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Modern History PYQ — Page 7

IAS HistoryModern History previous year questions with solutions.

All Modern History Questions (302)

Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?

2007
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Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?

2007
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The First Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?

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The song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as the National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?

2007
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With reference to the 'revolt of the year' who of the following was betrayed by 'friend' captured and put to death by the British?

2006
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Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?

2006
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Which Portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?

2006
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Lectures from Colombo to Almora is based on the experiences of which one of the following?

2006
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Who among the following wrote The Communist Manifesto along with Karl Marx?

2006
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In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?

2006
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Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama: 1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907. 2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Madam Cama was born to a Parsi. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

2006
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Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?

2005
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Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?

2005
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Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918?

2005
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Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong to?

2005
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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Movement/Satyagraha | Person Actively Associated with 1. Champaran | Rajendra Prasad 2. Ahmedabad Mill Workers | Morarji Desai 3. Kheda | Vallabhai Patel Select the correct answer using the code given below:

2005
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Consider the following statements: The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for: 1. the provincial autonomy. 2. the establishment of a Federal court. 3. all India Federation at the centre. Which of the statements given above are correct?

2005
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Under whose presidency was the Lahore session of the Indian Congress held in the year 1929, wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?

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Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?

2005
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Consider the following statements: 1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when the Shimla conference took place. 2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the World War I based?

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Who drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi session of Congress in 1931?

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At which Congress session was the working committee authorised to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?

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Consider the following statements: 1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women. 2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University. 3. Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sari by the Governor General. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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