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Unit 4 India Towards a New Era

1) Who is the father of Indian Renaissance ?

Ans : RajaRam Mohan Roy

2) Leaders of Indian Renaissance and their organizations 

Ans :

* RajaRam Mohan Roy                 –      Brahma samaj

* Swami Dayananda Saraswati  –     Arya samaj

* Jyotirao Phule                             –     Satya Shodak Samaj

* Panditha Rama Bhai                –      Arya Mahila samaj

* Sir Syed Ahmad Khan             –      Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College

* Swami Vivekanadha               –       RAmakrishna Mission

3) What are the factors that helped to develop a sense of unity among the Indians ?

Ans : 

  • The British conquered princely states and unified India Politically.

  • The economic exploitation

  • The spread of English Education

  • The first war of Independence

4) Who was the first president of Indian National Congress ?

Ans : W C Bannerjiee

5) What were the major aims of Indian National Congress ?

Ans :

  • To promote fellow feelings among the volunteers from different part of the country.

  • To develop a national spirit beyond the religious , caste and regional loyalties.

  • To bring the problems of Indians to the notice of authorities.

6) Based on the styles and strategies of the agitations, the National Movement Can be divided into 3 Phases. Which are they ?

Ans :

a. The period of moderate nationalism. (1885-1905)

b. The period of extreme nationalism. (after Bengal Partion in 1905)

c. Gandhian Era.

7) Who were the prominent moderate leaders in National movement ?

Ans :

  • Dadabhai Naoroji

  • Gopal Krishna Gokhale 

  • Badruddin Tyabji

  • Pheroze Shah Mehta

7) Who were the prominent Extremist leaders in National movement ?

Ans :

  • Bal Gangahar Tilak

  • Lala Lajpat Ray

  • Bibin Chandra Pal

8) Who made the Famous slogan “Swaraj is my birth right and I must have it” ?

Ans : Bal Gangadhar Thilak

9) When was the partition of Bengal ?

Ans : 1905

10) The partion of Bengal was the consequence of the British policy of …………….

Ans : Divide and rule

11) Who started Home rule Movement ? and When?

Ans : Annie Besant in 1916

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