Modern India and the Freedom Struggle — UPSC Prelims PYQs (Set 2)

Q1. Consider the following statements :
Statement–I : 7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day.
Statement–II : 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 Prelims 2023

Question 1 optionsABoth Statement–I and Statement–II are correct and Statement–II is the correct explanation for Statement–IBBoth Statement–I and Statement–II are correct and Statement–II is not the correct explanation for Statement–ICStatement–I is correct but Statement–II is incorrectDStatement–I is incorrect but Statement–II is correct
Q2. 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 Prelims 2022

Question 2 optionsA1, 2 and 3B2, 3 and 4C1, 3 and 4D1, 2 and 4
Q3. 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 Prelims 2022

Question 3 optionsA1 and 2B2 onlyC1 and 3D3 only
Q4. 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 Prelims 2022

Question 4 optionsA1 onlyB2 onlyCBoth 1 and 2DNeither 1 nor 2
Q5. 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 Vijayanagara empire.
Which of the statements given above are correct? UPSC Prelims 2022

Question 5 optionsA1 and 2 onlyB2 and 3 onlyC1 and 3 onlyD1, 2 and 3
Q6. In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?
1. Broach
2. Chicacole
3. Trichinopoly
Select the correct answer using the code given below. UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 6 optionsA1 onlyB1 and 2C3 onlyD2 and 3
Q7. With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 7 optionsAPingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.BPattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.CRabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.DMadame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here.
Q8. 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 Prelims 2021

Question 8 optionsA1 onlyB2 onlyCBoth 1 and 2DNeither 1 nor 2
Q9. With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 9 optionsAThe Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.BThe Viceroy's Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.CThe Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.DCripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.
Q10. Who among the following is associated with ‘Songs from Prison’, a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 10 optionsABal Gangadhar TilakBJawaharlal NehruCMohandas Karamchand GandhiDSarojini Naidu
Q11. Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School? UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 11 optionsAAnnie BesantBDebendranath TagoreCIshwar Chandra VidyasagarDSarojini Naidu
Q12. In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 12 optionsAleaders of Swadeshi and Boycott MovementBmembers of the Interim Government in 1946Cmembers of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent AssemblyDofficers of the Indian National Army
Q13. With reference to Indian history, which of the following statements is/are correct?
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 Durrani.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. UPSC Prelims 2021

Question 13 optionsA1 and 2B2 onlyC2 and 3D3 only
Q14. With reference to the history of India, consider the following pairs :
1. Aurang — In-charge of treasury of the State
2. Banian — Indian agent of the East India Company
3. Mirasidar — Designated revenue payer to the State
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ? UPSC Prelims 2020

Question 14 optionsA1 and 2 onlyB2 and 3 onlyC3 onlyD1, 2 and 3

0 of 14 answered

Modern India and the Freedom Struggle — UPSC Prelims PYQs (Set 2)

See your score

More History and Culture sets