Practice 1996 Modern History MCQ questions for UPSC Prelims. Click an option to reveal the answer and explanation instantly.
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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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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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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Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?
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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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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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Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?
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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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Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?
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B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from:
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Match List-I with List-II:
A. Governor-General of Presidency of Fort William — 1. Wavell
B. Governor-General of India — 2. Dalhousie
C. Governor-General and Viceroy — 3. Cornwallis
D. Governor-General and Crown Representative — 4. Minto
5. Mountbatten
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Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?
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Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?
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The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930–32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because:
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Assertion(A): British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.
Reason(R): The British sovereign appointed the last Governor General of free India.
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Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India?
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Consider the following statements:
The Non-Cooperation Movement led to:
1. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time
2. Growth of Hindu-Muslim unity
3. Removal of fear of the British might from the minds of the people
4. British government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians
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The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the:
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The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by:
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