UPSC 1999 › Modern History
16 questions · 1999 · answers as per the UPSC key
The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the
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The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of
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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
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There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the
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'Abhinav Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by
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The most short-lived of all of Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the
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'Federal Union composed of British provinces.' The above quotation is related to
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The Governor General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was
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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?
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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?
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Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan?
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Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?
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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:
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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
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The term "imperial preference" was applied to the
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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.