IAS 2003 — Modern History

With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not Correct?

The following item consists of two statements: one labelled as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are to examine these. two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below: Assertion (A): Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an emperor far away from his capital. Reason (R): There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.

How did the Mughal Emperor Jahandarshah’s reign, come to an early end?

Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Au and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council. Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.

With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct?

An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was:

Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946?

During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?

In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at:

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883?

The aim of education as stated by the Wood's Despatch of 1854 was:

When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the: