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15 questions · 2003 · answers as per the UPSC key
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Topics: Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion (5)British Administration & Economic Policies (3)Constitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947) (3)Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) (3)Transfer Of Power & Partition (1945-1947) (1)
UPSC 2003 · Q17 · Modern History › Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion · Save
In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at
(a) Surat
(b) Pullicat
(c) Cochin
(d) Cassimbazar
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Answer: (b) Pullicat
UPSC 2003 · Q71 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save
The aim of education as stated by the Wood’s Despatch of 1854 was
(a) The creation of employment opportunities for native Indians
(b) The spread of western culture in India
(c) The promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language
(d) The introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education
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Answer: (b) The spread of western culture in India
UPSC 2003 · Q80 · Modern History › Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion · Save
With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
(b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatnam
(c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
(d) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
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Answer: (a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
UPSC 2003 · Q81 · Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) · Save
With reference to Indian freedom struggle,
which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Rowlatt Act aroused a wave of popular indignation and led to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose formed the Forward Bloc
(c) Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association
(d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact
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Answer: (d) In 1931, the Congress Session at Karachi opposed Gandhi-Irwin Pact
UPSC 2003 · Q86 · Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) · Save
The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was
(a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Vithalbhai J Patel
(d) Mahadev Desai
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Answer: (a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
UPSC 2003 · Q90 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save
During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?
(a) To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
(b) To report on the existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
(c) To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India
(d) To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services in India
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Answer: (b) To report on the existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
UPSC 2003 · Q111 · Modern History › Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942) · Save
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.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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Answer: (d) A is false but R is true
UPSC 2003 · Q112 · Modern History › Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion · Save
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.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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Answer: (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
UPSC 2003 · Q115 · Modern History › Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion · Save
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.
(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true
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Answer: (b) Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
UPSC 2003 · Q123 · Modern History › Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion · Save
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal
(b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore
(c) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid’s ‘Elements of Geometry’ translated into Sanskrit
(d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sarda in the Sringeri temple
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Answer: (a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal
UPSC 2003 · Q128 · Modern History › Constitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947) · Save
Which one of the following provisions was NOT made in the Charter Act of 1833?
(a) The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished
(b) The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor General of India in Council
(c) All law-making powers to be conferred on Governor General in Council
(d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General’s Council
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Answer: (d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General’s Council
UPSC 2003 · Q135 · Modern History › British Administration & Economic Policies · Save
With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883?
(a) To bring Indians and Europeans on par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned
(b) To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers
(c) To encourage the native Indians to appear for civil service examinations by conducting them in India
(d) To allow native Indians to possess arms by amending the Arms Act
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Answer: (a) To bring Indians and Europeans on par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned
UPSC 2003 · Q136 · Modern History › Constitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947) · Save
An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was
(a) that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India
(b) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War
(c) the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war effort as a condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after war
(d) the framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces
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Answer: (b) the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the Second World War
UPSC 2003 · Q137 · Modern History › Constitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947) · Save
When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left party to form the
(a) Swarajya Party
(b) Indian Freedom Party
(c) Independence Federation of India
(d) Indian Liberal Federation
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Answer: (d) Indian Liberal Federation
UPSC 2003 · Q149 · Modern History › Transfer Of Power & Partition (1945-1947) · Save
Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the 1946?
(a) Rajendra Prasad
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Rajagopalachari
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Answer: (b) Jawaharlal Nehru