MODERN INDIA part 4
The Non-Cooperation Movement under Gandhi was in full
swing during the Viceroyalty of
(a) Chelmsford
(b) Irwin
(c) Reading
(d) Hardinge
Ans: (c)
302. A resolution declaring 'Purna Swaraj' was passed in the
Congress Session held at
(a) Lahore
(b) Calcutta
(c) Gaya
(d) Haripura
Ans: (a)
303. SN Banerjee was appointed Professor in English in the
Metropolitan Institute at
(a) Bombay
(b) Madras
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bangalore
Ans: (c)
304. Tilak started his career as a
(a) Writer
(b) Professor
(c) Journalist
(d) Lawyer
Ans: (b)
305. The Hindu of Madras started in 1868 as a weekly, became a
Daily in
(a) 1889
(b) 1899
(c) 1890
(d) 1855
Ans: (a)
306. The Indian National Congress was founded in the year
(a) 1958
(b) 1977
(c) 1885
(d) 1909
Ans: (c)
307. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Kesari 1. 1921
B. Maharatta 2. 1893
C. Ganapathi Festival 3. English Journal
D. Moplah Rebellion 4. Marathi Journal
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Codes:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 4 1 2
Ans: (a)
308. According to _____ the Mutiny was a purely military
outbreak.
(a) VD Sarkar
(b) VASmith
(c) Sir John Lawrence
(d) Roberts
Ans: (c)
309. Wahabis were ______ fanatics.
(a) Hindu
(b) Muslim
(c) Christian
(d) Sikh
Ans: (b)
310. A Royal Commission on the Public Service was appointed in
the year
(a) 1912
(b) 1915
(c) 1910
(d) 1918
Ans: (a)
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311. A resolution declaring Purna Swaraj (complete
Independence as Indian's political goal was passed in the
______ Congress of 1929.
(a) Shimla
(b) Lahore
(c) Madras
(d) Calcutta
Ans: (b)
312. In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Minister for
Education was
(a) Patel
(b) Rajaji
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Annie Besant
Ans: (c)
313. The Pakistan panacea was sponsored by
(a) Azad Kalam
(b) Jinnah
(c) Md Iqbal
(d) Liyakat All Khan
Ans: (c)
314. The Indian Independence Act was passed in
(a) July 1947
(b) August 1947
(c) June 1947
(d) September 1947
Ans: (a)
315. AI Hilal was a
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(a) Mosque
(b) Journal
(c) Madrasah
(d) Garden
Ans: (b)
316. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of
(a) India Wins Freedom
(b) New India
(c) Gita Rahasya
(d) Discovery of India
Ans: (a)
317. Tilak called him the 'Diamond of India' the jewel of
Maharashtra and the Prince of Workers'. Who is referred in
these words
(a) Lajpat Rai
(b) Shivaji
(c) Gokhale
(d) Madhava Rao
Ans: (c)
318. Motilal presided over the Congress Session of 1919 held at
(a) Lahore
(b) Amritsar
(c) Calcutta
(d) Bombay
Ans: (b)
319. Swarajist Party was organised by
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Subash Chandra Bose
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(c) Annie Besant
(d) Gokhale
Ans: (a)
320. Match the following:
List-I List-II
A. Irish Home Rule Movement 1. Annie Besant
B. Home Rule Movement in India 2. Red Mond
C. Ferguson College 3. Motilal Nehru
D. Kashmir 4. Gokhale
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 2 3 4
Ans: (a)
321. The famine in Bihar and Bengal in 1873-74 was averted by
the timely action of
(a) Minto
(b) Morley
(c) Northbrook
(d) Hastings
Ans: (c)
322. Lytton was selected as Viceroy to India to fulfill the
ambitious plans of Disraeli in _____.
(a) Awadh
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(b) Afghanistan
(c) Bengal
(d) Burma
Ans: (b)
323. The Rowlatt Act was passed in the year
(a) 1919
(b) 1925
(c) 1927
(d) 1930
Ans: (a)
324. Narendra MandaI was inaugurated by Duke of Connaught
in the year
(a) 1920
(b) 1921
(c) 1931
(d) 1910
Ans: (b)
325. Servants of India Society was founded in
(a) England
(b) India
(c) America
(d) Burma
Ans: (a)
326. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a Scholar in
(a) Persian
(b) Arabic
(c) Sanskrit
(d) French
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Ans: (b)
327. In 1946, the Interim Government was formed under
(a) Patel
(b) Gandhiji
(c) Rajaji
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Ans: (d)
328. The President of the Congress Sessions of 1898 and 1902 was
(a) Hume
(b) Tilak
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) S N Banerjee
Ans: (d)
329. The National Liberal Federation was founded by
(a) S N BanneIjee
(b) Motilal Nehru
(c) Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Mrs Annie Besant
Ans: (a)
330. The Shivaji Festival was inaugurated in 1895 by
(a) Hume
(b) Morley
(c) Tilak
(d) Gokhale
Ans: (c)
331. The Sepoy Mutiny broke out on May 10, 1857 at _____.
(a) Meerut
(b) Gwalior
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(c) Jhansi
(d) Agra
Ans: (a)
332. The immediate cause for the Mutiny was
(a) Doctrine of Lapse
(b) The Social Legislation of 1856
(c) The Episode of the Greased Cartridges
(d) The fear of me Indians that they would be converted to
Christianity
Ans: (c)
333. During the Viceroyalty of Sir John Lawrence the bone of
contention between India and Bhutan was
(a) Duars
(b) Jalpaiguri
(c) Goalpara
(d) Cooch Behar
Ans: (a)
334. Queen Victoria became the Empress of India according to
the Act of
(a) 1858
(b) 1861
(c) 1876
(d) 1909
Ans: (c)
335. The Viceroy who wanted to train Indian in the art of self-
government was
(a) Mountbatten
(b) Ripon
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(c) Northbrook
(d) Curzon
Ans: (b)
336. The ruler of Mysore who secured the rendition of Mysore
was
(a) Tippu
(b) Hyder
(c) Krishnaraja III
(d) Rajendra Wodiar
Ans: (c)
337. Loamanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak hailed form
(a) Bengal
(b) Kashmir
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Tamil Nadu
Ans: (c)
338. Tilak was sentenced and transported to
(a) Mandalay
(b) Malaya
(c) Australia
(d) Andaman
Ans: (b)
339. 'Anthology of the Bomb' was written by
(a) Tilak
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Gokhale
(d) Annie Besant
Ans: (b)
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340. The author of 'A Nation in the Making' was
(a) SN Banerjee
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Hume
(d) Tilak
Ans: (a)
341. Till the end of the 17th Century the growth of the executive
and legislative powers of the East india Company depended
on
(a) Governor
(b) Governor-General
(c) Parliament
(d) Crown
Ans: (d)
342. In the 18th Century the Royal prerogative in the affairs of
the East India Company was controlled by
(a) The Viceroy's Council
(b) The Indian Legislature
(c) The Parliament in England
(d) The Secretary of State
Ans: (c)
343. Which of the following was not included in the early three
English Settlements in India?
(a) Madras
(b) The Punjab
(c) Bombay
(d) Calcutta
Ans: (b)
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344. Before the passing of the Act of 1773, each of the three
English Settlement in India was governed by
(a) Viceroy
(b) President
(c) Secretary
(d) Director
Ans: (b)
345. Which of the following is one of the causes for the passing of
the Act of 1773?
(a) Failure of Double Government
(b) Success of Double Government
(c) Agitation in India
(d) Desire of the Indian Merchants
Ans: (a)
346. Provision was made in the Act of 1773, for the office of a
Governor-General of
(a) India
(b) Fort William
(c) Madras
(d) Bombay
Ans: (b)
347. Pitt's India Bill was introduced by ______ in 1784.
(a) Prime Minister Pitt
(b) Governor-General of India
(c) Senior Merchants
(d) East India Company
Ans: (a)
348. Commissioners for the Affairs of India were known as
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(a) Court of Directors
(b) Board of Directors
(c) Board of Control
(d) Board of Merchants
Ans: (c)
349. The members of the Board of Control must be paid from
(a) The Consolidated Fund of England
(b) Indian Revenues
(c) Funds Voted by Parliament
(d) The revenues of Princely States
Ans: (b)
350. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice-
President appointed by _____ would Act for him.
(a) Crown
(b) Parliament
(c) Board of Control
(d) Governor-General
Ans: (d)
351. The Charter Act of 1793 Renewed the Company's monopoly
for _____ years.
(a) 20 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 15 years
Ans: (a)
352. By the Charter Act of 1813 the Indian trade except in ______
was thrown open to all British subjects.
(a) Tea
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(b) Spices
(c) Coffee
(d) Cotton
Ans: (a)
353. The Charter Act of 1813 left intact the Company's monopoly
of ______ trade.
(a) China
(b) Jawa
(c) Ceylon
(d) Japan
Ans: (a)
354. Provision was made by the Charter Act of 1813 for the
establishment of a Church at ______.
(a) Madras
(b) Bombay
(c) Calcutta
(d) Pondicherry
Ans: (c)
355. The Charter Act of 1813 allotted Rupees _______ annually
for Indian learning and spread of Scientific knowledge.
(a) One lakh
(b) Two lakhs
(c) £ 1000
(d) £ 500
Ans: (a)
356. The writers of the East India Company had their training in
the college at ______ in England.
(a) London
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(b) Manchester
(c) Liverpool
(d) Haileybury
Ans: (d)
357. The Company's monopoly of Trade was abolished by the Act
of
(a) 1793
(b) 1813
(c) 1833
(d) Pitt's India Act
Ans: (c)
358. The Act of 1833 concentrated the legislative powers in the
hands of
(a) Parliament
(b) Governor-General in Council
(c) Board of Control
(d) Crown
Ans: (b)
359. The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of
(a) 1773
(b) 1813
(c) 1853
(d) 1793
Ans: (c)
360. As per the Act of 1853 the Governor-General's Council was
enlarged for the purpose of
(a) Defence
(b) Legislation
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(c) Finance
(d) Security
Ans: (b)
361. Of the following who did not find a place in the Legislative
Council as per the Act of 1853?
(a) The Governor-General
(b) Additional Members
(c) The Commander-in-Chief
(d) The Lieutenant Governor
Ans: (d)
362. By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
(a) By the Company
(b) In the name of the Crown
(c) By a Board of Directors
(d) In the name of Governor-General of India
Ans: (b)
363. The office of the Secretary of State for India was created by
the Act of
(a) 1853
(b) 1858
(c) 1861
(d) 1892
Ans: (b)
364. The strategy of 'divide and rule' had been actually practised
by
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Lord Minto
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(d) Lord Dufferin
Ans: (c)
365. With whom was the seven-year rule of' "missions, omissions
and commissions' associated?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Curzon
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Mayo
Ans: (b)
366. Who was the moving spirit behind the oganization of the
Ghadar Party?
(a) Lala Hardayal
(b) V D Savarkar
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Ans: (a)
367. What was the name of the Sabha started by Debendranath
Tagore?
(a) Arya Samaj
(b) Dharma Sabha
(c) Tattvabodhini Sabha
(d) Tattvabodhini Samaj
Ans: (c)
368. The doctrine of lapse had been put to much use by
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Bentick
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Ripon
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Ans: (a)
369. Who had succeeded Mir Jafar to the throne?
(a) Haider Ali
(b) Chandra Sahib
(c) Tipu Sultan
(d) Mir Kasim
Ans: (d)
370. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between
(a) Sweden and Russia
(b) France and Germany
(c) France and England
(d) Germany and Russia
Ans: (d)
371. The Act of _______ had introduced the system of separate
electorates.
(a) 1874
(b) 1893
(c) 1909
(d) 1926
Ans: (c)
372. Who had paned the Vernacular Press Act into law?
(a) Lord Mayo
(b) Lord Hardinge
(c) Lord Dalhousie
(d) Lord Lytton
Ans: (d)
373. Lord Lytton had lowered the age limit for Indiana for the
ICS from 21 year to
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(a) 20 years
(b) 19 years
(c) 18 years
(d) 17 years
Ans: (b)
374. Vivian Derozio had been associated with the ______
movement.
(a) Swadeshi
(b) Back to the Vedas
(c) Young Bengal
(d) Young India
Ans: (c)
375. The first Indian national leader who began building,
organizing and promoting the freedom struggle was
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Ans: (a)
376. Which of the following is not among the regions where the
Britishers had first set up trading posts?
(a) Bengal
(b) Goa
(c) Coromandel Coast
(d) Gujarat
Ans: (b)
377. The 1857 revolt did not acquire much intensity in
(a) Delhi
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(b) Awadh
(c) Bombay
(d) The Chambal Region
Ans: (c)
378. An effect of the 1857 revolt was that
(a) The spirit of rebellion in Indian was crushed
(b) The British became totally demoralized
(c) The British abandoned their repressive policies
(d) Unity was forged between the Hindus and Muslims
Ans: (d)
379. The majority of the moderate leaders of India's freedom
struggle may be traced to hail from
(a) Bengal
(b) Rural areas
(c) Urban areas
(d) Both rurals as well as urban parts
Ans: (c)
380. The passage of the Rowlatt Act had been almost immediately
followed by the
(a) Minto-Morley Reforms
(b) Khilafat Movement
(c) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(d) Chauri-Chaura Incident
Ans: (c)
381. The United East India Company refers to the company in
India formed by the
(a) Portuguese
(b) Dutch
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(c) French
(d) British
Ans: (b)
382. Madras was returned by the French to the British in 1748 by
the Treaty of
(a) Paris
(b) Delhi
(c) London
(d) Aix-la-Chapelle
Ans: (d)
383. What did the Rowlatt Act, 1919 empower the British
government to do
(a) Foment class and caste strife
(b) Shut down any industrial unit at will
(c) Extend the period of imprisonment for Indians
(d) Detain a person for any duration without a trial
Ans: (d)
384. After the 1935 elections, the only two provinces out of eleven
which had non-Congress ministries were
(a) Bengal and Punjab
(b) Assam and Kerala
(c) Bengal and Assam
(d) Punjab and Kerala
Ans: (a)
385. When did the Cripps Mission, which had practically
repeated the August Offer 1940 visit India?
(a) 1941
(b) 1942
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(c) 1943
(d) 1944
Ans: (b)
386. Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had
faced competition from what it had termed as the
'interlopers' represented by the
(a) Portuguese
(b) Indigenous merchants
(c) British free merchants
(d) Dutch
Ans: (c)
387. A letter to the Mughal emperor Jahangir from King James I
had been presented by
(a) Lord Clive
(b) Sir Thomas Roe
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Captain Hawkins
Ans: (b)
388. The Non-Cooperation movement had been launched by
Gandhi in the year
(a) 1916
(b) 1919
(c) 1920
(d) 1923
Ans: (c)
389. Who was the first Indian civil servant?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) S N Banerjee
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(c) C R Das
(d) Bhagat Singh
Ans: (b)
390. The decisive battle of the third Carnatic War was waged
between the French and the British at
(a) Arcot
(b) Jhansi
(c) Plassey
(d) Wandiwash
Ans: (d)
391. Muslim communalism was lent an impetus by the activities
of
(a) Ashfaqullah
(b) Liaqat Hussain
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(d) Sayyid Ahmad Khan
Ans: (d)
392. The Nehru Report of 1928 with proposals for constitutional
reforms had been prepared by
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Kamla Nehru
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a)
393. In which year was the All India Muslim League founded?
(a) 1903
(b) 1906
(c) 1909
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(d) 1912
Ans: (b)
394. Who was not among the three revolutionaries who were
hanged on March 23, 1931?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Azad
(c) Rajguru
(d) Sukhdev
Ans: (b)
395. The Civil Disobedience Movement had been led in the
North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) by
(a) Sheikh Mohammed Tyabji
(b) Dr M AAnsari
(c) Badruddin Tyabji
(d) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Ans: (d)
396. The Prime causes of the 1857 mutiny did not include
(a) The new system of education
(b) The Widow Remarriage Act
(c) The despatch of Indian Sepoys to Afghanistan
(d) Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the
British
Ans: (d)
397. Nana Sahib the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao II had
become a great enemy of the British because
(a) The Queen had humiliated him
(b) He had lost his title
(c) The British had stopped his pension
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(d) His estate had been snatched from him
Ans: (c)
398. Name the Mughal emperor occupying the throne of Delhi
when the revolt of 1857 took place
(a) Shah Alam II
(b) Jahandar Shah
(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) Humayun
Ans: (c)
399. Identify the revolutionary among the following who was not
active in London?
(a) Shyamji Krishna Varma
(b) Ashfaqullah
(c) Lala Hardayal
(d) V D Savarkar
Ans: (b)
400. Where did the revolutionaries have their deliberations,
which led to the formation of the Hindustan Republican
Association?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Kanpur
(c) Madras
(d) Allahabad
Ans: (b)
