Modern History · Chapter 13 of 52

Moderates and Extremists in Congress: BPSC Prelims PYQs

15 previous-year questions on Moderates and Extremists in Congress, asked 1999–2025. Each one opens to its answer and explanation.

1. 1. 71st BPSC Prelims 2025

   Which Indian leader for the first time used the 'Safety-Valve Theory' to attack the Moderates in the Congress?

   1. ALala Lajpat Rai
   2. BBipin Chandra Pal
   3. CBal Gangadhar Tilak
   4. DDadabhai Naoroji
   Answer and explanation →

2. 2. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

   Most of the moderate leaders hailed from:

   1. ARural areas
   2. BUrban areas
   3. CBoth rural and urban areas
   4. DPunjab
   Answer and explanation →

3. 3. 44th BPSC Prelims 2000

   Which one of the following was not an extremist?

   1. ABal Gangadhar Tilak
   2. BMadan Lal
   3. CUdham Singh
   4. DG.K. Gokhale
   Answer and explanation →

4. 4. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

   Indian National Movement came to be dominated by the extremists after –

   1. A1906
   2. B1909
   3. C1914
   4. D1919
   Answer and explanation →

5. 5. 45th BPSC Prelims 2001

   Which one of the following leaders belonged to the Extremist wing of the Congress?

   1. AAurobindo Ghosh
   2. BDadabhai Naoroji
   3. CG.K. Gokhale
   4. DS.N. Banerjee
   Answer and explanation →

6. 6. 47th BPSC Prelims 2005

   Who propounded the doctrine of ‘Passive Resistance’?

   1. AMahatma Gandhi
   2. BBipin Chandra Pal
   3. CBal Gangadhar Tilak
   4. DAurobindo Ghosh
   Answer and explanation →

7. 7. 45th BPSC Prelims 2001

   Who among the following was not known as a moderate in the National Movement?

   1. ABal Gangadhar Tilak
   2. BDadabhai Naoroji
   3. CM.G. Ranade
   4. DGopal Krishna Gokhale
   Answer and explanation →

8. 8. 64th BPSC Prelims 2018

   Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to be known as 'Lokmanya Tilak' when –

   1. AHe became a popular teacher.
   2. BHe started a popular newspaper.
   3. CThe government accused him in the Rand Murder Case.
   4. DHe started the Shivaji and Ganpati festivals.
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above.
   Answer and explanation →

9. 9. 65th BPSC Prelims 2019

   Who said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?

   1. ABipin Chandra Pal
   2. BAurobindo Ghosh
   3. CBal Gangadhar Tilak
   4. DSubhas Chandra Bose
   5. ENone of the above/More than one of the above
   Answer and explanation →

10. 10. 42nd BPSC Prelims 1997 · 46th BPSC Prelims 2004

    “Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it.” This statement is concerned with-

    1. ALala Lajpat Rai
    2. BMahatma Gandhi
    3. CBal Gangadhar Tilak
    4. DSubhash Chandra Bose
    Answer and explanation →

11. 11. 53rd–55th BPSC Prelims 2011

    Who said, “Swaraj is my birthright, I will have it”?

    1. AM.K. Gandhi
    2. BJawaharlal Nehru
    3. CBal Gangadhar Tilak
    4. DBhagat Singh
    Answer and explanation →

12. 12. BPSC CDPO Prelims 2005

    "Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it" — this slogan was given by:

    1. ALala Lajpat Rai
    2. BMahatma Gandhi
    3. CBal Gangadhar Tilak
    4. DJawaharlal Nehru
    Answer and explanation →

13. 13. 43rd BPSC Prelims 1999

    In 1908, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was imprisoned for –

    1. A5 years
    2. B6 years
    3. C7 years
    4. D8 years
    Answer and explanation →

14. 14. 48th–52nd BPSC Prelims 2008

    The protest method of moderate leaders of the Congress was?

    1. ANon-Co-operation
    2. BConstitutional agitation
    3. CPassive resistance
    4. DCivil disobedience
    Answer and explanation →

15. 15. 53rd–55th BPSC Prelims 2011

    Who is popularly known as ‘Sher-e-Punjab’?

    1. ARajguru
    2. BBhagat Singh
    3. CLala Lajpat Rai
    4. DUdham Singh
    Answer and explanation →