1. In which year was the Partition of Bengal first carried out?
(A) 1901
(B) 1905
(C) 1908
(D) 1911
2. Who was the Viceroy of India responsible for the partition of Bengal?
(A) Lord Minto
(B) Lord Curzon
(C) Lord Hardinge
(D) Lord Ripon
3. What was the official reason given for the partition of Bengal?
(A) To suppress nationalist activities
(B) Economic reforms
(C) Administrative convenience
(D) Religious harmony
4. Bengal was divided into how many parts in 1905?
(A) Four
(B) Three
(C) Two
(D) One
5. The partition of Bengal was strongly opposed by:
(A) British officials
(B) Zamindars only
(C) Muslim League
(D) Indian nationalists
6. Which movement was launched in response to the partition?
(A) Swadeshi Movement
(B) Non-Cooperation Movement
(C) Quit India Movement
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement
7. The main tactic of the Swadeshi Movement was:
(A) Boycott of British goods
(B) Armed rebellion
(C) Civil disobedience
(D) Mass petitions
8. Who emerged as one of the prominent leaders opposing the partition?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(C) Surendranath Banerjee
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
9. Which newspaper played a key role in spreading anti-partition sentiments?
(A) The Hindu
(B) Amrita Bazar Patrika
(C) The Statesman
(D) Indian Spectator
10. Which city became the center of anti-partition protests?
(A) Delhi
(B) Calcutta (Kolkata)
(C) Bombay (Mumbai)
(D) Madras (Chennai)
11. The Swadeshi Movement encouraged the production of:
(A) Foreign goods
(B) Machinery
(C) British textile
(D) Indigenous goods
12. Women participated in the Swadeshi Movement by:
(A) Leading armed protests
(B) Filing petitions to British authorities
(C) Spinning khadi and boycotting foreign goods
(D) Joining the police
13. Which British Viceroy annulled the Partition of Bengal in 1911?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Hardinge
(C) Lord Minto
(D) Lord Ripon
14. The annulment of the partition was announced at:
(A) Bombay Session
(B) Simla Conference
(C) Calcutta Session
(D) Delhi Durbar
15. What was the main reason for the annulment of the partition?
(A) Administrative failure
(B) Strong nationalist protests and unrest
(C) Economic difficulties
(D) Support from Muslim League
16. The partition of Bengal led to the rise of:
(A) Revolutionary terrorism
(B) Moderate political activism only
(C) Swadeshi and boycott movements
(D) Peasant uprisings in Punjab
17. Which political party supported the British in the annulment of the partition?
(A) Indian National Congress
(B) Communist Party of India
(C) Muslim League
(D) Swaraj Party
18. Which city became the capital of the reunited Bengal in 1911?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Delhi
(C) Dhaka
(D) Mumbai
19. The anti-partition movement contributed to the growth of:
(A) Revolutionary nationalism
(B) Moderate politics only
(C) Loyalist sentiment
(D) British economic reforms
20. The Partition of Bengal affected which two regions predominantly?
(A) Bihar and Punjab
(B) West Bengal and Orissa
(C) East Bengal and Assam
(D) Madras and Bombay
21. The Swadeshi Movement included which of the following tactics?
(A) Boycott of foreign goods
(B) Promotion of indigenous industries
(C) All of the above
(D) Mass meetings and rallies
22. The movement against the partition led to the establishment of:
(A) Revolutionary societies
(B) British trade councils
(C) Boycott committees and Swadeshi organizations
(D) Zamindari reforms
23. The annulment of the partition gave rise to:
(A) More Hindu-Muslim unity
(B) British direct rule over Bengal
(C) Increased communal tensions
(D) Decline of nationalism
24. Who moved the resolution in INC condemning the partition?
(A) Surendranath Banerjee
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Lala Lajpat Rai
25. Which slogan became popular during the Swadeshi Movement?
(A) “Vande Mataram”
(B) “Swaraj is my birthright”
(C) “Inquilab Zindabad”
(D) “Quit India”
26. The annulment of the partition also led to the shifting of the capital from Kolkata to:
(A) Delhi
(B) Bombay
(C) Madras
(D) Lahore
27. The Partition of Bengal and its annulment marked the beginning of:
(A) Revolutionary uprisings in Punjab only
(B) British economic reforms
(C) Mass nationalist politics and activism in India
(D) Moderate petitions to the British government