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IAS HistoryModern History previous year questions with solutions.

All Modern History Questions (302)

With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the 'Sedition Committee'. 2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League. 3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

2015
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Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'extremists'?

2015
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The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a

2014
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The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until

2014
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What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria's Proclamation (1858)? 1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States 2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown 3. To regulate East India Company's trade with India Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

2014
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The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the

2014
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With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were

2013
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Annie Besant was 1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement 2. the founder of the Theosophical Society 3. once the President of the Indian National Congress Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.

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The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the

2013
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The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for

2013
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The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because

2013
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Quit India Movement was launched in response to

2013
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With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements: 1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government. 2. The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots. 3. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2012
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Consider the following: 1. Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops 2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare 3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English?

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Which of the following parties were established by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? 1. The Peasants and Workers Party of India 2. All India Scheduled Castes Federation 3. The Independent Labour Party Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because

2012
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The Rowlatt Act aimed at

2012
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The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because

2012
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During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?

2012
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Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj? 1. It opposed idolatry. 2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts. 3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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Consider the following statements: The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of the Indian National Movement was that he 1. exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British 2. interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians 3. stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because 1. the Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence 2. the rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session 3. a resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2012
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Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, "Unto this Last" and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi ?

2011
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