in 1905 was abolished in which among the following years ?

(a) 1906
(b) 1916
(c) 1911
(d) 1909

Correct Answer –  (c) 1911

  • The famous Delhi Durbar was organized in 1911 on the arrival of King George V and Queen Mary in India.
  • During the Delhi Darbar on December 12, 1911, the King abolished the division of Bengal.
  • Bengal was reorganized as the new province.
  • Orissa and Bihar were separated from Bengal. 
  • Assam became a new constituent State of India with the district of Sylhet combined with it.

10. The transfer of the Indian Capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced in which among the following years ?

(a) 1906
(b) 1916
(c) 1911
(d) 1909

Correct Answer –  (c) 1911

  • During the Delhi Darbar on December 12, 1911, King George V announced the transfer of the Indian Capital from Calcutta to Delhi.

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