Colonialism and the Freedom Struggle Quiz - CBSE Class 8 Social Science
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Who was the first Governor-General of India?
- Warren Hastings
- William Bentinck
- Lord Dalhousie
- Lord Curzon
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Answer: A. Warren Hastings
Warren Hastings was appointed as the first Governor-General of India in 1773 under the Regulating Act.
Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942 demanding an end to British Rule in India?
- Non-Cooperation Movement
- Civil Disobedience Movement
- Quit India Movement
- Khilafat Movement
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Answer: C. Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement, launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1942, was a mass protest demanding the end of British rule in India.
Who among the following was not a leader of the Revolt of 1857?
- Rani Lakshmibai
- Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Mangal Pandey
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Answer: D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak was not involved in the Revolt of 1857. He was an important leader in the Indian independence movement later on.
Which movement was launched in response to the partition of Bengal in 1905?
- Quit India Movement
- Non-Cooperation Movement
- Swadeshi Movement
- Civil Disobedience Movement
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Answer: C. Swadeshi Movement
The Swadeshi Movement was launched as a response to the partition of Bengal in 1905. It involved the boycott of British goods and the promotion of Indian-made goods as a protest.
Which Indian revolutionary founded the 'Anushilan Samiti' in 1902?
- Aurobindo Ghosh
- Barindra Kumar Ghosh
- Bhagat Singh
- Rajguru
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Answer: B. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
Barindra Kumar Ghosh founded the Anushilan Samiti in 1902 in Bengal, which was a revolutionary society involved in the anti-British independence movement.