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• With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements:

• 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 assesses before being taxed. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) None

• Ans-C

• The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) is very important in history, because

• 1. The Congress passed a resolution demanding complete independence.

• 2. The rift between the extremists and moderates was resolved in that Session.

• 3. A resolution was passed rejecting the two-nation theory in that Session Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) None of the above

• Ans-A

• Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj?

• 1. It opposed idolatory.

• 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:

• (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

• Ans- B

• With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for

• (a) Running the secret Congress Radio in the wake of Quit India Movement

• (b) Participating in the second round Table Conference

• (c) Leading a contingent of Indian National Army

• (d) Assisting in the formation of Interim Government under Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

• Ans-A

• 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 right for the people of India in the constitution.

• Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

• (a) 1 only

• (b) 2 and 3 only

• (c) 1 and 3 only

• (d) 1, 2 and 3

• Ans-B

• Who among the following were associated with the All India KisanSabha?

• 1. N.G. Ranga

• 2. Swami Sahajanand

• 3. C. R. Das Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

• The establishment of the All-India Kisan Congress in Lucknow in April 1936 which later changed its name to the All-India kisan Sabha. Swami Sahajanand, the founder of the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (1929), was elected the President, and N.G. Ranga, the pioneer of the kisan movement in Andhra and a renowned scholar of the agrarian problem, the General Secretary.

• The first session was greeted in person by Jawaharlal Nehru. Other participants included Ram Manohar Lohia, Sohan Singh Josh, IndulalYagnik, Jayaprakash Narayan, Mohanlal Gautam, Kamal Sarkar, SudhinPramanik and Ahmed Din. The Conference resolved to bring out a Kisan Manifesto and a periodic bulletin edited by Indulal Yagni

• Lottery Committee of the British rule was related to

• (a) Eradication of epidemics

• (b) Revenue settlement

• (c) Town Planning

• (d) Education

• Ans-C

• Which among the following sections predominantly supported the Revolt of 1857?

• 1. Modern educated Indians

• 2. Moneylenders

• 3. Indian religious preachers

• Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 2 only

• Ans-C

• Who among the following gave systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old?

• (a) Aurobindo Ghosh

• (b) R. C. Dutt

• (c) Syed Ahmad Khan

• (d) Viraraghavachari

• Ans-A

• Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?

• (a) Al-Hilal

• (b) Comrade

• (c) The Indian Sociologist

• (d) Zamindar

• Ans-A

• With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?

• (a) Akbar

• (b) Jahangir

• (c) Shahjahan

• (d) Aurangzeb

• Ans-B

• In the context of the Indian freedom struggle 16th October 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons?

• (a) The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta town hall

• (b) Partition of Bengal took effect

• (c) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of Indian National Congress was Swaraj

• (d) Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona

• Ans-B

• Consider the following statements: The Cripps Proposals include the provision for

• 1. Full independence for India

• 2. Creation of Constitution making body.

• Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

• Ans-B

• Annie Besant was

• 1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement

• 2. The founder of the Theosophical Society

• 3. Once the President of the Indian National Congress

• Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.

• (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

• Ans-C

• Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?

• (a) Ahmadabad (b) Bombay (c) Calcutta (d) Delhi

• Ans-B

• In the context of Indian history, the principle of ‘Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to

• (a) Division of the central legislature into two houses.

• (b) Introductions of double government i.e., Central and Statement governments.

• (c) Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi.

• (d) Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories.

• Ans-D

• The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to

• (a) Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments. (b) Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.

• (c) Impose censorship on national press.

• (d) Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.

• Ans-D

• Who was the Viceroy of India when the Rowlatt Act was passed?

• (a) Lord Irwin

• (b) Lord Reading

• (c) Lord Chelmsford

• (d) Lord Wavell

• Ans-C

• The `Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the

• (a) agitation against the Partition of Bengal

• (b) Home Rule Movement

• (c) Non-Cooperation Movement

• (d) visit of the Simon Commission to India

• Ans-A

• The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the

• (a) Imposition of certain restrictions to carry arms by the Indians

• (b) Imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines published in Indian languages

• (c) Removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian magistrates with regard to the trial of the Europeans

• (d) Removal of a duty on imported cotton cloth

• Ans-C

• The Rowlatt Act aimed at

• (a) Compulsory economic support to war efforts

• (b) Imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial

• (c) Suppression of the Khilafat Movement.

• (d) Imposition of restrictions on freedom of the press

• Ans-B

• Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India ?

• 1. Dadabhai Naoroji

• 2. G.Subramania Iyer

• 3. R.C. Dutt

• Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

• (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

• Ans-D

• Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?

• (a) Home Rule Movement

• (b) Non-Cooperation Movement

• (c) Civil Disobedience Movement

• (d) Quit India Movement

• Ans-C

• Consider the following statements :

• 1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.

• 2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.

• Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?


• Ans-B

• Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'extremists’?

• (a) Swadeshi Movement

• (b) Quit India Movement

• (c) Non-Cooperation Movement

• (d) Civil Disobedience Movement

• Ans-A

• The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until

• (a) The First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was ended.

• (b) King George V abrogated Curzon's Act as the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911

• (c) Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement.

• (d) The Partition of India in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan.

• Ans-B

• The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a

• (a) revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco.

• (b) nationalist organization operating from Singapore.

• (c) militant organisation with headquarters at Berlin

• (d) Communist movement for India's freedom with head-quarters at Tashkent

• Ans-A

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

• List-I (Author) List-II (Work)• A. Bankimchandra 1. Shatranj Ke Khilari• B. Dinabandhu Mitra 2. Debi Chaudhurani• C. Premchand 3. Nil-DarpanA B C(a) 2 4 1(b) 3 4 2 (c) 2 3 1(d) 3 1 4

• Ans-C

• The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for

• (a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third

• (b) the grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land.

• (c) the uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom

• (d) writing off all peasant debts

• Ans-A

• Who founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1896 to carry on humanitarian relief and social work?

• [A] Ramakrishna Paramahansa

• [B] Swami Dayananda Saraswati

• [C] Swami Vivekananda

• [D] Blavatsky and Olcot

• Ans-C

• .Arrange the following events/movements in the correct order of their chronology:

• 1. Rowlatt Act Satyagraha

• 2. Civil Disobedience Movement

• 3. Boycott of Simon Commission

• 4. Quit India Movement

[A] 1-2-3-4

[B] 1-3-2-4

[C] 2-3-4-1

[D] 2-3-4-1

• Ans-B

• With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were

• (a) directly elected by the people of those Provinces

• (b) nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League

• (c) elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies

• (d) selected by the Government for their expertise in constitutional matters

• Ans-C

• The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

• A. solve the problem of minorities in India

• B. give effect to the Independence Bill

• C. delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan

• D. enquire into the riots in East Bengal

• Ans-C

• Mahatma Gandhi presided over the annual session of INC for only once at:a) Kakinada 1923b) Belgaum 1924c) Kanpur 1925d) Gaulhathi 1926

• According to the provisions of which of the following acts, Burma was separated from the British Indian Administration?a) Govt of India Act 1919b) Govt of India Act 1935c) Minto-Morley Reforms 1909d) Indian Independence Act 1947

• Ans-B

• Consider the following about Doctrine of Lapse

• 1. According to this, any princely state where the ruler did not have a legal male heir would be annexed by the company.

• 2. After Dalhousie became the Governor-General, in 1848, Satara was acquired as per this doctrine.

• A. only 1 B. only 2 C. both 1 and 2 D. none

• Ans-C

• Consider the following about Lucknow pact

• 1. Congress rejected the demand of separate electorate for Muslims

• 2. moderates were accepted back in congress

• A. 1 only B. 2 only C. both D. none

• Ans-D

• In 1908 Swadeshi and Boycott movement was declined because of

• 1.Annulment of partition of Bengal

• 2.Split in congress

• 3.Arrest and deportation of leaders

• A. 1,2 only B. 2 only C.2 and 3 only D.1,2and 3 only

• Ans-C

• Which of the following statements is/are correct about the Indian National Army?

• 1. Its idea was conceived by Subhash Chandra Bose.

• 2. It comprised of Indian prisoners of war.



• Ans-B

• Who among the following was known as 'Frontier Gandhi' during India's freedom movement?

• (a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

• (b) Vinoba Bhave

• (c) Rani Gaidinliu

• (d) Rajendra Prasad

• Ans-A

• Consider the following pairs:

• Peasant Uprising Location

• 1. Indigo Revolt : Maharashtra

• 2. Kuka Revolt : Punjab

• 3. Pabna Uprising : Bengal

• Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

• (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

• Ans-B

• Consider the following Kingdoms:

• 1. Sambhalpur

• 2. Nagpur

• 3. Udaipur

• 4. Satara

• Which of the Kingdoms given above were annexed by the British using the Doctrine of Lapse?

• (a) 1 and 4 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

• Ans-D

• Satara (1848), Sambalpur (1850), Udaipur (1852), Jhansi (1853) and Nagpur (1854) were annexed using this policy

• Consider the following statements regarding Treaty of Salbai :

• 1. It was signed between British and Tipu Sultan.

• 2. It was signed to end the Second Anglo Mysore War.

• 3. Under it British and Tipu Sultan agreed to returned the conquered territories as well as the prisoners.


• (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) None

• Ans-D

• Treaty Of Salbai was signed between British and Maratha in 1782 in which status quo was maintained between both powers. Peace treaty give the British Twenty Years of peace with Marathas. After this treaty British gave full attention to the Mysore.

• The second Anglo-Mysore war came to an end with the Treaty of Mangalore in Mar 11, 1784 signed between Tipu Sultan and the British East India Company; and under the terms of the treaty, both sides once again returned the conquered territories as well as the prisoners. Hence all the statements are not correct.

• With reference to Cripps Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?

• 1. Its aim was to secure active cooperation of Indians in the war.

• 2. It proposed complete independence to India after the war.



• Ans-A

• Statement 1 is correct: To secure the cooperation of Indians during the world war II, the British Government sent to India in March 1942 a mission headed by a Cabinet minister Stafford Cripps. He was left-wing Labourite who had earlier actively supported the Indian national movement.

• Statement 2 is not correct: The Draft Declaration of Cripps promised India Dominion Status and a constitution-making body after the War whose members would be elected by the provincial assemblies and nominated by the rulers in case of the princely states. The Pakistan demand was accommodated by the provision that any province which was not prepared to accept the new constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status. The Congress objected to the provision for Dominion Status rather than full independence, the representation of the princely states in the constituent assembly not by the people of the states but by the nominees of the rulers, and above all by the provision for the partition of India.

• The famous 'Fourteen Points' by Mohammad Ali Jinnah were proposed as a reaction to :

• (a) Poona Pact

• (b) Simon Commission

• (c) Morley Minto Reforms

• (d) Nehru Report

• Ans-D

• In the context of Indian Freedom struggle, 26th January 1930 is well known for which one of the following reasons?

• (a) It was fixed as first Independence day.

• (b) The new tri-color flag of freedom was adopted.

• (c) Jawaharlal Nehru declared complete independence as the goal of Indian National Congress.

• (d) Gandhiji started his historic Dandi March

• Ans-A

• 26th January 1930 was fixed as first Independence Day, which was to be celebrated every year with the people taking the pledge that it was a crime against the man and god to submit any longer to the British rule. Hence, option (a) is correct. The new tri color flag of freedom was adopted on 31st December 1929. Jawaharlal Nehru declared complete independence as the goal of Indian National Congress at Lahore session of Indian National Congress held in December 1929. Gandhiji started his historic Dandi March on 12th March, 1930.

• Which of the following were a part of the constructive work, undertaken by Gandhiji, during the passive phases of the Indian National Movement?

• 1. Promotion of Khadi

• 2. National Education

• 3. Hindu-Muslim Unity

• 4. Social Upliftment of the Harijans


• (a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

• Ans-D

• With reference to Permanent Settlement, consider the following statements:

• 1. It was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in Bengal and Bihar.

• 2. The ownership rights of zamindars were made both transferable and hereditary.



• Ans-C

• Which of the following was/were members of the Home Rule League? 1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

• 2. George Sydney Arundale

• 3. S. Subramaniya Iyer


• (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

• Ans-B• Two Home Rule Leagues were started in 1915-16, one under the leadership

of Lokmanya Tilak, and the other under the leadership of Annie Besant, an English admirer of Indian culture and the Indian people, and S. Subramaniya Iyer.

• George Sydney Arundale was third President of The Theosophical Society from 1934 to 1945. He was the Organizing Secretary of the All-India Home Rule League and was interned by the Government along with Annie Besant and B. P. Wadia for three months in 1917.

• By 1917, Jawaharlal Nehru in Allahabad and B. Chakravarti and J. Banerjeain Calcutta had joined the Home Rule League.

• Gopal Krishna Gokhale was not a member of the Home Rule League. He passed away on 19th February, 1915

• With reference to the Ghadar Party, consider the following statements:

• 1. It was established in Europe by Indian revolutionaries.

• 2. It was primarily based on the principles of Sikhism.

• 3. Lala Har Dayal was one of its founding members.

• Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

• (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

• Ans-B

• Jawaharlal Nehru was associated with which of the following organizations?

• 1. Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha

• 2. All India States People’s Conference

• 3. National Planning Committee Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) Non

• Ans-C

• Bhagat Singh helped in establishing the Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha in 1926 and become its founding Secretary. The Sabha was to carry out open political work among the youth, peasants and workers. It was to open branches in the villages. Nehru was not associated with this organization.

• National Planning Committee was appointed in 1938 by the Congress President Subhas Bose. It was set up under the chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru in order to draw up a development plan for free India.

• All India States People’s Conference was founded in 1927 to coordinate political activities in the different states. Jawaharlal Nehru became the president of this organization in 1939.

Consider the following about the famous book “Hind Swaraj” written by Mahatma Gandhi.1. It was published after Gandhiji arrived in India.2. As per the Writing, if Indians refused to cooperate, British rule in India would collapse and swaraj would come.3. The book was banned by the British in India in all formats.Select the correct answer using the codes belowA. 1 and 2 onlyB. 1 and 3 onlyC. 2 onlyD. 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer : C

• Justification: Statement 1: Mohandas Gandhi wrote this book in his native language, Gujarati, while travelling from London to South Africa onboardSS Kildonan Castle between “November 13 and November 22, 1909”.

• Statement 2: It declared that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians, and had survived only because of this cooperation. If Indians refused to cooperate, British rule in India would collapse within a year, and swaraj would come.

• Statement 3: The Gujarati edition was banned by the British on its publication in India. Gandhi then translated it into English. The English edition was not banned by the British, who concluded that the book would have little impact on the English-speaking Indians' subservience to the British and British ideas.

Which of the following is INCORRECT with reference to the Ryotwarisystem?

A. It was initially tried in some of the areas that were taken over by the East India Company after the wars with

Tipu Sultan.

B. The revenue settlement was to be made directly with the cultivators under the system.

C. A revisable land rent was imposed without taking into account the quality and extent of land.

D. All of the above

• Correct Answer : C

• Justification : In the British territories in the south there was a move away from the idea of Permanent Settlement. The new system that was devised came to be known as ryotwari .

• It was tried on a small scale by Captain Alexander Read in some of the areas that were taken over by the Company after the wars with Tipu Sultan.

• Subsequently developed by Thomas Munro, this system was gradually extended all over south India.

• Read and Munro felt that in the south there were no traditional zamindars. The settlement, they argued, had to be made directly with the cultivators (ryots) who had tilled the land for generations. Their fields had to be carefully and separately surveyed before the revenue assessment was made. Munro thought that the British should act as paternal father figures protecting the ryots under their charge.

The Gandhian idea of “Satyagraha” emphasised

1. The power of truth and the need to search for truth

2. If the struggle was against injustice then physical force was not necessary to fight the oppressor

Which of the above is/are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. None

The East India Company forced many states into a “subsidiary alliance”. According to the terms of this alliance

1. No Indian ruler was allowed to keep armed forces in his kingdom.

2. Half of the land territory of the states was to be transferred to the Company as a debt security instrument.

Which of the above is/are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. None

• Correct Answer : D

Under the Mahalwari settlement

A. Most villages were made to pay equal land revenue irrespective of village population

B. Revenue was to be fixed on a permanent basis

C. The charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company was given to the village headman

D. Peasants became directly accountable to the Zamindar for payment of land revenue

• By the early nineteenth century many of the Companyofficials were convinced that the Permanent Settlement system of revenue had to be changed.

• In the North Western Provinces of the Bengal Presidency Holt Mackenzie devised the new system which came into effect in 1822.

• He felt that the village was an important social institution in north Indian society and needed to be preserved.

• Under his directions, collectors went from village to village, inspecting the land, measuring the fields, and recording the customs and rights of different groups.

• Justification: Option A: The estimated revenue of each plot within a village was added up to calculate the revenue that each village (mahal) had to pay. So, A is incorrect.

• Option B: This demand was to be revised periodically, not permanently fixed. So, B is incorrect.

• Option C: The charge of collecting the revenue and paying it to the Company was given to the village headman, rather than the zamindar. This system came to be known as the mahalwari settlement. So, C is correct.

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