16 questions from the UPSC 2000 examination.
16 questions
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I I. Chittagong Armoury Raid II. Abhinav Bharat III. Anushilan Samiti IV. Kuka Movement List II A) Kalpana Dutt B) Guru Ram Singh C) Vikram Damodar Savarkar D) Aurobindo Ghosh Codes:
Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?
As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he
The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because
Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress: I. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress. II. C. R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress. III. The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume. IV. Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894. Which of these statements are correct?
After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in
The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of
The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of
At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of the British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence?
Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny. Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
While delivering the presidential address, the Congress President who advocated the introduction of Roman script for Hindi language was
“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?
The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in
Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base. Reason (R): It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists: List I – Land system I. Land allotted to big feudal landlords II. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors III. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, transfer, gift or sell IV. Revenue settlements made at village level List II A) Jagirdari System B) Ryotwari System C) Mahalwari System D) Zamindari System Codes:
That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by