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1. Question
Assertion (A) : The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911.
Reason (R) : Discontent would have increased if every cultivator could read. [1998]CorrectA is wrong as it was in 1913 and not in 1911 that a resolution on Education Policy was moved. The government refused to take up the responsibility of compulsory education, but accepted the policy of removal of illiteracy and urged the provincial governments to take early steps to provide free elementary education to the poor and more backward sections.
IncorrectA is wrong as it was in 1913 and not in 1911 that a resolution on Education Policy was moved. The government refused to take up the responsibility of compulsory education, but accepted the policy of removal of illiteracy and urged the provincial governments to take early steps to provide free elementary education to the poor and more backward sections.
UnattemptedA is wrong as it was in 1913 and not in 1911 that a resolution on Education Policy was moved. The government refused to take up the responsibility of compulsory education, but accepted the policy of removal of illiteracy and urged the provincial governments to take early steps to provide free elementary education to the poor and more backward sections.
- Question 2 of 20
2. Question
Assertion (A) : The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals.
Reason (R) : The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites. [1998]CorrectA is right as the congress rejected the Cripps proposals as it recommended dominion status instead of complete independence after the World War II. The mission consisted solely of whites.
IncorrectA is right as the congress rejected the Cripps proposals as it recommended dominion status instead of complete independence after the World War II. The mission consisted solely of whites.
UnattemptedA is right as the congress rejected the Cripps proposals as it recommended dominion status instead of complete independence after the World War II. The mission consisted solely of whites.
- Question 3 of 20
3. Question
Assertion (A) : Gandhi stopped the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922.
Reason (R) : Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement. [1998]CorrectGandhi started the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920. It progressed powerfully from 1920 – Feb, 1922. But the attack on a local police station by angry peasants at Chauri-Chaura in Gorakhpur district of UP on Feb 5, 1922 led Gandhi to stop the movement.
IncorrectGandhi started the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920. It progressed powerfully from 1920 – Feb, 1922. But the attack on a local police station by angry peasants at Chauri-Chaura in Gorakhpur district of UP on Feb 5, 1922 led Gandhi to stop the movement.
UnattemptedGandhi started the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920. It progressed powerfully from 1920 – Feb, 1922. But the attack on a local police station by angry peasants at Chauri-Chaura in Gorakhpur district of UP on Feb 5, 1922 led Gandhi to stop the movement.
- Question 4 of 20
4. Question
When the Indian Muslims League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of: [1998]
CorrectThe Interim Government was formed on September 2, 1946. With Muslim League joining the interim government, the second highest-ranking League politician Liaquat Ali Khan became the head of the Department of Finance. Abdur Rab Nishtar headed the Departments of Posts and Air and Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar headed the Department of Commerce. The League nominated a Scheduled Caste Hindu politician Jogendra Nath Mandal to lead the Department of Law.
IncorrectThe Interim Government was formed on September 2, 1946. With Muslim League joining the interim government, the second highest-ranking League politician Liaquat Ali Khan became the head of the Department of Finance. Abdur Rab Nishtar headed the Departments of Posts and Air and Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar headed the Department of Commerce. The League nominated a Scheduled Caste Hindu politician Jogendra Nath Mandal to lead the Department of Law.
UnattemptedThe Interim Government was formed on September 2, 1946. With Muslim League joining the interim government, the second highest-ranking League politician Liaquat Ali Khan became the head of the Department of Finance. Abdur Rab Nishtar headed the Departments of Posts and Air and Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar headed the Department of Commerce. The League nominated a Scheduled Caste Hindu politician Jogendra Nath Mandal to lead the Department of Law.
- Question 5 of 20
5. Question
The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because: [1998]
CorrectIncorrectUnattempted - Question 6 of 20
6. Question
At the time of India’s Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was: [1998]
CorrectIncorrectUnattempted - Question 7 of 20
7. Question
‘Abinava Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised by: [1999]
Correct‘Abinava Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised in 1904 by VD Sabarkar.
Incorrect‘Abinava Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised in 1904 by VD Sabarkar.
Unattempted‘Abinava Bharat’ a secret society of revolutionaries was organised in 1904 by VD Sabarkar.
- Question 8 of 20
8. Question
The most short-lived of all of the Britain’s constitutional experiments in India was the: [1999]
CorrectTime span of given acts: Indian Councils Act of 1861 – 31 years; Indian Councils Act of 1892 – 17 years; Indian Councils Act of 1909 – 10 years; Government of India Act 1919 – 16 years.
IncorrectTime span of given acts: Indian Councils Act of 1861 – 31 years; Indian Councils Act of 1892 – 17 years; Indian Councils Act of 1909 – 10 years; Government of India Act 1919 – 16 years.
UnattemptedTime span of given acts: Indian Councils Act of 1861 – 31 years; Indian Councils Act of 1892 – 17 years; Indian Councils Act of 1909 – 10 years; Government of India Act 1919 – 16 years.
- Question 9 of 20
9. Question
‘It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces’ [1999]
The above quotation is related to:CorrectCabinet Mission reached Delhi on March 24, 1946. It put forward its own proposals in May 1946.
IncorrectCabinet Mission reached Delhi on March 24, 1946. It put forward its own proposals in May 1946.
UnattemptedCabinet Mission reached Delhi on March 24, 1946. It put forward its own proposals in May 1946.
- Question 10 of 20
10. Question
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]
CorrectS.C. Bose and the socialists argued that the war was an imperialist one since both sides were fighting for gaining or defending colonial territories. Therefore the question of supporting either of the two sides did not arise. Instead advantage should be taken of the situation to wrest freedom by immediately starting a Civil Disobedience Movement.
IncorrectS.C. Bose and the socialists argued that the war was an imperialist one since both sides were fighting for gaining or defending colonial territories. Therefore the question of supporting either of the two sides did not arise. Instead advantage should be taken of the situation to wrest freedom by immediately starting a Civil Disobedience Movement.
UnattemptedS.C. Bose and the socialists argued that the war was an imperialist one since both sides were fighting for gaining or defending colonial territories. Therefore the question of supporting either of the two sides did not arise. Instead advantage should be taken of the situation to wrest freedom by immediately starting a Civil Disobedience Movement.
- Question 11 of 20
11. Question
Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan? [1999]
CorrectCabinet Mission Plan came into being in May 1946. Sardar Patel was totally in favor of cabinet Mission Plan.
IncorrectCabinet Mission Plan came into being in May 1946. Sardar Patel was totally in favor of cabinet Mission Plan.
UnattemptedCabinet Mission Plan came into being in May 1946. Sardar Patel was totally in favor of cabinet Mission Plan.
- Question 12 of 20
12. Question
Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service? [1999]
CorrectSurendranath Banerji cleared the competitive examination in 1869, but was barred owing to a dispute over his exact age. After clearing the matter in the courts, Banerjee cleared the exam again in 1874 and was posted as assistant magistrate in Sylhet. However, Banerjee was dismissed soon from his job owing to racial discrimination. Satyendranath Tagore in 1863 became the first Indian to qualify the ICS.
IncorrectSurendranath Banerji cleared the competitive examination in 1869, but was barred owing to a dispute over his exact age. After clearing the matter in the courts, Banerjee cleared the exam again in 1874 and was posted as assistant magistrate in Sylhet. However, Banerjee was dismissed soon from his job owing to racial discrimination. Satyendranath Tagore in 1863 became the first Indian to qualify the ICS.
UnattemptedSurendranath Banerji cleared the competitive examination in 1869, but was barred owing to a dispute over his exact age. After clearing the matter in the courts, Banerjee cleared the exam again in 1874 and was posted as assistant magistrate in Sylhet. However, Banerjee was dismissed soon from his job owing to racial discrimination. Satyendranath Tagore in 1863 became the first Indian to qualify the ICS.
- Question 13 of 20
13. Question
The term “imperial preference” was applied to the: [1999]
CorrectImperial Preference (later Commonwealth Preference) was a proposed system of reciprocallylevelled tariffs or free trade agreements between different Dominions and Colonies within the British Commonwealth of Nations. The purpose of such practices was to promote the mutual prosperity, and thus unity, of allied imperial nations. So best answer is a.
IncorrectImperial Preference (later Commonwealth Preference) was a proposed system of reciprocallylevelled tariffs or free trade agreements between different Dominions and Colonies within the British Commonwealth of Nations. The purpose of such practices was to promote the mutual prosperity, and thus unity, of allied imperial nations. So best answer is a.
UnattemptedImperial Preference (later Commonwealth Preference) was a proposed system of reciprocallylevelled tariffs or free trade agreements between different Dominions and Colonies within the British Commonwealth of Nations. The purpose of such practices was to promote the mutual prosperity, and thus unity, of allied imperial nations. So best answer is a.
- Question 14 of 20
14. Question
Assertion (A) : Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny.
Reason (R) : There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas. [1999]CorrectThis movement placed the demand for independence on the immediate agenda of national movement. After Quit India, there could be no going back. In this struggle, common people displayed unparalleled heroism. That’s why Lord Linlithgow (1936–44) described the Quit India Movement as the most serious revolt after the sepoy mutiny.
IncorrectThis movement placed the demand for independence on the immediate agenda of national movement. After Quit India, there could be no going back. In this struggle, common people displayed unparalleled heroism. That’s why Lord Linlithgow (1936–44) described the Quit India Movement as the most serious revolt after the sepoy mutiny.
UnattemptedThis movement placed the demand for independence on the immediate agenda of national movement. After Quit India, there could be no going back. In this struggle, common people displayed unparalleled heroism. That’s why Lord Linlithgow (1936–44) described the Quit India Movement as the most serious revolt after the sepoy mutiny.
- Question 15 of 20
15. Question
The first venture of Gandhi in all-India politics was the: [1999]
CorrectChamparan movement was the first action of Gandhi on all India level. Satyagraha was to be launched on April 6, 1919. But after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Gandhiji was alarmed by the atmosphere of violence and withdrew the Movement on April 18, 1919.
IncorrectChamparan movement was the first action of Gandhi on all India level. Satyagraha was to be launched on April 6, 1919. But after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Gandhiji was alarmed by the atmosphere of violence and withdrew the Movement on April 18, 1919.
UnattemptedChamparan movement was the first action of Gandhi on all India level. Satyagraha was to be launched on April 6, 1919. But after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Gandhiji was alarmed by the atmosphere of violence and withdrew the Movement on April 18, 1919.
- Question 16 of 20
16. Question
The Congress policy of pray and petition ultimately came to an end under the guidance of: [1999]
CorrectBal Gangadhar Tilak described the method of three P’s – Prayer, petition and protest as political mendicancy. He propagated militancy and not mendicancy.
IncorrectBal Gangadhar Tilak described the method of three P’s – Prayer, petition and protest as political mendicancy. He propagated militancy and not mendicancy.
UnattemptedBal Gangadhar Tilak described the method of three P’s – Prayer, petition and protest as political mendicancy. He propagated militancy and not mendicancy.
- Question 17 of 20
17. Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1999]
List-I List-II
A. Shyamji Krishna Varma 1. Bande Mataram
B. Madame Bhikaji Cama 2. Indian Sociologist
C. Annie Besant 3. The Talwar
D. Aurobindo Gosh 4. Commonwealth
Codes:CorrectHere the best possible answer is a.
IncorrectHere the best possible answer is a.
UnattemptedHere the best possible answer is a.
- Question 18 of 20
18. Question
“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]CorrectIncorrectUnattempted - Question 19 of 20
19. Question
Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935? [2000]
CorrectIn the Act of 1935 provincial autonomy replaced diarchy. The GIA, 1919 provided for diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces.
IncorrectIn the Act of 1935 provincial autonomy replaced diarchy. The GIA, 1919 provided for diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces.
UnattemptedIn the Act of 1935 provincial autonomy replaced diarchy. The GIA, 1919 provided for diarchy at the Centre as well as in the provinces.
- Question 20 of 20
20. Question
The Indian National Army (I.N.A.) came into existence in 1943 in: [2000]
CorrectIn Japan INA came into existence in March, 1942 under the leadership of Mohan Singh. The idea of INA was first conceived in Malaya.
IncorrectIn Japan INA came into existence in March, 1942 under the leadership of Mohan Singh. The idea of INA was first conceived in Malaya.
UnattemptedIn Japan INA came into existence in March, 1942 under the leadership of Mohan Singh. The idea of INA was first conceived in Malaya.