First Phase of Revolutionary Activities — UPSC Prelims Quiz
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Question 01
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Consider the following statements about the Muzaffarpur bomb attack of 1908:
1. Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose threw the bomb at a carriage intended for the sadistic judge Kingsford.
2. The bomb killed Kingsford and his companion.
3. Prafulla Chaki shot himself dead while Khudiram Bose was tried and hanged.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 02
hard
The Alipore Conspiracy Case (also called the Manicktolla bomb conspiracy or Muraripukur conspiracy) resulted in which of the following outcomes?
Question 03
hard
Consider the following pairs of revolutionary organisations and their founders:
1. Anushilan Samiti — Promotha Mitter
2. Ramosi Peasant Force — Vasudev Balwant Phadke
3. Abhinav Bharat — Savarkar (merged from Mitra Mela in 1904)
4. Anjuman-i-Mohisban-i-Watan — Lala Lajpat Rai
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Question 04
hard
The Ghadr Party was established in 1913. Which of the following statements about it are correct?
1. Its headquarters were at San Francisco, with branches along the US coast and in the Far East.
2. The moving spirits included Lala Hardayal, Kartar Singh Saraba, Barkatullah, and Bhai Parmanand.
3. The Ghadr Party was composed mainly of educated urban professionals from Punjab.
4. The planned armed revolt of February 21, 1915 was foiled due to treachery.
Question 05
hard
Consider the following about the Komagata Maru incident (1914):
1. The ship was carrying 370 passengers — mainly Sikh and Punjabi Muslim would-be immigrants — from Singapore to Vancouver.
2. They were turned back by Canadian authorities after two months of privation.
3. The ship anchored at Calcutta in October 1914 and the ensuing conflict with police at Budge Budge resulted in 22 deaths.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 06
medium
Which of the following correctly identifies the 'India House' established in London in 1905?
Question 07
hard
Consider the following statements about the Delhi Conspiracy Case (1912) related to the bomb attack on Viceroy Hardinge:
1. The bomb was thrown at Viceroy Hardinge during his official entry into the new capital of Delhi through Chandni Chowk in December 1912.
2. Hardinge was killed in the attack.
3. Basant Kumar Biswas, Amir Chand, and Avadh Behari were convicted and executed for their roles in the conspiracy.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Question 08
medium
Which of the following best describes the ideological achievement of the Ghadr movement, despite its practical failure?
Question 09
hard
Consider the following pairs of publications and their associated revolutionary figures:
1. Yugantar — Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath Dutta (Bengal)
2. The Indian Sociologist — Shyamji Krishnavarma (London)
3. Bande Mataram — Madam Bhikaji Cama (Paris/Geneva)
4. Bharat Mata — Lala Lajpat Rai (Lahore)
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Question 10
hard
The provisional Indian government organised in Kabul during the First World War was set up by which of the following, with the help of crown prince Amanullah?
Question 11
medium
Which of the following correctly explains why revolutionary activity declined after the First World War, leading into the second phase?