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2008 Modern History Practice Questions

Practice 2008 Modern History MCQ questions for UPSC Prelims. Click an option to reveal the answer and explanation instantly.

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Question 12008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?

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Question 22008Modern HistoryGS1
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Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?

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Question 32008Modern HistoryGS1
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
A. Bankimchandra - 1. Shatranj ke Khilari
B. Dinabandhu Mitra - 2. Debi Chaudhurani
C. Premchand - 3. Nil-Darpan

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Question 42008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?

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Question 52008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who among the following used the phrase ‘Un-British’ to criticize the English colonial control of India?

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Question 62008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old?

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Question 72008Modern HistoryGS1
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During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’?

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Question 82008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?

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Question 92008Modern HistoryGS1
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Assertion(A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.
Reason(R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.

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Question 102008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy Executive Council in which all the Portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders?

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Question 112008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?

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Question 122008Modern HistoryGS1
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Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?

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Question 132008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?

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Question 142008Modern HistoryGS1
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Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?

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Question 152008Modern HistoryGS1
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
A. Bankimchandra - 1. Shatranj ke Khilari
B. Dinabandhu Mitra - 2. Debi Chaudhurani
C. Premchand - 3. Nil-Darpan

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Question 162008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession?

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Question 172008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who among the following used the phrase ‘Un-British’ to criticize the English colonial control of India?

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Question 182008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old?

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Question 192008Modern HistoryGS1
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During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called ‘Free Indian Legion’?

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Question 202008Modern HistoryGS1
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Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?

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