Q120. Which option best explains the extremists’ strategy during the Swadeshi Movement?
[DSSSB MTS (2 March 2026, Shift 3)]
- (A) Building alliances with British officials
- (B) Leading tribal revolts
- (C) Relying only on petitions
- (D) Establishing indigenous enterprises and institutions of national education
Answer: (D) Establishing indigenous enterprises and institutions of national education
Explanation: The answer is “Establishing indigenous enterprises and institutions of national education”. The Swadeshi movement grew from opposition to the 1905 Partition of Bengal. It promoted Indian-made goods, boycotts of foreign products, self-reliance and national education. These tactics allowed nationalist politics to reach beyond legislative petitions.
Q119. The extremist phase of the Indian National Movement began around which year?
[DSSSB MTS (25 February 2026, Shift 3)]
- (A) 1885
- (B) 1857
- (C) 1905
- (D) 1942
Answer: (C) 1905
Explanation: Here “1905” is correct. The Swadeshi movement grew from opposition to the 1905 Partition of Bengal. It promoted Indian-made goods, boycotts of foreign products, self-reliance and national education. These tactics allowed nationalist politics to reach beyond legislative petitions.
Q118. Which form of nationalist protest combined economic, social and political measures against the Partition of Bengal in 1905?
[RRB JE CBT-I (2025 cycle) (20 February 2026, Shift 2)]
- (A) Petitions alone
- (B) Armed action only
- (C) Constitutional appeals only
- (D) Boycott of foreign goods with promotion of indigenous production
Answer: (D) Boycott of foreign goods with promotion of indigenous production
Explanation: The correct option is “Boycott of foreign goods with promotion of indigenous production”. The Swadeshi movement grew from opposition to the 1905 Partition of Bengal. It promoted Indian-made goods, boycotts of foreign products, self-reliance and national education. These tactics allowed nationalist politics to reach beyond legislative petitions.
Q117. What was the principal purpose of the Cabinet Mission of 1946?
[MP Police Sub-Inspector (16 January 2026, Shift 1)]
- (A) Working out arrangements for the transfer of power
- (B) Finalising only the transfer date
- (C) Imposing a partition plan immediately
- (D) Partitioning Bengal in 1905
Answer: (A) Working out arrangements for the transfer of power
Explanation: The option “Working out arrangements for the transfer of power” is right. The Cabinet Mission reached India in 1946 to negotiate constitutional arrangements and transfer of authority from Britain. Its proposals sought agreement between the Indian National Congress and Muslim League, whose disagreements complicated the transition to independence.
Q116. What was the stated reason for the 1905 Partition of Bengal?
[Delhi Police Head Constable (Ministerial) (9 January 2026, Shift 1)]
- (A) Promote administrative convenience
- (B) Divide Bengal on religious lines
- (C) Support Bengali nationalism
- (D) Reduce famine in eastern districts
Answer: (A) Promote administrative convenience
Explanation: The answer is “Promote administrative convenience”. The colonial administration argued that Bengal was too large to govern effectively and justified the 1905 partition as administrative convenience. Indian nationalists regarded the division as a tactic to weaken unity, prompting intense anti-partition protests.
Q115. The Lahore Resolution passed by the Muslim League in 1940 demanded what?
[SSC CPO (12 December 2025, Shift 2)]
- (A) Complete integration of princely states with British India
- (B) Creation of separate Muslim-majority states in the northwestern and eastern regions
- (C) Equal Muslim representation in every legislative body
- (D) Continuation of a united India with minority safeguards
Answer: (B) Creation of separate Muslim-majority states in the northwestern and eastern regions
Explanation: Here “Creation of separate Muslim-majority states in the northwestern and eastern regions” is correct. At its Lahore session in March 1940, the Muslim League adopted a resolution seeking separate political arrangements for Muslim-majority regions in northwestern and eastern India. A.K. Fazlul Huq moved the resolution, a landmark in League politics.
Q114. The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was justified by the British as what?
[MP Police Constable (18 November 2025, Shift 1)]
- (A) A religious reform
- (B) An administrative necessity
- (C) A defence measure
- (D) A demand of Indian leaders
Answer: (B) An administrative necessity
Explanation: The correct option is “An administrative necessity”. The colonial administration argued that Bengal was too large to govern effectively and justified the 1905 partition as administrative convenience. Indian nationalists regarded the division as a tactic to weaken unity, prompting intense anti-partition protests.
Q113. Which resolution formally demanded separate Muslim-majority states during India’s freedom struggle?
[DSSSB TGT (Social Science) (8 November 2025, Shift 3)]
- (A) Kanpur resolution of Congress, 1940
- (B) Bombay resolution of the Muslim League, 1941
- (C) Lahore resolution of the Muslim League, 1940
- (D) Karachi resolution of the Muslim League, 1941
Answer: (C) Lahore resolution of the Muslim League, 1940
Explanation: The option “Lahore resolution of the Muslim League, 1940” is right. At its Lahore session in March 1940, the Muslim League adopted a resolution seeking separate political arrangements for Muslim-majority regions in northwestern and eastern India. A.K. Fazlul Huq moved the resolution, a landmark in League politics.
Q112. Who was responsible for the Partition of Bengal in 1905?
[DSSSB TGT (Social Science) (8 November 2025, Shift 1)]
- (A) Lord Curzon
- (B) Lord Bentinck
- (C) Lord Ripon
- (D) Lord Wellesley
Answer: (A) Lord Curzon
Explanation: The answer is “Lord Curzon”. Lord Curzon, Viceroy from 1899 to 1905, pursued Bengal’s partition. The plan was announced in July and implemented on 16 October 1905. Widespread resistance gave rise to Swadeshi and boycott campaigning, and the measure was later annulled.
Q111. Which economic movement of 1905 was promoted as a national protest against British goods?
[OSSSC CRE Preliminary (6 November 2025, Shift 1)]
- (A) Swadeshi Movement
- (B) Civil Disobedience Movement
- (C) Ghadar Movement
- (D) Khilafat Movement
Answer: (A) Swadeshi Movement
Explanation: Here “Swadeshi Movement” is correct. The Swadeshi movement grew from opposition to the 1905 Partition of Bengal. It promoted Indian-made goods, boycotts of foreign products, self-reliance and national education. The agitation helped extremists promote boycott and indigenous enterprise as instruments of mobilisation.
