Chapters
37. Rise of Indian Nationalism
31 questions 1. Which historical event is credited with initiating the worldwide upsurge of concepts of nationalism and the right of self-determination that influenced Indian nationalism?
2. Consider the following statements regarding the two-fold effect of political, administrative, and economic unification of India under British rule:
(I) The economic fate of people in different regions became linked together.
(II) Modern transport and communication brought leaders from different regions together for political mobilisation.
Which of the above is/are correct?
3. The Charter Act, which provided for the addition of six members to the governor-general's council for legislative purposes, was passed in which year?
4. Consider the following statements regarding Western thought and education as a factor in Indian nationalism:
(I) The English system of education was originally conceived by the rulers in the self-interest of efficient administration.
(II) The English language helped nationalist leaders from different linguistic regions communicate with each other.
Which of the above is/are correct?
5. According to the chapter, approximately how many newspapers were published in vernacular languages in India in 1877?
6. Consider the following pairs regarding scholars whose historical researches contributed to the rediscovery of India's past:
(I) Max Mueller – European scholar
(II) R.G. Bhandarkar – Indian scholar
(III) Swami Vivekananda – European scholar
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
7. Who described the new Indian middle class as "a well-integrated all-India class with varied background but a common foreground of knowledge, ideas and values"?
8. Consider the following statements regarding the impact of contemporary world movements on Indian nationalism:
(I) The rise of nations on the ruins of the Spanish and Portuguese empires in South America influenced Indian nationalists.
(II) The national liberation movements of Greece and Italy influenced Indian nationalists.
(III) The unification of Germany was a major influence cited.
Which of the above is/are correct?
9. Lytton's policy reduced the maximum age limit for the I.C.S. examination from 21 years to how many years, in 1876?
10. The grand Delhi Durbar of 1877 was held while the country was in the grip of what?
11. Consider the following statements regarding legislation passed in 1878 that provoked nationalist opposition:
(I) The Vernacular Press Act was passed.
(II) The Arms Act was passed.
Which of the above is/are correct?
12. Under whose governorship was the Ilbert Bill, seeking to abolish judicial disqualification based on race distinctions, introduced?
13. What outcome resulted from the stiff opposition of the European community to the Ilbert Bill?
14. The Bangabhasha Prakasika Sabha, formed in 1836, was established by associates of which reformer?
15. The Zamindari Association was more popularly known as which society, founded to safeguard the interests of landlords?
16. In which year was the Bengal British India Society founded?
17. In 1851, the Landholders' Society and the Bengal British India Society merged to form:
18. Consider the following statements regarding the British Indian Association's 1851 petition to the British Parliament:
(I) It demanded establishment of a separate legislature of a popular character.
(II) It demanded abolition of salt duty, abkari, and stamp duties.
(III) It demanded reduction in the age limit for the Indian Civil Service examination.
Which of the above is/are correct?
19. Who organised the East India Association in London in 1866?
20. The Indian League, started in 1875 with the object of stimulating a sense of nationalism, was founded by: