Modern India 301 to 400 Qts & Ans
301. The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of
(a) W. Churchill
(b) M. A. Jinnah
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) V. P. Menon
Ans c
302. In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus". To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?
(a) Revolt of 1857
(b) Champaran Satyagraha (1917)
(c) Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement (1919).
(d) August Movement of 1942
Ans c
303. The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in
(a) Japan
(b) Burma
(c) Singapore
(d) Malaya
Ans c
304. The last major extension of British Indian Territory took place during the time of
(a) Dufferin
(b) Dalhousie
(c) Lytton
(d) Curzon
Ans b
305. As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he
(a) postpone granting of independence
(b) invite Jinnah to form the government
(c) invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together
(d) invite the army to take over for some time
Ans b
306. The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because
(a) the kings of Tripura were always anti-British
(b) the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
(c) the tribes of the State were fiercely freedom loving
(d) there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector
Ans d
307. After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in
(a) Chauri-Chaura
(b) Dandi
(c) Champaran
(d) Bardoli
Ans c
308. Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgo described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny.
Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
(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
309. Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base
Reason (R): It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.
(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 c
310. That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by
(a) M. G. Ranade
(b) Sir W. Hunter
(c) R. C. Dutta
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans d
311. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List I List II
A. Chittagong Armoury Raid 1. Kalpana Dutt
B. Abhinav Bharat 2. Guru Ram Singh
C. Anushilan Samiti 3. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D. Kuka Movement 4. Aurobindo Ghosh
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 3 1 4 2
Ans a
312. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I
A. Land allotted to big feudal landlords
B. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors
C. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortage, gift or sell
D. Revenue settlements made at village level
List-II
1. Jagirdari System
2. Ryotwari System
3. Mahalwari System
4. Zamindari System
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
Ans b
313. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
(a) Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces
(b) A bicameral legislature
(c) Provincial autonomy
(d) An All-India Federation
Ans a
314. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress:
1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress.
2. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress.
3. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume
4. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans b
315. Who among the following organised the famous Chittagong armoury raid?
(a) Laxmi Sehgal
(b) Surya Sen
(c) Batukeshwar Datta
(d) J.M. Sengupta
Ans b
316. A London branch of the All-India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of
(a) Agha Khan
(b) Ameer Ali
(c) Liaquat Ali Khan
(d) M.A. Jinnah
Ans b
317. Who among the following, was the President of the All-India States' Peoples' Conference in 1939?
(a) Jaya Prakash Narayan
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Sheikh Abdullah
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans b
318. The Hunter Commission was appointed after the
(a) Black hole incident
(b) Jalianwallabagh massacre
(c) Uprising of 1857
(d) Partition of Bengal
Ans b
319. Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920?
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Hasrat Mohani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Ans b
320. Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the zamindars. The reason was
(a) the zamindars were trusted by the farmers
(b) there was no official check upon the zamindars
(c) it was the responsibility of the British Government
(d) the farmers were not interested in getting pattas
Ans b
321. Consider the following statements:
1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.
2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes.
3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women's education.
4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among rufugees.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) l and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d)3 and 4
Ans d
322. The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of
(a) Cripps Mission
(b) Rajagopalachari Formula
(c) Cabinet Mission
(d) Wavell Plan
Ans c
323. Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India's direct representation in the British Parliament?
(a) The Deccan Association
(b) The Indian Association
(c) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
(d) The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
Ans d
324. The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to
(a) exercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely states
(b) involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony
(c) finally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the princely states by the British
(d) use the princes to counter-balance the anti- imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders
Ans a
325. Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy's authority over his executive council by substituting "portfolio" or departmental system for corporate functioning?
(a) Indian Council Act, 1861
(b) Government of India Act, 1858
(c) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(d) Indian Councils Act, 1909
Ans a
326. The President of India National Congress as the time of partition of India was
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) J B Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Ans b
327. With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Liakat Hussain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations
(b) In 1989, the scheme of national education was formulated by Satish Chandra Mukherjee
(c) The Bengal National College was founded in 1906 with Aurobindo as the Principal
(d) Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, the main plank of which was social and economic regeneration of the villages
Ans a
328. With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765
(a) Garo
(b) Khasis
(c) Kukis
(d) Tipperahs
Ans b
329. With reference to colonial period of Indian history, match List I (Person) with List II (Event) and selen the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Person) List II (Event)
A. MacDonald 1.Doctrine of Lapse
B. Linlithgow 2.Communal Award
C. Dalhousie 3. August Offer
D. Chelmsford 4.Dyarchy
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1
Ans c
330. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nations list and militant Ahrar movement
(b) When the Indian National Congress was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan opposed it
(c) The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates
(d) Maulana Barkaullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who formed a Provisional Government of India in Kabul
Ans c
331. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for
(a) the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan
(b) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rules
(c) the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform
(d) the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism
Ans d
332. Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) List II (Provisions)
A. Charter Act, 1813 1.Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the East India Company's affair in India
B. Regulating Act 2.Company's trade monopoly in India was ended
C. Act of 1858 3.The power to govern was transferred from East India Company to British Crown
D. Pitt's India Act 4.The Company's Director were asked to present to the British Government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
Ans a
333. Assertion (a): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak
Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually 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
334. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was:
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Vithalbhai J. Patel
(d) Mahadev Desai
Ans a
335. Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?
(a) The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished
(b) The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor-General of India in Council
(c) All law-making powers to be conferred on Governor-General in Council
(d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General's Council
Ans d
336. An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was:
(a) That all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India
(b) The creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War
(c) The active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war.
(d) The framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces
Ans b
337. With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883
(a) To bring Indians and Europeans on par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned
(b) To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers
(c) To encourage the native Indians to appear for civil service examinations by conducting them in India
(d) To allow native Indians to possess arms by amending the Arms Act.
Ans a
338. When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu- Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the:
(a) Swarajya party
(b) Indian Freedom Party
(c) Independence Federation of India
(d) Indian Liberal Federation
Ans d
339. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
(b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam
(c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
(d) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
Ans a
340. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
(c) Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
(d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi Irwin Pact
Ans d
341. Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946?
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Rajagopalachari
Ans b
342. During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?
(a) To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
(b) To report on the existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
(c) To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India
(d) To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services in India
Ans b
343. The aim of education as stated by the Wood's dispatch of 1854 was:
(a) the creation of employment opportunities for native Indians
(b) the spread of western culture in India
(c) the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language
(d) the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education
Ans c
344. Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.
Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.
Codes:
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans d
345. Assertion (A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital.
Reason (R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.
Codes:
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans c
346. Assertion (A): Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire.
Reason (R): Marathas were the first to have a clear concept of a united Indian nation.
Codes:
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans c
347. Consider the following statements: Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the
1. Abolition of diarchy in the Governors' provinces
2. Power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own
3. Abolition of the principle of communal representation
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans b
348. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946.
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru, M.A. Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly of India
(c) The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947
(d) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950
Ans a
349. Consider the following statements:
1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta.
2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the President ship of Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
Ans c
350. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?
(a) Mazharul Haque
(b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
(c) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
Ans b
351. The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of:
(a) the Indian Councils Act, 1909
(b) the Government of India Act, 1919
(c) the Government of India Act, 1935
(d) the Indian Independence Act, 1947
Ans b
352. Consider the following Princely States of the British rule in India:
1. Jhansi
2. Sambalpur
3. Satara
The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is:
(a) 1-2-3
(b) 1-3-2
(c) 3-2-1
(d) 3-1-2
Ans c
353. The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was:
(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(b) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(d) Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans c
354. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
List-I (Period) List-II (Wars)
1. AD 1767-69 1.First Anglo-Maratha War
2. AD 1790-92 2.Third Mysore War
3. AD 1824-26 3.First Anglo-Burmese War
4. AD 1845-46 4.Second Sikh War
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3
Ans d
355. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Pitt's India Act 1. Warren Hastings
(b) Doctrine of Lapse 2. Dalhousie
(c) Vernacular Press Act 3.Curzon
(d) Ilbert Bill 4.Ripon
Ans c
356. Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule:
1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Chelmsford
3. Lord Hardinge
4. Lord Irwin
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
(a) 1 - 3 - 2 - 4
(c) 1 - 4 - 2 - 3
(b) 2 - 4 - 1 - 3
(d) 2 - 3 - 1 - 4
Ans a
357. Consider the following events during India's freedom struggle:
1 Chauri-Chaura Outrage
2. Minto-Morley Reforms
3. Dandi March
4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events given above?
(a) 1 - 3 - 2 - 4
(b) 2 - 4 - 1 - 3
(c) 1 - 4 - 2 - 3
(d) 2 - 3 - 1 - 4
Ans b
358. Consider the following statements:
1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War
3. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(b) 3 only
(d) None
Ans b
359. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?
(a) Indian Freedom Party
(b) Azad Hind Fauj
(c) Revolutionary Front
(d) Forward Block
Ans d
360. Consider the following statements:
The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for
1. The provincial autonomy
2. The establishment of Federal Court
3. All India Federation at the centre
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans a
361. Consider the following statements:
1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern
2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act. 1773.
3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans b
362. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battle fought in India in the 18th Century?
(a) Battle of Wandiwash Battle of Buxar Battle of Ambur Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Ambur Battle of Plassey Battle of Wandiwash Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Plassey Battle of Ambur Battle of Buxar
(d) Battle of Ambur Battle of Buxar - Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Plassey.
Ans b
363. Which one of the following is the correct statement?
(a) The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India's independence
(b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
(c) The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.
(d) The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony
Ans d
364. Consider the following statements:
1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Shimla Conference took place
2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans b
365. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857
(a) Jhansi
(c) Jagdishpur
(b) Chittor
(d) Lucknow
Ans b
366. Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belongs to?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans a
367. Which one of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Movement/Satyagraha Person actively associated with
1. Champaran a. Rajendra Prasad
2. Ahmedabad Mill Workers b.Morarji Desai
3. Kheda c.Vallabhbhai Patel
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans c
368. Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918?
(a) Indra Narain Dwivedi
(b) Gauri Shankar Misra
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
Ans c
369. Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans b
370. In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a communist Party of India?
(a) H. K. Sarkar
(b) P. C. Joshi
(c) M. C. Chagla
(d) M. N. Roy
Ans d
371. At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?
(a) Bombay
(b) Lahore
(c) Lucknow
(d) Tripuri
Ans b
372. Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the World War I based?
(a) Central America
(b) North America
(c) West America
(d) South America
Ans b
373. In which one of the following provinces was a Congress Ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madras
(c) Orissa
(d) Punjab
Ans d
374. Consider the following statements: On the event of the launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi
1. asked the Government servants to resign.
2. asked the soldiers to leave their posts.
3. asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans c
375. What was Komagata Maru?
(a) A political party based in Taiwan
(b) Peasant communist leader of China
(c) A naval ship on voyage to Canada
(d) A Chinese village where Mao Tse Tung began his Long march
Ans c
376. Consider the following statements:
1. In the First Round Table Conference Dr. Ambedkar demanded electorates for the depressed classes
2. In the Poona Pact, special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil services were made.
3. The Indian National Congress did not take part in the Third Round Table Conference.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans c
377. Consider the following statements:
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
3. Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the then Governor General
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
Ans b
378. Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?
(a) Annie Beasant
(b) A. O. Hume
(c) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
(d) R. Palme Dutt
Ans a
379. Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
(a) Lord Dufferin
(c) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Hardinge
Ans b
380. Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
(a) Defence
(b) External Affairs and Commonwealth
(c) Food and Agriculture
(d) None
Ans c
381. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(a) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Hardinge
(d) Lord Lytton
Ans a
382. Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama
1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the international Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907.
2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi parents.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3, only
(c) 1 and 2, only
(d) 3 only
Ans a
383. Consider the following statements:
1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company's monopoly of Indian trade.
2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans b
384. In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?
(a) Bangalore
(b) Madras
(c) Masulipattam
(d) Surat
Ans d
385. With reference to the revolt of the year 1857, who of the following was betrayed by a friend; captured and put to death by the British?
(a) Nana Sahib
(b) Kunwar Singh
(c) Khan Bahadur Khan
(d) Tantya Tope
Ans d
386. Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Motilal Nehru
Ans c
387. The song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?
(a) Rajni Kanta Sen
(c) Mukunda Das
(b) Dwijendralal Ray
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Ans d
388. The first factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children, and authorizing local governments to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?
(a) Lord Lytton
(b) Lord Bentinck
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Canning
Ans c
389. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?
(a) The arms Act
(b) The Public Safety Act
(c) The Rowlatt Act
(d) The Vernacular Press Act
Ans c
390. At which one of the following Place did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
(a) Ahmedabad
(c) Champaran
(b) Bardoli
(d) Kheda
Ans c
391. Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
Ans b
392. The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
(a) Awadh
(b) Jhansi
(c) Nagpur
(d) Satara
Ans a
393. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre independence India as traders?
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
Ans c
394. Consider the following statements:
1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.
2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans b
395. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St. George
(c) Fort St. David
(d) Fort St. Angelo
Ans b
396. Consider the following statements:
1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament.
3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the Office in the year 1977
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(c) 1 only
(b) 3 only
(d) 1 and 3
Ans d
397. Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?
(a) Udaygiri
(c) Pochampalli
(b) Rapur
(d) Venkatagiri
Ans c
398. Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.
Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is True but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans c
399. Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885
(a) Ahmadabad
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) Delhi
Ans b
400. Assertion (A): The Congress in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.
Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is True but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans b