Modern History PYQs

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1. Prelims 2022Q59Advent of Europeans

   With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements :

   1.The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers.

   2.Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.

   3.The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire.

   Which of the statements given above are correct ?

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
2. Prelims 2021Q33Advent of Europeans

   In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?

   1.Broach

   2.Chicacole

   3.Trichinopoly

   Select the correct answer using the code given below.

   a1 onlyb1 and 2c3 onlyd2 and 3
3. Prelims 2021Q36Personalities, Organisations & Press

   With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?

   aPingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.bPattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.cRabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.dMadame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here.
4. Prelims 2021Q39Advent of Europeans

   Consider the following statements :

   1.St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order.

   2.St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there.

   3.The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.

   Which of the statements given above are correct?

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
5. Prelims 2021Q42Constitutional Development (1773-1935)

   Consider the following statements :

   1.The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.

   2.The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature.

   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
6. Prelims 2021Q43Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?

   aThe Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.bThe Viceroy's Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.cThe Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.dCripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.
7. Prelims 2021Q44Personalities, Organisations & Press

   Who among the following is associated with ‘Songs from Prison’, a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?

   aBal Gangadhar TilakbJawaharlal NehrucMohandas Karamchand GandhidSarojini Naidu
8. Prelims 2021Q46Socio-Religious Reform Movements

   Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?

   aAnnie BesantbDebendranath TagorecIshwar Chandra VidyasagardSarojini Naidu
9. Prelims 2021Q47Towards Independence & Partition

   In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as

   aleaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movementbmembers of the Interim Government in 1946cmembers of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assemblydofficers of the Indian National Army
10. Prelims 2020Q21British Expansion & Policies

    With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs :

    1.Aurang — In-charge of treasury of the State

    2.Banian — Indian agent of the East India Company

    3.Mirasidar — Designated revenue payer to the State

    Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?

    a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
11. Prelims 2020Q23British Expansion & Policies

    Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century ?

    aIndian handicrafts were ruined.bMachines were introduced in the Indian textile industry in large numbers.cRailway lines were laid in many parts of the country.dHeavy duties were imposed on the imports of British manufactures.
12. Prelims 2020Q26Early Nationalism (1885-1915)

    With reference to the book “Desher Katha” written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle, consider the following statements :

    1.It warned against the Colonial State’s hypnotic conquest of the mind.

    2.It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs.

    3.The use of ‘desh’ by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal.

    Which of the statements given above are correct ?

    a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
13. Prelims 2020Q28Personalities, Organisations & Press

    The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by

    aGopal Baba WalangkarbJyotiba PhulecMohandas Karamchand GandhidBhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
14. Prelims 2020Q32Socio-Religious Reform Movements

    In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around

    1.women’s right to gain education

    2.age of consent

    3.restitution of conjugal rights

    Select the correct answer using the code given below :

    a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
15. Prelims 2020Q33British Expansion & Policies

    Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of

    apeasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of plantersbits unprofitability in the world market because of new inventionscnational leaders’ opposition to the cultivation of indigodGovernment control over the planters
16. Prelims 2020Q34British Expansion & Policies

    Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because

    ahe was asked by the Board of Directors at London to do sobhe wanted to revive interest in oriental learning in Indiache wanted to provide William Carey and his associates with employmentdhe wanted to train British civilians for administrative purpose in India
17. Prelims 2020Q35Peasant, Tribal & Working Class Movements

    With reference to the history of India, “Ulgulan” or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events ?

    aThe Revolt of 1857bThe Mappila Rebellion of 1921cThe Indigo Revolt of 1859 – 60dBirsa Munda’s Revolt of 1899 – 1900
18. Prelims 2019Q4Constitutional Development (1773-1935)

    Consider the following statements about 'the Charter Act of 1813' :

    1.It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.

    2.It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.

    3.The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.

    Which of the statements given above are correct?

    a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
19. Prelims 2019Q5Early Nationalism (1885-1915)

    With reference to Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements :

    1.It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries.

    2.The National Council of Education was established as a part of Swadeshi Movement.

    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
20. Prelims 2019Q6Personalities, Organisations & Press

    Consider the following pairs :

    Movement/Organization : Leader

    1.All India Anti-Untouchability League : Mahatma Gandhi

    2.All India Kisan Sabha : Swami Sahajanand Saraswati

    3.Self-Respect Movement : E. V. Ramaswami Naicker

    Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

    a1 onlyb1 and 2 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3