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316 questions across 13 sub-topics. Practice all Modern History PYQs with detailed explanations, or explore specific sub-topics below.
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Modern History of India is one of the most scoring yet unpredictable sections of the UPSC Prelims General Studies – I paper. From the arrival of the Portuguese in 1498 to the transfer of power in 1947, UPSC tests a candidate’s ability to connect events, personalities and policies that shaped the modern Indian state. A study of the 316 Previous Year Questions (PYQs) asked between 1995 and 2023 reveals clear patterns: roughly 20 % of the Prelims paper, year after year, is anchored in Modern History, making mastery of this segment non-negotiable for aspirants.
The Commission favours analytical questions over rote chronology. For instance, statements are mixed to test cause-and-effect (e.g., "Which of the following was a direct result of the Non-Cooperation Movement?") or institutional linkages (e.g., "With reference to the Constituent Assembly, consider the following..."). While conventional battles and dates still appear, two- and three-statement assertion questions now dominate, forcing aspirants to know ‘why’ and ‘how’, not just ‘when’. Additionally, UPSC loves to blend Modern History with Polity, Economy or Culture, such as asking about the economic consequences of Permanent Settlement or the cultural impact of the Swadeshi movement.
The top sub-topics flagged by PYQ analytics are: Gandhian Mass Movements (64 questions), Constitutional Developments & British Plans like the Cripps and Cabinet Mission (50), British Administration & Economic Policies including land revenue systems (37), Advent of Europeans & British Expansion through wars and treaties (35), Early Nationalism and the Indian National Congress up to 1915 (32), Revolutionary & Communist Movements (22), Prominent Personalities and Ideologies such as Dadabhai Naoroji or Rabindranath Tagore (21), Social & Religious Reform Movements from Brahmo Samaj to Arya Samaj (20), Peasant/Tribal/Labour uprisings (14) and finally, the complex Transfer of Power & Partition phase (11). A sharp focus on these ten pillars covers more than 92 % of all Modern History prelims questions to date.
Preparation strategy should therefore be data-driven: 1) Start with a concise base text such as Spectrum’s ‘Modern India’ or Bipan Chandra’s ‘Struggle for Independence’. 2) Follow up each chapter with targeted PYQs to identify UPSC’s angle on that topic; for example, after reading Non-Cooperation, solve all 64 Gandhian movement questions. 3) Prepare fact-rich one-page revision sheets for Acts (from the Regulating Act of 1773 to the Indian Independence Act of 1947) and British revenue systems as these are perennial favourites. 4) Map personalities to events; questions often ask for ‘who among the following…’. 5) Reserve the last month for mock tests that intermix Modern History with Polity, Economics and Current Affairs to build the multidimensional thinking UPSC rewards.
Finally, remember that previous year questions are both the anchor and the compass. Analysing 30 years of PYQs highlights not only what to study but also what UPSC rarely touches (for example, detailed military campaigns in Europe). Use this resource to extract high-yield areas, practise elimination techniques and refine your revision schedule. With a focused, statistics-backed approach, Modern History can turn into a reliable marks-booster instead of a gamble on exam day.
Q: Consider the following subjects with regard to Non-Cooperation Programme: I. Boycott of law-courts and foreign cloth II. Observance of strict non-violence III. Retention of titles and honours without using them in public IV. Establishment of Panchayats for settling disputes How many of the above were parts of Non-Cooperation Programme?
Q: सविनय आन्दोलन के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए : I. कांग्रेस की घोषणा की कि सभी वैध और शांतिपूर्ण तरीकों से ‘स्वराज’ प्राप्त करना उसका उद्देश्य है। II. इसे चरणों में क्रियान्वित किया जाना था, जिसमें सत्याग्रह अथवा करों का भुगतान न करना अगले चरण के लिए था, केवल तब, जब ‘स्वराज’ एक वर्ष में प्राप्त न होता और सरकार दमन पर उतर आती। उपर्युक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/कौन-से सही है/हैं?
Q: गांधीजी ने कथन “राजद्रोह मेरा धर्म हो गया है” कब किया था?
Q: निम्नलिखित में से किस एक घटना के उपरांत, गांधीजी ने अपने राजनीतिक और सामाजिक कार्यक्रम में ‘खादी’ को शामिल करने का विचार किया?
Q: भारतीय इतिहास में 8 अगस्त, 1942 के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों में से कौन-सा सही है? (a से d विकल्पों में से सही विकल्प चुनिए)
Q: Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? 1. Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference 2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement 3. Acceptance of Gandhiji’s suggestion for enquiry into police excesses 4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements: 1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of ‘indentured labour’. 2. In Lord Chelmsford’s ‘War Conference’, Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War. 3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q: Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
Q: With reference to India’s freedom struggle, consider the following events: 1. Royal Indian Navy mutiny 2. Launch of the Quit India Movement 3. Telangana Peasant Struggle Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
Q: 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.
Q: Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930?
Q: स्वतंत्रता आंदोलन के इतिहास में भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस का 1929 का अधिवेशन इसलिए महत्त्वपूर्ण है, क्योंकि इस अधिवेशन में
Q: Quit India Movement was launched in response to
Q: The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because
Q: Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because
Q: The Rowlatt Act aimed at
Q: 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 Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942 ?
Q: 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?
Q: With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of peasants. 2. Acharya J. B. Kripalani was one of Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: 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 ?
Q: 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 ?
Q: During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?
Q: Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?
Q: With which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or die” associated?
Q: In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
Q: During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in
Q: Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939. Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.
Q: Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?
Q: At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
Q: Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?
Q: Which one 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 Vallabhbhai Patel Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Who among the following drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi Session of Congress in 1931?
Q: At which Congress Session was the Working Committee authorized to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience?
Q: Consider the following statements: On the eve of the launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi 1. asked the Government servants to resign. 2. asked the soldiers to leave their posts. 3. asked the Princes of the Princely States to accept the sovereignty of their own people. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control?
Q: The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 was
Q: Consider the following events during India’s freedom struggle: 1. Chauri-Chaura Outrage 2. Minto-Morley Reforms 3. Dandi March 4. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events above?
Q: With reference to Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is correct?
Q: The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was
Q: Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali 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.
Q: During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts, called for
Q: Who among the following was the President of the All-India States’ Peoples’ Conference in 1939?
Q: The Hunter Commission was appointed after the
Q: Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920?
Q: While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was
Q: The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because
Q: After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in
Q: Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny. Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
Q: The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the
Q: 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.
Q: Assertion (A): The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement. Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti-imperialism in both the National and Khilafat Movements.
Q: Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-cooperation Movement in 1922. Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement.
Q: Which one of the following events was characterised by Montague as ‘Preventive Murder’?
Q: What is the correct sequence of the following events? I. The August Offer II. The I.N.A. trial III. The Quit India Movement IV. The Royal Indian Naval Ratings’ Revolt Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Events) I. Morley Minto Reforms II. Simon Commission III. The Chauri-Chaura incident IV. The Dandi March List II (Results) A) Country-wide agitation B) Withdrawal of a movement C) Communal Electorates D) Communal outbreaks E) Illegal manufacture of salt Codes:
Q: The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi in 1932 provided for
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. Surat Split II. Communal Award III. All-Party Convention IV. Poorna Swaraj Resolution List II A) 1929 B) 1928 C) 1932 D) 1907 E) 1905 Codes:
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I (Period) I. 1883 II. 1906 III. 1927 IV. 1932 List II (Event) A) Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall B) Formation of the All-India State Peoples Conference C) Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca D) First session of National Conference at Calcutta Codes:
Q: Consider the following statements: The Non-cooperation Movement led to the I. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time. II. growth of Hindu Muslim unity. III. removal of fear of the British ‘might’ from the minds of the people. IV. British government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians. Of these statements
Q: The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the
Q: 85. What is the correct sequence of the following events? I. The Lucknow Pact II. The Introduction of Dyarchy III. The Rowlatt Act IV. The Partition of Bengal Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Q: 98. In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from
Q: By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
Q: भारत सरकार अधिनियम 1919 में, प्रांतीय सरकार के कार्य "आरक्षित (रिज़र्व्ड)" और "अंतरित (ट्रांसफ़र्ड)" विषयों के अंतर्गत बाँटे गए थे। निम्नलिखित में कौन-से "आरक्षित" विषय माने गए थे ? 1. न्याय प्रशासन 2. स्थानीय स्वायत्त शासन 3. भू-राजस्व 4. पुलिस नीचे दिए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए :
Q: क्रिप्स मिशन के प्रस्तावों के सन्दर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए : 1. संविधान सभा में प्रान्तीय विधान-सभाओं और साथ ही भारतीय रियासतों द्वारा नामित सदस्य होंगे। 2. नया संविधान स्वीकार करने के लिए जो भी प्रान्त तैयार नहीं होगा, उसे यह अधिकार होगा कि अपनी प्रान्तीय स्थिति के बारे में विस्तार के साथ अलग समझौते पर हस्ताक्षर करे। उपयुक्त कथनों में कौन-सा/से सही है/हैं ?
Q: निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए : 1. 1919 के मॉन्ट-फोर्ड सुधारों में, 21 वर्ष से अधिक आयु की सभी महिलाओं के लिए मताधिकार की स्वीकृति की गई। 2. 1935 के भारत शासन अधिनियम में, विधानसभाओं में महिलाओं के लिए आरक्षित स्थानों का प्रावधान किया गया। उपयुक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/कौन-से सही है/हैं?
Q: Consider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of 1813’: 1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China. 2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company. 3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q: In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the
Q: The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to
Q: In the context of Indian history, the principle of ‘Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to
Q: The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to
Q: The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War
Q: The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined
Q: With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. It recommended a federal government. 2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts. 3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: 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:
Q: With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were
Q: The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because
Q: Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919? 1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces 2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims 3. Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the provinces
Q: 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:
Q: With reference to Simon Commission’s recommendations, which one of the following statements is correct?
Q: After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled "The Way Out". Which one of the following was a proposal in this pamphlet?
Q: Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ?
Q: Consider the following statements : 1. The discussions in the Third Round Table Conference eventually led to the passing of the Government of India Act of 1935. 2. The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an All India Federation to be based on a Union of the provinces of British India and the Princely States. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Q: Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
Q: 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?
Q: Which one of the following suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy’s Executive Council in which all the portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders?
Q: Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal. Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company’s monopoly of Indian trade. 2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements : The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for 1. the provincial autonomy 2. the establishment of Federal Court 3. All India Federation at the centre Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: In which one of the following provinces was a Congress Ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?
Q: Consider the following statements : 1. In the First Round Table Conference Dr. Ambedkar demanded electorates for the depressed classes. 2. In the Poona Pact, special provisions for representation of the depressed people in the local bodies and civil services were made. 3. The Indian National Congress did not take part in the Third Round Table Conference. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements: Some of the main features of the Government of India Act, 1935 were the 1. abolition of diarchy in the Governor's provinces. 2. power of the Governors to veto legislative action and to legislate on their own. 3. abolition of the principle of communal representation. Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
Q: The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of
Q: Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?
Q: An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was
Q: The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of
Q: The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to
Q: Match List I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Acts) A. Charter Act, 1813 B. Regulating Act C. Act of 1858 D. Pitt’s India Act List II (Provisions) 1. Set up a Board of Control in Britain to fully regulate the East India Company’s affairs in India 2. Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended 3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown 4. The Company’s directors were asked to present to the British government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company Codes:
Q: Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting the “portfolio” or departmental system for corporate functioning?
Q: With reference to the colonial period of Indian history, match List I (Person) with List II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List I (Person) A. MacDonald B. Linlithgow C. Dalhousie D. Chelmsford List II (Event) 1. Doctrine of Lapse 2. Communal Award 3. August Offer 4. Dyarchy Codes:
Q: Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
Q: The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the
Q: 'Federal Union composed of British provinces.' The above quotation is related to
Q: Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan?
Q: Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals. Reason (R): The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites.
Q: Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Butler Committee II. Hurtog Committee Report III. Hunter Inquiry Committee Report IV. Muddiman Committee Report List II A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Report B) Relationship between the Indian States and Paramount Power C) Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms D) The growth of education in British India and potentialities of its further progress Codes:
Q: The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930-32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because
Q: Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Governor General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773) II. Governor General of India (under Charter Act, 1833) III. Governor General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Councils Act, 1858) IV. Governor General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act, 1935) List II A. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell B. James Andrew Broun Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie C. Charles Cornwallis, 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis D. Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond, Earl of Minto E. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma Codes:
Q: Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India?
Q: B. R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from
Q: कॉर्नवालिस द्वारा राजस्व संग्रहण के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए : 1. राजस्व संग्रहण के देयताबंधी बंदोबस्त के अधीन, किसानों को फसल खराब होने या प्राकृतिक आपदाओं की स्थिति में राज्य भुगतान से छूट दी गई थी। 2. बंगाल स्थायी बंदोबस्त के अधीन, यदि ज़मींदार नियमित रूप से या उसने राज्य को राजस्व का भुगतान करने का प्रबंध रखा, तो उसे उसकी ज़मींदारी दे दी जाती थी। उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/कौन-से सही है/हैं ?
Q: With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs: 1. Aurang — In-charge of treasury of the State 2. Banian — Indian agent of the East India Company 3. Mirasidar — Designated revenue payer to the State Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Q: Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century?
Q: Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of
Q: Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because
Q: Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. Establishment of universities was recommended. 3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the
Q: The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
Q: निम्नलिखित में से किससे/किनसे भारत में अंग्रेज़ी शिक्षा की नींव पड़ी? 1. 1813 का चार्टर एक्ट 2. जनरल कमेटी ऑफ पब्लिक इन्स्ट्रक्शन, 1823 3. प्राच्यवाद एवं आंग्लवाद विवाद नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए:
Q: With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs: Institution — Founder 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras — William Jones 2. Calcutta Madarsa — Warren Hastings 3. Fort William College — Arthur Wellesley Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
Q: Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India? 1. Dadabhai Naoroji 2. G. Subramania Iyer 3. R. C. Dutt
Q: The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the
Q: 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?
Q: 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 ?
Q: Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service?
Q: 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 regulation?
Q: Who among the following used the phrase ‘Un-British’ to criticize the English colonial control of India?
Q: Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal. 2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: The first Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing local governments to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time?
Q: Consider the following statements : 1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern 2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773. 3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q: Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule: 1. Lord Curzon 2. Lord Chelmsford 3. Lord Hardinge 4. Lord Irwin Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
Q: The aim of education as stated by the Wood’s Despatch of 1854 was
Q: With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883?
Q: Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the zamindars were required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the zamindars. The reason was
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I – Land system I. Land allotted to big feudal landlords II. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors III. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, transfer, gift or sell IV. Revenue settlements made at village level List II A) Jagirdari System B) Ryotwari System C) Mahalwari System D) Zamindari System Codes:
Q: There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the
Q: The Governor General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was
Q: 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?
Q: The term "imperial preference" was applied to the
Q: “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
Q: Who among the following was associated with the suppression of Thugs?
Q: What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? I. Wood's Education Despatch II. Macaulay's Minute on Education III. The Sargeant Education Report IV. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
Q: Consider the following landmarks in Indian education: I) Hindu College, Calcutta II) University of Calcutta III) Adam’s Report IV) Wood’s Despatch The correct chronological order of these landmarks is
Q: Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?
Q: निम्नलिखित फलों पर विचार कीजिए : I. पपीता II. अनानास III. अमरूद उपरोक्त में से कितने फल पुर्तगालियों द्वारा भारत में लाए गए?
Q: With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements : 1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers. 2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate. 3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire. Which of the statements given above are correct ?
Q: During the first half of the 17th century, at which of the following places was/were the English East India Company factory/factories located? 1. Broach 2. Chicacole 3. Trichinopoly Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: With reference to Indian history, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of Hyderabad State. 2. The Mysore Kingdom emerged out of Vijayanagara Empire. 3. Rohilkhand Kingdom was formed out of the territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durrani. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: लॉर्ड वेलेजली द्वारा लागू की गई सहायक संधि व्यवस्था के बारे में निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा कथन लागू नहीं होता?
Q: 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?
Q: What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat ?
Q: 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 ?
Q: The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
Q: Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
Q: Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
Q: Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?
Q: In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?
Q: With reference to the revolt of the year 1857, who of the following was betrayed by a friend; captured and put to death by the British?
Q: Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?
Q: Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?
Q: Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857, belong to?
Q: Consider the following princely States of the British rule in India: 1. Jhansi 2. Sambalpur 3. Satara The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is
Q: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? List I (Period) : List II (Wars) 1. AD 1767-69 : First Anglo-Maratha War 2. AD 1790-92 : Third Mysore War 3. AD 1824-26 : First Anglo-Burmese War 4. AD 1845-46 : Second Sikh War Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi. 2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War. 3. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-daulah in the Battle of Plassey. Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
Q: In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at
Q: With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is correct?
Q: 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.
Q: Assertion (A): Marathas emerged as the strongest native power in India after the decline of Mughal empire. Reason (R): Marathas were the first to have clear concept of a united Indian nation.
Q: Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
Q: With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?
Q: Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?
Q: “In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus”. To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate?
Q: The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Year) I. 1775 II. 1780 III. 1824 IV. 1838 List II (Event) A) First Anglo-Burmese War B) First Anglo-Afghan War C) First Anglo-Maratha War D) Second Anglo-Mysore War
Q: The educated middle class in India
Q: Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories?
Q: Examine the map given below: The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 were respectively the seats of powers of the
Q: Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Q: 91. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? (a) Battle of Buxar .............. Mir Jafar vs. Clive (b) Battle of Wandiwash .............. French vs. East India Company (c) Battle of Chilianwala .............. Dalhousie vs. Marathas (d) Battle of Kharda .............. Nizam vs. East India Company
Q: Consider the following statements: Statement-I: 7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day. Statement-II: It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was launched on the same day. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Q: With reference to the book ‘Desher Katha’ written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements: 1. It alerted the Indian people to the dangers of colonial rule. 2. It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs. 3. The use of the term ‘desh’ by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q: स्वदेशी आंदोलन के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए : 1. इसने देसी हस्तकरघों के कारीगर तथा उद्योगों को पुनर्जीवित करने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया। 2. स्वदेशी आंदोलन के एक अवसर के रूप में राष्ट्रीय शिक्षा परिषद की स्थापना हुई थी। उपरोक्त में से कौन-सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?
Q: निम्नलिखित में से कौन, ब्रिटिश शासन के दौरान भारत में स्वदेशी आन्दोलन के प्रारम्भ से सम्बद्ध था/थे ? 1. लाला लाजपत राय 2. बाल गंगाधर तिलक 3. श्यामजी कृष्ण वर्मा नीचे दिये गये कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए :
Q: निम्नलिखित युग्मों पर विचार कीजिए : 1. राधाकांत देव — ब्रिटिश इंडियन एसोसिएशन के प्रथम अध्यक्ष 2. गजुलरामलु चेदी — मद्रास महासभा के संस्थापक 3. सुरेन्द्रनाथ बनर्जी — इंडियन एसोसिएशन के संस्थापक उपर्युक्त युग्मों में से कौन-सा/से सही सुमेलित है/हैं?
Q: The 'Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the
Q: What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907?
Q: Consider the following statements : 1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu. 2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: निम्नलिखित में से किस आन्दोलन के कारण भारतीय राष्ट्रीय काँग्रेस का विभाजन हुआ जिसके परिणामस्वरूप ‘गरम दल’ और ‘नरम दल’ का उदय हुआ?
Q: 1905 में लॉर्ड कर्ज़न द्वारा किया गया बंगाल का विभाजन कब तक लागू रहा?
Q: 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.
Q: What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W. S. Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893?
Q: 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?
Q: What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement?
Q: In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons?
Q: Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?
Q: Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old?
Q: Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?
Q: 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?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta. 2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact. Which of these statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament?
Q: The President of the Indian National Congress at the time of the partition of India was
Q: With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements is correct?
Q: A London branch of the All-India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of
Q: Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress: I. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress. II. C. R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress. III. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume. IV. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894. Which of these statements are correct?
Q: Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base. Reason (R): It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.
Q: The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
Q: Assertion (A): Partition of Bengal in 1905 brought to an end the Moderates’ role in the Indian freedom movement. Reason (R): The Surat session of Indian National Congress separated the Extremists from the Moderates.
Q: What is the correct sequence of the following events? I. Tilak’s Home Rule League II. Kamagatamaru Incident III. Mahatma Gandhi’s arrival in India Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of the
Q: Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom movement?
Q: Of the four forms of political protests mentioned below, which one is derived from the name of the person who used it as a political weapon for the first time?
Q: निम्नलिखित स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों पर विचार कीजिए : 1. बरिन्द्र कुमार घोष 2. योगेश चन्द्र चटर्जी 3. रास बिहारी बोस उपयुक्त में से कौन गदर पार्टी के साथ सक्रिय रूप से जुड़ा थे/थीं ?
Q: In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as
Q: With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements: 1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes. 2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of proletariat. 3. It advocated separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a
Q: During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’?
Q: Who among the following wrote “The Communist Manifesto” along with Karl Marx?
Q: 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 Parsi parents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: In October 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a communist party of India?
Q: Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the World War I, based?
Q: What was Komagata Maru?
Q: Who among the following organised the famous Chittagong armoury raid?
Q: The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. Chittagong Armoury Raid II. Abhinav Bharat III. Anushilan Samiti IV. Kuka Movement List II A) Kalpana Dutt B) Guru Ram Singh C) Vikram Damodar Savarkar D) Aurobindo Ghosh Codes:
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I (Persons) I. Shyamji Krishna Varma II. Madame Bhikaji Cama III. Annie Besant IV. Aurobindo Ghosh List II (Journals) A. Bande Mataram B. Indian Sociologist C. The Talwar D. Commonweal Codes:
Q: 'Abhinav Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by
Q: Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party?
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Chittagong Armoury Raid II. Kakori Conspiracy III. Lahore Conspiracy IV. Ghadar Party List II A) Lala Hardayal B) Jatin Das C) Surya Sen D) Ram Prasad Bismil E) Vasudev Phadke Codes:
Q: Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Abhinav Bharat Society II. Anushilan Samiti III. Ghadar Party IV. Swaraj Party List II A) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh B) Lala Hardayal C) C. R. Das D) V. D. Savarkar Codes:
Q: The radical wing of the Congress Party, with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the ‘Independence for India League’ in opposition to
Q: Which one of the following was an émigré Communist Journal of M. N. Roy?
Q: 90. The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorist of the freedom movement in
Q: With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?
Q: Who among the following is associated with 'Songs from Prison', a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?
Q: One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is
Q: With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs: Person — Position held 1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru : President, All India Liberal Federation 2. K. C. Neogy : Member, The Constituent Assembly 3. P. C. Joshi : General Secretary, Communist Party of India Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Q: He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was
Q: 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
Q: निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए : दादाभाई नैरोजी ने भारतीय राष्ट्रीय आन्दोलन को सर्वाधिक प्रभावी ढंग से दिशा प्रदान की – 1. उन्होंने यह कहा कि औपनिवेशिक शासन भारत का आर्थिक शोषण कर रहा है। 2. उन्होंने समस्त भारतीय ग्रन्थों की व्याख्या की और भारतीयों में आत्म-विश्वास जगाया। 3. उन्होंने सभी सामाजिक बुराइयों के निवारण की आवश्यकता पर बल दिया। उपयुक्त में से कौन-सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?
Q: 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?
Q: Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?
Q: Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?
Q: Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?
Q: Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?
Q: With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is correct?
Q: That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by
Q: Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a god-sent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage?
Q: Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?
Q: At the time of India’s Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was
Q: Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? I. Theodore Beck : Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College, Aligarh II. Ilbert Bill : Ripon III. Pherozesha : Indian National Congress IV. Badruddin Tyabji : Muslim League Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: “A graduate at 18, professor and associated editor of the Sudharak at 20, Secretary of the Sarvajanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legislator at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39 ……… a patriot whom Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master.” This is how a biographer describes
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Surendranath Bannerjee II. M. K. Gandhi III. Subhash Chandra Bose IV. Lajpat Rai List II A) Hind Swaraj B) The Indian Struggle C) Autobiographical Writings D) A Nation in Making Codes:
Q: Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru: I. He was the President of the Congress Party in 1947. II. He presided over the Constituent Assembly. III. He formed the first Congress Ministry in United Province before India’s independence. Of these statements
Q: Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy: I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East. II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: ‘भीड़ी-भीरा’ प्रथा के परिणामस्वरूप बंदी बनाए गए लोगों को किसने विधिक प्रतिरक्षा (लीगल डिफेन्स) प्रदान की?
Q: Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Self-Respect Movement’?
Q: Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
Q: Who among the following was associated with the publication of the first Marathi newspaper for the depressed classes, ‘Din Bandhu’?
Q: In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around 1. women's right to gain education 2. age of consent 3. restitution of conjugal rights Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Which among the following events happened earliest?
Q: Satya Shodhak Samaj organized
Q: Consider the following: 1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee 2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 3. Indian Reform Association Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?
Q: During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation?
Q: 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:
Q: In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
Q: Who among the following started the newspaper "Shome Prakash"?
Q: Who among the following wrote the book "Bahubivah"?
Q: 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 Sati by the then Governor General. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements: I. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835. II. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programmes. III. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women’s education. IV. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodaya Samaj to work among refugees. Which of these statements are correct?
Q: 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.
Q: M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the
Q: His ‘principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and worked unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage, the purdah system …… To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual sessions alongside the Indian National Congress.’ The reference in this passage is to
Q: 100. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q: With reference to the history of India, "Ulgulan" or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events?
Q: निम्नलिखित युग्मों पर विचार कीजिए : आंदोलन/संगठन — नायक (नेता) 1. अखिल भारतीय असहयोग विरोधी लीग : महात्मा गांधी 2. अखिल भारतीय किसान सभा : स्वामी सहजानंद सरस्वती 3. आत्मसम्मान आंदोलन : ई. वी. रामास्वामी नायकर उपरोक्त में से कौन-सा/से युग्म सही सुसंगत है/हैं?
Q: After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Parganas’ were created. 2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions. 2. N. M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Q: The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for
Q: Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century ?
Q: Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?
Q: Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?
Q: Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918?
Q: Assertion (A): The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak. Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeois and reactionary.
Q: Consider the following events: I. Indigo Revolt II. Santhal Rebellion III. Deccan Riot IV. Mutiny of the Sepoys The correct chronological sequence of these events is:
Q: Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Moplah revolt II. Pabna revolt III. Eka Movement IV. Birsa Munda revolt List II A) Kerala B) Bihar C) Bengal D) Awadh
Q: The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by
Q: 87. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by
Q: The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
Q: Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when 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?
Q: Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the 1946?
Q: At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of the British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence?
Q: The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of
Q: As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he
Q: Lord Mountbatten came to India as Viceroy with specific instructions to
Q: When the Indian Muslim League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of
Q: The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because
Q: In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was
Q: Consider the following pairs: Party Its Leader 1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 2. Socialist Party C. Rajagopalachari 3. Congress for Democracy Jagjivan Ram 4. Swatantra Party Acharya Narendra Dev How many of the above are correctly matched?
Q: Who among the following were the founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha” established in 1948?
Q: Consider the following events: 1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India. 2. India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'. 3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier. 4. Goa became a part of independent India. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
Q: Which was the Capital of Andhra State when it was made a separate State in the year 1953?
Q: Who wrote the book "The Story of the Integration of Indian States"?
Q: Which one of the following was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?
Q: Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Q: Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?
Q: In 1920, which of the following changed its name to "Swarajya Sabha"?
Q: When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left party to form the
On average, 15–20 questions (roughly 20 % of Paper I) are asked from Modern History, though the exact count can vary from 12 to 22 depending on the year.
The most recommended single‐source book is ‘A Brief History of Modern India’ by Spectrum. Many aspirants complement it with Bipan Chandra’s ‘India’s Struggle for Independence’ for deeper context.
Extremely important. With 50 PYQs between 1995–2023 on constitutional developments alone, knowing the key provisions, years and context of every major Act from 1773 to 1947 is indispensable.
Memorising every date is not required. UPSC generally tests sequences and impact rather than isolated dates. Focus on chronology of movements, key sessions of Congress and landmark Acts.
Solving PYQs helps you identify UPSC’s favourite themes, understand its statement framing style and practise elimination techniques. Repeated topics like Gandhi’s programmes, land revenue systems and British Acts become clear high-yield areas once you analyse PYQs.
