Q190. Which organisation was founded by Lala Lajpat Rai in 1921 at Lahore for social, educational, cultural and economic reform?
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(A) Servants of the People Society
(B) National Social Service League
(C) Lok Kalyan Parishad
(D) Arya Samaj Reform Sabha
Answer: (A) Servants of the People Society
Explanation: Lala Lajpat Rai established the Servants of the People Society at Lahore in 1921. The organization aimed to train dedicated workers for national service and constructive activity. Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated it, and the society continued work in education, public welfare and social development.
Q189. When did Bal Gangadhar Tilak found the Home Rule League?
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(A) 1912
(B) 1916
(C) 1908
(D) 1911
Answer: (B) 1916
Explanation: Tilak founded his Home Rule League in April 1916, shortly before Annie Besant developed her parallel league. His organization worked principally in Maharashtra outside Bombay city, Karnataka, the Central Provinces and Berar, spreading political education and demanding Indian self-government.
Q188. Who among the following nationalist leaders was arrested in connection with the Alipore Bomb Conspiracy Case of 1908?
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(A) Lala Lajpat Rai
(B) Subhas Chandra Bose
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Aurobindo Ghosh
Answer: (D) Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation: Sri Aurobindo and his brother Barindra Kumar Ghosh were arrested after police investigations uncovered revolutionary activities at Maniktala. The sensational Alipore trial followed the failed attempt on Magistrate Kingsford at Muzaffarpur. Aurobindo was acquitted, while several associates received sentences.
Q187. Arrange these events chronologically: (a) Tilak’s Home Rule League, (b) establishment of INC, (c) Surat Split, (d) Swadeshi launch after Bengal partition.
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(A) c, b, d, a
(B) d, b, c, a
(C) b, c, d, a
(D) b, d, c, a
Answer: (D) b, d, c, a
Explanation: Congress was established in 1885. Swadeshi agitation developed in 1905 against the partition of Bengal. The Surat rupture followed in 1907, while Tilak founded a Home Rule League in 1916. Thus the correct chronological sequence is b, d, c, a.
Q186. In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested and tried on what charges related to his writings and political activities?
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(A) Inciting labour strikes
(B) Treason against the British government
(C) Illegal possession of weapons
(D) Conspiracy to wage war against the British government
Answer: (B) Treason against the British government
Explanation: Tilak was prosecuted for sedition, particularly in connection with articles appearing in Kesari amid revolutionary unrest. The colonial authorities treated such political writings as disloyal to the Crown. In 1908 he received a six-year sentence and was imprisoned at Mandalay in Burma.
Q185. Which newspaper did Bal Gangadhar Tilak use to influence public opinion and promote extremist nationalist ideas?
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(A) Kesari
(B) Indian Opinion
(C) The Tribune
(D) Awaj-e-Hind
Answer: (A) Kesari
Explanation: Kesari, the Marathi newspaper associated with Tilak, became a powerful platform for political criticism and demands for self-rule. Along with his English paper Mahratta, it helped communicate nationalist ideas to different audiences. His writings also became grounds for British sedition prosecutions.
Q184. Which pair of leaders was closely associated with signing the Lucknow Pact of 1916?
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(A) Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Annie Besant
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji and Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Explanation: The 1916 Lucknow Pact marked agreement between the Congress and Muslim League on constitutional demands. Tilak was a prominent Congress participant, while Jinnah played an important bridging role. The Congress factions also reunited at the Lucknow session, strengthening organized nationalism.
Q183. Which nationalist leader emerged as a prominent figure of the extremist phase, emphasizing direct action and mass mobilisation?
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(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(B) Surendranath Banerjee
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
Answer: (C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation: Tilak challenged the limited methods of early Congress Moderates and mobilized people through festivals, newspapers and public campaigns. His political message centred on Swaraj and organized pressure. Gokhale, Banerjee and Naoroji were principally associated with the earlier constitutional or Moderate tradition.
Q182. Which principle was most emphasized by Bal Gangadhar Tilak during the Extremist Phase?
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(A) Complete armed revolution
(B) Communal representation
(C) Exclusive economic reform
(D) Swaraj as every Indian’s birthright
Answer: (D) Swaraj as every Indian’s birthright
Explanation: Tilak popularized the declaration that Swaraj was his birthright. He argued that self-government had to be demanded through active participation rather than passively awaited. His nationalism combined political mobilization with Swadeshi and boycott, but should not be equated with advocating indiscriminate armed revolt.
Q181. Which statement is incorrect regarding socio-political movements and their leaders?
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(A) Self-Respect Movement was launched by E. V. Ramasamy
(B) Home Rule League was founded by Aurobindo Ghosh
(C) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was associated with M. G. Ranade
(D) Abhinav Bharat was founded by V. D. Savarkar
Answer: (B) Home Rule League was founded by Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation: The Home Rule Leagues were launched by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant in 1916, not by Aurobindo Ghosh. Aurobindo had shifted from direct nationalist politics to spiritual work at Pondicherry. The other three leader-organization associations are historically valid.
