Q90. Who was Viceroy of India during the announcement of the Partition of Bengal?
[SSC MTS (17 October 2024, Shift 1)]
- (A) Lord Hastings
- (B) Lord Dalhousie
- (C) Lord Canning
- (D) Lord Curzon
Answer: (D) Lord Curzon
Explanation: The correct option 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.
Q89. Under whose presidentship did the Indian National Congress formally take up the Swadeshi call at its 1905 Benaras Session?
[SSC CPO Paper-I (29 June 2024, Shift 1)]
- (A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
- (C) Rajendra Prasad
- (D) Motilal Nehru
Answer: (A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Explanation: The option “Gopal Krishna Gokhale” is right. Gopal Krishna Gokhale presided over the 1905 Benares session of the Indian National Congress. The session considered Swadeshi and the anti-partition agitation, reflecting growing nationalist opposition to Curzon’s Bengal policy.
Q88. The All-India Muslim League was founded in which year?
[SSC Selection Post (Matriculation) (21 June 2024, Shift 4)]
- (A) 1910
- (B) 1906
- (C) 1908
- (D) 1904
Answer: (B) 1906
Explanation: The answer is “1906”. 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.
Q87. What was the main objective of the Swadeshi Movement launched by the Indian National Congress?
[DSSSB Jail Warder (14 June 2024, Shift 3)]
- (A) Supporting British industries
- (B) Boycotting British goods
- (C) Promoting international trade
- (D) Fostering communal harmony
Answer: (B) Boycotting British goods
Explanation: Here “Boycotting British goods” 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.
Q86. Who took the Swadeshi Movement to Poona and Bombay?
[OSSSC LSI/Forester/Forest Guard (1 May 2024, Shift 2)]
- (A) V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
- (B) Lala Lajpat Rai
- (C) Ajit Singh
- (D) Lokmanya Tilak
Answer: (D) Lokmanya Tilak
Explanation: The correct option is “Lokmanya Tilak”. Bal Gangadhar Tilak helped spread Swadeshi politics beyond Bengal, including western Indian centres such as Poona and Bombay. He favoured organised boycott, Indian enterprise and mass mobilisation, rather than restricting nationalist politics to constitutional petitions.
Q85. The Swadeshi Movement is also popularly known as what?
[OSSSC LSI/Forester/Forest Guard (30 April 2024, Shift 1)]
- (A) Society’s Movement
- (B) Vande Mataram Movement
- (C) People’s Movement
- (D) Jai Bharat Movement
Answer: (B) Vande Mataram Movement
Explanation: The option “Vande Mataram Movement” is right. In Andhra, Swadeshi-era mobilisation acquired the popular name Vande Mataram Movement. The patriotic song served as a rallying cry against colonial authority and Bengal’s partition; the movement also promoted indigenous products and political participation.
Q84. During whose reign as Governor-General was the Partition of Bengal declared in 1905?
[WBPSC Food SI (17 March 2024, Shift 2)]
- (A) Lord Curzon
- (B) Lord Wellesley
- (C) Lord Amherst
- (D) Lord William Bentinck
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. Opposition helped transform a provincial controversy into an influential all-India nationalist agitation.
Q83. Which of the following events took place during the extremist phase: I Swadeshi Movement; II Surat Split; III Lucknow Pact; IV Home Rule Movement?
[APPSC Group-I Prelims (17 March 2024)]
- (A) I, II and III
- (B) I and II only
- (C) II, III and IV
- (D) I, II, III and IV
Answer: (D) I, II, III and IV
Explanation: Here “I, II, III and IV” is correct. The Lucknow Pact was agreed in 1916 between the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League. It presented common constitutional demands and involved Congress recognition of separate Muslim electorates, though political disagreements later returned.
Q82. The Partition of Bengal took place in which year?
[SSC GD Constable (6 March 2024, Shift 2)]
- (A) 1901
- (B) 1905
- (C) 1911
- (D) 1915
Answer: (B) 1905
Explanation: The correct option is “1905”. 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.
Q81. Which Indian National Movement took place in 1905?
[NCL Assistant Foreman Trainee (4 March 2024, Shift 1)]
- (A) Non-Cooperation Movement
- (B) Home Rule Movement
- (C) Swadeshi Movement
- (D) Kheda Satyagraha
Answer: (C) Swadeshi Movement
Explanation: The option “Swadeshi Movement” is right. 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.
