Modern History PYQ — Page 5

With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru report ? 1. Complete Independence for India. 2. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities. 3. Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the Constitution. Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W. S. Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893 ?

Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century ?

Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942 ?

With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, "Home Charges" formed an important part of drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted "Home Charges"? 1. Funds used to support the India Office in London. 2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India. 3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for

What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda ? 1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought. 2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions ?

Karl Marx explained the process of class struggle with the help of which one of the following theories ?

Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of the peasants. 2. Acharya J.B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such a regulation?

Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?

What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement?

Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?

Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta session of Indian National Congress in 1906. The question of either retention OR of rejection of these four resolutions became the cause of a split in Congress at the next Congress session held in Surat in 1907. Which one of the following was not one of those resolutions?

For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme?

With reference to Simon Commission's recommendations, which one of the following statements is correct?

With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements: 1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese. 2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French. 3. The English never occupied Pondicherry. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled ‘The Way Out’. Which one of the following was proposed in this pamphlet?

Consider the following statements: 1. The ‘Bombay Manifesto’ signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals. 2. It evoked support from a large section of business community from all across India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place, and the Janata Party was elected?

With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?

Consider the following statements: The Cripps Proposals include the provision for: 1. Full independence for India. 2. Creation of constitution-making body. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in: