Modern India 201 to 300 Qts & Ans
201.Who out of the following was not a moderate?
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Ferozshah Mehta
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans d
202.Which of the following political parties/ organisations were established by Dr. B.R.Ambedkar?
1. Swaraj Party
2. Samaj Samata Sangh
3. All India Scheduled Castes Federation
4. The Independent Labour Party
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a)1, 2 and 4
(b) 1,3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4.
(d) 1. 2 and 3
Ans c
203 .In 1921 the Session of the Indian National Congress was held when its President was in prison and with some other leader acting as President. Who was the Congress President in prison
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Mohammad
(c) CR. Das
(d) Abul Kalam Azad ali
Ans c
204. The title given by British Government to Mahatma Gandhi which, he surrendered during the Non-Cooperation Movement, was
(a) Hind Kesari
(b) Kaiser-ie-Hind
(c) Rai Bahadur
(d) Rt.Honorable
Ans b
205. Which of the following were the main objectives of the Khilafat movement?
1. To rise anti-British of India
2.To reform the Muslim society
3. To demand separate electorates and preserve the Khilafat
4. To save the Ottoman empire and preserve the Khilafat
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 4
Ans d
206. Which one of the following statements does correctly defines the term 'drain theory' as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji?
(a) That the resources of the country were being utilised in the interest of Britain
(b) That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material return
(c) That the British Industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power
(d) That the British goods were being imported to the country making it poorer day by day
Ans b
207. The first political organisation established in India in 1838 was known as
(a) Brit ish India Society
(b) Bengal British India Society
(c) Settlers Association
(d) Zamindary Association
Ans d
208."Indian cotton merchant; banker, Congressman and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi." This description fits
(a) G.D. Birla
(b) M.R. Jayakar
(c) Jamnalal Bajaj
(d) V.S. Srinivasa Sastri
Ans a
209. Mahatma Gandhi was referred to as the 'Father of the nation' first by
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans d
210.What is the correct chronological sequence of the following stages in the political life of Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Champaran
2. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
3. Kheda
4. Non-cooperation Movement
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
(a) 2, 4, 3, 1
(b)1,2,3,4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 3, 4, 2, 1
Ans b
211. The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced by the British in the
(a) Bengal Presidency
(b) Madras Presidency
(c) Bombay Presidency
(d) Madras and Bombay Presidencies
Ans d
212. The foundation of modern educational system in India was laid by
(a) The Charter Act of 1813
(b) Macaulay's Minutes of 1835
(c) The Hunter Commission of 1882
(d) Wood's Despatch of 1854
Ans b
213. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of the
(a) Prathana Samaj
(b) Satyashodhak Samaj
(c) Arya Samaj
(d) Ramakrishna Mission
Ans b
214. Who among the following was the leader of a member of anti- British revolts in Sambalpur?
(a) Utirat Singh
(b) Surendra Sai
(c) Kattabomman
(d) Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
Ans b
215.Those who joined Mahatma Gandhi during the Champaran struggle included
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel and Vinobha Bhave
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajendra Prasad
(c) Rajendra Prasad and Anugraha Narayan Sinha
(d) Mahadev Desai and Maniben Patel
Ans c
216.The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
(a) Amritsar
(b) Patiala
(c) Lahore
(d) Kapurthala
Ans c
217. The first Indian ruler who joined the Subsidiary Alliance was
(a) the Nawab of Oudh
(b) the Nizam of Hyderabad
(c) Peshwa Baji Rao II
(d) the King of Travancore
Ans b
218. Consider the map given below:
a) Thomas Cook
b) Ferdinan Magellan
c) John Cabot
d) Vasco daGama
Ans: b
219.Which one of the following upheavals Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Sanyasi Rebellion
(b) Santhal Rebellion
(c) Indigo Disturbances
(d) Pabna Disturbances
Ans c
220.The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that
(a) it provided for the establishment of the Supreme Court
(b) it restricted the application of English law to Englishmen only
(c) it accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims
(d) it provided for the appointment of the Indian Law Commission
Ans b
221. What is common among Madam Bhikaji Cama, M.Barkatulla, V.V.S. Iyer and M.N. Roy?
(a) All of them were leading members of the International Communist Movement
(b) M. Barkatulla was the Prime Minister and rest were Ministers in the Provisional Government of Free India established by a group of revolutionaries at Kabul
(c) All of them were among the prominent revolutionaries outside India operating in different countries during the Freedom Movement
(d) All of them were accused in the case relating to
Ans c
222. Which of the following international events influenced the course of the national movement in India before the advent of Mahatma Gandhi?
1. Italian-Abyssinian War, 1898
2. Boxer Movement in China
3. Revolutionary Movement in Ireland
4. Victory of Japan in the Russo-Japanese War
Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans d
223. In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Ans a
224. The radical wing of the Congress Party, with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the 'Independence for India League' in opposition to
(a) the Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(b) the Home Rule Movement
(c) the Nehru Report
(d) the Montford Reforms
Ans c
225. Which one of the following was an emigree Communist Journal of M.N. Roy?
(a) Kisan Sabha
(b) The Worker
(c) Vanguard
(d) Anushilan
Ans c
226. Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by
(a) the Portuguese
(b) the French
(c) the Danish
(d) the British
Ans a
227. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Battle of Buxar Mir Jafar vs. Clive
(b) Battle of Wandiwash French vs. East India Company
(c) Battle of Chilian Wala Dalhousie VS Marathas
(d) Battle of Kharda Nizam vs. East India Company
Ans b
228. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. The Lucknow Pact
2. The Introduction of Dyarchy
3. The Rowlatt Act
4. The Partition of Bengal
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1,3,2,4
(b) 4. 1,3,2
(c) 1,2,3,4
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans b
229. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Thakkar Bappa
(c) Jyotiba Phule
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
Ans b
230. The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorist of the freedom movement in
(a) Bombay-Karnataka
(b) Punjab
(c) East Bengal
(d) The Madras Presidency
Ans c
231. Which of the following political parties is/are national political parties?
1 . Muslim League
2. Revolutionary Socialist Party
3. All-India Forward Block
4. Peasants and Workers Party of India
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 only
(d) None of the above
Ans d
232. In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from
(a) Sevagram
(b) Dandi
(c) Sabarmati
(d) Wardha
Ans c
233. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Jamnalal Bajaj Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji Bombay Association
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai National School at Lahore
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Satya Shodhak Sabha
Ans d
234. Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?
(a) M. N. Roy
(b) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
(c) Pattam Thanu Pillai
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev
Ans d
235.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
(a) the Indian National Congress did not take part in two of them
(b) Indian parties other than the Indian National Congress participating in the Conference represented sectional interests and not the whole of India
(c) the British Labour Party had withdrawn from the Conference, thereby making the proceedings of the Conference partisan
(d) it was an instance of Conference held in three sessions and not that of three separate conferences
Ans d
236. Consider the following landmarks in Indian education:
1. Hindu College, Calcutta
2. University of Calcutta
3. Adam's Report
4. Wood's Dispatch
The correct chronological order of these landmarks is
(a) 1,3,4,2
(b) 1, 4, 3, 2
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2
(d) 3, 2, 4, 1
Ans a
237. Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Acharya Kripalani
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jayaprakash Narain
Ans c
238. Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?
(a) Rast Goftar
(b) Durgesh Nandini
(c) Maharatha
(d) Nibandhamala
Ans b
239. Consider the following statements:
The Non-Cooperation Movement led to the
1. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time.
2.growth of Hindu-Muslim unity.
3. removal of fear of the British 'might' from the minds of the people.
4. British government's willingness to grant political concessions to Indians.
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(b) 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 1 and 3 are correct
(d) 3 and 4 are correct
Ans b
240. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Period) List II (Event)
A. 1883 1. Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall
B. 1906 2. Formation of the All-India State Peoples Conference
C 1927 3. Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca
D. 1932 4. First session of National Conference at Calcutta
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
Ans c
241. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-1 List-II
A. Abhinav Bharat 1. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Anushilan Samiti 2. Lala Hardayal
C. Ghadar Party 3. CR. Das
D. Swaraj Party 4. V. D. Savarkar
Codes
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 4 1 2 3
Ans d
242. Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(a) Provincial grouping
(b) Interim Cabinet of Indians
(c) Acceptance of Pakistan
(d) Constitution framing right
Ans c
243. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-1
A. Surendranath Bannerjee
B. M. K. Gandhi
C. Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Lajpat Rai
List-II
1. Hind Swaraj
2. The Indian Struggle
3. Autobiographical Writings
4. A Nation in Making
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 1 4 2 3
Ans c
244. Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru:
1. He was the President of the Congress Party in 1947.
2. He presided over the Constituent Assembly.
3. He formed the first Congress Ministry in United Province before India's independence.
which Of these statements given below are correct
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) l and 2 are correct
(d) None is correct
Ans d
245. The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) Rajaguru
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans d
246. Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India?
(a) Swaraj Party in 1934
(b) Congress Party in 1936
(c) Muslim League in 1942
(d) All Parties Conference in 1946
Ans a
247. Assertion (a): The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.
Reason (R): The British sovereign appointed the last Governor-General of free India.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
(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
248. His 'principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the purdah system........ To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, sessions alongside the Indian National Congress."he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual
The reference in this passage is to
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Behramji Merwanji Malabari
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d) B. R. Ambedkar
Ans c
249. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-1
A. Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773)
B. Governor General of India (under Charter Act. 1833)
C. Governor General and Viceroy of India (Under Indian Councils Act, 1858)
D. Governor General and Crown Representatives (Under Government of India Act, 1935)
List-II
1. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell
2. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marques of Dalhousie
3. Charles Cornwallis 2nd , Earl and First Marques of Cornwallis
4. Gibert John Elliot-Murray Kynymond, Earl of Minto
5. Louis Mountbatten of Burma
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 3 4 1 5
(c) 2 3 4 5
(d) 1 2 3 1
Ans a
250. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?
(a) B.G. Tilak
(b) R.C. Dutt
(c) M.G. Ranade
(d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Ans d
251. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the
(a) Rowlatt Act
(b) Pitt's India Act
(c) Indian Arms Act
(d) llbert Bill
Ans a
252. Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories?
(a) Clive
(b) Dupleix
(c) Albuquerque
(d) Warren Hastings
Ans b
253. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
A. Butler Committee
B. Hartog Committee
C. Hunter Inquiry Committee Report
D. Muddiman Committee Report
List-II
1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
2. Relationship between the Indian States and Paramount Power
3. Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
4. The growth of education in British India & potentialities of its further progress
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 2 4 1 3
Ans d
254. Who among the following was associated with the suppression of Thugs?
(a) General Henry Frendergast
(b) Captain Sleeman
(c) Alexander Burnes
(d) Captain Robert Pemberton
Ans b
255. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Events)
A. Morley Minto Reforms
B. Simon Commission
C. The Chauri-Chaura incident
D. The Dandi March
List-II (Results)
1. Country wise agitation
2. Withdrawal of a movement
3. Communal Electorates.
4. Illegal manufacture of salt
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 1 2 4
Ans d
256. "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 Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master." 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
This is how a biographer describes
(a) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
(b) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans c
257. The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 provided for
(a) the creation of dominion status for India
(b) separate electorates for the Muslims
(c) separate electorate for the Harijans
(d) joint electorate with reservation for Harijans
Ans d
258. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists:
List-1 List-
A. Surat Split 1. 1929
B. Communal Award 2. 1928
C. All-Party Convention 3. 1932
D. Poorna Swaraj Resolution 4. 1907
5. 1905
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 5
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 5 4 1
(d) 1 4 2 3
Ans b
259. Match List 1 with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Chittagong Armoury raid 1. Lala Hardayal
B. Kakori Conspiracy 2. Jatin Das
C. Lahore Conspiracy 3. Surya Sen
D. Ghadr Party 4. Ram Prasad 5. Vasudeo Phadke
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 5
(b) 4 3 2 5
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 2 4 3 1
Ans c
260. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?
1. Wood's Education Despatch
2. Macaulay's Minute on Education
3. The Sargeant Education Report
4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
Codes:
(a) 2,1,4,3
(b) 2,1,3,4
(c) 1,2, 4.3
(d) 4,3,1,2
Ans a
261. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
A. Moplah revolt: 1. Kerala
B. Pabna revolt 2. Bihar
C. Eka Movement 3. Bengal
D. Birsa Munda revolt 4. Awadh
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans a
262. M.C.Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy lyer were distinguished members of the
(a) Swaraj Party
(b) All-India National Liberal Federation
(c) Madras Labour Union
(d) Servants of India Society
Ans d
263. The educated middle class in India
(a) opposed the revolt of 1857
(b) supported the revolt of 1857
(c) remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
(d) fought against native rulers
Ans c
264. Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy along with specific instructions to
(a) balkanize the Indian sub-continent
(b) keep India united if possible
(c) accept Jinnah's demand for Pakistan
(d) persuade the Congress to accept partition
Ans b
265. Assertion (A): Partition of Bengal in 1905 brought to an end the Moderates' role in the Indian freedom movement.
Reason (R): The Surat session of Indian National Congress separated the Extremists from the Moderates.
(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
266. Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement.
Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti-imperialism in both the National and Khilafat
Movements.
(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
267. Assertion (A): The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911.
Reason (R): Discontent would have increased if every cultivator could read.
(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
268. Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals.
Reason (R): The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites.
(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 b
269. Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-Co-operation Movement in 1922.
Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement.
(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
270. When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of
(a) Foreign affairs
(b) Home
(c) Finance
(d) Defence
Ans a
271. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because
(a) the principle of two-Nation theory was then acceptable to them
(b) it was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard
(c) they wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots
(d) India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom
Ans c
272.At the time of India's Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was
(a) a member of Congress Working Committee
(b) not a member of the Congress.
(c) the President of the Congress
(d) the General Secretary of the Congress
Ans b
273. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. Tilak's Home Rule League
2. Kamagatamaru Incident
3. Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in India
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 3, 2, 1
(c) 2, 1,3
(d) 2,3,1
Ans d
274. Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because
(a) there was no Indian Member in the Commission
(b) it supported the Muslim League
(c) Congress felt that the people of India are entitled to Swaraj
(d) there were differences among the members
Ans a
275. The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of the
(a )influence of Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan
(b) anti-Muslim attitude of extremist leaders
(c) indifference shown to Muslim aspirations
(d) Extremist's policy of harping on Hindu past
Ans d
276. Which one of the following events, was characterized by Montague as 'Preventive Murder?
(a) Killing of INA activists
(b) Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh
(c) Shooting of the Mahatma
(d) Shooting of Curzon-Wythe
Ans b
277. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. The August Offer
2. The I.N.A. trial
3. The Quit India Movement
4. The Royal Indian Naval Ratings' Revolt
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1,3,2,4
(b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2
(d) 3, 1, 4, 2
Ans a
278.Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom movement?
(a) Stimulating the production of indigenous articles by giving them preference over imported commodities
(b) Obtaining self-government by aggressive means in place of petitions and constitutional ways
(c) Providing national education according to the requirements of the country
(d) Organising coups against the British empire through military revolt.
Ans b
279. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Theodore Beck : Mohammadan Anglo oriental collage Aligarh
2.Ilbert Bill Ripon
3. Pherozesha Mehta Indian National Congress
4. Badruddin Tyabji Muslim League
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1,3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans d
280.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
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) None of the above
Ans b
281. Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Lala Hardayal
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) V. D. Savarkar
Ans b
282. The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(c) Champaran Movemement
(d) Dandi March
Ans c
283. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans b
284. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer given using the codes below the Lists:
List-1 (Persons)
A. Shyamji Krishna Varma
B.Madam Bhikaji Cama
C. Annie Besant
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
List-11 (Journals)
1. Bande Mataram
2 Indian Sociologist
3. The Talwar
4.Commonwealth
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 4 1
Ans a
285. Abinava Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by
(a) Khudiram Bose
(b) V. D. Savarkar
(c) Prafulla Chaki
(d) Bhagat Singh
Ans b
286. The most short-lived of all of Britain's constitutional experiments in India was the
(a) Indian Councils Act of 1861
(b) Indian Councils Act of 1892
(c) Indian Councils Act of 1909
(d) Government of India Act of 1919
Ans c
287. "It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united Union composed of India. There was to be a Federal British provinces." The above quotation is related to
(a) Sumon Commission
(b) Gandli-Irwin Pact
(C)Cripps Mission
(d) Cabinet Mission
Ans d
288. The Governor-General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was
(a) Minto
(b) Dufferin
(C) Elgin
(d) Lytton
Ans d
289. At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon which one of the Governor General kept the British flag following flying high in India
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Hastings
Ans c
290. Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a godsent would enable Indians to exploit opportunity which the situation to their advantage!
( a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) M. A. Jinnah
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans c
291. Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Ans c
292.Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?
(a) Satyendranath Tagore
(b) Surendranath Banerji
(c) RC Dutt
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans b
293. Match List 1 with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below:
List 1 (Year) List II (Events)
A. 1775 1. First Anglo- Burmese War
B 1780 2. First Anglo-Afghan War
C 1824 3.First Anglo-Maratha War
D. 1838 4. Second Anglo-Mysore War
codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 4 2 1
Ans c
294.Consider the following events
(a) Indigo Revolt
(b) Santhal Rebellion
(c) Deccan Riot
(d) Mutiny of the Sepoys
The correct chronological sequence of these
(a)4.2, 1.3
(b) 4,2,3,1
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1
(d) 2,4,1,3
Ans d
295. The term "Imperial preference" was applied to the
(a) special privileges on British imports in India
(b) racial discrimination by the Britishers
(c) subordination of Indian interest to that of the British
(d) prefenenor given to british political agents over Indian Princes
Ans a
296. Assertion (a): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Mutiny.
Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of peasantry in the certain areas
(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
297. There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the
(a) absence of heavy industries
(b) scarcity of foreign capital
(c) scarcity of natural resources
(d) preference of the rich to invest in land
Ans a
298.Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I (Books)
A. The First Indian war of Independence
B.Anand Math
C. Life Divine
D. Sadhana
List II (Authors)
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Sri Aurobindo
3. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
4.Vinayak Savarkar Damodar
Codes
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 3 4 2 1
Ans a
299. While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
(b)Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)Abul Kalam Azad
Ans d
300. At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of the British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence?
(a) Punjab
(b (b) Assam
(c) Bengal
(d) Bihar
Ans a