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Quiz on The Revolutionary Movement (History of Modern India)

Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Standard Eight History of Modern India

1. Who wrote 'The 1857 War of Independence'?

Swatantryaveer Savarkar
Aurobindo Ghosh
Bhupendranath Datta
Charles Andrews
Correct Answer: Swatantryaveer Savarkar

2. Who established India House in London?

Dr. Khankhoje
Lala Hardayal
Pt. Shyamji Krishna Verma
Vijayalakshmi Pandit
Correct Answer: Pt. Shyamji Krishna Verma

3. Who was the chief of the revolutionary group at Chittagong in Bengal

Udham Singh
Surya Sen
Chandrashekhar Azad
Bhagat Singh
Correct Answer: Surya Sen

4. Why did the Chaphekar brothers kill Rand?

He did not pay ransom.
He fired on protestors.
He put them in jail.
Rand had resorted to tyranny and coercion.
Correct Answer: Rand had resorted to tyranny and coercion.

5. What is meant by 'Gadar'?

Entertainment
Revolt
Agriculture
Flower
Correct Answer: Revolt

6. Why did Bhagat Singh and Rajguru kill Saunders?

To avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai
He was caught in crossfire.
He tried to kill them.
He was about to arrest them.
Correct Answer: To avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai

7. Why did Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Datta hurl a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly?

To get publicity.
To scare away the members.
To protest against the bills curtailing civil rights.
To stop it from functioning.
Correct Answer: To protest against the bills curtailing civil rights.

8. Why was Madanlal Dhingra hanged?

He shot dead Curzon Wylie.
He looted a train.
He robbed a bank.
He produced dynamites.
Correct Answer: He shot dead Curzon Wylie.

9. Why did the revolutionaries whisk away the government treasure near Kakori railway station?

To distribute among the poor
To collect funds for revolutionary work
To build a hospital
To built a school
Correct Answer: To collect funds for revolutionary work

Originally posted 2015-11-21 06:10:10.