UPSC Modern History Previous Years Questions Quiz No2

1. A London branch of the All India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of : [2001]

M.A. Jinnah

Aga Khan

Ameer Ali

Liaquat Ali Khan

2. Consider the following statements : [2010] 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of the peasants. 2. Acharya J.B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi’s colleagues in his Champaran investigation. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

1 only

2 only

Neither 1 nor 2

Both 1 and 2

3. Consider the following pairs: [2017-I] 1. Radhakanta Deb: First President of the British Indian Association 2. GazuluLakshminarasuChetty: Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha 3. Surendranath Banerjee: Founder of the Indian Association Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

1, 2 and 3

1 and 3 only

1 only

2 and 3 only

4. 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? [2008]

Cabinet Mission

Shimla Conference

Simon Commission

Cripps Proposal

5. An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was: [2003]

that all Indian States should join the Indian Union as a condition to consider any degree of autonomy for India

the active participation and cooperation of the Indian people, communities and political parties in the British war efforts as a condition for granting independence with full sovereign status to India after the war

the framing of a constitution for the entire Indian Union, with no separate constitution for any province, and a Union Constitution to be accepted by all provinces

the creation of an Indian Union with Dominion status very soon after the end of Second World War

6. Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi? [2008]

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Sahir Ludhiyanvi

Muhammad Iqbal

Faiz Ahmed Faiz

7. Consider the following statements: 1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when the Shimla conference took place. 2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Both 1 and 2

2 only [2005]

1 only

Neither 1 nor 2

8. Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service? [1999]

Satyendranath Tagore

Subhash Chandra Bose

R.C. Dutt

Surendranath Banerji

9. The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the [2014 – I]

attainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress

attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress

Non-Cooperation Movement was launched

decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken

10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1997] List-I List-II A. Surat Split 1. 1929 B. Communal Award 2. 1928 C. All Party Convention 3. 1932 D. Poorna Swaraj 4. 1907 Resolution 5. 1905 Codes:

A – 4; B – 3; C – 1; D – 5

A – 2; B – 5; C – 4; D – 1

A – 4; B – 3; C – 2; D – 1

A – 1; B – 4; C – 2; D – 3

UPSC Modern History Previous Years Questions Quiz No2

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