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NDA GK Previous Papers Chapterwise MCQs - History of Modern India
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1. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :List-I List-II (Place of 1857 Revolt) (Leader of Revolt)
A. Lucknow 1. Maulavi Ahmadullah
B. Kanpur 2. Kunwar Singh
C. Bihar 3. Nana Sahib
D. Rohilkhand 4. Beghum Hazrat Mahal A B C D A B C D
2. For Mahatma Gandhi, Satyagraha is
1. a political force.
2. a philosophy of life.
3. an ideology of action. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
3. The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on
4. The first Prime Minister of India in 1947 was appointed by
5. Gandhiji's 'Harijan Campaign' sought to
1. attack caste system as a whole
2. open wells, road, temples, etc to Harijans
3. encourage social work among Harijans Select the correct answer using the code given below.
6. Consider the following statements about Rashtrakuta kings:
1. They were ardent patrons of Shaivism and did not support other forms of religion.
2. They promoted only Sanskrit scholars and gave them large grants Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
7. Consider the following statements:
1. Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress.
2. The historic Lucknow session of the Congress in 1916 was presided by Madan Mohan Malviya.
3. Mahatma Gandhi presided over the annual session of Congress only once at Belgaum in 1924. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
8. The Senia tradition is:
9. What is the common element among Ram Prasad Bismil, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri ?
10. Consider the following statements relating to planning in India :
1. In the year 1938, the National Planning Committee was set up in India under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru.
2. The Bombay Plan was prepared by the Indian industrialists.
3. Acharya Kripalini prepared the Gandhian Plan. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
11. Consider the following statements:
1. Dadabhai Naoroji first put forward 'the theory of drain of wealth'.
2. The Indian National Congress adopted a resolution to criticize the drain of wealth in its annual session at Calcutta in 1896. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
12. Mahatma Gandhi’s Hindu Swaraj is essentially
13. The ‘Basic Structure Doctrine’ was enunciated by the Supreme Court during the:
14. Which one among the following is common to the Treaty of Yandaboo (1826) the Treaty of Salbai (1782) and the Treaty of Gandamak (1879)?
15. Which of the following statements about the first act of the Revolt of 1857 is/are true?
1. It occurred in Meerut, when two sepoys stole a superior officer's rifle.
2. It began when the Rani of Jhansi declared war on the British.
3. It began when Mangal Pandey fired at a European officer in Meerut.
4. It began when Mangal Pandey fired at a European officer in Barrackpore. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
16. Disciples of which one of the leaders in Bengal during the Indian freedom struggle were called Yound Bengal?
17. Who was the first Foreign Minister of free India?
18. Who among the following founded the Rajahmundri Social Reform Association in 1878 in support of widow remarriage?
19. Arrange the following events that took place in the first decade of the 20th century in chronological order;
1. Indian National Congress, Bombay Session
2. Establishment of All India Muslim Lengue
3. Partition of Bengal
4. Indian National Congress, Surat Session Select the correct answer using the code given below.
20. Plan Balkan was
21. Soon after the formation of Indian National Congress, the British became suspicious of nationalists. Who among the following called Congress representing only the elite — 'a microscopic minority' ?
22. What is the correct sequence of the following?
1. Wavell Plan 2. Radcliff Award
3. Cripps Mission 4. Cabinet Mission Select the correct answer using the code given below:
23. The Passive Resistance Association was first formed by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa in 1906 to organize a campaign against the introduction of
24. Arrange the following events of Indian freedom movement in correct sequence beginning from the earliest:
1. Second Round Table Conference
2. Communal Award
3. Poona Pact
4. Simon Commission Select the correct answer using the code given below:
25. Who among the following was associated with the Gudem- Rampa Rebellion?