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MCQ on Moderate Groups and Extremist Groups in Congress


Most Important MCQs on the topic “Moderate Groups and Extremist Groups in Congress “(Ch-13). These questions are very important for SSC, Railways, Defence, CTET, State PCS, UPSC, Judiciary and all other examinations of India.

Q. Who were the leaders of the Moderate group in the Indian National Congress?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji and Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(D) Bipin Chandra Pal and Aurobindo Ghosh

Ans:- (C) Dadabhai Naoroji and Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Explanation: – The time period from 1885 to 1905 can be called the ‘Moderate Phase’. The leaders of this phase are called moderates. Dadabhai Naoroji, Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, G Subramania Aiyer, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Madan Mohan Malaviya and Sir Surendranath Banerjee, are a few of the most prominent Moderate leaders.

Q. What was the main objective of the Moderate group in the Indian National Congress?
(A) Complete independence from British rule
(B) Preservation of Indian culture and tradition
(C) Securing greater political representation for Indians within the colonial administration
(D) Promotion of Hindu nationalism

Ans:- (C) Securing greater political representation for Indians within the colonial administration

Explanation: – The main objective of the Moderate group in the Indian National Congress was to secure greater political representation for Indians within the colonial administration. They believed that this could be achieved through constitutional reforms and peaceful methods of agitation, such as petitions, resolution, meetings etc.

Q. Which of the following was a criticism of the Moderate group in the Indian National Congress?
(A) They were too radical and advocated for violent methods of agitation
(B) They were too conservative and did not do enough to challenge British rule
(C) They were too focused on Hindu nationalism and neglected the interests of minority communities
(D) They were too elitist and did not represent the interests of the masses

Ans:- (D) They were too elitist and did not represent the interests of the masses

Explanation: – One of the main criticisms of the Moderate group in the Indian National Congress was that they were too elitist and did not represent the interests of the masses. They were mainly composed of educated, upper-class Indians and their demands for political representation did not necessarily reflect the needs and aspirations of the broader Indian population.

Q. Most of the moderate leader hailed from ______.
(A) Rural areas
(B) Urban areas
(C) Both rural and urban area
(D) Punjab

Ans:- (B) Urban areas

Q. Who of the following continuously from 1904 onwards emphasized on the grant of ‘self-rule’ to India?
(A) S.N. Banerjee
(B) Aurobindo Ghosh
(C) Firoz Shah Mehta
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji

Ans:- (D) Dadabhai Naoroji

Q. The method to protest of moderate leaders of the Congress was______.
(A) Non-Co-operation
(B) Constitutional agitation
(C) Passive resistance
(D) Civil disobedience

Ans:- (B) Constitutional agitation

Q. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’?
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Quit India Movement
(C) Non-co-operation Movement
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement

Ans:- (A) Swadeshi Movement

Q. Which one of the following was not an extremist?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Madan Lal
(C) Udham Singh
(D) G.K. Gokhale

Ans:- (D) G.K. Gokhale

Q. Who were the extremists in the Indian National Congress?
(A) Leaders who advocated for immediate and complete independence from British rule
(B) Leaders who were willing to cooperate with British authorities
(C) Leaders who believed in the gradualist approach to independence
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (A) Leaders who advocated for immediate and complete independence from British rule

Explanation: – The extremists in the Indian National Congress were a group of leaders who believed in radical and militant methods to achieve independence from British rule. They were led by leaders such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal and Lala Lajpat Rai.

When did the extremist faction emerge in the Indian National Congress?
(A) 1885
(B) 1905
(C) 1907
(D) 1920

Ans:- (B) 1905

Explanation: – The extremist faction emerged in the Indian National Congress in 1905, in response to the British government’s decision to partition Bengal on religious lines.

Q. Who among the following was not an outstanding leader of Militant Nationalism?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Lokmanya Tilak
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai

Ans:- (A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Q. Who accused Indian National Congress of practising ‘politics of pray, petition and protest’?
(A) Lala Hardayal
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Subhash Chandra Bose
(D) Sardar Bhagat Singh

Ans:- (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q. Who called the Indian National Congress as a ‘Begging Institute’?
(A) B.C. Pal
(B) Tilak
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) None of the above

Ans:- (B) Tilak

Q. Indian National Movement came to be dominated by the extremists after _______.
(A) 1906
(B) 1909
(C) 1914
(D) 1919

Ans:- (A) 1906

Q. Which one of the following leaders belonged to the Extremist wing of the Congress?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) G.K. Gokhale
(D) S.N. Banerjee

Ans:- (A) Aurobindo Ghosh

Q. Who among the following was not known as a moderate in the National Movement?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) M.G. Ranade
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Ans:- (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q. Who is popularly known as ‘Sher-ePunjab’?
(A) Rajguru
(B) Bhagat Singh
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Udham Singh

Ans:- (C) Lala Lajpat Rai

Q. Who among of the following was considered by Lala Lajpat Rai as his political guru?
(A) Garibaldi
(B) Vivekananda
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Mazzini

Ans:- (D) Mazzini

Q. Who of the following was not a moderate?
(A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) A.O. Hume
(D) Madan Mohan Malviya

Ans:- (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q. Who among the following leaders was a supporter of ‘Swadeshi’?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Feroz Shah Mehta
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) Subhash Chandra Bose

Ans:- (A) Aurobindo Ghosh

Q. Who among the following is known as father of ‘Indian Unrest’?
(A) A.O. Hume
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Lokmanya Tilak
(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Ans:- (C) Lokmanya Tilak

Q. Who called Bal Gangadhar Tilak the ‘Father of Indian Unrest’?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Vincent Smith
(C) Valentine Chirol
(D) Henry Cotton

Ans:- (C) Valentine Chirol

Q. After the sentence of B.G. Tilak, who among the following had pleaded for mercy and said ‘My interest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit scholar’?
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(B) Max Muller
(C) Bipin Chandra Pal
(D) William Jones

Ans:- (B) Max Muller

Q. Which extremist leader of the freedom movement was given 6 years jail punishment in 1908?
(A) Bipin Chandra Pal
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) Aurobindo Ghosh

Ans:- (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q. Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom movement?
(A) Stimulating the production of indigenous articles by giving them preference over imported commodities
(B) Obtaining self-Government by aggressive means in place of petitions and constitutional ways
(C) Providing national educational according to the requirements of the country
(D) Organizing coups against the British empire through military revolt

Ans:- (B) Obtaining self-Government by aggressive means in place of petitions and constitutional ways

Q. The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the extremist movement because of the_______.
(A) influence of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) anti-Muslim attitude of extremist leaders
(C) the indifference is shown to Muslim aspirations
(D) extremists policy of harping on Hindu part

Ans:- (D) extremists policy of harping on Hindu part

Q. Ganpati festival in Maharashtra was started by______.
(A) B.G. Tilak
(B) M.G. Ranade
(C) Bipin Chandra Pal
(D) Aurobindo Ghosh

Ans:- (A) B.G. Tilak

Q. Alongwith Mahatma Gandhi who amongst the following Muslims did lift the bier of Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
(A) Shaukat Ali
(B) Mohammad Ali
(C) Maulana A.K. Azad
(D) M.A. Ansari

Ans:- (A) Shaukat Ali

Q. Assertion (A): Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a communalist.
Reason (R): He used the religion as a political weapon.
Select your answer by using the codes given below.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Ans:- (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true


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