Previous year UPSC questions – Modern India

1. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2014 Prelims]

2. The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2014 Prelims]

3. The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2014 Prelims]

4. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?

1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States.
2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown.
3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India.

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5. With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’.
2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to Utilize the Home Rule League.
3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha.

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6. Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India?

1. DadabhaiNaoroji
2. G.SubramaniaIyer
3. R.C. Dutt

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7. With reference to Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements:

1. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes.
2. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of proletariat.
3. It advocated, separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2015 Prelims]

8. The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2015 Prelims]

9. Who of the following organized a march on the Tanjore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2015 Prelims]

10. Consider the following statements

1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was BadruddinTyabji.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2015 Prelims]

11. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It recommended a federal government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
3. It provided for more Indians in the ICS.

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12. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2015 Prelims]

13. The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

14. Satya Shodhak Samaj organized [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

15. The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

16. Consider the following:

1.Calcutta Unitarian Committee

2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation
3. Indian Reform Association

Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

17. What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

18. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2016 Prelims]

19. Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule?

1. Lord Cornwallis
2. Alexander Read
3. Thomas Munro

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20. The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]

21. Consider the following statements:

1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions.
2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India.

Which of the above statements is/are correct? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]

22. The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]

23. Consider the following pairs:

1. Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association
2. Gazulu Lakshmi NarasuChetty — Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha
3. Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]

24. In the context of Indian history, the principle of `Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]

25. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events:

1. Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
2. Quit India Movement launched
3. Second Round Table Conference

What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]