Q80. Which Viceroy partitioned Bengal during British rule?
[UP Police Constable (18 February 2024, Shift 2)]
- (A) Warren Hastings
- (B) Lord Curzon
- (C) Lord Irwin
- (D) Lord Reading
Answer: (B) 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. The announcement in July preceded implementation in October, a distinction frequently tested in history examinations.
Q79. In which year did the Muslim League pass a resolution demanding independent states?
[Bombay High Court Peon/Hamal (12 February 2024, Shift 2)]
- (A) 1937
- (B) 1940
- (C) 1944
- (D) 1942
Answer: (B) 1940
Explanation: Here “1940” 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.
Q78. Which statements are correct? 1. A. O. Hume was first INC president; 2. Muslim League formed in 1906 and separate electorates featured in Lucknow Pact; 3. All India Kisan Sabha formed at Lucknow in 1936; 4. Ghadar Party originated among expatriate Indians in North America.
[IB ACIO Grade-II (17 January 2024, Shift 1)]
- (A) 1, 3 and 4
- (B) 2, 3 and 4
- (C) 1, 2 and 4
- (D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (B) 2, 3 and 4
Explanation: The correct option is “2, 3 and 4”. 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.
Q77. During which event were Swadeshi and Boycott first adopted as forms of struggle in India?
[Bihar TRE 2.0 TGT English (8 December 2023)]
- (A) Partition of Bengal
- (B) Home Rule Movement
- (C) Non-Cooperation Movement
- (D) More than one of the above
- (E) None of the above
Answer: (A) Partition of Bengal
Explanation: The option “Partition of Bengal” 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.
Q76. In which year did the Muslim League demand Pakistan as a separate country for Indian Muslims?
[Delhi Police Constable (24 November 2023, Shift 2)]
- (A) 1932
- (B) 1940
- (C) 1937
- (D) 1943
Answer: (B) 1940
Explanation: The answer is “1940”. 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.
Q75. At which place was the All India Muslim League founded?
[Delhi Police Constable (23 November 2023, Shift 1)]
- (A) Lahore
- (B) Dhaka
- (C) Karachi
- (D) Calcutta
Answer: (B) Dhaka
Explanation: Here “Dhaka” is correct. 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.
Q74. The Congress and the Muslim League signed which historic pact in 1916?
[Delhi Police Constable (20 November 2023, Shift 2)]
- (A) Lahore Pact
- (B) Surat Pact
- (C) Delhi Pact
- (D) Lucknow Pact
Answer: (D) Lucknow Pact
Explanation: The correct option is “Lucknow Pact”. 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.
Q73. Where was the All India Muslim League formed in 1906?
[SSC MTS (14 September 2023, Shift 3)]
- (A) Agra
- (B) Dhaka
- (C) Lahore
- (D) Delhi
Answer: (B) Dhaka
Explanation: The option “Dhaka” is right. 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.
Q72. What was the Swadeshi Movement called in Andhra Pradesh?
[SSC MTS (12 September 2023, Shift 1)]
- (A) Ghadar Movement
- (B) Quit India Movement
- (C) Khilafat Movement
- (D) Vande Mataram Movement
Answer: (D) Vande Mataram Movement
Explanation: The answer is “Vande Mataram Movement”. 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.
Q71. In which year did the All India Muslim League demand independent Muslim states in northwestern and eastern India?
[SSC MTS (1 September 2023, Shift 3)]
- (A) 1942
- (B) 1940
- (C) 1939
- (D) 1941
Answer: (B) 1940
Explanation: Here “1940” 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. The event belongs to the broader constitutional debates that preceded Indian independence in 1947.
