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11 questions · 1995 · answers as per the UPSC key

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Topics: Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion (3)Revolutionary & Communist Movements (3)Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) (2)Peasant, Tribal & Labour Movements (1)Social & Religious Reform Movements (1)Transfer Of Power & Partition (1945-1947) (1)

In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(c) C. Rajagopalachari
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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Answer: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru

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

(a) the Gandhi Irwin Pact
(b) the Home Rule Movement
(c) the Nehru Report
(d) the Montford Reforms
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Answer: (c) the Nehru Report

Which one of the following was an émigré Communist Journal of M. N. Roy?

(a) Kisan Sabha
(b) The Worker
(c) Vanguard
(d) Anushilan
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Answer: (c) Vanguard

Examine the map given below:

The places marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 were respectively the seats of powers of the

(a) Scindias, Holkars, Gaekwads and Bhonsles
(b) Holkars, Scindias, Gaekwads and Bhonsles
(c) Gaekwads, Bhonsles, Scindias and Holkars
(d) Scindias, Holkars, Bhonsles and Gaekwads
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Answer: (a) Scindias, Holkars, Gaekwads and Bhonsles
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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
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Answer: (b) Battle of Wandiwash — French vs. East India Company

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:

(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) IV, I, III, II
(c) I, III, II, IV
(d) IV, III, II, I
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Answer: (b) IV, I, III, II

The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Thakkar Bappa
(c) Jyotiba Phule
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
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Answer: (b) Thakkar Bappa

The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorist of the freedom movement in

(a) Bombay Karnataka
(b) Punjab
(c) East Bengal
(d) The Madras Presidency
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Answer: (c) East Bengal

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
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Answer: (b) Battle of Wandiwash — French vs. East India Company

In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from

(a) Sevagram
(b) Dandi
(c) Sabarmati
(d) Wardha
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Answer: (c) Sabarmati

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Jamnalal Bajaj — Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji — Bombay Association
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai — National School at Lahore
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak — Satya Shodhak Sabha
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Answer: (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak — Satya Shodhak Sabha