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Modern History Set 127 Questions & Answers
The first systematic attempt to organize a trade union in India was the formation of the Madras Labour Union in 1918. Who was its founder? – B.P. WadiaTo provide a consolidated national platform for the growing labor movement, the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was founded in 1920. Who was its first President? – Lala Lajpat RaiIn 1918, Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in founding which major trade union during his early Satyagraha campaigns? – Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association (Majoor Mahajan Sangh)The Communist Party of India (CPI) was first founded outside India in 1920 in Tashkent (then in the Soviet Union). Who was its principal founder? – M.N. RoyIn 1924, several prominent communist leaders, including S.A. Dange and Muzaffar Ahmed, were arrested and tried for “seeking to deprive the King-Emperor of his sovereignty.” What was this famous trial called? – Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy CaseThe Meerut Conspiracy Case (1929–1933) drew international attention when 33 prominent leaders of the left and labor movements were arrested. Which of the following British communists was also arrested in this case? – Philip SprattThe Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was formed in 1934 within the Indian National Congress to give the national movement a socialist direction. Who were its key founders? – Jayaprakash Narayan and Acharya Narendra DevAfter resigning as the President of the Indian National Congress in 1939, Subhas Chandra Bose consolidated the left-wing forces by founding which new political party? – The Forward BlocIn 1940, M.N. Roy distanced himself from mainstream communist politics and founded a new political party based on “radical humanism.” What was it called? – The Radical Democratic PartyThe Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), which played a significant role in the Tebhaga movement and post-independence politics, was founded in 1940 by whom? – Tridib ChaudhuriThe deeply influential pamphlet Bhavani Mandir (1905), which detailed the plan for establishing a revolutionary secret society in a secluded temple, was written by whom? – Aurobindo GhoshThe seminal Bengali book Bartaman Bharat (Modern India), which eloquently detailed the evolution of Indian society and urged the masses to awaken, was authored by whom? – Swami VivekanandaGita Rahasya, a profound philosophical treatise arguing that the Bhagavad Gita teaches selfless action (Karma Yoga), was written by which nationalist leader in Mandalay prison? – Bal Gangadhar TilakBal Gangadhar Tilak famously argued that the ancestors of the Vedic people lived in the polar regions in which of his books? – The Arctic Home in the VedasThe first systematic economic critique of British rule in India was presented by Dadabhai Naoroji in which seminal book? – Poverty and Un-British Rule in IndiaWhich prominent Indian nationalist and civil servant authored the two-volume The Economic History of India (1901)? – R.C. DuttGulamgiri (Slavery), published in 1873 and dedicated to the anti-slavery movement in America, was a scathing critique of the caste system. Who wrote it? – Jyotiba PhuleThe groundbreaking text Annihilation of Caste, originally written as an undelivered speech for a social reform conference in Lahore in 1936, was authored by whom? – Dr. B.R. AmbedkarThe powerful and rationalist essay Why I am an Atheist was written in 1930 while awaiting execution in the Lahore Central Jail by which revolutionary? – Bhagat SinghBandi Jiwan (A Life of Captivity) served as a revolutionary textbook for youths joining the armed struggle against the British. It was written by which founding member of the HRA? – Sachindra Nath SanyalThe highly influential Bengali political novel Pather Dabi (The Demand of the Right of Way), which was banned by the British for sedition, was written by whom? – Sarat Chandra ChattopadhyayThe national song ‘Vande Mataram’ was featured in the classic Bengali novel Anandamath, set during the Sanyasi Rebellion. Who authored it? – Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeThe famous Bengali play Nil Darpan, which exposed the horrific atrocities of British indigo planters, was written by whom? – Dinabandhu MitraTo promote indigenous education and art during the Swadeshi Movement, the Bengal National College was set up in 1906. Who served as its first principal? – Aurobindo GhoshTo revive traditional Indian art forms and counter Western academic art styles, the ‘Indian Society of Oriental Art’ was founded in 1907 by whom? – Abanindranath TagoreThe influential English-language daily newspaper National Herald, which played a key role in the later stages of the freedom struggle, was founded in 1938 by whom? – Jawaharlal NehruThe Free Press Journal, a prominent nationalist newspaper that fearlessly covered the freedom movement, was founded in 1928 by which pioneering journalist? – S. SadanandThe Mahratti newspaper Mooknayak (Leader of the Voiceless), launched in 1920 to champion the rights of the depressed classes, was founded by whom? – Dr. B.R. AmbedkarThe English-language weekly New India and the daily Commonweal, both vital in promoting the Home Rule Movement, were published by whom? – Annie BesantThe seminal Marxist analysis of the Indian situation, the book India in Transition (1922), was authored by which prominent communist leader? – M.N. Roy
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Labour & Unions: B.P. Wadia formed the Madras Labour Union (1918). Lala Lajpat Rai was AITUC’s first president. Gandhi backed the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association.Leftist Movements: M.N. Roy founded the CPI in Tashkent. Philip Spratt was jailed in the Meerut Conspiracy Case. Early communists were tried in the Kanpur Case.Socialist Politics: JP Narayan & Acharya Narendra Dev founded the Congress Socialist Party. SC Bose formed the Forward Bloc. Tridib Chaudhuri founded the RSP.Nationalist Literature: Aurobindo Ghosh wrote ‘Bhavani Mandir’. Swami Vivekananda authored ‘Bartaman Bharat’. Tilak wrote ‘Gita Rahasya’ in prison.Economic Critiques: Dadabhai Naoroji detailed the ‘Drain Theory’ in his book, while R.C. Dutt wrote the exhaustive ‘Economic History of India’.Social Reform Texts: Jyotiba Phule’s ‘Gulamgiri’ attacked caste oppression. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar wrote ‘Annihilation of Caste’ and founded ‘Mooknayak’.Revolutionary Texts: Bhagat Singh’s ‘Why I am an Atheist’ and Sachindra Nath Sanyal’s ‘Bandi Jiwan’ heavily influenced youth revolutionaries.Bengali Masterpieces: Sarat Chandra wrote ‘Pather Dabi’. Bankim Chandra authored ‘Anandamath’ (Vande Mataram). Dinabandhu Mitra exposed Indigo planters in ‘Nil Darpan’.Art & Education: Aurobindo Ghosh led the Bengal National College. Abanindranath Tagore revived Indian art styles.Press & Journalism: Nehru founded ‘National Herald’. S. Sadanand led ‘Free Press Journal’. Annie Besant published ‘New India’ & ‘Commonweal’.
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