1903-1911 Developments

Question 1

Lord Curzon 1903

Answer 1

1 ) Need to divide Bengal into two for the purpose of administrative convenience
2 ) Will weaken Bengal Nationalism
3 ) Protests by moderates

Question 2

Lord Curzon 1905

Answer 2

1 ) Bengal was divided
2 ) Extremists criticized the leadership of moderates as weak and ineffective
3 ) Extremists involved the masses through use of boycott and swadeshi

Question 3

Swadeshi ( GANDHI VIEW)

Answer 3

1 ) Self-sufficiency
2 ) Generate employment for individuals
3 ) Environmental sustainability is essential
4 ) Decrease the dependence on imports

Question 4

Gandhi view on technology

Answer 4

1 ) Labour displacing

2 ) Reduce the work for labour

Question 5

Lord Curzon 1906

Answer 5

1 ) Dadabhai Naoroji was president of Congress to build bridges between moderates and extremists
2 ) Swaraj on lines of white British colonies through constitutional means
3 ) Movement will stay restricted to Bengal

Question 6

Reasons for Congress Surat split 1907

Answer 6

1 ) Extremists wanted to extend the movement outside Bengal under Tilak
2 ) Moderates were hopeful of constitutional reforms by British
3 ) Deliberate denial of the presidency to Tilak
4 ) Extremists viewed that moderates slowed the pace

Question 7

Consequences of Surat Split

Answer 7

1 ) Weakened the Indian freedom struggle
2 ) Extremists leadership was suppressed
3 ) Tilak jailed for 6 years
4 ) Lajpat Rai was forced to exile
5 ) Moderate leadership lacked a mass base and was left disappointed by the reforms of 1909

Question 8

MILITANT NATIONALISM (1908-1911)

Answer 8

1 ) Newspaper YUGANTAR- Baruner kumar ghosh
2 ) 1907- Alipore bombing case
3 ) Involved the youth of Bengal
4 ) Aim was to assasinate unpopular british officials
5 ) Delhi conspiracy case 1912
6 ) Anushilan samiti formed by barindra kumar ghosh and Bhupengra narh dutta

Question 9

Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 (Prelims)

Indian council Acts 1909

Answer 9

1 ) Objective- Not to establish self-governing institutions
2 ) Indians would be in majority in legislative councils. However, the non-elected members remained
3) No voting powers over the budget
4 ) Separate electorate for Muslims
5 )

Question 10

1911 Call of the partition of Bengal

Answer 10

1 ) Capital shifted to Delhi

2 ) Attempt to establish their hegemony over the masses during this period