Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Boycott Movement MCQ Quiz - Objective Question with Answer for Partition of Bengal and the Swadeshi Boycott Movement - Download Free PDF

The correct answer is 1907.Key Points 

• In 1907, the session of the Indian National Congress was held in Surat, in which the Congress was divided into two parties called the Extremist Party and the Moderate Dal.
• This is called the Surat division.
• The session of 1907 was presided over by Rash Behari Ghosh.

Additional Information 

• ​In 1907, the Congress session was held in Surat on the banks of the Tapti River under the chairmanship of Rash Behari Ghosh.
• In this, the differences between the moderates and the extremists led to a split in Congress.
• The Muslim League was formed in 1906 by Aga Khan and Mohsin Mulmuk.
• A separate electorate was introduced by the Morley–Ralley Minto Reform Act of 1909.

Important Points

• Resolutions passed in the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress in 1906 were about: 
  • Use of Swadeshi
  • Boycott Videshi
  • Focus on National Education
  • And Self Government
• Resolutions on all four issues were passed in the 1906 Congress session, and also swaraj was announced as the aim.
• The Calcutta session of 1906 was a conciliation attempt for both factions (moderates and extremists).
• Presided by Dadabhai Naoroji.
• Four compromise resolutions on the Swadeshi, Boycott, National Education, and Self- Government demands were passed.
• The major bone of contention was the Extremist demand to extend the boycott in both severities and extend it throughout India.
• While the moderates wanted to limit the boycott only to Bengal and with less severity.
• Throughout 1907 the two sides fought over differing interpretations of the resolutions.
• Moderates did not want to be tagged as radical.
• They also toned down the resolution in a compromised state and made it - self-government means that obtaining the self-governing British Colonies.
• Thus the whole meaning of Swaraj of the extremists was changed.
• The extremists felt cheated and the difference became apparent.
• Congress was now bound to split, which actually happened next year in Surat.

The correct answer is Bipin Chandra Pal.

Key Points

• Bipin Chandra Pal was one in Lal Pal Bal Triumvirate.
• He started the Swadeshi movement against the partition of Bengal.
• He stood against the Partition of Bengal by the British government.
• He was a social reformer.
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai are the key people in the swadeshi movement.
• Bipin Chandra Pal is known as the father of revolutionary thoughts.
• He founded English weekly "New India" in 1901.

Swadeshi movement:

• ​It was officially proclaimed on 7 August 1905 at the Calcutta Town Hall, in Bengal.
• Lord Curzon was the viceroy of India during Swadeshi Movement.
• The two main goals of this movement were the boycott of foreign-made goods and the use of Swadeshi goods.
• In Andhra Pradesh, the Swadeshi movement was also known as the Vandemataram movement.
• In 1909, the movement had spread across the country and people had started anti-partition and anti-colonial movements.
• Key people in the Swadeshi movement:
  • ​Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
  • Bipin Chandra Pal.
  • Lala Lajpat Rai
  • Aurobindo Ghosh

Lala Lajpat Rai:

• Lala Lajpat Rai participated in Swadeshi Andolan from the Hissar district of Haryana.
• He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak:

• ​He was popularly known as Lokmanya Tilak.
• He published a series of articles in his Marathi newspaper Kesari, against the British.
• He also launched the Maratha newspaper in English.

The correct answer is option 4.

Key Points

• The Partition of Bengal was carried out by Lord Curzon on October 16, 1905.
• It divided Bengal into:
  • Eastern Bengal and Assam (Muslim-majority)
  • Western Bengal (Hindu-majority)
• The move was widely opposed by Indian nationalists, who saw it as an attempt to "divide and rule" by separating Hindus and Muslims.
• The Swadeshi Movement was launched in protest.
• Massive protests, boycotts of British goods, and national awakening followed.
• Due to intense opposition and growing nationalist sentiment, the British annulled the partition in 1911 during the Delhi Durbar. Hence, option 4 is correct.
• At the same time, it was announced that the capital of British India would be shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.

The correct answer is Lord Curzon.

Key Points

• Partition of Bengal was announced on 19 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India, and implemented on 16 October 1905.
• Lord Curzon was the then Viceroy of India and he announced the partition of Bengal.
• The stated reason was to ease the administration but the actual reason was to weaken the growing nationalism in Bengal.
• As per Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam.

​Additional Information

•  Annulment of the Partition of Bengal:​
  • The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911.
  • Partition of Bengal was cancelled by Lord Hardinge II.
  • The capital of British India was moved to Delhi from Calcutta in 1911.
  • Despite the annulment, the partition already succeeded in creating a communal divide between Muslims and Hindus of Bengal.

The correct answer is Swadeshi Movement.

Key Points

• Swadeshi Movement started after the partition of Bengal.
• Swadeshi Movement:
  • The Swadeshi movement was one of the most successful movements of the Pre-Gandhian era.
  • The movement finds itself in the backdrop of the mendicant policies of the early nationalist leaders who resisted the Un-British-like rule in India but believed in the English monarchy.
  • The major cause of the Swadeshi movement can be attributed to the partition of Bengal in 1905 which was seen by the Indian nationalist as a divisionary tactic of Britishers to weaken the Bengali (Bhadralok) intelligentsia class which was seen as a cradle of Indian resistance.

Additional Information

• Events and their occurrence years:
  • Civil Disobedience Movement - March 12, 1930.
  • Swadeshi Movement - 1905.
  • Quit India Movement - August 1942.
  • Non-Cooperation Movement - 1 August 1920.

The correct answer is option 3 i.e 1911.

Key Points 

• The Bengal was partitioned in 1905.
  • It was partitioned by Lord Curzon.
  • Partition was announced on 20^th July 1905.
  • The Bengal partition came into effect on 16^th October 1905.
  • Partition of Bengal was a part of executing divide and rule policy in India by the British.
  • Swadeshi movement was one of the main protests against the partition of Bengal.
• The Partition of Bengal was canceled in 1911.
  • It was canceled by Lord Hardinge II.
• Bengal was partitioned for the second time in 1947 as a part of the Partition of India.

The correct answer is Swadeshi Movement.

Key Points

• Swadeshi Movement started after the partition of Bengal.
• Swadeshi Movement:
  • The Swadeshi movement was one of the most successful movements of the Pre-Gandhian era.
  • The movement finds itself in the backdrop of the mendicant policies of the early nationalist leaders who resisted the Un-British-like rule in India but believed in the English monarchy.
  • The major cause of the Swadeshi movement can be attributed to the partition of Bengal in 1905 which was seen by the Indian nationalist as a divisionary tactic of Britishers to weaken the Bengali (Bhadralok) intelligentsia class which was seen as a cradle of Indian resistance.

Additional Information

• Events and their occurrence years:
  • Civil Disobedience Movement - March 12, 1930.
  • Swadeshi Movement - 1905.
  • Quit India Movement - August 1942.
  • Non-Cooperation Movement - 1 August 1920.

The correct answer is Andhra Pradesh.

Key Points

• The `Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' were adopted as methods of struggle in Bengal at the same time the Vande Matram Movement was in Andhra Pradesh.

Additional Information 

• The Swadeshi movement was part of the Indian independence movement and contributed to the development of Indian nationalism.
• The movement, begun in 1906 by Indian nationals opposed to the Partition of Bengal, was one of the most successful movements against British rule.  
• Swadeshi was a focus of Mahatma Gandhi, who described it as the soul of swaraj (self-rule).
• It was the most significant movement in Bengal and was known as the Vande Mataram movement in Andhra Pradesh.
• Started: 7 August 1905.
• Ended: 1911.

The correct answer is option 3.

Key PointsSwadeshi movement:

• It was launched in 1905 as a protest against the partition of Bengal , had spread across the country.
• Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Lala Lajpat Rai are the key people in the swadeshi movement.
• When Lord Curzon, then Viceroy of India, announced the partition of Bengal in July 1905, Indian National Congress, initiated the Swadeshi movement in Bengal.

Contribution to Indigenous Crafts and Industries:

• The Swadeshi Movement significantly contributed to the revival of indigenous artisan crafts and industries. By promoting the use of locally produced goods and boycotting foreign products, it fostered a sense of nationalism and self-sufficiency among Indians. Hence, statement 1 is correct.

Establishment of the National Council of Education:

• The National Council of Education was established in 1906 as part of the Swadeshi Movement's broader goals. This institution aimed to promote technical education and national consciousness among Indians, countering British educational policies that were seen as inadequate. Hence, statement 2 is corre

The correct answer is 1906.

• The Muslim League was founded in 1906.

Key Points

• Formation of the Muslim League:
  • It was set up in 1906 AD, under the leadership of Aga Khan, Nawab Salimullah of Dhaka and Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk.
  • Aga Khan was the first president of the Muslim League.
  • It supported the partition of Bengal, opposed the Swadeshi Movement, and demanded special safeguards for its community and a separate electorate for the Muslims. 
  • Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the Muslim league in 1913.
  • In 1930, Iqbal suggested the union of the Frontier Province–Baluchistan, Sindh and Kashmir–as a Muslim state within the federation.
  • Chaudhry Rehmat Ali invented the term ‘Pakstan’ (later ‘Pakistan’) in 1935 AD.
  • The Lahore Session of the Muslim League was held in March 1940 AD.
  • Pakistan Resolution was passed and the Federal scheme was rejected as envisaged in the Government of India Act, 1935 AD.

The correct answer is Lord Curzon.

Key Points

• Partition of Bengal was announced on 19 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India, and implemented on 16 October 1905.
• Lord Curzon was the then Viceroy of India and he announced the partition of Bengal.
• The stated reason was to ease the administration but the actual reason was to weaken the growing nationalism in Bengal.
• As per Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam.

​Additional Information

•  Annulment of the Partition of Bengal:​
  • The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911.
  • Partition of Bengal was cancelled by Lord Hardinge II.
  • The capital of British India was moved to Delhi from Calcutta in 1911.
  • Despite the annulment, the partition already succeeded in creating a communal divide between Muslims and Hindus of Bengal.

The correct answer is All India Muslim League.

Key Points

• All India Muslim League supported the move for the partition of Bengal in 1905.
• Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905.
• The partition of the Bengal province came into effect during his viceroyalty on 16th October 1905.
• The idea of using the Bengal partition as a political tool to undermine the growing nationalism in Bengal.
• As per Curzon, after the partition, the two provinces would be Bengal (including modern West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam.
• Bengal would have a Hindu majority and Eastern Bengal and Assam would have a Muslim majority population. Its capital would remain Calcutta.
• Many people in Bengal regarded this partition as an insult to their motherland. Rabindranath Tagore composed the famous song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ which later became the national anthem of Bangladesh.
• Muslims led by the Nawab Sallimullah of Dhaka supported the partition.​

Additional Information

• Gadar Party
  • ​The Ghadar Party was initially named the Pacific Coast Hindustan Association.
  • It was formed on 15 July 1913 in the United States under the leadership of Lala Har Dayal, Sant Baba Wasakha Singh Dadehar, Baba Jawala Singh, Santokh Singh, and Sohan Singh Bhakna as its president. 
• Forward Bloc​
  • ​The All India Forward Bloc is a left-wing nationalist political party in India.
  • It emerged in 1939, under the leadership of Subhas Chandra Bose. 
• All India Muslim League​
  • ​The All-India Muslim League was a political party established in 1906 in British India.
  • Its strong advocacy, from 1930 onwards, for the establishment of a separate Muslim-majority nation-state, Pakistan, ultimately led to the partition of India in 1947 by the British Empire.
  • Founders: Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Aga Khan III, Hakim Ajmal Khan, Khwaja Salimullah, Waqar-ul-Mulk.
• Communist Party of India
  • ​The Communist Party of India is the oldest communist party in India and one of the 9 national parties in the country.
  • The CPI was founded in Kanpur on 26 December 1925.

The correct answer is 1905.

Key Points

• Lord Curzon announced the Partition of Bengal on 20 July 1905.
• The idea was to divide Bengal into two parts: Bengal and Eastern Bengal.
• The Western Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa were retained under Bengal while the remaining portion of Bengal and Assam formed the Eastern Bengal.
  • Calcutta was made the capital of Bengal and Dhaka was the capital of East Bengal.
• Lord Curzon argued for the partition of Bengal due to Administrative Convenience.
  • ​At that time Bengal was the centre of great political and freedom struggle.
  • Therefore, the main objective of Lord Curzon was to reduce the influence of Bengali politicians and divide the Bengali people.
• The partition of Bengal come into effect on effect on Oct 16 1905.
• The partition of Bengal was abolished by Lord Hardinge II at the Delhi Durbar in 1911.

Additional Information

• Swadeshi Boycott Movement
  • ​It was a unified reaction against the partition of Bengal in 1905 and continued up to 1908.
  • The Swadeshi movement opposed the British rule and at the same time encouraged the ideas of self-help, indigenous enterprise, national education and the use of Indian languages, hence this movement is known as Swadeshi Movement.
  • It explored new ideas of protest like the boycott of British goods, Rakhi Bandhan and Arandhan.
  • In Deltai Andhra region it was known as Vande Mataram movement.

The Correct Answer is Swadeshi Movement.

Key Points

• During the Swadeshi Movement, "Vande Mataram" became a popular song of people.
• The Swadeshi movement began in 1905 with the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, partitioning Bengal and continued until 1911. 
• This was the strongest in Bengal and was also recognized in India as the Vandemataram Movement.
• Among the movement's various forms of struggle, it was the boycott of foreign-made goods that encountered the greatest visible success on the practical and popular levels.
• Boycotts and public burning of foreign clothes, picketing of shops selling foreign goods, all became common in remote corners of Bengal as well as in many major cities and towns across the country.
• Another form of mass mobilization widely used by the Swadeshi movement was the corps of volunteers (samitis).
• Ashwini Kumar Dutt, a school teacher, set up the Swadesh Bandhab Samiti in Barisal which was the best-known volunteer organization of all of them.

Additional Information

• The Shivaji and Ganapati festivals in Western India (Maharashtra) were organized by Lokmanya Tilak to spread the swadeshi message and boycott movements among the masses.
• The Swadeshi and boycott movements placed great emphasis on ' Atmasakti ' or self-reliance as a means of reasserting national dignity in different fields.

The correct answer is 1912.

Key Points

• Bihar was separated from Odisha and Bengal in 1912.
• It was once a part of the Bengal Presidency which was the largest British province in India to exist at that time.
• In March 1936, Bihar and Odisha were made into separate provinces after the declaration of the Government Of India 1935. 

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•  The Government of India Act of 1935:
  • The Act divided legislative powers between the Centre and Provinces.
  • Dyarchy was abolished in the provinces, but it was introduced at the federal level.
  • It provided for the establishment of a Reserve Bank of India to control the currency and credit of the country.
  • It provided for the establishment of a Federal Public Service Commission and Joint Public Service Commission for two or more provinces.