Indian History MCQ Practice

The partition of Bengal (1905) was annulled in 1911 by Lord Hardinge, who was the Viceroy of India at that time. He announced the reversal and restored Bengal to its original territorial status in the new arrangement. This decision came after widespread protest and political pressure, and it aimed to ease administrative and political tensions. The other options refer to different periods or roles: Lord Curzon initiated the partition; Lord Amherst and Lord Linlithgow served in later or earlier eras with different contexts.

The correct answer is Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt. In April 1929, they threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly to protest repressive colonial laws and to inspire others to join the freedom struggle. The bombs were intended to “make a loud noise” rather than to kill, and both men surrendered to the police, using the trial to publicize their cause. The other pairs did not participate in this action; Bhagat Singh was involved with Dutt, not with Azad, Batukeshwar Dutt, Rajguru, or Sukh Dev in this specific incident.

Arya Samaj, founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati, began in Bombay in 1875. In 1877, its headquarters were shifted to Lahore, which then lay in British India (now in Pakistan). The move helped establish a stronger organizational base in the northwestern region and facilitated propagation of the reformist ideas of Arya Samaj, such as Vedic interpretation, swadeshi values, and social reforms. The other cities listed (Lahore is the correct option) did not serve as the headquarters after 1877. Understanding this shift helps place Arya Samaj in the broader context of 19th-century reform movements in the Indian subcontinent.

The First Famine Commission was chaired by Richard Strachey. It was set up to study famines in British India and to examine policies for preventing and mitigating famines. Strachey, a senior Civil Service officer, led the commission and guided its inquiry into causes, relief measures, and administrative controls during famines. The other options did not chair this commission: Mountbatten and Radcliffe were 20th-century administrators associated with late‑period administrative tasks, while James Lyall was not the chair of the First Famine Commission.