Modern History : Miscellaneous – Old Year Questions and Answers
1. 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, of 1773.
3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.
Which of the statements given above is correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
2. Consider the following events :
1. The first democratically elected communist party government was formed in a State in India.
2. India’s then-largest Bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’ was renamed ‘State Bank of India’.
3. Air India was nationalized and became the national carrier.
4. Goa became a part of independent India.
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
(a) 4- 1 – 2- 3
(b) 3 – 2 – 1 – 4
(c) 4 – 2 – 1 – 3
(d) 3 – 1 – 2 – 4
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]
3. The Anglo-Afghan relations in the 19th century were influenced by the fear of whose expansion towards India?
(a) Afghanistan
(b) France
(c) Iran
(d) Russia
[U.P. P.C.S. (Spl.) (Mains) 2004]
4. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using 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. 1838 | 4. Second Anglo-Mysore War |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 4 2 1
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1999]
5. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below –
List (War) List-II (Years)
| A. Second Anglo-Mysore War | 1. 1803-05 A.D. |
| B. Second Anglo-French War | 2. 1780-84 A.D. |
| C. Second Anglo-Maratha War | 3. 1878-80 A.D. |
| D. Second Anglo-Afghan War | 4. 1750-54 A.D. |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 4 2 3 1
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
| A. Treaty of Allahabad | 1. 1754 |
| B. Treaty of Aixla Chapple | 2. 1746 |
| C. La Bourdannais Capture of Madras | 3.1748 |
| D. Duple ix’s dismissal | 4. 1765 |
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 1 4 2 3
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]
7. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Reimplementation of Jizya – Farrukhsiyar
(b) Rule over Masulipatnam – Ford
(c) Sati Prevention Act – Lord William Bentinck
(d) End of Slavery – Malcolm
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
8. In India, the First Municipal Corporation was set up in which one among the following places?
(a) Calcutta
(b) Madras
(c) Bombay
(d) Delhi
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre.) 2021]
9. In the Indian context, the attitude of ‘Paternalism in Governance’ is associated with
(a) Thomas Munro
(b) Charles Grant
(c) Holt Mackenzie
(d) Macaulay
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]
10. Which of the following famines of the 19th century in India has been described as the ‘Sea of Calamity’?
(a) Bihar Famine of 1873
(b) Rajputana Famine of 1868-69
(c) Madras Presidency Famine of 1866-67
(d) Orissa Famine of 1866-67
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2013]
11. In the second half of the 18th century, who was often called the local representative of “Aura and Authority of Company Bahadur”?
(a) Kotwal
(b) Daroga
(c) Amala
(d) Landlord (Jamindar)
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
12. The Indian Famine Code, of 1883 was prepared by –
(a) Hunter Commission
(b) Hartog Commission
(c) Strachey Commission
(d) Indigo Commission
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
13. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
| A. Andrew Frazer | 1. Famine Commission |
| B. Antony MacDonell | 2. Irrigation Commission |
| C. Colin Scott Moncrieff | 3. Police Commission |
| D. Thomas Robertson | 4. Railway Commission |
Codes:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 1 3 4 2
[U.P.B.E.O.(Pre) 2019]
Q 14. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
List- I List- II
| A. AD 1767 – 69 | 1. First Anglo-Maratha War |
| B. AD 1790 – 92 | 2. Third Mysore War |
| C. AD 1824 – 26 | 3. First Anglo-Burmese War |
| D. AD 1845 – 46 | 4. Second Sikh War |
Code :
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 2
(d) 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2004]
15. Arrange the following in their chronological order and select the correct answer with the help of the code given
below:
A. Dramatic performances
B. Vernacular Press Act
C. North-Western Provinces and Oudh Act
D. Bengal Tenancy Act
Code :
(a) A B D C
(b) D B A C
(c) A B C D
(d) B C D A
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]
16. Arrange the following events chronologically:
1. Vernacular Press Act
2. Rowlatt Act
3. Ban on Sati
4. Woods Despatch
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 3, 1, 4, 2
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
17. Who introduced the printing press in India and in which year?
(a) Portuguese in 1550
(b) Spanish in 1680
(c) French in 1745
(d) English East India Company in 1674
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre.) 2021]
18. Which of the following events occurred first?
(a) Lord Lytton’s Delhi Darbar
(b) Santhal Revolt
(c) First Anglo-Sikh War
(d) Ilbert Bill Controversy
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
19. Match the correctly –
| A. Child marriage | 1. Ishwarchand Vidyasagar |
| B. Suppression of Thuggee | 2. Colonel Sleimen |
| C. Widows’ Remarriage | 3. M.G. Ranade |
| D. Suppression of Pindaris | 4. Lord Hastings |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 1 4 3 2
(d) 2 3 1 4
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
20. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Famine in Western U.P . – 1871-72
(b) Famine in Orissa, Bengal, Bihar – 1865-66
(c) Famine in Madras, Mysore, Hyderabad – 1876-78
(d) Famine in Bengal – 1943
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
21. Examine the following statements.
1. Kunwar Singh led the struggle in Bihar against the British while Khan Bahadur Khan led in Ruhelkhand in the First Independence Struggle, in 1857.
2. The Muslim League observed Deliverance Day on 22 December 1939.
3. Tatya Topey took the lead of armies in Kanpur for the patronage of Nana Saheb and Zeenat Mahal assumed leadership in Faizabad.
4. Ghadar Party was founded by Sardar Bhagat Singh.
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
(a) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1,2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
22. The following advertisement
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Appeared in the Times of India dated 7th July:
(a) 1931
(b) 1929
(c) 1921
(d) 1896
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]
23. He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji, and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time: and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Motilal Nehru
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]
24. “The British Government is not responsible for the partition of India.” The above statement is attributed to :
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Lord Attlee
(c) Lord Mountbatten
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]
25. “So always with the assent and often to the dictates of the Chamber of Commerce, the Government of India is carried on and this is the ‘White Man’s Burden.” Who said this?
(a) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Sachchidananda Sinha
(d) Rajendra Prasad
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]
26. “So long as this third power, i.e. England is here, our communal differences would keep on troubling us” Who said this?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. Re-Exam (Pre) 2020]
27. Who remarked about the East India Company that “The Company is an anomaly but it is part of a system where everything is an anomaly”?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) G.B. Macaulay
(c) Lord Clive
(d) Henry Dundas
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]
28. Who said, “Political Freedom is the life-breath of a nation”?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]
29. Who proposed “Party Less Democracy’ in India?
(a) S.A. Dange
(b) Ram Manohar Lohiya
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Jay Prakash Narayan
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
30. Rajani Palme Dutt said, “They both fought and collaborated with imperialism.” Which political grouping was he referring to?
(a) The Indian National Congress
(b) The Communist Party of India
(c) The Swaraj Party
(d) Hindustan Socialist Republican Association.
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[64th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2018]
31. ‘New Lamps for Old’ was a series of articles (1893-94) that criticized Congress for being out of touch with the ‘proletariat.’ Who was the author of these articles?
(a) Aurobindo Ghose
(b) A. O. Hume
(c) G.K. Gokhale
(d) B.G. Tilak
[56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]
32. Which two leaders visited India and served for social regeneration:
(a) Gandhi, Tilak
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal, Arvind Ghosh
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Motilal Nehru
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
33. Who was the first Speaker to discard the official wig and preside over the house wearing the Gandhi cap?
(a) Satya Narayan Sinha
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) G.V. Mavlankar
(d) Sanjeeva Reddi
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]
34. On which of the following dates did the maker of the constitution of India Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar die?
(a) December 15, 1956
(b) December 6, 1956
(c) November 6, 1956
(d) October 6, 1959
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
35. Which death anniversary of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar will fall in 2016?
(a) 58th
(b) 59th
(c) 60th
(d) 61st
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]
36. Who among the following Indians is known as Gurudev?
(a) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(b) C. Rajgopalachari
(c) Lala Lajpat Roy
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
[38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992-93]
37. With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolor Indian National Flag here.
(b) Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of the Andhra region from here.
(c) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.
(d) Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of the Theosophical Society first here.
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
38. In which year, Rabindranath Tagore died?
(a) 1869
(b) 1911
(c) 1941
(d) 1765
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
39. Who amongst the following had called Rabindra Nath Tagore ‘the Great Sentinel’?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]
40. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Rabindranath Tagore?
(a) He sang the glories of ancient India and its culture.
(b) He considered Shivaji and Guru Govind Singh as nation builders.
(c) Many of his songs refute the heroism of Marathas.
(d) He favored the economic aspects of the Swadeshi Movement
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
41. Who gives the Slogan ‘Jai Jawan’, Jai Kisan’ ?
(a) Lal Bahadur Sashtri
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Devi Lal
(d) Morariji Desai
[38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]
42. Who said, “Freedom is almost within reach, we have to seize it ?”
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Shauqat Ali
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
43. Who coined the slogan ‘Quit India’?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Yousuf Meher Ali
(d) Aruna Asaf Ali
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]
44. Who of the following had written, “India’s salvation will not be achieved under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi”?
(a) M.A. Jinnah
(b) Clement Richard Attlee
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
45. “Everything else can wait, but not agriculture.” The above statement is attributed to :
(a) Jagjivan Ram
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Sardar Patel
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
46. In which year was the first cloth mill established in Bombay?
(a) 1842
(b) 1845
(c) 1850
(d) 1854
(e) None of these
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
47. “Kings are made for the Public; Public is not made for the King.” Who among the following made this statement during the National Movement?
(a) Surendra Nath Banerjee
(b) R.C. Dutt
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Gokhale
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
48. Who has advocated ‘Practical Vedanta’?
(a) Dayanad
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Gandhi
(d) Vivekananda
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
49. “The British empire is rotten to the core, corrupt in every direction, and tyrannical and mean.” This statement was made by
(a) Sister Nivedita
(b) Savitribai Phule
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]
50. Who among the following leaders said, “I am an Indian Tom-Tom, whose work is waking up all the sleepers so that they may wake and work for their motherland”?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Annie Besant
[U.P.B.E.O. (Pre) 2019]
51. “Can you show me one free country where there are separate electorates …. The British element is gone, but they have left mischief behind”.
Who among the following said the above-mentioned statement in the Constituent Assembly debates?
(a) Somnath Lahiri
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
(d) N.G. Ranga
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre.) 2021]
52. ‘Indian nationalism in the middle of the 19th century was in the Embryonic stage’. Which historians are related to this fact?
(a) Dr. R.C. Majumdar and Dr. S.N. Sen
(b) Sir James Outram and W. Tailor
(c) T.R. Homes and L.E.R. Reas
(d) Sir John Lawrence and Seale
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre.) 2020]
53. The founder of the Boy Scouts and Civil Guides movement in India was –
(a) Charles Andrews
(b) Robert Montgomery
(c) Richard Temple
(d) Baden-Powell
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1993]
54. In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around
1. Women’s right to gain education
2. Age of consent
3. Restitution of conjugal rights
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2020]
55. Who led the ‘Banaras Rebellion’ against the Britishers?
(a) Shujauddaullah
(b) Asaf-ud-Daulah
(c) Raja Chet Singh
(d) Raja Maheep Narayan Singh
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
56. With reference to the 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 the Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
(d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed the Gandhi-Irwin Pact
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]
57. 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 the United
Province before India’s Independence Of these statements:
(a) 1, 2, and 3 are correct
(b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 1 and 2 are correct
(d) None is correct
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]
58. The statement “I am a socialist and a republican and am no believer in Kings and Princes” is associated with
(a) Narendra Dev
(b) Achyut Patwardhan
(c) Jai Prakash Narayan
(d) Jawahar Lal Nehru
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]
59. Who among the following had been described as the high priest of Communism in India?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Acharya Narendra Dev
(c) M.R. Masani
(d) Ashok Mehta
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
60. Who one of the following is the biographer of Jawahar Lal Nehru?
(a) Frank Moraes
(b) Dom Moraes
(c) Louis Fischer
(d) Webb Miller
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
61. Who is known as the father of Dyarchy?
(a) Lord Clive
(b) Hector Munro
(c) Lord Macaulay
(d) Sir Leonel Curtis
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
62. Of the four forms of political protests mentioned below, which one is derived from the name of the person who used it as a political weapon for the first time?
(a) Boycott
(b) Seige
(c) Shut-down
(d) Strike
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]
63. Consider the following statements:
1. The Arya Samaj was founded in 1875.
2. ‘Al Hilal’ was published by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
3. Lala Lajpat Rai was not associated with the paper ‘The People.’
4. The famous Presidency College (former Hindu College) of Calcutta was established by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
Of these statements :
(a) Only 1 and 2 are correct.
(b) Only 2 and 3 are correct.
(c) Only 1, 2, and 4 are correct.
(d) Only 1, 2, and 3 are correct.
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
64. Of the following events, which stands third in chronological order?
(a) Champaran Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d) Dandi March
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]
65. Choose the correct chronological order of the following events:
(i) Lucknow Pact
(ii) Formation of Swaraj Party
(iii) Jallianwala Massacre
(iv) Death of Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Select the answer from the following code :
(a) (i), (iv), (iii) & (ii)
(b) (iv), (iii), (i) & (ii)
(c) (i), (iii), (iv) & (ii)
(d) (i), (ii), (iii) & (iv)
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]
66. Consider the following events and arrange these in chronological order –
I. Assassination of Curzon Wyllie
II. Execution of Khudiram Bose
III. Starting of ‘Kesari’ newspaper by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
IV. Starting of ‘Al Hilal’ newspaper by Abul Kalam Azad
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) III, II, I and IV
(b) II, I, III and IV
(c) I, III, IV and II
(d) III, IV, II and I
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
67. Which lady contributed the most to Indian Politics after 1947?
(a) Aruna Asaf Ali
(b) Kamla Rani Singh
(c) Tarkeshwari Sinha
(d) Rabari Devi
[42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]
68. “It will be our blunder if we leave the people of Bihar and their Government unsafe before the violence and uncivilized attacks of league leaders.” In the year 1946, who told this?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Sardar Patel
[42nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1997]
69. Who raised the demand for ‘Complete Independence’ for the first time in 1921?
(a) Maulana Muhammad Ali
(b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
[56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]
70. Who has hailed Mohd? Ali Jinnah most responsible for the partition of India?
(a) Lord Curzon
(b) Lord Irwin
(c) Lord Linlithgow
(d) Lord Mountbatten
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
71. Who amongst the following presided over the All Parties Muslim Conference held at Delhi on 31st December 1928?
(a) Aga Khan
(b) M.A. Jinnah
(c) Faiz Hussain
(d) Karim Jalal
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]
72. The Banaras Session of August 1923 of the Hindu Mahasabha was presided over by :
(a) Swami Shraddhananda
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
[43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]
73. Identify the years that are closest to the founding of the Communist Party of India and the RSS respectively.
(a) 1915, 1914
(b) 1925, 1925
(c) 1928, 1929
(d) 1925, 1939
[56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]
74. The real name of the ‘Frontier Gandhi’ is :
(a) Purushottam Das Tandon
(b) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[43rd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1999]
75. Who among the following is popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
(c) Jatin Das
(d) Maulana Muhammad Ali
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
76. What was the name of the movement started by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan against the British?
(a) Red Shirt
(b) Quit India
(c) Khilafat
(d) None of the above
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
77. Who of the following attacked Dr. B.R. Ambedkar by saying: Ambedkar has had his leadership thrust upon him by a benign British Government because his services were necessary to embarrass the Nationalist leaders.’
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Dr. B. S. Moonje
(d) Sir Mirza Ismail
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]
78. 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
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2000]
79. Rajendra Prasad belonged to :
(a) U.P.
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) None of these
[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]
80. Name the revolutionary woman, who participated in the Peasant Movement of Bijoliya and was arrested. She also participated in the 1930 Satyragrah and 1932 Civil Disobedience Movement and was sentenced to Jail –
(a) Rama Devi
(b) Ratan Shashtri
(c) Anjana Devi Chaudhary
(d) Kishori Devi
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre.) 2021]
81. The great poet Rabindranath Tagore emerged as a great painter when he was –
(a) Seven years
(b) Twenty year
(c) Fifty years
(d) Seventy Year
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]
82. Jagat Narayan Lal was sent to :
(a) Bankipur Jail
(b) Camp Jail
(c) Bhagalpur Jail
(d) Hazaribagh Jail
[45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]
83. The Samadhis of Kasturba and Mahadev Desai are situated on the premises of :
(a) Agha Khan Palace, Poona
(b) Yerwada Jail
(c) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail
(d) Alipur Central Jail
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]
84. The tomb of Kasturba Gandhi is situated on the premises of :
(a) Alipur Central Jail
(b) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail
(c) Agha Khan Palace Pune
(d) Yervada Jail
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2008]
85. Who among the following was the author of the official history of Congress?
(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) J.B. Kripalani
(c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
(d) Sardar Patel
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
86. During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?
(a) To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
(b) To report on existing conditions of labor 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.
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]
87. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List-I List-II
(Commission) (Chairman)
| A. Railway Commission (1901) | 1. Anthony Mac Donnel |
| B. Famine Commission (1899) | 2. Colin Scott |
| C. Irrigation Commission (1901) | 3. Andrew Frazer |
| D. Police Reform Commission (1902) | 4. Thomas Robertson |
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 4 2 1 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
88. What was the common relationship between Katherine Mayo, Aldous Huxley, Charles Andrews, and William Digby?
(a) They wrote commentaries on the condition of India during the British rule
(b) They were supporters of the Indian National Movement
(c) They were opponents of the Indian National Movement
(d) They were friends of Mahatma Gandhi
[56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]
89. The year of the Bengal Famine in which millions of people died is :
(a) 1942
(b) 1943
(c) 1944
(d) 1945
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
90. To establish global peace and cooperation among the peoples, which of the following concepts was introduced by Jawaharlal Nehru?
(a) Non-alignment
(b) Panchsheel
(c) Peaceful coexistence
(d) None of these.
[46th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2004]
91. Which part of India remained under Portuguese control after 15 August 1947?
(a) Goa
(b) Sikkim
(c) Pondicherry
(d) Andaman & Nicobar
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]
92. Against which colonial power freedom struggle have to be continued in India even after 15 August 1947?
(a) French
(b) Dutch
(c) British
(d) Portuguese
[Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (Pre) 2010]
93. Which of the following statements is not true for Jawaharlal Nehru?
(a) He was influenced by Socialism.
(b) He was influenced by British liberalism.
(c) He was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi.
(d) He was influenced by German Nationalism.
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
94. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?
Event Year
(a) All India Women’s Conference – 1926
(b) All India Depressed Class Association – 1918
(c) Bombay Social Reform Association – 1908
(d) The Indian National Social Conference – 1887
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]
95. Which one of the following was not a dominant caste in Bihar during the pre-independent period?
(a) Bhumihar
(b) Rajputs
(c) Kayasthas
(d) Kurmi
[46th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2004]
96. Consider the following statements:
1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when the Shimla Conference took place.
2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government.
Which one of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
97. 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 Calcutta University.
3. Keshav Chandra Sen’s campaign against sati led to the enactment of the law to ban sati by the then Governor-General.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
98. Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) Debendranath Tagore
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(d) Sarojini Naidu
[I.A.S. (Pre.) 2021]
99. The first Indian to contest an election to the British House of Commons was:
(a) Dada Bhai Naoroji
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Feroz Shah Mehta
(d) W.C. Bannerjee
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2005, U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]
100. Who was the first Indian selected as a member of the British Parliament?
(a) R.C. Dutt
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Rammohan Roy
(d) Meghnad Desai
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
101. The practice of indirect election in India was launched in which of the following year?
(a) 1861
(b) 1892
(c) 1909
(d) 1919
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2009]
102. Name the Deoband scholar who played a significant role in the freedom movement.
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
(c) Badruddin Tyabji
(d) Chirag Ali
[47th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2005]
103. Which of the following statements regarding Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is correct? Select the correct answer from the code given below the statements.
1. He founded Siddharth College.
2. He started his journal Mook Nayak in 1920.
3. He founded the Depressed Class Institute in 1922.
4. He was the first Defence Minister of India.
Code :
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3, and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2005]
104. Consider the following events and find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given
below:
1. Special Session of Indian National Congress, Calcutta.
2. Demise of B.G. Tilak
3. Announcement of Peace terms to Turkey
4. Submission of unanimous report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre by Congress Committee.
Code :
(a) 4,3,2,1
(b) 1,2,3,4
(c) 3,2,1,4
(d) 1,2,4,3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
105. With reference to the Indian National Congress Session held at different places in Uttar Pradesh, match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below –
List-I List-II
(Place) (Year)
| A. Meerut | 1. 1916 |
| B. Kanpur | 2. 1905 |
| C. Lucknow | 3. 1946 |
| D. Banaras | 4. 1925 |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 3 4 1
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
Q 106. The first Industrial Policy of independent India was announced in the year of :
(a) 1947
(b) 1948
(c) 1951
(d) 1956
[U.P. P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2008]
107. Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948?
(a) B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S. Namboodiripad, and K.C. George
(b) Jayaprakash narayan, Deen Dayal Upadhyay and M.N. Roy
(c) C.P. Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj, and Veeresalingam Pantulu
(d) Ashok Mehta, T.S. Ramanujam and G.G. Mehta
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]
108. The first communist Government of India was established in the province of:
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Kerala
(d) West Bengal
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]
109. The first Communist State Government in Kerala was formed in –
(a) 1953
(b) 1955
(c) 1957
(d) 1959
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2014]
110. Women Saint Daya Bai was a disciple of –
(a) Saint Charandas
(b) Saint Nimbarkacharya
(c) Saint Raidas
(d) Saint Ramcharan
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2018]
111. Which one of the following was favored by Nehru but not favored by Gandhi?
(a) Truth
(b) Non-violence
(c) Untouchability
(d) Heavy-industrialization
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
112. In the following session of the Indian National Congress, Gandhi said, ‘Gandhi may die, but Gandhism will remain forever”?
(a) Ramgarh Session, 1940
(b) Lahore Session, 1929
(c) Calcutta Session, 1928
(d) Karachi Session,1931
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2013, U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]
Q 113. Matching the following incorrect pairs (in the context of Gandhiji)
| A. Gandhiji was taken to Yerwada Prison | 1. Avamukta |
| B. He undertook fast unto death | 2. The civil disobedience movement |
| C. He was confronted with black flags on the way to Karachi | 3. Congress crisis of 1939 |
| D. He called the defeat more mine than theirs | 4. Against Communal Award |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 2 4 3 1
(e) 3 4 1 2
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S (Pre) 2013]
114. Write down the following in the correct chronological order–
(a) Non-cooperation movement, Nehru report, Simon Commission, Quit India Movement.
(b) Non-cooperation movement, Simon Commission, Nehru report, Quit India Movement.
(c) Non-cooperation movement, Nehru report, Quit India Movement, Simon Commission.
(d) Nehru report, Quit India Movement, Simon Commission, Non-cooperation movement.
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
115. In February 2021 Prime Minister inaugurates which Centenary Celebration?
(a) Jalianwal Bagh Centenary Celebration
(b) Non Co-operation Movement Centenary Celebration
(c) Chauri Chaura Centenary Celebration
(d) Champaran Centenary Celebration
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre.) 2020]
116. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below:
1. Dandi March 2. Simon Commission
3. Poona Pact 4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Code :
(a) 2, 1, 3, 4
(b) 4, 3, 1, 2
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2015]
117. Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order :
I. Sharda Act
II. Nehru Report
III. Constitution of Simon Commission
IV. Dandi March
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes :
(a) III, II, I and IV
(b) I, II, III and IV
(c) IV, III, II and I
(d) I, IV, II and III
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre.) 2021]
118. Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:
I. Dandi Yatra
II. Puna Pact
III. Communal Award
IV. Gandhi – Irwin Pact
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Code:
(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) III, II, I, IV
(c) I, III, IV, II
(d) I, IV, III, II
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]
119. Consider the following events :
1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
2. Communal Award
3. Second Round Table Conference
4. Nehru Report
Arrange the above events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) 3, 2, 1, 4
(b) 3, 1, 4, 2
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 4, 1, 3, 2
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]
120. Consider the following events :
1. August Offer
2. Poona Pact
3. Third Round Table Conference
4. Communal Award
Arrange the above events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
(a) 4, 3, 2, 1
(b) 4, 2, 3,1
(c) 2,1, 3, 4
(d) 3, 2, 1, 4
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]
121. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events.
1. Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
2. The Quit India Movement launched
3. Second Round Table Conference
What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
(a) 1-2-3
(b) 2-1-3
(c) 3-2-1
(d) 3-1-2
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2017]
122. Put the following events in chronological order and choose your answer with the help of the given code :
A. Formation of an interim Government
B. The arrival of the Cabinet Mission
C. Muslim League launches Direct Action
D. Jinnah’s wrecking of the Shimla Conference.
Code :
(a) B D C A
(b) D B C A
(c) A B D C
(d) D B A C
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]
123. Specify the order of the following:
(a)
(i) Simon Commission (ii) Civil Disobedience Movement
(iii) Khudai khidmatgar (iv) Surat Split
(b)
(i) Simon Commission (ii) Civil Disobedience Movement
(iii) Surat Split (iv) Khudai khidmatgar
(c)
(i) Khudai khidmatgar (ii) Civil Disobedience Movement
(iii) Surat Split (iv) Simon Commission
(d)
(i) Surat Split (ii) Simon Commission
(iii) Civil Disobedience (iv) Khudai Khidmatgar Movement
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
124. Arrange the following events in the History of Modern India in chronological order :
A. Swadeshi movement
B. Lucknow pact
C. Morley-Minto reforms
D. Foundation of All India Muslim League
Select the correct code from the following :
(a) A-B-C-D
(b) D-C-B-A
(c) D-A-C-B
(d) A-C-D-B
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre.) 2021]
125. Who organized the ‘Khudai Khidmatgar’ in 1929?
(a) Abdul Gaffar Khan
(b) Ali Brothers
(c) Ansari Brothers
(d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[60th to 62nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2016]
126. Match List-I with List-II. Select an answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List- I (Party) List- II (Founder)
| A. Azad Muslim Conference | 1. Abdul Gaffar Khan |
| B. Khaksar Party | 2. Allah Baksh |
| C. Khudai Khidmatgar | 3. Allama Mashriqui |
| D. Krishak Praja Party satellite | 4. Fazlul Haq |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 5
(b) 2 3 4 5
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 3 2 1 5
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
127. Match the following:
| A. Bardoli Satyagraha | 1. Gandhi |
| B. Champaran Satyagraha | 2. Ram Singh |
| C. Kuka Movement | 3. Gaffar Khan |
| D. Lal Kurti | 4. Sardar Patel |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
128. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Avadh Kisan Sabha – Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) United Indian Patriotic Association – Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
(c) All India Kisan Sabha – Acharya Narendra Dev
(d) Radical Democratic Party – M.N. Roy
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]
129. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option:
(i) J. B. Kripalani formed the Kishan Mazdoor Praja Party in July 1952
(ii) P.C. Ghosh and T. Prakasam were associated with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party
(a) (i) is true, but (ii) is false
(b) (i) is false, but (ii) is true
(c) (i) and (ii) both are true
(d) (i) and (ii) both are false
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]
130. Consider the following pairs :
Movements/Organizations Leaders
1. All India Anti Untouchability League – Mahatma Gandhi
2. All India Kisan Sabha – Swami Sahajan and Saraswati
3. Self-Respect Movement – E. V. Ramaswami Naicker
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2019]
131. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
List-I (Movements) List-II (Persons)
| A. Khilafat Movement | 1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. Home Rule Movement | 2. Ali Brothers |
| C. Civil Disobedience Movement | 3. Khan Brothers |
| D. Quit India Movement | 4. B.R. Ambedkar |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 5 3 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 3 1 5 4
(d) 1 2 4 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
132. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Motilal Nehru – Nehru Report
(b) M. K. Gandhi – Champaran Movement
(c) S.C. Bose – Forward Block
(d) M.A. Jinnah – Khilafat Movement
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]
133. Match List – I with List – II and find the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List – I List – II
(Persons) (Movements)
A. Vinoba Bhave 1. Home Rule Movement
B. B.G. Tilak 2. Individual Satyagraha
C. Aruna Asaf Ali 3. Dharsana Raid
D. Sarojini Naidu 4. Quit India Movement
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 4 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]
134. Which of the following pairs is correct?
(a) Vinoba Bhave – Second Individual Satyagrahi
(b) C.R. Das – Deshbandhu
(c) William Wedderburn – Congress President in 1907
(d) Shyamji Krishna Verma- Founder of India House in Paris
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[66th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]
135. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the list:
List – I List – II
(Movement) (Person)
| A. Home Rule Movement | 1. M.K. Gandhi |
| B. Bardoli Satyagraha | 2. C.R. Das |
| C. Non-Cooperation Movement | 3. Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. Establishment of Swaraj Party | 4. Annie Besant |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 2 1 4 3
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010]
136. Match the following :
| A. Mahatma Gandhi | 1. Dandi March |
| B. Jawaharlal Nehru | 2. Red Shirt Movement |
| C. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan | 3. Bardoli Satyagraha |
| D. Vallabhbhai Patel | 4. Demand for Complete Independence in Lucknow Session |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 1 3 2
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 1 4 2 3
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]
137. The correct order of the following :
A. Regulating Act
B. Surat Split
C. Partition of Bengal
D. Establishment of Muslim League
(a) ABCD
(b) ACDB
(c) ACBD
(d) ADCB
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
138. The following are the events of National Movements:
I. Champaran Satyagraha
II. Non-Cooperation Movement
III. Quit India Movement
IV. Dandi March
The correct chronicle order is:
(a) I, II, IV, III
(b) II, I, III, IV
(c) III, II, I, IV
(d) II, II, I, IV
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]
139. Select the correct chronological order of the following from the code given below:
A. Rowlatt Act B. Simon Commission
C. Home Rule Movement D. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Code :
(a) C, D, A, B
(b) D, B, A, C
(c) A, C, B, D
(d) C, A, B, D
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]
140. Consider the following statements:
1. Asaf Ali looked after the work of the Railway Ministry in the interim Government (1946)
2. The ‘Ancient Monuments Preservation Act’ was passed when Lord Curzon was Governor-General.
3. The Haripura Session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by C.R. Das.
4. Swami Shraddhanand suggested a no-tax campaign as a protest against the Rowlatt Act.
Of these statements :
(a) Only 1 and 2 are correct.
(b) Only 2 and 3 are correct.
(c) Only 1, 2, and 4 are correct.
(d) Only 1, 2, and 3 are correct.
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
141. Match the following female Rulers with their State/Capital.
| A. Rani Durgavati | 1. Jhansi |
| B. Maharani Ahilya Bai | 2. Holkar State |
| C. Maharani Lakshmi Bai | 3. Gara Mandal |
| D. Begum Razia Sultan | 4. Delhi |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 1 1 2 3
(c) 2 3 3 2
(d) 4 4 2 1
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1994]
142. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. The Lucknow Pact
2. The Introduction to Dyarchy
3. The Rowlatt Act
4. The Partition of Bengal
Code :
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 4, 1, 3, 2
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
[U.P.Lower Sub. (Pre) 1998, I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]
143. Arrange the following events in their chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A. Hunter Commission
B. Sadler Commission
C. Wood’s Despatch
D. Sargeant Plan
Codes :
(a) A B D C
(b) C B A D
(c) A B C D
(d) C A B D
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2018]
144. Read the following events –
1. Lucknow Pact
2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Khilafat Movement
4. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Find out the exact chronological order of the above events from the codes given below –
(a) 1,2,4,3
(b) 1,2,3,4
(c) 4,3,2,1
(d) 1,3,2,4
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
145. Consider the following events and select the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below :
1. Khilafat Movement
2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
3. Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress (1919)
4. Rowlatt Satyagraha
Code :
(a) 4, 2, 3, 1
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 4, 3, 1, 2
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
146. Consider the following events connected with the Indian National Movement and find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below :
(1) Demise of B.G. Tilak
(2) Passing of Rowlatt Bill as an Act
(3) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
(4) Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress, 1919
Code :
(a) 2, 3, 4, 1
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 3, 4, 2, 1
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]
147. Arrange the following events related to the Indian National Movement in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
1. Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March
2. Poona Pact
3. Communal Award
4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Code :
(a) 1, 4, 3, 2
(b) 1, 3, 4, 2
(c) 3, 4, 2, 1
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]
148. Arrange the following events connected with the Indian National Movement in their chronological order :
1. Home Rule Movement
2. Champaran Satyagrah
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
4. Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 3, 2, 1, 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2003, M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1995]
149. In which chronological order the following events took place?
i. Chauri-Chaura Episode
ii. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
iii. Rowlatt Satyagraha
iv. Champaran Satyagraha
Code :
(a) i ii iii iv
(b) ii iii iv i
(c) iv iii ii i
(d) iii ii iv i
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2004]
150. Arrange the following events connected with the Indian National Movement in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Rowlatt Act, 1919
2. Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
3. Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress, 1919
4. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 1919
Code :
(a) 1, 4, 3, 2
(b) 1, 2, 4, 3
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3
(d) 3, 1, 4, 2
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Mains) 2010]
151. Consider the following events connected with India’s struggle for independence and find the correct sequence of the events from the code given below :
1. Champaran Satyagraha
2. Rowlatt Satyagraha
3. Home Rule Movement
4. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Code :
(a) 3, 1, 2, 4
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 3, 4, 2, 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2004]
152. Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
I. Appointment of Simon Commission
II. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
III. Mahatma Gandhi’s Dandi March
IV. Death of Ferozshah Mehta
Codes :
(a) IV, II, I, III
(b) I, II, IV, III
(c) II, III, IV, I
(d) IV, III, II, I
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
153. Consider the following events and select their correct chronological order from the code given below:
(i) Formation of Naujawan Bharat Sabha
(ii) Formation of Swaraj Party
(iii) The Dandi March
(iv) The Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy
Code :
(a) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(b) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
(c) (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
(d) (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2013]
154. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Jamnalal Bajaj- Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji- Bombay Association
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai- National School at Lahore
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak- Satya Shodhak Sabha
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1995]
155. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using 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 Conference |
| C. 1927 | 3. Foundation of Muslim League at Dhaka |
| D. 1932 | 4. The first session of the National Conference at Kolkata |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]
156. When was the Punjab Land Alienation Act passed?
(a) 1850
(b) 1895
(c) 1900
(d) 1905
(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above
[63rd B.P.S.C (Pre.) 2017]
157. In which of the following years did almost the entire area of present Uttar Pradesh separate from the Bengal Presidency and placed under the Agra Presidency?
(a) 1832 A.D.
(b) 1833 A.D.
(c) 1834 A.D.
(d) 1835 A.D.
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
158. The British entered Jharkhand for the first time from the side of _______.
(a) Pakur
(b) Chatra
(c) Palamu
(d) Singhbhum
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre.) 2021]
159. Which among the following events happened earliest?
(a) Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.
(b) Dinbandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.
(c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.
(d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2018]
160. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer (using codes given below the lists):
List- I (Events) List- II (Results)
| A. Morley-Minto Reform | 1. National Wide Movement |
| B. Simon Commission | 2. Withdrawal of a Movement |
| C. The Chauri-Chaura incident | 3. Communal Electorates |
| D. The Dandi March | 5. Illegal manufacturers of salt |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 4 5 2
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 2 3 4 5
(d) 3 1 2 5
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]
161. Which of the following events occurred last?
(a) Chauri-Chaura incident
(b) Dandi March
(c) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(d) Declaration of Communal Award
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
162. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) The first Newspaper published from India – The Bengal Gazette
(b) Founder of All India Harijan Sangh – Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Active participants of Gadar Movement – Hardayal, Baba Harnarn Singh & Tundilat
(d) Governor-General of Bengal at the time of the passing of Pitt’s India Act – Lord Minto
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
Q 163. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Lahore proposal – Fazl-ul Haq
(b) Pirpur Report – Raj Mohammad Mehdi
(c) People’s Plan – Vinoba Bhave
(d) Gandhian Plan – S.N. Agrawala
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]
164. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using codes given below the lists:-
List-I List-II
(Act) (Mostly based on)
| A. Indian Council Act, 1909 | 1. Mountbatten Plan |
| B. Government of India Act, 1919 | 2. Simon Commission Report and Recommendations of Joint Select Committee |
| C. Government of India Act, 1935 | 3. Montague Chelmsford Reform |
| D. Indian Independence Act, 1947 | 4. Morley-Minto Reform |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]
165. The Department of State was established under whose headship?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) J.L. Nehru
(c) G.B. Pant
(d) Sardar Patel
(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above
[63rd B.P.S.C (Pre.) 2017]
166. Match List- I and 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. Montagu |
| C. August Resolution | 3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. Direct Action Day | 4. Mahatma Gandhi |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 1 3 2 4
(d) 4 2 3 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1997]
167. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List- I List- II
| A. The Government of India Act | i. 1935 |
| B. Cripps Proposals | ii. 1940 |
| C. August Offer | iii. 1945 |
| D. Wavell Plan | iv. 1942 |
Code :
A B C D
(a) iv iii ii i
(b) i iv ii iii
(c) i iv iii ii
(d) i ii ii iv
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2013]
168. Consider the following events and arrange these in chronological order.
I. Cripps proposal II. August offer
III. Wavell plan IV. C.R. Formula
Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Codes:
(a) II, I, III, IV
(b) II, I, IV, III
(c) I, II, IV, III
(d) I, II, III, IV
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]
169. The ‘Deepavali Declaration’ was issued in the year 1929 and was related to the :
(a) Communal problem
(b) Dominion status
(c) Labour leaders
(d) Untouchability
[U.P.P.C.S. (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2015]
170. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List- I
A. Butler Committee Report
B. Hartog Committee Report
C. Hunter Inquiry Committee Report
D. Muddiman Committee Report
List- II
1. Jallianwala Bagh massacre
2. Relationship between the Indian State and Paramount Power
3. Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
4. The growth of education in British India and the potentialities of its further progress
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 2 4 1 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]
171. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi’s autobiography was originally written in the Gujarati Language.
(b) Saddler Commission is associated with Education.
(c) Hindu College Calcutta is the first institution to help in spreading English Education in India.
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai was never elected as President of the Indian National Congress.
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]
172. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer using 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 |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 5
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 5 4 1
(d) 1 4 2 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1997]
173. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. Tilak’s Home Rule League
2. Kamagatamaru Incident
3. Mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in India
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Code :
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 3, 2, 1
(c) 2, 1, 3
(d) 2, 3, 1
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1998]
174. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. The August offer
2. The I.N.A trial
3. The Quit India Movement
4. The Royal Indian Naval Ratings Revolt.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code :
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 3, 1, 2, 4
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2
(d) 3, 1, 4, 2
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1998]
175. Consider the following events in the history of the Independence Movement of India and select the correct chronological order by using the given codes :
1. Non-Cooperation Movement
2. Homerule Movement
3. Quit Indian Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement
Code :
(a) 1,2,3,4
(b) 2,1,3,4
(c) 2,1,4,3
(d) 1,2,4,3
176. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the Lists:
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 1 3 2 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2008]
177. Which is the correct chronological order of the following?
I. Cripps Mission
II. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
III. Simon Commission
IV. Partition of the Country
Code :
(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) II, I, IV, III
(c) II, I-III, IV
(d) III, II, I, IV
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]
178. Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1. Gandhi-Irwin agreement
2. Poona Pact
3. Declaration of complete National Independence
4. Civil Disobedience Campaign
Codes:
(a) 3, 4, 1, 2
(b) 2, 1, 4, 3
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4
(d) 4, 3, 1, 2
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]
179. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Theodore Beck: Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh
2. Ilbert Bill: Ripon
3. Ferozshah Mehta: Indian National Congress
4. Badruddin Tayabji: Muslims League
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Code :
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 1, 3, and 4
(d) 1, 2, and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 1998]
180. Consider the following events in the history of the independence movement of India & select the correct chronological order using the codes given below :
1. Swadeshi Movement
2. Home Rule Movement
3. Non-cooperation Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement
Code :
(a) 1,2,3 and 4
(b) 2,1,3 and 4
(c) 2,1,4 and 3
(d) 3,1,4 and 2
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre)1998]
181. Which of the following Movements led few women out of the seclusion of home?
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
1. Swadeshi Movement
2. Home Rule Movement
3. Non-cooperation Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement
Code :
(a) Only 1 and 3
(b) Only 2 and 4
(c) Only 3 and 4
(d) 1,2,3 and 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]
182. Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
1. Non-cooperation Movement
2. Jalianwala Bagh Massacre
3. Gandhi’s Champaran Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement
Code :
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 1 2 4 3
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
183. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:-
List- I (Organisation) List-II (Leaders)
A. Home Rule League 1. Chittranjan Das
B. Nationalist Party 2. Lokmanya Tilak
C. National Liberation Front 3. Madan Mohan Malviya
D. Swaraj Party 4. Tej Bahadur Sapru
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 1 2 3 4
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre)1998]
Q 184. With reference to the Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs:
Person Position held
1. Sir Tej Bahadur : President, All India Sapru Liberal Federation
2. K.C. Neogy: Member of the Constituent Assembly
3. P.C. Joshi: General Secretary Communist Party of India
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2019]
185. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer by using the code given below:-
List- I List- II
(event) (year)
A. Commencement of Separate electorate 1. 1909
B. Congress League Agreement 2. 1916
C. Communal Award 3. 1932
D. Deliverance Day 4. 1935
5. 1939
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 5
(b) 1 2 3 5
(c) 2 5 1 4
(d) 3 4 5 1
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 1999]
186. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Battle of Buxar – 1764
(b) Subsidiary Alliances – 1863
(c) Monopoly of East India Company in India – 1833
(d) Opening of Trades for British Civilians and Companies in India – 1813
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010]
187. Arrange the following Plans in chronological order:
1. Cripps Plan
2. Cabinet Mission Plan
3. Mountbatten Plan
4. Wavell Plan
Code :
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) 2, 3, 1, 4
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 1, 4, 2, 3
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]
188. Read the following events connected with the National Movement & find the correct chronological order of The events from the codes given below:-
1. Cripps Mission
2. Cabinet Mission Plan
3. Quit Indian Movement
4. Wavell offer
Code :
(a) 1,3,4, 2
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]
189. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below:-
1. The August offer
2. The Cabinet Mission Plan
3. The Cripps Mission Plan
4. The Wavell Plan
Code :
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2
(d) 3, 4, 1, 2
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]
190. Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:
I. Cripps Mission
II. August Offer
III. Nehru Report
IV. Wavell Plan
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Code :
(a) III, I, II, IV
(b) III, II, I, IV
(c) II, I, III, IV
(d) I, III, II, IV
[U.P. R.O. /A.R.O. (Mains) 2017]
191. The following were the main events of the year 1945 :
1. Wavell Plan
2. Shimla Conference
3. Naval Mutiny
4. INA Trial
Select the correct answer :
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4
(d) 1, 3, 4
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]
192. Consider the following events:
1. Cripps Mission
2. August Offer
3. Nehru Report
4. Wavell Plan
The correct chronological order of these events is :
(a) 3, 1, 2, 4
(b) 3, 2, 1, 4
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4
(d) 1, 3, 2, 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]
193. What is the correct sequence of the following movements?
I. Civil Disobedience Movement
II. Khilafat Movement
III. Non-Cooperation Movement
IV. Quit India Movement
Select your answer from the codes given below:
(a) I, IV, III, II
(b) IV, I, II, III
(c) II, III, I, IV
(d) II, IV, I, III
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2012, U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2008, U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2000]
194. Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct answer using the code given below:-
1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
2. Chauri-Chaura Incident
3. Champaran Movement
4. Moplah Rebellion
Code :
(a) 1, 2,3, 4
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 3, 1, 4, 2
(d) 3, 2, 1, 4
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
195. Arrange the following according to their chronological Order & select the answer by using the codes given below :
1. Nehru Report
2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
3. Poona Pact
4. Civil Disobedience Movement
Code :
(a) 4, 1, 3, 2
(b) 2, 3, 4, 1
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3
(d) 3, 2, 1, 4
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2002]
196. Which of the following pairs (pact and year) is correctly matched?
(a) Lucknow pact – 1916
(b) Gandhi-Irwin pact- 1932
(c) Liyakat Ali – Bhulabhai Desai Pact – 1945
(d) Shimla pact – 1946
(e) Poona pact – 1947
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
197. Find the correct sequence of the following by codes given below:
(A) C. Rajagopalachari Formula
(B) Wavell Plan
(C) Mountbatten Plan
(D) Cabinet Mission Plan
Code :
(a) A B C D
(b) B C D A
(c) A B D C
(d) B A C D
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
198. In which year was the Wavell Plan presented?
(a) 1942
(b) 1943
(c) 1944
(d) 1945
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]
199. With reference to the colonial period of Indian history, Match List- I (Person) with List- II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List- I (Person) List- II (Events)
A. Macdonald 1. Doctrine of Lapse
B. Linlithgow 2. Communal Award
C. Dalhousie 3. August Offer
D. Chelmsford 4. Dyarchy
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2002]
200. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer Using the code given below the Lists :
List-I List-II
(Event) (Occasion)
A. Complete Independence Resolution of Congress 1. 26th January, 1930
B. Purna Swaraj Day 2. 31st December, 1929
C. Dandi March 3. July, 1931
D. Second Round Table Conference 4. 12th March, 1930
5. September, 1931
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 5
(c) 5 4 1 3
(d) 3 4 2 5
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
201. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer by using the code given below the Lists:
List- I
A. Annie Besant
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Ambika Charan Majumdar
List- II
1. Home Rule Movement
2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Lucknow Session of Indian National Congress, 1916
4. Lahore Session of Indian National Congress, 1929
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 2 1 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
202. Arrange the following according to the sequence of events:
1. C. R. Formula
2. Cabinet Mission
3. Gandhi-Jinnah Dialogue
4. Wavell Plan
Code :
(a) 4, 3, 2, 1
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 3, 2, 4
(d) 1, 3, 4, 2
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]
203. Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
List- I (Events) List- II (Year)
A. Non-Cooperation Movement 1. 1942
B. Civil Disobedience Movement 2. 1937
C. Formation of Congress Ministries 3. 1930
D. Quit India Movement 4. 1920
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 4 1 2
[U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2009]
204. Match List-I with List-II & select the correct answer by using the codes given below:-
List- I List- II
A. Madan Mohan Malviya 1. Founder of Home Rule League
B. Motilal Nehru 2. Launched Servants of India Society
C. Mrs. Annie Besant 3. Founder of Banaras Hindu University.
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale 4. Established Swaraj Party with others
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 2 1 4 3
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]
205. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Ghadar Party – Lala Lajpat Rai
(b) Frontier Gandhi – Khan Abdul Ghaffar
(c) Indian National Army – Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) First President of India – Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2006]
206. 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 above?
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3
(d) 2, 3, 1, 4
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2004]
207. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below:-
A. Indian Council Act, 1909 1. Beginning of the Dyarchy System
B. Government of India Act, 1935 2. 1916
C. Lucknow Pact 3. Lord Minto
D. The Government of India Act, 1919 4. Provincial Autonomy
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 3 4 2 1
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010]
208. Find the correct chronological order of the following events from the codes given below:
1. Civil Disobedience Movement
2. Individual Satyagraha
3. Quit India Movement
4. Cripps Mission
Code :
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 2, 1, 3, 4
(d) 2, 3, 1, 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2004]
209. Consider the following in the following sequence:
1. Cabinet Mission 2. Simon Commission
3. Cripps Commission 4. Poona Pact
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Code :
(a) 1, 2, 3, and 4 are correct
(b) 2, 4, 3, and 1 are correct
(c) 4, 3, 2, and 1 are correct
(d) 3, 1, 4, and 2 are correct
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2009]
210. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Event Year
(a) Indian Navy Act 1927
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement 1930
(c) Second Round Table Conference 1931
(d) The Communal Award 1933
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
211. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Movement/Satyagraha Person Activity Associated with
1. Champaran : Rajendra Prasad
2. Ahmedabad Mill Workers: Morarji Desai
3. Kheda: Vallabhbhai Patel
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2005]
212. Arrange the following events in chronological order–
1. Dandi March 2. Shimla Pact
3. Death of Tilak 4. Champaran Satyagraha
Code :
(a) 1, 3, 4 and 2
(b) 2, 4, 1 and 3
(c) 3, 4, 2 and 1
(d) 4, 3, 1 and 2
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]
213. Arrange the following in chronological order and select The correct answer from the codes given below :
1. Dandi March
2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
3. Quit India Movement
4. Swadeshi Movement
Code :
(a) 2, 4, 1, 3
(b) 4, 2, 1, 3
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
214. Select the correct chronological order of the following events from the codes given below :
1. Poona Pact
2. Quit India Movement
3. Cabinet Mission
4. Simla Conference
Code :
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 2, 3, 4, 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
215. Arrange the following events in their chronological order and select the correct answer by using the codes given at the end:
1. Decision for partition of Bengal.
2. Acceptance of Swaraj as the goal of Congress.
3. Formal declaration of Swadeshi Movement.
4. Surat Split.
(a) 1, 3, 4 and 2
(b) 1, 3, 2 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 4 and 3
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
216. Consider :
Assertion(A): Nehru had no reverence towards the Upanishads.
Reason(R): He has a scientific point of view.
Select the answer by codes given below-
(a) (A) & (R) both are true, & (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) (A) & (R) both 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.
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
217. ‘Who said “Imperialism” is dead as ‘Dodo’?
(a) Ramse Macdonald
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Clement Attlee
(d) Lord Wavell
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]
218. Who said, “Here is a revolution taking place and we should move quickly”?
(a) Sir Stafford Cripps
(b) Lord Pattrick Lawrence
(c) Lord Wavell
(d) A.B. Alexander
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]
219. In which city did the first atomic bomb explode?
(a) Hiroshima (Japan)
(b) Kabul
(c) Lisbon
(d) Rome
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
220. The French Revolution started in :
(a) 1773
(b) 1779
(c) 1757
(d) 1789
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
221. Arrange the following events chronologically ordered and select the correct answer by using the codes given below :
A. Amritsar Case
B. Chauri-Chaura Case
C. Champaran Movement
D. Moplah Revolt
Code :
(a) A, B, C, D
(b) B, A, C, D
(c) C, A, D, B
(d) C, A, B, D
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]
222. Consider the following statements:
1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament.
3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed office in the year 1977.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]
223. Arrange the following events in the correct chronological order:
(i) Lucknow Pact
(ii) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
(iii) Poona Pact
(iv) Final Withdrawal of Civil Disobedience Movement
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(c) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
(d) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
[U.P.P.C.S. (Spl.) (Pre) 2008]
224. Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
I. Poona Pact
II. Gandhi-Irwin Agreement
III. Cripps Mission
IV. Civil Disobedience Movement
Codes :
(a) IV, II, III, I
(b) II, IV, I, III
(c) IV, II, I, III
(d) III, I, IV, II
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
225. Match correctly.
A. Bardoli 1. Maharashtra
B. Chauri-Chaura 2. Gujarat
C. Yarwada 3. West Bengal
D. Noakhali 4. Uttar Pradesh
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 4 3 1 2
[48th to 52nd B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]
226. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
(a) The National Song Vande Mataram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterji originally in Bengali.
(b) The National Calendar of India based on the Saka era has its 1st Chaitra on 22nd March Normally & 21st March in a leap year.
(c) The design of the National Flag of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22nd July 1947.
(d) The song Jana-Gana-Mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly on 24 January 1950 as the national anthem.
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]
227. Arrange the following post-independence events in chronological order :
1. Liberation of Goa
2. Dalai Lama fled to India
3. Chou-en-Lai visited India
4. India visit of Khrushchev and Bulganin
Select the correct answer to the code given below:
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 2, 1, 4, 3
(c) 3, 4, 1, 2
(d) 4, 2, 3, 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
228. The Shimla agreement between India and Pakistan was signed in:
(a) 1965
(b) 1971
(c) 1972
(d) 1973
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]
229. ‘Operation Vijay’ was conducted against which nation?
(a) China
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) Pakistan
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
230. In 1993, which of the following languages was not included in the Eighth Schedule?
(a) Maithili
(b) Santhali
(c) Bodo
(d) Dogri
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
231. Kisan Diwas is celebrated on :
(a) 23rd March
(b) 23rd June
(c) 23rd September
(d) 23rd December
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005, U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]
232. On which day did the design of the National flag of India was adopted?
(a) July 22, 1947
(b) August 15, 1947
(c) January 26, 1947
(d) June 10, 1947
[Jharkhand P.C.S. (Pre.) 2021]
233. Match correctly :
1. Rabindranath Tagore 1. Economics
2. Amartya Sen 2. Cricket
3. Chandra Shekhar 3. Literature
4. Vinoo Mankad 4. Astrophysics
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 1 4 2
[M.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Pre) 2001]
234. Who is considered as the creator of Modern Bihar?
(a) Sachchidananda Sinha
(b) Kumar Kalika Prasad Sinha
(c) Sir Ganesh Singh
(d) Acharya Narendra Dev
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
[65th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2019]
235. The first Indian to win the Nobel Prize was :
(a) C. V. Raman
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Hargovind Khurana
(d) Amartya Sen
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
236. Who was the Political Guru of Subhash Chandra Bose?
(a) G,.K. Gokhale
(b) C.R. Das
(c) B.C. Pal
(d) B.G. Tilak
[U.P. R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2017]
237. Consider the following events connected with the Indian National Movement:
1. Gandhi-Irvin Pact
2. Execution of Bhagat Singh
3. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress
4. Martyrdom of Chandra Shekhar Azad
Find the correct chronological order of the events from the codes are given below:
Code :
(a) 4, 1, 2, 3
(b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 2, 3, 4, 1
(d) 4, 1, 3, 2
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]
238. Consider the following events connected with the Indian National Congress:
1. Lahore Session of Indian National Congress (1929).
2. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
3. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress.
4. Execution of Rajguru.
Select the correct chronological order of the events from the codes given below:
Code :
(a) 1, 2, 4, 3
(b) 2, 1, 3, 4
(c) 4, 3, 2, 1
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]
239. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List- I List- II
A. Subhas Chandra Bose 1. Throwing of the bomb in the Central Assembly
B. Vallabhbhai Patel 2. Haripura Session of Indian National Con-grass
C. Iqbal 3. Operation Polo
D. Batukeshwar Dutt 4. Allahabad Session of Muslim League, 1930
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
240. Who was the chairperson of the first All India Socialist Youth Congress?
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose
(b) Acharya Narendra Dev
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) J. B. Kriplani
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
241. Which revolutionary made this statement:
“Avenge the blood of Indian Martyrs. Use your sword to liberate your motherland. Stand up against the entire Anglo-American enemy”.
(a) Ras Behari Bose
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Captain Mohan Singh
(d) Khudiram Bose
[Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
242. Alipore Central Jail is situated at –
(a) Mumbai
(b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai
(d) Delhi
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
243. ‘’Operation Polo’’ is associated/connected with :
(a) Quit India Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Military Action in Junagarh State
(d) Military Action in Hyderabad State
[U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
244. With reference to land reforms in independent India, Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The ceiling laws were aimed at family holdings and not individual holdings
(b) The major aim of Land reforms was to provide agricultural land to all the landless.
(c) It resulted in the cultivation of cash crops as a predominant form of cultivation
(d) Land reforms permitted no exemptions to the ceiling limits.
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2019]
245. The ‘Secretariat Building’ of which the State is known as the “Writer’s Building”?
(a) Assam
(b) West Bengal
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Karnataka
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
246. The biggest museum in the country depicts the story of the development of human civilization and is also known as Indira Gandhi Manav Sangrahalaya is situated in
(a) Bhopal
(b) New Delhi
(c) Mumbai
(d) Ahmedabad
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
247. The active participant of the Bundela rebellion of 1842 Hirdeshah was Zamindar of which of the following places?
(a) Chanwarpatha
(b) Deori
(c) Suatala
(d) Hirapur
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2019]
248. In India ‘Teacher’s Day is celebrated on –
(a) 8th March
(b) 1st March
(c) 14th July
(d) 5th September
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
249. When is “National Press Day” celebrated?
(a) 16 November
(b) 17 November
(c) 26 November
(d) 16 December
[U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
250. The Bharatiya Kisan Union was established in :
(a) 1975
(b) 1980
(c) 1986
(d) 1990
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005]
251. Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following theories?
(a) Empirical liberalism
(b) Existentialism
(c) Darwin’s theory of evolution
(d) Dialectical materialism
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2011]
252. ‘’Valentine’s Day’’ is celebrated every year on?
(a) 13 February
(b) 14 February
(c) 15 February
(d) 10 February
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
253. The present-day calendar is based on :
(a) Julian Calendar
(b) Gregorian Calendar
(c) Jewish Calendar
(d) Muhammadan Calendar
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
254. ‘’Falun Gong’’ is becoming a popular movement in :
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) South Korea
(d) All of the above
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004]
255. Which statement is not true about Mother Teresa?
(a) She was born in Albania.
(b) She became a nun at the age of 18 years.
(c) She was not an Indian citizen at the time of her death.
(d) She was once a teacher in Calcutta.
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
256. Religious Organisation established by Mother Teresa is called :
(a) Sisters of Charity
(b) Missionaries of Charity
(c) Organisation of love
(d) Charity for all
[38th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1992]
257. Consider the following statements :
1. St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order.
2. St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there.
3. The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre.) 2021]
258. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List- I List- II
A. Legal Services Day 1. March 27
B. World Tourism Day 2. September 8
C. World Theatre Day 3. November 9
D. International Literacy Day 4. September 27
Code :
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
259. Who was the compiler of the “Imperial Gazetteer”?
(a) Colin Clark
(b) William Wilson Hunter
(c) Charles Elliott
(d) William Digly
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]
260. Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order:
I. Establishment of ‘Gadar Party’ by Lala Hardayal.
II. Establishment of ‘Servants of India Society’ by Gopal Krishna Gokhale
III. Publication of Hickey’s ‘Bengal Gazette’.
IV. Establishment of ‘Bengal Asiatic Society’ by Sir William Jones.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code –
(a) II, I, III and IV
(b) III, IV, II and I
(c) IV, III, I and II
(d) III, IV, I and II
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]
261. Match List- I with List- II and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
List- I List- II
A. 11 July i. World Literacy Day
B. 12 August ii. National Sports Day
C. 29 August iii. International Youth Day
D. 8 September iv. World Population Day
Code :
A B C D
(a) iv iii ii i
(b) iii iv i ii
(c) ii iii i iv
(d) iv ii iii i
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2013]
262. Civil Service Day is celebrated on :
(a) 21st September
(b) 15th August
(c) 21st April
(d) 22nd June
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Re. Exam) (Pre) 2013]
263. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Fateh Singh Rathore – Tiger Man
(b) Suresh Tendulkar – Political Scientist
(c) Mani Kanal – Film Maker
(d) R. S. Sharma – Historian
[R.A. S./R.T.S. (Pre) 2013]
264. Match the following –
A. Yellow stone 1. Myanmar
B. Eiffel Tower 2. United States of America
C. Pagoda 3. Egypt
D. Pyramids 4. Paris
Code :
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1997]
265. The first lady, the Prime Minister in the world, was :
(a) Golda Meir
(b) Sirmao Bhandarnaike
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Margarett Thatcher
[U.P. Lower Sub. (Spl) (Pre) 2004]
266. Among the following which is named the official Residence of the British Prime Minister :
(a) London House
(b) Buckingham Palace
(c) 10 Downing Street
(d) None of the above
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
267. China occupied Tibet in:
(a) 1960
(b) 1959
(c) 1961
(d) 1962
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2006]
268. Bangladesh was established as an independent nation after the Indo-Pakistan War of :
(a) December, 1970
(b) March, 1970
(c) March, 1971
(d) December, 1971
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2014]
269. When were the special rights and privy purse enjoyed by the Indian Princely States abolished?
(a) 1950
(b) 1949
(c) 1962
(d) 1971
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre.) 2020]
270. In which year did the USSR become Russia?
(a) 1989
(b) 1990
(c) 1991
(d) 1992
[R.A.S./R.T.S.(Pre) 2003]
271. When did the cation of Germany?
(a) 2 October, 1990
(b) 3 October, 1990
(c) 5 October, 1990
(d) 10 October, 1990
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1991]
272. The main cause of participation of the USA in 2nd World War, 1941 was:-
(a) War occurred between European powers
(b) American Bankers had loans to Germany
(c) Neutral Foreign policy of the USA
(d) Invasion at Pearl Harbour
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1992]
273. The first President of the United States of America was :
(a) George Washington
(b) John Adams
(c) Abraham Lincoln
(d) J.F. Kennedy
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
274. Which of the following was the President of United States of America who have resigned from the post of President?
(a) Bill Clinton
(b) Richard Nixon
(c) George W. Bush
(d) None of the above
[Uttarakhand U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2007]
275. Which country is concerned to Bishop Desmond Tutu?
(a) South Africa
(b) Nicaragua
(c) Mauritius
(d) Namibia
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]
276. Who is credited with making real paper in China?
(a) Tsai-lun
(b) Va Waugh
(c) Chin
(d) Kun-zun
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1994]
277. Which statement is correct?
(a) Socrates was a disciple of Plato
(b) Plato was a disciple of Socrates
(c) Plato was a disciple of Aristotle
(d) Socrates & Plato were disciples of Aristotle
[M.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]
278. The main cause of the Italian Renaissance was :
(a) Scientific development in Italy
(b) Highly developed Education
(c) Freedom to express ideas
(d) Secular traditions
[R.A.S./R.T.S. (Pre) 1994]
279. ‘Apartheid’ is –
(a) A system related to gender discrimination
(b) A system related to age set
(c) A system in South Africa of institutionalized racial segregation.
(d) A caste-based system
[M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]
280. Which is the first month of the Indian National Calendar?
(a) Phalgun
(b) Magh
(c) Paush
(d) Chaitra
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]
281. The ‘Tamaria’ Tribes are found in which of the following states of India?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Madhya Pradesh
[U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]