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Constitutional Development and National Movement in India

1. Which of the following Acts provides for the setting up of a Board of Control in Britain through which the British Government could fully control the British East India Company's civil, military and revenue al-fairs in India?

(a) Regulating Act of 1773

(b) Pitts India Act of 1784

(d) Government of India Act of 1858

2. The first effective attempt by the nationalists for drafting the Constitution of independent India may be traced back to

(a) The Poona Pact

(b) Sapru Report

(d) Jinnah's fourteen points

3. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War

(a) India should be granted complete independence

(b) India should be partitioned into two be-fore granting independence

(d) India should be given Dominion status

4. "The English people are bound by duty as well as interest to lend back to India the wealth derived therefrom, in order to develop its resources." Who said this?

(a) Romesh chandra Dutt

(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

5. Match List I with List II and select the correct code

List I List II

(Newspapers or Periodicals) (Name of editors)

(A) Mirat-ul-Akhbar 1. Dadabhai Naoroji

(B) Rast Goftar 2. Lester Hutchinson

(D) New Spark 4. B.G. Tilak

5. Pherozeshah Mehta

Code

A B C D

(a) 1 5 3 2

(b) 5 3 4 1

(d) 3 1 2 4

6. Which of the following Acts deprived Indian Provinces of their law-making power?

(a) Act of 1813

(b) Act of 1833

(d) Act of 1861

7. Which one of the following demands of the moderates was accepted in the Morley Minto Reforms?

(a) Dominion status for India

(b) Beginning of responsible form of Government

(d) Idea of Self Government

8. Which one of the following recommended a change in the pattern of Dyarchy introduced under the Act of 1919?

(a) Muddiman Committee

(b) Sapru Committee

(d) Butler Commission

9. The Act in which for the first time statutory rules were framed for the separate provincial subjects from the central subjects was the

(a) Government of India Act, 1935

(b) Government of India Act, 1919

(d) Indian Councils Act. 1892

10. The Cabinet Mission Plan envisaged for India

(a) Federation

(b) Confederation

(d) Union of States

11. Under which one of the following Acts was the communal electorate system introduced by the British in India for the first time?

(a) Government of India Act, 1909

(b) Government of India Act, 1919

(d) Indian Council Act of 1862

12. Which of the following series of names contains the names of moderates only?

(a) Mahadev Govind Ranade, Gopal Krishan Gokhale, Bipin Chandra Pal

(b) Gopal Krishan Gokhale, Pheroze Shah Mehta and Dadabhai Naoroji

(d) Gopal Krishan Gokhale, V. Srinivasa Sastri and Bal Gangadhar Tilak

13. Match list I with List II

List I List II

(A) Brahmo Samaj 1. Mrs. Annie Besant

(B) Bombay Presidency Association Gokhale 2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

(D) Theosophical Society 4. Raja Rammohan Roy

5. Sir Pherozeshah Mehta

Code

A B C D

(a) 4 5 2 1

(b) 1 3 2 4

(c ) 4 5 1 2

(d) 4 2 5 1

14. Match List I with List II

List I List II

Periodicals (Newspapers or

(Founders/Editors

(A) The Indian Review 1. B.G. Horniman

(B) The Modern Review 2. G.A. Natesan

(D) The Bombay Chronical 4. Virarraghavachari and Others

Code

A B C D

(a) 2 3 4 1

(b) 3 2 4 1

(d) 2 3 1 4

15. Who among the following transformed the Shivaji and Ganapati festival into a national festival?

(a) Lala Lajpat Rai

(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

16. The Rowlett Act stood for

(a) compulsory economic support to war efforts

(b) imprisonment without trial and summary procedures for trial

(d) imposition of restrictions on freedom of the Press

17. The Vernacular Press Act, passed during the regime of Lord Lytton, sought to

(a) accord parity of treatment of Vernacular Press and English Press

(b) give complete freedom to the Vernacular Press

(d) put restrictions on English Press run by Indians

18. In the Federation established by the Act 1935 residuary powers were given to the

(a) Federal Legislature

(b) Provincial Legislature

(d) Provincial Governors

19. Which of the following are the principal fea-tures of the Government of India Act, 1919?

1. Introduction of dyarchy in the execu-tive government of the Provinces

2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims

3. Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces

4. Expansion and reconstitution of Cen-tral and Provincial Legislatures

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 3, and 4

20. When the Crown assumed direct responsibility for the Government of India in 1858. all Powers-Legislative, Administrative and Financial came to be concentrated in the

(a) Viceroy and Governor General

(b) Secretary of State for India and his Council

(d) Lieutenant Governor and Viceroy

21. One of the objectives of All India States Peoples Conference was to

(a) establish responsible governments in princely states

(b) oppose the influence of the Congress in princely states

(d) establish a federation of princely states

22 Who described the Government of Indian Act, 1935 as a new charter of bondage?"

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Rajendra Prasad

23. Between the 15th August 1947 when the country became free and the 26 January 1950, when she declared itself a democratic sovereign republic, the Government of India functioned under the provisions of

(a) the Government of India Act, 1935

(b) the Indian Independence Act, 1947

(d) None of the above

24. The most vexing question before the Nehru Committee was the

(a) position of the backward classes in free India

(b) position of the minorities

(d) khilafat question

25. Ramsay Macdonald's Communal Award provided for

(a) separate court for Muslims

(b) special laws for women

(d) special privileges to the people in the Nizam Dominion

26. Which of the following political parties/groups boycotted the Simon Commission?

1. Hindu Mahasabha

2. Justice Party

3. Muslim League

4. Punjab Unionists

Code

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1,2 and 4

(d) 1, 3 and 4

27. Which one of the following statements regarding the system of Dyarchy under the 1919 Act is correct?

(a) In the provinces, the councillors were responsible to provincial legislatures

(b) It was the first step towards responsible government

(d) None of the above

28. The nature of the anti-imperialist struggle was

(a) always peaceful and constitutional

(b) initially constitutional and by and large non-violent

(d) largely supported by foreign powers

29. Which one of the following finally alienated the Muslims and crystallized the demand for Pakistan?

(a) The introduction of separate electorates for the Muslims

(b) The establishment of the Muslim League

(d) The federal provisions envisaged under the Government of India Act of 1935

30. Mainstream Nationalism in India

(a) was characterised by chauvinism

(b) aimed at restoration of the Hindu state

(d) aimed at emancipation from colonial rule

31. Which of the following were responsible for the growth of nationalism in India during the British rule?

1. Economic exploitation of India

2. Impact of western education

3. Role of the Press

Code

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1 and 2

(d) 1 and 3

32. When the British obtained the grant of Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, they acquired the right to Constitutional Development and National Movement in India

(a) maintain law and order in these territories

(b) administer civil justice and collect revenue in these territories.

(d) military defend these territories .

33. Which one of the following nationalist leaders has been described as being radical in politics but conservative on social issues?

(a) G.K. Gokhale

(b) B.G. Tilak

(d) Madan Mohan Malaviya

34. Which one of the following groups of leaders was connected with the Swarajist party?

(a) Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru and C.R. Das

(b) Reghavendra Rao, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel

(d) Vitthal Bhai Patel, Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru

35. Consider the following

1. Ghadar Party

2. Khilafat Movement

3. Dandi March

4. Champaran Satyagraha

Their correct chronological sequence is

(a) 4, 1, 2, 3

(b) 1, 4, 3, 2

(d) 1, 4, 2, 3

36. Given below are two statements, one la-belled as Assertion (A) and the other la-belled as Reason (R)

Assertion (A): The "moderates' believed in constitutional methods and tried to arouse public opinion in favour of their demands.

Reason (R): They were convinced that the time then was not yet, ripe for overthrowing Brit-ish rule.

In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

(a) Both A and R are individually true, and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

(d) A is false, but R is true.

37. Who among following introduced local self-government in India?

(a) Lord Mountbatten

(b) Lord Ripon

(d) Lord Macaulay

38. The Khilafat question was raised because the Indian Muslims

(a) wanted a separate homeland for them-selves

(b) were critical of the Rowlett Act

(d) were dissatisfied with the Government of India Act, 1919

39. Match List / (Movements) with List II (Years)

List I List II

(A) Bardoli Satyagraha 1. 1946

(B) Moplah Rebellion 2. 1917

(D) Champaran Satyagraha 4. 1928

Code

A B C D

(a) 4 3 1 2

(b) 3 4 2 1

(d) 3 4 1 2

40. Which one of the following formed part of the Communal Award (Macdonald) announced by the British Government?

(a) Recognition of the depressed classes as a minority community and giving them right to vote in the general constituencies.

(b) Conceding weightage to the Muslims in provinces in which they were in minority.

(d) Reservation of certain seats for the Muslims.

41. Considers the following events

1. Pitts India Act

2. Diwani Rights of Estate of the East India Company

3. Regulating Act

4. Appointment of Warren Hastings as Governor of Bengal The correct chronological sequence of these events is

(a) 2, 4, 1,3

(b) 4, 2, 3, 1

(d) 4, 2, 1, 3

42. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Motilal Nehru: Nehru Report

(b) Gandhi: Champaran Satyagraha

(d) S.C. Bose: Indian National Army

43. Match List / (Parties) with List II (Leaders)

List I List II

(A) Justice Party 1. S.A. Dange

(B) Swaraj Party 2. C.R. Das

(D) Labour Party of India 4. Subash Chandra Bose

Code 5. Dr. T.M. Nair

A B C D

(a) 5 2 4 1

(b) 3 2 5 1

(d) 5 2 3 4

44. Consider the following pairs of personalities and events

1. Lord Dalhousie: Doctrine of Lapse

2. Lord Curzon: Partition of Bengal

3. Lord Wavell: Simla Conference

Which of these pairs are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 3

(b) 2 and 3

(d) 1 and 2

45. Indian National Congress began to work as a political party since

(a) 1885

(b) 1907

(d) Nagpur Congress (December 1920)

46. Under the system of Subsidiary Alliance, a prince

(a) enjoyed the right to settle his disputes with his neighbours with the help of a British subsidiary force.

(b) could carry on trade with European powers other than the English.

(d) had to allow for his security, the stationing within his territory of a British subsidiary force.

47. The problem of communal consciousness in India can be traced to the

(a) ancient religious traditions.

(b) rule of the Mughals.

(d) partition of the country.

48. The Poona Pact in 1932 upheld

(a) joint electorates.

(b) separate electorates.

(d) joint electorates with reserved seats for caste Hindus.

49. Which one of the following is not correct about Dyarchy introduced by the Government of India Act of 1919?

(a) It was a system of dual governments at central and provincial levels.

(b) Provincial subjects were divided into reserved and transformed.

(d) Governor had the power of overriding the majority decision.

50. Which one of the following statements is correct with reference to the Government of India Act, 1935?

(a) The federal executive was to consist of the Governor General and Counsellors.

(b) The federal legislature was to consist of the Governor General, the Council of State and the Federal Assembly.

(d) The provincial legislature was to consist of the Governor and only the Lower House of Legislature.

51. Consider the following statements regarding the composition of the Constituent Assembly

1. The representatives were to be elected from the four constituents: Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians.

2. The chairman of the Union Constituent Committee was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

3. The total strength of the Constituent Assembly was 389.

4. The Drafting Committee under the chairmanship of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar consisted of eight members.

Which of these is/are correct?

(a) 1. 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(c ) 3 only

(d) 1 only

52. Who among the following championed the cause of socialist ideas in the Indian National Congress before independence?

(a) Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya

(b) PI. Jawaharlal Nehru

(d) Jamnalal Bajaj

53. Match List I with List II

List I `List II

(Acts) (Provisions)

(A) The Government of India Act, 1935 1. Transfer of power from the East India Company to the British Crown

(B) The Government of India Act, 1909 2. Envisaged Dominion status to India

(D) The Government of India Act, 1858 4. Introduction of Dyarchy in provinces

5. Introduction of separate electorate for Muslims and others

Code

A B C D

(a) 1 4 2 3

(b) 3 5 4 1

(d) 3 4 2 1

54. Revolutionary extremists in India of the post 1920 phase could be distinguished from those of the earlier phase due to

(a) goal of complete independence.

(b) operation through secret societies.

(d) acquisition of a revolutionary socialist Ideology.

55. Match List (Constitutional Development in India During the British Raj) with List II (Act/Reform)

List I List II

Dyarchy

1. The Regulating Act, 1773

(B) Federalism 2. Government of India Act, 1919

(D) Creation of the office of The Governor General 4. Government of India Act,1935

5. Monto-Morley Reform, 1909

Code

A B C D

(a) 2 4 5 1

(b) 1 5 3 2

(c ) 2 5 3 1

(d) 1 4 5 2

56 Select the correct the chronological order of the movements given below

Non- Cooperation

movement

Civil

Disobedience Movement, Quit India Movement

Civil Disobedience

Movement

Quit India Movement

Non- Cooperation movement

Non- Cooperation

movement

Quit India

Movement

Civil

Disobedience Movement,

Quit India Movement

Non- Cooperation

movement ,

Civil Disobedience Movement

57. Match list I (theorist ) with List II (ideas )

List-I List II

(A) Dadabhai Naroji 1. Trusteeship

(B) Mahatma Gandhi 2. Total Revolution

(C ) Rabindranath Tagore 3. Drain Theory

(D ) Jai Prakash Narayan 4. Internationalism

58. Match List / (theorists) with List II (Ideas)

List I (Feature) List -II

( A) Federal Scheme of government 1. Minto-Morley Re-forms, 1909

(B) Dyarchy in Provincial Government 2. Indian Councils Act, 1861

(C ) Communal representation 3. Government of India Act, 1935

(D ) Rigid centralisation 4. Montagu – Chelmsford Reform , 1919

Code

A B C D

(a) 2 1 4 3

(b) 3 4 1 2

(d) 3 1 4 2

59. Who among the following was the Chair-man of the States Committee of the Constituent Assembly?

(a) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

(d) Sardar Patel

(b) Jawaharlal Nehru

60. What was the reason for rejection of the Cripps Plan by the Indian National Congress?

(a) It granted dominion status to the Indian Union

(b) It granted dominion status to the Provinces

(d) It was aimed at continuing British rule even after the war

61. Why did the Muslim League observe Direct Action Day on August 16, 1945?

(a) To bring about unity among the various sections of the Muslims.

(b) To protest against the inadequate representation to the Muslims in the interim government.

(d) To express solidarity with the Congress in its struggle against the British.

62. During whose viceroyalty was the 'Repressive Act also known as the "Gagging Act" enacted?

(a) Lord Curzon

(b) Lord Lytton

(d) Lord Morley

63. Which of the following act passed by the British Parliament sought to bring reforms in the company's affairs in India?

(a) The Regulating Act of 1773

(b) The Charter Act of 1833

(d) The Montford Reforms

64. Which of the following was the head of the committee known as Nehru Committee?

(a) B.K. Nehru

(b) Arun Nehru

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru

65. Consider the following with regard to the Cabinet Mission Plans

1. India to be a union of India

2. Residuary Powers be given to the Provinces

3. The Constituent Assembly was to consist of 389 members

4. Interim Government to have 6 Congress-men, 4 Leaguers, 2 Indian Christians, 2 Sikhs

Code

(a) 1.2.4

(b) 1.3.4

(d) 2, 3, 4

66. Dicky Bird Plan is known as

(a) Cabinet Mission Plan

(b) Wavell Plan

(d) Mountbatten Plan

67. Who was the first elected chairman of Constituent Assembly?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) B.R. Ambedkar

(d) Sachidanand Sinha

68. The Principal Draftsman of the Drafting Committee was

(a) B.R. Ambedkar

(b) B.N. Rao

(d) N. Gopalaswami Ainger

69. Consider the following statements with regard to the Government of India Act, 1935.

1. Nehru regarded the Act of 1935 as the charter of slavery

2. The Act proposed a federation for the British provinces and the primary states

3. The residuary powers were to rest with the Governor General

4. Burma (now Myanmar) was to remain with India Code

(a) 1,2,3

(b) 1, 3, 4

(d) 2, 3, 4

70. Match List I with List II

List I List II

(A) Morley-Minto 1. Legislative Reforms centralisation

(B) Montford Reforms 2. Separate communal electorate

(D) Act of 1833 4. Provincial Autonomy

Code

A B C D

(a) 2 3 4 1

(b) 3 2 1 4

(d) 2 4 1 3

71 The bicameral legislature at the centre was introduced by the following Act

(a) The Better Government of India Act, 1858

(b) The Indian Council Act, 1892

(d) The Government of India Act, 1919

72. Which of the following transferred power from the English East India Company to the British Crown?

(a) The Revolt of 1857

(b) The Better Government of India Act, 1858

(d) The Act of 1919

73. The Queen's Proclamation was made at

(a) Delhi

(b) Allahabad

(d) Madras (now Chennai)

74. The Vernacular Press Act (1878) came in during the regime of

(a) Rippon

(b) Lytton

(d) Linlithgow

75. Which of the following Indians was the first to qualify the Civil Service Examination in 1869?

(a) Surendranath Banerjee

(b) Bihari Lal Gupta

(d) Satyendranath Tagore

76. Who had founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1857

(a) Keshev Chander Sen

(b) Raja Rammohan Roy

(d) Davendranath Tagore

77. Delhi was declared the capital of India in the following year

(a) 1909

(b) 1911

(d) 1915

78. On whose suggestion, the Indian National Union was named as the Indian National Congress?

(a) Dadabhai Naoroji

(b) A.O. Hume

(d) Pheroz Shah Mehta

79. Consider the following with regard to the objects of the Congress in 1885.

1. Promotion of friendship

2. Eradication of prejudices

3. Recording the matured opinion of the educated classes

4. Demand for Swaraj

Which of the above are correct?

(a) 1, 2, 3

(b) 1, 2, 4

(d) 2, 3, 4

80. Assertion (A): The early Congressman were known as moderates

Reason (R) Their demands were mod-erate, so were their means

(a) A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) A and R are true, R is not the explanation of A.

(d) A is false, R is true.

81. The partition of Bengal was proposed by the following

(a) Lord Bentinck

(b) Lord Curzon

(d) Lord Lytton

82. The Calcutta Congress Session in 1906 was presided by

(a) Lala Lajpat Rai

(b) Ras Behari Bose

(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

83. One of the leaders of the Home Rule Movement was Tilak, the other was

(a) Sarojini Naidu

(b) Kamla Nehru

(d) Annie Besant

84, Match List / with List II

List I List II

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai 1. Uttar Pradesh

(B) Tilak 2. Punjab

(D) Chandrashekhar Azad 4. Bengal

Code:

A B C D

85. Consider the following with regard to Gandhi's role in Indian's liberation struggle

1. Champaran Satyagraha

2. Kheda Satyagraha

3. Satyagraha against the Rowlett Act

4. Birth of the Swarajya Party

Which of the above are correct?

(a) 1, 2, 3

(b) 1,2,4

(d) 2, 3, 4

86. 'Al Hilal' was started by the following

(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(B) Shaukat Ali

(C ) Mohammad Ali

(D) M A Jinnah

87. Which of the following Acts introduced Dyarchy in the provinces?

(a) Indian Councils Act of 1861

(b) Indian Councils Act of 1892

(d) Indian Councils Act of 1919

88. Which one of the following statements is correct?

The members of the Constituent Assembly were

(a) elected through indirect election by the members of the provincial legislative assemblies.

(b) elected directly by the people.

(d) elected by the local self-government bodies.

89. Match List I with List Il

List I List II

Bicameral system

1. The Government of India Act, 193

(B) Legislative devolution 2. The Indian Council Act, 1861

(D) Provincial Autonomy 4. The Indian Councils Act, 1892

Code

A B C D

(a) 5 1 4 2

(b) 3 2 5 1

(d) 3 1 5 2

90. Match List I with List II

List -I List-II

(A)Home rule movement 1. Lord Cornwallis

(B) Vernacular Press Act 2. MG Ranade

(D) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha 4. Lord Wellesley

5. Lord Lytton

Code:

A B C D

91. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

92. Consider the following statements

“In early 1920s Gandhi argued that Swaraj is impossible without”

1. Khadi

2. Hindu-Muslim Unity

3. Abolition of untouchability

4. Nai Talim (Basic Education)

Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 1,2,3

(d) 2 and 4

93. Consider the following events

1. Lucknow Pact

2. Promulgation of Vernacular Press Act

3. Establishment of Arya Samaj

4. Partition of Bengal

Which one of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the events given above

(a) 3,4,2,1

(b) 1, 2, 4, 3

(d) 1, 4, 2, 3

Directions:

The following questions relate to Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Examine them and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

(a) Both A and R are individually true, and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are individually true, R is not the correct explanation of A.

(d) A is false, but R is true.

94. Assertion (A): The Better Government of India Act, 1858 made the English East India Company control the Indian affairs under the authority of the Secretary of State for India.

Reason (R): The Secretary of State for India was to be a minister in the British Cabinet.

95. Assertion (A): The Morley-Minto Reforms introduced separate elector-ates in India.

Reason (R): The British Government wanted to give the Hindus and the Muslims same amount of significance.

96. Assertion (A): The roots of the Indian In-dependence Act, 1947 can be traced to the Government of India Act, 1935.

Reason (R) : The 1947 act gave India freedom but at the cost of partition.

97. Assertion (A): The extremists were revolutionaries without violence.

Reason (R): Extremist ideology can be revolutionary without resorting to violence.

98. Assertion (A): Gandhi was a socialist with-out socialism.

Reason (R): He was certainly opposed to exploitation without advocating a system of public ownership of the means of productions.

99 Assertion (A): Gandhi was largely oriental whereas Nehru was, to a great extent, western oriented.

Reason (R) Gandhi looked towards Gokhale and Nehru towards Gandhi.

100. Which one of the following act introduced dyarchy at the centre?

(a) The Government of India Act, 1919

(b) The Government of India Act, 1935

(d) The Indian independence Act, 1947

101. Which of the following was the basis on which the Government of India Act, 1919 was made?

(a) The Indian Councils Act, 1909

(b) Montague's Declaration, 1917

(d) None of the above

102 Match List / with List II

List I List II

(A) Clive 1. Permanent Settlement

(B) Cornwallis 2. Dual Government

(D) Bentinck 4. Subsidiary Alliance

Code

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 1 3 2 4

(d) 2 4 3 1

103. Which of the following with regard to permanent settlement as introduced is incorrect?

(a) Revenue collectors became landlords.

(b) They were to collect revenue from the peasants.

(d) Zamindars and revenue collectors were separated from one another.

104. One of the following does not match

(a) First Maratha War 1775-1882

(b) Second Maratha War 1802-03

(d) Fourth Maratha War 1817-18

105 Subsidiary alliance as imposed by Wellesley did not include which of the following feature?

(a) An English resident was to be kept in the court of the native ruler.

(b) The native ruler could make war and conclude peace with the consent of the English resident

(d) The company was not to interfere in the internal affairs of the native states.

106. Which of the following matches?

(a) Dalhousie: Subsidiary Alliance

(b) Cornwallis: Temporary Settlement

(d) Curzon: Indian Universities Act

107. Consider the following statements

1. Dalhousie introduced the doctrine of lapse.

2. He extended the doctrine of lapse.

3. He made use of the doctrine of lapse.

Which of the above are correct?

(a) 1, 2, 3

(b) 1,2

(d) 1.3

108. Consider the following with regard to the Better Government of India Act, 1858

1. Abolition of the Board of Control

2. Creation of the India Council

3. Secretary of State to appoint the Viceroy of India

4. Lord Canning read the Queen's proclamation at Allahabad

Which of the above are correct?

(a) 1,2,3

(b) 1, 2, 4

(d) 2, 3, 4

109. Queen's proclamation did not include

(a) all to enjoy equal protection of law.

(b) general clemency.

(d) laws to respect the religions and cus-toms prevailing in India.

110. Which of the following was not a councils Act?

(a) The Act of 1861

(b) The Act of 1892

(d) The Act of 1919

111. Which of the following does not match?

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy: Vedanta College

(b) Ishwar Chandra: Sanskrit College

(c ) Henery V. Derozio: Hindu College

(d ) Dada Bhai Naroji: Fergusson College

112. Who was associated with Young Bengal Movement?

(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

(b) Henry Vivian Derozio

(d) Debendranath Tagore

113. Who founded the Tatvabodhini Sabha?

(a) Debendranath Tagore

(b) Rabindranath Tagore

(d) Keshab Chandra Sen

114. Match List I with List II

List I List II

(A) Raja Ram Mohan 1. Prarthana Samaj

(B) M.G. Ranade 2. Arya Samaj

(D) Jyotiba Phule 4. Satya Sodhak Samaj

Code

A B C D

115. Which of the following is not associated with M.G. Ranade?

(a) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

(b) Prarthana Samaj

(d) Bethune School

116. Match List / with List II

List I List II

(A) Aligarh Movement 1. Sayyid Ahmad Khan

(B) Wahabi Movement 2.Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

(D) Deoband 4. Rashid Ahmed Movement Gangoh

Code

A B C D

117. Which of the following does not match?

(a) Maharashtra: Chapekar Brothers

(b) Tamil Nadu: Savarkar Brothers

(d) Andhra Pradesh: Harsarvottam Rao

118. Match List I with List II

List I List II

(A) Abhinav Bharat 1. Barindra Ghose

(B) Anushilan Samiti 2. Sohan Singh Bhakna

(D) Yugantar 4. Aurobindo Ghosh

Code

A B C D

119.Match List I and List II

List I List II

(A ) Linlithgow 1. Cabinet Mission

Mahatma Gandhi

2. Quit India Movement

Stafford Mission

3. August Offer

A. V, Alexander

4. Cripps Mission

Code

A B C D

(a) 3 4 1 2

(b) 3 1 4 2

(d) 3 1 4 2

120. Match List I with List II indicating the correct year of the formation of the following political parties.

List I List II

Indian National Congress

1.1906

Muslim League

2. 1885

Hindu Mahasabha

3. 1915

Akali Dal

4. 1920

Code

A B C D

121. State in Chronical order Gandhi’s numerous movement .

1. Champaran

2. Quit India

3. Non-cooperation

4. Individual Satyagraha

(a) 1, 3, 4, 2

(b) 1,3, 2, 4

(d) 1. 2. 3. 4

122. Match List I with List II

List I List II

Periyar

1. Bardoli satyagraha

Kelappan

2. Individual

Satyagrah

Vinoba Bhave

Vaikom

Vallabbhai

Patel

Guruvayur

Code

A B C D

(B) 3 2 4 1

(C ) 3 4 1 2

(D ) 3 2 1 4

123. Which one of the following series of names contains the names of the Gandhians?

(a) Vinoba Bhave, J.P. Narayan, Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) J.P. Narayan, Motilal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose

(d) Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabbhai Patel and Subhash Chandra Bose

124. Which Governor-General is known for the Vernacular Press Act?

(a) Canning

(b) Curzon

(c ) Lytton

(d ) Dufferin

125. Which of the following viceroys welcomed the Indian National Congress at the time of its formation?

(a) Lord Ripon

(b) Lord Dufferin

(d) Lord Curzon

Answer key

Q.	Answer	Q.No	Answer	Q.No	Answer	Q.No	Answer	Q.No	Answer
1	(b)	2	(c)	3	(d)	4	(c)	5	(c)
6	(b)	7	(c)	8	(c)	9	(b)	10	(d)
11	(a)	12	(b)	13	(a)	14	(b)	15	(b)
16	(b)	17	(c)	18	(c)	19	(d)	20	(b)
21	(a)	22	(b)	23	(a)	24	(c)	25	(c)
26	(a)	27	(b)	28	(b)	29	(c)	30	(d)
31	(a)	32	(b)	33	(b)	34	(c)	35	(d)
36	(a)	37	(b)	38	(c)	39	(a)	40	(a)
41	(c)	42	(c)	43	(d)	44	(c)	45	(d)
46	(c)	47	(c)	48	(c)	49	(a)	50	(b)
51	(c)	52	(b)	53	(b)	54	(d)	55	(a)
56	(a)	57	(c)	58	(b)	59	(b)	60	(c)
61	(c)	62	(b)	63	(a)	64	(c)	65	(c)
66	(d)	67	(c)	68	(c)	69	(a)	70	(a)
71	(d)	72	(b)	73	(b)	74	(b)	75	(d)
76	(b)	77	(b)	78	(a)	79	(a)	80	(a)
81	(b)	82	(c)	83	(d)	84	(a)	85	(a)
86	(a)	87	(d)	88	(a)	89	(b)	90	(b)
91	(a)	92	(b)	93	(c)	94	(d)	95	(c)
96	(d)	97	(a)	98	(a)	99	(b)	100	(b)
101	(b)	102	(c)	103	(d)	104	(b)	105	(c)
106	(d)	107	(a)	108	(b)	109	(c)	110	(d)
111	(d)	112	(b)	113	(a)	114	(b)	115	(d)
116	(b)	117	(b)	118	(a)	119	(c)	120	(c)
121	(a)	122	(a)	123	(a)	124	(c)	125	(b)

ANSWERS

1. (b)2. (c)3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (d)11. (a)12.(b) 13. (a)14. (b) 15. (b)16. (b)17. (c)18. (c)19. (d)20.(b) 21.(a) 22.(b) 23.(a) 24.(c)25. (c)26.(a) 27. (b)28.(b)29. (c)30. (d)31.(a) 32.(b) 33.(b) 34.(c)35. (d)36. (a) 37.(b)38. (c)39. (a) 40.(a)

41. (c)42. (c)43. (d) 44.(c)45. (d)46. (c)47. (c)48. (c)49. (a) 50.(b)51. (c)52. (b)53. (b)54. (d)55.(a)56. (a)57. (c)58. (b)59. (b)60.(c)61. (c)62. (b)63. (a) 64. (c)65.(c)66. (d) 67.(c)68.(c)69. (a)70. (a)71. (d)72. (b) 73.(b) 74.(b) 75. (d)76. (b)77.(b) 78.(a) 79. (a) 80.(a)

81. (b) 82.(c) 83.(d)84.(a)85.(a)86. (a)87. (d)88. (a)89.(b) 90.(b) 91.(a) 92.(b)93. (c)94. (d) 95.(c) 96.(d) 97.(a) 98.(a)99. (b) 100.(b) 101.(b) 102.(c)103. (d)104. (b)105. (c)106. (d) 107. (a)108. (b) 109. (c)110. (d)111. (d)112. (b)113. (a)114. (b)115. (d)116.(b) 117.(b)118.(a) 119.(c) 120. (c)121.(a) 122.(a) 123.(a) 124. (c)125. (b )