First World War and Nationalist Response

Question 1

The Home Rule Movement was the Indian response to the

Answer 1

First World War

Question 2

Annie Besant, the Irish theosophist based in India since

Answer 2

1896,

Question 3

Annie Besant, newspaper

Answer 3

New India and Commonweal

Question 4

Tilak set up his Home Rule League in

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April 1916

Question 5

Tilak Home Rule League restricted to

Answer 5

Maharashtra (excluding Bombay city), Karnataka,

Central Provinces and Berar.

Question 6

Annie Besant set up her league in Madras

Answer 6

September 1916

Question 7

Annie Besant Home Rule League covered

Answer 7

the rest of India (including Bombay city

Question 8

as the organising secretary for Annie Besant Home Rule League

Answer 8

George Arundale

Question 9

Besides Arundale, the main work for Annie Besant Home Rule League was done by

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B.W. Wadia and C.P. Ramaswamy Aiyar.

Question 10

The Home Rule agitation was later joined by

Answer 10

Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Bhulabhai Desai, Chittaranjan Das, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Tej Bahadur Sapru and Lala Lajpat Rai

Question 11

Sir S. Subramaniya Aiyar renounced his knighthood after

Answer 11

In June 1917, Annie Besant and her associates, B.P. Wadia and George Arundale, were arrested.

Question 12

commented that “Shiva …cut his wife into fifty-two pieces only to discover that he had fifty-two wives. This is what happens to the Government of India when it interns Mrs Besant.

Answer 12

Montagu,

the Secretary of State for India,

Question 13

Maulana Azad’s newspaper

Answer 13

Al Hilal

Question 14

Mohammad Ali’s newspaper

Answer 14

Comrade

Question 15

The government policy is of an increasing participation of Indians in every branch of administration and gradual development of selfgoverning institutions with a view to the progressive realisation of responsible government in India as an integral part of the
British Empire.”

Answer 15

Montagu’s Statement of August 1917

Question 16

implied the condition that the rulers were to be

answerable to the elected representatives,

Answer 16

Montagu’s Statement of August 1917