UPSC 1996 › Modern History

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

Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?

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

Match List I with List II

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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

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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

Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?

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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

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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

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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

Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?

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?

The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by

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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

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Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India?

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

Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?

B. R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from

The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the

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?