Modern History PYQs

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1. Prelims 1998Q89Personalities, Organisations & Press

   Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

   I.Theodore Beck : Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh

   II.Ilbert Bill : Ripon

   III.Pherozeshah Mehta : Indian National Congress

   IV.Badruddin Tyabji : Muslim League

   Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

   aI, II, III and IVbII and IVcI, III and IVdI, II and III
2. Prelims 1998Q96Early Nationalism (1885-1915)

   “The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise.” This statement is attributed to

   aLord DufferinbLord CurzoncLord LyttondNone of the above
3. Prelims 1998Q99Revolutionary Movements

   Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party?

   aBhagat SinghbLala HardayalcBal Gangadhar TilakdV. D. Savarkar
4. Prelims 1997Q6Constitutional Development (1773-1935)

   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

   List I

   I.Butler Committee

   II.Hartog Committee Report

   III.Hunter Inquiry Committee Report

   IV.Muddiman Committee Report

   List II

   A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Report

   B) Relationship between the Indian States and Paramount Power

   C) Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

   D) The growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress

   Codes:

   aI-C, II-B, III-A, IV-DbI-A, II-D, III-B, IV-CcI-B, II-A, III-C, IV-DdI-B, II-D, III-A, IV-C
5. Prelims 1997Q18Personalities, Organisations & Press

   “A graduate at 18, professor and associated editor of the Sudharak at 20, Secretary of the Sarvajanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legislator at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39 ……… a patriot whom Mahatma

   Gandhi himself regarded as his master.” This is how a biographer describes

   aPandit Madan Mohan MalaviyabMahadev Govind RanadecGopal Krishna GokhaledBal Gangadhar Tilak
6. Prelims 1997Q22British Expansion & Policies

   Who among the following was associated with the suppression of Thugs?

   aGeneral Henry PrendergastbCaptain SleemancAlexander BurnesdCaptain Robert Pemberton
7. Prelims 1997Q25Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

   List I (Events)

   I.Morley Minto Reforms

   II.Simon Commission

   III.The Chauri-Chaura incident

   IV.The Dandi March

   List II (Results)

   A) Country-wide agitation

   B) Withdrawal of a movement

   C) Communal Electorates

   D) Communal outbreaks

   E) Illegal manufacture of salt

   Codes:

   aI-C, II-D, III-E, IV-BbI-D, II-A, III-B, IV-CcI-B, II-C, III-D, IV-EdI-C, II-A, III-B, IV-E
8. Prelims 1997Q26Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 provided for

   athe creation of dominion status for Indiabseparate electorates for the Muslimscseparate electorate for the Harijansdjoint electorate with reservation for Harijans
9. Prelims 1997Q31Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists:

   List I

   I.Surat Split

   II.Communal Award

   III.All-Party Convention

   IV.Poorna Swaraj Resolution

   List II

   A) 1929

   B) 1928

   C) 1932

   D) 1907

   E) 1905

   Codes:

   aI–D, II–C, III–A, IV–EbI–D, II–C, III–B, IV–AcI–B, II–E, III–D, IV–AdI–A, II–D, III–E, IV–C
10. Prelims 1997Q36Revolutionary Movements

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

    List I

    I.Chittagong Armoury Raid

    II.Kakori Conspiracy

    III.Lahore Conspiracy

    IV.Ghadar Party

    List II

    A) Lala Hardayal

    B) Jatin Das

    C) Surya Sen

    D) Ram Prasad Bismil

    E) Vasudev Phadke

    Codes:

    aI–C, II–D, III–A, IV–EbI–D, II–C, III–B, IV–EcI–C, II–D, III–B, IV–AdI–B, II–D, III–C, IV–A
11. Prelims 1997Q56Personalities, Organisations & PressAnswer disputed

    M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the

    aSwaraj PartybAll India National Liberal FederationcMadras Labour UniondServants of India Society
12. Prelims 1997Q60British Expansion & Policies

    What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?

    I.Wood's Education Despatch

    II.Macaulay's Minute on Education

    III.The Sargeant Education Report

    IV.Indian Education (Hunter Commission)

    aII, I, IV, IIIbII, I, III, IVcI, II, IV, IIIdIV, III, I, II
13. Prelims 1997Q79Peasant, Tribal & Working Class Movements

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

    List I

    I.Moplah revolt

    II.Pabna revolt

    III.Eka Movement

    IV.Birsa Munda revolt

    List II

    A) Kerala

    B) Bihar

    C) Bengal

    D) Awadh

    aI-A, II-C, III-D, IV-BbI-B, II-C, III-D, IV-AcI-A, II-B, III-C, IV-DdI-C, II-D, III-A, IV-B
14. Prelims 1996Q1Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

    The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930-32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because

    athe Indian National Congress did not take part in two of thembIndian parties other than the Indian National Congress participating in the Conference represented sectional interests and not the whole of Indiacthe British Labour Party had withdrawn from the Conference, thereby making the proceedings of the Conference partisandit was an instance of Conference held in three sessions and not that of three separate conferences
15. Prelims 1996Q3Revolutionary Movements

    Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?

    aM. N. RoybGanesh Shankar VidyarthicPattam Thanu PillaidAcharya Narendra Dev
16. Prelims 1996Q4British Expansion & Policies

    Consider the following landmarks in Indian education:

    I) Hindu College, Calcutta

    II) University of Calcutta

    III) Adam’s Report

    IV) Wood’s Despatch The correct chronological order of these landmarks is

    aI, III, IV, IIbI, IV, III, IIcIII, I, IV, IIdIII, II, IV, I
17. Prelims 1996Q9Personalities, Organisations & Press

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

    List I

    I.Surendranath Bannerjee

    II.M. K. Gandhi

    III.Subhash Chandra Bose

    IV.Lajpat Rai

    List II

    A) Hind Swaraj

    B) The Indian Struggle

    C) Autobiographical Writings

    D) A Nation in Making

    Codes:

    aI – D, II – A, III – C, IV – BbI – A, II – D, III – C, IV – BcI – A, II – D, III – B, IV – CdI – D, II – A, III – B, IV – C
18. Prelims 1996Q10Personalities, Organisations & Press

    Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru:

    I.He was the President of the Congress Party in 1947.

    II.He presided over the Constituent Assembly.

    III.He formed the first Congress Ministry in United Province before India’s independence.

    Of these statements

    aI, II and III are correctbI and III are correctcI and II are correctdNone is correct
19. Prelims 1996Q11Towards Independence & Partition

    Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?

    aProvincial groupingbInterim Cabinet of IndianscAcceptance of PakistandConstitution framing right
20. Prelims 1996Q12Revolutionary Movements

    Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:

    List I

    I.Abhinav Bharat Society

    II.Anushilan Samiti

    III.Ghadar Party

    IV.Swaraj Party

    List II

    A) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh

    B) Lala Hardayal

    C) C. R. Das

    D) V. D. Savarkar

    Codes:

    aI – D, II – A, III – C, IV – BbI – A, II – D, III – C, IV – BcI – A, II – D, III – B, IV – CdI – D, II – A, III – B, IV – C