UPSC Modern History Previous Years Questions Quiz No1 April 25, 2021 April 25, 2021 1. The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to? [2017-I] Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States. Impose censorship on national press. Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India. Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments. The Butler Committee (1927) was set up to examine the nature of relationship between the states and Government. Hence “D” is the fitting answer. 2. Assertion : The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India. Reason (R): The British sovereign appointed the last Governor General of free India. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? [1996] A is true but R is false A is false but R is true Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A The British sovereignty ceased to exist in India after Aug 15, 1947. 3. Assertion : In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council. Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council. [2003] Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A A is true but R is false Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A A is false but R is true Rowlatt Act was passed in March, 1919. The act authorized the government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law. Maulana Mohd. Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the legislative council in 1919 during the Khilafat Movement and not in 1916. 4. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts called for: [2002] the Pathan regional nationalist unity and a struggle against colonialism. the Union of Pakhtun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan the adoption of communist revolution ideology for political and social reform the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers Khudai Khidmatgars were organized by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (Frontier Gandhi). Khudai Khidmatgar literally translates as the servants of God, represented a non-violent freedom struggle against the British Empire by the Pashtuns (also known as Pathans, Pakhtuns or Afghans) of the North-West Frontier Province. 5. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji ? [1996] Sir Syed Ahmed Khan B.G. Tilak M.G. Ranade R.C. Dutt The drain theory was put forward by Dadabhai Naoroji in his book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji. 6. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : [1997] List-I (Events) List-II (Results) A. Morley Minto 1. Country-wise agitation Reforms B. Simon Commission 2. Withdrawal of a movement C. Chauri-Chaura 3. Communal electrorates incident D. Dandi March 4. Communal outbreaks 5. Illegal manufactures of salt Codes: A – 3; B – 1; C – 2; D – 5 A – 3; B – 4; C – 5; D – 2 A – 2; B – 3; C – 4; D – 5 A – 4; B – 1; C – 2; D – 3 Morley-Minto reforms – 1909; Simon Commission–1927; Chauri-Chaura Incident– 1922; Dandi March–1930 7. Consider the following statements: The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for: 1. the provincial autonomy. 2. the establishment of a Federal court. 3. all India Federation at the centre. Which of the statements given above are correct? 2 and 3 [2005] 1 and 3 1 and 2 1, 2 and 3 Provincial Autonomy replaced Diarchy. All India Federation was to comprise all British Indian provinces, all chief commissioner’s provinces and Indian states. 8. The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 provided for: [1997] joint electorate with reservation for Harijans separate electorate for the Harijans creation of dominion status for India separate electorates for the Muslims Poona Pact was signed by Ambedkar on behalf of the depressed classes in September, 1932. The pact abandoned separate electorates for the depressed classes. But the seats reserved for the depressed classes were increased both in provincial and state legislatures. 9. The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by: Vallabhbhai Patel Rajaguru Bhagat Singh Chittaranjan Das [1996] It was led by Vallabh Bhai Patel in Gujarat. 10. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [1995] Dadabhai Naoroji—Bombay Association Bal Gangadhar Tilak—Satya Shodhak Sabha Lala Lajpat Rai—National School at Lahore Jamnalal Bajaj—Satyagraha Ashram at Wardha Satya Sodhak Samaj was founded by Jyoti Ba Phule in 1873. Loading … Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related
