CSS - PMS - CCE - PCS - Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1905 - Partition Politics - Partition of Bengal
Who pledged one lakh rupees for a National University in Bengal?
A. Subodh Chandra Basu Mullick
B. Nawab Salimullah
C. Aga Khan III
D. Lord Carmichael
Correct Answer: A
Subodh Chandra Basu Mullick pledged one lakh rupees at a meeting on 9 November 1905.
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Where was the first national school established in November 1905?
A. Rangpur
B. Calcutta
C. Delhi
D. Aligarh
Correct Answer: A
The first national school emerging from the anti-circular agitation was opened in Rangpur on 8 November 1905.
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1905 - Partition Politics - Partition of Bengal
Which organisation was formed to resist the restrictions imposed on students?
A. Anti-Circular Society
B. Muslim League
C. Home Rule League
D. Servants of India Society
Correct Answer: A
The Anti-Circular Society organised opposition to official action against students.
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The Carlyle Circular was issued on:
A. 10 October 1905
B. 16 October 1905
C. 7 August 1905
D. 12 December 1911
Correct Answer: A
The circular was issued on 10 October 1905, shortly before partition took effect.
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Which circular attempted to suppress student participation in Swadeshi?
A. Carlyle Circular
B. Hunter Circular
C. Simon Circular
D. Ilbert Circular
Correct Answer: A
The Carlyle Circular directed officials to curb student involvement in the movement.
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1905 - Partition Politics - Partition of Bengal
The Swadeshi agitation increased demand for:
A. National education
B. Exclusive British education
C. Abolition of all schools
D. Military academies only
Correct Answer: A
Students and teachers sought educational institutions under national rather than colonial control.
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Which industries benefited from Swadeshi demand?
A. Cotton mills, match factories and glass works
B. Only imported automobile firms
C. British shipping only
D. European arms factories only
Correct Answer: A
The movement stimulated several types of indigenous industry and enterprise.
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1905 - Partition Politics - Partition of Bengal
Aurobindo's political programme proposed boycott of British goods and:
A. Official education, courts and administration
B. All Indian industries
C. Agricultural production
D. The vernacular press
Correct Answer: A
His programme extended boycott beyond goods to colonial institutions, with alternative indigenous institutions.
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1905 - Partition Politics - Partition of Bengal
Who wrote the articles later published as 'Doctrine of Passive Resistance'?
A. Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Nawab Salimullah
D. Lord Minto
Correct Answer: A
Aurobindo Ghosh presented a militant programme of boycott and passive resistance in articles written in 1907.
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1905 - Partition Politics - Partition of Bengal
Rabindranath Tagore used which term for self-strengthening?
A. Atmashakti
B. Satyagraha
C. Khilafat
D. Iqbalism
Correct Answer: A
Tagore described constructive self-development as Atmashakti, meaning self-strengthening or self-confidence.
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Swadesh Bandhav Samiti was associated with:
A. Ashwini Kumar Dutta
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Aga Khan III
D. Lord Hardinge
Correct Answer: A
Ashwini Kumar Dutta's Swadesh Bandhav Samiti became an important organisation for constructive work.
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1905 - Partition Politics - Partition of Bengal
Who laid important foundations for the national education movement?
A. Satishchandra Mukherjee
B. Lord Curzon
C. Bampfylde Fuller
D. Lord Chelmsford
Correct Answer: A
Satishchandra Mukherjee played a central role in the national education initiative.
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Which physician and public figure was also associated with constructive Swadeshi enterprise?
A. Nilratan Sarkar
B. Bidhan Chandra Roy
C. Hakim Ajmal Khan
D. M.A. Ansari
Correct Answer: A
Nilratan Sarkar was identified with business and institutional ventures linked to constructive Swadeshi.
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1905 - Partition Politics - Partition of Bengal
Which scientist-industrialist was linked with Swadeshi business ventures?
A. Prafulla Chandra Roy
B. C.V. Raman
C. Homi Bhabha
D. Abdus Salam
Correct Answer: A
Prafulla Chandra Roy was associated with indigenous industrial development during the Swadeshi era.
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1905 - Partition Politics - Partition of Bengal
Constructive Swadeshi emphasised:
A. Local industries, national schools and village improvement
B. Only armed revolt
C. Expansion of British imports
D. Withdrawal from all education
Correct Answer: A
Constructive Swadeshi focused on self-help institutions and economic and educational development.
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Which two broad trends existed within the Swadeshi Movement?
A. Constructive Swadeshi and political extremism
B. Liberal imperialism and military rule
C. Communism and fascism
D. Federalism and presidentialism
Correct Answer: A
Banglapedia distinguishes constructive self-help from the more militant political extremist trend.
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What was the principal economic weapon used to support Swadeshi?
A. Boycott of British goods
B. Higher land revenue
C. Import subsidy
D. Forced labour
Correct Answer: A
Boycott was designed to reduce demand for British products and create space for indigenous enterprise.
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The term 'Swadeshi' in this context primarily promoted:
A. Use of indigenous goods
B. Use of imported British goods
C. Military service abroad
D. Payment in gold only
Correct Answer: A
Swadeshi encouraged production and consumption of locally made goods.
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According to Banglapedia, the major phase of the Swadeshi Movement continued until:
A. 1906
B. 1908
C. 1911
D. 1919
Correct Answer: B
The movement emanated from the 1905 partition and continued as a major campaign up to 1908.
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1905 - Partition Politics - Partition of Bengal
The Swadeshi Movement arose directly in response to:
A. The Partition of Bengal
B. The Simon Commission
C. The Rowlatt Act
D. The Cabinet Mission
Correct Answer: A
The 1905 partition triggered the Swadeshi and boycott campaigns.