India’s freedom struggle was not only fought with protests and marches, but also through writing. Books, newspapers, and magazines played an important role in making people aware, spreading new ideas, and standing up against British rule. Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Rabindranath Tagore, and B.R. Ambedkar used their words to bring change, teach people, and bring them together. The MCQs below will talk about the important writings, journals, and newspapers that helped wake up the minds of Indians before independence.
Which of the following books was written by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa to express his views on Indian self-rule and civilization?
a) India Divided
b) Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule
c) The Story of My Experiments with Truth
d) Songs from Prison
→ b) Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule
The book “The Story of My Experiments with Truth” by Mahatma Gandhi was originally written in which language?
a) English
b) Hindi
c) Gujarati
d) Urdu
→ c) Gujarati
Which newspaper was started by Mahatma Gandhi to spread his ideas of truth and non-violence among Indians?
a) Indian Mirror
b) Young India
c) The Hindu
d) Kesari
→ b) Young India
Who among the following leaders authored “India Divided”, explaining the dangers of partition?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Rajendra Prasad
c) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Dadabhai Naoroji
→ b) Rajendra Prasad
Jawaharlal Nehru’s famous work “The Discovery of India” was written during which period of his life?
a) While he was studying in England
b) During his imprisonment in 1942–45
c) After India’s Independence
d) During the Non-Cooperation Movement
→ b) During his imprisonment in 1942–45
The book “Satyarth Prakash” (The Light of Truth) was written by which Hindu reformer in 1875?
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Dayanand Saraswati
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
→ b) Dayanand Saraswati
Which book by Sarojini Naidu contains the famous poem “In the Bazaars of Hyderabad”?
a) The Bird of Time
b) The Golden Threshold
c) The Broken Wing
d) The Feather of the Dawn
→ b) The Golden Threshold
Dadabhai Naoroji’s book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” is known for introducing which famous theory?
a) The Aryan Invasion Theory
b) The Drain of Wealth Theory
c) The Social Reform Theory
d) The British Economic Policy
→ b) The Drain of Wealth Theory
The Anglo-Gujarati newspaper “Rast Goftar” was started in Bombay by whom in 1854?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Dwarkanath Tagore
b) Dadabhai Naoroji and Kharshedji Cama
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Tilak
d) Mahadev Govind Ranade and Derozio
→ b) Dadabhai Naoroji and Kharshedji Cama
Lala Lajpat Rai was the founder of which Urdu daily that aimed to inspire nationalist spirit among Indians?
a) The Hindu
b) Vande Mataram
c) People
d) Kesari
→ b) Vande Mataram
Which novel by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee contains the patriotic song “Vande Mataram”?
a) Kapalkundala
b) Anandamath
c) Devi Chaudhurani
d) Rajmohan’s Wife
→ b) Anandamath
Rabindranath Tagore’s work “Visva Parichay” was dedicated to which Indian scientist?
a) C.V. Raman
b) Satyendranath Bose
c) Homi J. Bhabha
d) Jagadish Chandra Bose
→ b) Satyendranath Bose
The book “Gita Rahasya” was written by Bal Gangadhar Tilak during his imprisonment at which place?
a) Cellular Jail, Andaman
b) Mandalay, Burma
c) Yeravda Jail, Pune
d) Alipur Jail, Calcutta
→ b) Mandalay, Burma
Tilak’s two newspapers, Kesari and Maratha were published in which languages respectively?
a) English and Hindi
b) Marathi and English
c) Bengali and Urdu
d) Sanskrit and Marathi
→ b) Marathi and English
Tarabai Shinde’s famous feminist work “Stri Purush Tulana” was originally written in which language?
a) Hindi
b) Urdu
c) Marathi
d) Bengali
→ c) Marathi
Jyotiba Phule’s book “Gulamgiri” was dedicated to the people of which country who fought against slavery?
a) France
b) Britain
c) United States
d) South Africa
→ c) United States
The first Indian newspaper, “Hicky’s Bengal Gazette,” was started in 1780 by whom?
a) Charles Wilkins
b) Henry Derozio
c) James Augustus Hickey
d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
→ c) James Augustus Hickey
Which of the following newspapers was founded by G. Subramania Iyer in Madras in 1878?
a) The Times of India
b) The Hindu
c) Amrita Bazar Patrika
d) Indian Mirror
→ b) The Hindu
Raja Ram Mohan Roy published “Sambad Kaumudi” in which two languages?
a) Hindi and Urdu
b) English and Bengali
c) Sanskrit and Persian
d) Marathi and English
→ b) English and Bengali
The Persian journal “Mirat-ul-Akhbar” was started by which reformer in 1822?
a) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
d) Maulana Azad
→ b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Which book by Aurobindo Ghosh is a philosophical poem described as “A Legend and a Symbol”?
a) The Life Divine
b) The Synthesis of Yoga
c) Savitri
d) The Mother
→ c) Savitri
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s autobiography is titled as:
a) India of My Dreams
b) India Wins Freedom
c) The Dawn of Hope
d) Ghubar-e-Khatir
→ b) India Wins Freedom
The book “The Annihilation of Caste” was written by which great social reformer and thinker?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) B.R. Ambedkar
c) Jyotiba Phule
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
→ b) B.R. Ambedkar
Annie Besant, a theosophist and Indian freedom supporter, wrote which among the following books?
a) The Life Divine
b) My Path to Atheism
c) The Song Celestial
d) The Light of Asia
→ b) My Path to Atheism
The book “Why I Am an Atheist” was written by which revolutionary during his imprisonment?
a) Chandra Shekhar Azad
b) Sukhdev Thapar
c) Bhagat Singh
d) Rajguru
→ c) Bhagat Singh
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