Modern History PYQs

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1. Prelims 2019Q14Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements :

   1.Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of 'indentured labour'.

   2.In Lord Chelmsford's 'War Conference', Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War.

   3.Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers.

   Which of the statements given above are correct?

   a1 and 2 onlyb1 and 3 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
2. Prelims 2019Q15Personalities, Organisations & Press

   With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs :

   Person : Position held

   1.Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru : President, All India Liberal Federation

   2.K. C. Neogy : Member, The Constituent Assembly

   3.P. C. Joshi : General Secretary, Communist Party of India

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

   a1 onlyb1 and 2 onlyc3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
3. Prelims 2018Q11Personalities, Organisations & Press

   He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was

   aAurobindo GhoshbBipin Chandra PalcLala Lajpat RaidMotilal Nehru
4. Prelims 2018Q19British Expansion & Policies

   Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ?

   1.Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.

   2.Establishment of universities was recommended.

   3.English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.

   Select the correct answer using the code given below :

   a1 and 2 onlyb2 and 3 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
5. Prelims 2018Q38Constitutional Development (1773-1935)

   In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the

   aFederal LegislaturebGovernor GeneralcProvincial LegislaturedProvincial Governors
6. Prelims 2018Q51Peasant, Tribal & Working Class Movements

   After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government ?

   1.The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created.

   2.It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal.

   Select the correct answer using the code given below :

   a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
7. Prelims 2018Q52British Expansion & Policies

   Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the

   aincrease in the export of Indian handicraftsbgrowth in the number of Indian owned factoriesccommercialization of Indian agriculturedrapid increase in the urban population
8. Prelims 2018Q68Advent of Europeans

   The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were

   aRaw cotton, oil-seeds and opiumbSugar, salt, zinc and leadcCopper, silver, gold, spices and teadCotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
9. Prelims 2018Q69Gandhian Era (1915-1942)

   Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha ?

   aActive all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National MovementbActive involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National MovementcJoining of peasant unrest to India's National MovementdDrastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops
10. Prelims 2018Q70Peasant, Tribal & Working Class Movements

    Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948 ?

    aB. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. GeorgebJayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. RoycC.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam PantuludAshok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
11. Prelims 2018Q75British Expansion & Policies

    Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley ?

    aTo maintain a large standing army at other's expensebTo keep India safe from Napoleonic dangercTo secure a fixed income for the CompanydTo establish British paramountcy over the Indian States
12. Prelims 2018Q76British Expansion & Policies

    Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ?

    1.Charter Act of 1813

    2.General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823

    3.Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy

    Select the correct answer using the code given below :

    a1 and 2 onlyb2 onlyc1 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
13. Prelims 2018Q79Personalities, Organisations & Press

    In 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha" ?

    aAll India Home Rule LeaguebHindu MahasabhacSouth Indian Liberal FederationdThe Servants of India Society
14. Prelims 2018Q80Personalities, Organisations & Press

    Which among the following events happened earliest ?

    aSwami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.bDinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.cBankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.dSatyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
15. Prelims 2018Q89British Expansion & Policies

    With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs :

    Institution — Founder

    1.Sanskrit College at Benaras — William Jones

    2.Calcutta Madarsa — Warren Hastings

    3.Fort William College — Arthur Wellesley

    Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?

    a1 and 2b2 onlyc1 and 3d3 only
16. Prelims 2018Q91Towards Independence & Partition

    Consider the following events :

    1.The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.

    2.India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'.

    3.Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.

    4.Goa became a part of independent India.

    Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?

    a4 – 1 – 2 – 3b3 – 2 – 1 – 4c4 – 2 – 1 – 3d3 – 1 – 2 – 4
17. Prelims 2017Q13British Expansion & Policies

    Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule ?

    1.Lord Cornwallis

    2.Alexander Read

    3.Thomas Munro

    Select the correct answer using the code given below :

    a1 onlyb1 and 3 onlyc2 and 3 onlyd1, 2 and 3
18. Prelims 2017Q15Peasant, Tribal & Working Class Movements

    The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for

    athe participation of workers in the management of industries.barbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes.can intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute.da system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.
19. Prelims 2017Q24Peasant, Tribal & Working Class Movements

    Consider the following statements :

    1.The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions.

    2.N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India.

    Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

    a1 onlyb2 onlycBoth 1 and 2dNeither 1 nor 2
20. Prelims 2017Q26Constitutional Development (1773-1935)

    The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to

    aDefine the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments.bDefine the powers of the Secretary of State for India.cImpose censorship on national press.dImprove the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.