Beginning of Modern Nationalism — UPSC Prelims Quiz
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Seeds of the Freedom Struggle: How Modern Indian Nationalism Took Shape•medium•10 questions•~8 min
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Question 01
medium
Consider the following statements about the Ilbert Bill controversy:
1. The Ilbert Bill was introduced during Lord Lytton's tenure as Viceroy.
2. The bill sought to give Indian members of the covenanted civil service the same judicial powers as their European counterparts.
3. The controversy taught Indian nationalists that organised agitation could be an effective political tool.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 02
medium
The East India Association, founded in 1866, was established primarily to:
Question 03
hard
Which of the following pairs of founders and political associations is correctly matched?
Question 04
hard
Consider the following measures associated with Lord Lytton's tenure as Viceroy:
1. Reduction of the maximum age for ICS examination from 21 to 19 years
2. The Vernacular Press Act
3. The Ilbert Bill
4. The grand Delhi Durbar of 1877 during a severe famine
Which of the above are correctly attributed to Lytton?
Question 05
medium
The British Indian Association (1851) was formed by the merger of which two organisations?
Question 06
medium
With reference to the role of railways and telegraph in the growth of Indian nationalism, which of the following best describes the nationalist perspective?
Question 07
hard
Consider the following statements about the Indian Association of Calcutta (1876):
1. It was founded by Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose as a reaction to the conservative policies of the British Indian Association.
2. It kept membership fees high to ensure only the educated middle class could participate.
3. It sponsored an All-India Conference in Calcutta in December 1883, which more than 100 delegates from across India attended.
4. It merged with the Indian National Congress in 1886.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 08
medium
Which of the following correctly identifies the role of the Rediscovery of India's Past in the growth of Indian nationalism?
Question 09
hard
Which of the following statements about pre-Congress political associations is INCORRECT?
Question 10
hard
Consider the following factors in the growth of Indian nationalism. Arrange them in order of their analytical significance as described by historians of the period:
1. Worldwide upsurge of nationalism initiated by the French Revolution
2. Racial arrogance and reactionary policies of British rulers
3. Rise of middle class intelligentsia
4. Western thought and education
Which of the following best describes the relationship among these factors?
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