Ans: D

Exp: 

In the First World War (1914–19), Britain allied with France, Russia, the USA, Italy, and Japan against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey. This period saw the maturing of Indian nationalism. The nationalist response to British participation in the First World War was three-fold:

• The Moderates supported the empire in the war as a matter of duty.  Hence, Statement 1 is correct.

• The Extremists, including Tilak (who was released in June 1914), supported the war efforts in the mistaken belief that Britain would repay India’s loyalty with gratitude in the form of self-government. Hence,Statement 2 is correct.
• The revolutionaries decided to use the opportunity to wage a war on British rule and liberate the country.

The Indian supporters of British war efforts failed to see that the imperialist powers were fighting to safeguard their own colonies and markets

Reference : Spectrum, First World War and Nationalist Response, CHAPTER 14

Ans: C

Exp: 

Statement 1 is correct: The Home Rule Movement was the Indian response to the First World War in a less charged but more effective way than the response of Indians living abroad, which took the form of the romantic Ghadr adventure. This alliance was to be the All-India Home Rule League along the lines of the Irish Home Rule League.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Home Rule Movement laid the groundwork for the broader Indian independence movement. The main objective was the demand for self-government or home rule for all of India (and not complete independence) and increased autonomy within the British Empire.

Statement 3 is correct: The prominent leaders in the Home Rule movement include Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Annie Besant, G.S. Khaparde, Sir S. Subramania Iyer, Joseph Baptista, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, etc.

Reference: Spectrum, First World War and Nationalist Response, CHAPTER 14

Ans: C

Exp:

Annie Besant was a British socialist, women’s rights activist, and a prominent figure in the Indian independence movement,to advocate for Indian nationalism, social reform, and anti-imperialist views she started two newspapers, New India and Commonweal. She also set up her All-India Home Rule League in September 1916 in Madras (now Chennai) and covered the rest of India (including Bombay city) . Other prominent newspapers were:

• Indian Sociologist- Shyamji Krishna Verma 
• Tribune- Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia 
• Bombay Chronicles-  Sir Pherozeshah Mehta

Reference: Spectrum, First World War and Nationalist Response, CHAPTER 14

Ans: B

Exp:

Statement 1 is incorrect: The Lucknow Session of the Indian National Congress in 1916, presided over by a Moderate, Ambika Charan Majumdar, was a pivotal moment of reconciliation between moderate and extremist factions within the Congress.  It was the Indian National Congress session held in Surat in 1907 that marked a major division within the Congress party between the Moderates and the Extremists led by Tilak

Statement 2 is correct: Another significant development to take place in Lucknow was the coming together of the Muslim League and the Congress and the presentation of common demands by them to the government. This happened at a time when the Muslim League, dominated by the younger militant nationalists, was coming closer to the Congress’s objectives and turning increasingly

Ans: C

Exp:

The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was a significant agreement between the Indian National Congress and the All-India Muslim League, representing Hindus and Muslims respectively. The pact aimed to present joint demands to the British government for political reforms in India.

The joint demands were:

• The government should declare that it would confer self-government on Indians at an early date. Hence, option 1 is correct 
• The representative assemblies at the central as well as provincial level should be further expanded with an elected majority and more powers given to them.Hence, option 2 is correct 
• The term of the legislative council should be five years.Hence, option 3 is correct 
• The salaries of the Secretary of State for India should be paid by the British treasury and not drawn from Indian funds.Hence, option 4 is incorrect 
• Half the members of the viceroy’s and provincial governors’ executive councils should be Indians.

Reference: Spectrum, First World War and Nationalist Response,CHAPTER 14