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The document discusses the growth of nationalism in India. It provides details about various Indian reformers from the 18th-19th century who contributed to the growth of nationalism through establishing organizations like the Bramho Samaj (1828), Saty Shodhak Samaj (1850), and the Indian National Congress (1885). Reformers like Raja Rammohan Roy, Jyotiba Phule, and Savitribai Phule worked to abolish social evils, establish schools for women and the oppressed, and spread social and religious reform messages. The Indian press also played an important role in disseminating nationalist ideas and connecting reformers across India.

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Chapter 2 - Growth of Nationalism Desktop

The document discusses the growth of nationalism in India. It provides details about various Indian reformers from the 18th-19th century who contributed to the growth of nationalism through establishing organizations like the Bramho Samaj (1828), Saty Shodhak Samaj (1850), and the Indian National Congress (1885). Reformers like Raja Rammohan Roy, Jyotiba Phule, and Savitribai Phule worked to abolish social evils, establish schools for women and the oppressed, and spread social and religious reform messages. The Indian press also played an important role in disseminating nationalist ideas and connecting reformers across India.

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Chapter 2 – Growth of Nationalism

1. Which of the following practises were targeted by Raja


Rammohan Roy, resulting in it becoming a legal offense:
a. Sati
b. Polygamy
c. Child marriage
d. Women education
2. Given below is the picture of a famous reformer. Which
of the following was the Persian newspaper published
by him?

a. Mirat-ul-Uroos
b. Samwad Kaumudi
c. Gift to Monotheists
d. Mirat-ul-Akhbar
3. When was the Bramho Samaj founded?
a. 1825
b. 1814
c. 1828
d. 1821
4. Which of the following was a part of the ideology of the
Bramho Samaj?
a. Support polytheism
b. Condemn idol-worship
c. Supremacy of Vedanta and Indian culture
d. Both (b) and (c)
5. What did Rabindranath Tagore call Raja Rammohan Roy
as?
a. Father of Indian Nationalism
b. Father of Indian Journalism
c. Prophet of Indian Nationalism
d. Both (a) and (c)
6. Which of the following was NOT an ideology of Jyotiba
Phule?
a. Women are superior to men
b. Widows have the right to remarry
c. Condemn polytheism and trust in monotheism
d. Both (a) and (b)
7. Who first raised the slogan “India for Indians”?
a. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
b. Dadabhai Naoroji
c. Mahatma Gandhi
d. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
8. Given below is the picture of a famous reformer. What is
the name of the book he wrote, and what does it
describe?

a. Azadi; struggle of the Indians against the British


b. Ghulamgiri; the condition of the enslaved Indians in
the hands of the British
c. Ghulamgiri; hardship and distress felt by the lower
castes
d. Harijan; hardship and distress felt by the lower castes
9. Name the society founded by Jyotiba Phule:
a. Harijan Kalyan
b. Saty Shodhak Samaj
c. Swaraji
d. None of the above
10. When and with whose help did Jyotiba Phule found
one of the first girls schools in Pune?
a. 1850; Savitribai Phule
b. 1852; Annie Besant
c. 1851; Annie Besant
d. 1851; Savitribai Phule
11. Which of the following is NOT a contribution of the
Press in the growth of nationalism in India?
a. Spread message of patriotism
b. Urge the nation to support the British in World War 1
c. Exchange views among various groups
d. Make Indians aware of what was happening around
the world
12. Which of the following was a prominent newspaper
for spreading nationalism in India?
a. Amrit Bazar Patrika
b. Ananda Bazar Patrika
c. The Times
d. Deccan Herald
13. In 1854, this great person founded two institutions.
What were they?

a. A school for women; A school for the poor


b. A school for untouchables; A grievance centre
c. A school for untouchables; A private orphanage for
widows
d. Satya Shodak Samaj; A private orphanage for widows
14. At which session was the Indian National Congress
split?
a. Kolkata
b. Lahore
c. Lucknow
d. Surat
15. Which of the following was a newspaper published
by the “Pioneer of Indian Journalism” in Bengali?
a. Ananda Bazar Patrika
b. Samwad Kaumudi
c. Bengali
d. Ei Somoi
16. Who presided over the second session of the Indian
National Congress?
a. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
b. Rashbehari Bose
c. Dadabhai Naoroji
d. Surendranath Banarjee
17. Which of the following were not one of the 72
delegates at the first session of the Indian National
Congress?
a. Pherozshah Mehta
b. Mahatma Gandhi
c. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
d. Badruddin Tyabji
18. When was the first session of the Indian National
Congress held?
a. 1880
b. 1884
c. 1885
d. 1886
19. How many delegates attended the first session of
the Indian National Congress?
a. 72
b. 75
c. 82
d. 85
20. Who presided over the first session of the Indian
National Congress?
a. Allan Octavian Hume
b. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
c. Womesh Chandra Banerjee
d. Surendranath Banerjee
21. Every year, a session of the Indian National
Congress was held in the month of:
a. January
b. February
c. November
d. December
22. Which of the following was NOT the aim of the
Indian National Congress?
a. To train and organize public opinion
b. To promote friendly relations among political workers
in different parts of the country
c. To organize socio-religious reform movements
d. To formulate popular demands and present them
before the government
23. Which of the following was founded by Raja
Rammohan Roy?
a. Bramho Samaj
b. Arya Samaj
c. Satya Shodak Samaj
d. None of the above
24. Who proclaimed the superiority of Indian culture
and civilisation?
a. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
b. Swami Vivekananda
c. Raja Rammohan Roy
d. Both (a) and (b)
25. The following individual founded an organization. It
was:

a. Indian Association
b. Indian National Conference
c. Indian National Society
d. None of the above
26. In 1814, this great man founded an organization. It
aimed to:

a. Struggle against idol worship


b. Struggle against Vernacular Press Act
c. Struggle against the British Government
d. Struggle against the rich moneylender
27. Which of the following were NOT one of the
political demands of Raja Rammohan Roy?
a. Abolition of the East India Company’s trading rights
b. Abolition of the Viceroy’s council and attainment of
Swaraj
c. Abolition of the Export Duties on Indian goods
d. None of the Above
Answer Key:
1. a
2. d
3. c
4. b
5. d
6. c
7. a
8. c
9. b
10. d
11. b
12. a
13. c
14. d
15. b
16. c
17. b
18. c
19. a
20. c
21. d
22. c
23. a
24. d
25. d
26. a
27. b

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