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Modern History UPSC PYQ 2021

12 questions from the UPSC 2021 examination.

12 questions

1Medium2 marks

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. Broach2. Chicacole3. TrichinopolySelect the correct answer using the code given below.

A1 only
B1 and 2
C3 only
D2 and 3
2Easyprelims2 marks
Social & Religious Reform Movements

Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?

AAnnie Besant
BDebendranath Tagore
CIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
DSarojini Naidu
3Mediumprelims2 marks
Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion

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.

A1 and 2
B2 only
C2 and 3
D3 only
4Easyprelims2 marks
Revolutionary & Communist Movements

In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as

Aleaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
Bmembers of the Interim Government in 1946
Cmembers of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
Dofficers of the Indian National Army
5Medium2 marks

Who among the following is associated with ‘Songs from Prison’, a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?

ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BJawaharlal Nehru
CMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
DSarojini Naidu
6Medium1 mark

Who among the following is associated with ‘Song from Prison’, a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?

ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BJawaharlal Nehru
CMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
DSarojini Naidu
7Easyprelims2 marks
Key Personalities & Ideologies

With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?

APingali 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.
8Easyprelims2 marks
Key Personalities & Ideologies

Who among the following is associated with 'Songs from Prison', a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?

ABal Gangadhar Tilak
BJawaharlal Nehru
CMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
DSarojini Naidu
9Easyprelims2 marks
Gandhian Mass Movements (1915-1942)

With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?

AThe 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.
10Mediumprelims2 marks
Constitutional Developments & British Plans (1909-1947)

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?

A1 only
B2 only
CBoth 1 and 2
DNeither 1 nor 2
11Medium2 marks

Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which ‘later came to be known as Bethune Female School?

AAnnie Besant,
BDebendranath Tagore
CIshwar Chandra Vidyasagar
DSarojin Naidu
12Mediumprelims2 marks
Advent Of Europeans & British Expansion

During the first half of the 17th century, at which of the following places was/were the English East India Company factory/factories located? 1. Broach 2. Chicacole 3. Trichinopoly Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A1 only
B1 and 2
C3 only
D2 and 3
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