Master10 Proprietary Question Bank - Automated scraping, spidering, or harvesting is strictly prohibited.
India Cluster255 Verified Questions
Revolutionary Freedom Movement of India GK Questions & Answers
The revolutionary nationalist movement in India emerged during the anti-Partition Swadeshi agitation through secret societies such as Pramathanath Mitra's Anushilan Samiti (1902), Barindra Kumar Ghosh's Jugantar, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's Abhinav Bharat Society (1904), and Lala Har Dayal's Ghadar Party founded in San Francisco in 1913. In October 1924, Ram Prasad Bismil, Sachindra Nath Sanyal, and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee established the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) in Kanpur, which executed the Kakori Train Action on August 9, 1925. In September 1928, the organization reorganized at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) under Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh, and Sukhdev Thapar, adopting explicit Marxist-socialist objectives. HSRA revolutionaries executed Assistant Superintendent of Police John Saunders in December 1928 to avenge Lala Lajpat Rai's death, and on April 8, 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw non-lethal smoke bombs into the Central Legislative Assembly to protest the Public Safety and Trade Disputes Bills. In Bengal, Surya Sen ('Master Da') led the Chittagong Armoury Raid on April 18, 1930. The external military phase culminated under Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who reorganized the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) and established the Provisional Government of Free India in Singapore in October 1943.
High-yield conceptual summaries for competitive exams and rapid revision.
The Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), founded in 1924 in Kanpur, executed the Kakori Train Action on August 9, 1925, leading to the executions of Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Roshan Singh, and Rajendra Lahiri.
Under Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad, the HRA was reorganized at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, in September 1928 as the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA), incorporating scientific socialism into its manifesto.
Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt exploded low-intensity smoke bombs inside the Central Legislative Assembly on April 8, 1929, distributing leaflets titled 'To Make the Deaf Hear' against repressive British legislation.
Surya Sen ('Master Da') led the Indian Republican Army to raid the British police and auxiliary force armouries in Chittagong on April 18, 1930, establishing a short-lived provisional revolutionary government.
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose assumed supreme command of the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) from Rash Behari Bose and formed the Provisional Government of Free India (Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind) in Singapore on October 21, 1943.
Showing 25 Curated Questions255 Total in Bank
1ID: GK-HIST-01029
mediumIndian Freedom Struggle & National Movement
In January 1925, the revolutionary Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) distributed across northern Indian cities which four-page manifesto written by Sachindra Nath Sanyal that defined the party's socialist goals?
Verified Explanation
On 1 January 1925, copies of 'The Revolutionary' (the official organ of the Hindustan Republican Association, penned by Sachindra Nath Sanyal under the pseudonym 'Vijay Kumar') were distributed across major cities of Northern India. The manifesto declared the HRA's objective of establishing a Federal Republic of the United States of India through armed revolution, ending the exploitation of man by man.
2ID: GK-HIST-00563
mediumFreedom Struggle & National Movement
Who founded the secret revolutionary society 'Abhinav Bharat Society' (Young India Society) in 1904?
Verified Explanation
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Savarkar founded the Abhinav Bharat Society in Nashik in 1904, evolving from the Mitra Mela.
3ID: GK-HIST-00590
hardFreedom Struggle & National Movement
Who was the woman revolutionary who fired at Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson during the Calcutta University convocation ceremony in February 1932?
Verified Explanation
Bina Das, a young member of Chhatri Sangha, fired point-blank at Governor Stanley Jackson inside the Senate House of the University of Calcutta on February 6, 1932.
Which revolutionary monthly journal in Punjabi and Urdu was launched in Amritsar in February 1926 by the Kirti Kisan Party, with Bhagat Singh serving as a regular writer and staff editor under pseudonyms?
Verified Explanation
'Kirti' was founded in February 1926 by Bhai Santokh Singh of the Ghadar movement and Kirti Kisan Party; Bhagat Singh joined its editorial staff in 1927, writing analytical essays on revolutionary philosophy.
Which revolutionary Bengali weekly, established in Calcutta in 1906 by Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Abhinash Bhattacharya, and Bhupendranath Datta, openly advocated armed revolt against British rule?
Verified Explanation
'Yugantar' (Jugantar) was a radical Bengali revolutionary newspaper started in March 1906 under the guidance of Sri Aurobindo and the Anushilan Samiti, openly preaching political revolution and martyrdom.
Which radical revolutionary Bengali weekly was founded in Calcutta in March 1906 by Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Abhinash Bhattacharya, and Bhupendranath Datta under the Anushilan Samiti?
Verified Explanation
'Yugantar' (Jugantar) was a revolutionary political weekly founded in Calcutta in March 1906 by Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath Datta (Swami Vivekananda's brother), advocating armed insurrection against British rule.
7ID: GK-MDIA-00083
mediumHistory of Indian Press & Nationalist Journalism
Which revolutionary Bengali weekly, established in Calcutta in 1906 by Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Bhupendranath Datta, and Abhinash Bhattacharya, openly preached armed uprising against British rule?
Verified Explanation
'Yugantar' (Jugantar) was launched in April 1906 by the inner revolutionary wing of the Anushilan Samiti, including Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath Datta (Swami Vivekananda's brother). It preached uncompromising armed resistance, leading to frequent prosecutions and its eventual suppression under the Newspaper (Incitement to Offences) Act, 1908.
8ID: GK-MDIA-00150
hardHistory of Indian Press & Nationalist Journalism
From which European city did Madam Bhikaji Cama publish the revolutionary monthly journal 'Bande Mataram' starting in September 1909 following the ban on nationalist literature in Britain?
Verified Explanation
Madam Bhikaji Cama established the revolutionary journal 'Bande Mataram' in Paris in September 1909 after Scotland Yard cracked down on the India House in London. The paper was printed in Geneva and smuggled into India to inspire the revolutionary freedom struggle.
9ID: GK-MDIA-00267
hardHistory of Indian Press & Nationalist Journalism
Which early revolutionary journal was founded in Vancouver, Canada in April 1908 by Taraknath Das to advocate armed rebellion against British rule in India before being banned under colonial postal regulations?
Verified Explanation
'Free Hindustan', established in April 1908 in Vancouver and later published from Seattle and New York by Taraknath Das, was the earliest overseas Indian revolutionary monthly in North America to openly call for mutiny among British Indian troops.
10ID: GK-MDIA-00565
hardHistory of the Indian Press in Freedom Struggle
Which monthly revolutionary organ was launched from Paris and Geneva in September 1909 by Madam Bhikaji Cama following the British banning of nationalist literature in London?
Verified Explanation
Madam Bhikaji Cama established the revolutionary journal 'Bande Mataram' in Paris in September 1909 (later edited in Geneva) to advocate militant resistance and smuggle anti-British literature into India.
11ID: GK-HIST-00197
hardFreedom Struggle & National Movement
The radical revolutionary weekly journal "Yugantar" was founded in Bengal in 1906 by Barindra Kumar Ghosh and which other nationalist leader?
Verified Explanation
Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath Dutta (younger brother of Swami Vivekananda) founded the revolutionary Bengali journal Yugantar in 1906 as the organ of the inner circle of the Anushilan Samiti.
12ID: GK-HIST-00828
easyIndian Freedom Struggle & National Movement
In which North American city was the headquarters of the revolutionary Ghadar Party, known as the 'Yugantar Ashram', established by Lala Har Dayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna in 1913?
Verified Explanation
The Ghadar Party was founded in 1913 by Indian expatriates in the United States and Canada, led by Sohan Singh Bhakna (President) and Lala Har Dayal (General Secretary). They established their headquarters, the Yugantar Ashram, in San Francisco, publishing the weekly revolutionary journal 'The Ghadar' to mobilize armed rebellion in India.
13ID: GK-HIST-00928
easyIndian Freedom Struggle & National Movement
Which revolutionary leader founded the underground secret society 'Abhinav Bharat' (Young India Society) in Nashik in 1904, evolving from the earlier Mitra Mela?
Verified Explanation
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Savarkar transformed the cultural association Mitra Mela (founded in 1899) into the revolutionary society Abhinav Bharat in 1904. The organization coordinated revolutionary literature and armed resistance in Maharashtra and London.
14ID: GK-HIST-00932
mediumIndian Freedom Struggle & National Movement
Which schoolteacher and revolutionary leader, affectionately known as 'Masterda', organized the Indian Republican Army and executed the famous Chittagong Armoury Raid on 18 April 1930?
Verified Explanation
Surya Sen led a band of revolutionaries including Kalpana Datta and Pritilata Waddedar in seizing the government armouries in Chittagong. They proclaimed a provisional revolutionary government before fighting British military forces at the Battle of Jalalabad Hill on 22 April 1930.
'Why I Am an Atheist', a celebrated philosophical essay articulating rationalism, materialism, and revolutionary ethics, was written in 1930 in Lahore Central Jail by:
Verified Explanation
Bhagat Singh penned 'Why I Am an Atheist' in October 1930 while awaiting execution in Lahore Central Jail, addressing why he rejected religious dogma in favor of reason.
Which revolutionary newspaper was launched in San Francisco in 1913 by the Ghadar Party under the leadership of Lala Har Dayal?
Verified Explanation
'Ghadar' (meaning Mutiny) was published from the Yugantar Ashram in San Francisco beginning 1 November 1913 in Urdu and Punjabi (Gurmukhi) to advocate the armed overthrow of British rule.
Which radical Marathi newspaper, launched in Poona in 1898 by Shivram Mahadev Paranjape, faced frequent sedition trials for its revolutionary allegorical writings?
Verified Explanation
'Kal' was founded in March 1898 in Poona by S.M. Paranjape; its fiery nationalist prose and allegories inspired the Abhinav Bharat revolutionaries before being suppressed in 1908.
18ID: GK-PUBS-00235
mediumHicky's Bengal Gazette, The Hindu & Historic Presses
'Payam-e-Azadi' (Message of Freedom), a revolutionary bilingual Urdu-Hindi newspaper printed at Delhi during the 1857 Great Revolt to rally forces against British rule, was published by Azimullah Khan and edited by:
Verified Explanation
'Payam-e-Azadi' was established in May 1857 in Delhi by Azimullah Khan (adviser to Nana Saheb) and edited by Mirza Bedar Bakht (grandson of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II), calling for total eradication of British colonial power.
Between 1909 and 1914, which revolutionary nationalist periodical was edited and published from Paris and Geneva by Madam Bhikaji Cama to campaign for India's complete liberation from British colonial rule?
Verified Explanation
Madam Bhikaji Cama founded and financed the monthly journal 'Bande Mataram' from Geneva and Paris in September 1909 (in memory of Madan Lal Dhingra), smuggling copies into India.
Which revolutionary monthly journal was founded in London in January 1905 by nationalist scholar Shyamji Krishna Varma from the India House headquarters?
Verified Explanation
'The Indian Sociologist' was an anti-colonial monthly journal edited in London (and later Paris and Geneva) by Shyamji Krishna Varma from 1905 to 1914, advocating complete Indian self-rule and non-cooperation.
21ID: GK-MDIA-00139
mediumHistory of Indian Press & Nationalist Journalism
Which revolutionary periodical was established in Berlin in 1909 by Virendranath Chattopadhyaya and Madam Bhikaji Cama to commemorate the martyrdom of Madan Lal Dhingra?
Verified Explanation
'Talwar' (The Sword), originally founded as 'Madan's Talwar' in Berlin in 1909, was edited by Virendranath Chattopadhyaya with Madam Bhikaji Cama's support. It served as a major European organ preaching militant resistance against British colonial rule in India.
22ID: GK-MDIA-00146
hardHistory of Indian Press & Nationalist Journalism
Which Punjabi revolutionary monthly magazine, launched in Amritsar in February 1926 by Bhai Santokh Singh and later edited by Bhagat Singh, served as the ideological mouthpiece of the Kirti Kisan Party?
Verified Explanation
'Kirti' was established in February 1926 by Ghadar veteran Bhai Santokh Singh. Bhagat Singh joined its editorial staff in 1927, writing numerous analytical articles on Marxism, youth mobilization, and peasant revolution under various pseudonyms such as 'Balwant' and 'Vidrohi'.
23ID: GK-MDIA-00198
mediumHistory of Indian Press & Nationalist Journalism
Which revolutionary Hindi weekly, founded in Kanpur in 1913 by Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, provided fearless coverage of peasant struggles, workers' movements, and revolutionary activities?
Verified Explanation
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi founded 'Pratap' in Kanpur on November 9, 1913. It became a militant nationalist paper that exposed British oppression, supported the Bijolia peasant movement in Rajasthan, and gave editorial space to revolutionaries like Bhagat Singh (who wrote under the pseudonym 'Balwant Singh').
24ID: GK-MDIA-00381
mediumHistory of Indian Press & Nationalist Journalism
Which radical Bengali weekly newspaper was founded in Calcutta in March 1906 by Barindra Kumar Ghosh, Bhupendranath Datta, and Abhinash Bhattacharya to openly propagate revolutionary nationalism?
Verified Explanation
Yugantar (Jugantar) was launched in March 1906 by the inner circle of the Anushilan Samiti, including Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath Datta (Swami Vivekananda's brother). It preached open armed insurrection and was repeatedly prosecuted by the British.
25ID: GK-MDIA-00502
mediumHistory of the Indian Press in Freedom Struggle
Which revolutionary publication written by Sachindra Nath Sanyal during his imprisonment was famously described by British authorities as 'the textbook of revolutionary youth in India'?
Verified Explanation
Sachindra Nath Sanyal, co-founder of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), authored 'Bandi Jivan' in 1922 based on his experiences in the Cellular Jail of the Andaman Islands. Published in Bengali and Hindi, it inspired generations of revolutionaries including Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad.