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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?

  1. Indian Council Act, 1861
  2. Government of India Act, 1858
  3. Indian Council Act, 1892
  4. Indian Council Act, 1909
Modern Indian History

Who among the following had resigned from the Viceroy’s Executive Council protesting Jalliawala Bagh Massacre?

  1. Rabindranath Tagor
  2. Madan Mohan Malviya
  3. Sir Shankar Nair
  4. All these above
Modern Indian History

Which one of the following (Place of the revolt of 1857 - Start of rebellion) is not correctly matched?

  1. Barrack — 29 March 1857
  2. Meerut — 10 May, 1857
  3. Lucknow —4 June 1857
  4. Jhansi — 11 May, 1857
Modern Indian History

What was the name of the female Regiment constituted as a part of the Azad Hind Fauj by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?

  1. Rani Bhabani Regiment
  2. Rani Jhansi Regiment
  3. Bharat Mata Regiment
  4. Veerangana Regiment
Modern Indian History

Select the correct chronological order for the following Muslim rulers from the codes given below the names:

1. Ahmad Shah Abdali
2. Mohammad Shah
3. Jehangir
4. Bahadur Shah

Codes:

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. 4, 3, 2, 1
  3. 3, 2, 1, 4
  4. 2, 1, 3, 4
Modern Indian History

Who among the following granted financial aid for the restoration of a demolished mosque in Khambhat?

  1. Chamundaraya
  2. Jayasimha Siddharaja
  3. Kumarpala
  4. Mahipaladeva
Modern Indian History

Capital of Kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was:

  1. Amritsar
  2. Kapurthala
  3. Lahore
  4. Patiala
Modern Indian History

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists

List-I List-II
(Authors) (Works)

A. Bankim Chandra Chatterji - 1. Anand Math
B. Michael madhusudan Das - 2. Captive Lady
C. Ravindra Nath Tagore - 3. Gora
D. Sarojini Naidu 4. The Broken Wing

Codes:

  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 2 3 4 1
  3. 1 4 2 3
  4. 4 1 3 2
Modern Indian History

In the third battle of Panipat Marathas were defeated by:

  1. Mughals
  2. Afghans
  3. Britishers
  4. Rohillas
Modern Indian History

Mahatma Gandhi left Bombay for London to participate in the Second Round Table Conference as a Congress representative in the ship known as:

  1. S.S. Rajputana
  2. S.S. Viceroy of India
  3. S.S. Mooltan
  4. S.S. Conte Rosso
Modern Indian History

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. Jhansi 1. Moulavi Ahmad Shah
B. Lucknow 2. Azimullah Khan
C. Kanpur 3. Begum Hazrat Mahal
D. Faizabad 4. Rani Laxmi Bai

Codes:
A B C C

  1. 4 3 2 1
  2. 4 2 3 1
  3. 3 4 2 1
  4. 1 2 3 4
Modern Indian History

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

  1. Ailan-i-Haq–Bipin Chandra Pal
  2. Al-Helal–Dr.Zapir Hussain
  3. Tahzib-ul-Akhlaq–Sir Syed Ahmad
  4. Yugantar–Aurobindo Ghosh
Modern Indian History

Which of the following two leaders visited across the India for the social upliftment?

  1. Gandhi, Tilak
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose
  3. Vipin Chander Pal, Arvind Ghosh
  4. Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Motilal Nehru
Modern Indian History

"Swaraj is my Birth right" The above assertion is attributed to

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Modern Indian History

Who was the founder of the 'Asiatic Society of Bengal'?

  1. Jonathan Duncan
  2. Sir William Jones
  3. Warren Hastings
  4. William Bentinck
Modern Indian History

Who among the following was not present in the founding session of the Indian National Congress?

  1. Dadabhai Nauroji
  2. G. Subramaniya Iyer
  3. Justice Ranade
  4. Surendra Nath Banerjee
Modern Indian History

Who of the following represented the Indian Christians in the First Round Table Conference held at London?

  1. Rao bahadur Srinivasan
  2. Sir Akbar Hydari
  3. Sir A.P. Patro
  4. K.T.Paul
Modern Indian History

The first University Chair of Sanskrit was founded in-

  1. England
  2. France
  3. Germany
  4. Russia
Modern Indian History

Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order.

I. The foundation of Gadar Party
II. Chittagaon Armoury Raid
III. Set up of the ‘Indian Independence Committee’ at Berlin
IV. Central Assembly Bomb Case

Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code :

  1. III, I, IV and II
  2. I, III, IV and II
  3. I, III, II and IV
  4. III, I, II and IV
Modern Indian History

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below the statements:

Assertion [A]: Generally, India had a favorable balance of trade during the British rule.
Reason [R]: The drain of wealth took the form of unrequited exports.

  1. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]
  2. Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]
  3. [A] is true but [R] is false
  4. Both [A] and [R] are false
Modern Indian History

Members of constituent Assembly were elected through

  1. Directly by people
  2. The nomination of the Indian National Congress
  3. Through the nomination of state ruler
  4. By provincial assemblies
Modern Indian History

Sri Aurobindo ashram is situated in:

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Karnataka
  3. Rameshwaram
  4. Pondicherry
Modern Indian History

The following European Powers entered into Indian trade at one time or the other:

1. The English
2. The Dutch
3. The French
4. The Portuguese

Select the correct chronological order of their entry from the code given below:
Code:

  1. 1,2,3,4
  2. 4,1,3,2
  3. 4,2,1,3
  4. 2,3,4,1
Modern Indian History

One of the following rulers, who had granted Diwani to the East India Company, was:

  1. Farrukhsiyar
  2. Shah Alam I
  3. Shah Alam II
  4. Shuja-ud-daulah
Modern Indian History