This compilation presents Previous Year Questions (PYQs) from the UPSC Prelims exam focused on Modern Indian History. Covering questions from 1995 to 2025, this collection is an essential resource for aspirants aiming to understand the pattern, depth, and themes emphasized by UPSC in this crucial subject area.
Q. Who among the following was the founder of the ‘Self-Respect Movement’? [2025]
(a) ‘Periyar’ E. V. Ramaswamy Naicker
(b) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(c) Bhaskarrao Jadhav
(d) Dinkarrao Javalkar
Answer: (a)
Q. The first Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, a music training school, was set up in 1901 by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar in: [2025]
(a) Delhi
(b) Gwalior
(c) Ujjain
(d) Lahore
Answer: (d)
Q. Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy: [2025]
I. He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East.
II. He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Answer: (c)
Q. By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India? [2023]
Answer: (d)
Q. With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A.H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with [2023]
Answer: (a)
Q. With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements: [2022]
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 Vijayanagara empire.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: (b)
Q. With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements: [2022]
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?
Answer: (b)
Q. 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? [2022]
1. Administration of Justice
2. Local Self-Government
3. Land Revenue
4. Police
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: (c)
Q. Consider the following statements: [2021]
1. St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order
2. St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there
3. The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: (c)
Q. With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct? [2021]
Answer: (c)
Q. According to Portuguese writer Nuniz, the women in Vijayanagar Empire were experts in which of the following areas? [2021]
1. Wrestling
2. Astrology
3. Accounting
4. Soothsaying
Select the correct answer using the code given below
Answer: (d)
Q. In the first quarter of the seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located? [2021]
1. Broach
2. Chicacole
3. Trichinopoly
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Answer: (a)
Q. With reference to Indian History, which of the following statements is/are correct? [2021]
1. The Nizamat of Arcot emerged out of Hyderabad State
2. The Mysore Kingdom emerged out of Vijayanagara Empire
3. Rohilkhand Kingdom was formed out of the territories occupied by Ahmad Shah Durani
Select the correct answer using the code given below
Answer: (b)
Q. Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School? [2021]
Answer: (c)
Q. Consider the following statements: [2021]
I. The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all women above the age of 21.
II. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in the legislature.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: (b)
Q. The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by [2020]
Answer: (a)
Q. Which of the following statements correctly explain the impact of the Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century? [2020]
Answer: (a)
Q. Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because [2020]
Answer: (d)
Q. Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of [2020]
Answer: (b)
Q. Consider the following pairs: [2019]
| Movement | Organization Leader |
|---|---|
| 1. All India Anti-Untouchability League | Mahatma Gandhi |
| 2. All India Kisan Sabha | Swami Sahajanad Saraswati |
| 3. Self Respect Movement | E.V. Ramaswami Naicker |
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Answer: (d)
Q. Consider the following statements about 'the Charter Act of 1813': [2019]
1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.
2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.
3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.
2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.
3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Answer: (a)
Q. With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct? [2019]
Answer: (b)
Q. Consider the following events: [2018]
1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India
2. India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'.
3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
4. Goa became a part of independent India
2. India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'.
3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
4. Goa became a part of independent India
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
Answer: (b)
Q. Which one of the following foreign travellers elaborately discussed about diamonds and diamond mines of India? [2018]
Answer: (b)
Q. Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948? [2018]
Answer: (d)
Q. Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India? [2018]
1. Charter Act of 1813
2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy
2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy
Select the correct answer using the code given below
Answer: (d)
Q. Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? [2018]
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
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:
Answer: (a)
Q. With reference to educational institutes during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs of Institution vs Founder: [2018]
1. Sanskrit College at Benaras: William Jones
2. Calcutta Madarsa: Warren Hastings
3. Fort William College: Arthur Wellesley
2. Calcutta Madarsa: Warren Hastings
3. Fort William College: Arthur Wellesley
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?
Answer: (b)
Q. Which among the following events happened earliest? [2018]
Answer: (b)
Q. Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the [2018]
Answer: (c)
Q. Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley? [2018]
Answer: (c)
Q. The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were [2018]
Answer: (d)
Q. With reference to cultural history of India, consider the following statements: [2018]
1. Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna
2. Tyagaraja created several new ragas.
3. Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are contemporaries.
4. Annamacharya kirtanas are devotional songs in praise of Lord Venkateshwara
Answer: (b)
Q. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War [2016]
Answer: (d)
Q. What was the main reason for the split in the Indian National Congress at Surat in 1907? [2016]
Answer: (b)
Q. 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: [2016]
Answer: (b)
Q. The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to: [2016]
Answer: (d)
Q. Satya Shodhak Samaj organized: [2016]
Answer: (c)
Q. The Government of India Act of 1919 clearly defined [2015]
Answer: (b)
Q. Who of the following was/were economic critics of colonialism in India? [2015]
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: (d)
Q. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the feudal system? [2015]
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer: (b)
Q. The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a [2014]
Answer: (a)
Q. A community of people called Manganiyars is well-known for their [2014]
Answer: (b)
Q. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria's Proclamation (1858)? [2014-I]
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.
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.
Answer: (a)
Q. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until [2014]
Answer: (b)
Q. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to [2014]
Answer: (c)
Q. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the [2013]
Answer: (c)
Q. Consider the following: [2012]
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.
2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare.
3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies.
Answer: (d)
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj? [2012]
1. It opposed idolatry.
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:2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.
3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible.
Answer: (b)
Q. With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements: [2012]
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 assessed before being taxed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?2. The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots.
3. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.
Answer: (c)
Q. What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W.S. Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893? [2011]
Answer: (a)
Q. 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"? [2011-I]
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.
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.
Answer: (b)
Q. Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century? [2011]
Answer: (d)
Q. The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions? [2011]
Answer: (d)
Q. 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.
2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.
Answer: (a)
Q. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the third battle of Panipat? [2010]
Answer: (a)
Q. 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? [2010]
Answer: (c)
Q. 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]
Answer: (c)
Q. Consider the following statements:
1. 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? [2009]
1. 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? [2009]
Answer: (c)
Q. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? [2009]
Answer: (d)
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: [2008]
| List-I (Author) | List-II (Work) |
|---|---|
| A. Bankimchandra | 1. Shatranj ke Khilari |
| B. Dinabandhu Mitra | 2. Debi Chaudhurani |
| C. Premchand | 3. Nil-Darpan |
| 4. Chandrakanta |
Answer: (c)
Q. Who among the following wrote the book Bahubivah? [2007]
Answer: (b)
Q. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India? [2007]
Answer: (b)
Q. Consider the following statements:
1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.
2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [2007]
1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.
2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [2007]
Answer: (b)
Q. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders? [2007]
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
Answer: (c)
Q. The First Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time? [2007]
(a) Lord Lytton
(b) Lord Bentinck
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Canning
Answer: (c)
Q. The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance? [2007]
(a) Awadh
(b) Jhansi
(c) Nagpur
(d) Satara
Answer: (a)
Q. Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash? [2007]
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Surendranath Banerjee
Answer: (b)
Q. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny? [2006]
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Hardings
(d) Lord Lytton
Answer: (a)
Q. With reference to the 'revolt of the year', who of the following was betrayed by a 'friend', captured, and put to death by the British? [2006]
(a) Nana Sahib
(b) Kunwar Singh
(c) Khan Bahadur Khan
(d) Tatya Tope
Answer: (d)
Q. Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'? [2005]
(a) Bhil uprising
(b) Rangpur and Dinapur uprising
(c) Bishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
(d) Sanyasi rebellion
Answer: (d)
Q. Consider the following statements: [2006]
1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.
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.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
Q. Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement? [2005]
(a) Annie Besant
(b) A.O. Hume
(c) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
(d) R. Palme Dutt
Answer: (a)
Q. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century? [2005]
(a) Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar-Battle of Ambur- Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Plassey-Battle of Wandiwash- Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Plassey-Battle of Ambur- Battle of Buxar
(d) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Buxar-Battle of Wandiwash- Battle of Plassey
Answer: (b)
Q. Consider the following statements: [2005]
1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern.
2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.
3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 1 & 3
(d) 1, 2 & 3
Answer: (b)
Q. Which one of the following is the correct statement? [2005]
(a) The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India's independence.
(b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
(c) The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over.
(d) The modern Kochi never became a part of a British colony.
Answer: (b)
Q. Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act? [2005]
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hardinge
Answer: (b)
Q. Consider the following statements: [2005]
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 Calcutta University.
3. Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (b)
Q. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857? [2005]
(a) Jhansi
(b) Chittor
(c) Jagdishpur
(d) Lucknow
Answer: (b)
Q. Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong to? [2005]
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (a)
Q. Consider the following statements: [2004]
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.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 & 3
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 & 3
(d) None
Answer: (b)
Q. Consider the following princely States of the British rule in India: [2004]
1. Jhansi
2. Sambalpur
3. Satara
The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 1, 3, 2
(c) 3, 2, 1
(d) 3, 1, 2
Answer: (c)
Q. Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule: [2004]
1. Lord Curzon
2. Lord Chelmsford
3. Lord Hardinge
4. Lord Irwin
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3
(d) 2, 3, 1, 4
Answer: (a)
Q. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2004]
(a) Pitt's India Act: Warren Hastings
(b) Doctrine of Lapse: Dalhousie
(c) Vernacular Press Act: Curzon
(d) Ilbert Bill: Ripon
Answer: (c)
Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [2004]
| List-I (Period) | List-II (War) |
|---|---|
| 1. AD 1767-69 | First Anglo-Maratha War |
| 2. AD 1790-92 | Third Mysore War |
| 3. AD 1824-26 | First Anglo-Burmese War |
| 4. AD 1845-46 | Second Sikh War |
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
(a) 2 & 4
(b) 3 & 4
(c) 1 & 2
(d) 2 & 3
Answer: (d)
Q. In India, the first Bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was: [2003]
(a) Hindustan Commercial Bank
(b) Oudh Commercial Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Punjab and Sind Bank
Answer: (b)
Q. With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883? [2003]
(a) To bring Indians and Europeans at par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned
(b) To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers.
(c) To encourage the native Indians to appear for civil service examinations by conducting them in India.
(d) To allow native Indians to possess arms by amending the Arms Act
Answer: (a)
Q. Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833? [2003]
(a) The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished.
(b) The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor-General of India in Council
(c) All law-making powers to be conferred on Governor- General in Council.
(d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General's Council
Answer: (d)
Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [2003]
(a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue
(b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore
(c) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid's 'Elements of Geometry' translated into Sanskrit
(d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sharda in the Shringeri temple
Answer: (a)
Q. The aim of education as stated by the Wood's Despatch of 1854 was: [2003]
(a) the creation of employment opportunities for native Indians
(b) the spread of western culture in India
(c) the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium
(d) the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education
Answer: (d)
Q. In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at: [2003]
(a) Surat
(b) Pulicat
(c) Cochin
(d) Cassimbazar
Answer: (b)
Q. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct? [2003]
(a) The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499
(b) The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam
(c) In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633
(d) Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746
Answer: (a)
Q. Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy's authority over his Executive Council by substituting "Portfolio" or departmental system for corporate functioning? [2002]
(a) Indian Council Act, 1861
(b) Government of India Act, 1858
(c) Indian Council Act, 1892
(d) Indian Council Act, 1909
Answer: (a)
Q. Match List-I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List- II (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2002]
| List-I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) | List-II (Provisions) |
|---|---|
| A. Charter Act, 1813 | 2. Company's trade monopoly in India was ended |
| B. Regulating Act | 4. Company’s directors to present administration documents to British Govt. |
| C. Act of 1858 | 3. Power to govern transferred to the British Crown |
| D. Pitt's India Act | 1. Board of Control set up in Britain |
(a) A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
(b) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
(c) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
(d) A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2
Answer: (a)
Q. 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]
(a) Garos
(b) Khasis
(c) Kukis
(d) Tipperahs
Answer: (b)
Q. 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]
(a) The Deccan Association
(b) The Indian Association
(c) The Madras Mahajan Sabha
(d) The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
Answer: (d)
Q. Who amongst the following Englishmen first translated Bhagavad-Gita into English? [2001]
(a) William Jones
(b) Charles Wilkins
(c) Alexander Cunningham
(d) John Marshall
Answer: (b)
Q. Consider the following statements: [2001]
1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.
2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programme.
3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women's education.
4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodya Samaj to work among refugees.
Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 2 & 4
(d) 3 & 4
Answer: (d)
Q. 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]
(a) the Zamindars were trusted by the farmers.
(b) there was no officials check upon the Zamindars.
(c) it was the responsibility of the British government.
(d) the farmers were not interested in getting pattas.
Answer: (b)
Q. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines? [2001]
(a) Haider Ali
(b) Mir Qasim
(c) Shah Alam II
(d) Tipu Sultan
Answer: (d)
Q. Which one of the following statements is incorrect? [2000]
(a) Goa attained full statehood in 1987
(b) Diu is an island in the Gulf of Khambhat
(c) Daman and Diu were separated from Goa by the 56th Amendment of the Constitution of India
(d) Dadra and Nagar Haveli were under French colonial rule till 1954
Answer: (d)
Q. The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of: [2000]
(a) Dufferin
(b) Dalhousie
(c) Lytton
(d) Curzon
Answer: (b)
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1999]
| List-I (Year) | List-II (Event) |
|---|---|
| A. 1775 | 1. First Anglo-Burmese War |
| B. 1780 | 2. First Anglo-Afghan War |
| C. 1824 | 3. First Anglo-Maratha War |
| D. 1838 | 4. Second Anglo-Mysore War |
Answer: (c)
Q. Consider the following events: [1999]
- Indigo Revolt
- Santhal Rebellion
- Deccan Riot
- Mutiny of the Sepoys
The correct chronological sequence of these events is:
Answer: (d)
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1999]
| List-I (Books) | List-II (Authors) |
|---|---|
| A. The First Indian | 1. Rabindranath Tagore War of Independence |
| B. Anand Math | 2. Sri Aurobindo |
| C. Life Divine | 3. Bankim Chandra Chatterji |
| D. Sadhana | 4. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar |
Answer: (a)
Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [1999]
Answer: (c)
Q. At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, which one of the following Governors-General kept the British flag flying high in India? [1999]
Answer: (c)
Q. The Governor-General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was: [1999]
Answer: (d)
Q. There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the: [1999]
Answer: (a)
Q. The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore are classified as: [1999]
Answer: (c)
Q. The educated middle class in India: [1998]
Answer: (c)
Q. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1997]
| List-I (Revolt/Movement) | List-II (Place) |
|---|---|
| A. Moplah revolt | 1. Kerala |
| B. Pabna revolt | 2. Bihar |
| C. Eka movement | 3. Bengal |
| D. Birsa Munda | 4. Awadh |
(a) A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
(b) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
(c) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(d) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
Answer: (a)
Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? [1997]
1. Wood's Education Despatch
2. Macaulay's minute on education
3. The Sargent Education Report
4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)
Answer: (a)
Q. Who among the following was associated with suppression of thugs? [1997]
Answer: (b)
Q. Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century? [1996]
Answer: (b)
Q. Consider the following landmarks in Indian education: [1996]
1. Hindu College, Calcutta
2. University of Calcutta
3. Adam's Report
4. Wood's Despatch
Answer: (a)
Q. 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]
Answer: (b)
Q. 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. [1996]
Answer: (c)
Q. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer: [1996]
| List I | List II |
|---|---|
| (A) Governor-General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773) | 1. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell |
| (B) Governor-General of India (under Charter Act, 1833) | 2. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie |
| (C) Governor-General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Council Act, 1858) | 3. Charles Cornwallis 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis |
| (D) Governor-General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act, 1935) | 4. Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Earl of Minto |
| 5. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma |
Codes
(a) A-3; B-2; C-4; D-1
(b) A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
(c) A-2; B-5; C-3; D-1
(d) A-2; B-4; C-5; D-3
(a) A-3; B-2; C-4; D-1
(b) A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4
(c) A-2; B-5; C-3; D-1
(d) A-2; B-4; C-5; D-3
Answer: (a)
Q. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by: [1995]
Answer: (b)
Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [1995]
Answer: (b)
Q. Examine the map given below: [1995]
Answer: (a)
Q. The 'Modi script' was employed in the documents of the: [1995]
Answer: (d)
Q. Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by: [1995]
Answer: (a)
Q. In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was: [1995]
Answer: (a)