Most Important MCQs on the topic “Home Rule League Movement”. These questions are very important for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other examinations of India. |
Q. Who founded the Indian Home Rule League?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Both Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Neither Annie Besant nor Bal Gangadhar Tila
Ans:- (C) Both Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Explanation:- There were two home rule leagues launched in India. Bal Gangadhar Tilak launched the Indian Home Rule League in April 1916 at Belgaum. Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras.
Q. When was the Home Rule League Movement launched in India?
(A) 1914
(B) 1915
(C) 1916
(D) 1917
Ans:- (C) 1916
Explanation:- The Home Rule League Movement was launched in 1916 by Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
Q. Annie Besant is mostly associated with ________.
(A) Civil Disobedience Movement
(B) Home Rule Movement
(C) Khilafat Movement
(D) Non-Co-operation Movement
Ans:- (B) Home Rule Movement
Q. The movement in India which became popular during the first World War was the_______.
(A) Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
(B) Home Rule Movement
(C) Separatist Movement
(D) Swaraj Party Movement
Ans:- (B) Home Rule Movement
Q. Who launched the first Home Rule League Movement?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(D) Tilak
Ans:- (D) Tilak
Explanation:- There were two home rule leagues launched in India. Tilak launched the Indian Home Rule League in April 1916 at Belgaum. Annie Besant launched the Home Rule League in September 1916 at Madras. They had the common objective of achieving self-government in India.
Q. Two Home Rule Leagues were started in 1915-16 under the leadership of_______.
(A) Tilak and Annie Besant
(B) Tilak and Aurobindo Ghosh
(C) Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Tilak and Vipin Chandra Pal
Ans:- (A) Tilak and Annie Besant
Q. Who among the following did not contribute to Home Rule League?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Annie Besant
(C) S. Subramaniam Iyer
(D) T.S. Alcott
Ans:- (D) T.S. Alcott
Q. Which of the following is not associated with Home Rule Movement?
(A) C.R. Das
(B) S. Subramaniam Iyer
(C) Annie Besant
(D) B.G. Tilak
Ans:- (A) C.R. Das
Q. What was the main objective of the Home Rule League Movement?
(A) Complete independence for India
(B) Self-government for India within the British Empire
(C) Dominion status for India
(D) Abolition of the British Raj
Ans:- (B) Self-government for India within the British Empire
Q. In which conference could the Home Rule supporters demonstrate their political power successfully?
(A) Lucknow Conference of Congress in 1916
(B) All India Trade Union Conference held at Bombay in 1920
(C) First U.P. Farmers Association held in 1918
(D) Joint A.I.T.U.C and N.T.U. Sabha at Nagpur in 1938
Ans:- (A) Lucknow Conference of Congress in 1916
Q. What was the main difference between Tilak’s and Besant’s Home Rule Leagues?
(A) Their political ideologies
(B) Their methods of organization
(C) Their geographical area of operation
(D) Their relationship with the British government
Ans:- (C) Their geographical area of operation
Explanation:- Main objective of the Home Rule League was to attain self-government within the British Empire. But the main difference between Tilak’s and Besant’s Home Rule Leagues was their geographical area of operation Tilak’s Home Rule League had an all-India impact. Besant’s Home Rule League was concentrated mainly in Western India.
Q. Home Rule Movement was symbol of starting a new phase of freedom movement in India because________.
(A) It put a perfect project for the self-Government before the nation
(B) Leadership of the movement came in the hands of Gandhiji
(C) Hindus and Muslims started to struggle jointly
(D) It established co-ordination between extremists and moderates
Ans:- (A) It put a perfect project for the self-Government before the nation
Q. What were some of the methods used by the Home Rule League Movement to achieve its goals?
(A) Armed struggle
(B) Public meetings, rallies, and processions
(D) Boycott of British goods
(D) All of the above
Ans:- (B) Public meetings, rallies, and processions
Explanation:- The Home Rule League Movement employed peaceful methods such as public meetings, rallies, and processions to raise awareness and mobilize support for self-government.
Q. The Home Rule Leagues of Tilak and Annie Besant were merged into one in_________.
(A) 1916
(B) 1918
(C) 1920
(D) 1923
Ans:- (B) 1918
Q. Which of the following is not correct about the Home Rule League?
(A) The plan was first presented in 1914-15 by Annie Besant
(B) The Home Rule League of Tilak was confined to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Central Provinces and Berar
(C) The Home Rule League founded by Tilak was much stronger
(D) Despite the differences between Tilak and Besant, both the Leagues continued to exist
Ans:- (D) Despite the differences between Tilak and Besant, both the Leagues continued to exist
Q. Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?
(A) Annie Besant
(B) A.O. Hume
(C) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
(D) D.R. Palme Dot
Ans:- (A) Annie Besant
Q. How did the British government react to the Home Rule League Movement?
(A) They welcomed the movement and cooperated with its demands.
(B) They ignored the movement and allowed it to continue unhindered.
(C) They cracked down on the movement and arrested its leaders.
(D) They entered into negotiations with the movement leaders.
Ans:- (C) They cracked down on the movement and arrested its leaders.
Explanation:- The British government viewed the Home Rule League Movement as a threat to their rule and responded with suppression, including the arrest of Tilak and Besant.
Q. What was the long-term impact of the Home Rule League Movement?
(A) It achieved its goal of self-government for India.
(B) It had little to no impact on the Indian independence movement.
(C) It contributed to the growth of nationalist sentiment and paved the way for future independence movements.
(D) It divided the Indian nationalist movement and weakened its effectiveness.
Ans:- (C) It contributed to the growth of nationalist sentiment and paved the way for future independence movements.
Explanation:- Although the Home Rule League Movement did not achieve its immediate goal of self-government, it played a crucial role in raising awareness about the need for Indian independence and inspiring future generations of freedom fighters.
Q. Annie Besant was_____
- responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement.
- the founder of the Theosophical Society.
- once the President of the Indian National Congress.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(A) Only 1
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) All of the above
Ans:- (C) 1 and 3