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Modern History PYQ — Page 11

IAS HistoryModern History previous year questions with solutions.

All Modern History Questions (302)

Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan?

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'It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces'. The above quotation is related to:

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'Abinava Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by:

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There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the:

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The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the:

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Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?

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The term ‘imperial preference’ was applied to the:

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: | List-I | | List-II A. | Shyamji Krishna Varma | 1. | Bande Mataram B. | Madame Bhikaji Cama | 2. | Indian Sociologist C. | Annie Besant | 3. | The Talwar D. | Aurobindo Gosh | 4. | Commonwealth

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The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of:

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: | List-I (Books) | | List-II (Authors) A. | The First Indian War of Independence | 1. | Rabindranath Tagore B. | Anand Math | 2. | Sri Aurobindo C. | Life Divine | 3. | Bankim Chandra Chatterji D. | Sadhana | 4. | Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

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Consider the following events: 1. Indigo Revolt 2. Santhal Rebellion 3. Deccan Riot 4. Mutiny of the Sepoys The correct chronological sequence of these events is:

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At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, which one of the following Governors General kept the British flag flying high in India?

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Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny. Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas.

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‘The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise. ‘This statement is attributed to:

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Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement.

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Assertion (A): The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911. Reason (R): Discontent would have increased if every cultivator could read.

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The educated middle class in India:

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Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because:

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Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals. Reason (R): The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites.

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What is the correct sequence of the following events? 1. Tilak's Home Rule League 2. Karnagatamaru Incident 3. Mahatma Gandhi's arrival in India. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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Which one of the following events, was characterised by Montague as 'Preventive Murder'?

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The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of:

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Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy with specific instruction to:

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Which one of the following defines extremist ideology 'during the early phase of Indian freedom movement?

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