1. The radical wing of the Congress Party with Jawaharlal Nehru as one of its main leaders, founded the Independence for India League in opposition to : [1995]
2. Which one of the following was an emigre communist journal of M.N. Roy? [1995]
3. The Barrah dacoity was the first major venture of the revolutionary terrorists of the freedom movement in: [1995]
4. In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from: [1995]
5. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [1995]
6. The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of l922 was led by: [1996]
7. Which one of the following first mooted the idea of a constituent assembly to frame a constitution for India? [1996]
8. ⏩1 Assertion : The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India. ⏩1 Reason (R): The British sovereign appointed the last Governor General of free India. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct? [1996]
9. Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji ? [1996]
10. B.R. Ambedkar was elected to the Constituent Assembly from: [1996]
11. The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crime Act (1919) was popularly known as the: [1996]
12. The meeting of Indian and British political leaders during 1930—32 in London has often been referred to as the First, Second and Third Round Table Conferences. It would be incorrect to refer to them as such because: [1996]
13. Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party? [1996]
14. Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan ? [1996]
15. Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence? [1996]
16. A graduate at 18, professor and associate editor of the Sudharak at 20, Secretary of the Sarvajanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31 , Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legislator at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39, a patriot whom Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master This is how a biographer describes: [1997]
17. The Poona Pact which was signed between the British Government and Mahatma Gandhi in 1934 provided for: [1997]
18. M.C. Setalvad, B.N. Rao and Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer were distinguished members of the: [1997]
19. Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because: [1998]
20. The Indian Muslims, in general, were not attracted to the Extremist movement because of: [1998]
21. Which one of the following events, was characterised by Montague as 'Preventive Murder'? [1998]
22. Which one of the following defines extremist ideology during the early phase of Indian freedom movement? [1998]
23. The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise. This statement is attributed to: [1998]
24. Who was the leader of the Ghaddar Party?
25. Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy with specific instruction to: [1998]
26. ⏩1⏩1 Assertion : The Khilafat movement did bring the urban Muslims into the fold of the National Movement. ⏩1 ⏩1 Reason (R): There was a predominant element of anti—imperialism in both the National and Khilafat Movement. [1998]
27. ⏩1 Assertion : Partition of Bengal in 1905 brought to an end the moderates' role in the Indian freedom movement. ⏩1 Reason (R): The Surat session of Indian National Congress separated the Extremists from the Moderates. [1998]
28. ⏩1 Assertion : The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911. ⏩1 Reason (R): Discontent would have increased if every cultivator could read. [1998]
29. ⏩1 Assertion : The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals. ⏩1 Reason (R): The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites. [1998]
30. ⏩1 Assertion : Gandhi stopped the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922. ⏩1 Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement. [1998]
31. When the Indian Muslims League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, LiyaqatAli Khan was assigned the portfolio of : [1998]
32. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because: [1998]
33. At the time of India's Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was: [1998]
34. 'Abinava Bharat' a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by: [1999]
35. The most short-lived of all of the Britain's constitutional experiments in India was the: [1999]
36. 'It made its proposals in May It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces' The above quotation is related to: [1999]
37. Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a God-sent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage? [1999]
38. Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan? [1999]
39. Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service? [1999]
40. The term 'imperial preference' was applied to the: [1999]
41. ⏩1 Assertion : Lord Linlithgow described theAugust Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny. ⏩1 Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry
42. The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the: [1999]
43. The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of: [1999
44. In this instance we could not play off the Mohammedans against the Hindus. To which one of the following events did this remark of Aitchison relate? [2000]
45. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? [2000]
46. The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in 1943 in: [2000]
47. As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he: [2000]
48. The native state of Tripura became involved in the freedom movement early in the 20th century because: [2000]
49. After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful satyagraha in: [2000]
50. While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was: [2000]
51. At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence? [2000]
52. The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain child of: [2000]
53. The Hunter Commission was appointed after the: [2001]
54. Who among the following leaders proposed to adopt Complete Independence as the goal of the Congress in the Ahmedabad session of 1920 ? [2001]
55. Who among the following organized the famous Chittagong Armoury raid? [2001]
56. A London branch of the All India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the presidency of [2001]
57. Who among the following was the President of the All India States' Peoples' Conference in 1939? [2001]
58. With reference to the period of extremist nationalist movement in India with its spirit of Swadeshi, which one of the following statements in not correct? [2002]
59. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct? [2002]
60. The real intention of the British for including the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to : [2002]
61. The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was: [2002]
62. During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts called for: [2002]
63. ⏩1 Assertion : The effect of labour participation in the Indian nationalist upsurge of the early 1930s was weak. ⏩1 Reason (R): The labour leaders considered the ideology of Indian National Con ress as bour eois and reactionar
64. The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of: [2002]
65. The members of the Constituent Assembly which drafted the Constitution of India were: [2002]
66. Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946 ? [2003]
67. The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was: [2003]
68. ⏩1 Assertion : In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council. The Rowlatt Act was passed by the Government ⏩1 Reason (R): in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council. [2003]
69. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct? [2003]
70. An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was: [2003]
71. When Congress leaders condemned the Montagu-Chelmsford Report, many moderates left the party to form the: [2003]
72. Which one of the following statements is correct? [2004]
73. The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of: [2004]
74. During the Indian freedom struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control? [2004]
75. The name of the famous person of India who returned the Knighthood conferred on him by the British Government as a token of protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919 [2004] was:
76. Where were the Ghadar revolutionaries, who became active during the outbreak of the World War I based? [2005]
77. In which one of the following provinces was a Congress ministry not formed under the Act of 1935 ? [2005]
78. At which Congress session was the working committee authorised to launch a programme of Civil Disobedience? [2005]
79. In October 1920, who headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a communist party of India? [2005]
80. Who drafted the resolution on fundamental rights for the Karachi session of Congress in 1931 ? [2005]
81. Who among the following was not associated with the formation of U.P. Kisan Sabha in February 1918 ? [2005]
82. Consider the following statements: ⏩1 1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when the Shimla conference took place. ⏩1 2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government. ⏩1 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
83. Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress ? [2005]
84. Under whose presidency was the Lahore session o the Indian Congress held in the year 1929, wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British? [2006]
85. Which Portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946? [2006]
86. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh? [2007]
87. At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India? [2007]
88. The song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh and was adopted as the National Anthem of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song? [2007]
89. Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India? [2008]
90. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called 'Free Indian Legion'? [2008]
91. 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]
92. Who gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old? [2008]
93. Who among the following used the phrase 'UN-British ' to criticize the English colonial control ofIndia? [2008]
94. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed? [2008]
95. Who among the following Gandhian followers was a teacher by profession? [2008]
96. Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad? [2008]
97. Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885? [2008]
98. Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi ? [2008]
99. ⏩1 Assertion : The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939. ⏩1 Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War. [2008]
100. In the 'Individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second? [2009]
101. Consider the following statements: The Cripps Proposals include the provision for ⏩1 1. Full independence for India. ⏩1 2. Creation of constitution-making body. ⏩1 Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [2009]
102. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in: [2009]
103. Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
104. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation? [2009]
105. Which one of the following began with the Dandi March? [2009]
106. With which one of the following movements is the slogan 'Do or die' associated? [2009]
107. Who founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association? [2009]
108. In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16th October 1905 is well known for ___________. [2009]
109. The 'Instrument of Instructions' contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 have been incorporated in he Constitution of India in the year 1950 as : [2010]
110. With reference to Simon Commission's recommendations, which one of the following statements is correct ? [2010]
111. Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta session of Indian National Congress in 1906. The question of either retention OR of rejection of these four resolutions became the cause of a split in Congress at the next Congress session held in Surat in 1907. Which one of the following was not one of those resolutions ? [2010]
112. After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled 'The Way Out'. Which one of the following was proposed in this pamphlet ? [2010]
113. What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement ? [2010]
114. Consider the following statements : [2010] ⏩11. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of the peasants. ⏩12. Acharya J.B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. ⏩1Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
115. For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme? [2010]
116. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ? [2010]
117. Consider the following statements: [2010] ⏩1 1. The 'Bombay Manifesto' signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals. ⏩1 2. It evoked support from a large section of business community from all across India. ⏩1 Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
118. Which one of the following observation is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942 ?
119. What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement ? [2010]
120. Consi erthe 01 owmg statements : ⏩1 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to come to Champaran to investigate the problem of the peasants. ⏩1 2. Acharya J.B. Kriplani was one of Mahatma Gandhi's colleagues in his Champaran investigation. ⏩1 Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
121. For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel, who drafted the Resolution on Fundamental Rights and Economic Programme? [2010]
122. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ? [2010]
123. Consider the following statements: ⏩1 1. The 'Bombay Manifesto' signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals. ⏩1 2. It evoked support from a large section of business community from all across India. ⏩1 Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
124. Which one of the following observation is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942 ? [2011]
125. What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants off Kheda ? ⏩1 1. The administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought ⏩1 2. The administration proposed to introduce permanent settlement in Gujarat. ⏩1 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
126. Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, 'Unto this Last' and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi ? [2011]
127. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for ? [2011]
128. With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru report ? ⏩1 1. Complete Independence for India. ⏩1 2. Joint electorates for reservation ofseats for minorities. ⏩1 3. Provision of fundamental rights for the people of India in the Constitution. ⏩1 Select the correct answer using the codes given below
129. The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because [2012]
130. During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation? [2012]
131. Which of the following parties were established by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar? ⏩1 1. The Peasants and Workers Party of India ⏩12. All India Scheduled Castes Federation ⏩13. The Independent Labour Party. ⏩1 Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
132. Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because [2012]
133. The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because ⏩1 1. the Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence ⏩1 2. the rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session a resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation ⏩1 3. theory in that Session ⏩1 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
134. Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government ofIndia Act, 1919 ? ⏩1 1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces ⏩1 2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims ⏩1 3. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces ⏩1 Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
135. The Rowlatt Act aimed at [2012]
136. The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for
137. Annie Besant was ⏩1 1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement ⏩1 2. the founder of the Theosophical Society ⏩1 3. once the President of the Indian National Congress Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.
138. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because
139. Quit India Movement was launched in response to Plan
140. Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942?
141. Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?
142. With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, Home Charges formed an important part of drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted Home Charges ⏩ 1. Funds used to support the India office in London. ⏩ 2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India. ⏩ 3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British. ⏩ Select the correct answer using the codes given below
143. What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a satyagraha on behalf of the peasants of Kheda? ⏩ 1. The Administration did not suspend the land revenue collection in spite of a drought ⏩ 2. The Administration proposed to introduce Permanent Settlement in Gujarat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
144. With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru report?⏩ 1. Complete Independence for India.⏩ 2. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities⏩ 3. Provision of fundamental right for the people of India in the constitution. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
145. With reference to the period of Indian freedom struggle, which of the following was/were recommended by the Nehru report? ⏩1. Complete Independence for India. ⏩2. Joint electorates for reservation of seats for minorities ⏩3. Provision of fundamental right for the people of India in the constitution.⏩ Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
146. What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W.S. Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893?
147. Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled, 'Unto this Last' and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi?
148. With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for __________. [UPSC 2012]
149. The Congress ministries resigned in the seven provinces in 1939, because _______________. [UPSC 2012]
150. Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919? ⏩ 1. Introduction of diarchy in the executive government of the provinces. ⏩ 2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims. ⏩ 3. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces. ⏩ Select the correct answer using the codes given below: [UPSC 2012]
151. During Indian freedom struggle, the National Social Conference was formed. What was the reason for its formation? [UPSC 2012]
152. Which of the following parties were established by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar? ⏩ 1. The Peasants and Workers Party of India. ⏩ 2. All India Scheduled Castes Federation. ⏩ 3. The Independent Labour Party. ⏩ Select the correct answer using the codes given below: [UPSC 2012]
153. Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932, mainly because ____________________. [UPSC 2012]
154. With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements: ⏩ 1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government. ⏩ 2. The government gave Pattas to the Ryots. ⏩ 3. The lands were surveyed and assesses before being taxed. ⏩ Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2012]
155. Consider the following statements: The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he ⏩ 1. Exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British. ⏩ 2. Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians. ⏩ 3. Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else. ⏩ Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2012]
156. The Rowlatt Act aimed at _____________. [UPSC 2012 ]
157. The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because ⏩ 1. The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence. ⏩ 2. The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session. ⏩ 3. A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session ⏩ Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2012 ]
158. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj? ⏩ 1. It opposed idolatory. ⏩ 2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts. ⏩ 3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible. ⏩ Select the correct answer using the codes given below: [UPSC 2012]
159. Consider the following: ⏩ 1. Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops. ⏩ 2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare. ⏩ 3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies. ⏩ Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English? [UPSC 2012]
160. The distribution of powers between the Centre and the States in the Indian Constitution is based on the scheme provided in the [UPSC 2012 ]
161. Annie Besant was ⏩ 1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement ⏩ 2. The founder of the Theosophical Society ⏩ 3. Once the President of the Indian National Congress ⏩ Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below. [UPSC 2013]
162. Quit India Movement was launched in response to [UPSC 2013 ]
163. With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were ___________. [UPSC 2013]
164. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until ( [UPSC 2014 ]
165. The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is on significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the [UPSC 2014 ]
166. The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a___________. [UPSC 2014 ]
167. 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 ⏩ Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC 2014 ]
168. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to __________> [UPSC 2014 ]
169. 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. ⏩ Select the correct answer using the codes given below. [UPSC 2014 ]
170. The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined ______________. [UPSC 2014 ]
171. Who of the following organize a march on the Taniore coast to break the Salt Law in April 1930? [UPSC 2014 ]
172. 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 2015 ]
173. The 'Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the [UPSC 2016 ]
175. The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to [UPSC 2016 ]
176. In the context of Indian history, the principle of 'Dyarchy (diarchy)' refers to ___________. [UPSC 2017 ]
177. The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to _________. [UPSC 2017 ]
178. 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 ⏩ Select the correct answer using the code given below: [UPSC 2017 ]
179. The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for [UPSC 2017 ]
180. 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 2017 ]
181. He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was _____________. [UPSC 2018 ]
182. Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? ⏩ 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. ⏩ 2. Establishment of universities was recommended. ⏩ 3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended. ⏩ Select the correct answer using the code given below: [UPSC 2018 ]
183. After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government? ⏩ 1. The territories called 'Santhal Paraganas' were created. ⏩ 2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. ⏩ Select the correct answer using the code given below: [UPSC 2018 ]
184. Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the [UPSC 2018 ]
185. The staple commodities of export by the English East Indian Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were [UPSC 2018 ]
186. Which one of the following is a very significant aspect of the Champaran Satyagraha? [UPSC 2018 ]
187. Who among the following were the founders of the 'Hind Mazdoor Sabha' established in 1948? [UPSC 2018 ]
188. Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley? [UPSC 2018 ]
189. Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India? ⏩ 1. Charter Act of 1813 ⏩ 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 ⏩ 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy. ⏩ Select the correct answer using the code given below: [UPSC 2018 ]
190. In 1920, which of the following changed its name to 'Swarajya Sabha'? [UPSC 2018 ]
191. Which among the following events happened earliest? [UPSC 2018 ]
192. With reference to Swadeshi Movement consider the following statements: ⏩ 1. It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries. ⏩ 2. The National Council of Education was established as a part of Swadeshi Movement. ⏩ Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2019 ]
193. Which one of the following groups of plants was domesticated in the 'New World' and introduced into the 'Old World'? [UPSC 2019 ]
194. With reference to the British colonial rule in India, consider the following statements: ⏩ 1. Mahatma Gandhi was instrumental in the abolition of the system of 'indentured labour'. ⏩ 2. In Lord Chelmsford's War Conference', Mahatma Gandhi did not support the resolution on recruiting Indians for World War. ⏩ 3. Consequent upon the breaking of Salt Law by Indian people, the Indian National Congress was declared illegal by the colonial rulers. ⏩ Which of the statements given above are correct? [UPSC 2019 ]
195. In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around ⏩1. women's right to gain education ⏩2. age of consent ⏩3. restitution of conjugal rights. ⏩Select the correct answer using the code given below: [UPSC 2020 ]
196. Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of [UPSC 2020 ]
197. Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because [UPSC 2020 ]
198. With reference to the history of India, 'Ulgulan' or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events? [UPSC 2020 ]
199. Which of the following statements correctly explain the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century? [UPSC 2020 ]
200. With reference to the book 'Desher Kather' written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during the freedom struggle, consider the following statement : ⏩ 1. It warned against the Colonial States hypnotic conquest of the mind. ⏩ 2. It inspired the performance of swadeshi street plays and folk songs. ⏩ 3. The use of desh' by Deuskar was in the specific context of the region of Bengal.⏩ Which of the statements given above are correct? [UPSC 2020 ]
201. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the following? ⏩ 1 Invitation to Congress to participate in the Round Table Conference ⏩ 2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated in connection with the Civil Disobedience Movement ⏩ 3. Acceptance of Gandhiji's suggestion for enquiry into police excesses. ⏩ 4. Release of only those prisoners who were not charged with violence. ⏩ Select the correct answer using the code given below: [UPSC 2020 ]
202. The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by [UPSC 2020 ]
203. Consider the following statements : ⏩ 1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21. ⏩ 2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature. ⏩ Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2021 ]
204. With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct? [UPSC 2021 ]
205. Who among the following is associated with 'Song from Prison', a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English? [UPSC 2021 ]
206. Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School? [UPSC 2021 ]
207. In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as [UPSC 2021 ]
208. In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into 'Reserved and Transferred' subjects. Which of the following were treated as 'Reserved' subjects? ⏩ 1. Administration of Justice ⏩ 2. Local Self- Government ⏩ 3. Land Revenue ⏩ 4. Police ⏩ Select the correct answer using the code given below: [UPSC 2022 ]
209. Consider the following freedom fighters: ⏩ 1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh ⏩2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee ⏩ 3. Rash Behari Bose. ⏩ Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party? [UPSC 2022 ]
210. With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements: ⏩ 1. The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States. ⏩ 2. Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status. ⏩ Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC 2022 ]
211. With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: ⏩ 1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers. ⏩ 2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate. ⏩ 3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayangara empire. ⏩Which of the statements given above are correct? [UPSC 2022 ]
212. By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India? [UPSC 2023 ]
213. With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with ________________. [UPSC 2023 ]
214. Consider the following statements: ⏩ Statement-I : 7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day. ⏩ Statement-ll : It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was launched on the same day. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? [UPSC 2023 ]
215. With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements: [2010] 1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese 2 The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French. 3. The English never occupied Pondicherry Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? [UPSC 2010 ]
216. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the third battle of Panipat ? [2010] [UPSC 2010 ]
217. By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only. What was the reason for such a regulation ? [UPSC 2010 ]
218. Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ? [2010] [UPSC 2010 ]
219. Consider the following statements: [2009] l. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour. 2 The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
220. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? [2009]
221. Who among the following wrote the book Bahubivah? [2007]
222. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India? [2007]
223. ho among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders? [2007]
224. The F irst Factory Act restricting the working hours ofwomen and children and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time? [2007]
225. The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance? [2007]
226. Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash? [2007]
227. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny? [2006]
228. With reference to the ' revolt of the year' who of the following was betrayed by 'friend' captured and put to death by the British? [2006]
229. Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math '? [2006]
230. Consider the following statements: ⏩1 1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade. ⏩1 2 Under the Government of India Act, 1858 the British Parliament abolished the rule of East India Company and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly. ⏩1 Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct? [2006]
231. Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement? [2005]
232. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century? [2005]
233. Which one of the following is the correct statement? [2005]
234. Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act? [2005]
235. Consider the following statements: ⏩1 1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.⏩1 2 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaywas the first graduate of the Calcutta University.⏩1 3. Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General. ⏩1 Which of the statements given bove is/are correct? [2005]
236. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857 ? [2005]
237. Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong to ? [2005]
238. Consider the following statements: ⏩11. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi ⏩12 Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War. ⏩13. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey. ⏩1Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [2004]
239. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2004]
240. In India, the first Bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was: [2003]
241. With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the libert Bill in 1883? [2003]
242. Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833 ? [2003]
243. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [2003]
244. The aim of education as stated by the Wood's Despatch of 1854 was: [2003]
245. In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at: [2003]
246. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct? [2003]
247. During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission ? [2003]
248. Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroys authority over his Executive Council by substituting 'Portfolio' or departmental system for corporate ålnctioning? [2002]
249. With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact with after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765? [2002]
250. Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India's direct representation in the British parliament? [2002]
251. Who amongst the following Englishmen, first translated Bhagavad-Gita into English? [2001]
252. Consider the following statements: ⏩1 1.Arya Samaj was founded in 1835. ⏩1 2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authcrity of Vedas in stmort ofiß social reform programme. ⏩1 3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women's education. ⏩1 4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodya Samaj to work amon refugees. ⏩1 Which of these statements are correct? c [2001]
253. Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars are required to issue pattas to the farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. The reason was: [2001]
254. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines? [2001]
255. Which one of the following statements is incorrect? [2000]
256. The last major extension ofBritish Indian territory took place during the time of: [2000]
257. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [1999]
258. At a new empires Europe were crumbling under the might of Napoleon, which one of the following Governors-General kept the British flag flying high in India? [1999]
259. The Governor-General who followed a spirited 'Forward' policy towards Afghanistan was: [1999]
260. There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the: [1999]
261. The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore are classified as: [1999]
262. The educated middle class in India:
263. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? l. Wood's Education Despatch 2. Macaulays minute on education 3. The Sargent Education Report 4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission) Select the correct answer using the code given below: [1997]
264. Who among the following was associated with suppression of thugs? [1997]
265. Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century? [1996]
266. Consider the following landmarks In Indian education: [19961 ⏩1 l. Hindu College, Calcutta ⏩1 2. University of Calcutta ⏩1 3. Adam's Report ⏩1 4. Wood's Despatch. The correct chronological order of these landmarks is:
267. Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories? [1996]
268. His principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and work unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage and the purdah system. To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual session alongside the Indian National Congress. The reference in this passage is to: [1996]
269. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by: [1995]
270. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [1995]
271. The 'Modi script' was employed in the documents of the: [1995]
272. Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by: [1995]
273. In the Interim Government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was: [1995]