Modern India- Chapter wise PYQs

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? (2010)

1.     In the third Battle of Panipat, Ahmad 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.

1.     In the third Battle of Panipat, Ahmad 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 the statements given above is/are correct? (2004)

         List- I                       List-2

1.     1767-69         First Anglo-Maratha War

2.     1790-92         Third Anglo-Mysore War

3.     1824-26         First Anglo-Burmese war

4.     1845-46         Second Anglo-Sikh War

Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (2004)

Reason(R): Marathas were first to have a clear concept of united nation. (2003)

         List- I                       List-2

1.     1767-69         First Anglo-Maratha War

2.     1790-92         Third Anglo-Mysore War

3.     1824-26         First Anglo-Burmese war

4.     1845-46         Second Anglo-Sikh War

Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (2004)

         List- I                       List-2

1.     1767-69         First Anglo-Maratha War

2.     1790-92         Third Anglo-Mysore War

3.     1824-26         First Anglo-Burmese war

4.     1845-46         Second Anglo-Sikh War

Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (2004)

1.      Under the Ryotwari Settlement of revenue collection, the peasants were exempted from revenue payment in case of bad harvests or natural calamities.

2.      Under the Permanent Settlement in Bengal, if the Zamindar failed to pay his revenues to the state, on or before the fixed date, he would be removed from his Zamindari.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2024)

1.     Lord Cornwallis

2.     Alexander Read

3.     Thomas Munro

Select the correct answer from the following options. (2017)

1.     Dadabhai Naoroji

2.     G Subramanyan Iyer

3.     R C Dutt

Select the correct answer from the following options. (2015)

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? Select the correct answer from the following options. (2012)

1.     The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the government.

2.     The government gave Pattas to the Ryots

3.     The land was surveyed and assessed before being taxed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer from the following options. (2012)

1.     Funds used to support the India office in London

2.     Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India

3.     Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.

Select the correct answer from the following options. (2011)

      Select the correct answer from the following options. (2000)

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? (2019)

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 from the following options. (2014)

1.     The Charter Act of 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 all together and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2006)

1.     Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General who established the regular police force in India on the British pattern.

2.     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 are correct? (2005)

1.      Charter Act of 1813

2.     General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823

3.     Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy

Select the correct answer using the code given below: (2018)

Institution                                           Founder

1.     Sanskrit College at Banaras     -           William Jones

2.     Calcutta Madrasa                     -           Warren Hastings

3.     Fort William College               -           Arthur Wellesley

Which of the pairs given above is/are correct? (2018)

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: (2018)

1.     Wood's Education despatch

2.     Macaulay’s minute on education

3.     The Sargent Education Report

4.     Indian Education (Hunter Commission)

Choose the correct following options. (1997)

1.      Radhakanta Deb —First President of the British Indian Association

2.     Gazulu Lakshmi Narasu Chetty — Founder of the Madras Mahajan Sabha

3.     Surendrenath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched? (2017)

1. To disclaim any intention to annex the 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 from the following options. (2014)

1. The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ 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:  (2018)

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? (2019)

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? (2016)

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 answer using the code given below: (2013)

1.     Dadabhai Naoroji                                                                         

2.     G Subramaniam Iyer

3.     RC Dutt

Select the correct answer from the following options. (2015)

The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he

1.     Exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British.

2.     Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians.

3.     Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Select the correct answer from the following options. (2012)

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?  (2023)

1.      It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries.

2.     The National Council of Education was established as a part of Swadeshi Movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2019)

1.     Responsible for starting the Home Rule movement

2.     The founder of the Theosophical Society

3.      The President of the Indian National Congress

Select the correct answer from the following options. (2013)

1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh

2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee

3. Rash Behari Bose

Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party? (2022)

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 the Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.

Select the correct answer using the code given below. (2015)

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?  (2011)

1.     Administration of Justice

2.     Local Self-Government

3.     Land Revenue

4.     Police

      Select the correct answer using the code given below: (2022)

1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.

2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2021)

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.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below: (2012)

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? (2014)

Reason: The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Congress as bourgeoisie and reactionary.   (2002)

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:

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

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?  (2012)

1.      It provided for the establishment of an All India Federation based on the union of the British Indian Provinces, and Princely States.

2.      Defence and Foreign Affairs were kept under the control of the federal legislature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2024)

1.     The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States.

2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status.                                               

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (2022)

1. It recommended a Federal Government.
2. It enlarged the power of the Indian courts
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.

Choose the correct answer from the following options.  (2015)

1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Simla 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? (2005)