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Chapter 3: Impact of World War I on Indian Freedom Movement — Online MCQ Test

Q: Who started the Home Rule League in Poona in April 1916?

Answer: B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak — Bal Gangadhar Tilak launched the Home Rule League in Poona in April 1916, which operated in Maharashtra (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka, the Central Provinces, and Berar.

Q: Which of the following journals were started by Annie Besant to propagate her ideas of Home Rule?

Answer: C. New India and Commonweal — Annie Besant published the weekly journal 'Commonweal' and the daily newspaper 'New India' to campaign for Home Rule for India.

Q: Who renounced his knighthood in protest against the arrest and internment of Annie Besant and her associates in June 1917?

Answer: B. Sir S. Subramania Iyer — In protest against the arrest of Annie Besant and her colleagues (B.P. Wadia and George Arundale), Sir S. Subramania Iyer renounced his knighthood.

Q: Consider the following statements regarding the Home Rule Movement: 1. Tilak’s League was highly structured with specific regional limits, whereas Besant’s League was loosely organized with branches across the rest of India. 2. Tilak linked the demand for Home Rule with the demand for linguistic states and education in the vernacular languages. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Answer: C. Both 1 and 2 — Both statements are correct. Tilak's League had just 6 branches but was tightly knit. He raised demands for home rule, linguistic states, and education in regional languages. Besant's league had 200 branches but a looser organizational structure.

Q: Under the 'Silk Letter Conspiracy' (Silki Rumal Saazish) during World War I, which leaders attempted to organize an armed uprising against the British with the help of Turkey, Germany, and Afghanistan?

Answer: B. Obaidullah Sindhi and Mahmud Hasan — The Silk Letter Conspiracy was a plan organized by Deobandi leaders Obaidullah Sindhi and Mahmud Hasan to launch an armed rebellion against British rule using letters written on silk cloth to coordinate with foreign powers.

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Who started the Home Rule League in Poona in April 1916?

A. Annie Besant
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak ✓
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Lala Lajpat Rai

Answer: B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak launched the Home Rule League in Poona in April 1916, which operated in Maharashtra (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka, the Central Provinces, and Berar.

Which of the following journals were started by Annie Besant to propagate her ideas of Home Rule?

A. Kesari and Mahratta
B. Young India and Harijan
C. New India and Commonweal ✓
D. Al-Hilal and Comrade

Answer: C. New India and Commonweal
Annie Besant published the weekly journal 'Commonweal' and the daily newspaper 'New India' to campaign for Home Rule for India.

Who renounced his knighthood in protest against the arrest and internment of Annie Besant and her associates in June 1917?

A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Sir S. Subramania Iyer ✓
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Surendranath Banerjee

Answer: B. Sir S. Subramania Iyer
In protest against the arrest of Annie Besant and her colleagues (B.P. Wadia and George Arundale), Sir S. Subramania Iyer renounced his knighthood.

Consider the following statements regarding the Home Rule Movement: 1. Tilak’s League was highly structured with specific regional limits, whereas Besant’s League was loosely organized with branches across the rest of India. 2. Tilak linked the demand for Home Rule with the demand for linguistic states and education in the vernacular languages. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2 ✓
D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C. Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. Tilak's League had just 6 branches but was tightly knit. He raised demands for home rule, linguistic states, and education in regional languages. Besant's league had 200 branches but a looser organizational structure.

Under the 'Silk Letter Conspiracy' (Silki Rumal Saazish) during World War I, which leaders attempted to organize an armed uprising against the British with the help of Turkey, Germany, and Afghanistan?

A. Lala Har Dayal and Ram Chandra
B. Obaidullah Sindhi and Mahmud Hasan ✓
C. Rash Behari Bose and Sachin Sanyal
D. Barkatullah and Bhagwan Singh

Answer: B. Obaidullah Sindhi and Mahmud Hasan
The Silk Letter Conspiracy was a plan organized by Deobandi leaders Obaidullah Sindhi and Mahmud Hasan to launch an armed rebellion against British rule using letters written on silk cloth to coordinate with foreign powers.

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