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Chapter 2: Rise of Extremism and Swadeshi Movement — Online MCQ Test

HISTORY · CLASS 12th · Tamil Nadu State Board
Practice Chapter 2: Rise of Extremism and Swadeshi Movement with a free chapter-wise online MCQ test. This chapter covers: Focusing on the anti-partition movement in Bengal this chapter details the ideological shift from moderate politics to radical nationalism. Students study boycott methods Swadeshi.... AI-generated questions from basic to board-exam level, with instant results and explanations.

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Chapter 2: Rise of Extremism and Swadeshi Movement — Important Questions & Answers

On which date did the Partition of Bengal officially come into effect, which was also observed as a day of mourning across the province?
  • A. 19 July 1905
  • B. 16 October 1905
  • C. 16 November 1905
  • D. 15 August 1905
Answer: B. 16 October 1905
The partition of Bengal officially came into effect on 16 October 1905, which was declared as a day of mourning where people fasted and marched barefoot singing Vande Mataram.
Who among the following established the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company (SSNCo) at Tuticorin to challenge the British colonial maritime monopoly?
  • A. Subramania Bharati
  • B. V.O. Chidambaranar
  • C. Subramania Siva
  • D. V.V.S. Iyer
Answer: B. V.O. Chidambaranar
V.O. Chidambaranar registered the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 to offer a local alternative to the British India Steam Navigation Company.
Where was the historic 1907 session of the Indian National Congress held, which resulted in a formal split between the Moderates and Extremists?
  • A. Madras
  • B. Surat
  • C. Calcutta
  • D. Banaras
Answer: B. Surat
The 1907 session held in Surat on the banks of the Tapti River witnessed a deep ideological division resulting in the Surat Split of the Congress.
Under whose presidency did the 1906 Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress adopt the four major resolutions on Swadeshi, Boycott, National Education, and Swaraj?
  • A. Dadabhai Naoroji
  • B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  • C. Rash Behari Ghosh
  • D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: A. Dadabhai Naoroji
To avoid an open split in 1906, Dadabhai Naoroji was chosen as President. He accepted the Extremists' demand to pass the four key resolutions on Swadeshi, Boycott, National Education, and Swaraj.
Why did the British administration under Lord Curzon decide to partition Bengal specifically along geographic boundaries that created an East Bengal & Assam province and a West Bengal province?
  • A. To establish a modern transport corridor connecting Eastern India with Southeast Asia
  • B. To weaken the political influence of the Bengali intelligentsia and create a communal rift by creating a Muslim-majority East Bengal and a Hindu-majority West Bengal
  • C. To separate the industrial hub of Assam from the agricultural hinterland of West Bengal
  • D. To curb the illegal immigration of workers from Burma into Eastern Bengal
Answer: B. To weaken the political influence of the Bengali intelligentsia and create a communal rift by creating a Muslim-majority East Bengal and a Hindu-majority West Bengal
The British intentionally partitioned Bengal to divide the politically active Bengalis, minimize the influence of Calcutta, and create communal divisions between Muslims in the east and Hindus in the west.