Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following pairs regarding the decline of the Home Rule agitation:

Development Effect on the movement
1. Communal riots during 1917-18 Weakened the political environment for the agitation
2. Montagu’s promise of reforms Pacified many Moderates who had joined after Besant’s arrest
3. Announcement of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms Divided nationalist opinion
4. Tilak’s activities after September 1918 Supplied continuous leadership from within India

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All four
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