Why did Lord Dufferin favour the formation of the Congress?

1. He wanted to promote the growth of nationalism in India
2. He wanted it to act like a safety-valve for popular discontent.
3. He wanted to mould public opinion in favour of the British
4. None of the above.

Choose the options that do not apply to the immediate objectives of the Indian National Congress.

P: To prevent friendly relations between nationalist political workers from different parts of the country.

Q: To incite the masses against the British officials.

R: To formulate popular demands and present them before the government.

S: To promote national unity by encouraging Swadeshi.

1. P and Q
2. Q and R
3. Q and S
4. R and S

He considered the caste system prevalent in India an epitome of slavery. In one of his famous books he described the hardships felt by the lower castes. Who was he?

1. Raja Rammohan Roy
2. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
3. Jyotiba Phule
4. Ramakrishna Paramhansa

(A) Although India had a long history going back to many centuries, it was never a single nation and comprised many kingdoms.

(R) The feeling of nationalism emerged during the British rule mainly as a reaction to the British rule.

1. (R) contradicts (A)
2. (R) is the reason for (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) and (R) are independent of each other.