ICSE-X-History
04: Second Phase of the Indian National Movement
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- Qstn #1Why one of the sections of the Congress was called the 'Assertive Nationalists'?Ans : A section of the Congress was called the Assertives because they were more radical in their demands and believed in a more Assertive form of nationalism.
- Qstn #2What was the aim of the Assertives as far as the National Movement was concerned?Ans : The main aim of the Assertives was to gain complete independence of India and not dominion status as claimed by the Moderates.
- Qstn #3Which classes of people in general supported the Assertive?Ans : The people of lower middle classes, the students, workers and farmers supported the Assertives.
- Qstn #4Mention one difference between the Moderates and the Assertives.Ans : The Moderates believed in publishing petitions and memorandums to bring about changes, but the Assertive Nationalists favoured vigorous mass movements to press the British Government to concede Indian demands.
- Qstn #5When did the conflict arise between the Moderates and the Assertive Nationalists?Ans : The conflict between the two came to the surface in the Congress session held in 1906.
- Qstn #6When did the Congress split into two blocs?Ans : The Congress split into Moderates and the Assertive Nationalists at the Surat Session of the Congress held in 1907.
- Qstn #7What was the attitude of the British Government towards the Assertives?Ans : The British Government followed the policy of repression against the Assertives.
- Qstn #8Name any three important persons who led the Moderates at the time of the split.Ans : The Moderates were led by Feroz Shah Mehta, Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Surendranath Banerjee.
- Qstn #9Who were the important leaders of the Assertives?Ans : The Assertive were led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, and Lala Lajpat Rai at the time of the Congress split. They were also called Lal-Bal-Pal.
- Qstn #9Name the leaders who constituted the Assertives trio in the early years of the twentieth century.
- Qstn #10Mention one principal objective of the Assertives.Ans : They wanted to oust the imperial regime by means of mass struggle because they felt that the old mendicancy could not prove effective.
- Qstn #11Mention three methods of the Assertives proposed for attaining independence.Ans : The Assertives proposed the following three methods for the attainment of independence: (i) Swadeshi, (ii) Boycott,(iii) National Education.