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Dadabhai Naoroji

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the three names given to Dadabhai Naoroji?

a)

The Grand Old Man of India

b)

The Promise of India

c)

The Great Old Man of India

d)

The Official Ambassador of India

e)

The Voice of India

2.

In which town and state was Dadabhai born?

a)

Nasvari

b)

Navsari

c)

Gujarat

d)

Bombay/Mumbai

3.

What were the names of his wife and 2 daughters, respectively?

a)

Gulbai Shroff

b)

Shirin Dadina

c)

Naoroji Palanji Dandi

d)

Maki Dadina

e)

Manekbai Naoroji Dordi

4.

What were the names of his school and college?

a)

Elstonephine College

b)

Elphinstone Institute

c)

University of London

d)

University of Mumbai

5.

What were the two fortnightly newspaper publications which Dadabhai Naoroji had started to publish?

a)

Rast Goftar

b)

Gast Roftar

c)

Dadabhai Naoroji & Co.

d)

The Voice of India

6.

Which organization was the predecessor to the Indian National Congress (INC)?

(Hint: He established this association in London, 1867.)

a)

Indian National Association

b)

East India Association

c)

Royal Commission on Indian Expenditure

d)

London Indian Society

7.

Who elected Dadabhai Naoroji into the Legislative Council of Bombay?

(Hint: He served as the member of the Legislative Council for 3 years from 1885-1888.)

a)

Lord Mountbatten

b)

Lord Reay

c)

Lord Irwin

d)

Lord Chelmsford

8.

In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the --------- theory in which he stated that the Britain was completely draining India and its ------- .

a)

wealth of drain, resources

b)

drain of wealth, resources

c)

wealth of drain, money

d)

drain of wealth, money

9.

What were the four resolutions passed by the Indian National Congress in his presidentship? (Hint: They made the national movement much stronger.)

a)

Having Swaraj

b)

Boycotting British products

c)

Everything should be Swadeshi

d)

Increasing Employment by taking up jobs in British Industries

e)

Promoting National Education

10.

What was the other name given to the book- Poverty and Un-British Rule in India?

a)

The Gita of the Indian National Movement

b)

The Bible of the Indian National Movement

c)

The Voice of India

d)

The Manual of Indian National Movement