Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 52 – GS Paper (Modern History)

1. With reference to the weekly paper, ‘The Ghadar’, consider the following statements:

1. It was published from the Yugantar Ashram in San Francisco.
2. Its first issue was published in Gurumukhi.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

2. Consider the following statements with respect to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre:

1. Large crowd gathered at Jallianwalla Bagh to protest against the arrest of Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satyapal.
2. After the incident, Mahatma Gandhi formed Satyagraha Sabha to organize an all-India hartal against the massacre.
3. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest of the incident.
4. After the Hunter Commission report, the House of Lords had voted against Dyer’s action in Jallianwalla Bagh.

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

3. With reference to Lucknow Pact, a pact of unity between Indian National Congress and Muslim league, consider the following statements:

1. Both Congress and Muslim league put forward a joint scheme of political reforms.
2. It demanded Swaraj at an earlier date.
3. The two organisations rejected separate electorate.

How many of the statements given above is/are not correct?

4. In the context of Montague-Chelmsford reforms, which of the statements are correct?

1. Dyarchy was introduced at the level of the Provincial government.
2. Majority of the members of the Provincial Legislative Councils were to be nominated.
3. Despite the reforms, the Central Government had unrestricted control over the provincial governments.
4. Congress leader Surendranath Banerjea was in favor of accepting the reforms.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

5. With reference to the 1906 Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress, consider the following statements:

1. As the president of the Indian National Congress Gopal Krishna Gokhale declared Swaraj as the goal of the National Movement.
2. Resolutions supporting Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education were passed at the session.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

6. With reference to Tilak’s Home Rule League, consider the following statements:

1. It used religious festivals as an important strategy to propagate ideology of Home Rule.
2. Its demands included Swaraj, formation of linguistic states and education in vernacular language.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

7. How many of the following events happened in the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress (1906)?

1. Congress split into moderates and extremists group
2. Resolution of Self Government (Swaraj)
3. Resolution on National Education
4. Resolution on National Economic Programme

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

8. Which of the following statements are correct with respect to the Khilafat-Non- Cooperation movement?

1. During the movement, the Muslim League gave full support to the Indian National Congress on political issues.
2. Mahatma Gandhi returned the Kaiser-i- Hind medal awarded to him by the British Government.
3. The Bihar Vidyapith and Jamia Millia Islamia came into existence during the period of the movement.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

9. Which among the following events happened earliest?

10. In the context of Jallianwala Bagh, arrange the following in the chronological order of happening.

1. Passage of Rowlatt Act.
2. Arrest of Dr. Satyapal and Dr. Saifuddin Kitchlew.
3. Formation of Disorders Inquiry Committee.
4. Tagore renounced his knighthood.

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

11. Consider the following statements regarding the Indian Press Act, 1910:

1. It revived the worst features of Lytton’s Press Act of 1878.
2. The Vernacular press provided no right of appeal to a court of law against the Magistrate’s decision.
3. It was repealed by the Indian Press (Emergency Powers) Act, 1931.

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

12. Consider the following statements regarding the Home Rule Movement:

1. Annie Besant and her associates were arrested by the Government of Madras.
2. Subramania Aiyar renounced his knighthood during the movement.
3. Madan Mohan Malviya and M. A. Jinnah were members of the Home Rule League.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

13. Consider the following pairs regarding the nationalist/vernacular newspapers and their associated regions:

Newspaper: Region

1. The Rast Goftar: Bengal
2. The Advocate: United Provinces
3. Akbar-i-Am: Punjab

How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

14. He was the first Indian to become the Advocate-General of Bengal. In 1909 Lord Morley appointed him a legal member of the Governor-General’s Executive Council. In 1915 he was elected President of the Indian National Congress. He received the freedom of the City of London and became the first Indian to take a place on the King’s Counsel. In 1919, he was made Under-Secretary of State for India and Governor of the Province of Bihar and Orissa in 1920.

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

15. In the context of British India, consider the following pairs regarding the organizations and their places:

Organization: Place

1. Manav Dharma Sabha: Surat
2. Social Service League: Calcutta
3. Women’s Indian Association: Madras

How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?