War Abroad, Politics at Home: World War I and Indian Nationalism's New Energy•medium•10 questions•~8 min
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Question 01
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Consider the following statements about the two Home Rule Leagues:
1. Tilak's Indian Home Rule League was started in April 1916 with its headquarters at Poona, and operated in Maharashtra (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka, Central Provinces and Berar.
2. Annie Besant's All-India Home Rule League was started in September 1916 and had 200 branches, with George Arundale as organising secretary.
3. Bombay city fell within the area of operation of Tilak's league, not Besant's.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 02
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The Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress (1916) was presided over by which of the following, and what was the key political outcome regarding the Extremists?
Question 03
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Consider the following reasons for the Muslim League's change of attitude that led to the Lucknow Pact of 1916:
1. Britain's refusal to support Turkey in its Balkan wars (1912-13) and war with Italy (1911) had angered Indian Muslims.
2. Annulment of the partition of Bengal in 1911 had annoyed Muslim sections that had supported partition.
3. The Calcutta session of the Muslim League (1912) had committed it to working for self-government suited to India.
4. British support for the Ottoman Caliphate during WWI had generated goodwill among Indian Muslims.
Which of the above are correct?
Question 04
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Which of the following was NOT one of the joint demands put forward by the Congress and the Muslim League under the Lucknow Pact (1916)?
Question 05
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Consider the following about Montagu's August Declaration of 1917:
1. It was made in the British House of Commons on August 20, 1917 by Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India.
2. It used the term 'responsible government' for India — a significant departure from Morley's 1909 statement that reforms were not intended to give self-government.
3. Indian leaders had no objections to the declaration since it formally committed Britain to responsible government.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 06
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Which of the following best explains why the Lucknow Pact's acceptance of separate electorates by the Congress is considered a major landmark in the evolution of the two-nation theory?
Question 07
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Consider the following statements about the decline of the Home Rule League agitation by 1919:
1. The movement declined partly because Tilak went abroad in September 1918 in connection with a libel case against Valentine Chirol.
2. Besant's arrest in June 1917 permanently ended the movement by removing its most effective leader.
3. The Montagu-Chelmsford reforms (announced July 1918) further divided nationalist ranks.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 08
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Which of the following correctly describes the positive gains of the Home Rule League Movement?
Question 09
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Who among the following led the Bombay division of Annie Besant's All-India Home Rule League?
Question 10
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The three-fold nationalist response to British participation in the First World War included which of the following?
1. Moderates supported the empire as a matter of duty.
2. Extremists (including Tilak) supported the war hoping Britain would reward India with self-government.
3. Revolutionaries decided to use the war as an opportunity to wage war on British rule.
4. The Indian National Congress passed a formal resolution condemning Britain's participation in the war as imperialist aggression.
Which of the above are correct?
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