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1. 1.

   Multiple choice questions:

   1. Who was the Governor-General when the maximum age limit for the civil service examination was reduced from 21 to 19?
      1. Lord Ripon
      2. Lord Dufferin
      3. Lord Lytton
      4. Lord Mayo
   2. How many delegates attended the first session of the Indian National Congress?
      1. 70
      2. 71
      3. 72
      4. 75
   3. Name the nationalist leader imprisoned for his explosive articles in the Kesari?
      1. Lala Lajpat Rai
      2. BaL Gangadhar Tilak
      3. Bipin Chandra Pal
      4. Aurobindo Ghosh
   4. By whom was Bengal partitioned? In which year did it take place?
      1. Curzon, 1905
      2. Morley, 1907
      3. Minto, 1909
      4. Hardinge, 1911
   5. In which year was the Muslim League founded?
      1. 1905
      2. 1906
      3. 1907
      4. 1908
   6. Who said 'Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it?
      1. Bal GAngadhar Tilak
      2. Lala Lajpat Rai
      3. Mahatma Gandhi
      4. Bhagat Singh
2. 2.

   Fill in the blanks:

   1. The founder of Indian National Congress was _______________________ .
   2. _______________ was known as the political guru of Mahatma Gandhi.
   3. The Surat Split took place in the year _________ .
3. 3.

   Name the following:

   1. The Viceroy who was known for his repressive policies.
   2. The Congress leader who was known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India'.
   3. The Viceroy during whose tenure Ilbert Bill controversy took place.
   4. The author of the novel 'Anandmath’.
   5. The leader who founded the Indian Association in Calcutta.
4. 4.

   Mark the following statements as True or False:

   1. Dadabhai Naoroji was a moderate leader.
   2. Bengal was partitioned by Lord Dufferin.
   3. The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms.
5. 5.

   Match the columns:

   1. A.O. Hume	(a) Indian Councils Act, 1909
   2. Lord Morley	(b) Congress President
   3. Annie Besant	(c) Partition of Bengal
   4. Lord Curzon	(d) Birth of Congress

    

6. 6.

   Name any two associations that were the forerunners of the Indian National Congress.