Freedom Fighters of India and Their Contribution

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Q260. Whose birth anniversary was celebrated as National Youth Day on 12 January 2026?

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1. A. Swami Vivekananda
2. B. Subhas Chandra Bose
3. C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4. D. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: A. Swami Vivekananda

Explanation: National Youth Day is observed on 12 January, Swami Vivekananda’s birth anniversary. His emphasis on strength, service and spiritual self-confidence influenced many Indian nationalists, including Subhas Chandra Bose, who admired his contribution to modern India’s awakening.

Q259. Who formed the Forward Bloc within the Indian National Congress in 1939?

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1. A. Annie Besant
2. B. Lala Lajpat Rai
3. C. Subhas Chandra Bose
4. D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: C. Subhas Chandra Bose

Explanation: Bose formed the Forward Bloc after leaving the Congress presidency in 1939. He hoped to rally left-leaning forces and intensify the campaign for independence, although his political position increasingly conflicted with the established Congress leadership.

Q258. Who launched the Bhoodan Movement, sometimes called the Bloodless Revolution?

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1. A. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. B. Mahatma Gandhi
3. C. Sarojini Naidu
4. D. Vinoba Bhave

Answer: D. Vinoba Bhave

Explanation: Vinoba Bhave initiated the Bhoodan or land-gift movement at Pochampally in 1951. Inspired by Gandhian nonviolence, he persuaded landowners to donate land for redistribution to landless families, seeking social change through voluntary cooperation.

Q257. What was the Welby Commission principally appointed to investigate?

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1. A. Causes of the Revolt of 1857
2. B. Working of provincial councils
3. C. Proposals for responsible government
4. D. Financial relations and expenditure between Britain and India

Answer: D. Financial relations and expenditure between Britain and India

Explanation: The Royal Commission on Indian Expenditure, generally called the Welby Commission, examined the allocation of financial burdens between India and Britain. Its work became an important forum for Indian critics who argued that imperial spending unfairly burdened colonial revenues.

Q256. Who established Banaras Hindu University?

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1. A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. B. Rabindranath Tagore
3. C. Madan Mohan Malaviya
4. D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: C. Madan Mohan Malaviya

Explanation: Madan Mohan Malaviya was the leading founder of Banaras Hindu University, established in Varanasi in 1916. It grew from a collaborative educational effort involving Annie Besant and other supporters, combining modern higher education with Indian cultural traditions.

Q255. Why did Subhas Chandra Bose regard Vivekananda as a maker of modern India?

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1. A. Because of his military strategy
2. B. Because of his role in spiritual and national awakening
3. C. Because he led political parties
4. D. Because he founded the Congress

Answer: B. Because of his role in spiritual and national awakening

Explanation: Bose drew deep inspiration from Vivekananda’s message of strength, self-respect and service. Vivekananda did not head a nationalist political party; his broader spiritual and intellectual influence helped shape Bose’s vision of national regeneration and freedom.

Q254. Who played a leading role in the integration of princely states after independence?

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1. A. Subhas Chandra Bose
2. B. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
4. D. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Explanation: As independent India’s Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Patel worked with V. P. Menon and princely rulers to secure accession to the Indian Union. His negotiating skill and firm administration earned him the title Iron Man of India.

Q253. In what year did Dadabhai Naoroji become a vice-president of the Bombay Presidency Association?

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1. A. 1886
2. B. 1906
3. C. 1892
4. D. 1885

Answer: D. 1885

Explanation: The Bombay Presidency Association was formed in 1885 by leading Bombay public figures to represent political concerns through constitutional agitation. Dadabhai Naoroji became one of its vice-presidents, adding his influence to early organized Indian political activity.

Q252. Match these colonial economic ideas with thinkers: (a) Drain of Wealth; (b) free-trade imperialism critique; (c) railways critique; (d) economic nationalism.

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1. A. a–Naoroji; b–R. C. Dutt; c–G. V. Joshi; d–M. G. Ranade
2. B. a–R. C. Dutt; b–Naoroji; c–Ranade; d–Joshi
3. C. a–Ranade; b–Dutt; c–Naoroji; d–Joshi
4. D. a–Joshi; b–Ranade; c–Dutt; d–Naoroji

Answer: A. a–Naoroji; b–R. C. Dutt; c–G. V. Joshi; d–M. G. Ranade

Explanation: Early Indian economic nationalism involved several thinkers, each highlighting different forms of colonial exploitation. Naoroji developed the drain argument, R. C. Dutt criticized economic policy, G. V. Joshi discussed railways, and Ranade encouraged an independent national economic approach.

Q251. Who established the Indian Association in Bengal?

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1. A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
3. C. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. D. Surendranath Banerjee

Answer: D. Surendranath Banerjee

Explanation: Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose founded the Indian Association in Calcutta in 1876. It mobilized educated Indians around political reforms, civil-service opportunities and public rights, helping prepare the ground for later all-India nationalist organization.