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1996 Modern History Practice Questions

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1996Modern 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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1996Modern HistoryGS1
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The following advertisement:
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Appeared in the Times of India dated 7th August:

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1996Modern 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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1996Modern 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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1996Modern 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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1996Modern HistoryGS1
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Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru:
1. He was the president of the Congress Party in 1947
2. He presided over the Constituent Assembly
3. He formed the first Congress ministry in United Province before India’s independence
Of these statements:

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1996Modern HistoryGS1
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His principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and work unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage and the purdah system. To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual session alongside the Indian National Congress.
The reference in this passage is to:

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1996Modern HistoryGS1
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Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?

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1996Modern HistoryGS1
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Consider the following landmarks in Indian education:
1. Hindu College, Calcutta 2. University of Calcutta 3. Adam’s Report 4. Wood’s Despatch
The correct chronological order of these landmarks is:

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1996Modern HistoryGS1
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Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?

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