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Q.1) Who among the following drafted the 1. Asked Government servants to resign.
fundamental rights resolution for the Karachi 2. Asked the soldiers to leave their posts.
Session of Congress in 1931? 3. Asked the Princess of the Princely states to
a) Mahatma Gandhi accept the sovereignty of their people.
b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Which of the above given statements is/are
c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad correct?
d) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
Q.2) In context of the Indian freedom struggle, c) 3 only
which one of the following was the main d) 1, 2 and 3
objective of enacting the Indian Official Secrets
Act of 1904? Q.6) Consider the following statements:
a) To strengthen surveillance and monitoring of Statement I: There was sudden and quick
Indian Political leaders. decline of local urban handicraft sector in 19th
b) To increase the security of British Indian century India.
Government officials from attacks made by Statement II: During 19th Century, Indian
Indian revolutionaries. markets were full of cheaper, imported machine
c) To limit the rights of Indians to hold public made goods from Britain.
gatherings and protests. Which one of the following is correct in respect
d) To restrict the freedom of the press and of the above statements?
muzzle the voice of nationalists. a) Both Statement I and Statement II are
correct, and Statement II is the correct
Q.3) Which of the following is correct regarding explanation for Statement I.
the Swadeshi Movement in India? b) Both Statement I and Statement II are
a) Mass participation by Indian peasantry was a correct, but Statement II is not the correct
notable feature of the movement. explanation for Statement I.
b) Abdul Ghaffar Khan organised ‘khudai c) Statement I is correct, but Statement II is
khidmatgar’ in support of the movement. incorrect.
c) The zamindari and lower middle class of d) Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is
cities participated in the movement. correct.
d) The Tilak Swaraj Fund was established to
raise funds for the Swadeshi Movement. Q.7) With reference to development in India in
after independence, consider the following:
Q.4) Why did Mahatma Gandhi oppose separate 1. Bhilai steel plant was set up with the help of
electorates to depressed classes? the Soviet Union.
a) He believed that such a move would 2. Gandhi Sagar Dam was completed on
undermine the efforts of abolishing Chambal River.
untouchability. 3. First IIT was established in Kharagpur.
b) He wanted to maintain the varna system of 4. Community Development Program was
Hindu religion. launched in India.
c) He feared that separate electorates for the What is the correct chronological sequence of
depressed class will reduce the seats for the above events?
Hindus in the Central Legislative Assembly. a) 3-4-1-2
d) He wanted to maintain the hegemony of b) 3-2-4-1
upper castes. c) 3-1-2-4
d) 2-3-4-1
Q.5) Consider the following statements-
On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement,
Mahatma Gandhi:

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Q.8) During the second decade of the 20th b) 2 and 3 only

century, many people gathered at Jallianwala c) 1 and 3 only
Bagh in Amritsar to celebrate the Indian festival d) 1, 2 and 3
of Baisakhi and to peacefully protest the arrest
and deportation of two national leaders, Dr. Q.11) With reference to Bardoli Satyagraha,
Satyapal and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew, by the consider the following statements:
British Indian administration. This event was 1. It was a peasant movement led by
followed by the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. Vallabhbhai Patel in 1928.
In this context, why were Dr. Satyapal and Dr. 2. The main reason for the movement was the
Saifuddin Kitchlew arrested? large increase in land revenue by the British
a) For organizing a local Sabhas on educating government.
the masses, as part of the Home Rule League 3. K.M. Munshi and Lalji Naranji resigned from
movement. the Bombay Legislative Council to support
b) For urging and inciting the masses to resign the movement.
from public service and disobey government How many of the above statements are correct?
orders as part of the Non-Cooperation a) Only one
Movement. b) Only two
c) For leading a protest against the Rowlatt Act c) All three
passed by the British Government. d) None
d) For supporting and funding revolutionary
activities outside India. Q.12) Consider the following:
1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Q.9) Which of the following reasons led to the 2. Hasrat Mohani
‘cotton boom’ in India during the 1860s? 3. Lala Lajpat Rai
1. Easy availability of credit for cotton 4. Shaukat Ali
producers 5. Mahatma Gandhi
2. American Civil War of 1861 How many of the following were Presidents or
3. Favourable climatic conditions for cotton members of All India Khilafat Committee?
cultivation in India. a) Only two
Select the correct answer using the code given b) Only three
below: c) Only four
a) 1 and 2 only d) All five
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only Q.13) With reference to provincial elections of
d) 1, 2 and 3 1937, consider the following statements:
1. Only about 10 to 12 percent of the population
Q.10) With reference to the history of modern had enjoyed the right to vote.
India, consider the following statements: 2. Indian National Congress won absolute
1. In the First Round Table Conference, Dr. majority in five out of eleven provinces.
Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for 3. Muslim League won all the seats reserved for
the depressed classes. Muslims in Northwestern Frontier Provinces
2. In the Poona Pact, special provisions for (NWFP).
representation of the depressed people in How many of the statements given above are
the local bodies and civil services were made. correct?
3. The Indian National Congress did not take a) Only one
part in the Third Round Table Conference. b) Only two
Which of the statements given above are c) All three
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Q.14) Which of the following statements with Statement II: Mahatma Gandhi believed that the
regard to Mahatma Gandhi’s first major public use of English as a teaching medium would
appearance in Banaras in 1916 is correct? separate people from their identity and heritage.
1. Gandhiji said neither the lawyers, nor the Select the correct answer using the codes given
doctors, are going to secure growth or below:
salvation for us. a) Both Statement I and Statement II are
2. Peasants and workers were not represented correct, and Statement II is the correct
in the audience. explanation of Statement I.
3. Gandhi accused the urban elite of apathy b) Both Statement I and Statement II are
towards the laboring poor. correct, but Statement II is not the correct
Select the correct answer using the code given explanation of Statement I.
below: c) Statement I is correct, but Statement II is
a) 1 and 2 only incorrect.
b) 2 and 3 only d) Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is
c) 3 only correct.
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.18) Consider the following events in the
Q.15) The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant history of India:
Movement in Bengal was for 1. Direct Action Call by the Muslim League.
a) the reduction of the share of the landlords 2. First sitting of the Constituent Assembly.
from one-half of the crop to one-third 3. Formation of the Interim Government.
b) the grant of ownership of land to peasants as 4. Arrival of Lord Mountbatten as Viceroy of
they were the actual cultivators of the land India.
c) the uprooting of Zamindari system and the What is the correct chronological order of the
end of serfdom above events?
d) writing off all peasant debts a) 1-2-3-4
b) 1-3-2-4
Q.16) After the withdrawal of the Non- c) 3-1-2-4
Cooperation movement by Congress, two d) 3-4-1-2
factions emerged within congress namely ‘Pro
changers’ or ‘Swarajist’ and ‘No changers. In this Q.19) Consider the following statements
context consider the following statements: regarding the ‘Prati Sarkar’, one of the parallel
1. Both Pro-changer and No-changer opposed governments formed during the Quit India
dyarchy or dual rule introduced by Movement:
Government of India act 1919. 1. It was formed in the Ballia district of present-
2. While Pro-changers favored the day Uttar Pradesh.
implementation of Gandhian constructive 2. It was established under the leadership of
work outside the Legislative Councils, No- Y.B. Chavan.
changers favored the entry into Legislative 3. It created a guerrilla force called ‘Toofan
Council. Sena’ to carry out armed attacks against the
Which of the statements given above is/are British rule.
correct? How many of the statements given above are
a) 1 only correct?
b) 2 only a) Only one
c) Both 1 and 2 b) Only two
d) Neither 1 nor 2 c) All three
d) None
Q.17) Consider the following statements:
Statement I: Mahatma Gandhi was in favour of
using Vernacular languages over English as a
medium of education in India.

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Q.20) Consider the following events: 3. It provided for reservation of seats for
1. Chittagong Armoury Raid women in the central legislative council.
2. Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Which of the statements given above is/are
3. Bombing of Central Legislative Assembly correct?
4. Lahore Conspiracy a) 1 and 2 only
5. Meerut Conspiracy b) 2 and 3 only
For how many of the above cases/events, c) 1 only
Bhagat Singh faced trials by courts during d) 3 only
British Rule in India?
a) Only two Q.24) Who among the following was the chief
b) Only three draftsman of the Constitution of India?
c) Only four a) B.N. Rau
d) All five b) H.V.R. Iyengar
c) S.N. Mukherjee
Q.21) The objective of the Butler Committee of d) Beohar Rammanohar Narain Raizada
1927 was to?
a) Define the jurisdiction of the Central Q.25) With reference to the period of extremist
and Provincial Governments. nationalist movement in India with its spirit of
b) Define the powers of the Secretary of State Swadeshi, which one of the following statements
for India. is NOT correct?
c) Impose censorship on national press. a) Liaquat Hussain led the Muslim peasants of
d) Improve the relationship between the Barisal in their agitations.
Government of India and the Indian States. b) In 1889, the scheme of national education
was formulated by Satish Chandra
Q.22) With reference to British policies towards Mukherjee.
Taluqdars after annexing Awadh, which of the c) The Bengal National College was founded in
following statements is/are incorrect? 1906 with Aurobindo as the Principal.
1. Taluqdars were provided with wide powers d) Tagore preached the cult of Atmasakti, the
for the purpose of maximizing the land main plank of which was social and economic
revenue. regeneration of the villages.
2. The Summary settlement of 1856 increased
the number of villages controlled by Q.26) A series of “Praja Mandals” were
Taluqdars. established during the Indian freedom struggle.
Select the correct answer using the code given Their role in the freedom movement was:
below: a) to mediate disputes between the zamindars
a) 1 only and peasants.
b) 2 only b) to nudge industrialists in favor of the
c) Both 1 and 2 nationalists.
d) Neither 1 nor 2 c) to ensure cooperation between the
‘Swarajists’ and the ‘No Changers’.
Q.23) Consider the following statements about d) to promote the feeling of nationalism in the
provisions of Government of India Act 1919: princely states.
1. It introduced bicameralism in the central
legislature for the first time.
2. It proposed the setting up of an All India
federation consisting of British provinces and
Princely states.

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Q.27) With reference to the contributions made 1. The movement was initially led by Extremist
by Women nationalist leaders to the freedom leaders but was later taken over by the
struggle, consider the following statements: Moderate leaders.
1. Kanaklata Barua was martyred while she 2. The movement involved the public burning of
tried to hoist the tricolour at Gohpur Police foreign clothes and the picketing of shops
Station in Assam. selling these clothes.
2. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay had persuaded 3. A National College, with Aurobindo Ghosh as
Gandhiji not to restrict the protests during its principal, was established in Calcutta
salt satyagraha to men alone . during the movement.
3. Bhikaji Cama started the Paris edition of How many of the above statements are correct?
Bande Mataram newspaper to circulate a) Only one
information about the freedom movement, b) Only two
outside India c) All three
4. Anasuya Sarabhai played a crucial role in d) None
creating the Conglomerate Textile Labour
Association. Q.30) Consider the following pairs regarding
How many of the above statements are correct? various newspapers/journals and their founders
a) Only one during freedom struggle movement in India:
b) Only two Journal/Newspaper Founder
c) Only three 1. Jugantar Barindra Kumar Ghosh
d) All four 2. Sandhya Brahmabandhab
Upadhyay
Q.28) Which of the following statements are 3. Kal/Kaal Shivram Mahadev
correct regarding the issues associated with the Paranjape
Radcliffe Boundary Commission? 4. Mahratta Lala Lajpat Rai
1. The commission used outdated surveys and How many of the above pairs are correctly
maps for demarcation. matched?
2. The partition was based on religious a) Only one
demography while completely ignoring other b) Only two
considerations such as strategic roads and c) Only three
irrigation patterns. d) All four
3. The time span allocated to the Radcliffe
commission for demarcation was very less. Q.31) Which one of the following is a very
4. Lack of knowledge about the demographics significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha?
of India. a) Active all-India participation of lawyers,
Select the correct answer using the code given students and women in the National
below: Movement
a) 1, 2 and 3 only b) Active involvement of Dalit and Tribal
b) 1 and 4 only communities of India in the National
c) 2 and 4 only Movement
d) 1, 3 and 4 only c) Joining of peasant unrest to India's National
Movement
Q.29) With reference to the Anti-Partition d) Drastic decrease in the cultivation of
movement or the Swadeshi and Boycott plantation crops and commercial crops
movement, consider the following statements:

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Q.32) Consider the following statements: 3. H.C Mukherjee

Statement I: Surendra Nath Banerjee did not 4. B.R Ambedkar
attend the first session of Indian Nation 5. B.N Rau
Congress in 1885 6. N. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar
Statement II: Surendra Nath Banerjee did not How many of the above were the members of
consider congress to be worthy of raising the Drafting committee of the Indian
national issues, hence he established the Constitution?
National Conference which convened for the a) Only three
first time in 1885. b) Only four
Which one of the following is correct in respect c) Only five
of the above statements? d) All six
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
correct and Statement-II is the correct Q.35) Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his
explanation for Statement-I. deepest convictions were reflected in a book
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are titled, “Unto this Last’’ and the book transformed
correct and Statement-II is not the correct his life. What was the message from the book
explanation for Statement-I. that transformed Mahatma Gandhi?
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is a) Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral
incorrect. responsibility of an educated man
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is b) The good of individual is contained in the
correct good of all
c) The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit are
Q.33) Consider the following statements: essential for a noble life
Statement-I: Salt was used as a symbol of d) All the statements (a), (b) and (c) are correct
protest during the Civil Disobedience in this context
Movement.
Statement-II: The salt tax was considered as an Q.36) With reference to the proposals under
oppressive and insensitive policy of the British Cabinet mission plan, consider the following
Government that burdened the common people statements:
in India. 1. As proposed by the plan, British Indian
Which one of the following is correct in respect provinces were divided into three different
of the above statements? sections for electing the member of
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are constituent assembly.
correct and Statement-II is the correct 2. It proposed the setting up of a boundary
explanation for Statement-I commission to fix the international
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are boundaries between the India and Pakistan.
correct and Statement-II is not the correct Which of the statements given above is/are
explanation for Statement-I correct?
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is a) 1 only
incorrect b) 2 only
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is c) Both 1 and 2
correct d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.34) Consider the following Indian National

Movement Leaders:
1. K M Munshi
2. Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar

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Q.37) With reference to Hindustan Republican How many of the above given books were
Association, consider the following statements: written by Mahatma Gandhi?
1. The first meeting of the Hindustan a) Only one
Republican Association was held in Bombay b) Only two
in 1925. c) Only three
2. It aimed to overthrow British rule and d) All four
establish the Federal Republic of the United
States of India. Q.41) With reference to the British colonial rule
3. Ramprasad Bismil and Jogesh Chandra in India, consider the following statements:
Chatterjee were some of its associated 1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the
members. abolition of the system of ‘indentured labour’.
How many of the above statements are correct? 2. In Lord Chelmsford’s ‘War Conference’,
a) Only one Mahatma Gandhi did not support the
b) Only two resolution on recruiting Indians for World
c) All three War.
d) None 3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by
Indian people, the Indian National Congress
Q.38) Which among the following was the was declared illegal by the colonial rulers.
immediate reason for the withdrawal of the Which of the statements given above are
Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922? correct?
a) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre a) 1 and 2 only
b) Chauri Chaura incident b) 1 and 3 only
c) Breakdown of Khilafat Movement c) 2 and 3 only
d) Communal Violence in Bengal d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.39) Consider the following statements Q.42) Which of the following is/are the reasons
regarding Vinayak Damodar Savarkar: for Mahatma Gandhi to launch Individual
1. He was one of the founders of a secret Satyagraha during World War II?
society called ‘Abhinav Bharat’. 1. To show the discontent towards rising prices
2. He considered the revolt of 1857 as the first of commodities in India.
war of Indian independence. 2. To assert the right of speech of Indians
3. He wrote the book "Kaala Pani" based on his against the war efforts.
experiences as a political prisoner in the 3. Mass movement at that time was not
Andaman Cellular Jail. conducive as it might turned aggressive.
How many of the above statements are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given
a) Only one below:
b) Only two a) 1 only
c) All three b) 1 and 2 only
d) None c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.40) Consider the following books:
1. Hind Swaraj
2. Ashram Observance in Action
3. The Law and the Lawyers
4. The Home and the World

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Q.43) Consider the following statements with Q.46) With reference to Socio Religious Reforms
reference to Modern Indian History: movement, consider the following statements
Statement-I: In 1930s, there was growth of about Brahmo Samaj:
socialist ideas both within and outside the 1. It actively opposed the prevailing caste
Congress in India. system and child marriage in Indian society.
Statement-II: In 1929, there was a great 2. The teachings were based on Vedas and
economic depression in United States, which Upanishads and incorporated modern
gradually spilled over to the rest of the world. western thoughts.
Which one of the following is correct in respect 3. It had a widespread reach and acceptance
of the above statements? amongst all the strata of society and
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are influenced the masses of both rural as well as
correct and Statement-II is the correct the urban youth.
explanation of Statement-I How many of the statements are correct?
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are a) Only one
correct and Statement-II is not the correct b) Only two
explanation of Statement-I c) All three
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is d) None
incorrect
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is Q.47) Consider the following statements about
correct Theosophical Society:
1. Theosophists advocated the revival of
Q.44) Consider the following statements about ancient religions such as Hinduism,
Subhash Chandra Bose: Buddhism and Zoroastrianism.
1. In 1924, he served as the chief executive 2. Theosophists believed in the doctrine of
officer of the Calcutta Municipal transmigration of the soul.
Corporation. 3. George Arundale was the president of the
2. He gave the title of ‘Mahatma’ to Gandhiji theosophical society at the time of India’s
from a radio broadcast from Rangoon, in independence.
1944. How many of the above statements are correct?
3. He presided over the 1940 Ramgarh Session a) Only one
of the Indian National Congress, which called b) Only two
for the establishment of a Planning c) All three
Commission. d) None
How many of the above statements are correct?
a) Only one Q.48) Consider the following pairs regarding the
b) Only two associations formed during colonial period and
c) All three their founders:
d) None Pre- Congress Founder
Association
Q.45) Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto 1. East India Dadabhai Naoroji
death in 1932, mainly because: Association
a) Round Table Conference failed to satisfy 2. Madras Mahajan Gajula Lakshminarasu
Indian political aspirations Sabha Chetty
b) Congress and Muslim League had differences 3. Bombay Pherozeshah Mehta
of opinion Presidency Association
c) Ramsay Macdonald announced the 4. Indian Association Ananda Mohan Bose
Communal Award How many of the above pairs are correctly
d) None of the statements (a), (b) and (c) given matched?
above is correct in this context a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
d) All four

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Q.49) With reference to the Non-Alignment

Movement (NAM), consider the following
statements:
1. The first official summit of NAM was held at
Belgrade in 1961.
2. The NAM countries followed the policy of
isolationism and neutrality during the Cold
War era.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d)Neither 1 nor 2

Q.50) Which of the following statements with

regard to construction of railways in colonial
India by the British companies is/are NOT true?
1. The companies were guaranteed a return of
5% on their investment by Government of
India.
2. The railways were to be managed mainly by
the Government.
3. There was no system of preferential freight
charges.
4. The companies were to get the land free
from the Government.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 4 only
d) 2, 3 and 4

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