Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 51 – GS Paper (Modern History)

1. Consider the following statements with respect to the ‘Pledge Movement’ launched during the Indian freedom struggle:

1. The movement pledged for conducting widow remarriages.
2. It was launched by the Indian Social Conference.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2. In the context of colonial history, the ‘Strachey Commission’ and James Lyall ‘ were appointed to

3. Which of the following events took place during the tenure of Lord Lansdowne as the viceroy of India?

1. Ilbert Bill Controversy
2. Establishment of the Indian National Congress
3. Categorisation of civil services into Imperial, Provisional and Subordinate
4. Second Factory Act
5. The Second Afghan War

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4. Arrange the following events in chronological order of their occurrences starting from the earliest time:

1. Calcutta Corporation Act was enacted.
2. Partition of Bengal was implemented
3. Sir Andrew Frazer Commission was appointed to review police administration

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5. Consider the following statements regarding Rahnumai Mazdayasnan Sabha:

1. It was a Parsi reform movement founded by a group of English educated Parsis for the restoration of the Zoroastrian religion.
2. The views of the Sabha were projected through the newspaper Hitavada.
3. It was organized under the leadership of Pherozeshah Mehta.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. With reference to the Indian Universities Act of 1904, consider the following statements:

1. The act was passed on the recommendations of the Raleigh Commission.
2. The act relaxed the conditions of affiliation of private colleges so as to promote research in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. Which of the following statements best describes the Curzon-Kitchener controversy, which led to the resignation of Lord Curzon?

8. Consider the following statements with reference to the Theosophical movement:

1. The movement drew inspiration from the philosophy of Yoga and the Vedanta school of thought.
2. It was founded by Annie Besant in the New York City of the United States.
3. It aimed to work for the Universal Brotherhood of Humanity.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

9. In the context of socio-religious movements, consider the following differences between Aligarh Movement and Deoband School:

1. Aligarh movement aimed at the welfare of the Muslim community through western education whereas the Deoband school emphasized Islamic principles and religious instruction.
2. Aligarh movement sought support from the British government while the Deoband school kept alive the spirit of struggle against the foreign rule.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

10. The economic critique of colonialism emphasized ‘Home Charges’ as one of the modes of the drain of wealth from India. Which of the following correctly describes the ‘Home Charges’?

11. ‘He was a retired Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer and an economic critique of Colonialism. He published his work ‘The Economic History of India’ at the beginning of the 20th century in which he examined in minute detail the entire economic record of the colonial rule since 1757.’

Which of the following personalities is being described in the passage given above?

12. Which of the following statements is not correct about the press in India?

13. How many of the following cultural artists had an impact on Swadeshi movement?

1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Dakshinarajan Mitra
3. Abanindranath Tagore

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14. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the Indian Councils Act, 1861?

15. How many of the following events occurred during the office of Lord Curzon?

1. Setting up of Raleigh Commission to inquire into the conditions and prospects of universities in India.
2. Younghusband’s mission to Tibet to check on increasing Russian influence.
3. Setting up of Durand Commission to define the Durand Line between India and Afghanistan

Select the correct answer using the code given below.