
an instrument to expand the Indian market for the products of British industriesĨ). an instrument for the spread of British Culture in IndiaĬ). a constitutional outlet for the mass discontent against the authoritiesī). The Colonial Rulers, according to the Safety Valve thesis, were trying to use Congress as A). All of them agree that the manner of its birth affected the basic character and future work of the congress in a crucial manner. Most writers accept the core of the myth, that a violent revolution was on the cards at the time and was avoided only by the foundations of the congress. Consequently, the revolutionary potential was nipped in the bud. The myth is that the lndian National Congress was started by AO Hume and others under the official direction, guidance and advice of no less a person than Lord Dufferin, the Viceroy, to provide a safe, mild, peaceful and constitutional outlet of safety valve for the rising discontent among the masses, which was inevitably leading towards a popular and violent revolution. The following question is based on the passage given below. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists Listlīelow the options are given in the A B C D order A). Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? A). Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji. Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama 1.Madam Cama unfurledthe National Flag at the lntemational Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894 Which of the statements given above are correct? A). The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume 4. CR Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress 3. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress 2. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress 1. Appointment of Annie Besant as the President of the Congress.Ĥ). Acceptance of all the proposals of the Muslim League.ĭ). Transfer of leadership of the National Movement to the Home Rule League.ī). What was the proposal made by Lokmanya Tilak at the Lucknow Session of the Congress in 1916 to transform the Congress from a deliberative body into one capable of leading a sustained movement? A). Curzon's plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congressģ). Curzon's attempt to control the Universitiesĭ). Curzon's design to curtail the sphere of local self governmentī). Which among the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods during the first decade of the last century? A). Match List l with List If and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists Listlīelow options are given in the A B C D order A).
