Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – October 2

• Indian (National) Social Conference was founded by M.G. Ranade and RaghunathRao. It was virtually the social reform cell of the Indian National Congress. Its first session was held in Madras in December 1887. The Conference met annually as a subsidiary convention of the Indian National Congress, at the same venue, and focused attention on social reform. The Conference advocated intercaste marriages and opposed kulinismand polygamy. It launched the famous “Pledge Movement” to inspire people to take an oath to prohibit child marriage.
• Congress Socialist Party -1934 -Narenddra Dev, J.P. Narayan and MinooMasani

• The Faraizi Movement was founded by HajiShariatullah, which became very popular among the Muslim peasantry in various districts of Bengal during the British Rule.
• After the death of Shariatullah, his son, DuduMiyan became the leader of Faraizi Movement

Oppressive Policy of the Company towards Muslim Tenants was the major reason behind the eruption of Faraizi Movement.

Famous Leaders of the 1857 revolt

Delhi:The leadership at Delhi was nominally in the hands of Bahadur Shah. But real power lied with general Bakht Khan who had led the revolt of Bareilly troops and brought them to Delhi

Suppressed:  By John Nicholson and Hudson.

Kanpur: At Kanpur the revolt was led by Nana Saheb and in his efforts against the British was ably supported by two of his lieutenants one was Tantia Tope, the other was Azimullah.

Suppressed: By Campbell, Havelock

Lucknow: The principal person responsible for the revolt in Lucknow was Begum HazratMahal of Awadh (declared her son as the Nawab of Awadh).

Suprressed: By Havelock, Outram, James Neill and Campbell

Bihar: Kunwar Singh and Amar Singh (Bihar).

Jhansi: RaniLakshmiBai of Jhansi, the widowed queen of GangadharRao played a heroic role in this revolt.

Suppressed: Sir Hugh Rose

• The first woman president of INC was Mrs Annie Besant.
• The first Indian woman president of the INC was Mrs Sarojini Naidu.
• The first Englishman to become the president of INC was George Yule
• The first Muslim president of the INC was BadruddinTayabji.
• The president of INC at the time of India’s independence was Acharya JB Kriplani.

Statement 1 and 2 is correct

• Bundi School of Painting is a Rajasthani style of Indian miniature painting that lasted from 17 the century towards the end of 19th century.
• The Bundi School is characterized by a fondness for lush green vegetation, dramatic night skies and a distinctive way of depicting water with light swirls.
• It basically existed in the princely state of Bundi and the neighbouring principality of Kotah. Statement

Statement 3 is incorrect

• The Bundi Paintings emphasized on hunting, court scenes, procession, life of nobles, lovers, animals, birds and scenes from Lord Krishna’s life.

The following are the major  features of Gandhi-Irwin Pact:

• The Congress would participate in the Round Table Conference.
• The Congress would discontinue the Civil Disobedience Movement.
• The Government would withdraw all ordinances issued to curb the Congress.
• The Government would withdraw all prosecutions relating to offenses other than violent one.
• The Government would release all persons undergoing sentences of imprisonment for their activities in the civil disobedience movement.
• Manufacture of salt by Indians will be allowed.

The pact was criticised by radical nationalists, for Gandhiji was unable to obtain from the Viceroy a commitment to political independence for Indians; he could obtain merely an assurance of talks towards that possible end.