Q110. Match:
1. Partition of Bengal;
2. Separate electorates;
3. Lucknow Pact;
4. Formation of Hindu Mahasabha;
with
a. 1909,
b. 1915,
c. 1905,
d. 1916.
[UKSSSC Patwari (21 September 2025)]
- (A) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
- (B) 1-d, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b
- (C) 1-a, 2-d, 3-c, 4-b
- (D) 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a
Answer: (A) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b
Explanation: The correct option is “1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b”. The dates match as follows: Bengal was partitioned in 1905; separate Muslim electorates were introduced in 1909; the Hindu Mahasabha emerged in 1915; and Congress agreed with the Muslim League through the Lucknow Pact in 1916.
Q109. Find the correct chronology:
1. Muslim League Resolution for Pakistan;
2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact;
3. Dandi March;
4. Second Round Table Conference.
[UPSC CDS-II (General Knowledge) (14 September 2025)]
- (A) 2, 3, 1, 4
- (B) 3, 2, 4, 1
- (C) 3, 4, 2, 1
- (D) 2, 3, 4, 1
Answer: (B) 3, 2, 4, 1
Explanation: The option “3, 2, 4, 1” is right. The sequence follows the relevant dates: the Muslim League was founded in 1906; the Lucknow Pact was signed in 1916; Deliverance Day was observed in 1939; and Direct Action Day occurred in 1946. Chronology determines the correct arrangement.
Q108. Which statement is incorrect about the Swadeshi Movement?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (8 September 2025, Shift 2)]
- (A) Workers went on strike in various places
- (B) It received widespread support from upper-class Muslims
- (C) Many students participated
- (D) Many women participated
Answer: (B) It received widespread support from upper-class Muslims
Explanation: The answer is “It received widespread support from upper-class Muslims”. 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.
Q107. The Partition of Bengal officially came into force in which year?
[RRB NTPC UG CBT-I (2 September 2025, Shift 2)]
- (A) 1905
- (B) 1948
- (C) 1919
- (D) 1912
Answer: (A) 1905
Explanation: Here “1905” is correct. The Partition of Bengal came into force on 16 October 1905 under Lord Curzon. Although defended officially on administrative grounds, it provoked nationalist opposition and helped inspire the Swadeshi boycott campaign; it was later revoked in 1911.
Q106. Who was the first leader of the Muslim League established in 1906?
[DSSSB ASO (19 August 2025, Shift 3)]
- (A) Syed Amir Ali
- (B) Syed Ahmad Khan
- (C) Nawab Abdul Latif
- (D) Aga Khan
Answer: (D) Aga Khan
Explanation: The correct option is “Aga Khan”. The All-India Muslim League was established at Dacca on 30 December 1906 during a gathering associated with the Muhammadan Educational Conference. Nawab Salimullah helped promote its formation, and Aga Khan III became an early honorary president.
Q105. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya played an important role in forming which association?
[DSSSB ASO (18 August 2025, Shift 2)]
- (A) Indian National Congress
- (B) Arya Samaj
- (C) India League
- (D) Hindu Mahasabha
Answer: (D) Hindu Mahasabha
Explanation: The option “Hindu Mahasabha” is right. Madan Mohan Malaviya supported efforts to organise Hindu public interests into an all-India political association. The Hindu Mahasabha took shape in 1915, several years after the Muslim League was founded, reflecting a different organisational constituency.
Q104. The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was carried out under which Viceroy?
[SSC Selection Post (Matriculation) (30 July 2025, Shift 1)]
- (A) Lord Curzon
- (B) Lord Ripon
- (C) Lord Lytton
- (D) Lord Dalhousie
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. Calcutta and Dacca became prominent reference points in discussions of the new provincial boundaries.
Q103. Which session of the Muslim League invited ulema and gave them public prominence?
[UGC NET History (28 June 2025, Shift 1)]
- (A) Calcutta Session, 1912
- (B) Karachi Session, 1907
- (C) Delhi Session, 1918
- (D) Lahore Session, 1940
Answer: (C) Delhi Session, 1918
Explanation: Here “Delhi Session, 1918” is correct. The Muslim League held a session in Delhi in 1918, where religious scholars gained public prominence within the organisation. This development illustrates the evolving relationship between political leadership, Muslim religious opinion and constitutional demands during the later First World War years.
Q102. In which year was the Muslim League founded?
[Andhra Pradesh Police Constable Mains (1 June 2025)]
- (A) 1905 A.D.
- (B) 1906 A.D.
- (C) 1907 A.D.
- (D) 1908 A.D.
Answer: (B) 1906 A.D.
Explanation: The correct option is “1906 A.D.”. The All-India Muslim League was established at Dacca on 30 December 1906 during a gathering associated with the Muhammadan Educational Conference. Nawab Salimullah helped promote its formation, and Aga Khan III became an early honorary president.
Q101. In which year did the Partition of Bengal take place?
[BSSC Group D (11 May 2025)]
- (A) 1913
- (B) 1885
- (C) 1905
- (D) 1906
Answer: (C) 1905
Explanation: The option “1905” is right. The Partition of Bengal came into force on 16 October 1905 under Lord Curzon. Although defended officially on administrative grounds, it provoked nationalist opposition and helped inspire the Swadeshi boycott campaign; it was later revoked in 1911.
