69 A 1 Modern India Test Questions

1. Who said first: "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it”

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) M.K. Gandhi

(c)Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) Sardar Patel

Ans a

2. "India Wins Freedom" was written by

(a) Rajendra Prasad

(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(c) R.N. Tagore

(d) J.L. Nehru

Ans b

3. First Europeans, who started trade with India, were

(a) The Portuguese

(b) The British

(c) The French

(d) The Dutch

Ans a

4. The Home Rule movement was launched by

(a) Annie Besant

(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(c) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Lala Lajpat Rai

Ans a

5. The cause for the immediate precipitation of the Sepoy Mutiny was

(a) Use of cartridges greased with cow fat

(b) Doctrine of Lapse

(c) The disparity between salaries of Native Sepoys and the British Soldiers

(d) The Spread of Christianity

Ans a

6. Gandhiji started Dandi March in 1930

(a) Against imposition of salt tax laws

(b) Against the announcement of communal award

(c) Against atrocities committed on Harijans

(d) Against all of the above

Ans a

7. Gandhiji's "Champaran Movement" was for

(a) The security of rights of Harijans

(b) Civil disobedience movement

(c) Maintaining the unity of Hindu society

(d) Solving the problem of the Indigo workers

Ans d

8. Who commented "the Cripps Mission was a post- dated cheque on a crashing bank"?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) Sardar Patel

Ans a

9. "Khilafat" movement subsided because of the

(a) Concessions given to Muslims by the British

(b) Amity achieved between Congress and Muslim League

(c) Accession of Kamal Pasha on the throne of Turkey

(d) None of the above

Ans c

10. The aim of the Cripps Mission to India was to

(a) Appease the Indian public opinion

(b)Appease the American people

(c) Decentralise the power to States

(d) None of the above

Ans a

11. The Lucknow Congress Session of 1916 refers to

(a)Concession of separate electorates for the Muslims by the Congress Party

(b) Merger of Muslim League into Congress

(c) Selection of Muslim leader as the Congress President

(d) None of the above

Ans a

12. Rabindranath Tagore surrendered his title to the British because of

(a) Civil Disobedience Movement

(b) Non-Cooperation Movement

(c) Jallianwalah Bagh massacre

(d) Partition of Bengal

Ans c

13. The Interim Government at the Centre after independence was formed

(a) After the visit of Cripps Mission

(b) Before the visit of Cripps Mission

(c) After Mountbatten submitted his plan

(d) After the visit of the Cabinet Mission

Ans d

14. Who was the Prime Minister of U.K. at the time of India's Independence?

(a)Lord Attlee

(b) Winston Churchill

(c) Lord Mountbatten

(d) Harold Wilson

Ans a

15. Who led the extremists before the arrival of Gandhiji on the political scene for freedom struggle?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Dadabhai Naoroji

(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(d) Subhash Bose

Ans a

16. The French supremacy in India came to an end with the

(a) Battle of Wandiwash

(b) Battle of Plassey

(c) Battle of Buxar

(d) Battle of Panipat

Ans a

17. Indian National Congress took the stand during Second World War that

(a) It would support axis powers

(b) It would support allied powers

(c) It would cooperate with the British if India is Promised dominion status after the war

(d) It would cooperate with the British if India is granted complete Independence

Ans d

18. "Inquilab Zindabad" slogan was given by

(a) Chandra Shekhar Azad

(b)Subhash Chandra Bose

(c) Bhagat Singh

(d) Iqbal

Ans c

19. Which of the following was not the outcome of Jallianwalah Bagh massacre?

(a) Suspension of Gen. Dyer

(b) Change in Gandhiji's outlook towards Britishers

(c) Temporary peace in Punjab

(d) Renunciation of British titles and positions by many Indians

Ans c

20. "Red Shirts" movement aimed at

(a) To throw out Britishers from India

(b) To promote Communist organizational activities

(c) To promote trade union activities

(d) All of the above

Ans a

21. Who evolved the national consciousness as a formal concept?

(a) B.G. Tilak

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d)Surendranath Bannerjee

Ans d

22. Why could British only succeed in trade and commerce in India?

(a) Because of government backing

(b) Quality of merchandise

(c)Naval superiority

(d) All of the above

Ans c

23. Who participated the least in the Indian National Movement?

(a) Capitalists

(b) Landlords and Merchants

(c) Princes of States

(d) Government officials

Ans c

24. The Prime Minister of Interim Government of India after Independence was

(a) Gandhi

(b) Nehru

(c) Jinnah

(d) Rajgopalachari

Ans b

25. Swadeshi movement started during

(a) Anti-Bengal partition movement

(b) Non-Cooperation Movement

(c) Civil Disobedience Movement

(d) None of the above

Ans a

26. Aim of Swaraj Party was to

(a) Enter the Legislative Councils by contesting elections in order to wreck the legislatures from within

(b) Boycott the foreign goods

(c) Launch a non-cooperation movement against the British

(d) Adopt Swadeshi in piece goods on a vast scale

Ans a

27. Swaraj Party was founded by

(a) Motilal Nehru

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(c) B.G. Tilak

(d) C. Rajagopalachari

Ans a

28. Which party was in power in U.K. when India became independent?

(a) Labour

(b) Conservative

(c) Liberal

(d) None of these

Ans a

29. The year 1919 is associated with

(a) Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy

(c) Chauri Chaura Incident

(d) Partition of Bengal

Ans b

30. Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?

(a) G. K. Gokhale

(b) K. M. Roy

(c) M. K. Gandhi

(d) B. G. Tilak

Ans a

31. Who introduced the 'Civil Services' in India?

(a) Lord Dalhousie

(b) Lord Curzon

(c) Lord Wellesley

(d) Lord Cornwallis

Ans d

32. Why did India industrialise decline gradually in the time of Britishers?

(a) Capitalists helped to set up new industries

(b) Many technicians came from different parts of the world to set up new industries

(c) Britishers seized and handicrapped Indian cottage industries

(d) People were fond of new machine made goods

Ans c

33. Gandhiji opposed the untouchability and he wanted

(a) The Harijans to revolt against it

(b) The people of India to give treatment of equality to the untouchables

(c) Untouchability to be declared a crime under law

(d) A social revolution to create a society based on equality

Ans b

34. Which of the following was the main feature of the policy of Dual Government of British rulers in India?

(a) The English collected the revenues with the help of Indian Officials and they became virtually the head of the civil and military administration

(b) The general administrative body consisted of two categories of rulers

(c) Main items of administration were in the hands of local kings and rest were in the hands of British rulers

(d) Some portions of land were ruled by the local kings and rest by the British rulers

Ans a

35. Which of the following is not a tenet of Gandhian Socialism?

(a) Social justice

(b) Concern for the poor but not hatred for the rich

(c) Equality of opportunities of all

(d) Nationalisation of all means of production and distribution

Ans d

36. The basic education advocated by Gandhiji in Wardha Congress is related with

(a) Compulsory elementary education

(b) Social relevance of education to society

(c) Demand of separate institutions for minorities

(d) Compulsory military training for every student

Ans b

37. Which important event immediately preceded Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

(a) Rowlatt Act enactment

(b) Communal award

(c) Coming of Simon Commission

(d) Quit India Movement

Ans a

38. Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended in 1921 because

(a) Violence broke out at Chauri Chaura

(b) Gandhiji was arrested for five years

(c) Government accepted the demands of Indian leaders

(d) People were not supporting this movement

Ans a

39. Who started Bhoodan Movement in India?

(a) Gandhiji

(b) Jayaprakash Narayan

(c) Vinoba Bhave

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

Ans c

40. Gandhiji was of the view that

(a) All old traditions should be followed

(b) All old traditions should be discarded

(c) Only scientifically based traditions should be followed

(d) Those traditions should not be followed which are against our moral values

Ans d

41. According to Gandhiji non-violence is

(a) A way to attain truth

(b) A way to win political freedom

(c) The only way to realise God

(d) An end in itself

Ans a

42. The DYARCHY as introduced by the Government of India Act, 1919 postulated which of the following?

(a) A system of dual government in Bengal

(b) Backward classes were entitled to vote

(c) A few subjects were transferred to the Provincial Ministries and the rest retained by the Executive Council

(d) Hindus and Muslims could vote separately

Ans c

43. What is true of Indian National Congress during World war II?

(a) It demanded for its co-operation with the British that a provincial national government may be set up at the center

(b) It extended full support to the Indian National Army to oust the British from India

(c) It decided to extend full support to the allied nations

(d) It worked for the defeat of the allied nations

Ans a

44. What is the correct order of happenings of the following three events in the British rule in India?

1. Rowlatt Act

2. Hunter Report

3. Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1, 3, 2

(b) 2, 1, 3

(c) 3, 2, 1

(d) 2, 3, 1

Ans a

45. Who was the Viceroy when Attlee declared India's Independence?

(a) Lord Wavell

(b) Lord Mountbatten

(c) Lord William Bentinck

(d) Lord Cornwallis

Ans b

46. Under whose leadership, the Indian National Army was formed?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Subhash Chandra Bose

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Ans b

47. Who said these words at the time of Quit India Movement-'Do or die'?

(a) Motilal Nehru

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Sardar Patel

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Ans b

48. Why did Gandhiji stop the Non- Cooperation Movement?

(a) Because of Gandhi-Irwin Pact

(b) Because the mob turned violent

(c) Because he was ordered to do so by the Britishers

(d) Because he did not like to continue the movement

Ans b

49. The Indian National Movement refers to the

(a) Movement started by Subhash Chandra Bose through I.N.A.

(b) Struggle by the Indians to gain freedom from British colonial rule in India

(c) Struggle by Indians to gain dominion status under British rule

(d) Struggle by Indians to stop British trade in India

Ans b

50. Which of the following represents the integration of Hindus and Muslims for a common cause?

(a) Khilafat Movement

(b) Quit India Movement

(c) Civil Disobedience Movement

(d) None of the above

Ans a

51. Purna Swaraj Day was observed on

(a) 26th November, 1947

(b) 26th October, 1949

(c) 26th January, 1950

(d) 26th January, 1930

Ans d

52. Whom did Gandhiji consider his political Guru?

(a) Vinoba Bhave

(b) B. G. Tilak

(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(d) Dadabhai Naoroji

Ans c

53. Which of the following periods can be considered as the era of mass revolution?

(a) 1856-1885 A.D.

(b) 1757-1857 A.D.

(d) 1901-1919 A.D.

Ans c

54. The Indian patriot, who died in jail due to hunger strike, was

(a) S. C. Bose

(b) Bhagat Singh

(c) Jatin Das

(d) Bipin Chandra Pal

Ans c

55. Who among the following were associated with the birth of Swarajya Party?

(a) C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru

(b) C. R. Das and Sardar Patel

(c) Motilal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad

(d) None of the above

Ans a

56. Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in the 19th century?

(a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

(b) Swami Vivekanand

(c) Guru Shankaracharya

(d) Raja Rammohan Roy

Ans b

57. The personality who is not connected with 1857 mutiny is

(a) Bhagat Singh

(c) Tantia Tope

(b) Lakshmibai

(d) Nana Saheb

Ans a

58. "Once again India leads the world" are the words of

(a) S. N. Bannerjee

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(d) None of these

Ans d

59. Who among the following founded Ramakrishna Mission?

(a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

(b) Raja Rammohan Roy

(c) Swami Vivekananda

(d) None of these

Ans c

60. Who among the following was not a moderate?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) W. C. Bannerjee

(c) G. K. Gokhale

(d) B. G. Tilak

Ans d

61. Dandi March was organised by Gandhiji to

(a) Break the salt laws

(b) Protest against atrocities on Harijans

(c) Oppose Simon Commission

(d) Ask for Purna Swaraj

Ans a

62. Non-Cooperation Movement was called off by Gandhiji because

(a) Of Chauri Chaura incident

(b) Government accepted the demands of Indian leaders

(c) Of repressive measures adopted by the government

(d) None of these

Ans a

63. Civil Disobedience Movement was started in India in 1930 for

(a) Home rule

(b) Purna Swaraj

(c) Non-cooperation with British government

(d) Hindu-Muslim unity

Ans b

64. Doctrine of Lapse was adopted as a measure to annex Indian states by

(a) Lord Cornwallis

(b) Lord Clive

(c) Lord Dalhousie

(d) Lord Wellesley

Ans c

65. Raja Rammohan Roy was supporter of

(a) Sati

(b) Widow re-marriage

(c) Child marriage

(d) Learning of Sanskrit

Ans b

66. Who represented India at the Chicago Conference of World Religions in 1893?

(a) Swami Vivekananda

(b) Swami Dayananda

(c) Swami A bhedananda

(d) Ramakrishna Paramhansa

Ans a

67. Some persons who were close associates of Gandhiji died recently. They were

(a) Anandmayi Ma, Pyarelal, Vinoba Bhave

(b) Mira Behn, J.P. Narayan, Lord Mountbatten, Manibhai Desai

(c) J. B. Kripalani, Mahadev-Desai, Pyarelal

(d) Sarla Behn, J. B. Kripalani, Mira Behn

Ans a

68. The theory of economic drain from India to England was propounded by

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji

(b) G. Tilak

(c) R. C. Dutt

(d) L. K. Jha

Ans a

69. The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in the year

(a) 1905

(b) 1912

(d) 1916

Ans c

70. Who can be called the father of local self-government in India?

(a) Lord Ripon

(c) Lord Curzon

(b) Lord Minto

(d) Lord Dufferin

Ans a

71. Indian National Congress was founded by

(a) W. C. Bannerjee

(b) A. O. Hume

(c) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Annie Besant

Ans b

72. The Indian national movement became organised for the first time in

(a) 1885

(b) 1857

(d) 1916-17

Ans c

73. The first great experiment of Gandhiji in 'Satyagraha' took place in

(a) Dandi

(c) South Africa

(b) Champaran

(d) Bardoli

Ans c

74. After Chauri Chaura incident in which 22 policemen were killed, the result was that

(a) Gandhiji started his Dandi March

(b) Gandhiji called off the no tax campaign

(c) Gandhiji withdrew his movement of non- cooperation

(d) Gandhiji went to-talk with the Viceroy, Lord Irwin

Ans c

75. The first among the following to establish trade links with India were

(a) Dutch (b) French

(c) Portuguese (d) English

Ans c

76. Match the following:

A. Lord Dalhousie : 1. Prohibition of Sati

B. Lord William Bentinck : 2. Local Self-Government

C. Lord Ripon : 3. Division of Bengal

D. Lord Curzon : 4. Doctrine of Lapse

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A B C D

(a) 4 1 2 3

(b) 4 2 1 3

(c) 1 2 3 4

(d) 3 1 2 4

Ans a

77. The demand for Pakistan was made by the Muslim League for the first time in

(a) 1938

(b) 1940

(d) 1946

Ans b

78. Which of the following events is not correctly matched?

(a) Liberation of Goa 1961

(b) Death of Jawaharlal Nehru 1966

(c) Indo-China War 1962

(d) First General Elections 1951-52

Ans b

79. The wrongly matched pair among the following is

(a) Gandhiji-Dandi March

(b) Mohammed Ali Jinna- Khilafat movement

(c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan - Aligarh

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose -Forward Bloc

Ans b

80. The following are the events in national movement

1. Champaran Satyagraha

2. Non-Cooperation Movement

3. Quit India Movement

4. Dandi March

The correct chronological order is

(a) 1, 2, 4, 3

(c) 3, 2, 1, 4

(b) 2, 1, 3, 4

(d) 2, 3, 1, 4

Ans a

81. Match the following correctly:

A. Ramakrishna Mission 1. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

B. Arya Samaj 2. Raja Rammohan Roy

C. Brahmo Samaj 3. Keshab Chandra Sen

D. Prarthana Samaj 4. Swami Vivekananda

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 3 4 1 2

(c) 2 3 1 4

(d) 4 1 2 3

Ans d

82. Which of the following is/are correct?

Newspaper : Publisher/Editor

A. Leader Annie Besant

B. Yugantar C. Y. Chintamani

C. Young India Aurobindo Ghosh

Codes:

(a) A is correct

(c) A and C are correct

(b) B and C are correct

(d) None is correct

Ans d

83. Arrange the following in chronological order

1. Home Rule League

2. Swadeshi Movement

3. Bardoli Movement

4. Round Table Conference

The correct chronological order is

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4

(c) 3, 1, 4, 2 (d) 4, 2, 1, 3

Ans b

84. The first session of Indian National Congress in 1885 was held at

(a) Bombay

(b) Calcutta

(c) Lahore

(d) Lucknow

Ans a

85. Who gave the 'Communal Award' in India?

(a) C. R. Attlee

(b) Ramsay Macdonald

(c) Stafford Cripps

(d) None of the above

Ans b

86. Quit India Movement was launched in

(a) 1936

(b) 1941

(d) 1947

Ans c

87. Which of the following was mainly responsible for the transfer of power by the British to India on August 15, 1947?

(a) Cabinet Mission Plan

(b) Attlee Declaration

(c) Simon Commission Plan

(d) Mountbatten Declaration

Ans d

88. Which of the following events is not correct?

(a) Simon Commission-1927

(b) Salt Satyagraha-1930

(c) Gandhi-lrwin Pact-1931

(d) Quit India Movement-1941

Ans d

89. Assertion: Great Britain gave India her independence on August 15 ,1947

Reason: Great Britain became weak after her involvement in World War II.

(a) Both A and R are true but R is not the reason for A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is the reason for A

(c) Neither A nor R is correct

(d) A is correct but R is wrong

Ans b

90. Who was the leader of the Depressed Classes in the pre-Independence period?

(a) Ram Manohar Lohia

(b) B. R. Ambedkar

(c) Rajendra Prasad

(d) Jagjivan Ram

Ans b

91. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi is correct in connection with India's independence?

(a) He was the happiest man

(b) He was a very disillusioned man

(c) He had full satisfaction about his achievements

(d) He was happy with the formation of Pakistan

Ans b

92. In the 19th century the people who participated in the national movement were mostly

(a) Zamindars

(b) Rich people

(c) Educated middle class

(d) Poor people

Ans c

93. Which of the following pairs is incorrect?

(a) Lal, Bal, Pal - Extremist Group

(b) Annie Besant -Home Rule movement

(c) Gandhi -Dandi March

(d) None of these

Ans d

94. Swaraj Party was established to

(a) Share power in the Government

(b) Ask the British to leave India

(c) To enter the Councils and wreck the Government from within

(d) Ask the people to fight against the British

Ans c

95. Write the correct chronological order of the following annexations by the Britishers:

1. Oudh

2. Punjab

3. Upper Burma

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 321

(b) 123

(c) 132.

(d) 213

Ans d

96. What was the objectives of Home Rule Movement?

(a) Self-government at all levels

(b) Eradication of evils like Sati in the Indian community

(d) Boycott of foreign goods

(c) Participation in Indian National Movement

Ans a

97. What is most significant regarding partition of Bengal in 1905?

(a) The English undertook partition without consulting the local population

(b) The English established that they were strong people

(c) Muslims were separated from other people

(d) This paved the way for involvement of people in national movement

Ans d

98. What is the correct chronological order of the following?

1. First Round Table Conference

2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

3. Simon Commission

4. Cripps Mission

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 3124

(b) 1234

(c) 2134

(d) 4321

Ans a

99. Who was the person behind conversion of East India Company from a trading company into a regional power?

(a) Lord Warren Hastings

(b) Lord Clive

(c) Lord Dalhousie

(d) Lord Wellesley

Ans b

100. Who had founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784?

(a) Lord Clive

(b) Lord Warren Hastings

(c) Queen Victoria

(d) William Jones

Ans d

101. Assertion (A): The revolt of 1857 failed.

Reason (R): It lacked adequate organization and military power.

(a) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(b) A is correct but R is incorrect

(c) A is incorrect but R is correct

(d) Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

Ans d

102. Assertion (A): Lal, Bal and Pal formed extremist group in the Indian National Congress.

Reason (R): They were revolutionary leaders

(a) A and R both are incorrect

(b) A is correct but R is incorrect

(c) A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

(d) A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

Ans c

103. Assertion (A): In 1946 in Bombay the ratings of the Royal Indian Navy rose in open mutiny against the British.

Reason (R): The Royal Indian Navy joined the INA

(a) A and R both are incorrect

(b) A is correct but R is incorrect

(c) A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

(d) A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

Ans b

104. The first Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhiji after the

(a) Rowlatt Act of 1919

(b) Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919

(c) Chauri Chaura incident in 1922

(d) Arrival of Cripps' Mission in 1942

Ans a

105. Match the following:

A. Civil Disobedience Movement 1. B. G. Tilak

B. Indian Home Rule League 2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

C. Moderate leader 3. Mahatma Gandhi

D. Brahmo Samaj 4. G. K. Gokhale

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 1 2 3 4

(c) 2 1 3 4

(d) 3 4 1 2

Ans a

106. Who among the following attended all the three Round Table Conferences?

(a) Madan Mohan Malaviya

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Sarojini Naidu

(d) B. R. Ambedkar

Ans d

107. Who among the following being a renowned poet was a good painter also?

(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore

(b) Amrita Shergil

(c) A. N. Tagore

(d) S. N. Bannerjee

Ans a

108. Which of the following Acts gave representation to Indians for the first time in legislatures?

(a) The Indian Councils Act. 1909

(b) The Indian Councils Act, 1919

(c) The Government of India Act, 1935

(d) None of the above

Ans a

109. Who among the following Governors- General introduced the Dual System of Government?

(a) Lord Wellesley

(b) Lord Canning

(c) Lord Clive

(d) Lord Rippon

Ans c

110. Which of the following pairs is correct?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi-"Swaraj is my birth right"

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru-Truth and nonviolence are my God

(c) Sardar Patel-"Dilli Chalo"

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose-"Give me blood, I will give you freedom"

Ans d

111. Which of the following laws was passed during the second half of the nineteenth century under the Social and Religious Reform Movement?

(a) Formation of Theosophical Society

(b) Sanction of inter-caste and inter-communal marriages

(c) Opening of Aligarh Muslim University

(d) None of the above

Ans b

112. Which of the following pairs are correct?

1. The Indian Councils Act. 1909 Provincial Autonomy

2. The Government of Act, 1919 Introduction of India Dyarchy

3. The Government Act, 1935 Proposal for a of India Federation of India

4. The Indian Act, 1947 Provincial Independence Legislature

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1 and 4

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) 2 and 4

Ans b

113. The partition of Bengal was undertaken with the view of

(a) Suppressing the revolt arisen

(b) Satisfying the Hindus and the Muslims

(c) Meeting the demand by the Hindus and the Muslims for a separate State

(d) Dividing the Hindus of the West and the West Bengal and increasing Hindu-Muslim tensions

Ans d

114. Match the columns:

A. "Freedom at Midnight" 1. Mahatma Gandhi

B. "Nineteen Eighty Four" 2. Sarojini Naidu

C. "My Experiments with Truth" 3. Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

D. "The Song of India" 4. George Orwell

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A B C D

(a) 3 4 2 1

(b) 4 1 2 3

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d) 4 1 3 2

Ans c

115. Lord Wellesley greatly extended the British dominion in India through

(a) Doctrine of Lapse

(b) Subsidiary Alliance

(c) Partitioning of Indian States

(d) Annexing the princely States

Ans b

116. Gandhiji started the Dandi March

(a) To demonstrate against the policies of British empire

(b) To break the salt law

(c) To boycott foreign goods

(d) None of the above

Ans b

117. Sepoy mutiny of 1857 failed due to the

(a) Lack of effective organisation

(b) Lack of unity of purpose

(c) Lack of unified system of leadership

(d) All of the above

Ans d

118. The Swaraj Party was founded by Motilal Nehru in

(a) 1947

(b) 1952

(d) 1929

Ans c

119. Assertion (A): The First War of Indian Independence started in 1857

Reason (R): The soldiers refused to use the greased cartridges.

(a) if A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) if A and R both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c) if A is incorrect but R is correct

(d) if A is correct but R is incorrect

Ans b

120. Arrange the following in a chronological order

1 Foundation of Muslim League

2 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

3. Khilafat Movement

4. Civil Disobedience Movement

The correct order is

(a) 1,3,2,4

(b) 1, 2, 3, 4

(c) 4, 2, 1,2

(d) 2. 4. 1,3

Ans b

121. 'Go back to the Vedas' was the motto of

(a) Swami Vivekananda

(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

(d) M. G. Ranade

Ans c

122. Arrange the following in a chronological order.

1. Dandi March

2 Simon Commission

3. Poona Pact

4. Gandhi Irwin Pact

The correct order is

(a) 1,2,3,4

(b) 3, 2, 1.4

(c) 2,1,4,3

(d) 3, 4, 1, 2

Ans c

123. Which of the following statements is true about Annie Besant?

1. She was the President of Indian National Congress

2. She was the founder of the Asiatic Society

3. She was the founder of the Theosophical Society

Codes:

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 1 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans c

124. Which of the following proposals were made by the Cripps Mission?

1. Participation of Indian States in the Constitution. making body

2. Forming separate State for the Muslims

3. Election of the Constitution-making body by the members of the lower house of the Provincial Legislature

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans b

125. Match the columns:

A. Rajendra Prasad 1. "A Nation in the Making"

B. Dilip Mukherjee 2. "India Divided"

C. S. N. Bannerjee 3."My Experiments with Truth"

D. Mahatma Gandhi 4."The Terrorists"

CODES

A B C D

(a) 2 1 4 3

(b) 2 4 1 3

(c) 4 2 1 3

(d) 2 4 3 1

Ans b

126. "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India" was written by

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Sardar Patel

(d) Madan Mohan Malviya

Ans a

127. The founder of Asiatic Society was

(a) William Jones

(b) Annie Besant

(c) William Kerry

(d) Havell

Ans a

128. Which of the following Acts was introduced by the Britishers to remove the shortcomings of the Regulating Act?

(a) Pitt's India Act, 1784

(b) Rowlatt Act

(c) The Charter Act of 1793

(d) Government of India Act 1919

Ans a

129. Rajagopalachari's formula was

(a) Merger of princely States

(b) Formulation of a separate Muslim State

(c) Plebiscite to Muslims whether they should for a separate State

(d) Forming a Constituent Assembly

Ans c

130. Swaraj Party was formed after the failure of

(a) Quit India Movement

(b) Satyagraha Movement

(c) Noncooperation Movement

(d) Civil Disobedience Movement

Ans c

131. Gokaldas Tejpal Sanskrit Pathshala was the place where

(a) The first session of Indian National Congress was held

(b) Max Mueller came to study Sanskrit

(c) A.O. Hume used to live

(d) Gandhiji made his first Ashram

Ans a

132. Which of the following pairs is wrongly matched?

(a) New India 1.Henry Cotton

(b) Khilafat Movement 2.Maulana Azad

(c) Communal award 3.McDonald

(d) Bardoli satyagraha 4.Sardar Patel

Ans a

133. Arrange the following in a chronological order

1 Surat Split

2 Formation of Muslim League

3. Partition of Bengal

4. Regulating Act

The correct Order is:

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 2, 1, 4, 3

(c) 4, 3, 2, 1

(d) 2, 3, 4, 1

Ans c

134. "Anushilan Samithi" was the terrorist organisation with its headquarters at

(a) Lahore

(b) Calcutta

(c) Chandigarh

(d) Islamabad

Ans b

135. Who declared, "Swaraj had 'stunk in the nostrils' and that without adequate discipline and restraint on the part of the people the movement had proved to be a 'Himalayan blunder'."

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

(c) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Subash Chandra Bose

Ans c

136. The first political association in the Bombay Presidency was established by

(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905

(b) S. N. Bannerjee in 1894

(c) Dadabhai Naoroji in 1852

(d) Annie Besant in 1924

Ans c

137. Match the columns:

A. Sir John Marshall 1.Glory of Indian Art

B. H. T. Prinsep 2.History of Indian Culture

C. A. K. Coomara Swamy 3.Writer during the time of Lord Hastings

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A B C

(a) 1 2 3

(b) 3 2 1

(c) 2 3 1

(d) 2 1 3

Ans c

138. The Arctic Home of the Vedas" was written by

(a) Minoo Masani

(b) Acharya Vinoba Bhave

(c) S. Radhakrishnan

(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans d

139. Which pair among the following had the similar views during the national movement?

(a) Subrahmaniam Bharati and Bal Gangadhar

(b) Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru

(c) Chittaranjan Das and Rajagopalachari

(d) Mahatma Gandhi and Shaukat Ali

Ans b

140. Match the columns:

A. M. N. Roy 1.Swarajist Party

B. C. R. Dass 2. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association

C. Chandra Shekhar Azad 3.Congress Socialist Party

D. Acharya Narendra 4. Communist International

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A B C D

(a) 4 1 2 3

(b) 2 3 1 4

(c) 3 2 4 1

(d) 4 3 2 1

Ans a

141. Indianisation of the Civil Services was done by

(a) Lord Ripon

(b) Lord Mayo

(c) Lord Lytton

(d) Lord Reading

Ans c

142. The purpose of Cripps' Mission was

(a) To give India dominion status.

(b) To introduce provincial autonomy in India.

(c) To discuss future setup for India on the basis of the Simon Commission report.

(d) To suppress 'Quit India' Movement

Ans a

143. What is the correct chronological order of the following?

A. Cabinet Mission

B. Montague Chelmsford Reforms

C. Minto Morley Reforms

D. Cripps' Mission

Codes:

(a) C, B, D, A

(b) A, B, C, D

(c) B, C, D. A

(d) D, A, B, C

Ans a

144. Ilbert Bill was prepared for abolishing judicial disqualification based on racial distinction. The bill was vehemently criticised by the Europeans living in India. Who was the Governor-General at that time?

(a) Lord Ripon

(b) Lord Dalhousie

(c) Lord Curzon

(d) Lord Chelmsford

Ans a

145. Ghadar party' in U.S.A. was formed by

(a) V. D. Savarkar

(b) Lala Har Dayal

(c) Swami Varma

(d) Raja Pratap Singh

Ans b

146. Lord Cornwallis introduced

(a) Zamindari system

(b) Mahalwari system

(c) Mansabdari system

(d) None of the above

Ans a

147. Write the correct chronological order of the following?

A. Pitt's India Act

B. Rowlatt Act

C. Regulating Act

D. Indian Councils Act

Codes:

(a) A, C, D, B

(b) B, A, C, D

(c) C, A, D, B

(d) D, B, A, C

Ans c

148. Montague - Chelmsford Reforms relate to

(a) Dyarchy

(b) Communalism

(c) Provincial autonomy

(d) None of the above

Ans a

149. Khilafat movement stressed on

(a) Restoration of Turkish Khalipha as the head of Indian Muslims

(b) Reservation of seats for Muslim community in Government services

(c) Independent Pakistan

(d) India's Independence

Ans a

150. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?

Persons : Events :

1. Keshab Chandra Sen Prarthana Samaj

2. Mahadev Govind Ranade Brahmo Samaj

3. Swami Vivekanand Ramakrishna Mission

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 1 only

(d) 3 only

Ans b

151. Match the columns:

List-1 Authors List-2 (Books)

A. Mahatma Gandhi 1. India Divided

B. Ram Manohar Lohia 2. India Wins Freedom

C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad 3. Hind Swaraj

D. Maulana Azad 4. The Wheel of History

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A B C D

(a) 3 4 1 2

(b) 1 3 4 2

(c) 4 3 2 1

(d) 2 3 4 1

Ans a

152. Albuquerque captured Goa from the ruler of

(a) Bijapur

(b) Golkonda

(c) Ahmadnagar

(d) Vijayanagar

Ans a

153. The British rulers introd education in India chiefly because they wanted to

(a) Provide a class of office workers for the company

(b) Promote the work of Christian missionaries

(c) Create an awareness of scientific and technical developments

(d) Generate the capacity for self-government

Ans a

154. Which one of the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi and Boycott agitation during the first decade of the present century?

(a) Curzon's attempt to control the Universities

(b) Curzon's design to curtail the sphere of local self government

(c) Curzon's partition of Bengal

(d) Curzon's plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congress

Ans c

155. Match the columns:

List-1 List-2

A. Karsondas Mulji 1. Tatvabodhini Patrika

B. Dadabhai Naoroji 2.Satya Prakash

C. Debendranath Tagore 3.Fight for legal status to Parsi women

D.Henry Vivian Derozio 4.Peasant Movement

5. Did not believe in existence of god

CODES:

A B C D

(a) 2 3 1 5

(b) 5 3 1 2

(c) 4 5 2 1

(d) 5 1 4 2

Ans a

156. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

(a) Holt Machenzie Mahalvari settlement in Northern India

(b) Lord Cornwallis Subsidiary system

(c) Lord Ripon Local self government

(d) Thomas Munro Ryotwari settlement

Ans b

157. Match the columns:

List-1 List-2

Leaders (Views on the Cripps Missions proposals in 1942)

A. Nehru 1.Postdated cheque

B. Ambedkar 2.The autocratic powers of Viceroy would remain

C. Gandhi 3. It will do the greatest harm to the depressed

D. Sapru & Jayckar 4.The creation of more than one Union will be

disastrous

Codes:

A B C D

(a) 2 3 1 4

(b) 3 2 1 4

(c) 4 2 1 3

(d) 3 4 2 1

Ans a

158. Match the columns:

List-1 List-2

A. Morley Minto Reforms 1. Dyarchy in the Provinces

B. Montague Chelmsford Reforms 2. Provincial Autonomy

C. Reform Act of 1935 3. Introduction of separate electorate

D. Cripps Proposals 4. Provision for establishment of a Constituent Assembly

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A B C D

(a) 4 3 2 1

(b) 3 1 2 4

(c) 2 1 4 3

(d) 3 2 1 4

Ans b

159. Match the columns:

List-1 List-2

A. Madan Mohan Malviya 1. Ghadar Movement

B. Sohan Singh Bhakna 2. Swatantra Party

C. Annie Besant 3.Hindu Mahasabha

D. Rajagopalachari 4.Theosophical Society of India

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

A B C D

(a) 2 4 5 2

(b) 3 1 4 2

(c) 3 4 2 1

(d) 4 5 2 3

Ans b

160. Assertion (A): The Zamindari Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis.

Reason (R): The British desired to create a land class in India for support.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Ans a

161. Brahmo Samaj was founded by

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(b) David Hare

(c) Derozio

(d) Alexander

Ans a

162. The "Servants of India Society" was founded by

(a) Annie Besant

(b) Gopalakrishna Gokhale

(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(d) Dadabhai Naoroji

Ans b

163. "Asiatic Society of Bengal" was founded by

(a) Sir William Jones

(b) Annie Besant

(c) Lord William Bentinck

(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Ans a

164. Which of the following introduced a measure of provincial autonomy?

(a) Minto-Morley reforms

(b) Montague-Chelmsford reforms

(c) Cripps' Mission

(d) Government of India Act, 1935

Ans d

165. Railway and Telegraphy systems were introduced in India by

(a) Lord Dalhousie

(b) Lord Cornwallis

(c) Lord Bentinck

(d) Lord Wellesley

Ans a

166. Who among the following Indians mostly encouraged the remarriage of the widows?

(a) Jaisingh

(b) Ahilya Bai

(c) Sarfoji

(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Ans d

167. Swaraj as a national demand was first made by

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Dadabhai Naoroji

(c) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Chitaranjan Das

Ans b

168. Moderates and extremists of the Indian National Congress differed mainly on the issue of

(a) Swaraj

(b) separate electorate

(c) Boycott

(d) National education

Ans c

169. The Brahmo Samaj is based on the principles of

(a) Monotheism

(b) Polytheism

(c) Atheism

(d) Monism

Ans a

170. Banaras Hindu University was founded by

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji

(b) Gopalakrishna Gokhale

(c) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya

(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Ans c

171. The system of 'Dyarchy' was first introduced by

(a) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms

(b) Minto-Morley Reforms

(c) Government of India Act, 1935

(d) None of the above

Ans a

172. On whose recommendations was the Constitutional Assembly formed?

(a) Mountbatten

(b) Cripps Mission plan

(c) Cabinet Mission plan

(d) Government of India Act, 1935

Ans c

173. Who among the following was a revolutionary who later turned into a yogi and philosopher?

(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(b) Aurobindo Ghosh

(c) Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) Agarkar

Ans b

174. Who among the following was swarajist

(a) Dr. Ansari

(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(c) Sardar Patel

(d) Motilal Nehru

Ans d

175. The I.N.A. was organised by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at

(a) Rangoon

(b) Singapore

(c) Taiwan

(d) Tokyo

Ans b

176. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below them:

List-1 (Social Reformers of Modern India) List-II (Their contributions)

A. Kesab Chandra Sen 1.Young Bengal Movement

B. Henry Vivian Derazio 2. Param Hansa Mandali

C. Dadoba Panderung 3.Sadharan Brahma Samaj

D. Devendranath Tagore 4.Tatvabodhini Sabha

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A B C D

(a) 3 2 4 1

(b) 1 2 3 4

(c) 4 2 1 3

(d) 3 1 2 4

Ans d

177. Consider the following sessions of the Indian National Congress

The session in which

1. The Muslim League and the Indian National Congress met jointly.

2 The Indian National Congress divided into two groups.

3. The resolution for "Complete Independence" was passed

4. The Non-cooperation resolution was passed.

The correct chronological sequence of these sessions is

(a) 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

(b) 2 - 1 - 4 - 3

(c) 2 - 3 - 4 - 1

(d) 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

Ans b

178. Consider the following events in Indian Freedom Movement:

1. Singh Sabha Movement

2. Quit India Movement

3. Dandi March

4. Gurdwara Reform Movement

The correct chronological sequence of these events is

(a) 1 - 4 - 3 - 2

(b)4 - 1 - 2 - 3

(c)2 - 3 - 4 - 1

(d) 3 - 2 - 1 - 4

Ans a

179. Consider the following events:

1. Hunter Commission

2. Charles Wood's Despatch

3. Sadler Commission

4. Raleigh Commission

Their correct chronological sequence:

(a) 3 - 2 - 1 - 4

(b) 2 - 1 - 4 - 3

(c) 1 - 4 - 3 - 2

(d) 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

Ans b

180. The Second Round Table Conference was held in

(a) 1930

(b) 1931

(d) 1935

Ans b

181. Who among the following led the Sepoys at Kanpur in the 1857 uprising?

(a) Tantia Tope

(b) Laxmibai

(c) Nana Sahib

(d) Kunwar Singh

Ans c

182. "The Modern Review' was started by

(a) Madan Mohan Malaviya

(b) C. V. Chintamani

(c) Ramanand Chatterjee

(d) Annie Besant

Ans c

183. The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he

(a) Brought the problems of Indians to the notice of the British

(b) Exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British

(c) Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians

(d) Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else

Ans b

184. Assertion (A): Ali Brothers founded the Swaraj Party.

Reason (R): The Swarajists were in favour of council entry and obstruction from within.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.

(c) A is true but R is false.

(d) A is false but R is true.

Ans d

185. When the Portuguese arrived in India, the foreigners whom they encountered as trade rivals were the

(a) Persians

(b) Arabs

(c) Dutch

(d) English

Ans b

186. The intensity of famine increased in India, under the British rule because

(a) The failure of monsoons became frequent

(b) The drain of wealth from India was uncontrolled

(c) Of the poor distribution of food grains

(d) Discriminatory protection was extended, to food processing industries

Ans b

187. The Congress Ministries resigned in November 1939 because

(a) The Provincial Autonomy proved to be a force

(b) The Governors interfered too much in the day- to-day administration of the provinces

(c) India was dragged into the Second World War without the consent of her people

(d) The British followed the policy of divide and rule

Ans c

188. Consider the following two statements called Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer by using the codes given below the statements.

Assertion (A): The Quit India Movement of 1942 marked the culmination of the Indian Freedom Movement.

Reason (R): After the Quit India Movement it was only a Question of time and determining the actual mechanics of the transfer of power.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not an explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A is false but R is true

Ans b

189. Which one of the following is the most significant contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to modern India?

(a) His participation in the Quit India Movement

(b) His role in the Non-Cooperation Movement

(c) His achievement of the integration of princely states

(d) His Presidentship of the Indian National Congress

Ans c

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