SSC Previoius Year Solved Question Paper Modern Indian History 1995-2025 Free PDF Download
Q.1 What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the
third battle of Panipat ? (2010)
(a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from
Lahore.
(b) The frustrated governor of Jalandhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab.
(c) He wanted to punish the Mughal administration for non-payment of the revenues of
the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur).
(d) He wanted to annex the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi in his
kingdom.
Answer: (a)
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Q.2 The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on
the pretext of misgovernance ? (2007)
(a) Awadh
(b) Jhansi
(c) Nagpur
(d) Satara
Answer: (a)
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Q.3 Consider the following princely States of the British rule in India: (2004)
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
Answer: (c)
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Q.4 Consider the following statements : (2004)
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 into a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-udDaulah in the Battle of Plassey.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None
Answer: (b)
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Q.5 Which one of the following statements is not correct ? (2003)
(a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal.
(b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore.
(c) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid's Elements of Geometry' translated into Sanskrit.
(d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sharda
in the Shringeri temple.
Answer: (a)
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Q.6 Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on
modern lines? (2001)
(a) Haider Ali
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) Shah Alam II
(d) Tipu Sultan
Answer: (d)
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Q.7 The 'Modi script' was employed in the documents of the : (1995)
(a) Wodeyars
(b) Zamorins
(c) Hoysalas
(d) Marathas
Answer: (d)
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Q.8 Examine the map given below: (1995)
The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 were respectively the seats of powers of the:
(a) Scindias, Holkars, Gaekwads and Bhonsles
(b) Holkars, Scindias, Gaekwads and Bhonsles
(c) Gaekwads, Bhonsles, Scindias and Holkars
(d) Scindias, Holkars, Bhonsles and Gaekwads
Answer: (a)
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Q.9 With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: (2022)
1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands
granted to them by Gajapati rulers.
2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate.
3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land
leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.10 In the first quarter of the seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the
factory/factories of the English East India Company located? (2021)
1. Broach
2. Chicacole
3. Trichinopoly
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.11 With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements:(2010)
1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.12 Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as
traders? (2007)
(a) Dutch (b) English
(c) French (d) Portuguese
Answer: (c)
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Q.13 With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following
statements is not correct? (2003)
(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.
Answer: (a)
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Q.14 In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at:
(2003)
(a) Surat
(b) Pulicat
(c) Cochin
(d) Cassimbazar
Answer: (b)
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Q.15 Which one of the following statements is incorrect? (2000)
(a) Goa attained full statehood in 1987.
(b) Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat.
(c) Daman and Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the
Constitution of India.
(d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954.
Answer: (d)
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Q.16 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? (1996)
(a) Clive
(b) Dupleix
(c) Albuquerque
(d) Warren Hastings
Answer: (b)
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Q.17 Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by: (1995)
(a) the Portuguese
(b) the French
(c) the Danish
(d) the British
Answer: (a)
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Q.18 Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance
introduced by Lord Wellesley? (2018)
(a) To maintain a large standing army at others expense
(b) To keep India safe from Napoleonic danger
(c) To secure a fixed income for the Company
(d) To establish British paramountcy over the Indian States
Answer: (c)
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Q.19 By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made
the collecting agent only. (2010)
What was the reason for such a regulation ?
(a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector's efficiency of revenue collection would
enormously increase without the burden of additional work.
(b) Lord Cornwallis felt that judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of
Europeans while Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts.
(c) Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District
Collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person.
(d) The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law
and Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector should be only a revenue collector.
Answer: (c)
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Q.20 Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India? (2007)
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St George
(c) Fort St David
(d) Fort St Angelo
Answer: (b)
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Q.21 The First Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing
local government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time? (2007)
(a) Lord Lytton
(b) Lord Bentinck
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Canning
Answer: (c)
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Q.22 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? (2007)
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.23 Which one of the following is the correct statement? (2005)
(a) The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India's independence.
(b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in modern Kochi.
(c) Modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over.
(d) The modern Kochi never became a part of a British colony.
Answer: (d)
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Q.24 Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India
in the 18th Century? (2005)
(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
Answer: (b)
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Q.25 Consider the following statements: (2005)
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 are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.26 Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? (2004)
List-I (Period) : List-II
1. AD 1767–69 : First Anglo-Maratha War
2. AD 1790–92 : Third Mysore War
3. AD 1824–26 : First Anglo-Burmese War
4. AD 1845–46 : 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
Answer: (d)
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Q.27 Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833 ?(2003)
(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 GovernorGeneral of India in Council.
(c) All law-making powers to be conferred on the Governor-General in Council.
(d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General's Council.
Answer: (d)
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Q.28 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: (2002)
List-I (Acts of Colonial Government of India)
A. Charter Act, 1813
B. Regulating Act
C. Act of 1858
D. Pitt's India Act
List-II (Provisions)
1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the East India
2. Company's trade monopoly in India was ended
3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British
Crown
4. The Company's directors were asked to present to the British government all
correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company
Codes:
(a) A – 2; B – 4; C – 3; D – 1
(b) A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 2
(c) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
(d) A – 1; B – 4; C – 3; D – 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.29 The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of : (2000)
(a) Dufferin
(b) Dalhousie
(c) Lytton
(d) Curzon
Answer: (b)
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Q.30 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists:(1999)
List-I (Year) List-II (Event)
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) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1 (b) A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2
(c) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2 (d) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1
Answer: (c)
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Q.31 Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? (1995)
(a) Battle of Buxar—Mir Jafar vs. Clive
(b) Battle of Wandiwash—French vs. East India Company
(c) Battle of Chillianwala—Dalhousie vs. Marathas
(d) Battle of Kharda—Nizam vs. East India Company
Answer: (b)
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Q.32 Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of (2020)
(a) peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters
(b) its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions
(c) national leaders' opposition to the cultivation of indigo
(d) Government control over the planters
Answer: (b)
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Q.33 With reference to the history of India, "Ulgulan" or the Great Tumult is the description of
which of the following events? (2020)
(a) The Revolt of 1857
(b) The Mappila Rebellion of 1921
(c) The Indigo Revolt of 1859 – 60
(d) Birsa Munda's Revolt of 1899-1900
Answer: (d)
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Q.34 After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the
colonial government? (2018)
1. The territories called 'Santhal Paraganas' were created.
2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (c)
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Q.35 The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for: (2013)
(a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one third.
(b) the grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the
land.
(c) the uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom
(d) writing off all peasant debts
Answer: (a)
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Q.36 Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in
the 19th century? (2011)
(a) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products
(b) Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas
(c) Rise of a large number of money lenders, traders and revenue farmers as
middlemen in tribal areas
(d) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities
Answer: (d)
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Q.37 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? (2002)
(a) Garos
(b) Khasis
(c) Kukis
(d) Tipperahs
Answer: (a)
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Q.38 Consider the following events: (1999)
1. Indigo Revolt
2. Santhal Rebellion
3. Deccan Riot
4. Mutiny of the Sepoys
The correct chronological sequence of these events is:
a. 4, 2, 1, 3
b. 4, 2, 3, 1
c. 2, 4, 3, 1
d. 2, 4, 1, 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.39 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
(1997)
List-I List-II
A. Moplah revolt 1. Kerala
B. Pabna revolt 2. Bihar
C .Eka movement 3. Bengal
D. Birsa Munda revolt 4. Awadh
Codes:
a. A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 2
b. A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
c. A – 1; B – 2; C – 3; D – 4
d. A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.40 In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around: (2020)
1. women's right to gain education
2. age of consent
3. restitution of conjugal rights
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.41 Satya Shodhak Samaj organized: (2016)
(a) a movement for upliftment of tribals in Bihar
(b) a temple-entry movement in Gujarat
(c) an anti-caste movement in Maharashtra
(d) a peasant movement in Punjab
Answer: (c)
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Q.42 Consider the following: (2016)
1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee
2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
3. Indian Reform Association
Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.43 During the Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What
was the reason for its formation? (2012)
(a) Different social reform groups or organizations of the Bengal region united to form a
single body to discuss the issues of larger interest and to prepare appropriate
petitions/representations to the government.
(b) Indian National Congress did not want to include social reforms in its deliberations
and decided to form a separate body for such a purpose.
(c) Behramji Malabari and M.G. Ranade decided to bring together all the social reform
groups of the country under one organization.
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context.
Answer: (b)
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Q.44 Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj? (2012)
1. It opposed idolatry.
2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.
3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.45 Consider the following statements: (2001)
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 programme.
3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women's education.
4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodya Samaj to work among refugees.
Which of these statements are correct?
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 2 and 4
d. 3 and 4
Answer: (d)
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Q46. Consider the following statements : (2023)
Statement-I: 7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day.
Statement-II: It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was launched on the same day.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is not the correct
explanation for Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Answer: (a)
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Q.47 Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?
(2008)
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) Delhi
Answer: (b)
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Q.48 Consider the following statements: (2004)
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
presidentship 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
Answer: (c)
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Q.49 Consider the following freedom fighters: (2022)
1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
3. Rash Behari Bose
Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Answer: (d)
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Q.50 With reference to Swadeshi Movement consider the following statements: (2019)
1. It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries.
2. The National Council of Education was established as a part of the Swadeshi
Movement.
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
Answer: (c)
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Q.51 Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
(2018)
(a) Active all-India participation of lawyers, students and women in the National
Movement
(b) Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal communities of India in the National
Movement
(c) Joining of peasant unrest to India's National Movement
(d) Drastic decrease in the cultivation of plantation crops and commercial crops
Answer: (c)
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Q.52 What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?
(2016)
(a) Introduction of communalism into Indian politics by Lord Minto
(b) Extremists’ lack of faith in the capacity of the moderates to negotiate with the British
Government
(c) Foundation of Muslim League
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh’s inability to the elected as the President of the Indian National
Congress
Answer: (b)
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Q.53 The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during
the: (2016)
(a) agitation against the Partition of Bengal
(b) Home Rule Movement
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) visit of the Simon Commission to India
Answer: (a)
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Q.54 Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National
Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'extremists'? (2015)
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer: (a)
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Q.55 The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until: (2014)
(a) The First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition
was ended.
(b) King George V abrogated Curzon's Act as the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911.
(c) Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement.
(d) The Partition of India in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan.
Answer: (b)
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Q.56 The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a: (2014)
(a) revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco.
(b) nationalist organisation operating from Singapore.
(c) militant organisation with headquarters at Berlin
(d) Communist movement for India's freedom with head-quarters at Tashkent.
Answer: (a)
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Q.57 What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organise a satyagraha on behalf of the
peasants of Kheda? (2011)
1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought.
2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat.
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
Answer: (a)
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Q.58 Consider the following statements :(2010)
1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to
investigate the problem of the peasants.
2. Acharya J.B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran
investigation.
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
Answer: (b)
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Q.59 Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta session of Indian National Congress
in 1906. The question of either retention OR of rejection of these four resolutions became
the cause of a split in Congress at the next Congress session held in Surat in 1907. Which
one of the following was not one of those resolutions ? (2010)
(a) Annulment of partition of Bengal
(b) Boycott
(c) National education
(d) Swadeshi
Answer: (a)
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Q.60 What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement ? (2010)
(a) The partition of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
(b) A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisonment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
(c) The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh and passing of the
Punjab Colonization Bill
(d) Death sentence pronounced on the Chapekar brothers.
Answer: (a)
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Q.61 In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for ................ ?
(2009)
(a) The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta town hall
(b) Partition of Bengal took effect
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of Indian National Congress was Swaraj
(d) Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona
Answer: (b)
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Q.62 At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in
India? (2007)
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Bardoli
(c) Champaran
(d) Kheda
Answer: (c)
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Q.63 Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the
Legislative Council. (2003)
Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Government in spite of being opposed by
all Indian members of the Legislative Council.
Which of the following is correct with respect to the above statements?
a. Both A and R are true but 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
Answer: (d)
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Q.64 With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of
Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is not correct? (2002)
(a) Liaquat Hussain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitation
(b) In 1889, 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
Answer: (a)
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Q.65 A London branch of the All India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the
presidency of : (2001)
(a) Aga Khan
(b) Ameer Ali
(c) Liaquat Ali Khan
(d) M.A. Jinnah
Answer: (b)
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Q.66 After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful satyagraha in:
(2000)
(a) Chauri-Chaura
(b) Dandi
(c) Champaran
(d) Bardoli
Answer: (c)
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Q.67 Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow
social base. (2000)
Reason (R): It was fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.
Which of the following is correct with respect to the above statements?
(a) Both A and R are true but 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
Answer: (c)
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Q.68 The most short-lived of all of the Britain's constitutional experiments in India was
the:(1999)
(a) Indian Council Act of 1861
(b) Indian Council Act of 1892
(c) Indian Council Act of 1909
(d) Government of India Act of 1919
Answer: (c)
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Q.69 The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the: (1999)
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(c) Champaran Movement
(d) Dandi March
Answer: (b)
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Q.70 What is the correct sequence of the following events? (1998)
1. Tilak's Home Rule League
2. Komagatamaru 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
Answer: (d)
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Q.71 The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of:
(1998)
(a) influence' of Sir Sayed Ahmed Khan
(b) anti-Muslim attitude of Extremist leaders
(c) indifference shown to Muslim aspirations
(d) extremists' policy of harping on Hindu aspect
Answer: (d)
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Q.72 Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian
freedom movement? (1998)
(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.
Answer: (b)
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Q.73 Assertion (A): Partition of Bengal in 1905 brought to an end the moderates' role in the
Indian freedom movement (1998)
Reason (R): The Surat session of Indian National Congress separated the Extremists from
the Moderates.
(a) Both A and R are true but 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
Answer: (d)
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Q.74 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.
(1998)
(a) Both A and R are true but 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
Answer: (d)
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Q.75 The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the
freedom movement in: (1995)
(a) Bombay–Karnataka
(b) Punjab
(c) East Bengal
(d) The Madras Presidency
Answer: (c)
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Q.76 What is the correct sequence of the following events? (1995)
1. The Lucknow Pact
2. The Introduction on Dyarchy
3. The Rowlatt Act
4. The Partition of Bengal
Codes:
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 4, 1, 3, 2
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: (b)
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Q.77 In 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha"? (2018)
(a) All India Home Rule League
(b) Hindu Mahasabha
(c) South Indian Liberal Federation
(d) The Servants of India Society
Answer: (a)
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Q.78 With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct ?
(2015)
1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the 'Sedition Committee'.
2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilise the Home Rule League.
3. Demonstrations against the arrival of the Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt
Satyagraha.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.79 The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is on significance in the history of the
Freedom Movement because the: (2014)
(a) attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress.
(b) Attainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress.
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement was launched.
(d) Decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken.
Answer: (b)
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Q.80 The people of India agitated against the arrival of the Simon Commission because: (2013)
(a) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919
(b) Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the
Provinces
(c) There was no Indian member in the Simon Commission
(d) The Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country
Answer: (c)
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Q.81 The Rowlatt Act aimed at: (2012)
(a) Compulsory economic support to war efforts.
(b) Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial.
(c) Suppression of the Khilafat Movement.
(d) Imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press.
Answer: (b)
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Q.82 The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history,
because: (2012)
1. The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence.
2. The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session.
3. A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a)
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Q.83 With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were
recommended by the Nehru report? (2011)
1. Complete Independence for India.
2. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities
3. Provision of fundamental right for the people of India in the constitution.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.84 With reference to Simon Commission's recommendations, which one of the following
statements is correct ? (2010)
(a) It recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible government in the
provinces
(b) It proposed the setting up of interprovincial council under the home department
(c) It suggested the abolition of bicameral legislature at the centre
(d) It recommended the creation of Indian Police Service with a provision for increased
pay and allowances for British recruits as compared to Indian recruits
Answer: (a)
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Q.85 During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did the Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?
(2009)
(a) It curtailed the freedom of religion
(b) It suppressed the Indian traditional education
(c) It authorized the government to imprison people without trial
(d) It curbed the trade union activities
Answer: (c)
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Q.86 Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association? (2009)
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) N.M. Joshi (d) J.B. Kripalani
Answer: (a)
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Q.87 Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed? (2008)
(a) Lord Irwin
(b) Lord Reading
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Wavell
Answer: (c)
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Q.88 Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the
massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh? (2007)
(a) The Arms Act
(b) The Public Safety Act
(c) The Rowlatt Act
(d) The Vernacular Press Act
Answer: (c)
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Q.89 Under whose presidency was the Lahore session of the Indian Congress held in the year
1929, wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?
(2006)
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Motilal Nehru
Answer: (c)
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Q.90 Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of World
War I based? (2005)
(a) Central America
(b) North America
(c) West America
(d) South America.
Answer: (b)
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Q.91 Who drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi session of Congress in
1931 ? (2005)
(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: (b)
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Q.92 In October 1920, who headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a
communist party of India? (2005)
(a) H.K. Sarkar
(b) P.C. Joshi
(c) M.C. Chagla
(d) M.N. Roy
Answer: (d)
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Q.93 Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in
February 1918 ? (2005)
(a) Indra Narain Dwivedi
(b) Gauri Shankar Misra
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
Answer: (c)
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Q.94 Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? (2005)
Movement/Satyagraha Person Actively Associated with
1. Champaran : Rajendra Prasad
2. Ahmedabad Mill Workers : Morarji Desai
3. Kheda : Vallabhai Patel
Select the correct answer using the code given below: Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.95 The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of: (2004)
(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
Answer: (b)
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Q.96 Consider the following events during India's freedom struggle: (2004)
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 above?
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.97 With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is
not correct? (2003)
(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 the Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Answer: (d)
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Q.98 When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates
left the party to form the: (2003)
(a) Swarajya Party
(b) Indian Freedom Party
(c) Independence Federation of India
(d) Indian Liberal Federation
Answer: (d)
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Q.99 The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was: (2003)
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Vithalbhai J. Patel
(d) Mahadev Desai
Answer: (a)
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Q.100 With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is
not correct? (2002)
(a) Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nationalist and militant Ahrar
movement
(b) When the Indian National Congress was formed, Syed Ahmed Khan opposed it
(c) TheAll-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the
partition of Bengal and separate electorates
(d) Maulana Barkataullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who
formed a provisional government of India in Kabul.
Answer: (c)
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Q.101 During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts
called for: (2002)
(a) the Union of Pakhtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan
(b) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the
colonial rulers
(c) the adoption of communist revolution ideology for political and social reform
(d) the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism.
Answer: (d)
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Q.102 The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance
of: (1999)
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Answer: (b)
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Q.103 Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because: (1998)
(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
Answer: (a)
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Q.104 Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as 'Preventive
Murder'? (1998)
(a) Killing of INA activities
(b) Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
(c) Shooting of the Mahatma
(d) Shooting of Curzon-Wythe
Answer: (b)
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Q.105 Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the
National Movement. (1998)
Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti–imperialism in both the National
and Khilafat Movement.
(a) Both A and R are true but R 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
Answer: (a)
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Q.106 Assertion (A) : Gandhi stopped the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922. (1998)
Reason (R) : Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement.
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation ofA.
(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
Answer: (a)
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Q.107 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists: (1997)
List-I (Events) List-II (Results)
A. Morley Minto 1. Country-wise agitation
B. Simon Commission 2. Withdrawal of a movement
C. Chauri-Chaura 3. Communal electorates incident
D. Dandi March 4. Communal outbreaks
5. Illegal manufactures of salt
Codes:
(a) A – 3; B – 4; C – 5; D – 2 (b) A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3
(c) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 5 (d) A – 3; B – 1; C – 2; D – 5
Answer: (d)
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Q.108 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists: (1997)
List-I List-II
A. Chittagong 1. Lala Hardayal Armoury raid
B. Kakori Conspiracy 2. Jatin Das
C. Lahore Conspiracy 3. Surya Sen
D. Ghadar Party 4. Ram Prasad Bismil
5. Vasudeo Phadke
Codes:
(a) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 5 (b) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 5
(c) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1 (d) A – 2; B – 4; C – 3; D – 1
Answer: (c)
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Q.109 The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by: (1996)
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) Rajaguru
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: (d)
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Q.110 The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the: (1996)
(a) Rowlatt Act
(b) Pitt's India Act
(c) Indian Arms Act
(d) Ilbert Bill
Answer: (a)
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Q.111 Consider the following statements: (1996)
The Non-Cooperation Movement led to :
1. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time
2. Growth of Hindu-Muslims 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
Of these statements:
(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
Answer: (b)
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Q.112 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: (1995)
(a) the Finance Commission
(b) the National Development Council
(c) Nehru Report
(d) the Constitution of India
Answer: : (c)
Answer: (a)
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Q.114 With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements:
(2022)
1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial
Assemblies as well as the Princely States.
2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the
right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status.
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
Answer: (b)
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Q.115 With reference to 8th August 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements
is correct? (2021)
(a) The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.
(b) The Viceroy's Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.
(c) The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.
(d) Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World
War was over.
Answer: (a)
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Q.116 In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh
Singh Dhillon are remembered as: (2021)
(a) leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
(b) members of the Interim Government in 1946
(c) members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
(d) officers of the Indian National Army
Answer: (d)
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Q.117 The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? (2020)
1 Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference
2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience
Movement
3. Acceptance of Gandhi's suggestion for enquiry into police excesses.
4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: (b)
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Q.118 With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements: (2019)
1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of ‘indentured
labour’.
2. In Lord Chelmsford’s War Conference’, Mahatma Gandhi did not support the
resolution on recruiting Indians for World War.
3. Consequent upon the breaking of the Salt Law by the Indian people, the Indian
National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Statement 1 is correct: During the early 1900s, Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in
getting the indentured labour system abolished in the British Empire. He also supported
Manilal Doctor's campaign to get a resolution passed in the INC meeting condemning the
indentured labour system in all British territories.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Lord Chelmsford invited Gandhi to Delhi at a War Conference.
Gandhi agreed to move people to enlist in the army for WW-I hoping such support would
lead to political reforms and greater self-rule for India.
Statement 3 is correct: Indian National Congress was declared illegal upon breaking of
salt law. The British government arrested thousands of Congress leaders and activists,
and Gandhi was imprisoned for leading the movement.
Answer: (b)
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Q.119 With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events: (2017)
1. Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
2. Quit India Movement launched
3. Second Round Table Conference
What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
(a) 1-2-3
(b) 2-1-3
(c) 3-2-1
(d) 3-1-2
Answer: (c)
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Q.120 The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War: (2016)
(a) India should be granted complete independence
(b) India should be partitioned into two before granting independence
(c) India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the
Commonwealth
(d) India should be given Dominion status
Answer: (d)
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Q.121 With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: (2015)
1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat.
3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
Answer: (d)
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Q.122 Who of the following organised a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April
1930? (2015)
(a) V.O. Chidambaram Pillai
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) K. Kamaraj
(d) Annie Besant
Answer: (b)
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Q.123 With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
(2015)
1. It recommended a federal government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None
Answer: (a)
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Q.124 The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to: (2014)
(a) solve the problem of minorities in India
(b) given effect to the Independence Bill
(c) delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
(d) enquire into the riots in East Bengal.
Answer: (c)
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Q.125 Quit India Movement was launched in response to: (2013)
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(b) Cripps Proposals
(c) Simon Commission Report
(d) Wavell Plan
Answer: (b)
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Q.126 The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because: (2012)
(a) The Congress could not form ministries in the other four provinces.
(b) Emergence of a ‘left wing’ in the Congress made the working of the ministries
impossible.
(c) There were widespread communal disturbances in their provinces.
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct
Answer: (d)
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Q.127 Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of
1942? (2011)
(a) It was a non-violent movement
(b) It was led by Mahatma Gandhi
(c) It was a spontaneous movement
(d) It did not attract the labour class in general
Answer: (b)
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Q.128 With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for: (2011)
(a) Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement
(b) Participating in the second round Table Conference
(c) Leading a contingent of Indian National Army
(d) Assisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (a)
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Q.129 Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ? (2010)
(a) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel
(b) Acharya J.B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari
(c) Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
Answer: (c)
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Q.130 Consider the following statements: (2010)
1. The “Bombay Manifesto” signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist
ideals.
2. It evoked support from a large section of the business community from all across
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
Answer: (a)
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Q.131 After the Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled "The Way
Out". Which one of the following was proposed in this pamphlet ? (2010)
(a) The establishment of a "War Advisory Council" composed of representatives of British
India and the Indian States.
(b) Reconstitution of the Central Executive Council in such a way that all its members,
except the Governor General and the Commander-in-Chief should be Indian
leaders.
(c) Fresh elections to the Central and Provincial Legislatures to be held at the end of
1945 and a Constitution making body to be convened as soon as possible.
(d) A solution for the constitutional deadlock.
Answer: (d)
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Q.132 For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel,
who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme? (2010)
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: (b)
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Q.133 Which one of the following began with the Dandi March? (2009)
(a) Home Rule Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Answer: (c)
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Q.134 With which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or die” associated? (2009)
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Answer: (d)
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Q.135 In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was
the second? (2009)
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: (b)
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Q.136 Consider the following statements: (2009)
The Cripps Proposals include the provision for
1. Full independence for India.
2. Creation of constitution-making body.
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
Answer: (b)
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Q.137 During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of
underground activity in: (2009)
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
Answer: (c)
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Q.138 Who of the following Prime Ministers sent the Cripps Mission to India ? (2009)
(a) James Ramsay MacDonald
(b) Stanley Baldwin
(c) Neville Chamberlain
(d) Winston Churchill
Answer: (d)
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Q.139 Who suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy Executive Council in which all the
Portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders? (2008)
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Shimla Conference
(c) Cripps Proposal
(d) Cabinet Mission
Answer: (b)
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Q.140Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939. (2008)
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 true but 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
Answer: (a)
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Q.141 Assertion (A) : According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in
the Executive Council were to be equal. (2007)
Reason (R) : Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of
India.
(a) Both A are R are true but 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
Answer: (c)
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Q.142 Which Portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in
1946? (2006)
(a) Defence
(b) External Affairs and Commonwealth Relations
(c) Food and Agriculture
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
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Q.143 Consider the following statements:(2005)
On the eve of 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 statement given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.144 In which one of the following provinces was a Congress ministry not formed under the Act
of 1935 ? (2005)
(a) Bihar
(b) Madras
(c) Orissa
(d) Punjab
Answer: (d)
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Q.145 At which Congress session was the working committee authorised to launch a
programme of Civil Disobedience? (2005)
(a) Bombay
(b) Lahore
(c) Lucknow
(d) Tripura
Answer: (b)
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Q.146 Consider the following statements:(2005)
1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when the 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
Answer: (b)
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Q.147 Consider the following statements:(2005)
1. In the First Round Table Conference, Dr. Ambedkar demanded separate electorates
for the depressed classes.
2. In the Poona Act, 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
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.148 Consider the following statements: (2005)
The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for:
1. the provincial autonomy.
2. the establishment of a Federal court.
3. all India Federation at the centre.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.149 Consider the following statements: (2004)
Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the :
1. abolition of diarchy in the Governor's 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 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.150 Which one of the following statements is correct?(2004)
(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
Answer: (a)
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Q.151 Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946 ?(2003)
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Rajagopalachari
Answer: (b)
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Q.152 An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was: (2003)
(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 end of
Second World War
(c) the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and
political parties in the British war efforts as a condition for granting independence
with full sovereign status to India after the 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
Answer: (b)
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Q.153 The real intention of the British for including the princely states in the Federal Union
proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to: (2002)
(a) exercise more and direct political and administrative
(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 counterbalance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist
leaders
Answer: (d)
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Q.154 The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was: (2002)
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) J. B. Kripalani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (b)
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Q.155 Assertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the
early 1930s was weak.(2002)
Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as
bourgeois and reactionary.
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation ofA
(b) BothA and Rare true but R is not a correct explanation ofA
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.156 The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of:(2002)
(a) Cripps Mission
(b) Rajagopalachari Formula
(c) Cabinet Mission
(d) Wavell Plan
Answer: (c)
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Q.157 Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong Armoury raid? (2001)
(a) Laxmi Sehgal
(b) Surya Sen
(c) Batukeshwar Datta
(d) J.M. Sengupta
Answer: (b)
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Q.158 Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? (2000)
(a) Diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces
(b) a bicameral legislature
(c) provincial autonomy
(d) an All-India federation
Answer: (a)
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Q.159 The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in 1943 in: (2000)
(a) Japan
(b) Burma
(c) Singapore
(d) Malaya
Answer: (c)
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Q.160 As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he :
(2000)
(a) postponed granting of independence
(b) invited Jinnah to form the government
(c) invited Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together
(d) invite the army to take over for some time
Answer: (b)
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Q.161 The native state of Tripura became involved in the freedom movement early in the 20th
century because: (2000)
(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, the
British
Answer: (d)
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Q.162 DIRECTIONS (2000) : The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as
'Assertion A' and the other labelled as 'Reason R', You are to examine these two
statements carefully and decide if the Assertion 'A' and the Reason 'R' are individually true
and if so, whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your
answers to these items using the codes given below and mark your answer sheet
accordingly.
Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious
revolt after the Sepoy mutiny.(2000)
Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
Codes:
(a) Both A and R are true but 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
Answer: (a)
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Q.163 At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British India came
forward with a plan for a united and independent existence? (2000)
(a) Punjab
(b) Assam
(c) Bengal
(d) Bihar
Answer: (a)
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Q.164 The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brainchild of: (2000)
(a) W. Churchill
(b) M.A. Jinnah
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) V.P. Menon
Answer: (c)
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Q.165 “It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal
Union composed of British provinces.”(1999)
The above quotation is related to:
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(c) Cripps Mission
(d) Cabinet Mission
Answer: (d)
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Q.166 Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a
God-sent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their
advantage? (1999)
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) M.A. Jinnah
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: (c)
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Q.167 Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of the Cabinet
Mission Plan? (1999)
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (c)
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Q.168 Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious
rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny. (1999)
Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation ofA
(b) BothA and Raretrue but R is not a correct explanation ofA
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Answer: (a)
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Q.169 What is the correct sequence of the following events? (1998)
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
Answer: (a)
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Q.170 Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy with specific instruction to: (1998)
(a) balkanize the Indian subcontinent
(b) keep India united if possible
(c) accept Jinnah's demand for Pakistan
(d) persuade the Congress to accept the partition
Answer: (b)
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Q.171 Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals.(1998)
Reason (R) : The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites.
(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation ofA
(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
Answer: (b)
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Q.172 When the Indian Muslims League was inducted into the interim government in 1946,
Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of : (1998)
(a) foreign affairs
(b) home
(c) finance
(d) defence
Answer: (c)
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Q.173The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly
because: (1998)
(a) the principal 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
Answer: (c)
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Q.174 At the time of India's Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was: (1998)
(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
Answer: (b)
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Q.175 The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi
in 1934 provided for: (1997)
(a) 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
Answer: (d)
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Q.176 Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a
constitution for India? (1996)
(a) Swaraj Party in 1934
(b) Congress Party in 1936
(c) Muslims League in 1942
(d) All Parties Conference in 1946
Answer: (a)
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Q.177 Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as
Reason (R). (1996)
Assertion (A): 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 but 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
Answer: (d)
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Q.178 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: (1996)
(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 thewhole of India
(c) the British Labour Party had withdrawn from the conference thereby making the
proceeding of the conference partisan
(d) It was an instance of a conference held in three sessions and not that of three
separate conference
Answer: (d)
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Q.179 Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party? (1996)
(a) M.N. Roy
(b) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
(c) Pattam Thanu Pillai
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev
Answer: (d)
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Q.180 Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan ? (1996)
(a) Provincial grouping
(b) Interim Cabinet of Indians
(c) Acceptance of Pakistan
(d) Constitution framing right
Answer: (c)
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Q.181 In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council
was: (1995)
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: (a)
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Q.182 In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from: (1995)
(a) Sevagram
(b) Dandi
(c) Sabarmati
(d) Wardha
Answer: (c)
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Q.183 Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of
India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ? (2010)
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Wellesley
(c) Cornwallis
(d) William Bentinck
Answer: (c)
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Q.184 Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny? (2006)
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Hardings
(d) Lord Lytton
Answer: (a)
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Q.185 Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act? (2005)
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hardinge
Answer: (b)
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Q.186 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (2004)
(a) Pitt's India Act : Warren Hastings
(b) Doctrine of Lapse : Dalhousie
(c) Vernacular Press Act : Curzon
(d) Ilbert Bill : Ripon
Answer: (c)
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Q.187 Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule: (2004)
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
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3
(d) 2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: (a)
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Q.188 With reference to colonial period of Indian history, match List-I (Person) with List-II (Event)
and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: (2002)
List-I (Person) List-II (Events)
A. Macdonald 1. Doctrine of Lapse
B. Linlithgow 2. Communal Award
C. Dalhousie 3. August Offer
D. Chelmsford 4. Dyarchy
Codes:
(a) A – 3; B – 2; C – 1; D – 4
(b) A – 3; B – 2; C – 4; D – 1
(c) A – 2; B – 3; C – 1; D – 4
(d) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
Answer: (c)
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Q.189 The Governor-General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was:
(1999)
(a) Minto
(b) Dufferin
(c) Elgin
(d) Lytton
Answer: (d)
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Q.190 At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, which
one of the following Governors-General kept the British flag flying high in India? (1999)
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord Hastings
Answer: (c)
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Q.191 “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:(1998)
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b)
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Q.192 Who among the following was associated with suppression of thugs? (1997)
(a) General Henry Prendergast
(b) Captain Sleeman
(c) Alexander Burres
(d) Captain Robert Pemberton
Answer: (b)
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Q.193 Match List I with List II and select the correct answer (1996)
List I
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 Council Act, 1858)
D. Governor-General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act, 1935)
List II
1. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell
2. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie
3. Charles Cornwallis 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis
4. Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Earl of Minto
5. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
a. A-3; B-2; C-4 ;D-1
b. A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
c. A-2; B-5; C-3; D-1
d. A-2; B-4; C-5; D-3
Answer: (a)
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Q.194 With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the
Provinces were:(2013)
(a) directly elected by the people of those Provinces
(b) nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League
(c) elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies
(d) selected by the Government for their expertise in constitutional matters
Answer: (c)
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Q.195The "Instrument of Instructions" contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 have been
incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as :(2010)
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Extent of executive power of State
(d) Conduct of business of the Government of India
Answer: (b)
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Q.196 The members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India
were:(2002)
(a) nominated by the British Parliament
(b) nominated by the Governor General
(c) elected by the Legislative Assemblies of various province
(d) elected by the Indian National Congress and Muslim League
Answer: (c)
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Q.197 B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from: (1996)
(a) West Bengal
(b) Bombay President
(c) Madhya Bharat
(d) Punjab
Answer: (a)
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Q.198 Consider the following statements : (2021)
1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all
the women above the age of 21.
2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in the legislature.
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
Answer: (b)
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Q.199 Consider the following statements about the Charter Act of 1813 : (2019)
1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in
tea and trade with China.
2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the
Company.
3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.200 In the Federation established by the Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers
were given to the: (2018)
(a) Federal Legislature
(b) Governor General
(c) Provincial Legislature
(d) Provincial Governors
Answer: (b)
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Q.201 In the context of Indian history, the principle of ‘dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to : (2017)
(a) division of the central Legislature into two houses.
(b) introductions of double Government i.e., central and Statement governments.
(c) having two sets of rulers; One in London and another in Delhi.
(d) division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories.
Answer: (d)
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Q.202 The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to: (2017)
(a) Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments.
(b) Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.
(c) Impose censorship on the national press.
(d) Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.
Answer: (d)
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Q.203 The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to:(2016)
(a) social reforms
(b) educational reforms
(c) reforms in police administration
(d) constitutional reforms
Answer: (d)
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Q.204 The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined: (2015)
(a) The separation of power between the judiciary and the legislature.
(b) The jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments.
(c) The powers of the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy
(d) None of the above
Answer: (b)
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Q.205 What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria's Proclamation (1858)? (2014)
1. To disclaim any intention to annex the Indian States
2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown.
3. To regulate East India Company's trade with India
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.206 The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the: (2013)
(a) Imposition of certain restrictions to carry arms by the Indians
(b) Imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines published in Indian
languages
(c) Removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian magistrates with regard to the
trial of the Europeans
(d) Removal of a duty on imported cotton cloth
Answer: (c)
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Q.207 Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?
(2012)
1. Introduction of diarchy in the executive government of the provinces.
2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims.
3. Devolution of legislative authority by the center to the provinces.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.208 The distribution of powers between the Centre and the States in the Indian Constitution is
based on the scheme provided in the: (2012)
(a) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
(b) Montagu-Chelmsford Act, 1919
(c) Government of India Act, 1935
(d) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Answer: (c)
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Q.209 What was the purpose for which Sir William Wedderburn and W.S. Caine had set up the
Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893? (2011)
(a) To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons
(b) To campaign for the entry of Indians into the Imperial Judiciary
(c) To facilitate a discussion on India’s Independence in the British Parliament
(d) To agitate for the entry of eminent Indians into the British Parliament
Answer: (a)
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Q.210 Consider the following statements : (2009)
1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and
Diamond Harbour.
2. The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla.
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
Answer: (c)
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Q.211 Consider the following statements: (2006)
1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished the East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.
2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858 the British Parliament abolished the rule of
the East India Company and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.212 With reference to the ‘revolt of the year’ , who of the following was betrayed by a ‘friend’
captured and put to death by the British? (2006)
(a) Nana Sahib
(b) Kunwar Singh
(c) Khan Bahadur Khan
(d) Tantia Tope
Answer: (d)
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Q.213Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of
1857 belong to ? (2005)
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (a)
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Q.214 Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857 ? (2005)
(a) Jhansi
(b) Chittor
(c) Jagdishpur
(d) Lucknow
Answer: (b)
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Q.215 With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883? (2003)
(a) To bring Indians and Europeans at 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.
Answer: (a)
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Q.216 Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons
demanding India's direct representation in the British parliament?(2002)
(a) The Deccan Association
(b) The Indian Association
(c) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
(d) The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
Answer: (d)
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Q.217 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? (2002)
(a) Indian Council Act, 1861
(b) Government of India Act, 1858
(c) Indian Council Act, 1892
(d) Indian Council Act, 1909
Answer: (a)
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Q.218 "In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus." (2000)
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 (1919-22)
(d) August Movement of 1942
Answer: (a)
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Q.219 The educated middle class in India: (1998)
(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
Answer: (c)
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Q.221 With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: (2020)
1. Aurang - In-charge of treasury of the State
2. Banian - Indian agent of the East India Company
3. Mirasidar - Designated revenue payer to the State
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.222 Which of the following statements correctly explain the impact of the Industrial
Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century? (2020)
(a) Indian handicrafts were ruined.
(b) Machines were introduced in the Indian textile industry in large numbers.
(c) Railway lines were laid in many parts of the country.
(d) Heavy duties were imposed on the imports of British manufactures.
Answer: (a)
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Q.223 Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and
introduced into the ‘Old World’? (2019)
(a) Tobacco, cocoa and rubber
(b) Tobacco, cotton and rubber
(c) Cotton, coffee and sugarcane
(d) Rubber, coffee and wheat
Answer: (a)
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Q.224 Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the :
(2018)
(a) increase in the export of Indian handicrafts
(b) growth in the number of Indian owned factories
(c) commercialization of Indian agriculture
(d) rapid increase in the urban population
Option (c) is correct : Under British rule,Indian agriculture became increasingly
commercialized. The traditional subsistence farming was replaced by large-scale
cultivation of crops such as cotton, indigo, and jute for export purposes, often to meet the
needs of British industries.
Options (a),(b) and (d) are incorrect :
● Indian handicrafts suffered during British rule due to the influx of cheap machinemade British goods, which displaced local handicrafts in domestic and international
markets.
● The number of Indian-owned factories was very limited during the 19th century. Most
of the industries, including textile mills, were controlled by the British.
● The urban population did not see a rapid increase during British rule. While some
cities grew due to British administrative and military needs, the overall urbanization
rate was low compared to European countries. Moreover, much of India's population
remained rural, engaged in agriculture.
Answer: (c)
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Q.225 The staple commodities of export by the English East Indian Company from Bengal in the
middle of the 18th century were (2018)
(a) Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium
(b) Sugar, salt, zinc and lead
(c) Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea
(d) Cotton, silk, saltpeter and opium
Answer: (d)
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Q.226 Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari
Settlement in India during the British Rule? (2017)
1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Alexander Read
3. Thomas Munro
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.227 The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for:(2017)
(a) the participation of workers in the management of industries.
(b) arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes.
(c) an intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute.
(d) a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.
Answer: (d)
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Q.228 Consider the following statements: (2017)
1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers
and to allow the workers to form trade unions.
2. N. M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labor movement in British India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
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Q.229 Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India ? (2015)
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. G.Subramania Iyer
3. R.C. Dutt
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.230 With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements: (2012)
1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government.
2. The government gave Pattas to the Ryots.
3. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
Answer: (c)
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Q.231 Consider the following statements: (2012)
The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National
Movement was that he1. Exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British.
2. Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians.
3. Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.232 Consider the following: (2012)
1. Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of
crops.
2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare.
3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies.
Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None
Statement 1 is incorrect: After getting the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa in 1765
the major aim of the British East India Company was to increase their land revenue
collection without caring of its consequences on cultivators and peasants.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The first recorded use of Artillery in India is at the Battle of Adoni
in 1368 by the Bahamani kings against the Raja of Vijaya-nagar.
Statement 3 is incorrect: Tobacco and Red Chillies were introduced by Portuguese not
British.
Answer: (d)
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Q.233 The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land
settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to
which of the following provisions? (2011)
(a) Making Zamindar’s position stronger vis-à-vis the ryot
(b) Making East India Company an overlord of Zamindars.
(c) Making judicial system more efficient
(d) None of the (a), (b) and (c) above
Answer: (d)
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Q.234 With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, “Home Charges” formed an
important part of the drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted
“Home Charges”? (2011)
1. Funds used to support the India Office in London.
2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India.
3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.235 During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?
(2003)
(a) To review the fitness of India for further political reforms.
(b) To report on 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.
Answer: (b)
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Q.236 In India, the first Bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was:
(2003)
(a) Hindustan Commercial Bank
(b) Oudh Commercial Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Punjab and Sind Bank
Answer: (b)
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Q.237 Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars are required to issue pattas to the
farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. (2001)
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.
Answer: (b)
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Q.238 There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because
of the: (1999)
(a) absence of heavy industries
(b) scarcity of foreign capital
(c) scarcity of natural resources
(d) preference of the rich to invest in land
Answer: (a)
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Q.239 The term "imperial preference" was applied to the: (1999)
(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) preference given to British political agents over Indian princes
Answer: (a)
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Q.240 Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai
Naoroji? (1996)
(a) B.G. Tilak
(b) R.C. Dutt
(c) M.G. Ranade
(d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer: (d)
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Q.241 Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which
later came to be known as Bethune Female School? (2021)
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Debendranath Tagore
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: (c)
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Q.242 Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because:(2020)
(a) he was asked by the Board of Directors at London to do so
(b) he wanted to revive interest in oriental learning in India
(c) he wanted to provide William Carey and his associates with employment
(d) he wanted to train British civilians for administrative purpose in India
Answer: (d)
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Q.243 Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? (2018)
1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
2. Establishment of universities was recommended.
3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.244 Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India? (2018)
1. Charter Act of 1813
2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.245 With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the
following pairs: (2018)
Institution Founder
1. Sanskrit College at Benaras - William Jones
2. Calcutta Madrasa - Warren Hastings
3. Fort William College - Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 only
Answer: (b)
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Q.246 In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established
Hindu College at Calcutta? (2009)
(a) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer: (d)
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Q.247 The aim of education as stated by the Wood's Despatch of 1854 was: (2003)
(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
(d) the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian
education
Answer: (d)
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Q.248 What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? (1997)
1. Wood's Education Despatch
2. Macaulay's minute on education
3. The Sargent Education Report
4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 2, 1, 4, 3
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4, 3
(d) 4, 3, 1, 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.249 Consider the following landmarks in Indian education: (1996)
1. Hindu College, Calcutta
2. University of Calcutta
3. Adam's Report
4. Wood's Despatch
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
Answer: (a)
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Q.250 With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following
statements is correct? (2021)
(a) Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.
(b) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.
(c) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.
(d) Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society
first here.
Answer: (c)
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Q.251 Who among the following is associated with 'Song from Prison', a translation of ancient
Indian religious lyrics in English? (2021)
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(d) Sarojini Naidu
Solution : (c)
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Q.252 With reference to the book "Desher Katha" written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during
the freedom struggle, consider the following statement : (2020)
1. It warned against the Colonial States hypnotic conquest of the mind.
2. It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs.
3. The use of ‘desh' by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (a)
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Q.253 The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its
target audience was published by: (2020)
(a) Gopal Baba Walangkar
(b) Jyotiba Phule
(c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(d) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Answer: (a)
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Q.254 Consider the following pairs: (2019)
Movement Organization Leader
1. All India Anti-Untouchability League : Mahatma Gandhi
2. All India Kisan Sabha : Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
3. Self-Respect Movement : E. V. Ramaswami Naicker
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.255 With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs: (2019)
Person Position held
1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru : President, All India Liberal Federation
2. K. C. Neogy : Member, The Constituent Assembly
3. P. C. Joshi : General Secretary, Communist Party of India
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.256.Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in
1948 ? [2018]
(a) B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad and K.C. George
(b) Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy
(c) C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj and Veeresalingam Pantulu
(d) Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
Answer: (d)
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Q.257 He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for
some time, and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was: (2018)
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Motilal Nehru
Answer: (c)
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Q.258 Which among the following events happened earliest? (2018)
(a) Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.
(b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
(d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services
Examination.
Answer: (b)
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Q.259 Consider the following pairs: (2017)
1. Radhakanta Deb – first President of the British Indian Association
2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty – founder of the Madras Mahajan Sabha
3. Surendranath Banerjee – Founder of the Indian Association
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.260 Consider the following statements : (2015)
1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.
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
Answer: (b)
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Q.261 Annie Besant was: (2013)
1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
2. The founder of the Theosophical Society
3. Once the President of the Indian National Congress
Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.262 Which of the following parties were established by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar? (2012)
1. The Peasants and Workers Party of India.
2. All India Scheduled Castes Federation.
3. The Independent Labour Party.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.263 Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because: (2012)
(a) Round Table Conference failed to satisfy Indian political aspirations.
(b) Congress and Muslim League had differences of opinion.
(c) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award.
(d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given above is correct in this context
Answer: (c)
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Q.264 Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a
position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India? (2008)
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) M. G. Ranade
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: (c)
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Q.265 During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free
Indian Legion’?(2008)
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Rashbehari Bose
(c) Subhas Chandra Bose
(d) V D Savarkar
Answer: (c)
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Q.266 Who gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress
in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old?(2008)
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) R C Dutt
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Viraraghavachari
Answer: (a)
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Q.267 Who among the following used the phrase ‘Un-British’ to criticize the English colonial
control of India? (2008)
(a) Anandmohan Bose
(b) Badruddin Tyabji
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Pherozeshah Mehta
Answer: (c)
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Q.268 Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession? (2008)
(a) A N Sinha
(b) Braj Kishore Prasad
(c) J B Kriplani
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Answer: (c)
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Q.269 Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama: (2006)
1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in
Paris in 1907.
2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Madam Cama was born to a Parsi.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 3 only
Answer: (b)
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Q.270 Consider the following statements: (2005)
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 Calcutta University.
3. Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban
Sati by the Governor General.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
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Q.271 Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement? (2005)
(a) Annie Besant
(b) A.O. Hume
(c) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
(d) R. Palme Dutt
Answer: (a)
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Q.272 Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away
from the Congress ? (2005)
(a) Indian Freedom Party
(b) Azad Hind Fauj
(c) Revolutionary Front
(d) Forward Bloc
Answer: (d)
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Q.273 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:(2004)
(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru (b) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(c) Rabindra Nath Tagore (d) Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer: (c)
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Q.274 During the Indian freedom struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj
should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control? (2004)
(a) Mazharul Haque
(b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
(c) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (b)
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Q.275 Who among the following was the President of the All India States' Peoples' Conference in
1939?(2001)
(a) Jaya Prakash Narayan
(b) Sheikh Abdullah
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Answer: (c)
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Q.276 While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the
introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was: (2000)
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: (d)
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Q.277 Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian
Civil Service?(1999)
(a) Satyendranath Tagore (b) Surendranath Banerji
(c) R.C. Dutt (d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Answer: (b)
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Q.278 "A graduate at 18, professor and associate 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 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 Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master" (1997)
This is how a biographer describes:
(a) Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (b) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: (c)
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Q.279 Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress
after India attained independence? (1996)
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) Achrya Kripalani
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jayaprakash Narain
Answer: (c)
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Q.280 His principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away
with social ills and work unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage and the purdah
system. To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he
inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its
annual session alongside the Indian National Congress. (1996)
The reference in this passage is to:
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Behramji Merwanji Malabari
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
Exp. Option (c) is correct : Mahadev Govind Ranade was jurist and social reformer who worked
for education, women empowerment, widow remarriage and against child marriages. He
established the Indian National Social Conference(INSC) in 1887. He was also among the
initial members of Indian National Congress(INC) and addressed his INSC along with the
annual sessions of the INC.
Option (a),(b) and (d) are incorrect :
● Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar worked for widow remarriages, women education and
against child marriages. He supported the Widow Remarriage Act 1856.
● Behramji Merwanji Malabari was a poet and social reformer who worked for women
rights and against child marriages.
● B.R.Ambedkar was an economist, constitutional expert and social reformer who
worked for depressed classes. He was the chairman of the drafting committee of the
Indian Constitution.
Answer: (c)
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Q.281 Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru: (1996)
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
Of these statements:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 1 and 2 are correct
(d) none is correct
Answer: (d)
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Q.282 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (1995)
(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
Answer: (d)
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Q.283 The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by: (1995)
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Thakkar Bappa
(c) Jyotiba Phule
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
Answer: (b)
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Q.284 Which one of the following was an emigre communist journal of M.N. Roy? (1995)
(a) Kisan Sahba
(b) The Worker
(c) Vanguard
(d) Anushilan
Answer: (c)
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Q.285 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
Lists: (2008)
List-I (Author) List-II (Work)
A. Bankimchandra 1. Shatranj ke Khilari
B. Dinabandhu Mitra 2. Debi Chaudhurani
C. Premchand 3. Nil-Darpan
4. Chandrakanta
Codes:
(a) A-2; B-4; C-1
(b) A-3; B-4; C-2
(c) A-2; B-3; C-1
(d) A-3; B-1; C-4
Answer: (c)
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Q.286 Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad? (2008)
(a) Al-Hilal
(b) Comrade
(c) The Indian Sociologist
(d) Zamindar
Answer: (a)
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Q.287 Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi? (2008)
(a) Sahir Ludhiyanvi
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Answer: (b)
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Q.288 The song ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired
the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as the National Anthem of
Bangladesh. Who wrote this song? (2007)
(a) Rajni Kanta Sen
(b) Dwijendralal Ray
(c) Mukunda Das
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: (d)
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Q.289 Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash? (2007)
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: (b)
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Q.290 Who among the following wrote the book Bahubivah? (2007)
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Pandita Rambai
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Answer: (b)
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Q.291 Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in
his novel ‘Anand Math’? (2006)
(a) Bhil uprising
(b) Rangpur and Dinapur uprising
(c) Bishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
(d) Sanyasi rebellion
Answer: (d)
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Q.292 Who amongst the following Englishmen, first translated Bhagavad-Gita into
English?(2001)
(a) William Jones
(b) Charles Wilkins
(c) Alexander Cunningham
(d) John Marshall
Answer: (b)
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Q.293 Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? (2001)
(a) India's first technicolour film – Jhansi ki Rani
(b) India's first 3 -D film – My dear Kuttichathan
(c) India's first insured film – Taal
(d) India's first actress to win the Bharat Ratna – Meena Kumari
Answer: (d)
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Q.294 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists: (2000)
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) A – 1; B – 3; C – 4; D – 2
(b) A – 1; B – 3; C – 3; D – 4
(c) A – 3; B – 1; C – 2; D – 4
(d) A – 3; B – 1; C – 4; D – 2
Answer: (a)
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Q.295 Which one of the following statements is not correct? (1999)
(a) 'Neel Darpan' was a play based on the exploitation of the Indigo farmers.
(b) The author of the play 'Ghashiram Kotwal' is Vijay Tendulkar.
(c) The play 'Navann' by Nabin Chandra Das was based on the famine of Bengal.
(d) Urdu theatre used to depend heavily on Parsi theatre.
Answer: (c)
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Q.296 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists : (1999)
List-I (Books) List-II (Authors)
A. The First Indian War of Independence 1. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Anand Math 2. Sri Aurobindo
C. Life Divine 3. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
D. Sadhana 4. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Codes:
(a) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1 (b) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
(c) A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2 (d) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1
Answer: (a)
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Q.297 'Abinava Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by: (1999)
(a) Khudiram Bose (b) V.D. Savarkar
(c) Prafulla Chaki (d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: (b)
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Q.298 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists: (1999)
List-I List-II
A. Shyamji Krishna Varma 1. Bande Mataram
B. Madame Bhikaji Cama 2. Indian Sociologist
C. Annie Besant 3. The Talwar
D. Aurobindo Gosh 4. Commonweal
Codes:
(a) A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 1
(b) A – 3; B – 2; C – 1; D – 4
(c) A – 2; B – 3; C – 1; D – 4
(d) A – 3; B – 2; C – 4; D – 1
Answer: (a)
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Q.299 Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? (1998)
1. Theodore Beck : Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College, Aligarh
2. Ilbert Bill : Ripon
3. Pherozeshah Mehta : Indian National Congress
4. Badruddin Tyabji : Muslims 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
Answer: (d)
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Q.300 Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party?(1998)
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Lala Hardayal
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) V.D. Savarkar
Answer: (b)
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Q.301 M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of
the:(1997)
(a) Swaraj Party
(b) All India National Liberal Federation
(c) Madras Labour Union
(d) Servants of India Society
Answer: (d)
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Q.302 Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of
the nineteenth century? (1996)
(a) Rast Goftar
(b) Durgesh Nandini
(c) Maratha
(d) Nibandhamala
Answer: (b)
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Q.303 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: (1996)
List-I List-II
A. Surendranath Banerjee 1. Hind Swaraj
B. M.K. Gandhi 2. The Indian Struggle
C. Subhash Chandra Bose 3. Autobiographical
D. Lajpat Rai 4. A Nation in Making
Codes:
(a) A – 4; B – 1; C – 3; D – 2
(b) A – 1; B – 4; C – 3; D – 2
(c) A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3
(d) A – 1; B – 4; C – 2; D – 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.304 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: (1996)
List-I List-II
A. Abhinav Bharat Society 1. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Anushilan Samiti 2. Lala Hardayal
C. Gadar Party 3. C.R. Das
D. Swaraj Party 4. V.D. Savarkar
Codes:
(a) A – 4; B – 1; C – 3; D – 2 (b) A – 1; B – 4; C – 3; D – 2
(c) A – 1; B – 4; C – 2; D – 3 (d) A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3
Answer: (d)
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Q305 With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James
Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with:[2023]
(a) Archaeological excavations
(b) Establishment of English Press in Colonial India
(c) Establishment of Churches in Princely States
(d) Construction of railways in Colonial India
Answer: (a)
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Q.306. Consider the following statements : [2021]
1. St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order.
2. St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there.
3. The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (c)
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Q.307 Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress: (2000)
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
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (b)
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Q.308 The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore are classified as: (1999)
(a) realistic
(b) socialistic
(c) revivalistic
(d) impressionistic
Answer: (c)
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Q.309 The first feature film (talkie) to be produced in India was: (1999)
(a) Hatimtai
(b) Alam Ara
(c) Pundalik
(d) Raja Harishchandra
Answer: (b)
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Q.310 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the
lists: (1997)
List-I List-II
A. Butler Committee 1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
B. Hurtog Committee Report 2. Relationship between the
Indian State and the Paramount Power
C. Hunter Inquiry Committee Report. 3. Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
D. Muddiman Committee Report 4. The growth of education potentialities of
its further progress
Codes:
(a) A – 3; B – 2; C – 1; D – 4 (b) A – 1; B – 4; C – 2; D – 3
(c) A – 2; B – 1; C – 3; D – 4 (d) A – 2; B – 4; C – 1; D – 3
Answer: (d)
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Q.311 The following advertisement:(1996)
THE MARVEL OF THE CENTURY
THE WONDER OF THE WORLD
LIVING PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES
IN
LIFE-SIZED REPRODUCTIONS
BY
MESSERS LUMIERE BROTHERS
CINEMATOGRAPHIE A FEW EXHIBITIONS
WILL BE GIVEN
AT
WATSON'S HOTEL
TONIGHT
Appeared in the Times of India dated 7th August:
(a) 1931 (b) 1929
(c) 1921 (d) 1896
Answer: (d)
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Q.312 Match List I with II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
(1996)
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) A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 2
(b) A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2
(c) A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1
(d) A – 3; B – 4; C – 2; D – 1
Answer: (c)
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