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Modern History UPSC PYQ 2006

10 questions from the UPSC 2006 examination.

10 questions

1Easyprelims2 marks
Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942)

Under whose presidency was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 wherein a resolution was adopted to gain complete independence from the British?

ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BGopal Krishna Gokhale
CJawaharlal Nehru
DMotilal Nehru
2Mediumprelims2 marks
Post-Independence India

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

AStates Reorganization Act : Andhra Pradesh
BTreaty of Yandabu : Assam
CState of Bilaspur : Himachal Pradesh
DYear 1966 : Gujarat becomes a State
3Easyprelims2 marks
Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion

With reference to the revolt of the year 1857, who of the following was betrayed by a friend; captured and put to death by the British?

ANana Sahib
BKunwar Singh
CKhan Bahadur Khan
DTantia Tope
4Easyprelims2 marks
Revolutionary & Communist Movements

Who among the following wrote “The Communist Manifesto” along with Karl Marx?

AEmile Durkheim
BFriedrich Engels
CRobert Owen
DMax Weber
5Mediumprelims2 marks
Revolutionary & Communist Movements

Consider the following statements about Madam Bhikaji Cama : 1. Madam Cama unfurled the National Flag at the International Socialist Conference in Paris in the year 1907. 2. Madam Cama served as private secretary to Dadabhai Naoroji. 3. Madam Cama was born to Parsi parents. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1, 2 and 3
B2 and 3, only
C1 and 2, only
D3 only
6Mediumprelims2 marks
Constitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947)

Consider the following statements: 1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company’s monopoly of Indian trade. 2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858, the British Parliament abolished the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2
7Mediumprelims2 marks
Transfer Of Power & Partition (1945-1947)

Which portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?

ADefence
BExternal Affairs and Commonwealth
CFood and Agriculture
DNone
8Easyprelims2 marks
Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion

In the year 1613, where was the English East India Company given permission to set up a factory (trading post)?

ABangalore
BMadras
CMasulipatnam
DSurat
9Easyprelims2 marks
Peasant, Tribal & Labour Movements

Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?

ABhil uprising
BRangpur and Dinapur uprising
CBishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
DSanyasi rebellion
10Easyprelims2 marks
Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion

Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?

ALord Canning
BLord Dalhousie
CLord Hardinge
DLord Lytton
Modern History — All Years|All Subjects