Growth of Nationalism Flashcards
When was the vernacular press act passed?
1878
The …………………………. act forbade the vernacular papers to publish any material that might excite feelings of dissatisfaction against the British government
Vernacular Press Act
When was Indian arms act passed?
1878
Indian Arms Act?
The Indian Arms act of 1878 made it a criminal offence for Indians to carry arms without license
Raja Rammohan Roy was the greatest social and religious reformers of the ……………………..
19th Century
When was Ilbert Bill passed?
1883
Raja Rammohan Roy was a great ………………….
humanist
What is Monotheism?
Worship of one god
When was Atmiya Sabha started?
1814
When was Bramho Sabha started?
1828
What was the Brahmo Sabha renamed to?
Brahmo Samaj
The Brahmo Samaj believed in …………………………..
Monotheism
Raja Rammohan Roy started a camapign for the abolition of ………………….. and …………………
sati and purdah system
Who was the Governor-General who made sati illegal and when?
William Bentinck in 1829
The Bengali weekly started by Raja Rammnohan Roy?
Samwad Kaumudi
What was the Persian paper started by Raja Rammohan Roy?
Mirat-ul-Akhbar
Raja Rammohan Roy was the initiator of …………………………
public agitation
In the words of Rabindranath Tagore, Raja Rammohan Roy was the …………………………………….. and ………………………………………..
father of Indian Renaissance and the prophet of Indian Nationalism
In 1851, Jyothiba Phule with his wife, Savitribahi Phule started one of the first ………………….. in ………..
girls school in pune
Who was the first to use the word ‘swaraj’?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
In which book did Jyothiba Phule describe the hardships and distress felt by the lower castes?
Ghulamagiri
Jyothiba Phule founded the ………………….
Satya Sodhak Samaj
When was the Satya Sodhak Samaj Founded?
1873
Who proclaimed the superiority of the indian culture and civilisation?
Swami Vivekananda and Swami Dayanand Saraswathi
Name some of the newspapers which played a prominent role in the Rise of Nationalism in Inda?
Kohinoor, Times of India, The Hindu, The Statesman
Who was the first to raise the slogan ‘India for the Indians.’?
Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Some prominent newspapers of the later half of the 19th century
Amrit Bazar Patrika, The Bengali, The Tribune, The Times of India, The Hindu, The Pioneer, The Statesman
Which was the first political association to be started in India by the Indians
The Landholders’ Society
When was The Landholders’ Society started?
1838
When and where was the East India Association founded?
In London, in 1866
Who founded the East India Association?
Dadabhai Naroji
Who was A.O Hume?
A retired British member of the Indian Civil Service
When was the foundation for the Indian National Union Laid?
1884
How many delegates attended the first meeting of the Indian National Union?
72
Why was the first meeting of the Indian National Union shifted from Pune to Mumbai?
Because plague broke out in Pune
Who was the president of the first meeting of the Indian National Union
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
When was the foundation of the Indian National Congress Laid?
28th December 1885
On whose suggestion was the name of the Indian National Union changed to Indian National Congress
Dadabhai Naroji
Who was the viceroy who favoured the formation of the Indian National Congress?
Lord Dufferin
When did the Congress hold its sessions every year?
In the month of December
Why did the Congress hold sessions in the month of December?
To chalk out it programmes to achieve its aims
Who was the president of the first session of the congress?
W.C Bonnerjee
How many delegates attended the first session of the congress?
72
Where was the second session of the Congress held?
Kolkata
Who was the president of the second session of the congress?
Dadabhai Naroji
When was the Surat Session held?
1907
Who was the president of the Surat Session?
Rashbehari Ghosh
Between whom was a dispute in the Surat Session?
The Early Nationalists and The Assertive Nationalists
When was the Congress United?
At the Lucknow Session in 1916
