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Modern History UPSC PYQ 2026

5 questions from the UPSC 2026 examination. Showing a preview of 3 below — generate a full practice test to solve the rest.

3 questions

1Mediumprelims2 marks
The artificially fixed rupee-sterling exchange rate prescribed by the Hilton-Young Commission (1926) was adopted by the British Government for which one of the following reasons ?
AAiding the flow of remittances from India and maintaining India's creditworthiness
BProviding support to Indian importers
CEncouraging export of cotton produce from India
DPreventing depreciation of the Rupee in terms of gold
2Mediumprelims2 marks
Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct ?
AThe Eka Movement was throughout supported and organized by the Congress while Bardoli Satyagraha was initially independent of Congress influence and was only in the last stages supported by the Congress.
BThe Eka Movement was provided leadership by the taluqdars of Awadh, whereas the Bardoli Satyagraha was a movement of the landless labourers.
CThe Bardoli Satyagraha was a campaign against the enhancement of land revenue, while the Eka Movement was a protest against excessive extraction of rents.
DThe Eka Movement was located in the Varanasi and Mirzapur districts of the present-day U.P., while the Bardoli Satyagraha took place in Saurashtra.
3Mediumprelims2 marks
Consider the following assertion :
The genesis of political alliances based on community lay in the very nature of the Montague-Chelmsford Reforms, 1919.
Which of the following statements support/supports the above assertion ?
1. Reforms retained and extended the principle of separate electorates.
2. Separate electorates were supposed to counter Indian nationalism, which was growing stronger.
3. Deprived classes rallied around the favours inherent in separate electorates.
Select the answer using the code given below :
A1 only
B2 and 3 only
C1 and 2 only
D1, 2 and 3

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