ALL INDIA PRELIMS TEST SERIES GENERAL STUDIES PAPER- 3 Modern India + Important Institutions of National Importance etc

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2 Q1. Consider the following statements: 1. The Saiyid brothers- Abdullah Khan and Hussain Ali Khan, were widely known as the King maker. 2. The Maratha Prince Shahuji was released by the Mughal Emperor Bhadur Shah I. Q2. Arrange the following events in chornological order of occurrence in the life of Tipu Sultan? 1. Treaty of Seringapattam. 2. Tree of Liberty and set up of Jacobin Club. 3. Proclamation of Padshah at Seringapattam. (a) (b) (c) (d) Q3. Consider the following statements: 1. The ruler of Marwar, Raja Ajit Singh built the city and fort of Jaipur. 2. The ruler of Amer, Sawai Jai Singh had Euclid s Elements of Geometry and several works on Trigonometry translated into Sanskrit. Q4. With reference to Zahandar Shah, consider the following statements: 1. He ascended the throne with the support of Zuyikar Khan. 2. He was the son of Bahadur Shah I. 3. He had a cordial relationship with Rana Jain Singh of Amer. (a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 1 and 3 Q5. Consider the following events: 1. Anglo-Nepalese War. 2. Suppression of the Pindarics. 3. End of the Maratha Confederacy. The above events occurred under whose Governor Generalship? (a) Lord Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Sin John Shore Q6. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (a) After Warren Hasting, Madc Pherson was made the Governor General of Bengal. (b) Lord Cornwallis was succeeded by Sir John Shore. (c) Lord Wellesley introduced the Permanent Land settlement in Bengal. (d) Lord Cornwallis Europeanised the Indian Civil Services. Q7. Which one of the following statements is Incorrect? (a) The Battle of Plassey was fought in (b) The Battle of Buxar was fought in (c) Nawab of Bengal Mir Jafar shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr (Munger). (d) After the Battle of Plassey Mir Jafar was made the Nawab of Bengal. Q8. Consider the following statemets: 1. The fortification of Calcutta by the East India Company marked the breaking point between the English and Siraj-ud-daula. 2. Siraj-ud-daula was put to death by Mir Jafar. Q9. With reference to the Treaty of Salbai, consider the following statements. 1. Cornwallis was the Governor-General of Bengal when this treaty was signed. 2. British signed this treaty with the Mughals. 3. The treaty was signed in 1782, (a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 (d) Only 1 and 3 Q10. Match the following: A. Peshwa 1. Gwalior B. Goekwad 2. Baroda C. Scindhia 3. Poona D. Halkar 4. Nagpur E. Bhonsale 5. Indore A B C D E (a) (b) (c) (d) Q11. Match the following organisations before congress: A. Madras Native : Dadabhai Association Naoroji B. Bombay Association : MG Ranade C. East India : CY Association Mudaliar D. Indian Society : Anan Mohan Bose E. Poona : Jagannath Sarvajanik Sabha Shanker A B C D E (a) (b) (c) (d) Q12. What is the correct Chronological order of the following wars? 1. First Anglo-French War. 2. Third Battle of Panipat. 3. Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. 4. First Anglo-Maratha War. (a) (b) (c) (d) Q13. Which of the following are the features of Pitt s India Act of 1784? 1. This Act gave the British Government supreme control over the Company s affairs. 2. It established Board of Control. 3. The Governor General was given the authority to overrule his council in matters affecting the interest of the Empire in India. 2

3 Q14. Which of the following are the features of charter Act of 1813? 1. The trade monopoly of the East India Company was ended. 2. Trade in tea and trade with China was still exclusive to the East India Company. 3. The debts of the East India Company were taken over by the Government of India. Q15. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? 1. Nadir Shah carried away the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond and peacock throne 2. Ahmad Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas in second battle of Panipat. 3. Mir Qasim of Bengal and Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh fought with East India Company in the battle of Buxer. Q16. Which of the following are the features of Regulating Act of 1773? 1. Governor of Bengal was designated as the Governor General. 2. A Supreme Court was established in Calcutta. 3. East India Company got constitutional status. Q17. What were the factors responsible for the improvement in the condition of the untouchables during British India? 1. Development of railways. 2. Equality before law. 3. Equal opportunity for all in the civil services. 4. Development of Modern Industries. (c) Only 1 and 4 Q18. Which of the following areas were covered under the Mahalwari settlement introduced by the British? 1. Assam 2. North Western Provinces 3. Punjab 4. Bengal 5. Central Provinces (a) Only 1, 2 and 3 (b) Only 1, 2 and 4 (c) Only 2, 3 and 5 (d) Only 1, 3, 4 and 5 Q19. Which of the following was not one of the recommendations of the Cabinet Minion (1946) about the Constitution of India? (a) There should be a Union of India embracing both British India and the States (b) The Muslim majority provinces should be separately constituted into a Union of Pakistan 3 (c) The provinces should enjoy autonomy for all subjects and should be free to form groups (d) Three basic Groups proposed by the Mission were Group A (Hindumajority Provinces) Group B (Muslim-majority Provinces) and Group C (Bengal and Assam) Q21. Which of the following statements is correct about the revolt of 1857? 1. Bahadur Shaha II was declared the Emperor of India. 2. Farmers and workers were against the revolt and did not support the soldiers. Q22. Consider the following statements: 1. Hazrat Mahal led the 1857 revolt in Lucknow. 2. Henry Lawrence was the British Resident at Lucknow at the time of 1857 revolt. Q23. Which of the following statements is Not correct? (a) Lord Ripon was the viceroy when vernacular press Act was passed. (b) In 1878 vernacular Press Act was passed. (c) Press Registration Act was passed in (d) None of the above Q24. With reference to the Act of India, 1858, consider the following statements. 1. Governor-General was provided with the Executive Council whose members were to act as heads of different departments and as his official adviser. 2. Governor-General was bound by the decision of Executive Council. Q25. Consider the following statements: 1. The Imperial legislative Council came into being from the Act of Secretary of State for India resided in Delhi. 3. Charles Wood was the Secretary of State for India in (c) Only 3 Q26. With reference to the Swadeshi and Boycott movement, consider the following statements: 1. The Indian National Congress supported the Swadeshi and Boycott movement of Bengal. 2. The Moderates wanted to extend the Swadeshi and Boycott movement from Bengal to the rest of the country. 3. The militant nationalists wanted to confine the Boycott movement to Bengal. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 1 and 2

4 Q27. With reference to the Morley Minto Reforms, consider the following statements. 1. It is also known as the Indian Councils Act of It introduced the system of separate electorate for Sikh. 3. Morley was the viceroy of India and Minto was the secretary of state for India. Q28. With reference to Dadabhai Noroji consider the following statements: 1. In 1866, he set up East India Association. 2. He is popular in Indian history as the Grand Old Man of India. 3. He was thrice made the President of Indian National Congress. (a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 3 Q29. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is not correct? (a) Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nations list and militant Ahrar movement (b) When the Indian National Congress was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan opposed it (c) The All India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates (d) Maulana Barkaullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who formed a Provisional Government of India in Kabul Q30. The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to (a) Exercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely states (b) Involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony (c) Finally effect the complete political and administrative take over of all the princely states by the British (d) Use the princes to counter balance the anti imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders Q31. Who are known is Indian history as the revolutionary trio? (a) Lokmanya Tilak, Lal Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal. (b) Lokmany Tilak, Autobindao Ghosh and Bipin Chandra Pal. (c) Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru. (d) Chandra Sekhar Azad, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwer Dutt. Q32. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct during the region of Aurangzeb in the eighteenth century? 1. The unity and stability of the empire has not been shaken during this period. 2. He adopted violent attitude towards Hindu chiefs and Rajas and order for complete distruction of temples in his region. Q33. Consider the following events during India s freedom struggle: 1. Chauri Chaura Outrage 2. Minto Morley Reforms 3. Dandi March 4. Montague Chelmsford Reforms Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the events given above? (a) (b) (c) (d) Q34. Which among the following were the minimum requirements of National Education Plan, spelt out of Aurobindo Ghosh? 1. Emphasis on the development of human character among the students. 2. Adoption of modern technology. 3. Teachers to become role models for students. 4. Education should be made an integral part of the nation-building process. (a) Only 1, 2 and 3 (b) Only 1, 2 and 4 (c) Only 3 and 4 Q35. Consider the following statements: 1. In 1919, All-India Khilafat Conference was held at Delhi. 2. The Nagpur session of Indian National Congress in 1920 made changes in the constitution of the Congress. Q36. Consider the following statements: 1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta. 2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Both Indian National Congress and Muslim League held their sessions at Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact. (a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 2 and 3 (d) Only 3 Q37. Consider the following statements: 1. Lala Lajpat Rai and Jawahar Lal Nehru formed a group known a as Swaraj Party. 2. The incident at Chauri Chaura Led to the suspensions of the Non-cooperation Movement. Q38. With reference to the events during Noncooperation Movement consider the following statements: 1. The movement began with Mahatma Gandhi renouncing his own titles. 4

5 2. Kashi Vidyapeeth, Bihar Vidyapeeth and Jamia Millia Islamia were set up. 3. Legislatures were boycotted. Q39. What is the correct chronological order of the given Movement satyagraha? 1. Khilafat Movement 2. Rowlatt Satyagraha 3. Kheda Satyagraha 4. Champaran Satyagraha (a) (b) (c) (d) Q40. With reference to the Civil Disobedience Movement, Consider the following statements: 1. The movement had no deficit beginning. 2. In many parts of the country people refused to pay land revenue. 3. People boycotted foreign goods and liquor. Q41. Consider the following statements 1. The Lucknow pact in 1916 was signed between moderates and Extremists. 2. The president of the 1915 session of the Muslim league was Aga Khan. 3. The partition of Bengal was annulled in (c) Only 3 (d) Only 2 and 3 Q42. Who among the following rejected the Nehru report? 1. Mohammad Ali Jinnah. 2. Sarar Karak Singh 3. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 4. Hakim Ajmal Khan (c) Only 1, 3 and 4 Q43. Why did Mahatma Gandhi ultimately lend his support to the resolution passed by the Congress Working Committee agreeing to the partition of India in spite of his personal, life-long outspoken disapproval of Pakistan? (a) There was no other go after he was presented with a fait accompli (b) Jawaharlal Nehru convinced him about the justification in favour of it (c) To prevent the loss of prestige of the Congress Ministers who had agreed to the partition (d) The problem at home were far too pressing to carp about a minor concession being conceded to the Muslim League Q44. What were the salient features of the Government of Indian Act, 1919? 1. Diarchy system was introduced in the provinces. 2. The centre was now to have a Bicameral legislature. 3. Communal representaiton was stopped. 5 (c) Only 2 and 3 (d) Only 3 Q45. Consider the following statements: 1. No-changers wanted a change in the programmes of the Congress and did not approve of the Noncooperation Movement. 2. pro-changers supported the Non-cooperation movement and retained full faith in the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. Q46. With reference to the Gandhi Irwin Pact, consider. The following statements: 1. It was signed in Gandhi did not agree to suspend Civil Disobedience Movement. 3. Gandhi agreed to participate in second Round Table conference. (c) Only 3 Q47. In which of the following, the Dominion Status for the country was demanded? (a) Calcutta Session, 1920 (b) Poona Pact, 1932 (c) Gandhi Irwin Pact, 1931 (d) Lucknow Pact, 1916 Q48. Consider the following statements: 1. In 1927, the Indian National Congress Session was held in Madras. 2. The 1927 session of the congress were presided over by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. 3. The 1927, session of the congress decided to boycott Simon Commission. (a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 2 (c) Only 1 and 3 Q49. Consider the following statements: 1. Brahma Dutt was the third Satyagrahi in Individual Satyagraha. 2. Harijan Bandhu and Harijan Sevak were the two papers of B.R. Ambedkar. Q50. Match the following: A. M.N. Ray 1. Swaraj Party B. C.R. Das 2. Home Rule Movement C. Annie Besant 3. Partition of Bengal agitation D. B.G. Tilak 4. Radical Nationalist A B C D (a) (b) (c) (d) Q51. Which among the following inclined the British to transfer power to Indians? 1. The British Indian Government could not rely on the Indian personnel of its civil administration and armed forces.

6 2. Large-scale labour unrest and hostile public mood. 3. Britain was economically and militarily shattered after the Second World War Q52. Which one of the following was a reason for the failure of talks held at the Simla conference in 1945? (a) Jinnah insisted that all Muslim members of the Executive Council must be nominated by Muslim league. (b) It was boycotted by Congress (c) The Dominion status suggested by the viceroy was not acceptable to both congress and Muslim league. (d) The viceroy was indifferent to demands of Congress. Q53. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct according to eighteenth century? 1. Women of upper class were not supposed to work outside their homes 2. Peasants women unusual worked in the fields and women of poorer classes often worked outside their homes. 3. The purdah was common mostly among the higher classes in the south 4. Raja Sawai Jai Singh of Amber was a great astrologer and he was also an architect. (a) Only 1, 2 and 4 (b) Only 2 and 3 (c) Only 3 and 4 Q54. Consider the following events: Lahore Resolution 2. August Offer 3. Quit India Resolution 4. Resignation of the congress Ministers. The above given events occurred during the viceroyalty of? (a) Lord Willington (b) Lord Wavell (c) Lord Linlithgow (d) Lord Irwin Q55. Assertion: The Modern educated Indians did not support the Revolt of Reason: They were loyal to a foreign regime. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct (c) A is true, but R is false. (d) A is false, but R is true. Q56. Consider the following statements: 1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women. 2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University. 3. Keshav Chandra Sen s campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General. (a) Only 1 (b) Only 1 and 2 Q57. Assertion: Individual Satyagraha launched by Gandhi was kept limited. Reason: Gandhi did not went to embarrass Britain s war effort by a mass upheaval in India. (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct (c) A is true, but R is false. (d) A is false, but R is true. Q58. Assertion: Sayyid Ahmad Khan used to believe in Hindu-Muslim unity. Reason: He supported the establishment of the Indian National congress in (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct (c) A is true, but R is false. (d) A is false, but R is true. Q59. Consider the following statements regarding Bardoli Satyagraha: 1. It was against the withdrawal of plague bonus by the mill owners of the region. 2. During this Satyagraha, Vallabhbhai Patel was given the title of 'Sardar'. Q60. Consider the following statements with reference to All India Muslim League: 1. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was one of the founding members of the league. 2. It supported the Partition of Bengal. 3. It joined the Interim government of Q61. Mahatma Gandhi did not initiate an immediate mass movement during World War II because 1. He believed that the cause of allies in the war was just. 2. There was lack of Hindu-Muslim unity. 3. Congress was organisationally weak to start a mass struggle. (c) Only 1 and 3 Q62. Which of the following were responsible for the decline of the Swadeshi Movement? 1. Heavy repression by the government. 2. Moderate-extremist split at Surat session. 3. Lack of an effective organization and party structure. 4. Communal clashes at various places in Bengal. (c) Only 1, 3 and 4 6

7 Q63. Consider the following statements with regard to Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan: 1. He was the founder of Muhammedan Literary Society. 2. He declared Quran alone as authoritative work on Islam. 3. He supported customs of polygamy and easy divorce. (c) Only 2 and 3 (d) Only 1 and 3 Q64. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Home Rule League movement? 1. It was based on the Irish model of home rule leagues. 2. Its main aim was to overthrow the British rule from India. 3. Moderates in the Indian National Congress did not join the home rule leagues. (a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 1 (c) Only 2 and 3 (d) Only 3 Q65. With reference to Ilbert Bill, consider the following statements: 1. It aimed at allowing Indian magistrates to preside over cases involving British subjects in India. 2. It was supported by Governor General, Lord Ripon. Q66. Consider the following statements: 1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Companys monopoly of Indian trade. 2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly. Q67. Mahatma Gandhi gave up the title of Kaiseri-Hind and returned all the war medals which were awarded to him by the British for his war services (during the First World War). (a) In protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy. (b) During the Non-Cooperation Movement. (c) In support of the Khilafat demand when the Central Khilafat Committee organised a general all-india hartal on August 1, (d) During the Champaran Satyagraha. Q68. Consider the following statements: 1. Jawaharla Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death. 2. Jawaharlal Nheru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament. 3. The first non Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the Office in the year (a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 3 (c) Only 1 (d) Only 1 and 3 Q69. The main cause for the Instant popularity of the Arya Samaj was that: (a) It represented the purified form of Hinduism 7 (b) It supported and worded for the cause of western education (c) It combined the opposition to the evil practices of Hinduism with an aggressive assertion of the superiority of the Vedic religion and Indian thought over all other faiths (d) It gave a call to its followers to go back to the Vedas Q70. Match the following social reformers with the pioneering reforms they introduced: List-I List-II A. D K Karve (i) Opposed untouchability B. Keshab Chandra Sen (ii) Socal service and service to humanity C. Dayanand Saraswati (iii) abolition of purdah and child marriages D. Vivekananda (iv) female education Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? A B C D (a) ii iv iii i (b) iv iii i ii (c) iv iii ii i (d) iii iv i ii Q71. Which among the following were the economic impacts of British rule in India? 1. De-industrialisation 2. Deterioration of agriculture 3. Rise of bourgeoisie class in India Q72. What was the reason for Mahatma Gandhi to organize a Satyagraha on behalf of the peasants off 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. Q73. Consider the following events of Indian National Movement. 1. Gandhi Irwin Pact 2. Poona Pact 3. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress. 4. Individual Satyagraha Arrange these statements according to chronological order. (a) 1, 3, 2, 4 (b) 2, 3, 4, 1 (c) 3, 4, 2, 1 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1 Q74. 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 use the Home Rule League 3. Demonstrations against the Simon Commission coincided with the Rowlatt Satyagraha.

8 (a) Only 1 (b) Only 1 and 2 Q75. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential elementary elements of the feudal system? 1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority 2. Emergence of administrative structure based on 3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord control and possession of land. (c) Only 3 3. Information and Broadcasting (a) Only 1 (b) Only 1 and 2 (c) Only 1 and 3 Q81. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct? 1. Balaji Baji Rao took full advantage of the internal conflicts of the Mughal officials to increase Maratha power. 2. Balaji Vishvanath has been described as the greatest exponent of guerrilla tacties after shivaji. 3. Nana Saheb known as Baji Rao. (c) Only 2 and 3 (d) None of the above Q76. Consider the following statements regarding the Vaikom Satyagraha: 1. It was led by Veersalingam Pantulu in Andhra Pradesh. 2. It demanded the entry of untouchables in Hindu temples. Q77. 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 rights for the people of India in the constitution. and 3 (c) Only 1 and 3 Q78. In the annals of 19th century India, Jhalkari Bai was associated with which one of the following events/developments? (a) Abolition of sati (b) The revolt of 1857 (c) The great famine of (d) Formation of the Indian National Congress Q79. Why did Lord Lytton s administration enact the Vernacular Press Act of 1878, directed only against Indian language newspapers? (a) Newspapers were by now widely disseminating Dadabhai Naoroji s drain theory (b) Sharp and radical comments were being made with regard to the British administration s interference in Indians social and religious life (c) The first Delhi Darbaar of 1877 was viewed by the newspapers as an attempt by the British to drive a wedge between Indian Hindus and Muslims, which the administration regarded as seditious (d) Newspapers were highly critical of the Government for its inhuman approach towards the victims of the famine of Q80. In First Nehru Ministry, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel held which all portfolios? 1. Home Affairs and states 2. Defence 8 Q82. Recently Paika Rebellion was proposed to be named as First war of Independence. Match the rebellions before 1857 and their years of occurrence. Rebellions Years 1. Paika Rebellion A) Vellore Mutiny B) Kittur Mutiny C) 1824 Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? (a) 1-A, 2-B, 3-C (b) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C (c) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B (d) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A Q83. Consider the following statements: 1. Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when Simla Conference took place. 2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government. Q84. Many scholars, researchers and historians have opined that the Paika Rebellion of 1817 was India s first organized armed rebellion against British Raj. Paikas were (a) Zamindars originally brought to the Deccan by Mughal emperors (b) Peasants of Odisha who rendered military service to their king during times of war (c) Hunters and gatherers living in the forests of Andhra Pradesh (d) The ruling dynasty of West Bengal Q85. Consider the following pairs with reference to the history of journalism in India: Journal Founder 1. Hindu G. Subramaniya Iyer 2. Voice of India Jawaharlal Nehru 3. Sudharak Gopal Krishna Gokhale 4. Swadesamitram Surendranath Banerjea Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? (a) Only 1, 2 and 3 (b) Only 1 and 3 (c) Only 1 and 4 (d) Only 2, 3 and 4

9 Q86. Consider the following statements with reference to the Champaran Satyagraha: 1. The Champaran tenants were permitted by law to plant only three out of every twenty parts of their land with their choice of crops and indigo was to be cultivated in the remaining area 2. In accordance with the report submitted to the government by the formal inquiry committee, chaired by Gandhiji, an agrarian act was passed 3. Gandhiji also, during his stay in Champaran, promoted primary education (c) Only 3 Q87. This year, India observes the centenary of which one of the following events in the struggle for India s Independence? (a) The return of Mahatma Gandhi to India from South Africa (b) Champaran Satyagraha (c) Ahmedabad mill-workers strike (d) The Lucknow Pact Q88. Consider the following statements: 1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi. 2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo Mysore War. 3. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj ud daulah in the Battle of Plassey. (a) All of the above (b) Only 3 (c) Only 2 and 3 (d) None of the above Q89. The Simla Conference called by Viceroy Lord Wavell (to discuss the so-called Wavell Plan) in June 1945 failed on account of: (a) Jinnah's demand that the Muslim League alone would nominate Muslim members to the Executive Council (b) The demand of the Congress to include the members of all communities in their quota to the Executive Council (c) The demand of the Scheduled Castes to reserved seats in the Executive Council in Proportion to their population Q90. Mahatma Gandhi undertook fast unto death in 1932 mainly because: (a) Roundtable Conference failed to satisfy Indian political aspirations (b) Congress and Muslim League had differences of opinion (c) Ramsay Macdonald announced the Communal Award (d) None of the above Q91. Consider the following statements: 1. She was the first woman teacher of the first women s school in India. 2. She fought for the rights of the untouchables. 3. She set up a care centre for widows, and even encouraged them to remarry. 4. The Government of the State which she hailed from, has instituted an award in her name to honour women social reformers. 9 The above statements refer to which 19th Century social reformer of India? (a) Mumtaz Ali (b) Savitribai Phule (c) Pandita Ramabai (d) Tarabai Shinde Q92. Consider the following question: 1. Lord Dalhousie annexed Satara in 1848 and Nagpur and Jhansi in 1854 by applying doctrine of Lapse. 2. Dalhousie refused to recognize titles. Q93. The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19 th century, India remained mainly localised because (a) They were mainly directed against enhancement in rent, evictions, usurious practices of moneylenders, etc. (b) The peasants had no leadership and organisation (c) They grew out of local grievances (d) The big landlords were allies of the British Q94. Match the persons/leaders of the Revolt of 1857 and the places and events with which they were associated: List-I List-II A. Mangal Pandey (i) proclaimed him-self Peshwa at Kanpur and was joined by his able General Tatya Tope B. Bahadur Shah II (ii) proclaimed the ruler at Jhansi C. Nana Saheb (iii) at Barrackpore, he refused to use the greased cartridges and killed the Adjutant D. Rani Lakshmi Bai (iv) declared the Nawab of Awadh E. Birjis Kader (v) proclaimed the King emperor of India in Delhi Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? A B C D E (a) ii v i iii iv (b) i v ii iii iv (c) iii v i ii iv (d) iii ii iv v i Q95. Which of the following was not a common social reform attempted by all the Hindu social reformers of the 19 th century (a) Emancipation of women (b) Monogamy (c) Female education (d) Untouchability Q96. Two great socio-religious reformers of the 19th century who provided Inspiration to the Indian National Movement were (a) Dayanand Saraswati and Vivekananda (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Debendra Nath Tagore (c) MG Ranade and DK Karve (d) Keshab Chandra Sen and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

10 Q97. Consider the following statements with regard to the Swadeshi movement. i) The formal proclamation of the Swadeshi Movement was made on the 7 August 1905 and the famous Boycott Resolution was passed in that meeting. ii) Boycott and public burning of foreign cloth, picketing of shops selling foreign goods etc became common during the movement. The Ganapati festival was popularized by Tilak as a medium for Swadeshi propaganda. iii) This mass based movement was successful in persuading the government to annul the partition immediately. Which of the above statement/s is/are incorrect? a) i) only b) ii) only c) iii) only d) i) and iii) only Q98. Jyotiba Phule, popularly known as Baba Phule, was a social reformer in Maharashtra. Which of the Coli owing Is not true about him? (a) He was the first to raise his voice against Brahmans in Maharashtra in the 1870s (b) Phule through his book Ghulamagiri (1872) and his organization Satyashodhak Mandal, proclaimed the need to save the lower castes from the hypocritical Brahmans and their scriptures (c) His Satyashodhak Mandal contained both an elite based conservative trend and a genuine mass-based radicalism (d) The urban educated Marathas were his most ardent followers Q99. Out of desperation, Indian youth resorted to the cult of bomb and individual heroic acts. Which of the following led to the growth of revolutionary nationalism? i) Government repression. ii) Failure of Indian leadership to provide a positive lead to the people. iii) Influence of print media Options: a) i) and ii) only b) ii) and iii) only c) i) and iii) only d) All of the above Q100. The Gandhi-lrwin Pact (1931) was vehemently criticised and opposed by the people on the ground that: (a) The Civil Disobedience Movement was suspended. (b) The sufferings of thousands of people in the Civil Disobedience Movement were wasted. (c) It was contrary to the pledge of the Congress for Poorna Swaraj. (d) Gandhi did nothing to save the lives of Bhagat Singh, Sukh Dev and Raj Guru who had been awarded the death sentence. 10