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Question 11996Modern HistoryGS1

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Match List I with II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
A. 1883 - 1. Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall
B. 1906 - 2. Formation of the All India State Peoples Conference
C. 1927 - 3. Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca
D. 1932 - 4. First session of National Conference at Calcutta

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Question 21996Modern HistoryGS1

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The following advertisement:
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THE WONDER OF THE WORLD
LIVING PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES
IN LIFE-SIZED REPRODUCTIONS
BY MESSERS LUMIERE BROTHERS
CINEMATOGRAPHIE
A FEW EXHIBITIONS WILL BE GIVEN AT WATSON’S HOTEL
TONIGHT
Appeared in the Times of India dated 7th August:

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Question 31997Modern HistoryGS1

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
A. Butler Committee - 1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
B. Hurtog Committee Report - 2. Relationship between the Indian State and the Paramount Power
C. Hunter Inquiry Committee - 3. Working of Dyarchy as laid down in the Report. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
D. Muddiman Committee Report - 4. The growth of education potentialities of its further progress

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Question 41999Modern HistoryGS1

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The first feature film(talkie) to be produced in India was:

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Question 51999Modern HistoryGS1

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The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore are classified as:

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Question 62000Modern HistoryGS1

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Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress:
1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress
2. C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress
3. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume
4. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894.
Which of these statements are correct?

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Question 72021Modern HistoryGS1

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Consider the following statements:
1. St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order.
2. St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there.
3. The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Question 82023Modern HistoryGS1

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With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with:

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Question 91996Modern HistoryGS1

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
A. Abhinav Bharat Society - 1. Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Anushilan Samiti - 2. Lala Hardayal
C. Gadar Party - 3. C.R. Das
D. Swaraj Party - 4. V.D. Savarkar

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Question 101996Modern HistoryGS1

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
A. Surendranath Banerjee - 1. Hind Swaraj
B. M.K. Gandhi - 2. The Indian Struggle
C. Subhash Chandra Bose - 3. Autobiographical
D. Lajpat Rai - 4. A Nation in Making

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Question 111996Modern HistoryGS1

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Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?

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Question 121997Modern HistoryGS1

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M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the:

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Question 131998Modern HistoryGS1

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Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party?

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Question 141998Modern HistoryGS1

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Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Theodore Beck: Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College, Aligarh
2. Ilbert Bill: Ripon
3. Pherozeshah Mehta: Indian National Congress
4. Badruddin Tyabji: Muslims League

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Question 151999Modern HistoryGS1

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
A. Shyamji Krishna Varma - 1. Bande Mataram
B. Madame Bhikaji Cama - 2. Indian Sociologist
C. Annie Besant - 3. The Talwar
D. Aurobindo Gosh - 4. Commonweal

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Question 161999Modern HistoryGS1

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‘Abinava Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by:

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Question 171999Modern HistoryGS1

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
A. The First Indian War of Independence - 1. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Anand Math - 2. Sri Aurobindo
C. Life Divine - 3. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
D. Sadhana - 4. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

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Question 181999Modern HistoryGS1

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

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Question 192000Modern HistoryGS1

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
A. Chittagong Armoury Raid - 1. Kalpana Dutt
B. Abhinav Bharat - 2. Guru Ram Singh
C. Anushilan Samiti - 3. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D. Kuka Movement - 4. Aurobindo Ghosh

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Question 202001Modern HistoryGS1

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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

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The first feature film(talkie) to be produced in India was:

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Question 51999Modern HistoryGS1

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The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore are classified as:

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Question 62000Modern HistoryGS1

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Question 72021Modern HistoryGS1

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Question 82023Modern HistoryGS1

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With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with:

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Question 91996Modern HistoryGS1

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Question 101996Modern HistoryGS1

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Question 111996Modern HistoryGS1

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Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?

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Question 121997Modern HistoryGS1

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M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the:

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Question 131998Modern HistoryGS1

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Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party?

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Question 141998Modern HistoryGS1

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Question 151999Modern HistoryGS1

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Question 161999Modern HistoryGS1

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‘Abinava Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by:

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Question 171999Modern HistoryGS1

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Question 181999Modern HistoryGS1

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Which one of the following statements is not correct?

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Question 192000Modern HistoryGS1

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Question 202001Modern HistoryGS1

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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

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