Chapter Modern India 2 - Exam Preparation

Part 15 Advent of the Europeans
1. Consider the following statements about the European travellers to India
1. Sir Thomas Roe, the representative of the East India Company, was granted the permission by Jahangir to open a factory at Surat.
2. Captain Hawkins was driven out from Agra by the Mughals at the instigation of Portuguese.
3. Father Monserrate travelled with Akbar on his journey to Kashmir.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 and 3 (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (d)

2. The Dutch established themselves at Masulipatnam after obtaining a firman from ruler of
(a) Bijapur in 1606
(b) Travancore in 1606
(c) the Mughal dynasty in 1606
(d) Golconda in 1606
Ans: (c)

3. Which one of the following was the first- English ship that came to India?
(a) Elizabeth
(b) Bengal
(c) Red Dragon
(d) Mayflower
Ans: (a)

4. What were calicoes?
(a) Indigo exports from India
(b) Cotton exports from India
(c) Textile exports from India
(d) None of the above
Ans: (d)

5. Initially, the Mughals tried to develop friendly relations with the English. Why?
1. They could use the English to counter the Portuguese on the sea.
2. They could use English to keep them in opening trading points in spice islands.
3. Indian merchants could certainly benefit by competition among their foreign buyers.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

6. The headquarters of Danish settlement was
(a) Tranquebar (b) Serampore
(c) Cochin (d) Nagapattinam
Ans: (a)

7. Which of the following is true about the Portuguese?
(a) They prepared an index of medicinal plants in India
(b) Technologies for printing and black making were introduced in India by the Portuguese
(c) They introduced crops such as potato, tobacco, pineapple and corn, etc
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

8. Who among the following introduced cashewnut, pineapple and Tobacco into India.
(a) Dutch (b) English
(c) French (d) Portuguese
Ans: (d)

9. Consider the following statements
1. The Portuguese cartaz was a naval trade license or pass to the ships carrying commodities.
2. Dutch’s headquarters were initially established at Masulipatnam.
3. The English Ambassador captain Hawkins arrived at Jahangir’s court.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 2 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

10. The French East India Company was founded in 1664. It made rapid progress and was finally established at
(a) Calicut and Pondicherry
(b) Madras and Chandernagar
(c) Chandernagar and Pondicherry
(d) Chandernagar and Bassein
Ans: (c)

11. Fort St George (White town), the first english (British) fortress in India was founded at
(a) Bombay (b) Chinsura
(c) Madras (d) Calcutta
Ans: (c)

12. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between the
(a) Nizam of Hydrabad and the French
(b) English and the French
(c) English and Hyder Ali
(d) Nawab of Carnatic and the English
Ans: (b)

13. Match the following
List I List II
A. Francois Caron 1. Set up a first french factory at Surat
B. Marcara 2. Set up another factory of French at Masulipatnam in 1669
C. Francois Martin 3. Acquired the area of Pondicherry from the Quiladar of Valikondapuram from the Sultan of Bijapur and transformed into a flourishing port.
D. Dupleix 4. Cherish the ambition of a French Empire
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 1 4 3 2 (d) 2 3 4 1
Ans: (a)

14. In 1600, the Charter to the English East India Company for monopoly of Eastern trade for 15 years was given by
(a) Queen Elizabeth I
(b) Queen Victoria
(c) James I
(d) Oliver Crownwell
Ans: (a)

15. Bheemunipatnam on the Eastern-Coast was used as a site for a factory by the
(a) French (b) Danish
(c) Portuguese (d) Dutch
Ans: (d)

16. The Englishman appointed by Akbar for verification of diamonds was
(a) William Leeds (b) John Mildenhall
(c) Ralph Fitch
(d) William Hawkins
Ans: (a)

17. The Peshwa who engineered the capture of Salsette and Bassein for the Portuguese in 1739 was
(a) Balaji Vishwanath
(b) Baji Rao I
(c) Baji Rao II
(d) Madhava Rao
Ans: (b)

18. Most European power reached India after crossing the
(a) Red Sea (b) Pacific Ocean
(c) Cape of Good Hope
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

19. What is the chronology of the establishment of the French factories?
1. Chandernagar 2. Surat
3. Masulipatnam 4. Pondicherry
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 2, 1, 3, 4 (b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) 3, 2, 1, 4
Ans: (b)

20. Which is not true about the French East India Company?
(a) It was not dependent on the French Government
(b) It received treasury grants, subsidies and loans from the French Government
(c) It was controlled by the French State
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

21. Who was Sir George Oxenden?
(a) First President of Council of Surat
(b) First Governor of Bombay and responsible for its rise into prominence
(c) First President of Council of Madras
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

22. The Battle of Biddera in 1759 marked to expulsion of which power from India?
(a) Portugal (b) Holland
(c) French (d) Denmark
Ans: (b)

23. Which of the following was the cause for the decline of the Portuguese in India?
(a) Local reaction to their probelytising zeal
(b) The discovery of gold mines in Brazil and Argentina diverted their attention away from India
(c) The entry of the near protestant powers such as England and Holland sealed their fate
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

24. Match the following
List I List II
A. Vasco da Gama 1. Famous Jesuit Saint who came to India.
B. Francisco Almeida 2. Discovered sea route from Europe to India through Cape of Good Hope.
C. Francisco Xavier 3. First Portuguese Governor in India.
Codes A B C A B C
(a) 2 3 1 (b) 1 2 3
(c) 3 2 1 (d) 3 1 2
Ans: (a)

25. The foundation of Portuguese maritime empire in India was laid under Albuquerque when?
(a) Portuguese were successful in capturing Calicut and Cochin
(b) Portuguese inflicted a crushing defeat on Turks in Arabian Sea
(c) The Portuguese conquered Goa from Bijapur
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

26. In 1656, a war broke out in Bengal between Aurangzeb and English East India Company. What was its outcome?
(a) The Mughals suffered heavy losses
(b) The East India Company suffered heavy losses
(c) Hooghli was leden to East India Company by Aurangzeb
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘c’
Ans: (b)

27. Arrange the following in chronologically
1. Francois Martin 2. Lenoir
3. Dumas 4. Dupleix
5. Comte de Lally
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3, 5 (b) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (d) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
Ans: (c)

28. Consider the following statements
1. The Portuguese were the first to followmercantilist philosophy in India.
2. Blue Ocean Policy meant vast control over sea routes but only where environment was sustainable.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Only 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

29. Consider the following statements
1. The Headquarters of the Dutch company in India was at Pulicat.
2. Even though the French company was a joint state company, it was under imperial control.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

30. Consider the following statements.
1. After the advent of the British, a few new types of schools giving instruction in English language and other branches of Western learning had started functioning first in the Bengal and Bombay region and then in Madras.
2. These were mostly run by British administrators.
3. The first educational institutions supported by the government were the Calcutta Madrassa and the Banaras Sanskrit College established in 1791 and 1781 respectively.
4. The purpose of opening them was to give mass education.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 4 (d) 3 and 4
Ans: (c)

31. Consider the following statements
1. The Portuguese were the first to introduce the concept of trade concessions in India.
2. The English were the first to introduce printing press on a large systematic scale in India.
3. The Dutch had Crown Monopoly over textiles.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 2 (b) Only 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (a)

32. Consider the following statements
1. Firman issued by Farrukhsiyar in favour of British (for duty free trade) was known as ‘Magna Carta’ of the British Company.
2. The English opened their first factory at Surat.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

33. Consider the following statements about the expansion of European powers in India
1. The Portuguese captured Goa from the Ahmednagar Kingdom in 1510.
2. The trading interests of the Dutch East India Company in India were subsidiary to its interests in South-East Asia.
3. The English East India Company established its first commercial factory at Surat in 1613.
4. Francois Martin was the founder of the French Settlement at Pondicherry.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
Ans: (b)

34. Who granted the permission to establish the French factory at Masulipatnam?
(a) Abdulla Kutub Shah
(b) Nasir Jung (c) Muzaffar Jung
(d) Salabat Jung
Ans: (a)

35. During the Mughal period which one of the following traders first came to India?
(a) Portuguese (b) English
(c) Dutch (d) Danish
Ans: (a)

36. Consider the following statements.
1. In India, each factory was administered by a Governor-in-Council.
2. The members of council consisted of all merchants who were members of the Company.
3. Queen Elizabeth was one of the shareholders of the company.
4. The company had power to enforce law to maintain discipline on long voyages.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are not correct? regarding the British company?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4
(c) Only 4 (d) Only 2
Ans: (b)

37. Vasco da Gama discovered the sea-route to India in which one of the following years?
(a) 1498 (b) 1492 (c) 1494 (d) 1453
Ans: (a)

38. Consider the following statements regarding French Company.
1. French East India Company was formed under state patronage.
2. The Supreme body of French Company was known as Director’s Council of Indies and headed by Director-General.
3. It was highly dependent on French Government for its grants, subsidies and loans.
4. French readily acknowledged the authority of Shivaji.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 1 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

39. Which of the following statements regarding Danish are correct?
1. They could not establish their position in India.
2. They sold all their settlements to Portuguese.
3. They were more concerned with the missionary activities than trade.
4. They established their factory at Masulipatnam and Portonovo.
(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (a)

40. Why did Dutch East India Company fail to maintain its influence in India ?
(a) Portuguese did not allow them to trade in India
(b) There was a growing interference of Dutch Government in the Company’s internal affairs
(c) Dutch indulged in forcible religious conversion of the people and thus were expelled by local kings
(d) The English forces made them to leave India
Ans: (d)

41. Consider the following statements
1. Sambhaji granted permission to the French to fortify Pondicherry.
2. On recommendation of Dost Ali. Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah issued Firman to French to mint and issue gold and silver coins.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Only 1
(c) Only 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

42. During whose reign did Sir Thomas Roe have regular attendance at the Mughal court to secure commercial privilege?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
Ans: (b)

43. Consider the following statements
1. Dutch opened a factory at Pulicat in 1609.
2. English built a factory at Masulipatnam in 1611.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)

44. Which one of the following was the immediate cause of the First Carnatic War?
(a) Anglo-French Rivalry
(b) Austrian War of Succession
(c) Issues of Carnatic Succession
(d) Capture of French ships by the British
Ans: (b)

45. Which of the British Officials defeated Portuguese at Sowlley?
(a) William Hawkins (b) Thomas Best
(c) Thomas Roe
(d) Josiah Child
Ans: (b)

46. Who was the first Portuguese Viceroy in India?
(a) Diaz (b) Vasco da Gama
(c) Francisco de Almeida
(d) Albuquerque
Ans: (c)

47. Consider the following statements.
1. The English were permitted to trade in Masulipatnam in 1611 AD.
2. They secured the Golden Farman from the Sultan of Golconda in 1632 AD.
3. Masulipatnam was the main seaport of Golconda and largely traded in diamonds, rubies and textiles of that region. Which the following statements is/are correct?
Codes
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

48. Who were the first Europeans to set up sea trade centres in India?
(a) The English (b) The French
(c) The Portuguese (d) The Dutch
Ans: (c)

49. Among the following factories in Bengal, the one established by the Portuguese was
(a) Kasim Bazar (b) Chinsura
(c) Hoogly (d) Srirampur
Ans: (c)

50. Which of the following is/are not correct regarding Alfonso De Albuquerque?
1. He was the second Governor of Portuguese in India.
2. He had captured Goa from the ruler of Bijapur.
3. He discouraged his countrymen to marry Indian women.
4. He consolidated Portuguese power in India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 2
(c) Only 4 (d) Only 3
Ans: (d)

51. Which English Governor of East India Company in India was expelled by Aurangzeb?
(a) Aungier (b) Sir John Child
(c) Sir John Gayer
(d) Sir Nicholas Waite
Ans: (b)

52. Consider the following statements regarding Portuguese
1. Their first effort to establish commerce in Bengal was made for Chittagong.
2. The second settlement at Hugh was granted to them by Akbar in 1579-80.
3. The third settlement was established at Bandel through a Firman of ShahJahan in 1633.
4. Portuguese lost Hormuz in 1622 to Mughals.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) Only 4
(c) Only 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

53. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Portuguese?
1. They made the spice trade a monopoly.
2. They sold the offices of captains and customs collectors.
3. Goa was the early Portuguese capital in India, later on which was replaced by Cochin.
4. The Marathas captured Salsette and Bassein in 1739 from Portuguese.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
Ans: (c)

54. The first serious blow which the Portuguese inflicted on the Indian trade and industry was that when they
(a) forced Gujarat and Calicut to abandon construction of ships or even armed rowing boats
(b) Monopolised the port-to-port trade on the Malabar coast and the trade from the Indian to the Persian coast
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

55. Consider the following statements
1. The earlier foreign merchants had mere commercial motives and very little or no support from their native governments.
2. But the Gulopean merchants who came to India during this period had enough political and military support of their respective governments.
3. The European merchants had only motive to stabilise empire.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (b)

56. There was a triangular contest among the trading companies during the first half of the seventeenth century on account of their commercial rivalries. Who among the following did not take part in it?
(a) The English (b) The French
(c) The Portuguese (d) The Dutch
Ans: (d)

57. Why were the English permitted to fortify Bombay?
(a) The activities of the Portuguese pirates
(b) The threat posed to English trade at the time by the rising Maratha power
(c)They were able to convince the Mughal emperor that they had no military ambitions
(d) The activities of the Pindaris and the grave law and order situation
Ans: (c)

58. Which of the following statement is incorrect about Vasco da Gama?
(a) Vasco-da-Gama who belonged to Lisbon.
(b) The advent of Portuguese India begun with the discoveries at Vasco da Gama.
(c) He was helped by a Gujarati navigator Ibn Majid.
(d) He came India four times.
Ans: (d)

59. The Portuguese Estado da India was called wholly ‘a piratical and parasitic state’ because
(a) it completely monopolised India’s foreign trade
(b) it grew rich by ruthless plunder on unarmed Asian ships
(c) it considered piracy and plunder more profitable than trade
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a)

60. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Jahangir : William Hawkins
(b) Akbar : Sir Thomas Roe
(c) Shahjahan : Travernier
(d) Aurangzeb : Manucci
Ans: (b)

61. With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following
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 statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

62. Consider the following statements
1. The Portuguese governor Alfonso De Souza had acquired Diu and Bassein from Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.
2. The famous Jesuit Saint Francisco Xavier came to India with Alfonso De Souza.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Only 1 (d) Only 2
Ans: (d)

63. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
(b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatnam
(c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
(d) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
Ans: (a)

64. Consider the following statements
1. It was rebellion by Shobha Singh that provided opportunity to the English to fortify the settlement at Sutanati.
2. The Kingdom of Golconda issued the golden firman allowing the Britishers to trade within the ports of the kingdom freely on payment of duties.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Only 1
(d) Only 2
Ans: (a)

65. Consider the following statements
1. Dutch got the right to mint coins at Nagapatnam from the Golconda king.
2. The Dutch conceded to English after their defeat in the Battle of Bedara in 1759. Choose the correct option
(a) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(b) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect
(c) Only 1 is correct
(d) Only 2 is correct
Ans: (d)

66. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St George
(c) Fort St David
(d) Fort St Angelo
Ans: (b)

67. Which among the following statements are correct with regard to the Portuguese in India?
1. They had the monopoly over the Eastern trade in the 16th century.
2. They possessed Mumbai in the beginning.
3. They had trading settlements at Cochin, Daman and Diu.
4. The Mughals denied them any trading concessions.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 3
Ans: (d)

68. Which one among the following was a reason for which the French could not succeed in India in the 18th century?
(a) They sided with the weak Indian sides such as Chanda Sahib and Muzafar Jung.
(b) Dupleix was called back at a crucial time.
(c) They conspired against the Indian powers.
(d) Their trading company was heavily dependent on the French Government.
Ans: (d)

69. Which one of the following is the correct statement?
(a) The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India’s Independence.
(b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
(c) The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over from them.
(d) The modern Kochi never became a part of the British colony.
Ans: (d)

70. Which of the following is correct chronological sequence of Portuguese Governors?
(a) Francisco de Almeida–Alfonso de Albuguergue–Nino da Cunha–Martin Alfonso
(b) Francisco de Almeida–Martin Alfonso–Alfonso de Albuguergue– Nino de Cunha
(c) Martin Alfonso–Nino-de Cunha– francisco de Almeida–Alfonso de– Albuguergue
(d) None of the above
Ans: (d)

71. The South Indian ruler who introduced sericulture as an agro- industry in his kingdom was
(a) Hyder Ali
(b) Krishnadevaraya
(c) Rajaraja II (d) Tipu Sultan
Ans: (d)

72. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to preindependence India as traders?
(a) Dutch (b) English
(c) French (d) Portuguese
Ans: (c)

73. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. French 1. Calicut
B. English 2. Masulipatnam
C. Dutch 3. Pondicherry
D. Portuguese 4. Hooghly
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2 (b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 4 3 1 2 (d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (b)

74. Consider the following statements
1. The Dutch and English East India Companies attempted to control Masulipatnam, because of most important port on the East Coast of India.
2. The fort atMasulipatnamwas build by Dutch.
3. The ruler of Golconda imposed royal monopolies on the sale of textiles, spices to prevent the trade passing completely into the hands of various East India Companies.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (c)

75. Which Portuguese Governor got possession of Diu and Bassein from the Bahadur Shah at Gujarat?
(a) Alfonso de Albuguergue
(b) Francisco de Almeida
(c) Nino da Cunha (d) Martin Alfonso
Ans: (c)

76. Who lived in the ‘Black Towns’ esablished by the European in the 18th Century?
(a) Rulers of the Indian States
(b) Nobles of the Mughal Emperor
(c) Merchants and Artisans
(d) Both a and c
Ans: (c)

77. Which one of the following is the correct statement?
(a) In the 16th and 17th centuries, European companies were searching for spices and textiles, which had become popular both in Europe and West Asia.
(b) The English, Dutch and french formed East India Companies in order to expand their trade in the West.
(c) The European companies used their Air Force to gain control over the Indian trade.
(d) Both (a) and (b) are the correct statement
Ans: (a)

78. Which is not the correct statement?
(a) British constructed First fort, which is popularly known as fort St George.
(b) The East India Company was set up at Surat as a trading post.
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

79. Consider the following statements about English East India Company
1. In 1667, the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb issued firman in favour of Company to trade in Bengal.
2. William Hawkins succeeded to get permission from Jahangir to setup a factory at Surat.
3. The company constantly increased its power by taking the advantages of the corrupt nobles of the later Mughal Empire.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are not correct?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

80. Which of following was the first International company to issue stocks?
(a) English East India Company
(b) Dutch United East India Company
(c) French East India Company
(d) Portuguese East India Company
Ans: (b)

81. Which one of the following nations was the first to start sea-trade with India?
(a) England (b) France
(c) Netherland (d) Portugal
Ans: (d)

82. Match the following
List I List II
A. Fort St. George 1. Bombay
B. Fort St. David 2. Bengal
C. Fort William 3. Madras
Codes A B C A B C
(a) 2 1 3 (b) 1 2 3
(c) 3 1 2 (d) 3 2 1
Ans: (c)

83. Consider the following statements regarding the defeat of the French in India at the hands of the British?
1. The English Company was commercially superior to the French Company.
2. The shareholders of the French Company were not assured of rich dividends.
3. The French subordinated their mercantile interests to territorial ambitions.
4. The English had naval superiority.
Which of these are the correct reasons for the defeat of the French?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (c)

Part 16 British Empire
84. The state of Jhansi was made a part of the British empire in India through the
(a) doctrine of lapse
(b) policy of subsidiary alliance
(c) war against Rani Lakshmi Bai
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

85. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Dual system of administration in Bengal, the administration was divided between the Company and the Nawab, but the whole power actually concentrated in the hands of the Company
(b) The system was very advantageous for the Company, it had power without any responsibility
(c) In 1773, Lord Cornwallis put on end to this system
(d) This complex system remained in practice during the period from 1765 to 1772
Ans: (c)

86. The French power was nearly wipe off from India after losing against the British in the Battle of Wandiwash which was fought in
(a) 1759 (b)1760 (c) 1764 (d) 1765
Ans: (b)

87. Match the following
List I List II
A. The First Carnatic War 1. Seven years war (1756-63)
B. The Second Carnatic War 2. Trade rivalry in India war (1748-53)
C. The Third Carnatic War 3. War of Austrian Succession (1746-48)
Codes A B C A B C
(a) 1 2 3 (b) 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 1 (d) 1 3 2
Ans: (b)

88. In the battle of Buxar, Nawab Shuja-ud-Daulah of Awadh joined Mir Qasim under the terms that
(a) Mir Qasim would meet the expenses of Shuja’s army
(b) Mir Qasim would lead to the province of Bihar to Awadh after his restwatia
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) Mir Qasim would get Shuja appointed as wazir of Shah Alam II
Ans: (c)

89. Consider the following statements
1. British intervention in Afghan gave birth to three Afghan wars.
2. Lord Lawrence initiated the policy of masterly inactivity that refers to non intervention but being watchful.
3. Lord Ellenboroug was responsible for the plan of Conqest of Sindh.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

90. The Dastaks issued by the Nizam to the company involved conflict. Why it is so?
(a) The company was granted permits dastaks for the duty-free importexport trade, but the company was misusing it for internal trades also
(b) The dastaks were granted to the company, but they were being misused by the company servants
(c) The company and its servants were selling the dastaks even to private merchants
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

91. After Bengal, the English seemed the right of duty-free trade in the dominion of
(a) Raja of Banaras
(b) Nawab of Awadh
(c) The Nizam of Hyderabad
(d) The Jats of Bharatpur
Ans: (b)

92. In 1775, who referred to the Nawab of Bengal as ‘‘a Phantom, a man of straw’’?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) A member of Court of Directors
(c) A Judge of Supreme Court of Calcutta
(d) Robert Clive
Ans: (a)

93. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) Peshwa accepted the subsidiary alliance by the Treaty of Bassein
(b) Lord Hastings destroyed the Nizam of Hyderabad finally
(c) Fort William College was established in 1708 by Lord Clive
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a)

94. Which of the following is correct regarding the lease of Madras to the English by the local Raja in 1639?
(a) The Raja authorised them to fortify Madras
(b) The Raja did not authorised them to administer Madras
(c) The Raja did not authorised them to coin money
(d) The English built a small fort around their factory
Ans: (d)

95. Match the following
List I List II
A. First Anglo Maratha War 1. Treaty of Bassein
B. Second Anglo Maratha War 2. Treaty of Salbai
C. Third Anglo Maratha War 3. Peshwa Bajirao II, Yaswant Rao Holkar and Appa Sahib Bhonsle defeated
Codes A B C A B C
(a) 2 3 1 (b) 1 2 3
(c) 3 1 2 (d) 3 2 1
Ans: (a)

96. Which one of the following was the historical significance of the Battle of Buxar (1764)?
(a) It demonstrated the superiority of English arms over the combined army of two of the major Indian Power.
(b) It firmly established the British as masters of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
(c) It placed Awadh at the mercy of the English.
(d) It formally abolished the Mughal empire.
Ans: (d)

97. The Revolution of 1768 in Bengal refers to
(a) expulsion of the Dutch from Bengal
(b) the beginning of the modern age in Bengal
(c) end of the commercial character of the company
(d) deposition of Mir Zafar and appointment of Mir Qasim as Nawab of Bengal
Ans: (d)

98. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) During Farrukhsiyar’s reign, in 1717, that the British East India Company purchased duty free trading rights in all of Bengal for a mere ` 3000 a year
(b) By the firman of Farrukhsiyar, the English were allowed to settle wherever they chose
(c) By the firman of Farrukhsiyar; the English were allowed to acquire additional territory around Calcutta
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

99. During whose tenure was the Treaty of Rawalpindi signed after the Third Afghan War?
(a) Lord Chelmsford(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Wellington
Ans: (a)

100. Who among the following dropped masterly inactively policy and followed forward policy which resulted in second Afghan War?
(a) Lord Auckland
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Chelmsford
(d) Lord Lawrence
Ans: (b)

101. Statement I The Permanent Zamindari Settlement of land created a new class of landlords.
Statement II The new class of landlords became strong political allies of the British and were interested in the continuance of British dominion.
(a) Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Ans: (a)

102. The fortification of Calcutta by the British in 1756 was regarded by the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj-ud-Daulah, as
(a) growth of large-scale British trade
(b) an attack upon his sovereignty
(c) insecurity of the British in India
(d) British control over Bengal
Ans: (a)

103. Match the following
List I List II
A. Bhonsle 1. Treaty of Surji Anjangoan
B. Scindhia 2. Treaty of Rajpur Ghat
C. Holkar 3. Treaty of Devgaon
Codes A B C A B C
(a) 2 3 1 (b) 1 2 3
(c) 3 2 1 (d) 3 1 2
Ans: (d)

104. The true impact of European Commerce in India was seen
(a) when colonial rule was established in India
(b) when there was a definite trend towards a money economy in India
(c) when it affected Indian middle class
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

105. Match the following List II List II
A. First Afghan War 1. Lord Lytton followed forward policy
B. Second Afghan War 2. Treaty of Rawalpindi
C. Third Afghan War 3. Military Compaign against the next king Dost Mohammed
Codes A B C A B C
(a) 1 2 3 (b) 2 1 3
(c) 3 1 2 (d) 3 2 1
Ans: (c)

106. Who sent Alexander Burns to king of Afghanistan Dost Ali?
(a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Robert Clive (d) Lord Auckland
Ans: (d)

107. Consider the following statements and mark the correct option
1. Lord Wellesely was responsible for the forth Anglo-Mysore War and British victory and death of Tipu Sultan.
2. Tipu Sultan initiated the policy of expansion of Mysore.
3. Raghunath Rao was also known as Madhav Rao Narayan.
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

108. Consider the following statements about Lord Warren Hastings
1. First Rohilla War.
2. Strained relationship withMaharaja of Benaras.
3. Foundation of Asiatic Society of Bengal.
Which of the above are happened under his tenure of Governor-General?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

109. Arrange the following to their chronological order
1. First Anglo-Mysore War
2. First Carnatic War
3. First Afghan War
4. Frist Anglo-Maratha War
(a) 2, 1, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 2, 4, 1, 3 (d) 3, 2, 1, 4
Ans: (c)

110. Arrange the following treaties in chronological order.
1. Treaty of Faizabad
2. Treaty of Benaras
3. Treaty of Allahabad
4. Treaty of Bassein
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
(a) 3, 2, 1, 4 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 2, 3, 1, 4 (d) 3, 4, 1, 2
Ans: (a)

111. Statement I The main reason behind the war were the frequent raids by the Gorkhas in British Territory.
Statement II Lord Hastings declared a war against the Gorkha.
(a) Both the statements are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation at statement 1.
(b) Both the statements are true, but statements 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
(c) Statement 1 is true, but statement 2 is false.
(d) Statement 1 is false, but statement 2 is true.
Ans: (a)

112. Consider the following statements
1. After the Battle of Plassey, the English signed a treaty with Sirajud- Daullah, who was later executed by Maron.
2. The Black Hole Episode was one of the key reason why the English were against the Nawab of Bengal.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Only 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

113. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) 1st Anglo Mysore War 1767-1769 : Treaty of Madras
(b) 2nd Anglo Mysore War 1780-84 : Treaty of Mangalore
(c) 1st Anglo Sikh War 1845-46 : Treaty of Lahore
(d) All are correct
Ans: (d)

114. Consider the following statements
1. The Anglo-French Wars were fought in Carnatic region.
2. Madras was captured by the French during First Anglo-French War and was given back to the English in 1748.
3. Battle of St. Tome was fought between Nawab of Carnatic and the French.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

115. Consider the following statements
1. At the Battle of Ambur fought in 1749, Nawab Anwaruddin, was defeated by Dupleix, with the support of Chandra Sahib.
2. The First Anglo-French War in India started because of their hostilities in Europe.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Only 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

116. Consider the following statements
1. The Battle of Plassey was fought on 22nd October, 1757.
2. The Battle of Buxar was fought at the time when Peshwa Madhav Rao was ruling the Marathas.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)

117. Consider the following statements
1. Pindaris were responsible for decline of the Marathas by the Third Anglo- MarathaWar.
2. Sir Thomas Hislop played an important role in the war against Pindaris.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

118. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India?
(a) Battle of Kharda, Battle of Palkhed, Battle of St. Tome, Battle of Ambur
(b) Battle of St. Tome, Battle of Kharda, Battle of Palkhed, Battle of Ambur
(c) Battle of Ambur, Battle of St. Tome, Battle of Kharda, Battle of Palkhed
(d) Battle of Palkhed, Battle of St. Tome, Battle of Ambur, Battle of Kharda
Ans: (d)

119. Consider the following statements
1. The Battle of Wandiwash was won by the English against the French under the Command of Hector Munro.
2. Major Kilpatrick played an important role in Second Anglo-FrenchWar.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)

120. Assertion (A) The era of 1775 to 1782 is called a ‘dark hour’ for the British power in India.
Reason (R) The British were faced with combined forces of Maratha, Mysore and Hyderabad in India as well as they were losing war against France in Europe and Africa.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) R is true, but A is false
Ans: (c)

121. Assertion (A) In the beginning the Indian rulers tolerated and even encouraged the establishment of the East India Company’s factories in India.
Reason (R) The nature of the business of the company initially increased the export of Indian manufacturers and thus encouraged their production.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) R is true, but A is false
Ans: (c)

122. Which one of the following wars was regarded as a disaster for the British power in India?
(a) First Burmese War, 1824-26
(b) First Afghan War, 1836-42
(c) First Sikh War, 1845-46
(d) Second Afghan War, 1878-80
Ans: (b)

123. Why did the trade and industries of Bengal suffer heavily after the Battle of Plassey?
(a) Indian merchants faced stiff competition from the English
(b) Indian merchants were at a disadvantageous situation on account of payment of duties by them while the English trade was duty free
(c) Producers were forced through the use of violent methods to sell their commodities at lower prices
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

124. 1. In the Battle of Jaitak, English were defeated by Gorkha.
2. Treaty of Sugauli was signed in 1815, but Gorkha did not ratify it.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 2
(c) Only 1
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

125. Tipu Sultan died fighting the English forces under
(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Hastings
Ans: (b)

126. Assertion (A) The state of Hyderabad was founded by Nizam-ul-Mulk, a Wazir of Mughal Emperor.
Reason (R) The Mughal Emperor frustrated all the attempts of Nizam – ul-Mulk at reforming the administration of the empire.
(a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

127. Consider the following statements
1. The Sikh leader Banda Bahadur was captured and killed during the reign of Emperor Farrukhsiyar.
2. The Marathas fought with Ahmed Shah Abdali at Panipat during the reign of Emperor Shah Alam II.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

128. The state of Awadh was made a part of the British Empire in India through
(a) the policy of Doctrine of Lapse
(b) the policy of Subsidiary Alliance
(c) mayo’s Provincial settlement
(d) war against Gangadhar Rao
Ans: (a)

129. Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system, of subsidiary Alliance?
(a) Sindhia of Gwalior
(b) Nizam of Hyderabad
(c) Dilip Singh of Punjab
(d) Gaikwad of Baroda
Ans: (b)

130. Consider the following statements
1. The treaty of Lahore was concluded between Sikhs and English Company during the tenure of Lord Ellenborough.
2. Lord Dalhousie made the annexation of Punjab to the British dominion.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

131. With reference to the colonial rule of India, which one of the following was not the feature of Subsidiary Alliance System ?
(a) A subsidiary British army was to be maintained in the Indian State
(b) The determination of expenses incurred on the subsidiary British army was the duty of Indian State
(c) The Indian State had to keep a British resident in her capital
(d) Indian soldiers could be used by the company commanders
Ans: (b)

132. The Dual Government recommended by Lord Clive provided that the
(a) criminal justice would be left to the Nawabi officials, while civil and fiscal matters would be controlled by the company
(b) company will look after fiscal matters and all the rest would be dealt by the Indian rulers
(c) Indian rulers will deal with all the matters of administration under the supervision of a company official
(d) Indian rulers were only titular head and all the powers shall be directly dealt by the Company
Ans: (d)

133. What was the reason for the British Empire to annex Sambalpur in 1850?
(a) Lack of proper governance
(b) Death of its ruler without an heir
(c) Subsidiary Alliance
(d) Its involvement in a conspiracy against British Rule
Ans: (b)

134. Who was appointed Deputy Diwan of Murshidabad (Bengal) by Robert Clive after the Allahabad Treaty?
(a) Mohd. Reza Khan
(b) Raja Shitab Rai
(c) Rai Durlabh
(d) Syed Ghulam Hussain
Ans: (a)

135. Which of the following Indians was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar by Robert Clive?
(a) Omi Chand (b) Manik Chand
(c) Rai Durlabh (d) Raja Shitab Rai
Ans: (d)

136. Haider Ali was defeated at Porto Novo by which British General?
(a) Captain Pophem
(b) Sir Eyre Coote
(c) Captain Hector Munro
(d) General Gerard
Ans: (b)

137. Emperor Shah Alam II gave the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to East India Company on
(a) 12 August, 1765
(b) 18 August, 1765
(c) 29 August, 1765
(d) 21 August, 1765
Ans: (a)

138. Consider the following statements.
1. The Black Hole Tragedy happened during the reign of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah.
2. Tragedy happened on 20th June, 1756.
3. All 146 people were imprisoned had died.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

139. The successor of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was
(a) Kharak Singh
(b) Harihar Singh Nalwa
(c) Sher Singh (d) Naunihal Singh
Ans: (a)

140. Which one among the following wars was ended by the Treaty of Madras?
(a) First Carnatic war
(b) Second Carnatic war
(c) First Mysore war
(d) Second Mysore war
Ans: (c)

141. Which one among the following was not one of the causes of the Third Anglo-Maratha War?
(a) The Maratha Chiefs, particularly the Peshwa desired to throw off the restrictions imposed on them by the treaties with the English
(b) The determination of the English to give a finishing blow to the Maratha power
(c) The Pindari designs to seek support from the Marathas to drive the English away from India
(d) The attack of Peshwa Baji Rao on the residency at Khirki
Ans: (d)

142. Which one of the following was the cause of the Battle of Plassey?
(a) The English levied heavy duties on the goods entering Calcutta
(b) Siraj-ud-Daulah suspected that the English favoured his rivals
(c) The English began to fortify Calcutta
(d) Siraj-ud-Daulah was instigated by the French
Ans: (c)

143. Which among the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. The Battle of Plassey was won by the British more by their diplomatic skill than by their strength of arms.
2. The Battle of Buxar was culminated with the Treaty of Allahabad and settlement with the Nawab of Awadh.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

144. A group of eunuches and ladies dominated the Government under
(a) Muhammad Shah (1719-48)
(b) Ahmed Shah (1748-54)
(c) Alamgir II (1754-59)
(d) Shah Alam II (1759-1806)
Ans: (b)

145. Which one of the following statements about the Battle of Wandiwash, fought between the English and the French is incorrect?
(a) In the very beginning of war, the English managed to gain control over Bengal
(b) The English General Eyre Coot defeated the French commander Lally
(c) The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Aix La Chapelle
(d) After the war of Wandiwash, the French lived in India under British protection
Ans: (c)

146. Which of the following statements is/are correct.
(a) The Treaty of Allahabad was concluded by Clive with Shuja-ud-Daulah and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.
(b) British got the right of free trade in Awadh and they were allowed to keep British Army at the expense of the Nawab of Awadh.
(c) Shah Alam gave the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the British.
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

147. Siraj-ud-Daulah was defeated by Lord Clive in the battle of
(a) Plassey (b) Buxar
(c) Munger
(d) Wandiwash
Ans: (a)

148. Which of the following was capital of Raja Ranjit Singh of Punjab?
(a) Amritsar (b) Lahore
(c) Rawalpindi (d) Peshawar
Ans: (b)

149. The Treaty of Sinchula was signed between?
(a) English b/w Bhutanese
(b) French b/w Dutch
(c) English b/w French
(d) English b/w Maratha
Ans: (a)

150. The book ‘Zij Muhammad Shahi’ related to knowledge of Astrology produced in 1733 is written by
(a) Jaswant Singh of Jodhpur
(b) Raja Bharmall of Amber
(c) Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur
(d) Maharana Amar Singh of Udaipur
Ans: (c)

151. Which of the following war was fought between Anglo and Bhutanese?
(a) Battle of Chinsura
(b) Battle of Duar
(c) Battle of Donaken
(d) Battle of Jaitak
Ans: (b)

152. Who founded independent state of Bengal?
(a) Ilias Shah
(b) Murshid Quli Khan
(c) Hussain Shah
(d) Alivardi Khan
Ans: (b)

153. Who converted Sikhs into a martial race?
(a) Arjan Dev (b) Gobind Singh
(c) Hargobind (d) Tegh Bahadur
Ans: (b)

154. The East India Company secured the Diwani from [WBPCS 2008)
(a) Suja-ud-Daulah (b) Aurangzeb
(c) Bahadur Shah (d) Shah Alam II
Ans: (d)

155. Who among the following was not involved in conspiracy against Siraj-ud-Daulah ?
(a) Manikchand (b) Omichand
(c) Mohanlal (d) Clive
Ans: (c)

156. How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandar Shah’s reign come to an early end?
(a) He was deposed by his wazir
(b) He died due to a slip while climbing down steps
(c) He was defeated by his nephew in a battle
(d) He died of sickness due to too much consumption of wine
Ans: (c)

157. Who was the last independent Nawab of Bengal?
(a) Siraj-ud-Daulah (b) Mir Jafar
(c) Mir Kasim
(d) Najam-ud-Daulah
Ans: (c)

158. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List I List II
A. Francisco de Almedia appointed as Portuguese Viceroy in the East. 1. 1537
B. The Portuguese receive grant of the site of Hooghly. 2. 1571
C. The Asiatic empire of Portugal divided into three Independent commands. 3. 1510
D. Alfonso de Albuquerque conquered Goa. 4. 1505
Codes A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (a)

159. Assertion (A) Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an Emperor far away from his capital.
Reason (R) There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the North-West frontier.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (c)

160. Which among the following regarding the Carnatic wars fought between French and EIC is/are not true?
1. The first Carnatic war was provoked by the outbreak of hostilities in Europe in 1742 between France and England.
2. Dupleix, the French Governor general in India played a significant role in the Third CarnaticWar.
3. The Second Carnatic War was fought purely on domestic issue.
4. The battle of Wandiwash in 1760 marked the elimination of French influence in India and the resultant treaty of Paris in 1763 reduced the French Company to a pure trading body without any political privileges.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 3 and 4
(b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 2
(d) 3 and 4
Ans: (d)

161. Match List I and List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List I List II
A. The English seize Bombay 1. 1628
B. The English evacuate Masulipatnam on account of Dutch hostility 2. 1626
C. The English established their factory at Hooghly 3. 1652
D. Madras is raised to the rank of Presidency 4. 1651
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3 (c) 4 1 2 3
(b) 4 2 1 3 (d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (d)

162. Who among the following Governor General framed the triple alliance against Tipu Sultan?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Wellesley
(d) Lord William Bentinck
Ans: (c)

163. Consider the following statements about Sikhs Gurus
1. Banda Bahadur was appointed as a military leader of the Sikhs by Guru Tegh Bahadur.
2. Guru Arjan Dev became the Sikh Guru after Guru Ramdas.
3. Guru Angad gave the Sikhs their own script Gurumukhi.
Which of the statement(s) given above is /are correct ?
(a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

164. The advantage(s) secured by the English from the Treaty of Calcutta (1757) with Nawab Siraj-ud- Daulah was
(a) the English were granted permission to fortify Calcutta
(b) the English were given permission to mint their own coins
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

165. The Treaty of Alinagar signed between the English and the Nawab on February, 1757 did not provide for
(a) compensation for damages to the East India Company
(b) permission to fortify Fort William
(c) property that had been seized by the Nawab to be restored
(d) acknowledgment of the East India Company as the paramount power by the Nawab
Ans: (a)

166. Assertion (A) The French Company in India suffered a defeat at the hands of East India Company in the struggle for establishing its supremacy over Indian Territories.
Reason (R) The very nature of the Company, its being almost a department of the state, proved disastrous for it.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

167. What was the main objective of Lord Wellesley in concluding a subsidiary treaty (1798) with the Nizam?
(a) Create a buffer state between the British possessions and the dominions of Tipu Sultan
(b) Exterminate French influence and intrigues in India
(c) Improve his relations with the Nizam with a view to creating a permanent rivalry against Tipu Sultan
(d) Eliminate the possibility of an alliance between the Nizamand the Marathas
Ans: (b)

168. Consider the following aims of Anglo-Burmese Wars?
1. To control forest resources
2. To increase exports
3. To check French influence
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

169. Consider the following statements
1. In the battle of Buxar, Shuja-ud-Daulah, Shah Alam and Mir Qasim were defeated by Munro.
2. Battle of Buxar took place in 1764.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

170. The true significance of the Treaty of Amritsar was
(a) it marked the beginning of an era of peace and prosperity in Punjab
(b) it helped Ranjit Singh in realising his ambition of conquering Multan, Kashmir, Ladakh and Peshawar
(c) it recognised the power of the British as the political limit of Ranjit Singh’s policy of expansion
(d) it made him the undisputed master of all Sikhs
Ans: (c)

171. Consider the following statements
1. The Treaty of Lahore was concluded between Sikhs and English Company during the tenure of Lord Ellen Borough.
2. Lord Dalhousie made the annexation of Punjab to the British empire.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

172. Consider the following Princely States of the British rule in India
1. Jhansi 2. Sambalpur
3. Satara The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 1, 3, 2
(c) 3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 1, 2
Ans: (c)

173. Industrial Revolution in Europe mainly emerged due to
1. locating the production process in the countryside.
2. declining of the guilds because of non-farming production coming under a single roof (the factory).
3. growing role of merchant capitalists in the production process.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Both 2 and 3
(c) Both 1 and 3
(d) Only 2
Ans: (a)

174. Who among the following joined Mir Qasim and Shuja-ud-Daulah in declaring war upon the English East India Company and was later defeated by the British at the Battle of Buxar?
(a) Jahandar Shah
(b) Farrukhsiyar
(c) Muhammad Shah
(d) Shah Alam II
Ans: (d)

175. In Indian history, which one of the following wars occurred earliest?
(a) First Anglo-Afghan War
(b) Second Carnatic War
(c) Third Anglo-Maratha War
(d) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
Ans: (b)

176. Match the following
List I List II
A. Mir Jafar 1. Mir Bakshi
B. Manik Chand 2. Officer in charge of Calcutta
C. Amichand 3. Rich Sikh merchant
D. Jagat Seth 4. Biggest banker of Bengal
E. Khadim Khan 5. Commanded a large number of Nawab’s troop
Codes A B C D E
(a) 4 5 2 1 3
(b) 1 2 3 4 5
(c) 4 1 2 3 5
(d) 5 1 3 2 4
Ans: (b)

177. The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
(a) Awadh (b) Jhansi
(c) Nagpur (d) Satara
Ans: (a)

178. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battle fought in India in the 18th century?
(a) Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Buxar- Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Ambur – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Plassey – Battle of Ambur – Battle of Buxar
(d) Battle of Ambur – Battle of Buxar – Battle of Wandiwash – Battle of Plassey
Ans: (b)

179. Arrange the following rulers of Bengal in chronological order
1. Shujauddin 2. Murshid Quli Khan
3. Sarfaraj Khan 4. Alivardi Khan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 2, 1, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 4, 3
(c) 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 4, 2, 1, 3
Ans: (a)

180. Who granted the permission to establish the first British factory at Hoogli in Bengal?
(a) Shah Shuja
(b) Murshid Quli Khan
(c)Shuja-ud-Din (d)Alivardi Khan
Ans: (a)

181. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
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. 1839 4. Second Anglo-Mysore War
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 3 4 2 1
Ans: (c)

182. Match List I (Period) with List II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. AD 1757 1. Battle of Plassey
B. AD 1764 2. Treaty of Salbai
C. AD 1776 3. Battle of Buxar
D. AD 1782 4. Treaty of Purandhar
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 2 4 3 1 (d) 1 4 3 2
Ans: (b)

183. Which of the following statement(s) regarding consolidation of British power in 18th century Bengal is/are correct?
1. The Nawab granted the Company the Nizamat powers in 1765.
2. The duties of collecting revenues and administration of justice were entrusted with the European officials of the East Indian Company.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c)Both 1 and 2 (d)Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

184. With reference to the treaties made by the English with native rulers of India in the 18th century, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Treaty of Allahabad : Shuja-ud-Daulah
(b) Treaty of Purandar : Marathas
(c) Treaty of Mangalore : Anwar-ud-din
(d) Treaty of Srirangapatnam : Tipu Sultan
Ans: (c)

185. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(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 Sarda in the Shringeri Temple
Ans: (a)

186. Between whom was the Treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?
(a) The English and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
(b) The Marathas and the Portuguese.
(c) The Marathas and the English.
(d) The English and the Sultan of Mysore.
Ans: (c)

187. With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?
(a) Garos (b) Khasis
(c) Kukis (d) Tipperahs
Ans: (b)

188. Which one among the following was the result of the First Anglo-Maratha War of 1775-82?
(a) The British won the war
(b) The Marathas won the war
(c) There was no victory for either side
(d) It helped Haider Ali to gather strength because the British and Marathas were engaged in a mutual war
Ans: (b)

189. Arrange the following in chronological order
1. Third CarnaticWar
2. First BurmeseWar
3. First MysoreWar
4. Second AfghanWar Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the above?
(a) 1-4-3-2 (b) 1-3-2-4
(c) 2-4-1-3 (d) 3-1-2-4
Ans: (b)

190. The interest of the British Government or India in Afghanistan in the 19th century came about in order to
(a) make use of the natural resources of Afghanistan
(b) ensure that the Russian empire did not have an influence over Afghanistan
(c) increase the reach of the British empire
(d) establish a monopoly over the markets of Afghanistan
Ans: (b)

191. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Period War
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
(a) 2 and 4 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

192. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Battle of Buxar : Mir Jafar vs Clive
(b) Battle of Wandiwash : French vs East India Company
(c) Battle of Chilianwala : Dalhousie vs Marathas
(d) Battle of Kharda : Nizam vs East India Company
Ans: (b)

193. The main cause of the conflict between Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah and the East India Company was that
(a) the British opposed the succession of Siraj-ud-Daulah.
(b) the British misused the trade concessions.
(c) the British attacked the French settlement of Chandranagar in Bengal.
(d) the incident of Black Hole had occurred.
Ans: (b)

194. The Treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and who of the following?
(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Hastings (d) Lord Minto
Ans: (d)

195. Which one among the following is common to the Treaty of Yandaboo (1826), the Treaty of Salbai (1782) and the Treaty of Gandamak (1879)?
(a) With these treaties, various Indian powers formed alliances to defeat the British
(b) These treaties enabled the British to control the South Asian powers
(c) These treaties expedited the spread of Indian culture abroad
(d) These treaties gave an essential boost to enhanced trade in South Asia
Ans: (b)

196. Which of the following statements about the first act of the Revolt of 1857 is/are true?
1. It occurred in Meerut when two sepoys stole a superior officer’s rifle.
2. It began when the Rani of Jhansi declared war on the British.
3. It began when Mangal Pandey fired at a European officer in Meerut.
4. It began when Mangal Pandey fired at a European officer in Barrackpore.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) Only 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Only 4 (d) 1 and 4
Ans: (c)

197. The first Anglo-Burmese War was concluded by a treaty. Which one among the following is that?
(a) Treaty of Burma b) Treaty of Tamu
(c) Treaty of Bhamo
(d) Treaty of Yandaboo
Ans: (d)

Part 17 The Company Rule, Governor Generals
198. The system of Dyarchy was introduced in India in
(a) 1909 (b) 1935 (c) 1919 (d) 1945
Ans: (c)

199. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Bentinck (d) Lord Curzon
Ans: (b)

200. Consider the following Acts
1. Pitts India Act 2. The Charter Act
3. The Regulatory Act
4. Indian Council Act What is the correct chronological sequence of these Acts?
(a) 3, 1, 2, 4 (b) 4, 1, 2, 3
(c) 3, 2, 1, 4 (d) 1, 4, 2, 3
Ans: (a)

201. Who is rightly called the “Father of Local Self Government” in India?
(a) Lord Mayo (b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Clive
Ans: (b)

202. By which one of the following Acts did the Governor General of Bengal become the Governor General of India?
(a) The Regulatory Act
(b) The Pitts India Act
(c) The Charter Act of 1793
(d) The Charter Act of 1833
Ans: (d)

203. Consider the following statements The Charter Act of 1853
1. allowed the entry of Indians into the civil services through a system of open competitive examination.
2. prescribed the minimum age of 21 years to appear in the civil services examination.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Only 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

204. Which one among the following statements is true about Lord Curzon?
(a) He had full sympathy for the Congress
(b) He introduced the Subsidiary Alliance
(c) He succeeded Lord Canning as the Viceroy of India
(d) He separated the divisions of Dacca, Chittagong and Rajshahi from the province of Bengal and annexed them to Assam
Ans: (d)

205. The first Governor General of India was appointed in
(a) 1774 (b) 1833
(c) 1858 (d) 1911
Ans: (b)

206. 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 statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

207. Who was the Governor General when the first Anglo-Burmese War was started?
(a) George Barlow (b) Lord Hastings
(c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Amherst
Ans: (d)

208. Consider the following statements and mark the correct option.
1. Lord Warren Hastings introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance.
2. Lord Cornwallis introduced Cornwallis code based on principle of separation of powers in 1793.
3. Robert Clive forbade the servants of the company fromindulging in private trade and made payments of internal duties obligatory.
(a) 1 and 3 (b) Only 1
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

209. When did Queen Victoria declare the taking over of Indian administration under British crown?
(a) 1st November, 1858
(b) 31st December, 1857
(c) 6th January, 1958
(d) 17th November, 1857
Ans: (a)

210. Match the following
List I List II
A. 1889 1. Gave Indian Magistrates the right to trial Europeans
B. Ilbert Bill 2. Codification of Indian laws and procedures
C. 1879 3. Imperial Darbar in Delhi
D. 1905 4. Partition of Bengal
Codes A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 3 2 1 4
Ans: (a)

211. Dalhousie has ben regarded as the maker of modern India because he brought about reforms and made a beginning in many fields. Which one among the following was not one of his schemes of reforms?
(a) Educational reforms
(b) Construction of railways and introduction of telegraph and postal services
(c) Establishment of a public works department
(d) Factories Act to improve the condition of Indian labour
Ans: (d)

212. Consider the following statements
1. 1st Statistical survey was conducted under the Chairmanship of WW Hunter during Lord Mayo’s vice royality in 1872.
2. Hunter Committee is related to primary and secondary education in India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

213. Consider the following statements about Government of India Act of 1919
1. It declared for the first time, that the objective of the Act was the gradual introduction of responsible government in India.
2. It provided for the appointment of a statutory commission to enquire into and report on its working after 10 years of its comming into force.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

214. Stafford Cripps was a member of the
(a) Labour Party
(b) Official Hierarchy
(c) Conservative Party
(d) Liberal Party
Ans: (a)

215. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Vernacular Press Act (1878) and Indian Arms Act (1879) was passed during Lord Lytton’s time
(b) 1st Famine Commission was established in 1878, under Richard Strachey during Lord Lytton’s time
(c) Lord Ripon (1880-84) is known as father of local self Government and labour legislation
(d) All are correct
Ans: (d)

216. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the
(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
Ans: (c)

217. Match the following
List I List II
A. Establishment of Public works department 1. Dalhousie
B. Annexation of Sind 2. Ellen Borough
C. Abolition of Persian 3. William Bentinck
D. Treaty with Ranjit Singh 4. Charles Metcalf
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2 (b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 1 4 3 2 (d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (b)

218. Which one of the following Acts gave representation to Indian for the first time in the legislature?
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Indian Council Act, 1909
(c) Indian Council Act, 1919
(d) None of the above
Ans: (d)

219. King George V visited India during the Viceroyality of
(a) Lord Hardinge (b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Mayo (d) Lord Curzon
Ans: (a)

220. “My own belief is that Congress is tottering and one of my great ambitions is to assist it to peaceful death.” Who said it?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: (b)

221. Match the following
List I List II
A. Wavell 1. Shimla Conference
B. Reading 2. The Moplah Revolt
C. Willington 3. Communal Award
D. Linlithgow 4. First Demand for Pakistan
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 1 4 2 3
Ans: (a)

222. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true about Government of India Act, 1919?
1. It is also known as Montague- Chelmsford Reforms.
2. It paved the way for federalism by clearly separating the responsibilities of centre and provinces.
3. It extends the practice of communal representation.
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 3
(c) All of the above
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

223. Match the following
List I List II
A. Abolition of Import Duty 1. 1883
B. The Factories Acts 2. 1879
C. The Statutory Civil 3. 1881
D. The Famine Code 4. 1878
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1 (b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 3 1 2 (d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (d)

224. Consider the following statements and mark the correct option
1. Lord Irwin was popularly known as Christian Viceroy.
2. A separate State of Bihar and Orissa was created during the Governorship of Lord Hardinge.
3. During Lord Wellington’s tenure Communal Award was propagated in August 1932.
(a) 1 and 3 (b) Only 1
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All of these
Ans: (d)

225. Which of the following is incorrect statement?
(a) The Charter Act of 1793, provided that the Home Government Members were to be paid out of Indian revenues.
(b) The Charter Act of 1813, ended the Company’s Monopoly over trade in India and China as well
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

226. Which of the following provided for separate electorate for depressed classes?
(a) McDonald Award 1932
(b) August Offer 1940
(c) Mountbatten Plan
(c) Cabinet Mission Plan
Ans: (c)

227. The Act 1935, provides for
(a) a disproportionate representation to princely State in the legislature.
(b) universal adult suffrage.
(c) dyarchy at the central and provincial level.
(d) a unicameral legislature.
Ans: (a)

228. Who signed the treaty of ‘Perpetual friendship’ with Ranjit Singh?
(a) Lord Bentinck (b) Lord Metcalfe
(c) George Barlow (d) Lord Minto I
Ans: (b)

229. Match the following
List I List II
A. Rowaltt Act 1. Authorised the government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law.
B. Montford Reforms 2. Made a clear distinction between the functions of central and provincial government.
C. Ilbert Bill 3. Indian Magistrates could also try trial cases involving British subjects.
Codes A B C A B C
(a) 1 2 3 (b) 1 3 2
(c) 1 3 1 (d) 1 3 2
Ans: (a)

230. Who attacked to INC and ridiculed it as a microscopic minority?
(a) Curzon (b) Dufferin
(c) Northbrook (d) Lytton
Ans: (b)

231. Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer
1. Lord Ripon usually said “Judge me by my works and not by my words.”
2. Lord Lansdowne passed the age of Consent Act which forbade marriage of girl below 12 years.
3. Lord Irwin was responsible for creation of a new province called the North-West Frontier Province.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) All of these
(c) Only 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

232. Match the following
List I List II
A. Coronation 1. Willington
B. Visit of the Prince of Wales 2. Chelmsford
C. The Rowlatt Act 3. Reading
D. Second Round Table Conference 4. Hardinge II
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (d)

233. In which year was the Regulating Act passed?
(a) AD 1757 (b) AD 1765
(c) AD 1773 (d) AD 1793
Ans: (c)

234. During whose Governorship was Shimla made the summer capital and army headquarters?
(a) Lord Lake
(b) Sir John Lawrence
(c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: (d)

235. Who was responsible for the creation of new province called as the North-West Frontier Province?
(a) Lord Reading
(b) Lord Lansdowne
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Chelmsford
Ans: (c)

236. Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer
1. Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was passed during Lord Dalhousie’s Governorship.
2. Foundation of the universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras was laid during Lord Canning’s tenure.
3. During the times of Lord Ripon the First factory Act for the welfare of child was passed.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 2 (d) All these
Ans: (d)

237. Who laid the foundation of women’s University at Poona in 1916?
(a) Lord Hardinge
(b) Lord Chelmsford
(c) Lord Irwin (d) Lord Reading
Ans: (b)

238. Match the following
List I (Education Commission) List II (Educational Reform)
A. Wood’s Despatch of 1854 1. Reorganisation of education and services into three branches all India, provincial and subordinate.
B. Hunter Commission 1882 2. Setting up of universities in India on the model of London
C. Sir Thomas Ralegh Commission 1902 3. Recommended measures to improve university teaching
D. The Sadler Commission 1917 4. Introduction of Honours Courses
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (b)

239. Under whose Vice royalty the White Mutiny occurred?
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Minto
(c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Hardinge
Ans: (c)

240. The East India Company was divested of its political functions by
(a) Pitts India Act, 1784
(b) Charter Act, 1833
(c) Government of India Act, 1853
(d) Charter Act, 1858
Ans: (b)

241. Consider the following statements
1. Lord Hastings conducted Rohilkhand War.
2. Lord Hastings set up a Lottery Commission which showcases his efforts for raising public funds.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Both 1 and 2
(c) Only 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

242. What is the correct chronological order of the following Governor-General?
1. George Barlow 2. John Shore
3. Lord Hastings 4. Lord Amherst
5. Warren Hastings
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
(a) 5-2-1-3-4 (b) 5-1-2-4-3
(c) 5-1-2-3-4 (d) 3-5-2-1-4
Ans: (a)

243. Consider the following statements
1. Wellesley converted East India Company into British Empire by encouraging subsidiary alliance system.
2. Wellesley continued permanent settlement in Bengal.
3. Fort William College was opened for private training to both aspirants and serving civil servants about India.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) Only 2 (b) Only 3
(c) Both 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (a)

244. Consider the following statements regarding the Pitts India Act 1784.
1. The Board of Control was established to control all civil, military and revenue affairs of the company.
2. In India, the Chief Government was placed in the hands of a Governor General and a council of four.
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

245. Consider the following statements with regard to the Government of India Act, 1935
1. The Act provided for the establishment of an All India Federation.
2. The All India Federation was to be based on a union of the provinces of British India and the princely states.
3. There was to be a bicameral federal legislature.
4. Only 10% of total population in British India was given right to vote.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: (b)

246. Assertion (A) The Vernacular Press Act, 1878 was brought with a view to prevent the criticism of the government policies and the Act excluded English language publications.
Reason (R) Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act, 1878.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (b)

247. Consider the following statements, regarding the Act, 1858
1. Under the Act, government was to be carried by the Governor General who was given the title of Viceroy of crown’s personal representative.
2. The power of the Court of Directors and the Board of Control was now to be exercised by a secretary of state for India aided by a Council of 20 members.
3. The Secretary of State was a member of the British Cabinet and as such was responsible to Parliament.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All of these
Ans: (b)

248. Consider the following statements in regard to early administrative policies of the East India Company in India.
1. The dominant classes of the British society were keen to preserve the monopoly of lucrative appointments in the Indian Civil Service and other services for their children.
2. Lord Cornwallis had proposed to give the British and Indian officials high salaries to help themresist temptations and to become honest and obedient.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

249. Which one of the provisions of the Indian Council Act 1909, given below is incorrect?
(a) The size of Provincial Legislative Councils was enlarged by including nominated non-official members and thus it ended official majority
(b) The element of election was also introduced in the Legislative Council at the centre but the official majority was maintained
(c) The Legislative Council was empowered to move resolutions on the budget and on any matter of public interest except certain specified subjects
(d) It introduced separate electorate for the Muslim community and began the separatism
Ans: (a)

250. Consider the following statements
1. The discussion in the Third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act 1935.
2. The Government of India Act, 1935, provided for the establishement of an All India Federation to be based on a union of the provinces of British India and the princely states.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c)Both 1 and 2(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

251. Consider the following statements.
1. Lord Cornwallis laid the foundation of a new judicial system in British India through a hierarchy of civil and criminal courts.
2. Lord Cornwallis separated the posts of the civil judge and the revenue collector in a district in British India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

252. From the following Britishers, who is credited for removal of ban on newspapers?
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Charles Metcalf
(c) Lord Macaulay
(d) Warren Hastings
Ans: (b)

253. Match the following
List I (Governor of Bengal) List II (Associated Event)
A. Robert Clive 1. Abolished dual Government of Bengal (1772)
B. Vanisttart 2. Bengal famine (1770)
C. Cartier 3. Battle of Buxar (1764)
D. Warren Hastings 4. Established dual Government in Bengal from (1765-72)
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (b)

254. Who among the following finally removed the Maratha Peshwa from his position, captured his territories and sent him off to a distant place?
(a) Wellesley (b) Cornwallis
(c) Dalhousie (d) Hastings
Ans: (d)

255. Consider the following statements about Warren Hastings?
1. He was the last Governor of Bengal.
2. He wrote introduction to the first English translation of ‘Gita’ by CharlesWilkins.
3. He started Diwani and Faujdari Adalats at the district level and Sadar Diwani and Nizamat Adalats (appellate courts) at Calcutta.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

256. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Warren Hastings : The Battle of Plassey
(b) Lord Cornwallis : The Permanent Settlement of Bengal
(c) Lord Wellesley : The Prohibition of Sati
(d) Lord Dalhousie : Local Self-Government
Ans: (b)

257. Who succeeded Robert Clive to lead the East India Company?
(a) Lord Bentinck (b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Hastings (d) Lord Wellesley
Ans: (c)

258. The Rowlatt Act aimed at
(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.
Ans: (b)

259. Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?
1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces.
2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims.
3. Devolution of Legislative Authority by the centre to the provinces.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

260. The declaration of reforms on August 20,1917 is known as
(a) Montague statement
(b) Morley declaration
(c) Minto declaration
(d) Chelmsford declaration
Ans: (a)

261. The distribution of powers between the centre and the states in the Indian Constitution is based on the scheme provided in the
(a) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
(b) Montague-Chelmsford Act, 1919
(c) Government of India Act, 1935
(d) Indian Independence Act, 1947
Ans: (c)

262. Consider the following statements about the Provincial Legislature Elections granted in the Government of India Act, 1935
1. The Congress was sharply divided about accepting offices in the case of winning elections to provincial legislatures.
2. There was, however, full agreement that the elections should be fought on the basis of a detailed political and economic programme.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

263. Which one among the following statements regarding the Government of India Act, 1935 is not correct?
(a) Provincial Autonomy came into existence
(b) Bicameral Legislatures were provided in six provinces
(c) The principles of communal electorates and weightages were further extended
(d) The states were compelled to enter the federation
Ans: (d)

264. Consider the following statements
1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular Police Force in India on the British pattern.
2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.
3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

265. Which one among the following was not a feature of the provincial executive according to the Government of India Act, 1935?
(a) The executive authority of the province was vested in the Governor
(b) There was a Council of Ministers to advise the Governor
(c) Dyarchy established by the Government of India Act, 1919 was abolished at the provincial level
(d) The Governor could be removed by a vote of no-confidence of the Provincial Legislature
Ans: (d)

266. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I (Names of the Governor-General of India) List II (Year in Which Appointed)
A. Lord Cornwallis 1. 1786
B. Lord Dalhousie 2. 1798
C. Lord Mornington (Wellesley) 3. 1828
D. Lord William Bentinck 4. 1848
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1 (b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 1 4 2 3
Ans: (d)

267. Consider the following statements
1. Nizam of Hyderabad was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of subsidiary alliance.
2. The Gurkha regiment was raised by Lord Cornwallis.
3. Lord Canning withdrew Doctrine of Lapse introduced by Lord Dalhousie.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

268. Consider the following statements about Doctrine of Lapse
1. It was introduced by Lord Dalhousie.
2. Satara was the first state to be annexed.
3. Annexation of Awadh in 1856 was on charges of mal administration.
4. Jaipur, Sambhalpur, Udaipur, Jhansi and Nagpur were some of the other states annexed through this doctrine.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

269. Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Wellesley (c) Cornwallis
(d) William Bentinck
Ans: (c)

270. At a time whene 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?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Hastings
Ans: (d)

271. Who among the following was the first Governor General of India?
(a) Lord Amherst
(b) Lord William Bentinck
(c) Sir Charles Metcalfe
(d) Robert Clive
Ans: (b)

272. Which of the following statements about the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms is/are correct?
1. It was approved by King George V.
2. It made the Central Legislature bicameral.
3. The Act explicitly mentioned the appointment of three Indian members to the council.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 2 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (a)

273. Which of the following statement(s) regarding the British administration in India is /are correct?
1. The Policy of Ring Fence referred to the setting up of a ring of buffer states.
2. The Subsidiary Alliance Policy was nothing but the diplomatic tactics of the British to extend the British supremacy in India.
Codes
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

274. Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Lord Wellesley : Subsidiary Alliance
(b) Lord William : English Education
(c) Warren : Local Self Hastings Government
(d) Lord Lytton : Vernacular Press Act
Ans: (c)

275. Which Act for the first time made it possible for Indians to take some share in the administration of their country?
(a) Charter Act, 1833
(b) Charter Act, 1853
(c) Government of India Act, 1858
(d) Indian Councils Act, 1861
Ans: (a)

276. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Pitts India Act : Warren Hastings
(b) Doctrine of Lapse : Dalhousie
(c) Vernacular Press Act : Curzon
(d) Ilbert Bill : Ripon
Ans: (c)

277. Which one among the following is not correct about the Subsidiary Alliance?
(a) It was formulated by Wellesley
(b) British army was posted in the subsidiary state
(c) It did not recognise an adopted heir to a subsidiary state
(d) A British resident was posted in the subsidiary state
Ans: (b)

278. Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833?
(a) The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished
(b) The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor-General of India in Council
(c) All law-making powers to be conferred on Governor-General in Council
(d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law member in Governor-General’s Council
Ans: (d)

279. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I (Year) List II (Event)
A. 1764 1. Wood’s Despatch
B. 1829 2. Widow Remarriage Act
C. 1854 3. Abolition of Sati
D. 1859 4. Battle of Buxar 5. Assumption of Diwani
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 5 (b) 5 4 1 2
(c) 4 3 1 2 (d) 1 3 2 5
Ans: (c)

280. Which of the following reforms was not introduced during the tenure of Lord Canning?
(a) The (Hindu) Remarriage Act
(b) Introduction of ‘Paper Currency’ in India
(c) Indian Penal Codes and Criminal Procedure Code
(d) Indo-European Telegraph Link
Ans: (d)

281. Who among the following was associated with surpression of Thugs?
(a) General Henry Prendergast
(b) Captain Sleeman
(c) Alexander Burnes
(d) Captain Robert Pemberton
Ans: (b)

282. Who among the following were the councilors of Governor-General, named in the Act of 1773?
1. Philip Francis 2. Clavering
3. Monson 4. EH Lecky
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

283. Consider the following statements, regarding the Regulating Act, 1773.
1. The right of vote in the court of proprietors was raised from 500 to 1000.
2. The court of directors, hitherto elected every year, was henceforth to be elected for five years.
3. The number of directors was fixed at 24, one-fourth retiring every three years.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these
Ans: (a)

284. Which one among the following is correct about the Doctrine of Lapse?
(a) It did not allow the Indian rulers to adopt any heir
(b) It did not allow an adopted heir to rule a state after the death of the ruler
(c) It made the annexation of Indian State compulsory after the death of a ruler
(d) It made the annexation of India State compulsory if the adoption of heir had not been approved by the British authorities
Ans: (d)

285. Consider the following events
1. Introduction of State Railways
2. Bhutan War
3. Durand Commission
4. Partition of Bengal The chronological sequence of these events is
(a) 2, 1, 3 and 4 (b) 3, 1, 4 and 2
(c) 2, 1, 4 and 3 (d) 4, 3, 1 and 2
Ans: (a)

286. Indigo cultivation in India was called a predial slavery because the peasants were forced to
(a) cultivate indigo and accept the dictated prices
(b) work on indigo farms as bonded labourers
(c) cultivate indigo on at least one-third of their lands
(d) sell their indigo produce to the British planters only
Ans: (c)

287. Consider the following statements about the Charter Act of 1833
1. Company’s Monopoly over trade with China ended.
2. Bengal, Madras, Bombay and all other territories were placed under complete control of the Governor General.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

288. Consider the following statements
1. Warren Hastings had established the dual system of Government in Bengal in 1765.
2. He was established a Board of Revenue at Culcutta to supervise the collection of revenue.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of these
Ans: (b)

289. Consider the following statements The Regulating Act, 1773 was passed by the British Parliament in order to
1. establish Parliamentary control over the administration of the East India Company’s territories in India.
2. make the Governor of Bengal as the Governor-General of Bengal.
3. end the dual systemof administration in India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (b)

290. Consider the following statements
1. Charles Wood’s Despatch of 1854 laid exclusive emphasis on the development of higher education in India and neglected primary and secondary education.
2. The Carlyle Circular issued by RW Carlyle sought to check the spread of revolutionary activities in educational institutions.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

291. The first Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children, and authorising local governments to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?
(a) Lord Lytton
(b) Lord Bentinck
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Cannings
Ans: (c)

292. Who was the Viceroy of India when the British India’s capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Lord Dalhouise
(d) Lord William Bentinck
Ans: (b)

293. By a regulation in 1793, the district collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such regulation?
(a) Lord Cornwallis felt that the district collector’s efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other 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 district collector should be only a revenue collector
Ans: (c)

294. The aim of education as stated by the Wood’s despatch of 1854 was
(a) the creation of employment opportunities for native Indians
(b) the spread ofWestern culture in India
(c) the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium as language
(d) the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education
Ans: (c)

295. Consider the following statements
1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company’s monopoly of Indian trade.
2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither I nor 2
Ans: (b)

296. Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories?
(a) Clive (b) Dupleix
(c) Albuquerque (d) Warren Hastings
Ans: (b)

297. Who was the President of the Board of Revenue established by Warren Hastings?
(a) Sir John Shore (b) Sir A Clarke
(c) Sir George Baslow
(d) Sir Charles Metcalfe
Ans: (a)

298. In 1856, Awadh would not have been annexe with the British Empire if the Nawab of Awadh had
(a) allied with the British
(b) not refused to introduce reforms as suggested by the British
(c) fought against the British
(d) a natural heir
Ans: (b)

299. After the assumption of Diwani, the British East India Company started releasing Tribute from India to England in the form of
(a) cotton textiles, silver and indigo
(b) raw silk, cotton textiles and indigo
(c) silver, cotton textiles and tea
(d) cotton textiles, silk and tea
Ans: (d)

300. The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of
(a) Dufferin (b) Dalhousie
(c)Lytton (d)Curzon
Ans: (b)

301. The Governor-General who followed a spirited Forward policy towards Afghanistan was
(a) Minto (b) Dufferin (c) Elgin
(d)Lytton
Ans: (d)

302. Who started the construction of Grand Trunk Road from Culcutta to Delhi in 1839?
(a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Auckland (d) None of them
Ans: (c)

303. Match the following
List I List II
A. Wellesley 1. Fort William College
B. Cornwallis 2. Europeanisation of higher education
C. Sir Thomas Munro 3. Ryotwari System in Madras
D. Lord Minto 4. Forbade propagandist preaching by the Baptist missionaries
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 4 3 1 2
Ans: (a)

304. What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and WS Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893?
(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
Ans: (a)

305. Consider the following statements Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the
1. abolition of dyarchy in the Governor’s provinces.
2. power of Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their owns.
3. abolition of the principle of communal representation.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Both 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

306. Consider the following statement regarding the Pitts India Act, 1784
1. In India, the chief government was placed in the hands of a Governor-General and council of four.
2. The court of proprietors lost the right to rescind, suspend or revoke any resolution of the directors which was approved by the Board of Control.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

307. Which of the following is/are true about Lord Ellenborough?
1. Annexation of Sindh to British empire.
2. Brought up troops against Gwalior.
3. Established a Council of Regency at Gwalior.
4. Abolition of slavery and suppression of lotteries. Choose the right answer using the following codes
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

308. Match the following
List I List II (Provision) (Act)
A. Government of India to take measures for improvement of the condition of slaves and ultimate abolition of slavery in India 1. Charter Act 1853
B. Dual government of the Company in England 2. Pitts India Act, 1784
C. Services thrown open to competitive examinations 3. Charter Act, 1833
D. Introduction of the portfolio system in the Government of India 4. Indian Council Act, 1861
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 3 2 1 4
Ans: (d)

309. Consider the following statements regarding the Act of 1784
1. The Governor-General was empowered to disregard the majority in council provided he did so in a formal way accepting the responsibility of his own action.
2. Under the Act the presidencies of Madras and Bombay were subordinated to the Governor-General and Council of Bengal in all matters of diplomacy, revenue and war.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

310. Which of the following statements relating to the Government of India Act, 1935 are correct?
1. It introduced provincial autonomy.
2. It proposed a federation of India.
3. It proposed for the establishment of a Federal Court.
Codes
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (a)

311. Consider the following statements regarding the Charter Act, 1853
1. The number of the members of the Court of Directors was reduced from 24 to 16 out of which 6 were to be nominated by the crown.
2. The law member was made a full member of the Governor-General’s executive council and this council while sitting in its legislative capacity was enlarged by the addition of 12 members.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)

312. When Congress leaders condemned the Montague-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the
(a) Swarajya Party
(b) Indian Freedom Party
(c) Independence Federation of India
(d) Indian Liberal Federation
Ans: (d)

313. Consider the following statements
1. Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) enlarged the powers of legislators.
2. The Government of India Act, 1858, vested the secretary of state for India with supreme control over the Government of India.
3. Vernacular Press Act was repealed during the Viceroyality of Lord Ripon.
4. The Montague-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of the Government of India Act, 1919.
5. The most short lived of all the Britains’ constitutional experiments in India was the Indian Councils Act, 1909.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 (d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

314. Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting ‘portfolio’ or departmental system for corporate functioning?
(a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(b) Government of India Act, 1858
(c) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(d) Indian Councils Act, 1909
Ans: (a)

315. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?
1. Wood’s Education Despatch
2. Macaulay’s Committee on Education
3. The Sargent Education Report
4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
(a) 2, 1, 4, 3 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4, 3 (d) 4, 3, 1, 2
Ans: (a)

316. The most important aspect of Dalhousie’s administration is related to the policy of Annexation. His great annexations included
1. Punjab
2. Lower Burma
3. Awadh
4. Major Central Provinces Choose the correct answer from the following codes
(a) 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 (d) Only 4
Ans: (b)

317. To which among the following the residuary powers were conferred by the federation established by the Act of 1935?
(a) Federal Legislature
(b) Provincial Legislatures
(c) Governor General
(d) Provincial Governors
Ans: (c)

318. Consider the following statement and identify with the help of the codes given below the Viceroy who made the statement and when In my belief, Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise.
(a) Lord Curzon, in a letter to the Secretary of States in 1900
(b) Lord Curzon, while announcing the partition of Bengal
(c) Lord Dufferin, during the farewell speech at Calcutta
(d) Lord Minto, while addressing the Muslim delegation which met him at Shimla in 1906
Ans: (a)

319. Separate electorates for Muslims in India were introduced by which one of the following Acts?
(a) Government of India Act,1909
(b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(c) Rowlatt Act, 1919
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: (a)

320. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Period) List II (Event)
A. 1883 1. Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall
B. 1906 2. Formation of the All India State People’s Conference
C. 1927 3. Foundation of Muslim League at Dhaka
D. 1932 4. First Session of National Conference at Calcutta
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 3 4 2 1
Ans: (c)

321. Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy along with specific instruction to
(a) Balkanise the Indian sub-continent
(b) keep India united if possible
(c) accept Jinnah’s demand for Pakistan
(d) persuade the Congress to accept partition
Ans: (b)

322. Assertion (A) William Bentinck introduced English as the medium of instruction in India.
Reason (R) William Bentinck wanted to promote Western Culture in India.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d)A is false, but R is true
Ans: (c)

323. Which of the following is/are the states, annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse Scheme?
1. Satara 2. Jaitpur
3. Lower Burma 4. Udaipur Choose the right answer from the following codes.
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (a)

324. Who laid down the foundation of Modern Postal system?
(a) Ellenborough (b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Hastings
Ans: (c)

325. Who among the following was not a member of the Royal Commission on the Public Services in India, 1912?
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Valentine Chirol
(c) Abdur Rahim
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: (d)

326. Consider the following statements
1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Shimla Conference took place.
2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

327. Consider the following statements
1. The Queen of England was proclaimed Empress of India in 1858.
2. King George V and Queen Mary held a Delhi Durbar in 1911.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

328. Who was the Viceroy to be murdered in office?
(a) Sir John Lawrence (b) Lord Elgin I
(c) Lord Elgin II (d) Lord Mayo
Ans: (d)

329. Consider the following statements The objective of the Montague- Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 was
1. to give more power to the local government.
2. to establish dyarchy in the provinces.
3. The extension of provincial government.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (b)

330. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. Butler Committee Report 1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
B. Hartog Committee Report 2. Relationship between the Indian States and Paramount Power
C. Hunter Inquiry Committee Report 3. Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague-Chelmsf ord Reforms
D. Muddiman Committee Report 4. The growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 2 4 1 3
Ans: (d)

331. Consider the following statements
1. The foundation of Mohammaden Anglo-oriental college was laid by Lord Liytton in 1874 at Aligarh.
2. He proposed the plan of statutory civil services in 1878-79 and lowered the maximum age limit for civil services from 21 to 19 years. Choose the right answer from the following codes
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

332. With reference to colonial period of Indian history, match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Person) List II (Event)
A. Macdonald 1. Doctrine of Lapse
B. Linlithgow 2. Communal Award
C. Dalhousie 3. August Offer
D. Chelmsford 4. Dyarchy
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 2 3 4 1
Ans: (c)

333. Which of the following is/are true about the period of Lord Lansdowne?
1. Second visit of Prince ofWales.
2. Military expedition against Manipur was conducted.
3. The Indian Council’s Act was passed.
4. Appointment of Durand Commission. Choose the correct answer from the following codes
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2 and 4
(c) Only 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

334. During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Witley Commission?
(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
Ans: (b)

335. Which one among the following Acts first made the provision of the appointment of the Indian high Commissioner in the Great Britain?
(a) Indian Council Act, 1892
(b) Indian Council Act, 1909
(c) Government of India Act, 1919
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: (c)

336. Which one of the following measures is associated with William Bentinck, the then Governor-General of India?
(a) Introduction of postal system
(b) Resumption of rent-free land
(c) Preservation of ancient monuments
(d) Partition of Bengal
Ans: (b)

337. What is the correct sequence of the following?
1. Wavell Plan
2. Radcliffe Award
3. Cripps Mission
4. Cabinet Mission
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) 3, 4, 1, 2
Ans: (b)

338. Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule
1. Lord Curzon 2. Lord Chelmsford
3. Lord Hardinge 4. Lord Irwin Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4
Ans: (a)

339. Who of the following laid the first rail-road in India?
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Wavell
(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: (d)

340. Which one of the following events, was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
(a) Killing of INA activists
(b) Massacre of Jallianwalla Bagh
(c) Shooting of the Mahatma
(d) Shooting of Curzon-Wythe
Ans: (b)

341. The capital of the British Indian Empire was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi because
(a) Delhi was located at the centre of the Empire
(b) the climate of Delhi was more suitable for the Europeans
(c) Calcutta was the hot bed of revolutionaries
(d) Delhi was the traditional seat of imperial powers
Ans: (a)

342. ‘Dyarchy’ was first introduced in India under
(a) Morley-Minto Reforms
(b) Montford Reforms
(c) Simon Commission Plan
(d) Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: (a)

343. The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on
(a) the principle of federation and Parliamentary system
(b) the principle of secession of the British Indian provinces
(c) acceptance of independence of India
(d) acceptance of the idea of a constituent Assembly to draft a Constitution
Ans: (a)

344. Which of the following was/were the main feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?
1. Introduction of separate electorates for Muslims.
2. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces.
3. Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

345. The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to
(a) exercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely states
(b) involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony
(c) finally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the princely states by the British
(d) use the princes to counter-balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders
Ans: (d)

346. What was the effect of the Government of India Act of 1935 on the National Movement?
(a) It strengthened the movement
(b) It weakened the movement by satisfying the people
(c) It weakened the movement, because separate electorate for the Muslims and Hindus created dissensions
(d) It weakened the movement, because the Act introduced federal system
Ans: (d)

347. The reforms of which one of the following Acts are popularly known as Morley-Minto Reforms?
(a) The Indian Council Act, 1892
(b) The Indian Council Act, 1909
(c) The Government of India Act, 1919
(d) The Government of India Act, 1935
Ans: (b)

348. The Rowlatt Act was passed to
(a) bring about agrarian reforms
(b) curtail the nationalist and revolutionary activities
(c) have a favourable balance of trade
(d) put Second World War criminals on trial
Ans: (b)

349. Which one of the following Governor General was impeached by the British Parliament?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Canning
(d) William Bentinck
Ans: (b)

350. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. Governor- General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (Under Regulating Act, 1773) 1. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell
B. Governor General of India (Under Charter Act, 1833) 2. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie
C. Governor- General and Viceroy of India (Under Indian Councils Act, 1858) 3. Charles Cornwallis 2nd Earl and First Marquess of Cornwallis
D. Governor General and Crown Representative (Under Government of India Act, 1935) 4. Gibert John Elliot- Murray Kynynmond Earl of Minto
5. Louis Mountbtten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 3 4 1 5
(c) 2 3 4 5 (d) 4 2 3 1
Ans: (a)

Part 18 Impact of British Rule
351. Consider the following statements
1. Atkinson Commission recommendations asked for Civil Services Exam to be held in Britain only.
2. The Public Service Commission was established at the centre in 1926.
3. The first Indian to enter civil Services was SN Tagore in 1863-64.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

352. Lord Dalhousie planned for the construction of a network of railways in India in order to
(a) easily procure and export raw material for the interest of India for export
(b) Provide a profitable channel of investment for British capital
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) Provide cheap and easy means of transport in India
Ans: (c)

353. Which of the following did not form part of the so called ‘Home Charges’ in British India?
(a) Interest on public debt
(b) Charges for civil administration
(c) Guaranteed interest on railways
(d) Payment of dividends to the shareholders
Ans: (b)

354. The only European country which did not prohibit or impose heavy duties on the import of Indian cotton goods was
(a) Germany (b) France
(c) Holland (d) Italy
Ans: (c)

355. In the nineteenth century, India was converted into ‘a classic colony’ by converting her as
(a) a procedure of raw material to fused British industries
(b) an importer and absorber of British industrially manufactured goods
(c) a fertile ground for British capital investment
(d) Both (a) and (b)
Ans: (d)

356. Consider the following statements
1. Impact of British rule in India was started with the very first Chiristian missionaries arriving to India, with the intention to turn a majority of population into Christians.
2. The Christian missionaries tried to cast Christianity in the light of a better religion and with economic inducements convinced the poor Indians into Christianity.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

357. Which of the following settlements about the new landlords is not correct?
(a) They were town-dwelling merchants and other moneyed classes with no roots in the village
(b) They were sent receiving absentee businessmen
(c) They openly violated the law which prohibited them for harassing the cultivation
(d) They wiped out the traditional rights of the cultivators and reduced them to the position of tenants at will
Ans: (c)

358. A famine of the nineteenth century, which has been described as the ‘Sea of Calamity’ was the famine in
(a) Rajputana, 1868-69
(b) Madras Presidency, 1866-67
(c) Orissa, 1866-67
(d) Bengal, 1860-61
Ans: (c)

359. Which of the following statements about the Mahalwari Settlement is not correct?
(a) Under this system, the unit for revenue settlement is the village
(b) The government made the settlement not with the individual cultivator but with the village community as a whole
(c) It was introduced in the Gangetic Valley, the Punjab, and parts of central India
(d) It was a permanent measure introduced as an improvement on the other two measures
Ans: (d)

360. The term ‘imperial preference’ was applied to the
(a) special privileges on British imports in India
(b) racial discrimination by the Britishers
(c) subordination of Indian interest to that of the British
(d) preference given to British political agents over Indian Princes
Ans: (d)

361. Who remarked in 1834 that “The bones of the cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of India”?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) William Bentick
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) RC Dutt
Ans: (b)

362. What was the most important outcome of direct British administration in India?
(a) Growth of education
(b) Development of railways and telegraph
(c) Evolution of modern sector of politics
(d) Growth of colonial institutions
Ans: (c)

363. Consider the following statements about the Permanent Settlement introduced by the East India Company’s government in 1793.
1. Under the settlement the Zamindars were granted heredity rights over land on the condition that they would pay fixed amount of revenue to the state.
2. The Permanent Settlement was first introduced in Bengal and Bihar.
3. It was later extended to Orissa, the Northern District of Madras.
4. Thomas Munro was the architect of the permanent settlement.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: (b)

364. Which of the following was the most obvious expression of imperalism in modern time?
(a) Assertion of cultural supremacy
(b) Use of superior technology
(c) Building up of a vast communication network
(d) Formation of colonies
Ans: (d)

365. Cornwallis’ code of 1793 separated
(a) revenue collection for administration of civil justice
(b) civil administration from judicial administration
(c) the Bengal administration from central administration
(d) the civil administration from military administration
Ans: (b)

366. Consider the following statements
1. The 1813, the East India Company Charter was renewed for twenty-years.
2. The long-standing ban prohibition on missionaries was removed and the British officers allowed a rapid penetration of Christian missionary organisations into company territory.
3. An annual £ 10000 expenditure of government funds for education was allotted within the new Charter of East India Company in 1813.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d)1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

367. Consider the following events during the British rule
1. Plundering of begums of Awadh.
2. The Permanent Settlement system in Bengal.
3. Beginning of the dual Government in Bengal.
4. Beginning of Drain of Wealth from India.
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the above given events?
(a) 4, 3, 1, 2 (b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 3, 4, 2, 1 (d) 3, 4, 1, 2
Ans: (a)

368. Who prophesied that the railways would become the forerunner of modern industry?
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Jamshedji Tata
Ans: (c)

369. Which of the following statements about Mahalwari system is not correct?
(a) Under the Mahalwari system there were no middlemen for the payment of land revenue
(b) Village system was based an collection of individual land-revenue demand from owners
(c) Mahalwari system created landholdings under cultivating class
(d) This system had the highest revenue demand among all system prevalent in India
Ans: (c)

370. British colonialism in India saw the emergence of new cities. Calcutta, now Kolkata, was one of the first cities. Which of the following villages were amalgamated to form the city of Calcutta?
(a) Midnapur, Chittagong, Burdwan
(b) 24-Parganas, Kalikata, Thakurgaon
(c) Sutanuti, Kalikata, Gobindapur
(d) Midnapur, Thakurgaon, Gobindapur
Ans: (c)

371. Consider the following statements
1. Economic affairs did not dominate civil life in India in the eighteenth century.
2. Indian mercantile community showcased great spirit of enterprise.
3. Dadani system was prevalant in India-like medieval European industrial organisation.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (a)

372. Which one of the factors given below did not help the money-lenders to exploit the cultivators under the British rule in India?
(a) The new legal system and new land revenue policy introduced by the British
(b) The introduction of transferability of land
(c) The growing commercialisation of agriculture
(d) Support of money lending traditions, prevalent for a very long time
Ans: (a)

373. Which of the following was not one of the important results of British land revenue systems?
(a) Creation of a class of landholders
(b) It suddenly gave boost to agricultural production
(c) Cultivators got security rights
(d) It deprived the traditional landed class of its control over land
Ans: (b)

374. Consider the following statements about Socio-economic condition of Eighteenth Century India
1. The socio-economic condition of the eighteenth century of India was infected by political conculsions and instability.
2. The institution of the castes was the striking feature.
3. Dowry system was prevalent among the upper castes.
4. Polygamy was in common and was mainly practiced by the aristocrats.
5. The Peshwas discouraged Sati in their dominion with limited success.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (d) 1, 3 and 5
Ans: (c)

375. Which one of the following statements regarding the Indian Civil Services under the British rule is not true?
(a) The Civil Services introduced by the East India Company was the highest paid service in the world
(b) The Company Charter Act, 1853 provided that all recruits to the Civil Service were to be selected through an open competitive examination
(c) Since the regime of Cornwallis, the Indians were strictly excluded from the Civil Service
(d) Cornwallis ensured the promotion of the members of the Civil Service on the basis of their performance
Ans: (d)

376. Which one of the following observations about India, during 18th century is incorrect?
(a) In this period India’s industrial and agricultural products had a steady market outside the country
(b) While sea trade was expanded, overland trade through Afghanistan and Persia was disrupted
(c) Constant warfare and disruption of law and order in many areas harmed the country’s internal trade
(d) From 1757 began the special phase of company’s trade of Bengal which was called by RP Dutt as period of industrial capital
Ans: (d)

377. Consider the following statements
1. One significant development in the second half of the 19th century was establishment of large scale machine based industries in India.
2. The first textile mill was started in Bombay by Cowasjee Nanabhoy in 1863 and the first jute mill in Sirsha (Bengal) in 1865.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

378. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) In the later half of the eighteenth century, the British East India Company first introduced the Zamindari system
(b) The Ryotwari system introduced by the East India Company into South India at the end of the 19th century.
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

379. The main emphasis of the administrative machinery of the British Government in India during 1757-1857 was placed on the maintenance of Law and Order. By this, the British desired to
(a) carry on their profitable trade and to collect taxes for remission to England
(b) trade with India and to exploit Indian resources without any disturbance
(c) send a message to the Indian masses that the British rule is peaceful and just
(d) make innovations in the administration to meet
Ans: (b)

380. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) The first strike organised by Indian working class in 1899
(b) British government announced special order of knighthood to Indian princes in 1861
(c) East India Company set up first Indigo plantation in 1770
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

381. The British introduced the railways in India in order to
(a) promote heavy industries in India
(b) facilitate British commerce and administrative control
(c) move foodstuff in case of famine
(d) enable Indians to move freely within the country
Ans: (b)

382. Which of the following features of the Permanent Settlement of 1793 is/are correct?
1. The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the peasants.
2. The Permanent Settlement vested land ownership rights in the Zamindars.
3. The Zamindars had to pay a fixed amount of rent by a particular date.
4. The Zamindars benefitted hugely from the Permanent Settlement while the peasants suffered.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

383. Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made an attempt to estimate the per capita income of India?
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(b) Feroz Shah Mehta
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: (b)

384. Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the British rule?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) MN Roy
(c) Jai Prakash Narayan
(d) Ram Manohar Lohiya
Ans: (a)

385. The cause of decline of textile industries in 18th century in Bengal was
(a) decline in quality of production
(b) non-availability of raw material
(c) high tariff rates on exports to Britain
(d) non-availability of craftsmen
Ans: (c)

386. Who was associated with Ryotwari settlement of Madras?
(a) Malcom (b) Metcalfe
(c) Munro (d) Elphinstone
Ans: (c)

387. Commercialisation of agriculture led to further growth of rural poverty because the peasant
(a) got unremunerative prices for his produce
(b) was exploited by the merchants and other middlemen
(c) had to accept fixed prices for his produce
(d) was left with no money to buy foodgrains during famines and other natural calamities
Ans: (b)

388. Which of the following statement is/are correct?
(a) The Bengali newspaper gave an extensive coverage to indigo riots and written extensively on the plight of indigo cultivators
(b) The British government set up an official inquiry to investigate the causes behind indigo riots in 1860
(c) The Pabna peasant revolt occured in 1873-85
(d) All the above
Ans: (d)

389. Permanent Settlement was a feature of
(a) Zamindari System
(b) Ryotwari System
(c) Mahalwari System
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

390. Why did the East India Company encourage the other European Companies to trade only in tea and opium?
(a) The export of tea would enrich the British tea planters in India
(b) The export of opium would bring return in the form of Chinese silver
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) India had enough surplus of both these commodities
Ans: (c)

391. In the Ryotwari areas of British India, the money-lenders fleeced and exploited the peasantry and usurped their lands because
(a) the usurious rate of interest charged by the moneylenders made the peasants helpless
(b) they got thumb impressions of the debtors on blank papers
(c) they obtained mortgage of the lands against the loans advanced by them
(d) All of the above
Ans: (c)

392. Which factor influenced most to eliminate caste-system in India?
(a) Rationalism
(b) Job opportunities
(c) Legislations
(d) Liberal education
Ans: (a)

393. How did the Industrial Revolution in England affect the British Company’s relations with India?
(a) The company stopped exports from India to Britain as all raw materials were now mined and produced in Britain
(b) The Indian goods were inferior in quality to the mill-manufactured goods and did not have much patronage in the local market
(c) British goods in Indian became extremely cheap
(d) The company began to export raw materials from India instead of the finished goods as was done earlier
Ans: (d)

394. Consider the following statements
1. The famine of 1876-78 in Madras, Mysore, Hyderabad, Maharashtra, Western UP and Punjab is considered to be the worst famine in Indian history.
2. The Dadni merchants constituted the core of the rising middle class in India before Battle of Plassey.
3. The INC adopted a resolution criticising the Drain of Wealth from India in its annual session held in Calcutta (1896).
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

395. 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?
(a) Making Zamindar’s position stronger vis-a-vis the Ryot
(b) Making East India Company an overlord of Zamindars
(c) Making judicial system more efficient
(d) None of the above
Ans: (d)

396. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. Land allotted to big feudal landlords 1. Jagirdari System
B. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors 2. Ryotwari System
C. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, gift or sell 3. Mahalwari system
D. Revenue settlements made at village level 4 Zamindari Systems
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 2 1 3 4
Ans: (b)

397. Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
2. G Subramania Iyer
3. RC Dutt
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

398. Which, among the following, is/are the impact/impacts of industrial revolution in England?
1. Cottage industry was replaced by the factory system of production using machines.
2. It led to the overpopulation of villages.
3. It led to the emergence of working class movements.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3
(c) Only 1 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

399. Which of the following statements above Ryotwari settlement is/are correct?
1. It recognised the cultivators as the owner of land.
2. It was a temporary settlement.
3. It was introduced later than the permanent settlement.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Only 1 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

400. The per capital income in India was ` 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by
(a) MG Ranade (b) Sir W Hunter
(c) RC Dutt
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: (c)

401. Consider the following statements and identify the person referred to therein with the help of the code given below During his stay in England, he endeavoured to educate the British people about their responsibilities as rulers of India. He delivered speeches and published articles to support his opposition to the unjust and oppressive regime of the British Raj, In 1867, he helped to establish the East India Association of which he became the Honorary Secretary.
(a) Pherozeshah Mehta
(b) Mary Carpenter
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Ananda Mohan Bose
Ans: (c)

402. Which of the following was not one of the taxes which the British Government imposed on India or increased from time to time in order to augment its resources?
(a) Income tax
(b) Profession tax
(c) Licence tax and salt duty
(d) Land and famine cess
Ans: (b)

403. Which of the following is wrongly matched?
(a) The Pitt’s India Act (1784) : Board of Control to guide and control company’s affairs
(b) Charter Act of 1813 : Company’s monopoly of trade with India ended
(c) Charter Act of 1833 : Company’s debt taken over by the government of India
(d) Charter Act of 1853 : To regulate company’s affairs
Ans: (d)

404. Consider the following statements
1. Better labour laws passed in the 20th century under the pressure of the rising trade union movement.
2. The Indian Factory Act of 1881, dealt primarily with the problem of child labour.
3. The Indian Factory act of 1881, laid down that children between 7 and 12 would not work for more than 9 hours a day.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (c)

405. There was no independent development of industries in India during British Rule because of
(a) absence of heavy industries
(b) scarcity of foreign capital
(c) scarcity of natural resources
(d) preference of the rich to invest in land
Ans: (a)

406. Statement I The private trade of the East India Company’s officials in the 18th century had flowered with the indirect patronage of the authorities of the Company.
Statement II The extra-legal power enjoyed by the foreign, merchants and the duty-free nature of their private trade virtually edged the indigenous merchants out of competition.
(a) Both Statements I and II are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both Statements I and II are true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Ans: (a)

407. With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, ‘‘Home Charges’’ formed an important part of drain of wealth from India.Which of the following funds constituted Home Charges?
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) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

408. Which one of the following was not a result of British Colonial rule in India?
(a) Ruin of Indian agriculture
(b) Ruin of Indian industries
(c) Ruin of Indian trade
(d) Ruin of Indian feudalism
Ans: (d)

409. Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was
(a) the Zamindars were trusted by the farmers
(b) there was no official check upon the Zamindars
(c) it was the responsibility of the British Government
(d) the farmers were not interested in getting pattas
Ans: (b)

410. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?
(a) BG Talik (b) RC Dutt
(c) MG Ranade
(d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Ans: (d)

411. Prior to 1813, which among the following measures, was not adopted by the British to exploit the Indians economically?
(a) Monopolising the trade of raw goods wherever possible and selling them at high rates
(b) Forcing Indian craftsman to produce quality products in fixed quantity and at fixed price
(c) Free trade policy
(d) Elimination of Indian traders from competition by every means
Ans: (c)

412. Match the land revenue settlements with the areas where they were introduced by the British in India
List I List II
A. Permanent Settlement 1. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, East Bengal, portions of Assam and Coorg
B. Ryotwari System 2. Agra, Awadh, NWFP, ceded and conquered provinces
C. Mahalwari System 3. Northern Karnataka
4. Bengal, Bihar and Orissa
Codes A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 4 1 2
(c) 1 1 4
(d) 1 3 4
Ans: (b)

413. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) During the 19th century, the social services made rapid progress in Europe, while India remained extremely backward at the same time
(b) The Government of India during the 19th century spent most of its large income on the army and wars and the administrative services
(c) The few steps during the 19th century were taken in the direction of providing services like Sanitation, water supply and public health, were usually confined to urban areas
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

414. Assertion (A) Within half a century of the Battle of Plassey, the phenomenal prosperity of Bengal suffered a serious set-back.
Reason (R) The manufacture of cotton goods the most important item of export from India, enormously increased in other parts of India, while it declined in Bengal.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

415. Silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world. Which one among the following is not true of silk routes?
(a) Historians have identified several silk routes over land and by sea
(b) Silk routes have linked Asia with Europe and Northern Africa
(c) Silk routes existed before the Christian era and thrived almost up to fifteenth century
(d) As a result of silk route trade, precious metals like gold and silver, flowed from Asia to Europe

Ans: (c)

Part 19 Revolt of 1857
416. Which amongst the following place was not a centre of the Revolution of 1857?
(a) Ajmer (b) Jaipur
(c) Neemuch (d) Arrah
Ans: (b)

417. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a National Revolt?
(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Ellenborough
(d) Disraeli
Ans: (d)

418. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I (Peasant Movement) List II (Region)
A. Mappila outbreak 1. Maharashtra
B. Ramosi peasant force 2. Bengal
C. Kuka revolt 3. Malabar
D. Pabna revolt 4. Punjab
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2 (b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 4 1 3 (d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (a)

419. Which of the following was most important weakness of Revolt of 1857?
(a) Lack of discipline among rebel sepoys
(b) The rebels lacked coordination and union
(c) Lack of modern weapons
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

420. Whose death is unknown in 1857 Revolt?
(a) Tantiya Tope (b) Nana Saheb
(c) Rani Jhansi
(d) Bahadur Shah ‘Jafar’
Ans: (b)

421. Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer
1. RC Majumdar described the 1857 Revolt as neither first nor national war of independence.
2. TR Holmes described the 1857 Revolt as conflict between civilization and Barbarian.
3. Jawaharlal Nehru said that 1857 Revolt was nothing, but a Hindu-Muslim Conspiracy.
(a) Only 2 (b) Only 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

422. Before the outbreak of Revolt of 1857 at Meerut, Mangal Pandey had become a martyr on 29th March, 1857. He was hanged at
(a) Lucknow (b) Barrackpore
(c) Calcutta (d) Meerut
Ans: (b)

423. Kunwar Singh and Maulvi Ahmadullah led the Revolt of 1857 at
(a) Arrah and Faizabad
(b) Lucknow and Meerut
(c) Arrah and Meerut
(d) Arrah and Lucknow
Ans: (a)

424. Who among the following was the author of Civil Rebellion in the Indian Mutinies, 1857-59?
(a) RC Majumdar (b) PC Joshi
(c) SB Chaudhary (d) UD Savarkar
Ans: (c)

425. Match the following
List I List II
A. Rani Lakshmibai 1. Jhansi
B. Bahadur Shah II 2. Delhi
C. Tatya Tope 3. Kanpur
D. Begum Hazrat Mahal 4. Lucknow
Codes A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: (a)

426. Who among the following says that the Revolt of 1857 as an extension of social progress the English had already initiated?
(a) Karl Marx
(b) Adam Smith
(c) Max Muller
(d)Benjamin Disraeli
Ans: (a)

427. Who remarked at Hindu-Muslim unity show at Revolt of 1857. In this instance, we could not play off Mohammedans against Hindu?
(a) Atkinson (b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Elgin (d) Lord Mayo
Ans: (a)

428. Who administered the following mass oath with sacred Jamuna water in their folded palms “We shall not give up kalpi, As long as we live with our own hands we shall not our’’?
(a) Bahadur Shah ‘Jafar’
(b) Tantiya Tope
(c) Mangal Pandey
(d) Rani Laxmibai
Ans: (b)

429. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?
1. To disclaim any intention to annex 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 codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

430. Azimullah was loyal follower of
(a) Rani Jhansi
(b) Tantiya Tope
(c) Nana Saheb
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

431. Which of the following statements about Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah, who played an important part in the Revolt of 1857, is/are correct?
1. He was popularly known as Danka Shah or the Maulvi with a drum.
2. He fought in the famous Battle of Chinhat.
3. He was killed by British troops under the command of Henry Lawrence.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 2
Ans: (d)

432. Who can be called the greatest hero of Revolt of 1857?
(a) The Sepoys
(b) Tantiya Tope and Rani Jhansi
(c) Bahadur Shah II (d) Mangal Pandey
Ans: (c)

433. Which of the following was the important causes of failure of Revolt of 1857?
1. The rebels creaked a supreme head.
2. Most vested interests in India remained first in their loyalty to the British.
3. The rebels had not financial resources.
4. Modern technologies, gadgets of British overpowered the rebels.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) Only 1 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

434. Consider the following statements regarding causes of Revolt of 1857
1. Denial of the adoption of child by the childless king.
2. The British Policy of looking down upon Indian subjects.
3. Discriminations among English and Indian soldiers.
4. Social reform and conversion to Christianity.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

435. Which of the following statements explains best the nature of the Revolt of 1857?
(a) It was the last attempt by the old political order to regain its power
(b) It was a mutiny of a session of the sepoys of the British Indian Army
(c) It was the struggle of the common people to overthrew the foreign rules
(d) It was an effort to establish a United Indian Nation
Ans: (c)

436. Which one of the following was the primary cause of majority of civil rebellion against the British rule, before 1857?
(a) Exploitation of the village artisans and farmers by money lenders along with Britishers
(b) The rapid changes that the British introduced in the economy, administration and land revenue system
(c) The Colonial Policy of intensifying demands for land revenue and extracting as large an amount as possible
(d) Not even a part of the enhanced revenue was spent on the development of agriculture or the welfare of the cultivator
Ans: (b)

437. Consider the following statements regarding Revolutionaries of 1857 in India
1. The revolutionaries had little understanding of colonialism, which had overpowered India, or the modern world.
2. The rebel units had a common plan of military action or authoritative heads.
3. The leaders of the revolt were suspicious and jealous of one other and often indulged in suicidal battles.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (a)

438. Consider the following statements
1. The Revolt of Chhatar Singh, the Governor of Multan, precipitated the second Anglo-Sikh war.
2. The ‘Indian War of Independence’ was written by VD Savarkar.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (c) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

439. The educated middle class in India
(a) opposed the revolt of 1857
(b) supported the revolt of 1857
(c) remained neutral to the revolt of 1857
(d) fought against native rulers
Ans: (c)

440. Match the following
List I List II (Book) (Author)
A. The First Indian War of Independence 1857-59 1. Sayed Ahmad Khan
B. Causes of Indian Revolt 2. SB Chaudhary
C. The Sepoy Mutiny and the Rebellion of 1857 3. Karl Marx
D. Civil Rebellion in Indian Mutinies 4. RC Majumdar
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2 (b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 2 3 1 4
Ans: (b)

441. Match the following List I with List II and answer as per the codes given below
List I List II
A. Delhi 1. Colin Campbell
B. Jhansi 2. John Nicholson
C. Lucknow 3. Hugh Rose
D. Arrah 4. William Taylor
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4 (b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 2 3 4 1
Ans: (a)

442. Consider the following statements about the Revolt of 1857
1. It was particularly encouraged by the Maulvis and the Pandits, alike, in the state of Bihar.
2. Nana Saheb sent three letters to King Napoleon III of France during the rebellion.
3. Diwan Maniram Dutta was the leader of revolt from Assam.
4. The army of Emperor Bahadur Shah in Delhi was commanded by General Bakht Khan.
5. Shahzada Firoz Shah and Kunwar Singh were the leaders of the revolt from Rohilkhand and Bihar respectively.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 5
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

443. The first sign of unhappiness among sepoys surfaced in 1824 when 47th regimen at barrackpore was ordered to go to
(a) Nepal (b) Burma
(c)Myanmar (d)Sikkim
Ans: (b)

444. Who was the Governor-General of India in 1857?
(a) Wellesly (b) Dalhousie
(c) Canning (d) Minto
Ans: (c)

445. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Jhansi (b) Chittor
(c) Jagdishpur (d) Lucknow
Ans: (b)

446. Consider the following native rulers
1. Kunwar Singh 2. Nana Saheb
3. Scindia of Gwalior
4. Nizam of Hyderabad Who among these native rulers did not participate in the Revolt of 1857?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

447. Which one among the following statements is correct?
(a) The Revolt of 1857 was not supported by the Nizam of Hyderabad
(b) Dinabandhu Mitra was the author of the book, Unhappy India
(c) The ScindUPSC of Gwalior gave shelter to the Rani of Jhansi
(d) Mangal Pandey led the sepoys march to Delhi
Ans: (a)

448. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II (Leader) (Area Under their Operation)
A. Maulavi Ahmed Shah 1. Barrackpore
B. Mangal Pandey 2. Faizabad
C. Bakht Khan 3. Kanpur
D. Nana Saheb 4. Delhi
Codes A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 1 4 2
Ans: (c)

449. Assertion (A) First War of Independence broke out in India in 1857, soon after the departure of Lord Dalhousie from India.
Reason (R) Lord Dalhousie’s Annexationist policy had caused great discontent.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

450. The Revolt of 1857 was witnessed by the poet
(a) Mir Taqi Mir (b) Zauq
(c) Ghalib (d) Iqbal
Ans: (c)

451. Who is the author of the book ‘The Last Mughal : The fall of a Delhi Dynasty in 1857’?
(a) John Kirkland
(b) William Dalrymple
(c) Thomas Wilson
(d) Simon Digby
Ans: (b)

452. Which one of the following commissions is associated with the Army Re-organisation, after the suppression of Revolt of 1857?
(a) Public Service Commission
(b) Peel Commission
(c) Hunter Commission
(d) Simon Commission
Ans: (b)

453. Who of the following was the bitterest enemy of the British during the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Maulavi Ahmdullah Shah
(b) Maulavi Imadulah
(c) Maulana Fazi-i-Haq Khairabadi
(d) Nawab Liaquat Ali
Ans: (a)

454. The birth place of Maharani Laxmibai, the heroine of the 1857 freedom struggle is
(a) Agra (b) Jhansi
(c) Varanasi (d) Vrindavan
Ans: (c)

455. After the Revolt of 1857, the British recruited the soldiers from the
(a) Brahmins of UP and Bihar
(b) Bengalis and OrrUPSC fromthe East
(c) Gurkhas, Sikhs and Punjabis in the North
(d) Madras Presidency and Marathas
Ans: (c)

456. Why modern educated Indians did not support the Revolt of 1857?
(a) They believed that British rule would help the modernisation of India, which led to end the backwardness of the country
(b) They wanted to invest in the British Companies in England, thus to safeguard their wealth
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are the reasons
(d) None of the statements is the reasons
Ans: (a)

457. Consider the following centres of the Revolt of 1857
1. Delhi 2. Faizabad
3. Bareilly 4. Banaras
Which of these were the main centres of the revolt of 1857?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (d)

458. With reference to the Revolt of the year 1857, who of the following was betrayed by a friend: captured and put to death by the British?
(a) Nana Saheb (b) Kunwar Singh
(c) Khan Bahadur Khan
(d) Tantiya Tope
Ans: (d)

459. ‘In this instance, we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus’. To which one of the following events did this remark of Atkinson relate?
(a) Revolt of 1857
(b) Champaran Satyagraha (1917)
(c) Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) August Movement of 1942
Ans: (d)

460. Which part of India was silent when revolt of 1857 was spreading in India?
(a) South India (b) North India
(c) Central India (d) Western India
Ans: (a)

461. The effect of Indian Revolt of 1857 on East India Company was
(a) it was dissolved.
(b) it was strengthened by increase of administrative powers.
(c) Crown of England recognised it.
(d) British crown took over it.
Ans: (a)

462. Which city was the main centre of revolt of 1857?
(a) Jhansi (b) Oudh
(c) Champaran (d) Bareilly
Ans: (b)

463. Consider the following statements about Revolt of 1857
1. The infamous massacre related with Nana Saheb took place at Bibigarh, Kanpur.
2. VD Sarvarkar was the first person to opine Revolt of 1857 as the first ‘IndianWar of Independence’.
3. Nana’s troops were responsible for the massacre at Kanpur.
4. The revolt came to an end with the capture of Tantiya Tope.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a)1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

464. Babu Kunwar singh who took part in great leader of Revolt of 1857 was
(a) Zamindar of Gorakhpur
(b) Zamindar of Jagdishpur
(c) Zamindar of Rohilkhand
(d) Zamindar of Raipur
Ans: (b)

465. Who among the following refused to allow Rani Laximi Bai’s son to succeed to the throne?
(a) General dyer (b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Wellington
(d) Lord Mountbatten
Ans: (b)

466. In 1857, the first shot from a rebel’s gun was fired in
(a) Meerut (b) Ambala
(c) Barrackpore (d) Delhi
Ans: (c)

467. Assertion (A) After the Revolt of 1857 in India, the British recruited the soldiers in the British Indian Army from Punjabi, Gurkha and Pathan communities on a large scale and declared them as martial communities.
Reason (R) The soldiers from these communities staunchly secured the British interests outside India on a large scale.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (b)

Part 20 Peasants & Tribal Movements
468. The tribal leader who was regarded as an incarnation of God and father of the World/Dharti Aba was
(a) Kanhu Santhal (b) Rupa Naik
(c) Birsa Munda (d) Joria Bhagat
Ans: (c)

469. Consider the following statements about the Deccan Riots (1875)
1. It was a peasant revolt but not a movement of the poor tribals or landless peasants.
2. It was led by the relatively better-off sections of the peasantry, who were called Kunci peasants in Maharashtra.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/ are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

470. The Gadkari uprising of 1844-45 was directed against the
(a) money lender
(b) British Government
(c) Maharaja of Kolhapur
(d) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Ans: (d)

471. Through whose initiative was the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti formed in October 1906?
(a) Barindra Kumar Ghosh (b Memchandra Qanungo
(c) Pulin Behari Das
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans: (a)

472. Consider the following statements
1. In the first Factory Act, 1881 there was a Prohibition of child labour below 11 years.
2. In the second Factory Act, 1891 the weekly holiday for women labour was decided.
3. In Trade Dispute Act, 1929, special courts were constituted for settling dispute.
(a) 1 and 3 (b) Only 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

473. A popular movement of the nineteenth century, which was much better planned, organised and knit than Revolt of 1857 was
(a) the Munda Rebellion
(b) the Duncan Riots
(c) the Sanyasi Rebellion
(d) the Wahabi Movement
Ans: (d)

474. The Ahrar Movement
(a) was moved by loyalist politics of the Aligarh school and big nawab and zamindars
(b) disliked the loyalist politics of the Aligarh school and big nawab and zamindars
(c) advocated participation in the Militant National Movement
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

475. Match the following
A. Munda Revolt 1. Birsa Munda
B. Koya Rebellion 2. Tomars Dora
C. Patna Uprising 3. Sambunath Pal
D. Savara Rebellion 4. Radhakrishnan Dandsena
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2 (b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (d)

476. Who is the founding member of Mazdoor Mahajan?
(a) BP Wadia (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) JL Nehru (d) NM Lokhandey
Ans: (b)

477. Which among the following was the First Trade Union Organisation of India in modern times?
(a) Printers Union of Kolkata
(b) Textile Labour Union
(c) Bombay Postal Union
(d) All India Trade Union Congress
Ans: (a)

478. The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) was founded in 1927 on the advice of MK Gandhi by?
(a) Birla and Tata
(b) Tata and Thakur Das
(c) Birla and Thakur Das
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

479. Match the following
List I List II
A. Patna Uprising 1. KC Roy
B. Khuds of Ghumsar 2. Chakra Bisoi
C. Savara Rebellion 3. RK Dandasena
D. Santhal Rebellion 4. Siddhu and Kanhu
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 1 3 4 2
Ans: (a)

480. The recognised Bombay Textile Mills Labour Union registered in 1926 was led by
(a) NM Joshi (b) BP Wadia
(c) JL Nehru (d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: (a)

481. Who started a Bombay Mills Lands Association?
(a) NM Lokhande (b) BP Wadia
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

482. The Dhar Rao ‘Banda’ rebellion were centred around
(a) Satana (b) Hyderabad
(c) Lucknow (d) Madras
Ans: (a)

483. Which of the following revolted first against British?
(a) Khasis (b) Mundas
(c) Santhal (d) Rampas
Ans: (a)

484. Under whom was Kanpur Labour Enquiry Committee constituted
(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) VV Giri
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: (a)

485. Which of the following statements about All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) is not true?
1. AITUC was affiliated to Pan-Pacific secretaries and to the third international.
2. The reformers group of AITUC wanted affiliation with the International Federation of Trade.
3. The revolutionary group of AITUC wanted affliation with Red Labour Union.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
(c) All of these (d) None of these
Ans: (d)

486. The rebellion started in 1816 and continued till 1832 was
(a) Santhal Uprisings
(b) Kol Uprisings
(c) Kutch Uprisings
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

487. Who among the following was the President of the first session of All India Trade Union Congress?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) SC Bose
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) GR Kosle
Ans: (a)

488. The Gadhkari Uprisings (1844-45) took place in
(a) Punjab (b) Bengal
(c) Maharashtra (d) Andhra Pradesh
Ans: (c)

489. The main cause of Sanyasi Rebellion was
(a) cow slaughter
(b) right to erect temples
(c) the dispossesion of zamindars and peasants
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

490. Who published the journal Dinbandhu?
(a) NM Lokhandey
(b) Sasipada Banerjee
(c) BP Wadia
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: (a)

491. Match the following
List I List II
A. All India Trade Union Federation 1. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Chennai Labour Union 2. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association 3. NM Joshi
D. Indian National Trade Union Congress 4. BP Wadia
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (c)

492. Consider the following events
1. Indigo Revolt
2. Santhal Rebellion
3. Deccan Riot
4. Mutiny of the Sepoys The correct chronological sequence of these event is
(a) 4, 2, 1, 3 (b) 4, 2, 3, 1
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1 (d) 2, 4, 1, 3
Ans: (a)

493. Match the following
A. Punjab 1. Kuki Revolt
B. Bengal 2. Birsa Munda Revolt
C. Bihar 3. Pabna Peasant Revolt
D. Tripura 4. Kuka Revolt
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 4 3 1 2
Ans: (a)

494. Who among the following was not a leader of the All India Kisan Sabha?
(a) Swami Sahajanand
(b) Sir Chhotu Ram
(c) Indulal Yagnik (d) NG Ranga
Ans: (b)

495. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
List I List II
(a) Tinkathia : A form of share cropping in the tribal region of Eastern India during the Colonial period
(b) Diku : A term used for the outsiders by the Santhal tribals
(c) Abwab : Additional tax imposed on peasants by the zamindars
(d) Jenvi : A term used for Nair landlords in Kerala
Ans: (a)

496. Match the following List I with List II and answer as per the codes given below
List I List II
A. Eka Movement 1. NG Ranga
B. All India Kisan Sabha 2. Khoodi Mullah and Shambhu Pal
C. Pabna Revolt 3. Madari Pasi
D. Andhra Ryots Association 4. Swami Sahajanand
Codes A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
Ans: (d)

497. Match the following lists
List I List II
1. Koli Risings : Western India
2. Revolt of Raja of Vizianagarm : Southern India
3. Pagal Panthis Revolt : Eastern India
4. Sanyasi Revolt : Bengal
Which of the above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (b)

498. Which one of the following observations is not true in regard to the Indigo Revolt of 1859-60 in India?
(a) It was the most militant and widespread peasants agitation, just after the Revolt of 1857
(b) One of the major reasons for the success of the revolt was the complete unity among Hindu and Muslim peasants
(c) The Christian Missionaries opposed the Indigo peasants in their struggle
(d) The government’s response to the revolt was not as harsh as in the case of civil rebellions
Ans: (c)

499. Consider the following statements
1. The All India Trade Union Congress was formed in 1920.
2. Lokamanya Tilak, played an important role in the formation of the AITUC.
3. Lala Lajpat Rai was appointed as its first President.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

500. During Indian freedom struggle, a general strike jointly called by the Girni Kamgar Union and the railway workers in March, 1929 in Bombay. This was actually in protest against
(a) the Congress acceptance of Dominion Status to India as a desirable interim goal
(b) the visit to India of Whiteley Commission on labour
(c) the government’s insistance on passing the Trade Disputes Bill through the Central Legislative Assembly
(d) the dismissal of workers who had taken part in the 1928 strikes
Ans: (d)

501. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists
List I (Reformer) List II (Region they Belonged to)
A. Viresalingam 1. Maharashtra
B. Banda Bahadur 2. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Narayan Guru 3. Kerala
D. BR Ambedkar 4. Andhra Pradesh
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2 (b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 4 3 1 (d) 4 2 3 1
Ans: (d)

502. Moplah of South Malabar indicates
1. poor peasants 2. tenants
3. traders 4. fishermen
5. agricultural labourers Choose the right answer from the following codes
(a) 1 and 5 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) Only 4 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

503. What was the main reason for the greatly worsened condition of the peasants in the late 1920s and early 1930s, which led to peasant movements in the Punjab, Gujarat and UP?
(a) New settlements
(b) Oppression of the landlords
(c) Fall in the prices of primary commodities
(d) Rent regulations
Ans: (c)

504. Which among the following is/are the speciality of Pabna Rebellion?
(a) Presence of religious leaders in the main front.
(b) Formation of Agrarian League.
(c) Coincided with the Non-Cooperation Movement.
(d) Peasants did not defy colonial authority and as a matter of wanted to become Ryots of the Queen.
Ans: (d)

505. Birsa Munda was in favour of
(a) Jharkhand (b) Uttaranchal
(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Munda Raj
Ans: (d)

506. The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for
(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
Ans: (a)

507. Mundas rose Revolt in
(a) 1885 (b) 1888 (c) 1890 (d) 1899
Ans: (d)

508. Which British commander was defeated by the Santhals in 1855?
(a) Captain Nek Feville
(b) Lt Bastain
(c) Major Burrough
(d) Colonel White
Ans: (b)

509. The no- Revenue movements began in the states
(a) Gujarat and Rajasthan
(b) Kerala and Karnataka
(c) Assam and Maharashtra
(d) Bihar and Haryana
Ans: (c)

510. The militant phase of the Trade Union Movement in India was
(a) 1939-45 (b) 1926-39
(c) 1918-26 (d) 1914-18
Ans: (a)

511. Who presided over the first session of All India Kisan Sabha?
(a) Swami Sahajanand
(b) Indulal Yajnik
(c) N N Ranga (d) P C Joshi
Ans: (a)

512. Which of the following Peasant Movements is not properly matched with the state in which it was launched?
(a) Kisan Sabha and Eka Movements : Uttar Pradesh
(b) Moplah Rebellion : Kerala
(c) Bardoli Satyagraha : Gujarat
(d) Pabna Agrarian League : Maharashtra
Ans: (d)

513. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
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 B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (a)

514. Which one of the following observations is irrelevant in regard to the Peasant Movements in India after 1857?
(a) After 1857, the peasants emerged as the main force in the Agrarian Movements. They fought for their own demands, centered almost wholly on economic issues, and against their immediate enemies like foreign planter, money lenders and Landlords
(b) A major weakness of the 19th century Peasant Movements was the lack of an adequate understanding of the colonial system and of the social framework of the movements themselves
(c) In the 20th century during the Peasant Movements, the Violent Clashes were the exception and not the norm
(d) During second stage of the Peasant Movements, a major demand was to improve the working condition of agricultural labourers
Ans: (d)

515. Consider the following events in the history of British India
1. Santhal Rebellion
2. Indigo Revolt
3. Sanyasi and Fakir Rebellion
4. Birsa Munda Rebellion Which one of the following is a correct chronological sequence of the above events starting with the earliest?
(a) 3, 2, 1, 4 (b) 1, 4, 2, 3
(c) 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 2, 1, 4, 3
Ans: (a)

516. Who was the general secretary of the all India Trade Union Congress (AITUC)?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Naryan Guru
(d) Diwan Chaman Lal
Ans: (d)

517. The unique contribution of Rani Gaidinliu Naga Movement was that
(a) she gave considerable support to the Indian National Army (INA).
(b) it was the only Nationalist Movement by the tribal of the North-East.
(c) For the first time the tribals of the North-East demanded autonomy.
(d) she integrated the Tribal Movement with the civil disobedience movement.
Ans: (d)

518. Which was the working area of Birsa Munda?
(a) Champaran (b) Ranchi
(c) Balia (d) Alipur
Ans: (b)

519. What was the main demand of Eka Movement conducted in 1921?
(a) Conversion of produce (Batai) into cash.
(b) Removal of illegal cases against peasants.
(c) Control on the powers of zemindars
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

520. Where was the first All India Kisan Sabha formed?
(a) Calcutta (b) Madras
(c) Lucknow (d) Patna
Ans: (c)

521. Match list I with list II.
List I (Uprisings)
List – II (Related places)
1. Pagal Panthi Revolt
A. Chota Nagpur 2. Ahom Revolt B. East Bengal
3. Kol uprising C. Western Ghats
4. Ramoshi Movement
D. Assam Choose the right answer from the following codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 3 1 4 2
Ans: (d)

522. Santhal Revolt (1855-56) was led by
(a) Siddhu-Kanhu (b) Chand-Bhairav
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ (d) Neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’
Ans: (c)

523. Kol Revolt of 1831-32 was led by
(a) Buddha Bhagat (b) Surga
(c) Singrai (d) Jatra Bhagat
Ans: (a)

524. Where had Baba Ramchandra organised the farmers?
(a) Awadh (b) Bihar
(c) Bengal (d) Andhra
Ans: (a)

525. What was the main issue of Khond uprising?
(a) Transfer of land from headman to outsiders
(b) Attempt by the government to suppress human sacrifice
(c) Violent clashes between zamindars and peasants
(d) Failure of anti-famine measures
Ans: (b)

526. Which one of the following may be regarded as the first labour association in India?
(a) The Bombay Mill Land’s Association
(b) The Bombay Worker’s Association
(c) The Indian Worker’s Association
(d) The Printer’s Union, Calcutta
Ans: (a)

527. Bhil revolts against the British took place in
(a) MP and Maharashtra
(b) MP and Bihar
(c) Bihar and Bengal
(d) Bengal and Maharashtra
Ans: (a)

528. Gandhiji’s Champaran Movement was for
(a) the security of rights of Harijans.
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement.
(c) maintaining the unity of Hindu society.
(d) solving the problem of Indigo workers.
Ans: (d)

529. The All India Kisan Sabha was formed in
(a) 1926 (b) 1936 (c) 1946 (d) 1956
Ans: (b)

530. Match the following
List I (Uprising) List II (Headers)
1. Koya Rebellion A. Allurisitarama Raju
2. Kuka Revolt B. Narsing Patekar
3. Satara Revolt C. Tomma Sora
4. Rampa Rebellion
D. Bhagat Jawahar Mal Choose the right asnswer from the following A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 1 3 4 2
Ans: (d)

531. Consider the following statements
1. Koya Rebellion occurred in the Eastern Godavari tract of present day Andhra Pradesh.
2. It was started in the year 1846.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

532. What was the main reason for the rebellion conducted by Velutanbi in Travancore?
1. Arbitrary methods of land revenue.
2. Heavy burden imposed through subsidiary alliance.
3. Attempt British to purify the Hindu Religion.
4. Removal of his Diwan status. Choose the right answer from the following codes
(a) 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

533. Where did the Tebhaga Movement occur in 1946?
(a) Bihar (b) Punjab
(c) Gujarat (d) Bengal
Ans: (d)

534. Who, among the following, was not associated with the formation of ‘UP Kisan Sabha’ in February, 1918?
(a) Indra Narayan Dwivedi
(b) Gauri Shankar Mishra
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Madan Mohan Malaviya
Ans: (c)

535. Who were the leaders of Oraons Rebellion conducted in 1914?
(a) Ratna Nayak and Dharani Nayak
(b) Chittur Singh and Pratap Singh
(c) Sambudevan and Govind Guru
(d) Jatra Bhagat and Tana Bhagat
Ans: (d)

536. Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel ‘Anand Math’?
(a) Bhil Uprising
(b) Rangpur and Dinajpur Uprising
(c) Bishnapur and Birbhum Rebellion
(d) Sanyasi Rebellion
Ans: (d)

537. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Movement/ Satyagraha Person Actively Associated With
1. Champaran : Rajendra Prasad
2. Ahmedabad Mill Workers : Morarji Desai
3. Kheda : Vallabhbhai Patel
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

538. Consider the following statements
1. Dr Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants.
2. Acharya JB Kriplani was one of the Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran Satyagraha.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

539. The Waghere Uprising happened in
(a) Surat (b) Poona
(c) Calicut (d) Baroda
Ans: (d)

540. Which of the following was not one of the Rajas of South India to raise the banner of revolt against the British?
(a) Raja of Vijayanagar
(b) Varana Raja of Wynad
(c) Raja of Travancore
(d) Raja Vira Raja of Coorg
Ans: (b)

541. Consider the following statements
1. The first Modern Trade Union founded in India was Madras Labour Union, 1918 by BPWadia.
2. The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was organised in 1920 by NM Joshi.
3. The Indian National Social Conference (founded in December, 1887), which held its annual session at the same time and the same place as the Indian National Congress was founded by MH Ranade and Raghunath Rao.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

542. Consider the following statements
1. Lala Lajpat Rai was among the first in India to link capitalismwith imperialism and emphasise the crucial role of the working class in fighting the combination.
2. INC at its Gaya Session (1922) welcomed the form of AITUC and formed a committee consisting of prominent Congressmen to assist its work.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

543. Which one of the following was the leader of Walinllahi (Wahabi) Movement?
(a) Walinlla (b) Abdul Aziz
(c) Mohammad Abdul Wahab
(d) Syed Ahmed of Rave Wahabi Bareilly
Ans: (d)

544. Consider the following statements relating to Indigo Revolt
1. The Indigo Revolt is particularly memorable for the role played by the intelligentsia to uphold the cause of the movement.
2. After the revolt, the colonial authorities set up the Indigo Commission to enquire into the grievances of the Indigo cultivators.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

545. Consider the following statements
1. Result of local grievances.
2. Leaderships of these uprisings were semi-feudal in character.
3. backward looking and traditional in outlook.
4. They were localised and isolated.
Which of the above were the weakness of the Civil Rebellions, Tribal Revolts and Peasant Movements?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: (c)

546. Assertion (A) The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak.
Reason (R) The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

547. Consider the following statements
1. In 1878, Sorabjee Shapoorji Bengalee tried unsuccessfully to introduce a bill in the Bombay Legislative Council to limit the working hours for labour.
2. NM Lokhanday, set up a Workingmen’s club in 1870 and brought out a monthly journal called Bharat Sramjeebi (Indian labour) with the primary idea of educating the workers.
3. Sasipada Banerjee brought out an Anglo-Marathi weekly called Dinabandhu (friend of the poor) in 1880 and started the Bombay mill and millhand’s Association in 1890.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these

Ans: (a)

548. The Moplah Rebellion broke out in
(a) Uttrakhand (b) Chouri Choura
(c) Malabar (d) Telangana
Ans: (c)

549. Assertion (A) The Sardar Larai Movement was directed against the erosion of khuntkatti or joint tenures.
Reason (R) The erosion of joint tenures was caused by non-tribals getting hold of tribal lands under the policy of Expansion of Land under cultivation, for maximising company’s revenues.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (b)

550. Consider the following reasons
1. Loss of independence.
2. Foreign intrusion into the local autonomy.
3. Introduction of Administrative innovations.
4. Execessive land revenue demands.
5. Dislocation of local population.
Which of these are the reasons for the Tribal Revolts, Civil Rebellions, Popular Movements and Mutinies from 1757 to 1856?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (d) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: (c)

551. Match the following lists
List I List II
1. Chuar rising : Midnapur
2. Ahom’s revolt : Asom
3. Khasi rising : Jaintia and Garo Hills
Which of these is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (c)

552. Match the following
List I List II
A. The Waghera Rising 1. Barodsa
B. Ramosi Rising 2. Travancore
C. Satavandi Revolt 3. Kolhapur
D. Diwani Temple Revolt 4. Western Ghats
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2 (b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 1 4 2 3
Ans: (a)

553. Which of the following revolts occured in Bengal and Eastern India?
1. Sanyasi Revolt 2. Kol Rising
3. Faraizis Revolt The correct answer is
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (b)

554. Assertion (A) The Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Sabha succeeded to organise the Indian peasants to struggle against the British rule on a national scale.
Reason (R) The abolition of the self-dependent economy of the Indian villages under the British rule was a progressive step towards the economic unification of rural India.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
Ans: (b)

555. Consider the following statements about the Wahabi movement
1. It was a well-planned movement.
2. The movement advocated the preaching of pure Islam.
3. During the Revolt of 1857, Wahabis played a notable role in spreading anti-British sentiments.
4. The Wahabis established the Dar-ul-Islam in India.
Which of the following is/are the correct statements?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (b)

Part 21 Socio-Religious and Cultural Reforms
556. Several socio-political organisations were formed in the 19th and 20th centuries in India, Anjuman-e- Khawatin-e-Islam, founded in the year 1914 was
(a) All India Muslim Ladies Conference
(b) A radical wing of the All India Muslim League
(c) All India MuslimStudents’ Conference
(d) All India Islamic Conference
Ans: (a)

557. Match the following
List I List II
A. The Justice Party 1. TN Nair, PT Chetti Mudalier
B. Self Respect Movement 2. EV Ramaswami, Naicker Movemnent
C. Satya Shodhak Movement 3. Jyotiba Phoole
D. Satya Shodhak Samaj 4. Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: (d)

558. What is the chronological order of following events in the life of Vivekanand?
1. Speech at the Parliament of world religion.
2. First executive tour of India.
3. Establishment of monastry at Baranagar.
4. Speech at the confrence of History of religions at Paris.
Codes
(a) 3, 2, 1, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 4, 1, 2, 3
Ans: (a)

559. “So long as the million live in hunger and ignorance, I hold every man a traitor who having been educated at their expense, pays not the least head to them.” Who said it?
(a) MK Gandhi
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Swami Vivekanand
Ans: (d)

560. The Brahmo Samaj was based on the twin pillars of
(a) Reasons and Humanism
(b) Humanism and Vedas
(c) Reason, Vedas and Upanishada
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

561. In which language Raja Ram Mohan Roy was proficient?
(a) Sanskrit, Arabic, English
(b) Persian, French, Latin
(c) Greek and Hebrew
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

562. What exposed the social and religious of Indian society in 19th century?
(a) The economic exploitation of India
(b) Impact of Western Culture
(c) Orthodox religious culture
(d) All of the above
Ans: (b)

563. Which of the following are true about Parthana Samaj of MG Ranade?
1. It was an offshoot of Brahmo Samaj of India.
2. It was a reform movement within Hinduism.
3. MG Ranade and RG Bhandarkar joined it in 1870 and infused a new strength in it.
4. It concentrated on social reforms like intercaste marriage, remarriage of widows and upliftment of woman of depressed classes.
(a) 1, 4 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

564. What attracted the Indians towards Western education, culture and thought?
(a) Modern science
(b) The doctrine of reason and humanism
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) Neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’
Ans: (c)

565. In 1809, Raja Ram Mohan Roy wrote ‘Gift to Monotheists’ in which he put forward the idea that people must worship a single God. This was written in
(a) English (b) Persian
(c) Bengali (d) Arabic
Ans: (b)

566. In 1830, Raja Ram Mohan Roy was appointed an ambassador of the Mughal Empire by which of the following king to convince the British Government for welfare of India and to ensured that the Lord William Bentinck’s regulation banning the practice of Sati was not overturned.
(a) Muhammad Shah
(b) Farruksiyar
(c) Hussain Ali Khan
(d) Akbar Shah II
Ans: (d)

567. Consider the following statements and mark the correct option.
1. Rama Krishna Paramahamsa used to say “All different religion views but different ways leading to the same goal.”
2. Swami Vivekanand established Vedant College in 1825.
3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s first philosophic work was ‘Tuhfat-ul Muwahhiddin.’
(a) Only 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) None of these (d) All of these
Ans: (a)

568. The main aim of Wahabism was
(a) to get rid of Muslim society of dogmatism
(b) to overthrow British
(c) to counter Hinduism
(d) to rejuvenate Muslimpower in India
Ans: (d)

569. What is the chronological order of following movements/schools?
1. Atmiya Sabha
2. Adi Brahmo Samaj
3. Brahmo Samaj of India
4. Sadharan Brahmo Samaj
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 4, 3
(c) 4, 3, 2, 4 (d) 3, 2, 1, 4
Ans: (a)

570. According to Dayananda, which of the following was full of false teachings?
(a) Vedas (b) Upanishadas
(c) Puranas (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

571. The Arya Samajists split on the issue of
(a) Meat eating vs Vegetarianism
(b) Anglicised vs Sanskrit based education
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
(d) Neither ‘a’ nor ‘b’
Ans: (c)

572. Who founded Widow Remarriage Association in 1850s?
(a) Jyotiba Phule
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Vishnu Shastri Pandit
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

573. “What we see around us today is a fallen nation- a nation whose primitive greatness lies buried in ruins”. Who said it?
(a) Swami Vivekanand
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Keshav Chandra Sen
Ans: (d)

574. Match the following
List I List II
A. Khaskar Movement 1. Karim Shah
B. Faraizi Movement 2. Haji Shariatullah
C. Pagal Panthi Movement 3. Allam Mashriqi
Codes A B C A B C
(a) 1 2 3 (b) 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 1 (d) 3 1 2
Ans: (b)

575. Which social reformer’s wife started a girl school at Poona in 1851?
(a) Jyotiba Phule
(b) GM Deshmukh
(c) Ramakrishna Paramhans
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

576. Who of the following was not very closely associated with the ‘Anti-child Marriage Movement’?
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidhyasagar
(b) Vishnu Shashtri Chiplunkar
(c) Behramji Malabari
(d) Keshav Chandra Sen
Ans: (a)

577. Which of the following credit goes to the Raja Ram Mohan Roy?
1. He initiated public agitation on political questing like the need of reforms in British administration etc.
2. He pioneered Indian Journalism to educated public.
3. He champained the women’s rights like rights of inheritance and property, he opposed Sati and got it abolished by British Government.
4. He attacked polygamy and degraded condition of women.
(a) 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 2
(c) All of these (d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

578. Arya Samaj criticised
(a) Child Marriage
(b) Idolatry and Phytheism
(c) The taboo on foreign travel
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

579. What was Ziyarat in the language of the Sufis?
(a) Pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints for seeking barkat (spiritual grace)
(b) Reciting divine name
(c) Offering free kitchens run on futuh (unasked for charity)
(d) Setting up of auqaf (charitable trusts)
Ans: (a)

580. Which of the following are true about Raja Ram Mohan Roy’s views on women?
(a) The polygamy should be abolished.
(b) The widow remarriage should be encouraged.
(c) Women to be given the right to inheritance and property.
(d) All of the above.
Ans: (d)

581. What is true about Brahmo Samaj?
1. It laid emphasis on human dignity.
2. It opposed idol worship.
3. It criticised social evils like Sati.
4. It incorporated the teaching of other religions.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

582. Who among the following has translated ‘Meghdutam’?
(a) Charles Wilkins
(b) William Jones
(c) Horace Hayman Wilson
(d) Jonathan Duncan
Ans: (c)

583. Match the following
List I List II
A. Asiatic Society of Bengal 1. John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune
B. Anglo-Hindu College 2. William Jones
C. Bethune School 3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Central Hindu College at Banaras 4. Madan Mohan Malaviya
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (c)

584. By virtue of whose efforts Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was passed in 1856?
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) HV Derozio
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

585. Who was the earliest and the best known woman social reformer of Modern India?
(a) Pandita Ramabai
(b) Mrs Annie Beasant
(c) Tarabai Shinde
(d) Muthuluxmi Reddy
Ans: (c)

586. Consider the following and mark the correct option.
1. Namdhari movement also known as Kuka movement because of the following resorting to shricks while in ecstasy.
2. Mahar Satyagraha was led by Dr Ambedkar claiming the rights of Mahar’s to use tanks and temples.
3. Sati was abolished in 1829 by the efforts of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 1
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

587. Which of the following are the literary works of Raja Ram?
1. Gift to monothiest
2. Banga – Duta
3. Brahmanical Magazine
4. Precepts of Jesus
5. Minrat-ul-Akbar Select the right answer from the following codes
(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 5
(c) 2, 3 and 5 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

588. Match the following
List I List II
A. Indian Social Conference 1. MG Ranade
B. Brahmo Samaj 2. RRM Roy
C. Brahmo Samaj of India 3. KC Sen
D. Sadharan Brahmo Samaj 4. AM Bose
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (a)

589. Who founded Arya Mahila Samaj and made first attempt to educate widows?
(a) Ramabai
(b) Muttu Lakshmi Reddy
(c) Vidyasagar
(d) Sartadevi Chaudharani
Ans: (a)

590. Match the following
List I List II
A. Dayananda Saraswati 1. Mula Shankar
B. RK Paramahansa 2. Godadhar Chattopadhya
C. Swami Vivekanand 3. Narendra Dutta Nath
D. Shiva Dayal Saheb 4. Tulsi Ram
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3 (b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (b)

591. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Adi Brahmo Samaj : Debendra nath Tagore
(b) Brahmo Samaj of India : Chandra Sen
(c) Sadharan Brahmo Samaj : Rajani Kanta Sen
(d) Prarthana Samaj : Dr Atmaram Pandurang
Ans: (c)

592. Who was Titu Mir?
(a) Leader of Wahabi Movement
(b) Leader of Faraji Movement
(c) Leader of Sepoy Mutiny
(d) Leader of the Indigo Revolt
Ans: (a)

593. Consider the following statements in regard to Arya Samaj Movement?
1. Dayanand Saraswati rejected later religious thoughts, which were in conflict with the Vedas, but his dependence on the Vedas and their infallibility gave his teachings an orthodox colouring.
2. The Arya Samajists though fought against untouchability but supported mool the rigidities of hereditary caste system.
3. The Arya Samaj Movement tried to prevent the conversion of Hindus to other religions, leading to inter-religious frictions, which was one of the factors in the growth of communalism in India in the 20th century.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

594. Which of the following is/are incorrect?
1. In 1867 the Prarthana Samaj of Bombay was founded.
2. Two of its chief architects were Mahadev Govind Ranade and Ramkrishna Bhandarkar.
3. The leaders of the Prarthana Samaj were not influenced by the ‘Brahmo Samaj’.
4. The Prarthana Samaj leaders condemned the caste system and the practice of untouchability.
Codes
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) Only 3 (d) 3 and 4
Ans: (c)

595. Which one among the following was not a demand of the Prarthana Samaj?
(a) Women education
(b) Widow remarriage
(c) Raising the age of marriage for boys and girls
(d) Abolition of untouchability
Ans: (c)

596. Which of the following is wrong?
(a) Dayananda, whose original name was Mula Shankara, was born in Kathiawad in 1824
(b) In 1863 Dayanand started preaching his doctrine-there were only one God who was to be worshiped not in the form of images but as a spirit
(c) In 1875 he founded the Arya Samaj in Lahore
(d) The ‘Satyarth Prakash’ was his most important book
Ans: (d)

597. Which of the following statements is wrong?
(a) The Hindu College of Calcutta founded in 1817, played an important role in modernising the ongoing movements in Bengal
(b) David Hare, an associate of Ram Mohan Roy, took keen interest in starting the Hindu College
(c) Henry Vivian Derozio’s students, collectively called the Young Bengal, ridiculed all old social traditions and customs
(d) The Young Bengal Movement came to an end after Derozio’s dismissal from the Hindu College and his sudden death in 1831
Ans: (b)

598. Match the following
List I (Islamic Revivalist and Reform Movement of 19th Century) List II (Founder)
A. Tariq-i- Muhammadiyya 1. Ahmed Riza Khan
B. Fara’izi Movement 2. Rashid Ahmed Gangohi
C. Barelwi Movement 3. Syed Ahmed Barelwi
D. Deobandi Movement 4. Haji Shariat Ullah
Codes A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (a)

599. Consider the following statements in respect of the Theosophical Society Movement in India.
1. The Theosophical Society Movement was led by Westerners (Europeans and Americans) who glorified Indian religious and philosophical traditions.
2. This movement tended to give the Indian as sense of false pride in their past greatness.
3. This movement got remarkable success within India as well as outside India.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

600. Consider the following statements about EV Ramaswamy Naicker ‘Periyar’, the leader of the Self-Respect Movement.
1. He had participated in the non-cooperation programme as a Congressman.
2. He left the Congress in 1925 because he believed that the party ignored non-Brahmins in its leadership.
3. His movement was influenced by the writings of the Adi Dravida intellectuals like Iyothee Thass and M Masilamani.
4. In 1944, he changed the name of the Justice Party into Dravida Kazhagam (DK).
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

601. Consider the following statements
1. Deoband Movement was founded by Muhammad Qasim Nanaotavi and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi.
2. The objective of the movement was to improve the spiritual and moral condition of Indian Muslims.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

602. Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the religious reforms in Western India during 19th century?
(a) Gopal Hari Deshmukh was one of the earliest religious reformers in Western India who rationally attacked on Hindu orthodoxy
(b) Paramhansa Mandali, whose activities spread to South India due to the efforts of the Telugu reformer Viresalingam, agitated against idolatry and the caste system
(c) Prarthana Samaj preached for the worship of one God and tried to free religion of caste orthodoxy and priestly domination
(d) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, one of the greatest rationalist thinkers of modern India, advocated for the power of human reason
Ans: (b)

603. Consider the following statements in regard to the modern education system during the British period in India.
1. The British education system neglected the mass education.
2. The English medium of education generated a linguistic and cultural distance between the educated persons and masses.
3. Bethune School founded by DK Karve at Pune, was one of the pioneer institutes in India, to provide modern education to the girls.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a)

604. With regard to Singh Sabha Management, which of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) It aimed for the Modern Western Education for Sikhs
(b) It was formed to counter proselytising activities in Sikhs by Hindu revivalists
(c) The Akali Movement was an offshoot of this movement
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

605. Consider the following statements in regard to the Dawn Society.
1. The Dawn Society was founded in Calcutta by Rabindra Nath Tagore, a proponent of national education, in 1902.
2. The society was critical of the colonial education imparted by the university of Calcutta, which according to it, was “all-too-literacy, all-too-academic, unscientific and unindustrial”.
3. The Dawn Society merged into the National Council of Education in 1906.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
Ans: (b)

606. Which among the following statements with regards to Raja Ram Mohan Roy correct?
1. He started the Atmiya Sabha.
2. He wrote the Gift of Monotheist.
3. He published the Precepts of Jesus.
4. He founded the Brahmo Sabha.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

607. With regard to Lord Macaulay’s Minute (1835), consider the following statements.
1. It gave preference to Western Scientists Literature over traditional Indian learning.
2. It proposed English as a medium of instructions in schools and colleges.
3. It forwarded the ‘downward filtration theory’.
4. It led to the opening of a large number elementary schools.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

608. After the death of Raja Ram Mohan Roy, the Brahmo Samaj split into two sections; the Brahmo Samaj of India and the Adi Brahmo Samaj. Who were the leaders of the two sections respectively?
(a) Keshav Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore
(b) Radhakanta Deb and Debendranath Tagore
(c) Keshav Chandra Sen and Radhakanta Deb
(d) Debendranath Tagore and Radhakanta Deb
Ans: (a)

609. Match the following
List I (Muslim Reform Movement) List II (Founder of the Movement)
A. Wahabi Movement 1. Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
B. Faraizi or Faroudi 2. Manlaha Mohammad Ali
C. Ahrar 3. Haji Shariat Allah
D. Ahmadiya Movement 4. Syed Ahmad Racbadri
Codes A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (a)

610. Consider the following statements
1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.
2. Lala Lajpat Roy opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes.
3. Under Keshav Chandra Sen the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women’s education.
4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
Ans: (d)

611. Match the following
List I (Peasant Movement) List II (Leader of Peasant Movement)
A. Faqir 1. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
B. Ramosis 2. Karam Shah
C. Pagal Panthis 3. Manju Shah
D. Bihar Kisan Sabha 4. Chittur Singh
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1 (b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 1 3 4 2
Ans: (b)

612. Consider the following landmarks regarding Indian education
1. Hindu College, Calcutta
2. University of Calcutta
3. Adam’s Report
4. Wood’s Dispatch The correct chronological order of these landmarks is
(a) 1, 3, 4, 2 (b) 1, 4, 3, 2
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2 (d) 3, 2, 4, 1
Ans: (a)

613. Match the following
List I List II (News paper/Journal/ Periodical) (Founder Editor)
A. Sabd Kaumudi 1. Devendranath Tagore
B. Indian Mirror 2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
C. Amrit Bazar Patrika 3. GS Aiyar and PVRanghachariar
D. The Hindu 4. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Codes A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
Ans: (d)

614. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj?
1. It opposed idolatry.
2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.
3. It popularised the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

615. During Indian Freedom Struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?
(a) Different social reform groups or organisations of 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 MG Ranade decided to bring together all the social reform groups of the country under one organisation
(d) None of the statements ‘a’, ‘b’ and ‘c’ given above is correct in this context
Ans: (b)

616. Which one among the following was a newspaper found and edited by Raja Rammohan Roy?
(a) The Calcutta Gazette
(b) Mirat-ul Akhbar
(c) Harijan
(d) The Bharat Mihir
Ans: (b)

617. William Bentinck attempted to reform Hindu society by suppressing/ abolishing social evils. Which one among the following was not included in them?
(a) Sati (b) Infanticide
(c) Thugee
(d) Slavery
Ans: (b)

618. Which one of the following colleges was the first to be established?
(a) Hindu College, Calcutta
(b) Delhi College
(c) Mayo College
(d) Muslim Anglo-Oriental College
Ans: (a)

619. Which one among the following statements regarding prohibition of Sati in India is correct?
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy wanted an expeditious and urgent abolition of Sati and therefore advised Bentinck to take emergency legislative measures
(b) The Sati was made illegal in 1829 but was not made punishable by the courts until 1840
(c) The persons associated in any way with Sati were to be regarded as criminals
(d) At the time of his appointment as Governor-General, Bentinck was instructed by the Home Authorities to consider definite measures for the immediate or gradual abolition of Sati
Ans: (b)

620. Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of ‘Raja’ by
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Akbar Shah II
(c) Followers of Brahm Samaj
(d) Intellectuals opposing the custom of Sati
Ans: (b)

621. Sharada Act fixed the minimum age of marriage of girls and boys respectively as
(a) 12 and 16 (b) 14 and 18
(c) 15 and 21
(d) 16 and 22
Ans: (b)

622. Which of the statements given below about Vivekanand are correct?
1. He believed that Vedanta was fully rational.
2. He criticised his countrymen for having lost touch with the outside world.
3. He condemned the caste system.
4. He considered the Veda to be infallible.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 2
Ans: (a)

623. With reference to the period of Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following set up the Gyan Prasarak Mandali (Society for Promotion of Knowledge) for the education of adult menfolk?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Bhikaji Cama
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) GK Gokhale
Ans: (c)

624. His principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the pardah 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 sessions alongside the Indian National Congress. The reference in this passage is to
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Behramji Merwanji Malabari
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d) BR Ambedkar
Ans: (c)

625. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Theodore Beck : Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh
2. Ilbert Bill : Ripon
3. Pherozeshah Mehta : Indian National Congress
4. Badruddin Tyabji : Muslim League
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

626. Consider the following statements
1. Devendranath Tagore set up Tattvabodhini Sabha to facilitate discussions on different philosophies.
2. In 1842, Debendranath founded Tattvabodhini Patrika to publish Upanisads along with his Bangla Translation.
3. The Tattvabodhini Sabha was setup under the editorship of Akshay kumar Datta.
4. Brahmo Samaj in Madras was founded with the help of Keshab Chandra Sen in 1864.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 an 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: (c)

627. Who among the following established the Calcutta Unitarian Committee?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Ans: (a)

628. Consider the following statements about the press and literature in Colonial India
1. The print media enabled the nationalists living in different parts of the country to exchange views with one another.
2. The British rulers were prepared to tolerate the nationalist criticism of their rule.
3. The Vernacular Press Act (1878) evoked a nationwide protest against the encroachment on freedom of expression.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 2 (d) 1 and 2
Ans: (a)

629. Which reformer does the following passage relate to? “He insisted on the cooperation of the Muslims with the British Government and looked at all political movements with distrust. Thus, when the Indian National Congress was formed, he opposed it. He regarded education alone as the means of national progress.”
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Keshab Chandra Sen
(b) Lord Macaulay
(c) Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Badruddin Tyabji
Ans: (c)

630. Which of the following ideas was/were shared by Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Rabindranath Tagore?
(a) Internationalism.
(b) Opposition to idol worship.
(c) Faith in rational and scientific approach.
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

631. Which of the following statements about Theosophical Society are correct?
1. Its founders were non-Indians.
2. Its advocates were in favour of the revival of Hinduism.
3. It advocated for the adoption of rational and scientific approach based onWestern ideas.
4. It helped people to overcome the sense of false pride.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 2
Ans: (c)

632. Sati was declared illegal and punishable by the Regulation XVII during the Governor Generalship of
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Lord Canning
(c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Dalhousie
Ans: (a)

633. Who founded a social organisation, the ‘Jat-Pat Torak Mandal’ in 1922, for breaking the caste barriers among the Hindus?
(a) Bharti Parmanand
(b) Dr BR Ambedkar
(c) MG Ranade
(d) Keshab Chandra Sen
Ans: (b)

634. Who is known as the ‘Father of Modern India’?
(a) Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) WC Bannerjee
Ans: (a)

635. Which one among the following statements regarding the social and religious reform ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy is not correct?
(a) His efforts led to the formation of Brahmo Samaj in 1828
(b) He considered different religions as embodiments of universal theism
(c) His Vedantic monism was strengthened after 1815 since an exposure to Christian Unitarianism
(d) He paid attention exclusively to the problems/issues of the emerging middle class of India
Ans: (d)

636. Consider the following statements
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
3. Keshav Chandra Sen’s campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (b)

637. Consider the following statements
1. Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875.
2. The Arya Samaj repudiated the authority of the caste system.
3. Dayanand Saraswati was born in the Brahmin family.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (b)

638. Which of the following is/are correctly matched?
(a) Dynand Saraswati : Propounded the motto ‘‘Go back to the Vedas’’
(b) Lala Hansraj : Disciple of Dayanand Saraswati who set up the Dayanand Anglo Vedic College at Lahore
(c) Madan Mohan Malviya : Developed the Central Hindu School established by Mrs Annie Beasant into Banaras Hindu University
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

639. Who wrote the famous drama ‘Neel Darpan’ which depicted the agony of the indigo cultivators and brutality of the planters?
(a) Harish Chandra Mukherjee
(b) Dinbandhu Mitra
(c) Sisir Kumar Ghosh
(d) Ram Gopal Ghosh
Ans: (b)

640. The earliest modern reformer of South India was
(a) Veeresalingam Pantulu
(b) Shri Naraina Guru
(c) T Madhavan Nair
(d) Kumaran Asan
Ans: (a)

641. The movements launched by Dayanand Saraswati, which proved to be very controversial were
(a) cow protection and Shuddhi Movement
(b) call to go back to the Vedas and complete discard of caste system
(c) shuddhi Movement and complete rejection of caste system
(d) challenging the conservative Hinduism and admitting the non-Hindus to the fold of Hinduism
Ans: (a)

642. Consider the following statements
1. The Swaminarayan Sect was founded by Swami Sahajanand in Gujarat.
2. Radhaswami Movement was founded by Tulsi Ram popularly known as Shiva Dayal Singh, in 1861, near Agra.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

643. During the Indian Freedom Struggle ‘The Deccan Educational Society’ was founded by
(a)Vishnushastri Chiplunkar
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) GK Gokhale (d) MG Ranade
Ans: (a)

644. Consider the following statements about Swami Vivekanand.
1. He said that Vedanta was the religion of all.
2. He believed in reviving all the best traditions of Hinduism.
3. He was impressed by the status of women in theWest.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (a)

645. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. Pandit Vishnu Digamnbar Paluskar 1. Introduced the scheme of Raga classification in Indian music
B. Venkatamahi 2. Proponent of the Carnatic music
C. Shyama Shastri 3. Proponent of the Khayal form of Hindustani music
D. Amir Khusro 4. Sang the original version of ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram’
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 1 4 3 2 (d) 1 4 2 3
Ans: (b)

646. Who was responsible for the enactment of the Age of Consent Act 1891?
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Devendranath Tagore
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) B M Malabari
Ans: (d)

647. The 19th century Faraizi Movement in Eastern Bengal developed under the leadership of
(a) Titu Rai (b)Haji Shariatullah
(c) Shah Sayyid Ahmad
(d) Dudu Miyan
Ans: (b)

648. Which of the following pairs is/are not correctly matched?
(a) Jamnalal Bajaj : Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji : Bombay Association
(c) Lala Lajpat Roy : National School at Lahore
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak : Satya Shodhak Sabha
Ans: (d)

649. ‘Vande Mataram’, the National Song, was a part of
(a) Durgesh Nandini
(b) Saraswati Chandra
(c) Grihadaha (d) Anand Math
Ans: (d)

650. Who among the following started the newspaper ‘Shome Prakash’?
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
Ans: (b)

651. Amongst the following who cooperated with Raja Ram Mohan Roy in the implementation of his educational programmes?
(a) William Jones (b) David Hare
(c) Henry Derozio
(d) Dwarkanath Tagore
Ans: (b)

652. Who among the following immediately succeeded Ram Mohan Roy as the head of the Brahmo Samaj?
(a) Devendranath Tagore
(b) Akshay Kumar Datta
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) Sibnath Shastri
Ans: (a)

653. Which one among the following was the first English newspaper in India in the year 1780?
(a) The Calcutta Gazette
(b) The Bengal Gazette
(c) The Bengal Journal
(d) The Bombay Herald
Ans: (b)

654. Who among the following abolished the infanticide?
(a) Lord Minto (b) Jhon Shore
(c) Lord william Bentinck
(d) Lord Lytton
Ans: (c)

655. Who among the following had founded the Theosophical Society in the United States of America?
(a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Madame Blavatsky
(c) Madam Cama (d) Lala Hardayal
Ans: (b)

656. Who among the following wrote the book Bahuvivah?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) lshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Pandita Rambai
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Ans: (b)

657. Consider the following statements
1. Subramaniam Tirumamba was a Malayali poet known as ‘‘The Singing Sword of Kerela’’ who actively participated in the Temple Entry Satyagraha.
2. MG Ranade is regarded as the ‘Modern rishi’.
3. Amrit Lal Vithaldas Thakkar founded the ‘Bhil Seva Mandal’ in 1922 to elevate the condition of the bhils and other aborginals in India.
4. BR Ambedkar started the journal Bahiskrit Bharat.
Which of the statements given above abvoe is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 4 (b) Only 2
(c) 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

658. Who amongst the following Englishmen, first translated ‘Bhagvad-Gita’ into English?
(a) William Jones
(b) Charles Wilkins
(c) Alexander Cunningham
(d) John Marshall
Ans: (b)

659. Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?
(a) Udaygiri (b) Rapur
(c) Pochampalli (d) Venkatagiru
Ans: (c)

660. Consider the following statements relating to Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
1. He knew that the spread of Western education was necessary to develop a national and scientific attitude in the Indian society.
2. He played a pioneering role in the religious and social reform movements of the nineteenth century Bengal.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

661. Which one of the following was an Communist Party journal of MN Roy?
(a) Kisan Sabha (b) The Worker
(c) Vanguard (d) Anushilan
Ans: (c)

662. The Mohemmadan Anglo-Oriental College of Aligarh was founded by
(a) Md Ali Jinnah
(b) Mohammad Ali
(c) Shaukat Ali
(d) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Ans: (d)

663. The founder of Boy Scouts and Civil Guides Movement in India was
(a) Charles Andrews
(b) Baden Powell
(c) Richard Temple
(d) Robert Montgomery
Ans: (b)

664. The 19th century reawakening in India was confined to the
(a) priestly class
(b) upper middle class
(c) rich peasantry
(d) urban landlords
Ans: (b)

665. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Institution) List II (Associated Person)
A. Atmiya Sabha 1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B. Sanskrit College 2. Aurobindo Ghosh
C. National Council of Education 3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Adi Brahmo Samaj 4. Devendra Nath Tagore
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1 (b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 3 4 2 1
Ans: (b)

666. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Society) List II (Found)
A. Theosophical Society 1. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. London Indian Society 2. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Servants of India Society 3. Annie Besant
D. Servants of People Society 4. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2 (b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 1 4 2 (d) 1 3 2 4
Ans: (c)

667. From which area the social and religious reform movements started?
(a) Bihar (b) Bengal
(c) Orissa (d) Madras
Ans: (b)

668. During the colonial period of India, Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded
(a) for carrying on researches into the past history and antiquities of India
(b) to examine the policy of colonial discrimination against the Indians
(c) for developing English education in India
(d) for carrying out social reforms
Ans: (a)

669. Which of the following statements about Jyotirao Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj Movement in Maharashtra is/are true?
1. The Satyashodhak Samaj was set-up in 1873.
2. Phule argued that Brahmins were the progeny of ‘alien’ Aryans.
3. Phule’s focus on the Kunbi peasantry in the 1880s and 1890s led to a privileging of Maratha identity.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (a)

670. He was a great scholar and reformer who rose in 1851 to the position of the principalship of the Sanskrit College. He opened the gates of the Sanskrit College to non-Brahmin students and introduced the study of Western thought in the Sanskrit college so as to free Sanskrit from the harmful effects of self-imposed isolation. The social reformer associated with these achievements is
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Ramakrishna Parmahansa
Ans: (c)

671. Select the correct chronological sequence of the formation of the given organisations
(a) Brahmo Sabha-Arya Samaj-Madras Mahajan Sabha
(b) Brahmo Sabha- Madras Mahajan Sabha-Arya Samaj
(c) Madras Mahajan Sabha-Brahmo Sabha-Arya Samaj
(d) Madras Mahajan Sabha-Arya Samaj- Brahmo Sabha
Ans: (a)

672. In which year did Swami Vivekanand participate the World Parliament of Religions at Chicago?
(a) 1893 (b) 1895 (c) 1897 (d) 1899
Ans: (a)

673. Consider the following statement, regarding Tattva bodhini Sabha
1. It included most of the prominent followers of Ram Mohan Roy and Derozio and other independent thinkers like Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar and Akshay Kumar Dutt.
2. Its organ Tatvabodhini Patrika promoted a systematic study of India’s past in the Bengali language.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

674. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Movement) List II (Personality)
A. Satya Shodhak Mandal 1. Bal Shastri Javekar
B. Manav Dharma Sabha 2. Jyotiba Phule
C. Darpan 3. Henry Vivian Derozio
D. Young Bengal Movement 4. Mehtaji Durgaram Mancharam
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 2 1 3 4
Ans: (b)

675. Consider the following statements, regarding Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
1. He studied Sanskrit literature and Hindu philosophy at Varanasi and the Quran and Persian and Arabic literature at Patna.
2. In 1809, he wrote in Persian his famous work Gift to monotheists in which he put forward strong arguments against belief in many gods and for the worship of a single God.
3. In 1820, he published his percepts of Jesus and asked his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

676. Assertion (A) The Vernacular Press Act was repealed in 1882 by Lord Ripon.
Reason (R) The act did not discriminate between English Press and the Vernacular Press.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (c)

677. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II (Social Reformer) (Association)
A. lyothee Thass 1. Satyashodhak Samaj
B. Jyotiba Phule 2. Dravida Kazhagam
C. John Rathinam 3. Self-Respect Movement
D. EV Ramaswami Naickar 4. Dravida Mahajana Sabha
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3 (b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 3 2 1 4
Ans: (c)

678. Consider the following statements about Brahmo Samaj
1. It was the earliest reform movement of the modern type greatly influenced by modern Western Ideas.
2. Keshab Chandra Sen joined the Brahmo Samaj in 1858.
3. It discarded faith in divine avatars.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

679. During the period of the Indian freedom struggle, who among the following started the Central Hindu School?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Bhikaji Cama (c) MG Ranade
(d) Madan Mohan Malaviya
Ans: (a)

680. Who was Shardamani?
(a) Wife of Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Wife of Ramakrishna Paramahansa
(c) Mother of Vivekanand
(d) Daughter of Keshab Chandra Sen
Ans: (b)

681. Kuka Movement was organised by
(a) Guru Ram Das
(b) Guru Nanak
(c) Guru Ram Singh
(d) Guru Gobind Singh
Ans: (c)

682. ‘Satyartha Prakash’ was written by
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Swami Vivekanand
(d) Swami Dyanand Saraswati
Ans: (d)

683. Who among the following founded the Rajahmundri Social Reform Association in 1878 in support of widow remarriage?
(a) Vishanshastri Pandit
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Pandita Ramabai
(d) Veeresalingam Pantulu
Ans: (c)

684. Who among the following was the founder of Dev Samaj?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Siva Narayan Agnihotri
(d) Ram Krishna Paramahansa
Ans: (c)

685. Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang?
(a) Haridas Swami
(b) Siva Dayal Singh
(c) Siva Narayan Agnihotri
(d) Swami Sraddhananda
Ans: (b)

686. The leading light of the Renaissance Movement in India was
(a) Debendranath Tagore
(b) Keshab Chandra Sen
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Ram Mohan Roy
Ans: (d)

687. Which of the following is/are the characteristic(s) of the Sannyasi and Fakir uprisings?
1. These uprisings refer to a series of skirmishes between the English East India Company and a group of sannyasis and fakirs.
2. One reason for the uprising was the free movement of the sannyasis along pilgrimage routes.
3. In the course of the uprisings in 1873, Warren Hastings issued a proclamation banishing all sannyasis from Bengal and Bihar.
4. Are contemporaneous with the Non-cooperation Movement.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 4
Ans: (c)

688. Who among the following is known as ‘Martin Luther’ of India?
(a) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Swami Vivekanand
(d) Swami Shraddhanand
Ans: (a)

689. The Academic Association was founded by
(a) Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Henry Vivian Derozio
(d) Ishwar Chandra Gupta
Ans: (c)

690. Consider the following statements, regarding Ramakrishna Mission.
1. It was founded in 1897 by Vivekananda to carry on humanitarian relief and Social work.
2. The mission had many branches in different parts of the country and carried on social services by opening schools, hospitals and dispensaries, orphanages and libraries etc.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

691. Where was first Madarasa set up by the British in India?
(a) Madyas (b) Bombay
(c) Aligarh (d) Calcutta
Ans: (d)

692. Who among the following was appointed as the first secretary of Brahm Sabha?
(a) Chandrasekhar Deb
(b) Tarachand Chakravarti
(c) Alexander Duff
(d) Dwarkanath Tagore
Ans: (b)

693. Assertion (A) Movements for religions reform were late in emerging among the Muslims.
Reason (R) The Muslim upper classes had initially tended to avoid contact with Western Education and Culture.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

694. The suppression of Indian language newspapers under the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was caused by the criticism of
(a) lavish lifestyle of the English officials
(b) ill-treatment given to indigo workers by their English masters
(c) inhuman approach of English officials towards the victims of the famine of 1876-77
(d) misuse of religious places of India by English officials
Ans: (a)

695. The Scientific Society was founded by
(a) Wilton Company
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

696. Who of the following said ‘Good Government is no substitute for Self-Government’?
(a) Lokmanya Tilak
(b) Swami Vivekanand
(c) Swami Dayanand
(d) Rabindra Nath Tagore
Ans: (c)

697. Which Governor-General had abolished slavery?
(a) Sir John Shore
(b) Lord William Bentick
(c) Lord Ellenborough
(d) Lord Cornwallis
Ans: (c)

Part 22 Indian National Movement (1) Moderate and Extremist Phase
698. What was the basic weakness of the Muslim League which came to be increasingly recognised by the patriotic Muslims?
(a) Its upper class leaders had little common corner with the interests of the Muslim masses.
(b) Its religious bUPSC was not good for the country.
(c) Its loyalty to the British rulers was a dangerous doctrine.
(d) Its support for the Muslims and their cause was only superficial.
Ans: (a)

699. In the beginning, the political activities of the Muslim League were directed against
(a) the British Government.
(b) the landlords and the zamindars.
(c) the Liberal Socio-Religious Reformers.
(d) the Hindus and the INC.
Ans: (d)

700. What were the objectives of Gokhale’s Servants of India Society established in 1905?
1. Moral purity
2. Self sacrifice
3. Full time national work on a salary of ` 65 per month.
4. Swadeshi and boycott
(a) Only 3 (b) Only 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

701. Consider the following statements
1. The name Indian National Congress was given on the suggestion of GK Gokhale.
2. The Brahmins, among the castes, were comparatively large in number in INC.
3. The foundations of British Committee of the Congress by Dada Bhai Naoroji, AO Hume and William Wedderburn was done to influence British public opinion at London.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

702. Match the following
List I List II
A. Widow Remarriage Association 1. Justice Ranade
B. Nil Darpan 2. Dinbandhu Mitra
C. Widow Re- Marriage Act 1856 3. Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar
D. Bomb attack at Muzzaffarpur 4. Khudi Ram
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 3 2 4 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (d)

703. Consider the following statements “No Indian could have started the Indian National Congress, if the founder of the Congress had not been a great Englishman and a distinguished ex-official, such was the distrust of political agitation in those days that the authority would have at once found some way or the other to suppress the movement.” Who among the following gave the statement on the establishment of Indian National Congress?
(a) W Wedderburn
(b) GK Gokhale
(c) R Palme Dutt
(d) Allan Octavian Hume
Ans: (b)

704. Consider the following events in the political career of Mahatma Gandhi after his return from South Africa in 1915.
1. The Champaran Movement.
2. His public speech at the opening of the Banaras Hindu University.
3. Participation in Ahmedabad Mill Workers Movement.
4. Participation in the Kheda Peasant Movement. The correct chronological order of these events is
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3 (d) 1, 3, 4, 2
Ans: (b)

705. Arrange the following chronologically.
1. Land holders society at Calcutta
2. Bengal British India Society
3. British India Association
4. Madras Native Association
5. East India Association in London
Codes
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (b) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5 (d) 1, 2, 3, 5, 4
Ans: (a)

706. Match the following
List I List II
A. Geetanjali 1. MK Gandhi
B. My Experiments with Truth 2. Rabindra Nath Tagore
C. Nil Darpan 3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
D. Anand Math 4. Dinabandhu Mitra
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 1 2 4 3
Ans: (b)

707. Which of the following Muslim Leaders was not one of the founding fathers of All India Muslim League (1906)?
(a) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Aga Khan
(c) Nawab Salimullah of Dacca
(d) Nawab Mohsin-ul-Mulk
Ans: (a)

708. Dadabhai Naoroji organised ‘East India Association’ to serve which one of the following purposes?
(a) To promote nationalism among the peasants of India.
(b) To discuss the Indian questions and influence British public to promote Indian welfare.
(c) To unite all nationalist leader under one organisation.
(d) To start an independent organisation apart from congress.
Ans: (b)

709. Which one of the following observations in regard to the Hindu Mahasabha before independence is incorrect?
(a) Its foundation and early history is not clear.
(b) Its headquarter was established at Haridwar.
(c) It supported the partition of India.
(d) It never gained as much popularity among Hindus as the Muslim League among Muslims.
Ans: (c)

710. Consider the following statements about the calcutta session of Indian National congress in 1906
1. Four resolutions were passed at the famouns session of INC of 1906.
2. These resolution adopted the demand of reversal of Partition of Bengal, Boycott movement in Bengal, and swadeshi movement, etc.
3. At this session of INC, “Annulment of Partition of Bengal” was also adopted. Which of above statement(s) is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (c)

711. Consider the following statements
1. The objective behind the Partition of Bengal, 1905 was to weaken the rising sentiments of nationalism.
2. Partition of Bengal began a transformation of the Indian National Congress from a middle-class pressure group into a Nationwide Mass Movement.
3. Partition of Bengal suppressed the rising sentiments of the nationalism.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

712. Consider the following statements
1. Though the All Indian National Congress took up social reform issues from very beginning but it was Gandhi ji who gave top priority to the removal of untouchability.
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak denounced untouchability and resolved to remove it.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

713. Which one of the statements given below, with respect to the role of the press in the Freedom Movement of India, is not correct?
(a) One-third of the founding members of the All India National Congress were journalists.
(b) Surendranath Banerjee was the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a journalist.
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai was mainly associated with the struggle for the freedom of the Press during the Nationalist Movement.
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak, along with Gopal Ganesh Agarkar started the newspapers-Kesari in Marathi and Maratha in English.
Ans: (c)

714. In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) The formal proclamation of swadeshi movement was made in Bombay Town Hall.
(b) Partition of Bengal took effect on 16th of october, 1905.
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of INC was swaraj at Lucknow session of 1916.
(d) Lokmanya Talik started swadeshi movement in Madras.
Ans: (b)

715. Which of the following movements can be said to have initiated the process of associating the workers with the wider nationalist struggle against British?
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Home Rule Movement
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Anti-Simon Agitation
Ans: (a)

716. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) East India Association : Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha : Ganesh Vasudev Joshi
(c) The Indian League : Sisir Kumar Ghosh
(d) All India National Conference : SN Banerjee
Ans: (a)

717. Consider the following compaigns
1. Imposition of import duty on cotton in 1875.
2. Against Arms Act of 1878.
3. Against Inland Emigration Act.
4. In support of Ilbert Bill.
Which of the above compaigns organised by pre-congress associations before the struggle begins?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: (a)

718. Consider the following statements in regard to the Kheda Satyagraha Movement in India
1. The term ‘Satyagraha’ was used for the first time in India during this movement.
2. During the movement, Vallabhbhai Patel was honoured with the title of ‘Sardar’.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

719. Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled “New Lamps for old”?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) R C Dutt
(c) Syed Ahmad Khan
(d) Viraraghavachari
Ans: (b)

720. Which of the following statements is incorrect in regard to the Non-Cooperation Movement 1920-22?
(a) The Committee of the Khilafat Movement accepted the suggestions of Non-Cooperation and asked Gandhiji to lead the movement.
(b) The Congress at its Calcutta meeting accepted the Non-Cooperation proposal.
(c) During the movement, the Province of Madras remained lukewarm.
(d) Just after the movement came to an end, the Prince ofWales visited India.
Ans: (d)

721. Which one of the statements given below is not correct in regard to the Swadeshi Movement?
(a) The social base of the National Movement did not reach to the zamindari sections.
(b) The movement was confined to the upper and middle classes and within the big cities and it did not incorporate small towns and lower class.
(c) The women kept on distance from the movement and did not join it.
(d) The movement was not able to mobilize the peasantry on a large scale.
Ans: (d)

722. Consider the following statements in regard to the Civil Disobedience Movement
1. As a part of this movement, an agitation arose in Assam against the Cunningham Circular, which was released to promote alcoholism.
2. Under this movement, in United Province ‘no-revenue and no-rent’ campaign was commenced in which ‘no-revenue’ part was a call to the zamindars to refuse to pay revenue to the government.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

723. Which one of the following observations is incorrect about the early moderate nationalists during Indian Freedom Movement?
(a) They were declared seditious Brahmins by the British officials.
(b) They lost their control over the movement raised in Bengal against its partition.
(c) They could not develop proper communication with the common Indian people.
(d) They could not keep the concurrent young generation with them.
Ans: (b)

724. Who were the main architects of the Indian National Conference?
(a) Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose.
(b) Surendranath Banerjee and Dadabhai Naoroji.
(c) BG Tilak and Aurbindo.
(d) None of the above.
Ans: (a)

725. Among the various forms of struggle thrown up by the Swadeshi Movement, which one of the following met with the greatest visible success at the practical and popular level?
(a) The boycott of foreign goods.
(b) Public meetings and processions against the British rule.
(c) Picketing of shops selling liquor and foreign goods.
(d) Arrest of the political workers on a large scale.
Ans: (a)

726. The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the extremist movements because of the
(a) influence of the Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan .
(b) anti-Muslim attitude of extremist leaders.
(c) indifference shown to Muslim aspirations .
(d) extremists’ policy of harping on Hindu past.
Ans: (d)

727. Which of the following statements on the anti-position movement of 1905 is correct?
(a) The moderate did not support it.
(b) It led to the revival of some traditional artisan crafts.
(c) It did not involve the masses.
(d) All the above are correct.
Ans: (b)

728. Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament?
(a) The Deccan Association
(b) The Indian Association
(c) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
(d) The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
Ans: (d)

729. Royal Asiatic Society was founded by
(a) Sir William Jones
(b) Sir John Marshall
(c) RD Banerjee
(d) Sir William Bentinck
Ans: (a)

730. Match List I (Authors) with List II (Books) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Authors) List II (Books)
A. Annie Besant 1. Conquest of Self
B. EMS Namboodiripad 2. Crisis into Chaos
C. Mahatma Gandhi 3. Golden Threshold
D. Sarojini Naidu 4. Wake Up India
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3 (b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 3 2 1 4
Ans: (a)

731. After the Surat split , the congress
(a) went to the extremists.
(b) remained under the control of moderates.
(c) was banned by the British Government.
(d) was temporarily disbanded.
Ans: (b)

732. Consider the following statements
1. The Lucknow Pact of 1916 promoted the spirit of unity between the Indian National Congress and the All India Muslim League.
2. Tilak was opposed to the signing of the Lucknow Pact.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

733. Annie Besant formed the Home Rule League in India based on the pattern of Home Rule Movement in
(a) Ireland (b) Scotland
(c) England (d) Eastern Europe
Ans: (a)

734. A Medical Mission was sent to Turkey in the wake of the war between Ottoman Empire and Italy. Who headed this mission?
(a) Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
(b) MA Ansari (c) Hasan Imam
(d) Mazhar-Ul-Haq
Ans: (b)

735. Which one of the following statements about the moderate leaders of the Indian National Congress is not correct?
(a) They criticized the British for drain of wealth from India .
(b) They advocated boycott of foreign goods.
(c) They ignored the issue of exploitation of Indian rural people by the zamindars.
(d) They comprehended the vital role played by India in the imperial economy of Britain.
Ans: (d)

736. Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I List II
A. The Indian Struggle 1. VP Menon
B. India in Transition 2. MN Roy
C. Wake up India 3. Annie Besant
D. Transfer of Power in India 4. Subhash Chandra Bose
5. Jawaharlal Nehru
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 5 2 4
(c) 4 5 2 1 (d) 4 2 3 1
Ans: (d)

737. Which of the following statements regarding Home Rule Leagues in India are correct?
1. The movement was led by the moderate Congress leaders.
2. There were two Home Rule Leagues.
3. The movement became strong, because other mass agitations could not be launched by the Congress during theWorldWar.
4. The government was non-reactive to the movement.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

738. 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?
(a) Motilal Nehru (b) MG Ranade
(c) GK Gokhale (d) BG Tilak
Ans: (c)

739. The first session of the Indian National Congress was shifted from Poona to Bombay almost at the eleventh hour because
(a) the leaders of Bombay Presidency Association were against holding the first meeting of the Congress at Poona .
(b) the Bombay Governor agreed to AO Hume’s proposal to act as first President of the Congress.
(c) Bombay as the Capital of the Presidency would help the conference attract more attention if it was held there .
(d) an outbreak of cholera in Poona forced the organisers of the first session of the Congress to shift its venue from Poona to Bombay.
Ans: (d)

740. Which of the following was/were connected primarily to the communist ideology?
1. Kirti Kisan Party
2. Labour Swaraj Party
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

741. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below
List I (Movement) List II (Personality)
(a) Satya Shodhak Mandal
1. Bal Shastri Javekar
(b) Manav Dharma Sabha
2. Jyotiba Phule
(c) Darpan 3. Henry Vivian Derozio
(d) Young Bengal Movement
4. Mehataji Durgaram Mancharam
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 2 1 3 4
Ans: (b)

742. Consider the following statements about the Punjab Hindu Sabha :
1. Its leaders attacked the Indian National Congress for trying to unite Indians into a single nation.
2. It supported the Foreign government in its fight against the Muslims.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I (b) Only II
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
Ans: (c)

743. Which among the following is not true about the Swadeshi movement?
(a) It had a wider popular appeal than any other political agitation that preceded it.
(b) It enlisted the support of the Muslim masses.
(c) It had an economic character.
(d) The Swadeshi Movement was supported by a section of the radical press in England.
Ans: (d)

744. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. WC Banerjee 1. Home Rule Movement
B. Annie Besant 2. Indian Revolutionary
C. Madanlal Dhingra 3. Swaraj Party
D. Motilal Nehru 4. First President of INC
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2 (b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (d)

745. Arrange the following events that took place in the first decade of the 20th century in chronological order.
1. Indian National Congress Bombay Session.
2. Establishment of All India Muslim League.
3. Partition of Bengal.
4. Indian National Congress Surat Session.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 3, 2 and 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, and 1 (d) 2, 4, 1 and 3
Ans: (b)

746. Consider the following statements
1. Prior to the establishment of Home Rule League by Annie Besant, it was Lokmanya Tilak who had set up a Home Rule League at Poona.
2. The Congress in its Bombay Session in 1915, passed a resolution demanding Home Rule for India.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

747. With reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a Nationalist and Militant Ahrar Movement.
(b) When the Indian National Congress was formed, Syed Ahmed Khan opposed it.
(c) The All India Muslim League which was formed in 1906, opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates.
(d) Maulana Barkatullah and Maulana Obaidullah Sindhi were among those who formed a Provisional Government of India in Kabul.
Ans: (c)

748. In which one of the following sessions was the Indian National Congress split into Moderates and Extremists?
(a) Nagpur (b) Allahabad
(c) Surat (d) Calcutta
Ans: (c)

749. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc.
(c) Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association.
(d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-lrwin Pact.
Ans: (d)

750. Which of the following may be considered drawbacks of the early phase of the congress activities?
1. It was confined to the educated middle class.
2. Misplaced faith in the benevolence and fairmindedness of the British Policies.
3. No proper understanding of the exploitative nature of British economic policies.
4. Preservation of caste and communal considerations preventing mass involvement.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (a)

751. Consider the following events during India’s Freedom Struggle.
1. Chauri Chaura Outrage
2. Minto-Morley Reforms
3. Dandi March
4. Montague Chelmsford Reforms Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events given above?
Codes
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4
Ans: (b)

752. Match List I with II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Session of Indian National Congress) List II (Venue)
A. Ist Session 1. Allahabad
B. 2nd Session 2. Madras
C. 3rd Session 3. Calcutta
D. 4th Session 4. Bombay
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (a)

753. Arrange the following events in correct chronological order and answer the questions on the basis of the codes given below
1. Ilbert Bill Controversy
2. The First Delhi Darbar
3. The Queen’s Proclamation
4. First Factory Act
Codes
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 3, 2, 4, 1
Ans: (c)

754. With reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle, which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given events?
(a) Partition of Bengal-Lucknow Pact-Surat Split of Congress.
(b) Partition of Bengal-Surat Split of Congress-Lucknow Pact.
(c) Surat Split of Congress – Partition of Bengal -Lucknow Pact.
(d) Surat Split of Congress – Lucknow Pact – Partition of Bengal.
Ans: (b)

755. The Europeans in India launched a vigorous campaign for the repeal of the Ilbert Bill for
1. monopolisation of higher judicial posts for Europeans.
2. exclusion of Indians for Viceroy’s Council.
3. their exemption from the jurisdiction of Indian judges and magistrates.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

756. Assertion (A) During the tenure of Congress Provincial Government the Trade Union Movement intensified.
Reason (R) Congress Ministries adopted pro-labour attitude and supported the cause of increased civil liberties.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but, R is false
(d) A is false but, R is true
Ans: (a)

757. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Person) List II (Journal)
A. Shyamji Krishna Verma 1. Bande Mataram
B. Madam Bhikaji Cama 2. Indian Sociologist
C. Annie Besant 3. The Talwar
D. Aurobindo Ghosh 4. Commonwealth
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 3 2 4 1
Ans: (a)

758. ‘The Musalman’, the handwritten daily newspaper in circulation since 1927, is published from which one of the following places?
(a) Chennai (b) Hyderabad
(c) Mysore (d) Lucknow
Ans: (d)

759. Which of the following leader never became the president of Indian Nation Congress?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) JL Nehru
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: (d)

760. Match the following
List I List II (Organisation) (Founder)
A. British India Society (1839) 1. Sisir kumar Ghosh
B. East India Association (1866) 2. William Adam
C. Indian Society (1872) 3. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Indian League 4. Anand Mohan Bose
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (a)

761. Which of the following is not considered as the objective of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Found a regional movements.
(b) Develop and propagate anti-colonical nationalist ideology.
(c) develop the feeling of national unity among the people.
(d) Create and nurture and Indian nationhood.
Ans: (a)

762. In the context of the Indian Freedom Struggle 16th October, 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons?
(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
Ans: (b)

763. In which one of the following cities, was the East India Association founded by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1866?
(a) Paris (b) London
(c) New York (d) Tokyo
Ans: (b)

764. What is the correct chronological order of the following events?
1. Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
2. The Congress split at Surat.
3. The Partition of Bengal.
4. The establishment of the Home Rule League.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 3, 2, 1, 4
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) 3, 2, 4, 1
Ans: (b)

765. Consider the following statements regarding important Congress Sessions
1. George Yule became the First English President at Allahabad Session in 1888.
2. Badruddin Tyabji became the 1st Muslim President at Madras Session in 1887.
3. Annie Besant became the 1st women President at Calcutta Session in 1917.
Which of the given above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

766. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. Surat Split 1. 1929
B. Communal Award 2. 1928
C. All Party Convention 3. 1932
D. Poorna Swaraj Resolution 4. 1907
5. 1905
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 5 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 5 4 1 (d) 1 4 2 3
Ans: (b)

767. Consider the following statements
1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta.
2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the 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 are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) Only 3
Ans: (c)

768. What was the proposal made by Lokmanya Tilak at the Lucknow Session of the Congress in 1916 to transform the Congress from a deliberative body into one capable of leading a sustained movement?
(a) Transfer of leadership of the National Movement to the Home Rule League.
(b) Acceptance of all the proposals of the Muslim League.
(c) Formation of theWorking Committee.
(d) Appointment of Annie Besant as the President of the Congress.
Ans: (b)

769. Which among the following was the most immediate factor for the spread of Swadeshi and boycott of foreign goods during the first decade of the last century?
(a) Curzon’s design to curtail the sphere of local self-government .
(b) Curzon’s attempt to control the Universities.
(c) Curzon’s Partition of Bengal.
(d) Curzon’s plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congress.
Ans: (c)

770. Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama
1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907.
2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi parents.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) All of these (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) Only 3
Ans: (b)

771. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress
1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress.
2. CR 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 the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

772. What was the main Provision of Indian Councils Act, 1892?
(a) Definition of the jurisdiction of the central and provincial governments.
(b) Increased the number of additional members of the Legislative councils and enlarged their functions.
(c) Envisaged separate electorate for Muslims.
(d) The Executive councils renamed as Central Legislative Council.
Ans: (b)

773. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Person) List II (Associated in Formation of)
A. GK Gokhale 1. Servants of Indian Society
B. MM Malaviya 2. Banaras Hindu University
C. C Rajgopalachari 3. Free India Society
D. VD Savarkar 4. Swatantra Party
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3 (b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 1 4 2 3 (d) 3 2 4 1

Ans: (a)

774. Who among the following annulled the Partition of Bengal?
(a) Lord Chelmsford(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Hardinge II
Ans: (d)

775. Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian Freedom Movement?
(a) Stimulating the production of indigenous articles by giving them preference over imported commodities.
(b) Obtaining self-government by aggressive means in place of petitions and constitutional ways.
(c) Providing national education according to the requirements of the country.
(d) Organising coups against the British Empire through military revolt.
Ans: (b)

776. Who among the following was a founder of Swaraj Party?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) CR Das (d) Narendra Deb
Ans: (c)

777. Who among the following founded the ‘Theosophical Society’ in India in 1879?
(a) Madame Blavatsky and Annie Besant
(b) Madame Blavatsky and HS Olcott
(c) HS Olcott and Annie Besant
(d) Madame Blavatsky and AO Hume
Ans: (b)

778. 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?
(a) Liakat Hussain led the Muslim peasants of Barisal in their agitations.
(b) In 1898, 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 Atmashakti, the main plank of which was social and economic regeneration of the villages .
Ans: (a)

779. Which one among the following was not a demand of the early Congress (1885-1905)?
(a) Indianization of the superior grades of the administrative services.
(b) Purna Swaraj/Complete independence.
(c) Abolition of the Arms Act .
(d) Autonomy within the empire.
Ans: (b)

780. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. Surendranath Bannerjee 1. Hind Swaraj
B. M K Gandhi 2. The Indian Struggle
C. Subhash Chandra Bose 3. The call to young India
D. Lajpat Rai 4. A Nation in Making
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 1 4 2 3
Ans: (c)

781. Consider the following statements
1. The number of additional members of the Central Executive Council was increased to minimum 10 and maximum 16.
2. Half of the members were supposed to be non-official, i.e. persons not in the civil or military service of the government.
Which of the above sentences is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

782. A London branch of the All India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the Presidency of
(a) Aga Khan (b) Ameer Ali
(c) Liaquat Ali Khan (d) MA Jinnah
Ans: (b)

783. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggles, who among the following was labelled as ‘Moderate’ leader in the Congress?
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans: (a)

784. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Thakkar Bappa
(c) Jyotiba Phule (d) BR Ambedkar
Ans: (b)

785. Who of the following was known as Deshbandhu?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Chittranjan Das
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Jyotiba Phule
Ans: (b)

786. In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a Communist Party of India?
(a) HK Sarkar (b) PC Joshi
(c) MC Chagla (d) MN Roy
Ans: (d)

787. Which of the following were led by Dadhabhai Naoroji, to carefully analysed the political economy of British Rule in India, and put forward the “drain theory” to explain British exploition of India?
(a) RC Dut and Dimshaw wacha
(b) RC Dutt and BG Tilak
(c) Ananda Mohan Bose and DEWacha
(d) GK Gokhale and Sisir Kumar Ghosh
Ans: (a)

788. 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?
(a) Rajni Kant Sen
(b) Dwijendra Lal Roy
(c) Mukunda Das
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Ans: (d)

789. In addition to the Home Rule Movement started by Annie Besant, who of the following also started another Home Rule Movement?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: (b)

790. Who among the following leaders dominated the Lucknow Pact in December, 1916?
(a) Jawahar lal Nehru
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Motilal Nehru
(d) Madan Mohan Malaviya
Ans: (b)

791. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak : ‘‘Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it’’
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai : ‘‘Every blow that is herded on my back shall be a nail in the coffin of the British Empire.”
(c) Lord Curzon : ‘‘The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my greatest ambitions while in India is to assist it to a peaceful demise’’
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

792. Which of the following founded a National Society, a National Paper, a National School and National Gymnasium and made the word ‘National’ popular in the later half of the 19th century?
(a) Jyotindranath Tagore
(b) Raj Narayan Bose
(c) Nabagopal Mitra
(d) Satyendranath Tagore
Ans: (c)

793. MC Setalwad, BN Rao and Alladi Krishanswamy lyer were distinguished member of the
(a) Swaraj Party
(b) All India National Liberal Federation
(c) Madras Labour Union
(d) Servants of India Society
Ans: (d)

794. Indian National Congress found wide acceptance initially among
(a) peasant and working class
(b) landlords (c) business men
(d) educated middle class

Ans: (d)

795. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?
(a) Mazharul Haque
(b) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
(c) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: (b)

796. Assertion (A) Annie Besant worked together with the Congress and the Muslim League during the Home Rule Movement.
Reason (R) Annie Besant felt that this was necessary to get the support of the masses for the Home Rule Movement.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

797. Assertion (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak sought to diffuse the spirit of nationalism among the masses.
Reason (R) Tilak organized a corps of volunteers to help the famine stricken people in the Deccan.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (b)

798. Assertion (A) The basic weakness of the early Nationalist Movement lay in its narrow social base.
Reason (R) It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (c)

799. Assertion (A) Partition of Bengal in 1905 brought to an end Moderates’ role in the Indian Freedom Movement.
Reason (R) The Surat Session of Indian National Congress separated the Extremists from the Moderates.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (d)

800. Which one among the following statements regarding Bal Gangadhar Tilak is not correct?
(a) He propounded the theory of the actual Home of the Aryans.
(b) He founded the Anti-Cow-Killing Society.
(c) He set up the Home Rule League at Poona.
(d) He supported the Age of Consent Bill.
Ans: (d)

801. Which of the following facts are true about the Civil Disobedience Movement?
1. The movement had no definite beginning.
2. In many parts of the country people refused to pay land revenue.
3. People boycotted foreign goods and liquor.
4. Gandhi gave the cry of ‘Do or Die’ as slogan beginning the movement.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) All of these (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

802. Consider the following statements
1. The Indian National Congress was founded during the viceroyalty of Lord Dufferin.
2. The first President of Indian National Congress wasWC Banerji.
3. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta.
4. In the first session of the Indian National Congress some government officials were also present.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

803. Assertion (A) The early nationalists in the initial phases paid relatively little attention to the question of workers.
Reason (R) The early nationalists did not wish to, in any way; weaken the common struggle against British rule, by creating any divisions within the ranks of the Indian people.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

804. Indian National Congress was founded by
(a) Womesh Chandra Banerjee
(b) Michael Hume
(c) Allan Octavian Hume
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: (c)

805. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and extremists?
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Ans: (a)

806. The Second Session of Indian National Congress was presided over by
(a) Ganesh Agarkar
(b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) Dadabhai Naoraji
(d) Feroz Shah Mehta
Ans: (c)

807. Who was the founder of the Indian Association of Calcutta?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) AO Hume
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
Ans: (d)

808. Which of the following papers was essentially the mouthpiece of the policies of liberals?
(a) New India (b) Leader
(c) Young India
(d) Free Press Journal
Ans: (b)

809. The partition of Bengal came into effect on
(a) 15th August, 1905
(b) 15th September, 1905
(c) 16th October, 1905
(d) 15th November, 1905
Ans: (c)

810. The most important organisation of the pre-Congress Nationalist Organisations was the
(a) Bengal British India Society
(b) East India Association
(c) Young Bengal Association
(d) Indian Association of Calcutta
Ans: (d)

811. The method of moderate leaders of the Congress was
(a) Non Cooperation
(b) Constitutional Legitations
(c) Passive Resistance
(d) Civil Disobedience
Ans: (b)

812. Which of the following is/are true about Indian Councils Act, 1909 ?
1. Indian Councils Act, 1909 was popularly known as Minto Morley Reforms.
2. It increased the membership of non-officials in the Imperial and Provincial Legislative Councils.
3. Permission to council members to discuss budget, suggest amendments and even to vote on certain issues.
4. It changed the Constitution of the Court of Directors. Choose right answer from the following codes
(a) 1, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

813. The correct chronological order of following organisations is
1. Bombay Association
2. Madras Mahajan Sabha
3. Indian Association of calcutta
4. Indian League
Codes
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3, 2, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 1, 4, 3, 2
Ans: (b)

814. Consider the following statements about an evaluation of the early nationalist
1. They popularised modern ideas.
2. They failed to widen the scope of their demands.
3. They exposed the exploitative character of colonial rule.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

815. Which of the following is correct about Ghadar Party?
1. Lala Hardayal was the leader.
2. Headquarters was at San Fransisco.
3. Its aim was to overthrow the British rule by using force and free India from foreign domination.
4. Overwhelming majority of the Ghadarites were Sikh and the centres of activities were the Sikh temples in Canada, US, Hongkong, Shanghai etc. Choose the right answer using the following codes.
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 4
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

816. Given below a list of persons who became Presidents of Indian National Congress. Arrange them in chronological order. Select your answer using the codes given below the list.
1. Mahatma Gandhi
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Vallabhbhai Patel
4. Sarojini Naidu
Codes
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3, 4, 2
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 4, 3, 1, 2
Ans: (c)

817. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(c) Feroz Shah Mehta
(d) WC Bannerjee
Ans: (a)

818. Who made the idea of Home Rule League in India?
(a) Bala Gangadhar Tilak
(b) AO Hume
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Annie Beasant
Ans: (d)

819. Which movement started after the Partition of Bengal?
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Swadeshi Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Non-cooperation Movement
Ans: (b)

820. All India Trade Union Congress was formed in the year
(a) 1918 (b) 1928 (c) 1920 (d) 1945
Ans: (c)

821. Consider the following statements
1. Tilak’s Home Rule League launched at the Bombay Provincial Conference held at Belgaum in April, 1916.
2. Tilak launched propaganda through Maratha and Kesari and published pamphlets in Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi and English.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

822. Who was called ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Jamshedji Tata
(c) Surendranath Bannerjee
(d) C Rajagopalachari
Ans: (a)

823. When was Indian Association of Calcutta?
(a) 1876 (b) 1884 (c) 1887 (d) 1890
Ans: (a)

824. With reference to the colonial rule in India, consider the following events.
1. Morley-Minto Reforms Act.
2. Transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
3. First World War.
4. Lucknow Pact. The correct chronological order of these events is
(a) 2, 1, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3 (d) 1, 2, 4, 3
Ans: (b)

825. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an urdu weekly, the Al-Hilal in 1912, but on its being banned by the Government, he founded the Al-Balagh in
(a) 1913 (b) 1914
(c) 1915 (d) 1916
Ans: (a)

826. Consider the following nationalists
1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Gopalkrishna Gokhale
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Lala Lajpat Rai Who among these were referred to as Militant Nationalist of the Freedom Movements?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (c)

827. Cosider the following statements regarding Freedom Movement
1. The Congress was split into two factions at Surat Session in 1907.
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak revived the festivals of Ganpati and Shivaji in Maharashtra to arouse a new spirit among the youth of the country.
3. Aurobindo Ghosh was arrested in connection with Alipore bomb case.
Which of these statement (s) is/are correct?
(a) Only 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

828. Assertion (A) Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the Legislative Assembly in 1929.
Reason (R) They wanted to kill some members of the Legislative Assembly as a revenge of theDeath of Lala LajpatRai.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the Correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (c)

829. Who of the following was a founder of the Bharat Naujawan Sabha in 1926?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Lala Hardayal
(d) Sohan Singh Bhakhna
Ans: (b)

830. Consider the following paragraph He was seriously injured in police lathi charge in Lahore during demonstrations against Simon Commison for which he subsequently died in November 1928. Later on the British Officer, who was responsible for the lathi charge on him, was shot dead by Bhagat Singh and Raj guru. The revolutionary referred to in the above paragraph is
(a) Pandit Gobind Ballabh Pant
(b) Mangal Singh (c) Moti Lal Nehru
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: (d)

831. Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA?
(a) Ramnath Puri and Vir Savarkar
(b) Taraknath Das and GD Kumar
(c) Lala Hardayal and Bhagat Singh
(d) Harnam Singh and Bhagwan Singh
Ans: (b)

832. Who gave the ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ slogan?
(a) Iqbal (b) M K Gandhi
(c) Bhagat Singh (d) SC Bose
Ans: (c)

833. Consider the following statements
1. The Congress Socialist Party was founded by Radical and young congressmen during their long terms of imprisonment in the Civil Disobedience Movement came into contact with Marxist ideas.
2. Mahatma Gandhi was against the Congress Socialist Party.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (b)

834. Who was the President of first Conference of Communist Party at Kanpur in 1925?
(a) Satyabhakta
(b) Manabendra Nath Roy
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Singaravelu Chettiar
Ans: (d)

835. Which one of the following leaders belonged to the Extremist wing of the Congress?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) GK Gokhale (d) SN Banerjee
Ans: (a)

836. The Anushilan Samiti was
(a) dedicated to the upliftment of women.
(b) promoting widow remarriage.
(c) interested in labour welfare.
(d) a revolutionary organisation.
Ans: (d)

837. The Muslim deputation (Under the leadership of Agah Khan) meets Lord Minto in 1906 at Shimla and pleaded for
(a) separate electorate for Muslims.
(b) a composite electorate.
(c) higher representation to the Hindus.
(d) special representation to Muslim by nomination.
Ans: (a)

838. In which of the following movements Vande Mataram was adopted slogan for agitation?
(a) Revolt of 1857
(b) Partition of Bengal in 1905
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922
(d) Quit India Movement in 1942
Ans: (b)

839. Who said that ‘Congress Movement was neither inspired by the people nor devised or planned by them’?
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: (d)

840. Given below is a list of organisations. Select those, engaged in revolutionary activities, using the codes given below the list.
1. Abhinav Bharat
2. Anushilan Samiti
3. New Nationalist Party
4. Indian Patriot Association
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 1,2 and 4
Ans: (d)

841. Which of the following is true about the Communist Party of India?
1. It aimed the attainment of complete independence and reorganisation of Indian Society.
2. During post- Civil Disobedience Movement period, the communists decided to launch anti-congress campaign.
3. During Quit India Movement, communists helped the government.
4. Manabendra Nath Roy formed the Communist Party of India in Tashkent under the auspieces of the Communist International. Choose the right answer from the following codes given below
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) Only 4 (d) 1 and 4
Ans: (a)

842. Who of the following had called Mohammad Ali Jinnah as ‘Ambasador of Hindu-MusIim Unity’?
(a) Annie Besant (b) Sarojini Naidu
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

843. Who among the following was the chief architect of reconciliation between the Extremists and the Moderates?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) MA Jinnah
(c) Madam Cama
(d) Feroz Shah Mehta
Ans: (a)

844. Sri Aurobind Ashram is situated in
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka
(c) Rameshwaram (d) Pondicherry
Ans: (d)

845. Who was the founder of All India Muslim League?
(a) Syed Ahmed Khan
(b) Mohammad Iqbal
(c) Agha Khan
(d) Nawab Salimullah Khan
Ans: (d)

846. Who had founded the Anushilan Samiti?
(a) Pramath Nath Mitra
(b) Varindra Ghosh
(c) V D Savarkar
(d) Narendra Gosain
Ans: (c)

847. Who among the following established a Republican Government in abroad?
(a) Raja Mahendra Pratap
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Ras Behari Bose
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

848. Who founded Anushilan Samiti at Dhaka (Decca)?
(a) Pulin Bihari Das
(b) Pramath Nath Mitra
(c) Swami Shradhanand
(d) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
Ans: (d)

849. Which one of the following nationalist leaders has been ‘described as being radical in Politics but conservative in social issues?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Madan Mohan Malviya
Ans: (a)

850. The first indication of the revolutionary movement in India was seen in
(a) Maharashtra (b) Bengal
(c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan
Ans: (b)

851. Which two revolutionaries were involved in the Muzaffarpur Murder (1908)?
(a) Binoy Bose, Badal Gupta
(b) Surya Sen, Loknath Bal
(c) Damodar and Balkrishna Chapekar
(d) PrafuII Chaki, Khudiram Bose
Ans: (d)

852. Who defended Aurobindo Ghosh in the ‘Alipore Bomb Case’?
(a) W C Bannerjee
(b) Surendra Nath Bannerjee
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Chittaranjan Das
Ans: (d)

853. Who founded Swadesh Bandhaw Samiti? [WBPCS 2008)
(a) Pulin Das (b) Surya Sen
(c) Barindra Ghosh
(d) Ashwin Kumar Dutt
Ans: (a)

854. Who was the first editor of the Yugantar?
(a) Barindra Ghosh
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Jatindra Nath Mukherjee
(d) Ullaskar Dutt
Ans: (c)

855. Who tried to organise revolt by Indian Sepoys and Revolutionaries around 1913?
(a) Bagha Jatin (b) AurobindoGhosh
(c) Ras Behari Bose
(d) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Ans: (d)

856. Where and when was the Ghadar Party founded?
(a) America, 1913 (b) England, 1917
(c) Denmark, 1921 (d) Scottland, 1925
Ans: (a)

857. Who led the attack on European Club at Pahartali in Chittagong?
(a) Pritilata Waddedar (b)Surya Sen
(c) AnantSingh
(d) Loknath Bal
Ans: (a)

858. What was Kamagata Maru?
(a) A political party based in Taiwan
(b) Peasant Communist leader of China
(c) A naval ship on voyage to Canada
(d) A Chinese village where MaoTse Tung began his long march
Ans: (c)

859. The Silk Letter Conspiracy (1916) was organised by
(a) Obaidullah Sindhi and Maulana Barakatullah.
(b) Maulana Abdul Ban and Maulana Muhammad Ali.
(c) Obaidullah Sindhi and Maulana Mahmud Hasan .
(d) Raja Mahehdra Pratap and John Henting.
Ans: (c)

860. Consider the following. 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 resolution 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?
(a) Annulment of partitions of Bengal
(b) Boycott
(c) National Education
(d) Swadeshi
Ans: (c)

861. Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, based during the outbreak of the World War I?
(a) North America (b) South America
(c) Central America (d) West America
Ans: (a)

862. Consider the following statements and mark the correct answer
1. Congress supported the Boycott Movement for Bengal at its Banaras Session which was presided over by GK Gokhale.
2. In 1906 Session of Kolkata, Dadabhai Naoroji declared the aim of the Congress, “Swaraj like that of UK Colonies”.
3. To mark Hindu-Muslim unity Raksha Bandhan was celebrated on the day of Partition of Bengal.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

863. What was the immediate cause for the launch of Swadeshi Movement?
(a) The Partiton of Bengal done by Lord Curzon
(b) A sentence of 18 months rigorous imprisoinment imposed on Lokmanya Tilak
(c) The arrest and deportation of Lala Lajpat Rai and Ajit Singh; and passing of the Punjab Colonization Bills
(d) Death sentence pronouced on the Chapkar brother
Ans: (a)

864. During the last ten days of 1885, which of the following associations did not hold its session?
(a) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
(b) Indian National Conference
(c) The Indian National Congress
(d) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
Ans: (d)

865. The agitation during which for the first time under British rule, India with it’s varied races and religions had been fought under the same platform for a common cause and United front, was launched for
(a) protection of tenants from oppression by the zamindars.
(b) the repeal of the Arms Act.
(c) liberalisation of the Vernacular Press Act.
(d) raising the maximum age for civil services examination.
Ans: (d)

866. Match the following organisations with their founding members
List I List II
A. Indian National Union 1. Anand Mohan Bose
B. British India Association 2. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. East India Association 3. AO Hume
D. Indian Society 4. Devendra Nath Tagore
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 3 4 (d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (d)

867. Ridiculing the idea of Swaraj in 1903 who said “Only mad men outside lurcatic system could think or talk of independence”?
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Firozshah Mehta
Ans: (c)

868. Which of the following were the objectives of INC?
1. Cultivating national unity, discarding caste, religion or provincial considerations.
2. Bringing about harmonious relations among nationalist leaders from all over the India.
3. Putting popular demands before government for their considerations and appropriate actions.
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

869. Mahatma Gandhi became the President of INC, in-
(a) Lucknow Session,1916
(b) Bombay Session, 1915
(c) Belgaum Session, 1924
(d) Kanpur Session, 1925
Ans: (d)

870. The Bombay Triumvarate consisted of all the following except
(a) Badaruddin Tyabji
(b) Feroz Shah Mehta
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) KT Telang
Ans: (b)

871. Who among the following were moderates
1. GK Gokhale
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. Feroz Shah Mehta
4. MG Ranade
5. BG Tilak
6. Bipin Chandra Pal
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 4, 5 and 6 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (b)

872. Which of the following considered drawback of the early phase of INC activities?
1. It was confined to the educated middle class.
2. Misplaced faith in benevolence and fair mindness of British rulers.
3. No proper understanding of the exploitive nature of British Economic Policies.
4. Preservation of caste and communal considerations preventing mass involvement.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

873. The partition of Bengal was in reality
(a) An attempt to weaken the nationalism in Bengal.
(b) A step taken for administrative convenience.
(c) An attempt to split the Congress.
(d) An Act to appease Muslim sentiments.
Ans: (a)

874. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya (universally respected) during
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Revolutionary Movement
(c) Home Rule Movement
(d) his imprisonment in 1908
Ans: (c)

875. Arrange the following according to their chronological order.
1. Partition of Bengal.
2. Surat split of Congress.
3. Separation of Assam and creation of a new state with Assam and Sylhet.
4. Separation of Bihar and Orissa.
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 4, 2, 3, 1
(c) 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 2, 3, 4, 1
Ans: (c)

876. The most important external event which greatly influenced the course of the Indian National Movement during the early twentieth century was
(a) the Russian Revolution, 1917
(b) the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-05
(c) the outbreak of the First World War, 1914
(d) Boer War, 1899
Ans: (b)

877. The number of delegates who attended the first Session of the Indian National Congress, held in Bombay in 1885, was
(a) 1500 (b) 556 (c) 304 (d) 72
Ans: (d)

878. Consider the following statements
1. The significance of AO Hume’s involvement in the INC was to remove offical hostility.
2. The Governor-General of India during the time of foundation of INC was Lord Dufferin.
3. The firstMuslim President of INC was MA Jinnah.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) Only 1 (d) All the these
Ans: (a)

879. What was the main political weapon used by the moderate nationalist to exert pressure upon the government against the partition of Bengal?
(a) Satyagraha
(b) Civil Disobedience
(c) Non-cooperation
(d) Swadeshi and Boycott
Ans: (d)

880. Which of the following were the methods adopted by the extremists?
(a) Boycott of Courts, School and Government Services.
(b) Launching National Education Schemes as an alternative to Western education.
(c) Promoting use of Swadeshi.
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

881. Which of the following cannot be considered as a cause for the rise of extremism?
(a) Serious problemof non-employment among educated youth.
(b) The failure of moderates.
(c) Realisation that mass action was called for.
(d) The reactionary rule of Lord Lytton.
Ans: (d)

882. The Partition of Bengal made in 1905
(a) was annulled by the kings proclamation at the Delhi Durbar in 1911.
(b) continued till India got independence.
(c) was annulled as a result of Minto-Morley reforms.
(d) was revoked in 1908 because of Swadeshi Movement.
Ans: (a)

883. Which of the following sets of newspaper reflected the concerns of educated Indian Muslims during the Khilafat Movement
(a) Comrade and Hamdard
(b) Comrade and Hindustan Times
(c) Zamindar and Muslim voice
(d) Comrade, Hamdard, Zamindar and Al Hilal
Ans: (b)

884. Match the following
List I List II
A. Madras Native Association 1. 1852
B. British India Association 2. 1851
C. Bombay Association 4. 1852
D. Bengal British India Society 5. 1843
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 1 4 2 3
Ans: (a)

885. Who is remembered as the pioneer of economic nationalism?
(a) BL Pal
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) RC Dutt
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: (c)

886. The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association (1893) was started by
(a) T Beck (b) AS Samulsan
(c) Syed Ahmed Khan
(d) MA Jinnah
Ans: (a)

887. Who was the First Woman Graduate of Calcutta University to address the INC Session of 1890?
(a) Kadambari Ganguly
(b) Pandit Rama Bai
(c) Vijaylakshmi Pandit
(d) Annie Besant
Ans: (a)

888. Who was regarded as ‘‘one of the most dangerous pioneers of disaffection and truly the father of Indian unrest’’?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: (c)

889. Who said, “A man without soul is mere animal. A nation without a soul is only a dumb driven cattle”?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Swami Dayanand
Ans: (c)

890. Assertion (A) Indian nationalism first developed in Bengal and reharvested in the 19th century.
Reason (R) Racial discrimination was a major factor behind the growth of nationalism.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (b)

891. What was the main programme of Bengal revolutionary terrorists who came to the force on of government repression and frustration caused by the failure of the political struggle?
(a) To generate a mass revolution.
(b) To assasinate unpopular officials after the fashion of the Irish terrorists and the Russian Nihilists.
(c) To have a trial of strength with the British Government.
(d) To create a new band of leaders to guide the National Movement.
Ans: (b)

892. Assertion (A) The early nationalists in the initial phases paid relatively little attention to the question of workers.
Reason (R) The early nationalists did not wish to, in any way, weaken the common struggle against British rule by creating any divisions within the ranks of the Indian people.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

893. Assertion (A) Earlier Congress leader did not adopt aggressive approach towards the British Government and followed a moderate approach.
Reason (R) Earlier Congress leaders knew the limit of their activity.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

894. Assertion (A) The involvement of AO Hume in the formation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 gave rise to a lot of controversy regarding the origins of the Congress.
Reason (R) The imperialist historians used the ‘Safety-Valve’ theory to discredit the Congress.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (b)

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895. Non-violence as taught and practiced by Mahatma Gandhi is rooted in the Indian Doctrine of
(a) Swaraj
(b) Swadeshi
(c) Satyagraha
(d) Ahimsa
Ans: (d)

896. Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because
(a) they felt that it was only an eyewash
(b) all the members of the commission were English
(c) the members of the commission were biased against India
(d) it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Ans: (b)

897. In which area was Rahul Sankrityayan active in the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1920?
(a) Chhapra (b) Delhi
(c) Lucknow (d) Patna
Ans: (a)

898. Consider the following statements
1. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha in 1919 because of the British measures to impose censorship on the press.
2. Gandhiji launched the Rowlatt Satyagraha because of the British policy of permitted detention without trial.
3. The Rowlatt Act was restricted to Bombay and Madras Presidency.
4. The agitation against the Rowlatt Act reached climax with the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
Ans: (b)

899. Consider the following statements
1. Gandhiji’s Salt Satyagraha in 1930 was against the state monopoly of the manufacture and sale of salt.
2. The American news magazine ‘Time’ covered the progress of Gandhiji’s walk to Dandi on the Salt Satyagraha.
3. The Viceroy of India at the time of the Salt Satyagraha was Lord Ripon.
4. Gandhiji did not complete the Dandi march due to ill health.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Only 4
(c) Only 2
(d) 1 and 2
Ans: (d)

900. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writing of
(a) Bernard Shaw (b) Karl Marx
(c) Lenin (d) Leo Tolstoy
Ans: (d)

901. Who of the following organised a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April, 1930?
(a) VO Chidambaram Pillai
(b) C. Rajagopalachari
(c) K. Kamaraj (d) Annie Besant
Ans: (b)

902. Consider the following statements
1. The Civil Disobedience Movement with Dandi March on 12 March, 1930 from Sabarmati to Dandi to break the salt law was started by Gandhi ji when his 11-points demands were rejected by the government.
2. Gandhiji established Phoenix farm in Natal.
3. Gandhiji reached South Africa in 1893 to work out legal problem of Dada Abdullah, a Gujarat Merchant.
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

903. The Swaraj Party was divided into fractions and its ‘Responsivists’ faction desired to
(a) cooperate with the British Government to safeguard the Hindu interests
(b) maintain a separate identity of the Swaraj Party
(c) become members of the Legislative Assembly
(d) cooperate with the Simon Commission
Ans: (c)

904. The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined
(a) the separation of power between the Judiciary and the Legislature
(b) the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments
(c) the power of the Secretary of State for India and the Viceroy
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

905. Which one among the following correctly describes Gandhiji’s attitude towards the Swarajist leaders?
(a) He was not opposed to their entry into council
(b) He had full trust in their bona fides and considered them most valued and respected leaders
(c) He was not in favour of maintaining warm personal relations with them
(d) He was neutral to Government’s offensive against the Swarajists and did not defend them
Ans: (b)

906. Put them in the chronological order
1. March from Sabarmati to Dandi
2. The Lahore Congress Session
3. Second Round Table Conference
4. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
(a) 2, 1, 4, 3 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4
Ans: (a)

907. The Simon Commission was appointed when?
(a) Irwin was the Viceroy of India
(b) Labour Party had an office in Britain
(c) Birkhead was the British PM
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

908. Which of the following thinkers movements influenced the development of Gandhiji’s political ideas?
1. Henry David Thoreau
2. John Ruskin
3. John Milton 4. Jainism
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) Only 1 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
Ans: (c)

909. The government took determined action to suppress the mass agitation and crowned its achievements with the massacre of an unarmed crowd, at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar (13 April, 1919). Why had the crowd gathered at Jallianwala Bagh?
(a) To protest against the passing of the Rowlatt Act
(b) To organise a Satyagraha against the generally rude behaviour of General Dyer
(c) To protest against the arrest of their popular leaders, Dr Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal
(d) To mourn the death of a local leader in police custody
Ans: (c)

910. In 1923, Swaraj Party gained absolute majority in
(a) Central Province Council
(b) Bengal Council
(c) UP Council (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

911. What was the chief programme of the Swaraj Party?
(a) Council entry
(b) Constitutional opposition
(c) Rural reconstructive programme
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

912. Match the following
A. Morley-Minto Reforms 1. Nationwide Agitation
B. Simon Commission 2. Suspending Non-cooperation movement
C. Chauri- Chaura Incident 3. Communal Representation
D. Dandi March 4. Breaking Salt Law A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2 (b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 3 4 1 (d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (b)

913. Who was the President of Gaya Session of the India National Congress held in 1922?
(a) Chittaranjan Das
(b) S N Banerjee
(c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(d) Hakim Ajmal Khan
Ans: (a)

914. Match the following
List I List II
A. Champaran Satyagraha 1. Conflict between mill owners and their workers
B. Kheda Satyagraha 2. Issue of Tinkathia system
C. Ahmedabad Satyagraha 3. Issue of non-payment of land revenue on the part of peasants
Codes A B C A B C
(a) 1 2 3 (b) 2 3 1
(c) 2 1 3 (d) 3 2 1
Ans: (b)

915. Consider the following statements
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) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

916. Why did the Indian nationalist leaders decide to support the war effort (First World War) of the British Government in the beginning?
(a) Out of a sense of loyalty to the British rulers
(b) Out of sympathy with the British cause
(c) In the hope that Britain would repay India’s loyalty by taking it further on the road to self-government
(d) Under a mistaken impression that Britain was committed to grant independence after the successful conclusion of the war
Ans: (c)

917. The first Satyagrahi selected by Mahatma Gandhi to launch the individual Satyagraha in October 1940 was
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(d) Vinoba Bhave
Ans: (d)

918. Consider the following events in the history of India’s Freedom Struggle?
1. Observance of ‘Purna Swaraj’ by the Congress.
2. Announcement of the all-white Simon Commission by the British Government.
3. Dandi March
4. Nehru Report
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of these events?
(a) 2, 3, 1, 4 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3
(c) 2, 4, 1, 3 (d) 4, 2, 1, 3
Ans: (c)

919. Which among the following is not the issue against which Gandhi ji fought in South Africa?
(a) Restriction on Indian immigration
(b) Invalidation of all marriage not conducted through Christian Rites
(c) Oppression of indigo planters
(d) Poll tax of 3 pounds imposed on all indentured Indians
Ans: (c)

920. Which one of the following statements is not correct about the Karachi Conference of All India National Congress held in March 1931?
(a) The Congress endorsed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact at this conference
(b) The resolution on the fundamental rights of the citizens was passed for the first time at the conference
(c) The Congress passed also a resolution on National Economic Plan at the conference
(d) At this conference the people specially the youths showed their absolute support to Mahatma Gandhi to lead the national movement
Ans: (d)

921. Match the following
List I (Event) List II (Year)
A. Demand for Pakistan by Muslim League 1. 1939
B. Subhas Chandra Bose as Congress President 2. 1929
C. Decision by Congress to Celebrate 26 January as the Independence Day 3. 1938
D. Resignation of Congress ministers 4. 1940
Codes A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 4 2 1 3
Ans: (b)

922. Consider the following statements
1. Following Dandi Salt March, Mahatma Gandhi chose Dharasana Salt Satyagarha in Mysore as the next non-violent protest against British Rule.
2. In Eastern India during Civil Disobedience Movement, people refused to pay chowkidari tax.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

923. Which one of the following statement in regard to the participation of All India National Congress in the provincial assembly elections held in 1937, under the Government of India Act 1935, is not incorrect?
(a) Only the Right Wing of the Congress participated in the elections
(b) The objective of the reaffirmed election manifesto of the Congress was to use the Act in the maximum possible welfare of the common people of India
(c) Mahatma Gandhi did not address a single election meeting
(d) The Congress won the elections in the half of the provinces
Ans: (c)

924. Consider the following pairs
Event Date
1. Communal Award : August 1932
2. Second Round Table Conference : December 1932
3. Gandhi Irwin Pact : March 1931
Which of the above given pair(s) is/are correctly matched?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

925. In the elections held in January-February 1937, Congress failed to emerge as a party with absolute majority in which of the following province?
(a) Bengal (b) Madras
(c) United Provinces
(d) Central Provinces
Ans: (a)

926. Which of the following was not included in the Nehru Report?
(a) India must be given dominion status
(b) The Governor General must be only the constitutional head
(c) There was to be no separate electorate
(d) Dyarchy should be introduced both at the centre as well as in the provinces
Ans: (d)

927. Which of the following statements is wrong in the context of Karachi Congress 1931?
(a) It was presided over by Vithalbhai Patel
(b) The congress decided to participate in the Second Round Table Conference
(c) The resolution on Fundamental Rights was passed
(d) The future economic policy of the Congress was also spelt out
Ans: (a)

928. Which one of the following reasons was not responsible for the decline of the Home Rule Movement in India in 1918?
(a) The moderate nationalists, had joined the movement after the arrest of Annie Beasant, left the movement when the British government released her and promised for the government reforms
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak went England to pursue the libel case, which he had filed against Valentine Chirol, the author of ‘Indian Unrest’ and thus he was absent to lead the movement
(c) Annie Besant was unable to give a firm lead to the movement
(d) After the declaration of Montagu -Chelmsford reforms, the national leaders recalled the movement
Ans: (d)

929. Which one of the following conditions was not mentioned in the Lucknow Pact between All India National Congress and All India Muslim League?
(a) Muslim should be given one-third representation in the Central Government
(b) The separate electorates should be abolished
(c) All members, except nominated, should be elected directly on the basis of adult franchise
(d) The term of the Legislative Council should be five years
Ans: (b)

930. Consider the following provisions envisaged by Muhammad Ali Jinnah under his fourteen points demand in 1929
1. All cabinets at central or local level should have at least 1/3rd Muslim Representation.
2. In the Central Legislature, Muslim presentation should not be less than one third.
3. Sindh should be separated from the Punjab Province.
4. Communal Electorate System should be abolished.
Which of the provisions given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (a)

931. Which one of the following statements given below is not true about the Swaraj Party constituted by Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru?
(a) Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru resigned from their offices in the All India National Congress to constitute Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party
(b) The Swaraj Party declared to present the national demand for self-government in the Legislative Councils under the British rule
(c) The Swarajists stated that participation in the legislative councils under the British rule, was necessary to occupy the piece of power, which was provided to the councils by the Montagu- Chelmsford
(d) The Swarajists lacked any policy of coordinating their militant work in the Legislative Councils with mass political work outside
Ans: (c)

932. Assertion (A) Jawaharlal Nehru denounced the 1935 Act as a new charter of slavery.
Reason (R) The 1935 Act sought to safeguard and maintain British rule in India with the help of Indian princes and Pro-British Organisations.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

933. Which of the following statements about Gandhiji’s Hind Swaraj written in 1909 is/are true?
1. Hind Swaraj offers a civilisation concept of the Indian nation.
2. Hind Swaraj slates that Parliaments democrary was necessary for the amelioration of the sufferings Indians.
3. Hind Swaraj argues that Industrial capitalism was responsible for the immorality of society.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) Only 1
Ans: (c)

934. Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding the Tripuri Crisis?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose branded the majority of the top All India National Congress leadership as rightists
(b) After the election of Subhash Chandra Bose as the President of the All India National Congress its twelve members of working committee resigned
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru did not resign from the working committee of the All India National Congress though he did not agree with the ideas of Subhash Chandra Bose about the top leadership of the Congress
(d) The Congress Socialists did not support Subhash Chandra Bose in the matter because they were against his militant leftist ideas
Ans: (d)

935. Which one of the following statements in regard to Vaikom Temple Entry Movement for Avarna Class, is not incorrect?
(a) This movement was commenced along with the Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Many Savarna organisations like Nair Samajam and Kerala Hindu Sabha opposed the movement
(c) EV Ramaswami Naicker also opposed the movement because it was led by the leaders from upper caste
(d) Gandhiji in his Kerala tour, during the movement did not visit a single temple in Kerala because they were to opened for the avarnas
Ans: (d)

936. The Akali Movement in Punjab was one of the powerful movements in India, that commenced along with Non-Cooperation Movement and successfully ended. Which one of the following observations is not correct about the Akali Movement?
(a) The movement developed on a purely religious issue but ended up as a powerful episode of the freedom movement of India
(b) The movement arose with an aim of freeing the Gurudwaras from the control of corrupt managers and custodians of Gurudwaras who were appointed by the government after the British annexation of Punjab
(c) In 1925, the British Government handed over control over all the Punjab Gurdwaras to an elected body of Sikh, known as Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC)
(d) The movement made a massive contribution to the political development of Punjab and awakened the Peasantry but it also promoted Sikh communalism
Ans: (b)

937. Consider the following statements in respect of election of provincial assemblies held in India in 1937.
1. All India National Congress could not get majority in Bengal, Asom, the North-West Frontier Province, Punjab and Sindh.
2. All India National Congress was the largest single party in Punjab, Sindh and Asom.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

938. Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of Harijan campaign of Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) In May 1933, Mahatma Gandhi took a major fast to convince his followers of the importance of the issue and seriousness of his effort for the campaign
(b) Sabarmati Ashram was handed over to Harijan Sevak Sangha in order to promote the Harijan cause
(c) Gandhiji repeatedly declared that Harijan movement was not a political movement
(d) In 1934, The British Government of India passed the Temple entry bill in the Central Legislative Assembly in favour of untouchables
Ans: (d)

939. Consider the following statements in regard to Communist Movement in India, during the Indian Freedom Struggle
1. Guided by sixth Congress of the Communist International, the communists of India broke their connection with All India National Congress and declared it to be a class party of the bourgeoisie.
2. The workers and peasants party was also dissolved on the ground that it was not appropriate to form a two class (Workers and Peasants) party.
3. The communists stood apart from the Civil Disobedience Movement and did not participate in it actively.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (b)

940. Consider the following statements in regard to Indian Home rule movement.
1. S Subramaniam Iyer and Annie Besant headed the league in Calcutta.
2. Jinnah led the Delhi division of the movement.
3. Most activities were undertaken in the cities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras and the head was situated in Delhi. Identity the incorrect statement(s).
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

941. The British separated Burma (Myanmar) from India in 1935. What was the major reason of this separation?
(a) The British found it very difficult to rule over India and Burma as an integrated unit
(b) The All India National Congress pleaded for nationalism and appealed to the British Government to separate Burma from India
(c) The British wanted to use burma as a gate barrier against the Japanese imperialism to escape their India empire
(d) The British separated Burma from India in the hope of weakening the Burmese freedom struggle
Ans: (d)

942. with respect to All India States People’s Conference (AISPC), consider the following statements
1. It was formed to co-ordinate political activities in the Princely States.
2. It urged the Princely States to introduce democratic representative government.
3. It represented the people of princely states in the First Round Table Conference.
4. It played a major role in the merger of Princely Sates with the Indian dominion after independence.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (c)

943. Consider the following statements regarding Salt Satyagraha
1. The Salt Satyagraha began on March 12, 1930 and ended in Dandi with Gandhi breaking the Salt Act on April 6, 1930.
2. Gandhi chose April 6 to launch the mass breaking of the salt laws for a symbolic reason—it was the first day of ‘National Week’, begun in 1919 when Gandhi conceived of the national hartal (strike) against the Rowlatt Act.
3. Instead of choosing the direct route from Ahmedabad to Dandi, Gandhiji chose to pass through areas under the rulers of the princely states to avoid arrest.
4. Lord Reading was the British Viceroy during Salt Satyagraha.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (a)

944. Consider the following statements about Gandhiji’s Movement
1. The movement was based on truth and non-violence.
2. Only the brave and strong could practice satyagraha and be the part of movements.
3. Non-cooperation movement withdrew because the followers were not practising satyagraha.
Which of the above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (c)

945. With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements.
1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of proletariat.
3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (d)

946. The first venture of Gandhi in All India Politics was the
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Rowlatt Satyagraha
(c) Champaran Movement
(d) Dandi March
Ans: (b)

947. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for
(a) the Union of Pashtun tribal areas in North-West with the Afghanistan
(b) the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers
(c) the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform
(d) the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against Colonialism
Ans: (d)

948. The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because
(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
Ans: (d)

949. Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death mainly because
(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
Ans: (c)

950. Consider the following statements
1. Rowlatt Committee was appointed to investigate the nature and extent of revolutionary activities.
2. On the basis of the recommendations, Government of India passed the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act in 1919 in the Imperial Legislative Council.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

951. Which one among the following works of Mahatma Gandhi provides a critique of modern machine-oriented civilization?
(a) The Story of My Experiments with Truth
(b) Hind Swaraj
(c) Constructive Programme
(d) Anasakti Yoga (Commentary on ‘Gita’)
Ans: (b)

952. Consider the following statements relating to the Khilafat Movement
1. The Khilafat agitation was launched in 1920 on the question of the future of Turkey which was a defeated power in the FirstWorldWar.
2. The educated Indian Muslims were taking serious interest in the affairs of Turkey. During the Amritsar Congress (1919), it was decided between the leaders of the Congress and the Khilafat Committee that the Khilafat agitation would be continued under Mahatma Gandhi’s leadership.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

953. Which among the following about Mahatma Gandhi Non-Cooperation Movement are correct?
1. Refusal to attend Government Durbars and official functions.
2. Participation in elections.
3. Participation in rallies for the boycott of foreign goods.
4. Surrender of titles.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4
Ans: (b)

954. The result of the Poona Pact was that the number of the seats reserved for the depressed classes out of general electorate seats were
(a) abolished (b) increased
(c) retained in the same level
(d) decreased
Ans: (b)

955. Consider the following statements about the Non-Cooperation Movement
1. Gandhiji’s appeal for Non-Cooperation Movement had attracted both the moderate and the extremist rank and file, for he had cleverly combined the goal of the former, Swaraj within the empire, with the means of the later noncooperation.
2. CR Das decided to enter the Legislative Council not to help the British but to embarrass them. It was to be a form of non-cooperation from within.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

956. Consider the following statements The Non-Cooperation Movement led to the
1. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time.
2. Growth of Hindu-Muslim unity.
3. Removal of fear of the British ‘might’ from the minds of the people.
4. British Government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 3 and 4
Ans: (b)

957. The Sarabandi (no tax) Campaign of 1922 was led by
(a) Bhagat Singh (b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) Rajguru (d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: (d)

958. Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle
1. Chauri-chaura outrage
2. Dandi-March
3. Morley Reforms
Which of the above is/are responsible for the withdrawal of the non-cooperation movements?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 1
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

959. Match the following
List I (Newspapers/Jour nals) List II (Editiors)
A. Bengal Gazette 1. Harish Chandra Mukherjee
B. Sabad Kaumudi 2. Raja Ram Mohan Rai
C. Rast Goftar 3. James Augustus Hickey
D. The Hindu Patriot 4. Dadabhai Naoroji
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1 (b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 1 3 4 (d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (a)

960. Which one among the following statements about Civil Disobedience Movement is correct?
(a) It started with Gandhiji’s march to Champaran
(b) Under Gandhi-Irwin Agreement, the Congress agreed to give up Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) The British Government was quite soft towards the movement from the beginning
(d) There were no violent incidents during the movement
Ans: (b)

961. Match the following lists
List I List II
A. Champaran Satyagraha 1. First noncooperation
B. Kheda Satyagraha 2. First Mass Strike
C. Ahmedabad mill strike 3. First Civil Disobedience
D. Satyagraha against Rowlatt Act 4. First Hunger Strike
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2 (b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 5 2 3 1
Ans: (a)

962. Who among the following drafted the resolution on Fundamental Rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?
(a) Dr BR Ambedkar
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Palel
Ans: (b)

963. Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore did not define India as a ‘Nation’, because they were
(a) appreciative of cultural divisiveness
(b) opposed to the idea of homogeneity
(c) supportive of ‘oneness’
(d) critical of hegemonic culture
Ans: (b)

964. The Khilafat Movement received support from both Hindus and Muslims and it was led from the front by Gandhiji. In spite of this, the movement lost momentum.Why?
(a) Office of Khalifa was abolished in Turkey itself and better terms offered to Turkey
(b) Muslim League’s opposition to the Indian National Congress
(c) Special concessions given to the Muslims by the British Government
(d) Internal frictions between the Congress and the Muslim League
Ans: (a)

965. Consider the following statements about Gandhian movements in India
1. Gandhiji was in favour of mass movements.
2. Gandhian movements were non-violent in character.
3. In Gandhian movements, the leaders had no role to play.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (b)

966. Consider the following events in the history of Indian freedom struggle
1. Champaran Satyagraha
2. Bardoli Satyagraha
3. Ahmedabad MillWorkers Strike
4. Chauri-Chaura Incident Which one of the following is a correct chronological sequence of the above events starting from the earliest?
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 1, 2, 4, 3
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2 (d) 3, 1, 2, 4
Ans: (c)

967. Consider the following passage. It urged people to resign from government offices, shut the British law-courts, withdraw from schools and colleges and boycott the elections. On the other hand, there was a campaign for using indigenous goods, especially khadi or Homespun cloth.
Which movement does the above passage relate to?
(a) Swadeshi (b) Non-cooperation
(c) Civil Disobedience
(d) Quit India
Ans: (b)

968. Which one among the following was not a programme adopted by the Congress while launching the Non-cooperation Movement ?
(a) Surrender of titles and honorary offices, resignation from nominated seats in local bodies, boycott of the official and semi official functions
(b) Withdrawal of children from government schools and colleges
(c) Boycott of elections, foreign goods and government courts
(d) Refusal to pay the revenues to the government
Ans: (d)

969. Which among the following was the primary aim of the Swarajya Party?
(a) To cooperate with the government in implementing the reforms of 1919
(b) To gain experience of the functioning of representative government
(c) To wreck the scheme of the reform of 1919 by a policy of uniform, continuous and consistent obstruction
(d) To exhibit displeasure over the failure of Non-cooperation Movement
Ans: (b)

970. The Haripura Congress (1938) remains a milestone in Indian Freedom Struggle because
(a) it declared war on the British Empire
(b) it appointed Jawaharlal Nehru as the future Prime Minister of India
(c) of the introduction of the idea of a Planning Commission
(d) of the acceptance of the Government of India Act, 1935 by the Congress
Ans: (c)

971. Consider the following statements
1. Dr Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants.
2. Acharya JB Kripalani was one of Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran investigation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

972. The first effort at drafting a Dominion Status Constitution for India was made in response to the
(a) Minto-Morley Reforms
(b) Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
(c) Simon Commission
(d) First Round Table Conference
Ans: (c)

973. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
Ans: (c)

974. Which one among the following prompted Rabindranath Tagore to surrender his title of ‘Sir’?
(a) The passing of the Rowlatt Act
(b) The passing of the Act of 1919
(c) To support Mahatma Gandhi’s Satyagraha Movement
(d) To protest against the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh and the imposition of martial law in Punjab
Ans: (d)

975. Which Indian nationalist leader was Known as Diamond of India?
(a) BG Tilak
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(d) Subhash Chandra Bos
Ans: (c)

976. Which among the following was not a demand of Mahatma Gandhi to the Government as a condition of settlement before he launched the Non-cooperation movement?
(a) The Government should withdraw the Rowlatt Act
(b) The Government should express regret for the massacre at Jallianwaa Bagh
(c) The British Government should behave leniently with Turkey
(d) The Government should put a better scheme of reforms than that of the Act of 1919
Ans: (c)

977. The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress is very important in history because
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 statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

978. For his leadership, in which one of the following movements was Vallabhbhai Patel bestowed the title ‘Sardar’?
(a) Bardoli Satyagraha
(b) Champaran Satyagraha
(c) Khilafat Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Ans: (a)

979. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, who of the following formed the Congress Khilafat Swarajya Party?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru and Hakim Ajmal Khan
(c) JB Kripalani and KM Munshi
(d) Motilal Nehru and CR Das
Ans: (d)

980. With reference of Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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 Simon Commission coincided with Rawlatt Satyagraha.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (a)

981. During India’s freedom struggle, which one of the following led to the first All India Hartal?
(a) Protest against Rowlatt Act
(b) Protest against Jalianwala Bagh incident
(c) Arrest and trial of Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Arrival of Simon Commission
Ans: (d)

982. Who presided over the Cabinet Mission?
(a) Clement Attlee (b) Sir P Lawrence
(c) Strafford Cripps (d) AV Alexander
Ans: (b)

983. Cripps Proposal were rejected because
(a) it refused to release all the arrested national leaders
(b) of the intention to partition India
(c) it suggested the formation of an interim government
(d) it refused to hand over effective power to the Indians
Ans: (d)

984. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order?
(a) First Round Table Conference — Poona Pact — Simon Commission — Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(b) Simon Commission — First Round Table Conference — Gandhi-Irwin Pact — Poona Pact
(c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact — Simon Commission — First Round Table Conference — Poona Pact
(d) Poona Pact—Simon Commission— First Round Table Conference — Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Ans: (b)

985. The Mountbatten Plan (June 3, 1947) was about
(a) guidelines for the formation of a constitution for India by the Constituent Assembly .
(b) creation of federal govenment .
(c) a plan for controlling communal riots raging all over India at the same time.
(d) the method by which power was to be transferred from British to Indian hands.
Ans: (d)

986. Consider the following statements The Sawarjist Manifesto for election in oct 1923 includes
1. present the national demand of self-government
2. British in governing India is to secure interests of their own country was the guiding principle
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 2
(c) Only 1 (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

987. Consider the following statements
1. In the First Round Table Conference Dr BR 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) All of the above
Ans: (c)

988. Consider the following statements
1. The Champaran Satyagraha marked Gandhiji’s second appearance in Indian politics as a leader of the masses.
2. The Champaran Satyagraha was launched to address the problems faced by Indigo plantation workers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

989. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. Bardoli Satyagraha
2. Rajkot Satyagraha 3 Champaran Satyagrah
4. Nagpur Satyagrah
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 4, 3, 1, 2
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2 (d) 3, 4, 1, 2
Ans: (d)

990. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?
(a) The Arms Act
(b) The Public Safety Act
(c) The Rowlatt Act
(d) The Vernacular Press Act
Ans: (c)

991. Who was the founder of All Indian Harijan Sangha in 1932?
(a) MK Gandhi (b) BR Ambedkar
(c) Jagjivan Ram (d) Vinoba Bhave
Ans: (a)

992. The Non-cooperation Movement was adopted by the Congress at a special session’ held at in September, 1920.
(a) Bombay (b) Calcutta
(c) Wardha (d) Allahabad
Ans: (b)

993. Swami Sahajananda Saraswati formed the All India United Kisan Sabha with the demand for the nationalisation of land and waterways’.
(a) just before his death
(b) at a very young age
(c) in the 1930s
(d) in the 1920s
Ans: (c)

994. Which of the following statements is not correct about the first RTC (Nov 1930 to Jan 1931)?
(a) Congress joined the conference
(b) Congress did not attend
(c) BR Ambedkar attended the conference
(d) None of the above statements are correct
Ans: (a)

995. Who of the following was entrusted with Finance portfolio in the ministry formed in UP after the election of 1937?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant
(b) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
(c) Kailash Nath Katju
(d) Mohammed Ibrahim
Ans: (b)

996. Which of the following movements drew women out from the seclusion of home?
1. Swadeshi Movement
2. Home Rule Movement
3. Non-cooperation Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

997. The National Leader who was elected as President (Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925 was
(a) Motial Nehru (b) CR Das
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Vitthalbhai Patel
Ans: (d)

998. Consider the following statements about Gandhiji’s thinking on environment
1. His environmental thinking is rooted in his larger philosophical and moral thinking.
2. He preferred sustainable environmental, practices to nourish the soil and the natural world.
3. He laid emphasis on the rigorous ethic of non-injury in our treatment of animals.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (c)

999. In 1940, Mahatma Gandhi initiated limited’ Satyagraha on individual basis because
(a) He wanted to unite both the left and-right wing of the All India National Congress during the national movement
(b) He wanted to express symbolic oppose against the British Rule as it was appeasing the Fascist Powers in Europe
(c) He wanted to give the British rule a chance to peacefully accept the Indian demands of freedom and to constitute immediately an interim Indian Government
(d) He wanted to provide his active support to the British Rule to oppose the fascist powers in Europe
Ans: (c)

1000. Who of the following was associated with the August Offer?
(a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord Irwin
(c) Lord Linlithgow
(d) Lord Mountbatten
Ans: (c)

1001. Which of the following statements regarding Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of Satyagraha is/are correct?
1. Truth and Non-violence are its two vital ingredients.
2. The follower of Satyagraha would resist evil but not hate the evil doer.
3. The Satyagrahi would, if necessary, inflict suffering on himself, and also the evil doer.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 1 (d) 1 and 2
Ans: (d)

1002. With reference to the period of Indian Freedom Struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru Report?
1. Complete Independence for India.
2. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities.
3. Provision of Fundamental Rights for the people of India in the Constitution.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (b)

1003. Consider the following statements. The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for
1. the provincial autonomy.
2. the establishment of Federal Court.
3. all Indian 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
Ans: (d)

1004. Consider the following statements
1. The decision to boycott Simon Commission was taken by the Congress in its 1927, Bombay Session.
2. Muslim League also decided to Boycott Simon Commission.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

1005. Consider the following statements in regard to the All India States’ People’s Conference in the Princely States during the Indian National Movement
1. The first conference of All India States’ People’s Conference was held in 1927.
2. In the beginning though the All India National Congress allowed the residents of the Princely States to become the members of the Congress but forbade them to initiate any political activity in the States in the name of the Congress.
3. With the launching of Civil Disobedience Movement, the congress made no distinction between British India and the Princely States and call for struggle was extended to the people of the Princely States.
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
Ans: (a)

1006. Which one of the following was the first Indian effort to draft constitutional scheme?
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Nehru Report
(c) Government of India, Act, 1935
(d) All of the above
Ans: (b)

1007. Consider the following statements in regard to the Congress of oppressed nationalities at Brussels in 1927
1. The All India National Congress sent a delegation of five members to the meet.
2. Jawahar Lal Nehru, was elected the General secretary of the League Against Imperialism, which was organised at this Congress.
3. After this Congress and the All India National Congress took a firm stand against imperialism in any part of the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (c)

1008. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, the Simon Commission was appointed to
(a) examine the working of reforms of 1919
(b) determine the relations of the British Government with the Indian States
(c) review the provisions of the Rowlatt Act
(d) explore the possibility of granting dominion status of India
Ans: (a)

1009. During the Salt March of 1930, Gandhiji walked from his ashram to Dandi, altogether he walked
(a) 300 miles (b) 241 miles
(c) 325 miles (d) 551 miles
Ans: (b)

1010. In which one of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress was it proposed that the State shall own or control the key industries, mines and means of transport?
(a) Lahore Session, 1929
(b) Karachi Session, 1931
(c) Calcutta Session, 1933
(d) Lucknow Session, 1936
Ans: (b)

1011. Who among the following has authored the book ‘Hind Swaraj’?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) MG Ranade
Ans: (b)

1012. Consider the following statements
1. The ‘Bombay Manifesto’ signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals.
2. It evoked support from a large section of business community from all across India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

1013. Consider the following declaration and identify the person who made it using the codes given below? The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in their incongruous context of humiliation and I, for my part, wish to stand shorn of all special distinction, by the side of my countrymen who, for their so-called insignificance are liable to suffer degradation not fit for human beings.
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Ans: (d)

1014. Consider the following statements about the Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918
1. It was related to a dispute between the workers and the European mill owners regarding hours of work.
2. Gandhiji advised the workers to go on strike.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

1015. Consider the following statements
1. A nine member reform enquiry committee headed by Alexander Muddimen appointed to examine the working of dyarchy.
2. In 1927, a three member committee headed by Hascourt Butter appointed to inquire into the relationship between Indian states and the paramount power.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

1016. Consider the following statements about the Non-Cooperation Movement
1. The movement was a mixture of nationalism, middle class politics, religion, feudalism, agrarian discontent and working class agitation.
2. The movement was much greater in intensity than any other political agitation which came before it.
3. The movement helped to foster Hindu-Muslim unity.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (b)

1017. Who was the founder of Nationalist Party?
(a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(b) Asaf Ali
(c) Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad
(d) MC Chagla
Ans: (d)

1018. Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 where in a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Motilal Nehru
Ans: (c)

1019. Consider the following statements relating Gandhian strategy of Satyagraha
1. Under the Gandhian strategy, which may be described as Struggle Truce Struggle (STS) phase of a vigorous extra-legal mass movement and confrontation with colonial authority alternate with phases, during which direct confrontation is withdrawn.
2. The entire political process of STS was upward spiraling one, which also assumed that the freedom struggle would pass through several stages, ending with the transfer of power by the colonial regime itself.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

1020. Which among the following was not one of the provisions of the Communal Award?
(a) Member of the depressed classes were assigned reserved seats and separated electorates
(b) Separate electorates for the Muslims
(c) Separate electorates for the Europeans and the Sikhs
(d) The separate electorates were to lapse at the end of 10 years
Ans: (d)

1021. Consider the following statements
1. The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act of 1935.
2. The Government of India Act of 1935, provided for the establishment of an All India Federation to be based on a Union of the provinces of British India and the Princely States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

1022. Consider the following statements
1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Simla Conference took place.
2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors of the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) both 1 and 2 (c) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

1023. Which among the following is/are included in the Gandhiji’s Eleven Points?
1. Abolish salt tax and Government’s salt monopoly.
2. Reduce rupee-sterling exchange ratio.
3. Introduce total prohibition of alcohol.
4. Reduce expenditure on army and civil service by 50%.
5. Introduce textile protection. Choose the right answer from the following codes
(a) 1, 4 and 5 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 3, 4 and 5
Ans: (b)

1024. With reference to the Indian Freedom struggle, the decade of 1920s is popularly known for “Growth of Communalism”. What was/were the reason/s?
1. Socio-economic backwardness.
2. British policy of divide and rule.
3. Side-effect of militant nationalism. Which one of the above is/are correct reasons?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 2
Ans: (a)

1025. Who announced the proposal on Communal Award in 1932 in the British Parliament?
(a) Ramsay Mac Donald
(b) Dr. BR Ambedkar
(c) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(d) None of them
Ans: (a)

1026. Consider the following statements with regard to Champaran Satyagraha (1917)
1. The Champaran Satyagraha marked Mahatma Gandhi’s first appearance in Indian politics as a leader of the masses.
2. Young nationalists like Rajendra Prasad and JB Kripalani had worked with Mahatma Gandhi at Champaran.
3. It was during this movement that Mahatma Gandhi formulated his philosophy of Satyagraha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3
Ans: (b)

1027. Consider the following statements The three Movements of Gandhi were named variously as the Non-Cooperation Movement, the Civil Disobedience Movement and the Quit India Movement because
1. Gandhi wanted to attract the Indian masses to his movements by giving it a different name each time.
2. When a movement failed, he did not want to use the same name for his new movement.
3. Each movement was more rigorous than the previous one.
4. Gandhi prepared the masses slowly from non-cooperating in 1921 to telling the British to quit India in 1942.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 3 and 4
Ans: (a)

1028. The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 provided for
(a) the creation of dominion status for India
(b) separate electorates for the Muslims
(c) separate electorates for the Harijans
(d) joint electorate with reservation of Harijans
Ans: (d)

1029. Which one of the following was not the demand of the Khilafat Non-cooperation Movement ?
(a) Favourable Treaty for Turkey
(b) Redressal of Punjab wrongs
(c) Establishment of Sawaraj
(d) Complete independence fromBritish
Ans: (d)

1030. Which one of the following with regard to the Poona Pact, 1932 is not correct?
(a) Adequate representation of depressed sections in government jobs
(b) Reservation of seats for the depressed classes in the provincial legislature
(c) Acceptance of joint electorate system
(d) Reservation of seats for the depressed classes in the central legislature
Ans: (a)

1031. With reference to the Civil Disobedience movement, consider the following statements
1. Champaran Satyagraha was the first Civil Disobedience Movement.
2. Second phase of Civil Disobedience Movement was started with Dandi March.
Which of the above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 1
(c) Only 2
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

1032. Identify, using the codes given below, the nationalist leader who was sentenced in the words outlined below.
“The fact that in the eyes of millions of your countrymen you are a great patriot and great leader but as a man subject to the law, who has, by his own admission broken the law you are subject to six years imprisonment.”
(a) CR Das
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: (b)

1033. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Movement/
Satyagraha
Person Actively
Associated With
1. Champaran : Rajendra Prasad
2. Ahmedabad Mill : Workers Morarji Desai
3. Kheda : Vallabhbhai Patel
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

1034. Who among the following was nominated by Mahatma Gandhi for the Presidentship of the Congress in 1939 against Subhash Chandra Bose?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
(c) Govind Ballabh Pant
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: (b)

1035. Which of the statements given below about the Champaran Satyagraha is/are correct?
1. It was related to Indigo plantations.
2. It started because the European planters oppressed the Zamindars.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

1036. Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, ‘Unto the Last’ and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man
(b) The good of individual is contained in the good of all
(c) The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit are essential for a noble life
(d) All of the above
Ans: (b)

1037. The agenda for the Round Table Conferences held in London was to
(a) discuss the report of the Simon Commission
(b) form a Constitution for India
(c) find a solution of the communal problem in India
(d) find a solution for the problems of the ‘depressed’ classes of India
Ans: (a)

1038. Consider the following statement “We believe that it is inalienable right of the Indian people as of any other people, to have freedom and to enjoy the fruits of their toil and have the necessities of life so that they may have full opportunities of growth.” Identify the correct context of this statement from below
(a) Pledge of independence to be publicly taken all over India on 26 January, 1930
(b) Preamble of the Constitution of India adopted in 1950
(c) Congress Working Committee Resolution adopted at the Special Calcutta Congress Session in 1920
(d) Part of Speech delivered by Subhash Chandra Bose at the launch of ‘Azad Hind Fauj’
Ans: (a)

1039. Which one among the following was part of Gandhi-Irwin Agreement of 1931?
(a) Stern action against policemen guilty of brutal assault on Satyagrahis
(b) Nehru to represent Congress at the Round Table Conference of 1931
(c) Deletion of communal question from the agenda of the Conference
(d) Release of political prisoners excepting those guilty of arson and violence
Ans: (d)

1040. Consider the following statements with reference to Simon Commission
1. Came to Indian in 1928, to explore the possibility of further constitutional reforms.
2. Boycotted by Indians because no Indian represented in the commission.
Which of the above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 1
(c) Only 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

1041. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Persons) List II (Movements)
A. Raj Kumar Shukla 1. Kheda Satyagraha
B. Ambalal Sarabhai 2. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
C. Indulal Yagnik 3. Bardoli Satyagraha
D. Vallabhbhai Patel 4. Champaran Satyagraha
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4 (b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 3 2 1 4
Ans: (c)

1042. Consider the following statements about Dr Ram Manohar Lohia
1. He believed the Satyagraha without constructive work is like a sentence without a verb.
2. He wrote his PhD thesis paper on the topic of Salt Satyagraha, focusing on Mahatma Gandhi’s socio-economic theory.
3. He recognized that caste, more than class, was the huge stumbling block to India’s progress.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Both 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

1043. Which one among the following was the major demand of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) organised under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel?
(a) Land to the Tiller
(b) Increase in the rates of labour wage
(c) Rollback of newly enhanced revenue rate
(d) Supply of agricultural inputs to the farmers at subsidised rate
Ans: (c)

1044. In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi was critical of railways, because they are
1. carriers of plague germs.
2. instruments for frequency of famines.
3. responsible for creating class division in the society.
4. accident-prone.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 4
Ans: (b)

1045. Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad Session of 1920?
(a) Abdul Kalam Azad
(b) Hasrat Mohani
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Ans: (b)

1046. The doctrines of ‘non-violence’ and civil disobedience” associated with Mahatma Gandhi were influenced by the works of
(a) Churchill-lrwin-Tolstoy
(b) Ruskin-Tolstoy-Thoreau
(c) Thoreau-Humen-Shaw
(d) Cripps-Tolstoy-Howes
Ans: (b)

1047. Who among the following was the President of the All-India States Peoples’s Conference in 1939?
(a) Jaya Prakash Narayan
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sheikh Abdullah
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: (b)

1048. Gandhiji led the Indian Nationalist Movement from the front and his leadership was motivated by a wider philosophy he nurtured throughout the course of the movement. Which one among the following was a continuous movement based on this philosophy, and not a specific movement?
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement
(b) Swadeshi Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Ans: (b)

1049. With reference to the Montagu- Chelmsford Reforms, consider the following statements
1. Dyarchy arrangement is irrational.
2. Limited franchise.
3. Central excutive, not responsible to legislature.
Which of the above is/are the drawbacks of the aforesaid reforms?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2
Ans: (a)

1050. Mahatma Gandhi undertook ‘fast unto death’ against the Communal Award. He, however, discontinued the fast because
(a) the Congress leaders successfully prevailed upon Mahatma Gandhi to accept the Award
(b) the British Government withdrew the Communal Award
(c) of the conclusion of the Poona Pact
(d) the weaker classes openly opposed the Award
Ans: (c)

1051. While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans: (d)

1052. The Passive Resistance Association was first formed by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa in 1906 to organize a campaign against the introduction of
(a) Poll Tax
(b) Certificate of Registration
(c) Legislations against Indian Businessmen
(d) Legislation to disenfranchise the Indians
Ans: (b)

1053. What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a Satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda?
1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection inspite of a drought.
2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

1054. Consider the following statements
1. The Communal Award allotted to each minority a number of seats in the Provincial Legislature.
2. The Communal Award recommended for 7 reserved seats for Marathas in certain selected constituency of the Bombay Presidency.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

1055. Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conference?
(a) Faiz Ahmad Faiz
(b) Josh Malihabadi
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Firaq Gorakhpuri
Ans: (c)

1056. Which one of the following is not offered by August Offer of 1940?
(a) Dominion status in the unspecified future
(b) A post war body to enact the Constitution
(c) Expand the Governor-General’s Executive Council
(d) Complete Independence after one year
Ans: (d)

1057. Which one of the following Commissions/Committees was appointed by the British Government to investigate into the massacre in Jalianwalla Bagh?
(a) Welby Commission
(b) Hunter Committee
(c) Simon Commission
(d) Butler Committee
Ans: (b)

1058. List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I (Event) List II (Result)
A. Morley-Minto Reforms 1. Country-wise agitation
B. Simon Commission 2. Withdrawal of a movement
C. The Chauri- Chaura Incident 3. Communal electorates
D. The Dandi March 4. Communal outbreaks
5. Illegal manufacture of salt
Codes A B C D
(a) 3 4 5 2
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 2 3 4 5
(d) 3 1 2 5
Ans: (d)

1059. Assertion (A) Subhash Chandra Bose resigned from the Presidentship of the Indian National Congress in his second term.
Reason (R) He became opposed to the Gandhian Movement based on non-violence.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanat of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

1060. When was the Azad Hind Fauj formed?
(a) 1st October, 1939
(b) 10th August, 1940
(c) 11th May, 1941
(d) 1st September, 1942
Ans: (d)

1061. Which one of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) The Cripps Mission of 1942 offered the dominion status to be granted after the war
(b) Shimla Conference of 1945 was convened to endorse the Cripps Mission
(c) Both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct statements
(d) None of the above statement is correct
Ans: (a)

1062. The meeting of Indian and British Political leaders during 1930-32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because
(a) the Indian National Congress did not take part in two of them
(b) Indian parties other than the Indian National Congress participating in the Conference represented sectional interests and not the whole of India
(c) the British Labour Party had withdrawn from the Conference thereby making the proceeding of the Conference partion
(d) it was an instance of a Conference held three session and not that of three separate conferences
Ans: (d)

1063. Who was called the ‘Iron Man of India’?
(a) Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel
(b) Surendranath Bannerjee
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
Ans: (a)

1064. At which place in Bihar Gandhiji had his first Satyagraha?
(a) Champaran (b) Chhapra
(c) Bettiah (d) Patna
Ans: (a)

1065. The Viceregal Lodge at Shimla is a well-known Ancient Monument. Which of the following statements about the monument are correct?
1. The Lodge was built by 17th Viceroy, Earl Dufferin.
2. The present shape of the building was given by Earl of Marquis of Lansdowne.
3. It is famous for holding three meeting before Independence of India including the Cabinet Mission.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1 and 2
Ans: (c)

1066. The book ‘Unto this Last’ which influenced Gandhi was authored by
(a) Boris Yeltsin
(b) John Ruskin
(c) Pushkin
(d) Ruskin Bond
Ans: (b)

1067. Which one of the following writings is NOT related to Mahatma Gandhi ?
(a) My Experiments with Truth
(b) The Holy Family
(c) Harijan
(d) Hind Swaraj
Ans: (b)

1068. In which city of South Africa was Mahatma Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by the white people ?
(a) Cape Town (b) Durban
(c) Johannesburg (d) Pretoria
Ans: (d)

1069. Sarvodaya stands for
(a) total revolution (b) upliftment of all
(c) non-cooperation(d) non-violence
Ans: (b)

1070. The whole dispute between Subhash Chandra Bose and Right wing, after the Tripuri Session of Congress centred round to the question of
(a) formation of Congress Working Committee
(b) policy towards Princely States
(c) attitude towards Central Government
(d) double membership of Congress Socialist Party members
Ans: (c)

1071. Which of the following are the most important teachings of Gandhiji?
1. Truth 2. Non-Violence
3. Religion 4. Satyagraha Select the correct code
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

1072. Who among the following were members of the Swaraj Party
1. Motilal Nehru
2. Sardar Patel
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) I, 2 and 3
Ans: (a)

1073. On which issue, the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 was launched?
(a) Equal employment opportunities for Indians
(b) The proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
(c) Salt monopoly exercised by the British Government
(d) Complete freedom
Ans: (c)

1074. Assertion (A) During the Indian Freedom struggle, the Non-Cooperation Movement was called off by the Congress Working Committee in its meeting at Bardoli.
Reason (R) Mob violence occured at Chauri-Chaura in 1922.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

1075. Consider the following events with reference to India’s Freedom Movement
1. First Round Table Conference
2. Poona Pact
3. Simon Commission
4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact The correct chronological sequence of these events is
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2
Ans: (d)

1076. Assertion (A) Rabindra Nath Tagore relinquished the Knighthood.
Reason (R) The Jallian wala Bagh massacre caused deep anguish in the heart of Rabindra Nath Tagore and that prompted him to relinquish the Knighthood.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

1077. Which one of the following statements about Khilafat Movement is not correct?
(a) The Khilafat Movement demanded that the Khalifa must retain control over Muslim holy places.
(b) The radical trend in the Khilafat Movement was represented by younger leaders like Muhammad Ali, Shaukat Ali and Maulana Azad.
(c) Indian Muslim leaders used Khilafat as a symbol that could unite the Indian Muslim community.
(d) The Delhi conference of the Central Khilafat Committee in 1920 decided to launch a massive Non-Cooperation Movement.
Ans: (d)

1078. Which Round Table Conference held in 1932?
(a) First (b)Second
(c) Third (d) Fourth
Ans: (c)

1079. With which of the following newspapers was Jawahar LaI Nehru associated?
(a) The Leader
(b) Amrit Bazar Patrika
(c) The Tribune (d) National Herald
Ans: (d)

1080. Consider the following statements
1. The Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929 adopted the resolution on Purna Swaraj (Complete : Independence).
2. The Karachi Session of the Congress in 1931 passed the resolution on the Fundamental Rights.
3. The Congress Session of Lucknow in 1936 was held under the Presidentship of Subhash Chandra Bose.
4. The August, 1942 resolution of the Congress Party adopted the slogan ‘Do or Die’.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) Only 4
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 4
Ans: (d)

1081. During which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi write: ‘Personally I am so sick of slavery that I am even prepared to take the rise of anarchy’?
(a) Home Rule Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Ans: (d)

1082. After which incident Mahatma Gandhi had called Non-Cooperation Movement as his ‘Himalayan Blunder’?
(a) Chauri-Chaura
(b) Kheda Satyagraha
(c) Nagpur Satyagraha
(d) Rajkot Satyagraha
Ans: (a)

1083. Consider the following events
1. Swadeshi Movement
2. Gurudwara Guru-ka-Bagh Agitation
3. Chittagong Armoury Raid
4. Guruvayur Temple Satyagraha The correct chronological order of these events is
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 3, 4, 2, 1
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 2, 4, 1
Ans: (a)

1084. Match the following
List I List II
A. Wavell Plan 1. 1946
B. Cabinet Mission Plan 2. 1945
C. August Offer 3. 1940
D. Cripps Mission 4. 1942
Codes A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (a)

1085. With reference to Indian freedom struggle consider the following statements
1. CR Das and Moti Lal Nehru formed the Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party.
2. In l919, Gandhiji was elected President of the Khilafat Conference.
3. The Communist Party of India was banned by the Government in 1934.
Which of the statements is / are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

1086. The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the
(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
Ans: (b)

1087. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ?
(a) Purna Swaraj Resolution : 1929
(b) Martyrdom of Sardar Bhagat Singh : 1931
(c) Formation of Congress Socialist Party : 1938
(d) Simla Conference : 1945
Ans: (c)

1088. Assertion (A) Khilafat Movement started in India after the Second World War.
Reason (R) Gandhiji had been one of the President of the All India Khilafat Conference.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (d)

1089. Which one of the following statements with regard to Direct Action Day is correct?
(a) Hasan Suhrawardy presided over the Direct Action Day
(b) Direct Action Day took place in Delhi
(c) Direct Action Day led to the Bihar riot
(d) Direct Action Day was endorsed by the Congress Party
Ans: (c)

1090. Consider the following incidents with reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement during Indian freedom struggle
1. Chittgong armoury raid.
2. Refusal of a platoon of Garhwal Regiment to open fire on a batch of Khudai Khidmatgars.
3. Strike of textile workers in Sholapur involving attacks to government buildings.
4. Increase the number of Muslim participants in it all provinces.
Which of these incidents caused alarm among the British rulers?
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans: (a)

1091. Which of the following is true about Election Manifesto of 1936?
1. The purpose of sending Congressman to the Legislature was to combat the Act of 1935.
2. To take all steps to end the various regulations, ordinances and acts which oppress the Indian people.
3. To highlight the poverty of Indian massess particularly peasants, workers and artisans. Choose the right answer from the following codes.
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1,2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

1092. Assertion (A) During India’s freedom struggle, CR Das formed Congress Khilafat Swaraj Party within the Congress which was later known as the Swarajist Party.
Reason (R) At special Calcutta Session of 1920, CR Das opposed Gandhiji.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (b)

1093. After the elections in 1937, the Congress ministers tendered their resignations because
(a) the British Government declared India a party to World War II without consulting them
(b) of undue interference in their working by the Government
(c) of paucity of financial resources which hampered all developmental works
(d) of their inexperience to run the administration
Ans: (a)

1094. During Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following happened earliest ?
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Gaya Session of Congress
(c) Tripuri Session of Congress
(d) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Ans: (b)

1095. During whose tenure as the Viceroy of India were the great martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev hanged ?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Irwin
(c) Lord Minto
(d) Lord Chelmsford
Ans: (b)

1096. Jai Prakash Narayan belonged to which party?
(a) Congress (b) Kisan Sabha
(c) Socialist (d) Raivadi
Ans: (c)

1097. The Rani Jhansi Regiment, the women’s regiment of Azad Hind Fauj, was under whose command?
(a) Usha Mehta (b) AnneMarcarence
(c) Annie Besant (d) Lakshmi Sehgal
Ans: (d)

1098. Who is known as ‘Lok Nayak’?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Jai Prakash Narayan
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Ans: (c)

1099. Who of the following shot dead General Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
(a) Khudiram
(b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Madan Lal Dhingra
(d) Udham Singh
Ans: (d)

1100. The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined
(a) The separation of power between the judiciary and the Legislature.
(b) The jurisdiction of the Central and provincial Governments.
(c) The power of the secretary of the state for India and the viceroy
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

1101. The Congress in Travencore launched a Civil Disobedience Movement against the autocratic Government of the Dewan of Travencore State, who was
(a) CP Ramaswami Aiyer
(b) J Krishna Swamy
(c) PK Warrier
(d) Bhaskaran Nair
Ans: (a)

1102. Match the following
List I (Provinces of 1937 Election) List II (Ministers)
A. Bombay 1. Fazl-ul-Haq
B. Madras 2. Gulam Hussain Hidayatullah and Allah Bakhsh
C. Central Provinces 3. Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher
D. Bengal 4. Sikandar Hayat Khan
E. Sindh 5. Chakravarti Raja Gopal Achasi
F. Punjab 6. Dr. Narayan Bhaskar Khare Choose the right answer from the following codes A B C D E F
(a) 3 5 6 1 2 4
(b) 3 6 4 5 2 1
(c) 2 3 4 5 6 1
(d) 5 3 6 4 1 2
Ans: (a)

1103. The object of Butler Committee of 1927 was to
(a) modernise the Indian army
(b) modernise the Indian agriculture
(c) impose censorship on National Press
(d) improve the relationship between Government of India and Indian Princely States
Ans: (d)

1104. Mahatma Gandhi’s close English compatriot during the freedom movement was
(a) Thomas Moore (b) AO Hume
(c) Charlie Freer (CF) Andrews
(d) William Wavell
Ans: (c)

1105. The Second Round Table Conference at London was held in the backdrop of the
(a) Emerson-Gandhi Pact
(b) Hailey- Gandhi Pact
(c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(d) Gandhi-Simon Pact
Ans: (d)

1106. Which Congress President negotiated with both Cripps Mission and Lord Wavell?
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) JB Kripalani
(d) C Rajagopalachari
Ans: (a)

1107. The Chairman of Joint Parliamentary Committee of the 1935 Bill that led to the framing of the Government of India Act of 1935 was
(a) Lord Linlithgow
(b) James McDonald
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Clement Attlee
Ans: (a)

1108. Which among the following capitalists served as AIl Treasurer for a long time and went to jail in 1930?
(a) GD Birla (b) Jamanalal Bajaj
(c) JRD Tata
(d) Balchand Hirachand
Ans: (b)

1109. How many seats were given to depressed classes under Communal Award and Poona Pact ?
(a) 74 and 79 respectively
(b) 71 and 147 respectively
(c) 78 and 80 respectively
(d) 78 and 69 respectively
Ans: (b)

1110. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
(c) Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
(d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Ans: (d)

1111. Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below
A. Viceroy Lord Montague appointed a committee under the Presidentship of Sydney Rowlatt, in 1919, to investigate the nature and extent of revolutionary activities.
B. To protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy Mahatma Gandhi surrendered the knighthood conferred on him by the British Government.
Codes
(a) Both A and B are correct
(b) Only A is correct
(c) Only B is correct
(d) Neither A nor B is correct
Ans: (d)

1112. Why did Mahatma Gandhi supported the Khilafat Movement?
(a) Gandhiji wanted to win the support of the Indian Muslims against the British
(b) The Khalifa had given shelter to Indian revolutionaries
(c) The Khalifa support Indian struggle for freedom
(d) The Khalifa was a personal friend of Gandhiji
Ans: (a)

1113. Who played an important role in signing of Gandhi-Irwin Pact?
(a) Moti Lal Nehru
(b) Madan Mohan Malviya
(c) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(d) Chintamani
Ans: (b)

1114. Who of the following took the burning of the foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement as ‘insensate waste’?
(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(b) Mohammad Ali jinnah
(c) Lord Reading (d) Moti Lal Nehru
Ans: (a)

1115. Which of the following was not included in the Nehru Report?
(a) India must be given Dominion status
(b) The Governor General must be only the constitutional head
(c) There was to be no separate electorate
(d) Dyarchy should be introduced both at the centre as well as provinces
Ans: (d)

1116. A large crowd gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar on April 13, 1919 to protest against the arrest of
(a) Swami Shradhanand and Mazharul Haq
(b) Madan Mohan Malviya and Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Mahatma Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Dr Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr Satyapal
Ans: (d)

1117. The name of the periodical among the following published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa
(a) Navjivan (b) India Gazette
(c) Africaner (d) Indian Opinion
Ans: (d)

1118. With which of the following movements was Gandhiji not associated ?
(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Individual Satyagraha Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Swadeshi Movement
Ans: (d)

1119. Which of the following struggles of Mahatma Gandhi was related to industrial workers?
(a) Champaran Satyagraha
(b) Ahmedabad Struggle
(c) Kheda Struggle
(d) None of the above
Ans: (b)

1120. Dyarchy was first introduced in India under
(a) Government of India Act, 1935
(b) Morley-Minto Reforms
(c) Mont-Ford Reforms
(d) Simon Commission Plan
Ans: (c)

1121. The main reason for the boycott of Simon Commission in India was
(a) appointment before time
(b) all the members were Englishmen
(c) Chairman was a member of the British Liberal Party
(d) Gandhiji’s Non-Cooperation Movement
Ans: (b)

1122. In which chronological order the following events took place?
1. Chauri-Chaura Episode
2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
3. Rowlatt Satyagraha
4. Champaran Satyagraha
Codes
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 2, 4, 1
Ans: (c)

1123. Find the correct chronological order of the following events from the code given below
1. Civil Disobedience Movement
2. Individual Satyagraha
3. Quit India Movement
4. Cripps Mission
Codes
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) 2, 3, 1, 4
Ans: (a)

1124. Which of the following statements are true about the Simon Commission?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below the statements
1. It was appointed to enquire into the working of the 1919 Act.
2. It was headed by Sir John Simon.
3. It recommended a Federal form of Government.
4. It was opposed by the Indian leaders.
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

1125. Who among the following decided to launch the Independent Party on 16th December, 1922 ?
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
1. Lala Hardayal
2. Madan Mohan Malviya
3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
4. Moti Lal Nehru
Codes
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 2 and 4
Ans: (d)

1126. Which of the following institutions were founded during the Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22)?
1. Kashi Vidyapeeth
2. Gujarat Vidyapeeth
3. Jamia Milia
4. Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) All of these
Ans: (c)

1127. Select the correct chronological order of ihe following events from the codes given below
1. Poona Pact
2. Quit India Movement
3. CabinetMission
4. Shimla Conference
Codes
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2 (d) 2, 3, 4, 1
Ans: (a)

1128. The name of the famous person of India who returned the knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was
(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(b) Ashutosh Mukherjee
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Syed Ahmed Khan
Ans: (c)

1129. When Congress leaders condemned the Montague-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the
(a) Indian Liberal Federation
(b) Swaraj Party
(c) Indian Freedom Party
(d) Independent Federation of India
Ans: (a)

1130. Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle
1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage
2. Morley-Minto 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
Ans: (b)

1131. Who among the following Pakistani National was a warded ‘Bharat Ratna’ by the Indian Government?
(a) Liaquat Ali Khan
(b) M A Jinnah
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(d) Muhammad Iqbal
Ans: (c)

1132. Which of the following Acts was described by Jawahar Lal Nehru as ‘New Charter of Slavery’ ?
(a) Government of India Act, 1919
(b) Government of India Act, 1935
(c) Regulatting Act of 1773
(d) Pitts India Act of 1784
Ans: (b)

1133. Sabarmati Ashram, established by Mahatma Gandhi during the course of India’s independence movement, is located on the outskirt of
(a) Gandhinagar (b) Ahmedabad
(c) Rajkot (d) Wardha
Ans: (b)

1134. Give correct chronological order of the following events
1. formation of Muslim League.
2. formation of All India Untouchability League.
3. formation of All India Trade Union Congress.
4. formation of Indian National Congress.
Codes
(a) 2, 4, 1, 3 (b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 4, 3, 1, 2 (d) 4, 1, 3, 2
Ans: (d)

1135. Who wrote ‘Unhappy India’?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Surendranath Banerjee
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: (a)

1136. Assertion (A) Protest, led by Lala Lajpat Rai, was organized in Lahore in 1928 against Simon Commission.
Reason (R) Simon Commission did not have a single Indian member in it.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

1137. Who among the following was not a signatory to the historic Poona Pact of 1932?
(a) BR Ambedkar
(b) Madan Mohan Malviya
(c) C Rajagopalachari
(d) MK Gandhi
Ans: (c)

1138. Arrange the following events in Chronological order
1. Dandi March
2. Simla Pact
3. Death of Tilak
4. Champaran Satyagraha Select the answer from following codes
(a) 1, 3, 4, 2
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 3, 4, 2, 1
(d) 4, 3, 1, 2
Ans: (d)

Part 24 Indian National Movement (2) Quit India Movement, Partition to Independence
1139. What explains the changed attitude of British Government?
(a) The second World War changed the balance of power and the USA and the Soviet Union emerged as new global powers
(b) Through Britain was on the winning side in the war, its economic and military power was shattered
(c) Revolt of the Indian naval ratings at Bombay in February, 1946
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

1140. India attained ‘Dominion Status’ on
(a) 15th January, 1947
(b) 15th August, 1947
(c) 15th August, 1950
(d) 15th October, 1947
Ans: (b)

1141. Under whose overall leadership was the Quit India Movement carried on
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) JL Nehru
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

1142. Consider the following provisions regarding the Wavell Plan
1. The reconstruction of the Executive Council of the Governor-General was proposed, until a new Constitution was framed.
2. The equal representation ofMuslims and upper caste Hindus were provided in the Executive Council of the Governor-General.
3. The Veto power of the Governor- Generals was abolished.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 1
(c) Only 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (a)

1143. Consider the following statements The Cripps proposals include the provision for
1. full independence of India.
2. creation of Constitution making body.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

1144. Consider the following statements
1. During the Quit India Movement, the revolutionaries set up parallel government in Balia (Uttar Pradesh) and in Tamluk (Bengal).
2. The All India Congress Committee passed the Quit India Resolution at Bombay on 14th August, 1942.
3. The Indian peasants remained aloof from the Quit India Movement.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are incorrect?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (c)

1145. Consider the following statements
1. During the Freedom Movement of India, the tendency of the Hindu revivalists to look up only to the heritage of ancient India while ignoring the equally great achievements of the medieval India, encouraged the growth of the communal sentiments.
2. During the Freedom Movement of India, the falls sense of pride of the great legacies of ancient India motivated the Indians on a large scale to look critically at their society.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

1146. ‘Operation Polo’ was related to
(a) arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru during the Quit India Movement
(b) invasion of Indian National Army over British India
(c) annexation of Hyderabad State by the Government of India
(d) freedom struggle of Goa against the Portuguese
Ans: (c)

1147. Consider the following statements
1. Sisir Kumar Bose formed the Indian Independence League.
2. A women’s regiment of Azad Hind Fauj was formed under the command of Kalpana Dutta.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)

1148. Choose the incorrect observation from the followings in respect of the Princely States during the British rule in India?
(a) The burden of the land tax over the peasants in the Princely States was usually heavier than that of in British India
(b) The Princes of the States were called upon by the British Government to play the role of bulwarks of reaction against the Indian National Movement
(c) A few Princely States like Baroda showed sympathy with the National Freedom Movement
(d) No Princely State tried to promote industrial and agricultural developments or administrative and political reforms
Ans: (d)

1149. Consider the following statements in regard to India Independence Act, 1947
1. By this Act, the legislative powers of the Governor General was removed but power to promulgate ordinances only in case of emergency for the peace and good government of the dominion, was conferred.
2. By this Act, the Governor General ceased to be a part of the Dominion Legislature and his power of dissolution was ended.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

1150. The Shimla Conference of political parties of India, in 1945 was called
(a) to seek the solution of communal problems existing at that time in India
(b) to agree on and approve the Wavell Plan for Indian Self-Government
(c) to make a discussion about the elections going to be held in India in the post World War II conditions
(d) to demonstrate the support of all Indian political parties with Indian National Army
Ans: (b)

1151. Which one of the following observations is not true in respect to the Quit India Movement?
(a) Many smaller zamindars participated in the movement whereas big zamindars maintained a stance of neutrally and refused to assist the British in crushing the movement
(b) Under the movement, a special pattern of peasant activity was its total concentration on attacking symbols of British authority and a total lack of anti-zamindar violence
(c) The government officials specially assuming lower posts, generously provided their assistance to the movement
(d) The Muslim Community also participated in the movement on a large scale though the Muslim League was apart from the movement
Ans: (d)

1152. Consider the following statements related with events in 1946.
1. The plan of 16th May, 1946 had envisaged a united India in line with Congress and Muslim League aspirations.
2. 16th June, 1946 plan sought to arrange for India to be divided into Hindu-Majority India and a Muslim-Majority India that would later be renamed Pakistan, since Congress had vehemently rejected ‘parity’ at the centre.
3. The Congress ruled out the June 16 plan, seeing it as the division of India into small states.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

1153. The Native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because
(a) the kings of Tripura were always anti-British
(b) the Bengal revolutionaries took shelter in Tripura
(c) the tribes of the state were fiercely freedom loving
(d) there were already some groups fighting against the kingship and its protector, the British
Ans: (d)

1154. Arrange the following events chronologically
1. Cripps Mission
2. Cabinet Mission
3. Quit India Movement
4. Individual Satyagraha
5. RIN Mutiny
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
(a) 1, 4, 2, 3 ,5 (b) 4, 1, 3, 5, 2
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5 (d) 4, 1, 2, 3, 5
Ans: (b)

1155. Consider the following statements
1. The election of the Constituent Assembly was held in July, 1947.
2. Out of the total 292 seats, the Congress won 201; Muslim League 73, the independents 8 and 6 from other parties.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (b)

1156. Which one of the following statements is not correct in regard to the transfer of power from the British to Indians?
(a) Cabinet Mission of Britain, which was prepared for a long stay in India, visited India, to negotiate with Indians to set up of a National Government and to set into motion machinery for transfer of power
(b) The policy of Britain in 1946 was clearly in favour of a United India in sharp contrast to its earlier policy of divide and rule
(c) On 2nd September, 1946, the Interim Government of India was formed with Congress members alone with Jawaharlal Nehru as its actual head
(d) When the All India Muslim League recognised the long term provisions of the Cabinet Mission Plan for the transfer of power, Lord Wavell brought, it into the Interim government of India
Ans: (d)

1157. Consider the following statements about the Azad Hind Fauj (Indian National Army) led by Subhash Chandra Bose
1. It included Indian soldiers of the British Army who had surrendered at Singapore.
2. It also included many Indian expatriates in South-East Asia.
3. It was characterised by a very large representation of Muslims and Sikhs within its leadership and ranks.
4. It began its march towards Delhi in 1943 with a ceremonial parade at the tomb of Bahadur Shah Zafar in Burma.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (a)

1158. At which of the following places, Parallel Government was not formed?
(a) Balia in Uttar Pradesh
(b) Tamluk in West Bengal
(c) Talcher in Orissa
(d) Sholapur in Maharashtra
Ans: (d)

1159. Which of the following is not correct?
(a) The decision to launch Individual Satyagraha Movement was taken in Ramgarh session of the Congress
(b) The session presided by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in 1940 launched the Individual Satyagraha Movement
(c) The first Satyagrahi of Individual Satyagrahi Movement was Rajagopalachari
(d) Srikrishna Sinha, the Premier of Bihar during Congress rule participated in Individual Satyagraha Movement
Ans: (c)

1160. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for
(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
Ans: (a)

1161. The only Indian, who participated in all of the three round table meetings
(a) Madan Mohan Malviya
(b) Sarojani Naydu
(c) BR Ambedkar d) Mahatma Gandhi
Ans: (c)

1162. Assertion (A) The effect of labour participation in the Indian Nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak.
Reason (R) The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

1163. Consider the following statements in respect of growth of communalism in India
1. Communalism initiated in India in the 1880s, when Syed Ahmad Khan opposed the National Movement led by the All India National Congress.
2. Mahatma Gandhi and the All India National Congress made a deep analysis of the communal phenomenon to meet its challenges.
3. Constant negotiation of All India National Congress with the Muslim communal leaders weakened the position of secular, anti-imperialist Muslims and Muslim leaders.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

1164. With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were
(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
Ans: (c)

1165. With reference to the withdrawl of the civil disobedience movement, there was a two-stage debate on the future strategy of the nationalists. What was the objective of the debate?
(a) To define the course of National Movement
(b) Over the questions of office acceptance in the context of provincial elections
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

1166. Consider the following statements about Cripps Proposals of 1942
1. Provision was to be made for participation of Indian States in the Constitution making body.
2. British Government undertook to accept and implement the Constitution.
3. All provinces of British India were to give an undertaking about the acceptance of the Constitution.
4. In the ongoing World War, no resources of British India would be used.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 2
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: (c)

1167. Consider the following events that took place in 1946
1. Announcement of the Cabinet Mission proposals.
2. Formation of the Interim Government.
3. Revolt of the ratings of the Royal Indian Navy in Bombay.
4. The ‘Great Calcutta Killing’. What is the correct chronological order of the above mentioned events?
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 3, 4, 1, 2
(c) 3, 1, 2, 4 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2
Ans: (d)

1168. Consider the following statements relating to planning in India
1. In the year 1938, the National Planning Committee was set up in India under the Chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. The Bombay Plan was prepared by the Indian industrialists.
3. Acharya Kripalani prepared the Gandhian Plan.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

1169. Statement I In the year 1946, the Council of the Muslim League accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan.
Statement II The Muslim League proposed to join the Interim Government.
(a) Both the statements are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the Statements are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Ans: (c)

1170. The main programme of the red shirts (Khudai Khidmatgars or Servants of God) organised by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in support of the Civil Disobedience Movement was
(a) to proceed on the lines of terrorist and revolutionary activities
(b) to propagate the Congress programme
(c) to resist the military operations of the government in the North-Western frontier province
(d) to set up a para-military organisation
Ans: (c)

1171. Which one among the following did not happen in the year 1946?
(a) Announcement of the Cabinet Mission to India
(b) ‘Direct Action’ call given by the Muslim League
(c) Formation of Interim Government
(d) Lord Mountbatten’s appointment as Viceroy of India
Ans: (d)

1172. Which one of the following Indian freedom fighters coined the slogan ‘Jai Hind’?
(a) JL Nehru (b) BG Tilak
(c) Sardar Patel (d) SC Bose
Ans: (d)

1173. Who of the following was the leader of a society popularly known as ‘Red Shirts’?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c) Muzaffar Ahmed
(d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Ans: (b)

1174. Quit India Movement was lanuched in response to
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(b) Cripps Proposals
(c) Simon Commission Report
(d) Wavell Plan
Ans: (b)

1175. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India?
(a) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Acharya JB Kripalani
Ans: (d)

1176. Annie Besant was
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 answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
(c)1 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

1177. 26th October, 1947 is an important date in the Indian history, because of
(a) Maharaja Hari Singh’s signing on instrument of accession
(b) ceasefire with Pakistan
(c) merger of Sindh
(d) declaration of war over India by Pakistan
Ans: (a)

1178. Who was invited by LordWavell to form the Interim Government in India in 1946?
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) Sardar Patel
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Ans: (c)

1179. Consider the following statements and identify with the help of the codes given below the person who made the statement. “It would be quite impossible for a few hundred British to administer against the active opposition of the whole of the politically minded population.”
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru in April, 1947 in an address to Congressmen at Lucknow
(b) Clement Attlee January, 1947 in a private letter addressed to Ernest Bevin
(c) Lord Mountbatten in December, 1946 in a note given to British Parliament
(d) Viceroy Wavell in January, 1946 in a letter to Secretary of State
Ans: (b)

1180. Consider the following statements
1. The first Governor-General of India under the British Rule was Warren Hastings.
2. The first Governor-General of Free India was Dr Rajendra Prasad.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (d)

1181. Consider the following statements
1. Both Congress and Muslim League refused the offer of the CrippsMission.
2. The Interim Government formed in 1946 had nominees of the Congress only and not those of the Muslim League.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (a)

1182. Which protfolio was held by Dr Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
(a) Defence
(b) External affairs and common wealth relations
(c) Food and agriculture
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

1183. The Constituent Assembly of India was chosen on the basis of the provincial elections of 1946. With the withdrawl of the Muslim League from the Constituent Assembly, it turned out that majority of the Assembly members were also members of the Congress. Under that circumstance, how was the Constituent Assembly given a broader social basis?
(a) By nominating independent members from various minority groups
(b) By nominating independent members from various caste and religious groups
(c) By nominating independent members of different castes, religious groups and women
(d) By taking in representatives of the Princely States and asking for written submission from the public at large
Ans: (c)

1184. It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces. The above quotation is related to
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(c) Cripps Mission (d) Cabinet Mission
Ans: (d)

1185. Who among the following had moved the objectives resolution which formed the basis of the Preamble of the Constitution of India in the Constituent Assembly on 13th December, 1946?
(a) Dr BR Ambedkar
(b) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: (d)

1186. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel.
(b) Acharya JB Kripalani and C Rajagopalachari.
(c) Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad.
(d) Dr Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai .
Ans: (c)

1187. Assertion (A) The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals.
Reason (R) The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R is true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

1188. Assertion (A) According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.
Reason (R) Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avioded the partition of India.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (c)

1189. An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was
(a) that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India
(b) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War
(c) the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war
(d) the framing of a Constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate Constitution for any province and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces

Ans: (b)

1190. With regard to Quit India Movement consider the following statements
1. It called for immediate end to British rule in India.
2. Gandhiji directed the civil servants to resign.
3. There was active participation of peasants.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (a)

1191. Assertion (A) Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy Mutiny.
Reason (R) Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (a)

1192. Which one of the following statements with regard to ‘Direct Action Day’ is correct?
(a) Hasan Suhrawardi presided over the ‘Direct Action Day’
(b) ‘Direct Action’ took place in Delhi
(c) ‘Direct Action Day’ led to the Bihar riot
(d) ‘Direct Action’ was endorsed by the Congress Party
Ans: (a)

1193. The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from
(a) 9th December, 1946
(b) 1st January, 1947
(c) 26th January, 1947
(d) 15th August, 1947
Ans: (a)

1194. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Constituent Assembly of India was elected by the Provincial Assemblies in the year 1946
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru, MA Jinnah and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel were members of the Constituent Assembly of India
(c) The First Session of the Constituent Assembly of India was held in January, 1947
(d) The Constitution of India was adopted on 26th January, 1950
Ans: (a)

1195. The Nehru-Liaquat Pact between India and Pakistan was signed in 1950 to resolve the issue of
(a) the protection of minorities
(b) the accession of Princely States
(c) the border disputes
(d) the problem of refugees
Ans: (a)

1196. With which one of the following movements is the slogan ‘Do or Die’ associated?
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement
Ans: (d)

1197. Which of the following statements with regard to freedom struggle are correct?
1. The British rule could prevail in India on the basis of the consent or acquiescence of many sections of Indian people.
2. The social basis of the colonial regime was among the zamindars and upper classes.
3. The Indian National Army forced the British to withdraw from India.
4. The Hindu Mahasabha supported the partition of India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (a)

1198. Consider the following statements
1. There should be constructive work on Gandhian Line.
2. Councils should be utilised to keep up the political interests.
Which of the above is/are the objective of the First Strategic Debate?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (b)

1199. Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission plan?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: (c)

1200. Consider the following statements with reference to the Indian National Movements
1. The third RTC led to the formulation of the Act of 1935.
2. The proposed federation under the Act of 1935 never came up.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

1201. Consider the following proposals mentioned in the August Offer, 1940
1. The expansion of the Governor-General’s Executive Council to includemore Indians was promised.
2. Establishment of an Advisory War Council was proposed.
3. The weight to minority opinion was ignored but the untouchables were weighted within the proposals.
4. Indian’s right to frame their own constitution after the second World War was recognised.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?
(a) 2 and 3 (b) 3 and 4
(c) Only 3 (d) Only 4
Ans: (c)

1202. The Quit Indian Movement is Launched in 1942. It is because of
(a) failure of Cripps offer.
(b) public discontent against wartime hardship.
(c) feeling of imminent British collapse.
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

1203. In reference to the rise of the LeftWing in the Indian Freedom Movement which one of the following observation in regard to Jawaharlal Nehru is not correct?
(a) He imparted a socialist vision to the National Movement and to became the symbol of socialism and socialist ideas in India after 1929
(b) He developed an interest in economic questions when he came in touch with Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) He joined hands with Subhash Chandra Bose to organise the Independence for India League to fight for the complete independence and a socialist revision of the economic structure of society
(d) He criticised Gandhiji for refusing to recognise the conflict of classes, for preaching harmony among the exploiters and the exploited
Ans: (b)

1204. Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?
(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
Ans: (a)

1205. Who among the following was the Governor-General of India immediately preceding Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari?
(a) The Marquess of Linlithgow
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) Lord Chelmsford
Ans: (b)

1206. Who wrote the book— ‘The Story of the Integration of the Indian States’?
(a) BN Rao
(b) C Rajagopalachari
(c) Krishna Menon
(d) VP Menon
Ans: (d)

1207. Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League?
(a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(b) Shaukat Ali
(c) Nawab Salimullah
(d) Aga Khan
Ans: (c)

1208. The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of
(a) Cripps Mission
(b) Rajagopalachari Formula
(c) Cabinet Mission (d) Wavell Plan
Ans: (c)

1209. At which session of Indian National Congress, the Swaraj party was formed?
(a) Belgaum (b) Gaya
(c) Calcutta (d) Lahore
Ans: (b)

1210. In the context of CR Formula, which was proposed to solve the political deadlock between All India Muslim League and All India National Congress on the independence of India from the British rule, which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) The League was to endorse the Indian demand for independence and to co-operate with the Congress to form a Provincial Interim Government up to the commencement of the Constitution constituted by Indigenous Constituent Assembly
(b) All parties would be allowed to express their stance on the partition and their views before the plebiscite
(c) The transfer of population, if any would be absolutely on a voluntary basis
(d) In the event of separation, a mutual agreement would be entered into for safeguarding essential matters such as defence, communication and for other essential services
Ans: (a)

1211. Who among the following was not a member of the Constituent Assembly?
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Acharya JB Kripalani
(c) Lok Nayak Jayprakash Narayan
(d) KM Munshi
Ans: (c)

1212. When National Planning Committee set up under the Chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru, who was the President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Nellie Sengupta
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: (c)

1213. Which one of the following observations about the Congress Ministries constituted in 1937 under the Government of India Act, 1935 is incorrect?
(a) They reduced their own salaries drastically
(b) They curbed the powers of the police and released the political prisoners including a large number of revolutionary terrorists
(c) They introduced prohibition against intemperance in selected areas
(d) They could not succeed much in controlling the communal riots
Ans: (d)

1214. As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he
(a) postpone granting of independence
(b) invite Jinnah to form the government
(c) invite Nehru and Jinnah to form the government together
(d) invite the Army to take over for some time
Ans: (b)

1215. Which of the following years, the sessions for the Indian National Congress could not be held?
(a) 1930-1935 (b) 1935-1939
(c) 1941-1945 (d) 1943-1941
Ans: (c)

1216. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because
(a) the principle of two-Nation theory was then acceptable to them
(b) it was imposed by the British Government and the Congress was helpless in this regard
(c) they wanted to avoid large-scale communal riots
(d) India would have otherwise lost the opportunity to attain freedom
Ans: (c)

1217. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The first session of Indian National Congress was held in Bombay under the leadership of WC Banerjee
(b) The second session of Indian National Congress was held at Calcultta under the leadership of Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow pact
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

1218. Which one of the following was not the members of the Constitutent Assembly of India?
(a) Mahatama Gandhi
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mazharul Haque
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: (a)

1219. After Quit India Movement, C Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled ‘The Way Out’. Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?
(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 the Constitution making body to be convened as soon as possible
(d) A solution for the constitutional deadlock
Ans: (d)

1220. Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru
1. He was the President of the Congress Party in 1947.
2. He presided over the Constituent Assembly.
3. He formed the first Congress Ministry in United Province before India’s Independence.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) All of these
(d) None of the above
Ans: (d)

1221. Who drafted the Constitution of Muslim League, ‘The Green Book’?
(a) Rahamat Ali
(b) Mohammad Iqbal
(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(d) Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar
Ans: (c)

1222. Consider the following events related to the Indian Freedom Struggle?
1. Mountbatten Plan
2. Cabinet Mission Plan
3. Cripps Mission Plan
4. Wavell Plan Which is correct chronological sequence of these events?
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 3, 4, 2, 1
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3 (d) 3, 2, 4, 1
Ans: (b)

1223. Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?
(a) Provincial Grouping
(b) Interim Cabinet of Indians
(c) Acceptance of Pakistan
(d) Constitution Framing Right
Ans: (c)

1224. Bhulabhai Desai’s most memorable achievement was his defence of Indian National Army (INA) personnel at the Red Fort Trial towards the ends of
(a) 1943 (b) 1944
(c) 1945 (d) 1946
Ans: (d)

1225. Consider the following staements
1. BG Tilak and Annie Besant both founded Home Rule League.
2. Tilak lead the League in 6 provinces excluding Bombay.
3. Annie Besant lead the League in rest of India including Bombay.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 3
Ans: (a)

1226. The first State in India which was created on linguistic basis is
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat
(c) Haryana (d) Kerala
Ans: (a)

1227. Mahatma Gandhi’s remark ‘A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank’ is regarding the proposal of
(a) Simon Commission
(b) Cripss Mission
(c) Cabinet Mission
(d) Wavell Plan
Ans: (b)

1228. At the time of India’s Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was
(a) a member of Congress Working Committee
(b) not a member of the Congress
(c) the President of the Congress
(d) the General Secretary of the Congress
Ans: (b)

1229. The members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India were
(a) nominated by the British Parliament
(b) nominated by the Governor-General
(c) elected by the Legislative Assemblies of various provinces
(d) elected by the Indian National Congress and Muslim League
Ans: (d)

1230. Who among the following wrote the poem, ‘Subh-e-Azadi’?
(a) Sahir Ludhiyanvi
(b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz
(c) Muhammad Iqbal
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Ans: (b)

1231. When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor-General of India, who among the following became the Governor-General for Pakistan?
(a) Lord Mountbatten
(b) MA Jinnah (c) Liaquat Ali Khan
(d) Shaukat Ali
Ans: (b)

1232. Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India?
(a) Swaraj Party in 1934
(b) Congress Party in 1936
(c) Muslim League in 1942
(d) All Parties Conference in 1946
Ans: (a)

1233. The Constituent Assembly of India was set up under the
(a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(b) Wavell Plan
(c) Mountbatten Plan
(d) Indian Independence Act
Ans: (a)

1234. Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet Mission?
(a) Sir Stafford Cripps
(b) AV Alexander (c) Radcliffe
(d) Pathwick Lawrence
Ans: (c)

1235. Consider the following statements. On the eve of the launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi
1. asked the government servants to resign.
2. asked the soldiers to leave their posts.
3. asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (c)

1236. Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) Acharya Kripalani
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jayaprakash Narayan
Ans: (c)

1237. 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?
(a) Punjab (b) Assam
(c) Bengal (d) Bihar
Ans: (a)

1238. When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the Interim Government in 1946, Liaquat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of
(a) foreign affairs (b) home
(c) finance (d) defence
Ans: (c)

1239. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. Ryotwari Settlement 1. Singapore
B. Formation of Azad Hind Fauj 2. Allahabad
C. All-party Conference resolution to boycott school, college and law courts in 1920 3. North-Western Frontier Province
D. Referendum held for provinces to join Pakistan 4. Madras and Bombay Presidency
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3 (b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 1 3 2 4
Ans: (a)

1240. Consider the following statements
1. In the first Round Table Conference M Ali Jinnah demanded separate electrotes for the minority.
2. In the Poona Pact, special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil services were made.
3. The Congress took part in all the Round Table Conferences.
Which of the above statements is/are not correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

1241. Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
(a) Al-Hilal (b) Comrade
(c) The Indian Sociologist
(d) Zamindar
Ans: (a)

1242. Which of the statement is not correct?
(a) Nehru Report came in 1928.
(b) Purna Swaraj declared in 1929.
(c) Dandi March was started in 1930.
(d) Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in 1936.
Ans: (d)

1243. BR Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from
(a) West Bengal
(b) the Bombay Presidency
(c) the then Madhya Bharat
(d) Punjab
Ans: (a)

1244. Which of the following were included in the Cripps Proposals?
1. India was promised Dominion Status.
2. A Constitution-making body consisting of the elected representatives from British India and members from the Princely States.
3. Setting up of an Executive Council composed of Indians alone.
4. It suggested partition of India.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
Ans: (a)

1245. Which one of the following Princely States acceded to the Indian Union on 15th August, 1947?
(a) Hyderabad (b) Junagarh
(c) Kashmir (d) Mysore
Ans: (d)

1246. Assertion (A) The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.
Reason (R) The British sovereign appointed the last Governor-General of free India.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (d)

1247. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A. Dr BR Ambedkar 1. Punarvivah Mandal
B. Jamna Lal Bajaj 2. Indian Boy Scouts Association
C. Annie Besant 3. Gandhi Seva Sangha
D. Gopal Hari Deshmukh 4. Samaj Samta Sangha
5. Indian Women’s Association Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 5 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 4 5 (d) 1 2 3 5

Ans: (a)

1248. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below
List I List II
A. August Declaration 1. Lord Linlithgow
B. August Offer 2. Montague
C. August Resolution 3. MA Jinnah
D. Direct Action 4. Gandhi
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4 (d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (a)

1249. Assertion (A) Quit India Movement could not achieve its goal.
Reason (R) The government of the day adopted a very repressive policy.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (d)

1250. Consider the following statements about Quit India Movement
1. Jaiprakash Narayan and Ramnadan Mishra were imprisoned in Hazaribagh jail during the movement.
2. Congress radio was established with Usha Mehta as its announcer.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

1251. In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
(a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) C Rajagopalachari
(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: (b)

1252. Who among the following not associated with the Quit India Movement?
(a) Usha Mehta (b) Aruna Asif Ali
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Ans: (d)

1253. Which of the following is correctly matched? Area Parallel Government Established during QIM
(a) Tamluk (Midnapur) : Jatiya Sarkar under Satish Samant
(b) Talcher (Orissa) : Parallel Government under Lakshman Nayak
(c) Satara (Maharashtra) : Prati Sarkar under Nana Patil
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

1254. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organiser of the underground activities in
(a) Bardoli Satyagraha
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Khilafat Movement
Ans: (b)

1255. Who among the following national leaders did not opt to defend the case dealing with the trial of the soldiers of the Indian National Army in 1945?
(a) Tej Bahadur Sapru
(b) Bhulabhai Desai
(c) C Rajagoplachari
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: (c)

1256. Two independent States of India and Pakistan were created by
(a) the Simla Conference
(b) the Cripps Proposal
(c) the Cabinet Mission Plan
(d) the Indian Independence Act
Ans: (d)

1257. The correct chronological order in which the given parties were established in India is
(a) INC, Swaraj Party, Justice Party, Muslim League.
(b) INC, Muslim League, Swaraj Party, Justice Party.
(c) Swaraj Party, INC Muslim League, Justice Party.
(d) Swaraj Party, INC, Justice Party, Muslim League.
Ans: (b)

1258. In Delhi Congress Session on 14th June, 1947, the resolution for India’s partition was passed. The Session was presided over by
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Acharya JB Kripalani
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: (a)

1259. The lady Congress leader who went underground during Quit India Movement was
(a) Sucheta Kripalani
(b) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
(c) Aruna Asaf Ali
(d) Sarojini Naidu
Ans: (c)

1260. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Mountbatten
Ans: (a)

1261. ‘‘There is going to be a revolution here (in India) and we must get out quick’’, who said it?
(a) Stafford Cripps
(b) Lord Pathic Lawrence
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) AV Alexander
Ans: (c)

1262. Who was the Commander-in-Chief of INA before Subhash Chandra Bose?
(a) Giani Pritam Singh
(b) Captain Mohan Singh
(c) Major Fuzihara
(d) Captain Suraj Mal
Ans: (b)

1263. Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of India on
(a) 26th October, 1947
(b) 26th October, 1948
(c) 26th November, 1948
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

1264. Where was Azad Hind Fauj set up?
(a) Japan (b) Burma
(c) Singapore (d) England
Ans: (c)

1265. Who handed over the charge of Indian National Army to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?
(a) Ras Bihari Bose
(b) Mohan Singh
(c) Hardayal
(d) Mahendra Pratap
Ans: (a)

1266. The Prime Minister of England at the time of Quit India Movement was
(a) Chamberlain
(b) Churchill
(c) Clement Attlee
(d) MacDonald
Ans: (b)

1267. At the time of Transfer of Power (1947), one of the States possessed a well developed Congress party organisation, which was
(a) Hyderabad (b) Awadh
(c) Mysore (d) Junagarh
Ans: (c)

1268. Find out the correct sequence of the following from the codes given below
1. C Rajagopalachari Plan
2. Wavell Plan
3. Mountbatten Plan
4. Cabinet Mission Plan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1-2-3-4 (b) 2-3-4-1
(c) 1-2-4-3 (d) 2-1-3-4
Ans: (c)

1269. The correct chronological order of following events is
1. C R Formula 2. Cabinet Mission
3. Gandhi-Jinnah Dialogue
4. Wavell Plan
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 4-3-2-1 (b)1, 4, 3, 2
(c) 1-3-2-4 (d) 1-3-4-2
Ans: (b)

1270. Who amongst the following drafted the ‘Sarvodaya Plan’?
(a) MN Roy
(b) Jai Prakash Narain
(c) Morarji Desai
(d) Shriman Narayan Aggarwal
Ans: (a)

1271. Assertion (A) In the wake of Quit India Movement, the British and the Muslims in their common hatred for the Congress came closer to each other.
Reason (R) Jinnah acted as a staunchally of the British Government and told Muslims to keep away from the Congress movement of 1942.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (c)

1272. Where was the head office of the Indian National Army located ?
(a) Tokyo (b) Rangoon
(c) Berlin (d) Delhi
Ans: (b)

1273. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
(a) solve the problem of minorities in India.
(b) give effect to the Independence Bill.
(c) delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan.
(d) Enquire into the riots in East Bengal.
Ans: (c)

1274. Wardha Resolution is also known as
(a) Poorna Swaraj Resolution
(b) Non – Cooperation Resolution
(c) Quit India Resolution
(d) Civil Disobedience Resolution
Ans: (a)

1275. Assertion (A) The Congress rejected the August Offer of 1940 issued by Viceroy Lord Linlithgow.
Reason (R) There was no suggestion for a National government in August Offer and encouraged anti – Congress forces.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, But R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, But R is false
(d) A is false, But R is true
Ans: (a)

1276. Consider the following statements
1. The trial of INA prisoners began on 5th November, 1945 at the historic Red Fort, Delhi.
2. INA day was observed on 12th November and INA week was observed from 5th to 11th November, 1945.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

1277. Which of the following is/are true about Rajagopalachari Formula ?
1. It is evolved in 1944 to hold talks with Jinnah.
2. It recommends for a commission, after the World War, to demark the contiguous districts in the North-West and North-East.
3. Plebiscite in Muslim majority areas on the question of separate state on the basis of adult suffrage. Choose the right answer from the following codes
(a) 2 and 3
(b) Only 1
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: (c)

1278. Which of the following is/are the reason for Naval Mutiny?
1. Racial discrimination
2. INA trials
3. Abuse by superior officers
4. Unpalatable food
5. Arrest of rating for scrawling Choose the right answer from the following codes
(a) 3,4 and 5 (b) 1, 2 and 5
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

1279. Match the following
List I (Incidents) List II (Year)
A. Rajagopalachari Formula 1. September, 1944
B. Wavell Plan 2. February, 1946
C. Gandhi – Jinnah talks 3. March, 1944
D. Naval Mutiny 4. June, 1945
Codes A B C C A B C C
(a) 3 4 1 2 (b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 2 4 3 1 (d) 4 3 1 2
Ans: (a)

1280. Which of the following is/are true about objective Resolution?
1. It was adopted on 22nd January, 1947.
2. It declared the Assembly’s firm and solemn resolve that India would be an independent sovereign state.
3. It was later to be incorporated into the Preamble of the Indian Constitution. Choose the correct answer from the following codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1,2 and 3
Ans: (d)

1281. Assertion (A) The Communist Party dissociated itself from the Quit India Movement launched by Gandhiji in August 1942.
Reason (R) With the Nazi attack on the Soviet Union in 1941, the communist argued that character of the war had changed from an imperialist war to peoples war.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (b)

Part 25 Revolutionary Trends in India
1282. Which of the following gave furious imputeus to the growth of militant nationalism on a widespread scale?
(a) Partition of Bengal
(b) Ilbert Bill Agitation
(c) Vernacular Press Act
(d) Lytton’s Oppressive Rule
Ans: (a)

1283. Consider the following statements
1. Chapekar brothers of Poona— Damodar and Bal Krishna assasinated two British officers.
2. In London, Madan Lal Dhingra killed CurzonWilly.
3. The Hindu paper carried the inscription Angrezi Raj ka Dushman.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (b)

1284. Who made an attempt on the life of kings ford?
1. Prafulla Chaki
2. Khudiram Bose
3. Sachinder Sanyal
4. Bhagat Singh and Others
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 4
(c) Only 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

1285. Who was the advocate of famous INA trials?
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) Sardar Patel (c) Asaf Ali
(d) Bhula Bhai Desai
Ans: (d)

1286. Who defended Aurobindo Ghosh in Alipore Bomb case?
(a) CR Das (b) BC Pal
(c) ML Nehru (d) SN Banerjee
Ans: (a)

1287. Who wrote ‘Why I am an Atheist’?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Khudiram Bose (c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Madan Lal Dhingra
Ans: (c)

1288. Who were responsible for throwing bomb at the procession of Lord Hardings in 1912?
1. Pulin Das
2. Prafulla Chaki
3. Amir Chand
4. Avadh Behari
5. Bal Mukund
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 2, 3, 4 (d) 3, 4, 5
Ans: (d)

1289. Match the following
List I List II
A. Vande Mataram 1. Bhikaji Cama
B. Abhinav Bharat 2. VD Savarkar
C. India House 3. AK Dutta
D. Swadeshi Bandhav Samiti 4. Shyamji Krishna Verma
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 2 3 1 4
Ans: (a)

1290. Match the following
List I List II
A. Surya Sen 1. Threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly to protest against the passage of Public Safety Bill and the Trade Dispute Bill
B. Sachin Sanyal 2. Founded Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
C. Bhagat Singh 3. Raided Chittagong Armoury
D. Chandra Shekhar Azad 4. Wrote ‘Bandi Jiwan’
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3 (b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 4 3 2 1
Ans: (c)

1291. Who among the following founded Hindustan Republic Association?
(a) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Batukeshwar Dutta
(d) Rajguru
Ans: (a)

1292. Which revolutionary died after 64 days’ fast in jail? (a Jatin Das (b) Pulin Das
(c) BK Dutt (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

1293. Who committed the most daring murder in 1909 of Curzon Wyllie in London?
(a) BN Dutta
(b) Ramprasad Bismil
(c) Bhagat Singh (d) ML Dhingra
Ans: (d)

1294. Who of the following founded the Hindustan Republican Army (HRA) in 1924?
1. Ramprasad Bismil
2. Sachindra Nath Sanyal
3. Jogesh Chatterjee
4. Sourya Sen Choose the correct answer.
(a) Only 4 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (c)

1295. Which of the following were women revolutionaries in the new phase of Terrorist Movement in Bengal in late 1920?
(a) Kalpana Dutt (b) Bina Das
(c) Pritilata Waddar (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

1296. Who among the following were hanged in connection with Kakori Train Robbery Case?
1. Ramprasad Bismil
2. Rajendra Lahiri 3. Roshan Singh
4. Chandra Shekhar Azad
5. BK Dutt Choose the correct answer.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2, 3, and 5 (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

1297. Consider the following statements
1. Two school girls of Concilla, Shanti Ghosh and Sumiti Chaudhary, shot dead the DM, Mr Steven.
2. Sachin Sanyal died after a prolonged fast of sixty-three days in the jail.
3. Sachin Sanyal was one of the founding members of Hindustan Republican Army at Kanpur.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (c)

1298. Arrange the following ascending to their chronological order
1. Abhinav Mitra
2. Mitra Mela in Maharashtra
3. Ghadar Party in San Francisco
4. Indian Independent League Choose the correct answer.
(a) 1, 4, 3, 2 (b) 2, 1, 4, 3
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans: (b)

1299. In September 1928, major young revolutionaries of Northern India met at Ferozshah Kotla Ground at Delhi and changed the name of HRA to HSRA and undertook an oath to kill a police officer to avenge
(a) the death of Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) police repression in Punjab
(c) repression against Trade Union
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

1300. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged for their role in
(a) Meerut Conspiracy Case
(b) Kakori Case
(c) Lahore Conspiracy Case
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c)

1301. BK Dutt and Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly to
(a) protests against the Public Safety Bill and Trade Dispute Bill
(b) press for an early end of British Rule
(c) to kill certain member of Legislative Assembly
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

1302. The Provincial Government of free India was established by Subhash Chandra Bose at
(a) Singapore (b) Mandalay
(c) Tokyo (d) Berlin
Ans: (a)

1303. Consider the following statements
1. VD Savarkar and his brother Ganesh, organised Mitra Mela and Abhinav Bharat as Secret Societies.
2. Hindu Association in Portland later changed its name to Hindustan Gadar Party.
3. The revolutionary trend was launched in April 1908, by Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki when they threw a bomb on Kings Ford.
(a) Only 1 (b) All of these
(c) 2 and 3 (d) None of these
Ans: (b)

1304. A women’s division of the Indian National Army was named after
(a) Rani Jhansi (b) Chand Bibi
(c) Rani Gaidinilu (d) None of these
Ans: (a)

1305. One of the following INA officers was not trialed by a British Court Martial in 1945-46. Who was he?
(a) Mohan Singh (b) GS Dhillon
(c) Shahnawaz (d) Captain Sehgal
Ans: (a)

1306. Madan Lal Dhingra murdered Curzon Wylilie in London in 1908 as a protest against
(a) the indiscrimination arrest of the Ghadarites.
(b) the inhuman transportation and hangings of India Youth.
(c) the imprisonment of Lal, Bal and Pal.
(d) the partition of Bengal
Ans: (b)

1307. Rani Gaidinlu was the fearless freedom fighter from
(a) Assam (b) Nagaland
(c) Manipur (d) Allahabad
Ans: (c)

1308. Consider the following statements about Bhagat Singh
1. In 1926, he had helped to establish the Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha and became its first Secretary.
2. He and BK Dutt threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly on April 8, 1929.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

1309. Who among the following was associated with Kakori Conspiracy case?
(a) Abdul Kalam Azad
(b) Shah Nawaz Khan
(c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(d) Ashfaqullah
Ans: (d)

1310. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List I (Revolutionary Terrorist Activity) List II (Revolutionary)
A. Murder of WC Rand 1.Madanlal Dhingra
B. Abortive attempt on the life of Magistrate Kingsford in Muzaffarpur 2. Chapekar Brothers
C. Assassination of Curzon-Wyllie 3. Ras Behari Bose and Sachin Sanyal
D. Unsuccessful attempt of kill the Viceroy Lord Hardinge 4. Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 2 4 1 3 (d) 4 2 3 1
Ans: (c)

1311. The Third Decade of the 20th Century is a watershed in modern Indian history in more than one ways, why?
(a) Entry of Indian masses into the national movement.
(b) Crystalisation of the main political currents on the national scence.
(c) The international influence on Indian political thinkers.
(d) All the above are correct in this context.
Ans: (d)

1312. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I List II
A. Abhinav Bharat Society 1. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Anushilan Samiti 2. Lala Hardayal
C. Ghadar Party 3. CR Das
D. Swaraj Party 4. VD Savarkar
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 1 4 2 3 (d) 4 1 2 3
Ans: (d)

1313. Which of the following revolutionary and terrorist organisations had a large number of young women revolutionaries?
(a) Yugantar
(b) Anushilan Samiti
(c) Bharat Mata Society
(d) Indian Republican Army
Ans: (d)

1314. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?
(a) Azad Hind Fauz
(b) Indian Freedom Party
(c) Revolutionary Front
(d) Forward Block
Ans: (d)

1315. Consider the following statements about INA
1. It was formed in Singapore by SC Bose.
2. Captain Mohan Singh was appointed as its Commander.
3. It had 3 fighting brigades named after Subhash, Gandhi, and Nehru.
4. Rani Jhansi Brigade was an exclusive women force.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

1316. Which of the following statements about INA trial is/are correct?
1. PK Sehgal, Shahnawaj Khan and Gurubaksh Singh Dhillon were put on trial.
2. Bhulabhai Desai was the Chief Defence Advocate.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

1317. Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the world War I, based?
(a) Central America (b) North America
(c) West America (d) South America
Ans: (b)

1318. Who among the following was not given capital punishment in the Lahore Conspiracy Case?
(a) Ajit singh (b) Rajguru
(c) Sukhdev
(d) Bhagat Singh
Ans: (a)

1319. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I List II
A. Chittagong Armoury Raid 1. Lala Hardayal
B. Kakori Conspiracy 2. Jatin Das
C. Lahore Conspiracy 3. Surya Sen
D. Ghadar Party 4. Ram Prasad Bismil 5. Vasudev Phadke
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 5 (b) 4 3 2 5
(c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 2 4 3 1
Ans: (c)

1320. The Hindustan Republican Association was founded to
(a) set up a Republican Government in Hindustan
(b) organise Armed Rebellion in India
(c) persuade the Indian people to participate in elections
(d)encourage the Indian youth on to the path of socialism
Ans: (b)

1321. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists.
List I (Newspaper) List II (Language)
A. Bharat Mitra 1. Bengali
B. Rashtramata 2. Gujarati
C. Prajamitra 3. Hindi
D. Nayak 4. Marathi
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3 (b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 4 1 3 2
Ans: (c)

1322. Consider the following statements regarding the Ghadar Movement
1. The Ghadar Movement failed to generate an effective and sustained leadership which was capable of integrating the various aspects of the movements.
2. The Ghadarites unwillingly promoted communal sentiments among the Punjabis.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c)

1323. The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with
(a) Kanpur Conspiracy Case
(b) Alipore Conspiracy Case
(c) Kakori Conpiracy Case
(d) Meerut Conspiracy Case
Ans: (c)

1324. Consider the following personalities- (1) JP Narayane (2) J L Nehru (3) Narendra dev (4) Minu Masani Which was/were two founder of Congress Samajvadi Party
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
Ans: (d)

1325. Consider the following statements in respect of the Chittagong Armoury Raid Case
1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh led the revolutionaries of the Chittagong Armoury Raid case.
2. The raid was undertaken in the name of the Indian Republican Army, Chittagong Branch.
3. Pritilata Waddedar was one of the female revolutionaries of the Chittagong Armoury Raid Case.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 3
(c) 1 and 2 (d) 2 and 3
Ans: (d)

1326. Who among the following was not associated with the Lahore Conspiracy Case?
(a) Bhagat Singh (b) Surya Sen
(c) Rajguru (d) Sukhdev
Ans: (b)

1327. The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in
(a) Japan (b) Burma
(c) Singapore (d) Malaya
Ans: (c)

1328. Consider the following statements
1. The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association was founded in 1928 in Delhi.
2. The most successful revolutionary operation in the entire history of the freedom struggle was led by Surya Sen.
3. Sohan Singh Bhakna was the founder President of the Ghadar Party in USA.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

1329. 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?
(a) C Rajagopalachari
(b) MA Jinnah
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: (c)

1330. What was Komagata Maru?
(a) A political party based in Taiwan
(b) Peasant communist leader of China
(c) A naval ship on voyage to Canada
(d) A Chinese village where Mao Tre Lung began his long march
Ans: (c)

1331. On October 21, 1943, a Provisional Government of ‘Free India’ (Azad Hind Government) was proclaimed in
(a) Singapore (b) Rangoon
(c) Jakarta (d) Bangkok
Ans: (a)

1332. Who amongs the following was involved in the Alipore Bomb case?
(a) SN Banerjee
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Jatin Das
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
Ans: (d)

1333. Which of the following revolutionary organisation is not correctly matched with its founder?
(a) Bengal Volunteer : Hem Chandra Ghosh
(b) Sri Sangha : Anil Roy
(c) Indian Republican Army : Surya Sen
(d) Yugantar Samiti : Lila Nag
Ans: (d)

1334. Consider the following statements relating to the famous Muzaffarpur murders (1908)
1. The bomb, which was hurled at the carriage of Mrs Pringle and her daughter, was actually intended for Mr Kingsford, the District Judge of Muzaffarpur.
2. The revolutionaries wanted to kill Mr Kingsford, because he had inflicted severe punishments on Swadeshi activists.
3. Khudiram and Prafulla Chaki had to pay the penalty for their action by death.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Ans: (d)

1335. Consider the following statements
1. In the Kakori Conspiracy case, four revolutionaries Ram Prasad Bismil, Asfaqullah Khan, Roshan Lal and Rajendra Lahiri were sentenced to death.
2. The Hindustan Republican Association was organised at Kanpur in October 1925, by Sachindranath Sanyal, Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee, Ramprasad Bismil and Chandra Shekhar Azad.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Only 1
(c) Only 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (b)

1336. With reference to Indian Freedom Struggle, consider the following events
1. Meerut Conspiracy Case
2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
3. Communal Award for MacDonald The correct chronological sequence of these events is
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 1, 3
(c) 2, 3, 1 (d) 1, 3, 2
Ans: (a)

1337. The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the Freedom Movement in
(a) Mumbai-Karnataka
(b) Punjab
(c) East Bengal
(d) The Madras Presidency
Ans: (c)

1338. Under whose leadership was the name of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association changed on account of the influence of the socialist ideas?
(a) Rajguru (b) Bhagat Singh
(c) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(d) Sukhdev
Ans: (a)

1339. Who gave the ‘Inquilab Zindabad’ slogan?
(a) Iqbal
(b) MK Gandhi
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
Ans: (c)

1340. Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA?
(a) Ramnath Puri and Vir Savarkar
(b) Taraknath Das and GD Kumar
(c) Lala Hardayal and Bhagat Singh
(d) Harman Singh and Bhagwan Singh
Ans: (b)

1341. Against whom of the following was the Lahore Conspiracy Case registered during the Indian Freedom Struggle?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(d) Vishnu Ganesh Pingle
Ans: (d)

1342. This great revolutionary summed up the great ideal to his life, ‘‘The only lesson required in India at present is to learn how to die and the only way to teach is by dying ourselves. Therefore, I die and glory in my martyrdom.’’ He was
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Ramprasad Bismil
(c) Madan Lal Dhingra
(d) Surya Sen
Ans: (d)

1343. During the Indian Freedom Struggle who of the following raised an Army called Free Indian Legion?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) Ras Behari Bose
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) VD Savarkar
Ans: (b)

1344. Consider the following events
1. Attempt on the life of Judge Kingsford.
2. Murder of the District Magistrate Jackson.
3. Satara conspiracy.
4. Murder of Lt Ayerst. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the above events?
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3 (b) 4, 2, 1, 3
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2 (d) 4, 3, 1, 2
Ans: (b)

1345. Which one of the following slogans is attributed of Subhash Chandra Bose?
(a) Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
(b) Vande Mataram
(c) Jai Hind
(d) Inquilab Zindabad
Ans: (c)

1346. Assertion (A) Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in Legislative Assembly in 1929.
Reason (R) They wanted to kill some members of the Legislative Assembly as a revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat
Rai.
Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Ans: (c)

1347. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List I List II
A. Chittagong Armoury Raid 1. Kalpana Dutt
B. Abhinav Bharat 2. Guru Ram Singh
C. Anushilan Samiti 3. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D. Kuka Movement 4. Aurobindo Ghosh
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2 (b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 3 1 2 4 (d) 3 1 4 2
Ans: (a)

1348. Match the following events and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List I List II
A. The Chapekar Brothers assassinated two unpopular British officials at Poona 1. 1897
B. VD Savarkar organized the Abhinav Bharat a secret society of Revolution 2. 1904
C. An attempt made on the life of the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal 3. 1907
D. Sepoys at Vellore mutinied 4. 1806
Codes A B C D A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 3 1 4 (d) 3 2 1 4
Ans: (b)

1349. The objectives of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association, was/were
(a) to overthrow the British rule from India through an organised and armed revolution
(b) to establish a Federal Republic of the United States of India
(c) to abolish all systems of exploitation and to establish a Socialist State in India
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d)

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