UPSC Indian Modern History 10 (Old Year Questions)
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UPSC Indian Modern History 10 (Old Year Questions)
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Question 1 of 20
1. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
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The Portuguese captured Goa in 1510.Incorrect
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The Portuguese captured Goa in 1510. -
Question 2 of 20
2. Question
1 pointsWith reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
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Gandhi prevailed upon Karachi Session to approve this agreement of 1931.Incorrect
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Gandhi prevailed upon Karachi Session to approve this agreement of 1931. -
Question 3 of 20
3. Question
1 pointsIn India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at
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The Dutch established their earliest factory at Pulicat.Incorrect
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The Dutch established their earliest factory at Pulicat. -
Question 4 of 20
4. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following statements is NOT correct?
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The National Song Vande Matram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterji originally in Sanskrit.Incorrect
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The National Song Vande Matram was composed by Bankim Chandra Chatterji originally in Sanskrit. -
Question 5 of 20
5. Question
1 pointsThe aim of education as stated by the Wood’s dispatch of 1854 was
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Wood’s dispatch of 1854 stated that the aim of education is the promotion of literacy among the people using English as medium of language.Incorrect
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Wood’s dispatch of 1854 stated that the aim of education is the promotion of literacy among the people using English as medium of language. -
Question 6 of 20
6. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following statements is NOT correct?
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Murshid Quli Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal.Incorrect
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Murshid Quli Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal. -
Question 7 of 20
7. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?
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A law member was to appointed but not an Indian. First law member appointed under this Charter Act, 1833 was Lord Macaulay.Incorrect
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A law member was to appointed but not an Indian. First law member appointed under this Charter Act, 1833 was Lord Macaulay. -
Question 8 of 20
8. Question
1 pointsWith reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883?
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To bring Indians and Europeans on par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of court was concerned. The controversy of Ilbert Bill was that, it proposed to give the Indian Judges the right to ……..trial Europeans also. It was introduced during Lord Rippon period and was repealed later.Incorrect
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To bring Indians and Europeans on par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of court was concerned. The controversy of Ilbert Bill was that, it proposed to give the Indian Judges the right to ……..trial Europeans also. It was introduced during Lord Rippon period and was repealed later. -
Question 9 of 20
9. Question
1 pointsAn important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was
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The Cripps Mission was sent during World War-II after the August offer was rejected, to get the full support of Indians for the British in their war efforts. The important aspect was the creation of an Indian Union with dominion status very soon after the Second World War.Incorrect
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The Cripps Mission was sent during World War-II after the August offer was rejected, to get the full support of Indians for the British in their war efforts. The important aspect was the creation of an Indian Union with dominion status very soon after the Second World War. -
Question 10 of 20
10. Question
1 pointsWhen Congress leaders condemned the Montague-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the
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‘Indian Liberal Federation’ was formed by the moderates who left the Congress Party after Montford report. Among them prominent member was Surendranath Banerjee.Incorrect
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‘Indian Liberal Federation’ was formed by the moderates who left the Congress Party after Montford report. Among them prominent member was Surendranath Banerjee. -
Question 11 of 20
11. Question
1 pointsThe motive behind Shah Jahan’s Balkh campaign was to
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To secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul, which helps in controlling the rebel Afghan tribes ruling near Gazani and Khyber.Incorrect
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To secure a friendly ruler in Balkh and Badakshan which bordered Kabul, which helps in controlling the rebel Afghan tribes ruling near Gazani and Khyber. -
Question 12 of 20
12. Question
1 pointsDuring the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, who known as Red Shirts, called for
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Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan or Frontier Gandhi led the Khudai Khidmatgars. It calls for the pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism.Incorrect
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Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan or Frontier Gandhi led the Khudai Khidmatgars. It calls for the pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism. -
Question 13 of 20
13. Question
1 pointsAssertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak.
Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.
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The labour leaders with communist ideology considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as burgeosis and reactionary. Hence the participation of labour was very meager in the Indian Nationalist Upsurge in 1930’s.Incorrect
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The labour leaders with communist ideology considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as burgeosis and reactionary. Hence the participation of labour was very meager in the Indian Nationalist Upsurge in 1930’s. -
Question 14 of 20
14. Question
1 pointsThe last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of
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Based on the recommendations of Cabinet Mission Plan, elections were held to form Constituent Assembly for drafting a new Constitution. The Muslim League was reluctant to join the interim Government formed under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. This with the rejection of Cabinet Plan by Muslim League, the last opportunity to avoid partition was lost.Incorrect
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Based on the recommendations of Cabinet Mission Plan, elections were held to form Constituent Assembly for drafting a new Constitution. The Muslim League was reluctant to join the interim Government formed under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru. This with the rejection of Cabinet Plan by Muslim League, the last opportunity to avoid partition was lost. -
Question 15 of 20
15. Question
1 pointsThe members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India were
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As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India, were elected by the legislative assemblies of various provinces.Incorrect
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As per the Cabinet Mission Plan, the members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India, were elected by the legislative assemblies of various provinces. -
Question 16 of 20
16. Question
1 pointsWith which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765 ?
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Khasis were the first mountain tribes to come into contact with the British after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765.Incorrect
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Khasis were the first mountain tribes to come into contact with the British after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765. -
Question 17 of 20
17. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is not correct ?
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Barisal Movement was for breaking salt law during Civil Disobedience Movement. Liakat Hussain did not lead the Barisal movement of peasants.Incorrect
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Barisal Movement was for breaking salt law during Civil Disobedience Movement. Liakat Hussain did not lead the Barisal movement of peasants. -
Question 18 of 20
18. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is not correct ?
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Barisal Movement was for breaking salt law during Civil Disobedience Movement. Liakat Hussain did not lead the Barisal movement of peasants.Incorrect
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Barisal Movement was for breaking salt law during Civil Disobedience Movement. Liakat Hussain did not lead the Barisal movement of peasants. -
Question 19 of 20
19. Question
1 pointsWith reference to the Indian freedom struggle one of the following statements is not correct ?
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All India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 strongly supported the Partition of Bengal which led to the carving out of East Bengal with Muslim majority. Under the leadership of Aga Khan, they demanded separate electorate for the Muslims.Incorrect
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All India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 strongly supported the Partition of Bengal which led to the carving out of East Bengal with Muslim majority. Under the leadership of Aga Khan, they demanded separate electorate for the Muslims. -
Question 20 of 20
20. Question
1 pointsWhich one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament ?
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The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha submitted a petition in 1875 to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation to the British Parliament. Here except Poona Sarvajanik Sabha all others were founded later than 1875.Incorrect
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The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha submitted a petition in 1875 to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation to the British Parliament. Here except Poona Sarvajanik Sabha all others were founded later than 1875.