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20262Modern HistoryThe artificially fixed rupee-sterling exchange rate prescribed by the Hilton-Young Commission (1926) was adopted by the British Government for w…Open
20269Modern HistoryWhich one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct ?Open
202616Modern HistoryWhich of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939 ? # Bose failed to win the confid…Open
202617Modern HistoryConsider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856 : The talugdars were dispossess…Open
202618Modern HistoryConsider the following assertion : The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very nature of the Montague-Chelmsford Refor…Open
202521Modern HistoryConsider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy: I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of …Open
202522Modern HistoryConsider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme: I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict no…Open
202530Modern HistoryConsider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement: I. The Congress declared the attainment of ‘Swaraj’ by all legitim…Open
202591Modern History“Sedition has become my religion” was the famous statement given by Gandhiji at the time ofOpen
202593Modern HistoryWho provided legal defence to the people arrested in the aftermath of Chauri Chaura incident?Open
202594Modern HistorySubsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all sph…Open
202595Modern HistoryConsider the following fruits : I. Papaya II. Pineapple III. Guava How many of the above were introduced in India by the Portuguese in the sixte…Open
202598Modern HistoryWho among the following was the founder of the ‘Self- Respect Movement’?Open
20243Modern HistoryConsider the following pairs : Party Its Leader 1. Bhartiya Jana Sangh Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 2. Socialist Party C. Rajagopalachari 3. Cong…Open
202412Modern HistoryWith reference to the Government of India Act, 1935, consider the following statements : 1. It provided for the establishment of an All India Fe…Open
202437Modern HistoryWith reference to revenue collection by Cornwallis, consider the following statements : 1. Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, …Open
202310Modern HistoryBy which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?Open
202361Modern HistoryWith reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, . H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated withOpen
202363Modern HistoryConsider the following statements : Statement-I : 7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day. Statement-II : It was in 1905 that the Sw…Open
202251Modern HistoryIn the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into "Reserved and Transferred" subjects. Which of the …Open
202253Modern HistoryConsider the following freedom fighters: 1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh 2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee 3. Rash Behari Bose Who of the above was/were acti…Open
202254Modern HistoryWith reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements: 1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated b…Open
202259Modern HistoryWith reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: 1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on la…Open
202133Modern HistoryIn the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?…Open
202136Modern HistoryWith reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?Open
202142Modern HistoryConsider the following statements : 1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age …Open
202143Modern HistoryWith reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?Open
202144Modern HistoryWho among the following is associated with 'Song from Prison', a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?Open
202146Modern HistoryWho among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?Open
202147Modern HistoryIn the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered asOpen
202012Modern HistoryIn the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around 1. women's right to gain educationOpen
202013Modern HistoryIndigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because ofOpen
202014Modern HistoryWellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta becauseOpen
202015Modern HistoryWith reference to the history of India, "Ulgulan" or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events?Open
202041Modern HistoryWith reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Aurang - In-charge of treasury of the State 2. Banian -Indian agent of …Open
202043Modern HistoryWhich of the following statements correctly explain the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?Open
202046Modern HistoryWith reference to the book "Desher Kather" written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle, consider the following statement : 1.…Open
202047Modern HistoryThe Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? 1 Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference 2. Withdrawal of Or…Open
202048Modern HistoryThe Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published byOpen
201954Modern HistoryConsider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of 1813’: 1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for …Open
201955Modern HistoryWith reference to Swadeshi Movement consider the following statements: 1. It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and ind…Open
201956Modern HistoryConsider the following pairs: Movement/Organization Leader 1. All India Anti- Untouchability League : Mahatma Gandhi 2. All India Kisan Sabha : …Open
201961Modern HistoryWhich one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the ‘New World’ and introduced into the ‘Old World’?Open
201974Modern HistoryWith reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements: 1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of …Open
201975Modern HistoryWith reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs: Person Position held 1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru : President, All India L…Open
201811Modern HistoryHe wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assemb…Open
201819Modern HistoryRegarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. Establishment of universities …Open
201838Modern HistoryIn the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to theOpen
201851Modern HistoryAfter the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? 1. The territories called 'Santhal Par…Open
201852Modern HistoryEconomically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was theOpen
201868Modern HistoryThe staple commodities of export by the English East Indian Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century wereOpen
201869Modern HistoryWhich one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?Open
201870Modern HistoryWho among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948?Open
201875Modern HistoryWhich one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley?Open
201876Modern HistoryWhich of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction,…Open
201879Modern HistoryIn 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha"?Open
201880Modern HistoryWhich among the following events happened earliest?Open
201889Modern HistoryWith reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs: Institution - Founder 1. Sanskrit Colleg…Open
201891Modern HistoryConsider the following events: 1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India. 2. India's then larges…Open
201712Modern HistoryIn the context of Indian history, the principle of 'Dyarchy (diarchy)' refers toOpen
201743Modern HistoryWith reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events: 1. Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy 2. Quit India Movement launched 3. Seco…Open
201751Modern HistoryThe object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was toOpen
201762Modern HistoryConsider the following pairs: 1. Radhakanta Deb – First President of the British Indian Association 2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty – Founder of …Open
201788Modern HistoryWho among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British Rule? 1. Lord Cornwallis 2.…Open
201790Modern HistoryThe Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided forOpen
201799Modern HistoryConsider the following statements: 1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the wor…Open
201617Modern HistoryWhat was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?Open
201618Modern HistoryThe plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World WarOpen
201674Modern HistoryThe 'Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during theOpen
201683Modern HistorySatya Shodhak Samaj organizedOpen
201689Modern HistoryThe Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related toOpen
201694Modern HistoryConsider the following: 1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee 2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 3. Indian Reform Association Keshab Chandra Sen is ass…Open
201516Modern HistoryWith reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of t…Open
201520Modern HistoryWho of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India? 1. Dadabhai Naoroji 2. G. Subramania Iyer 3. R.C. Dutt Select the…Open
201526Modern HistoryWith reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: 1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes…Open
201528Modern HistoryThe Government of India Act of 1919 clearly definedOpen
201546Modern HistoryWho of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?Open
201548Modern HistoryConsider the following statements: 1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu. 2. The first Muslim Presiden…Open
201551Modern HistoryWith reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It recommended a federal government. 2. It enlarged …Open
201568Modern HistoryWhich one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'e…Open
201421Modern HistoryThe Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted untilOpen
201422Modern HistoryThe 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because theOpen
201426Modern HistoryThe Ghadr (Ghadar) was aOpen
201432Modern HistoryWhat was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria's Proclamation (1858)? 1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States. 2. To place the I…Open
201475Modern HistoryThe Radcliffe Committee was appointed toOpen
201330Modern HistoryAnnie Besant was 1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement 2. The founder of the Theosophical Society 3. Once the President of the Indi…Open
201331Modern HistoryThe Ilbert Bill controversy was related to theOpen
201359Modern HistoryWith reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces wereOpen
201370Modern HistoryThe demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was forOpen
201389Modern HistoryThe people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission becauseOpen
201390Modern HistoryQuit India Movement was launched in response toOpen
201225Modern HistoryThe Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because:Open
201227Modern HistoryWhich of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919? 1. Introduction of diarchy in the executive governm…Open
201228Modern HistoryDuring Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?Open
201229Modern HistoryWhich of the following parties were established by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar? 1. The Peasants and Workers Party of India. 2. All India Scheduled Castes …Open
201236Modern HistoryMahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly becauseOpen
201237Modern HistoryWith reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements: 1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government. 2. Th…Open
201266Modern HistoryConsider the following statements: The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he…Open
201270Modern HistoryThe Rowlatt Act aimed atOpen
201271Modern HistoryThe Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because 1. The Congress passed a resolution demanding co…Open