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

E

Answer

C

Instruction

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

C

Sardar Vallabbhai Patel

D

Jamnalal Bajaj

E

Answer

B

Instruction

53

Match List I with List II

List I List II

(Acts) (Provisions)

(A) The Government of India Act, 1935 (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

(C) The Government of India Act, 1919 3. Introduction of provincial autonomy

(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

C

1 5 4 3

D

3 4 2 1

E

Answer

B

Instruction

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.

C

extent of use of violence.

D

acquisition of a revolutionary socialist Ideology.

E

Answer

D

Instruction

55

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

List I List II

(A) Dyarchy 1. The Regulating Act, 1773

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

(C) Introduction of communal electorates 3. Indian Councils Act, 1892

(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

E

Answer

A

Instruction

56

Select the correct chronological order of the movements given below

A

Non- Cooperation movement, Civil Disobedience Movement, Quit India Movement

B

Civil Disobedience Movement, Quit India Movement, Non- Cooperation movement

C

Non- Cooperation movement, Quit India Movement, Civil Disobedience Movement,

D

Quit India Movement, Non- Cooperation movement, Civil Disobedience Movement

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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 centralization 4. Montagu – Chelmsford Reform, 1919

Code

A B C D

A

2 1 4 3

B

3 4 1 2

C

2 4 1 3

D

3 1 4 2

E

Answer

B

Instruction

59

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

A

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

B

Jawaharlal Nehru

C

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

D

Sardar Patel

E

Answer

B

Instruction

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

C

It indirectly conceded the demand for partition

D

It was aimed at continuing British rule even after the war

E

Answer

C

Instruction

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.

C

To highlight the demand for creation of Pakistan.

D

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

E

Answer

C

Instruction

62

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

A

Lord Curzon

B

Lord Lytton

C

Lord Ripon

D

Lord Morley

E

Answer

B

Instruction

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

C

The Indian Councils Act of 1861

D

The Montford Reforms

E

Answer

A

Instruction

64

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

A

B.K. Nehru

B

Arun Nehru

C

Motilal Nehru

D

Jawaharlal Nehru

E

Answer

C

Instruction

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, 2, 3

C

1, 3, 4

D

2, 3, 4

E

Answer

C

Instruction

66

Dicky Bird Plan is known as

A

Cabinet Mission Plan

B

Wavell Plan

C

Cripps Plan

D

Mountbatten Plan

E

Answer

D

Instruction

67

Who was the first elected chairman of Constituent Assembly?

A

Jawaharlal Nehru

B

B.R. Ambedkar

C

Rajendra Prasad

D

Sachidanand Sinha

E

Answer

C

Instruction

68

The Principal Draftsman of the Drafting Committee was

A

B.R. Ambedkar

B

B.N. Rao

C

S.N. Mukherjee

D

N. Gopalaswami Ainger

E

Answer

C

Instruction

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

C

1, 2, 4

D

2, 3, 4

E

Answer

A

Instruction

70

Match List I with List II

List I List II

(A) Morley-Minto 1. Legislative Reforms centralization

(B) Montford Reforms 2. Separate communal electorate

(C) Act of 1935 3. Dyarchy

(D) Act of 1833 4. Provincial Autonomy

Code

A B C D

A

2 3 4 1

B

3 2 1 4

C

1 3 4 2

D

2 4 1 3

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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

C

The Indian Council Act, 1909

D

The Government of India Act, 1919

E

Answer

D

Instruction

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

C

The Act of 1909

D

The Act of 1919

E

Answer

B

Instruction

73

The Queen's Proclamation was made at

A

Delhi

B

Allahabad

C

Bombay (now Mumbai)

D

Madras (now Chennai)

E

Answer

B

Instruction

74

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

A

Rippon

B

Lytton

C

Curzon

D

Linlithgow

E

Answer

B

Instruction

75

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

A

Surendranath Banerjee

B

Bihari Lal Gupta

C

Romesh Chandra Dutt

D

Satyendranath Tagore

E

Answer

D

Instruction

76

Who had founded the Atmiya Sabha in 1857

A

Keshev Chander Sen

B

Raja Rammohan Roy

C

Satyendra Nath Majumdar

D

Davendranath Tagore

E

Answer

B

Instruction

77

Delhi was declared the capital of India in the following year

A

1909

B

1911

C

1913

D

1915

E

Answer

B

Instruction

78

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

A

Dadabhai Naoroji

B

A.O. Hume

C

S.N. Banerjee

D

Pheroz Shah Mehta

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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

C

1, 3, 4

D

2, 3, 4

E

Answer

A

Instruction

80

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

Reason (R) Their demands were moderate, 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.

C

A is true, R is false.

D

A is false, R is true.

E

Answer

A

Instruction

81

The partition of Bengal was proposed by the following

A

Lord Bentinck

B

Lord Curzon

C

Lord Ripon

D

Lord Lytton

E

Answer

B

Instruction

82

The Calcutta Congress Session in 1906 was presided by

A

Lala Lajpat Rai

B

Ras Behari Bose

C

Dadabhai Naoroji

D

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

E

Answer

C

Instruction

83

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

A

Sarojini Naidu

B

Kamla Nehru

C

Kasturba Gandhi

D

Annie Besant

E

Answer

D

Instruction

84

Match List / with List II

List I List II

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai 1. Uttar Pradesh

(B) Tilak 2. Punjab

(C) Aurobindo Ghosh 3. Maharashtra

(D) Chandrashekhar Azad 4. Bengal

Code:

A B C D

A

2 3 4 2

B

2 4 1 3

C

3 2 4 1

D

3 1 2 4

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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

C

1, 3, 4

D

2, 3, 4

E

Answer

A

Instruction

86

'Al Hilal' was started by the following

A

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

B

Shaukat Ali

C

Mohammad Ali

D

M A Jinnah

E

Answer

A

Instruction

87

Which of the following Acts introduced Dyarchy in the provinces?

A

Indian Councils Act of 1861

B

Indian Councils Act of 1892

C

Indian Councils Act of 1909

D

Indian Councils Act of 1919

E

Answer

D

Instruction

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.

C

nominated by the government.

D

elected by the local self-government bodies.

E

Answer

A

Instruction

89

Match List I with List Il

List I List II

(

A

) Bicameral system

1. The Government of India Act, 1935

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

(C) Separate electorate 3. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

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

Code

A B C D

A

5 1 4 2

B

3 2 5 1

C

5 2 4 1

D

3 1 5 2

E

Answer

B

Instruction

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

(C) Policy of Subsidiary Alliance 3. BG Tilak

(D) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha 4. Lord Wellesley

5. Lord Lytton

Code:

A B C D

A

2 4 1 3

B

3 5 4 2

C

2 5 4 3

D

4 3 1 2

E

Answer

B

Instruction

91

Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

A

Indian Councils Act of 1892 - Principle of Election

B

Indian Councils Act of 1909 - Responsible Government

C

Government of Indian Act, 1919 - Provincial Autonomy

D

Government of Indian Act, 1935 - Dyarchy in the States

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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

C

1 and 3

D

2 and 4

E

Answer

B

Instruction

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

C

3, 2, 4, 1

D

1, 4, 2, 3

E

Answer

C

Instruction

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.

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.

C

A is true, but R is false.

D

A is false, but R is true.

E

Answer

D

Instruction

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.

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.

C

A is true, but R is false.

D

A is false, but R is true.

E

Answer

C

Instruction

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.

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.

C

A is true, but R is false.

D

A is false, but R is true.

E

Answer

D

Instruction

97

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

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

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.

C

A is true, but R is false.

D

A is false, but R is true.

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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.

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.

C

A is true, but R is false.

D

A is false, but R is true.

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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.

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.

C

A is true, but R is false.

D

A is false, but R is true.

E

Answer

B

Instruction

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

C

Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909

D

The Indian independence Act, 1947

E

Answer

B

Instruction

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

C

The victory of England in the World War I (1918)

D

None of the above

E

Answer

B

Instruction

102

Match List / with List II

List I List II

(A) Clive 1. Permanent Settlement

(B) Cornwallis 2. Dual Government

(C) Wellesley 3. Removal of Sati practice

(D) Bentinck 4. Subsidiary Alliance

Code

A B C D

A

1 2 3 4

B

1 3 2 4

C

2 1 4 3

D

2 4 3 1

E

Answer

C

Instruction

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.

C

They were to be the owners of the land.

D

Zamindars and revenue collectors were separated from one another.

E

Answer

D

Instruction

104

One of the following does not match

A

First Maratha War 1775-1882

B

Second Maratha War 1802-03

C

Third Maratha War 1803-05

D

Fourth Maratha War 1817-18

E

Answer

B

Instruction

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

C

The English force kept in the native state was to be maintained by the English expenditure.

D

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

E

Answer

C

Instruction

106

Which of the following matches?

A

Dalhousie: Subsidiary Alliance

B

Cornwallis: Temporary Settlement

C

Bentinck Doctrine of Lapse

D

Curzon: Indian Universities Act

E

Answer

D

Instruction

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

2, 3

C

1, 2

D

1, 3

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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, 3, 4

C

1, 2, 4

D

2, 3, 4

E

Answer

B

Instruction

109

Queen's proclamation did not include

A

all to enjoy equal protection of law.

B

general clemency.

C

no relationship with the native rulers.

D

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

E

Answer

C

Instruction

110

Which of the following was not a councils Act?

A

The Act of 1861

B

The Act of 1892

C

The Act of 1909

D

The Act of 1919

E

Answer

D

Instruction

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

E

Answer

D

Instruction

112

Who was associated with Young Bengal Movement?

A

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

B

Henry Vivian Derozio

C

Keshab Chandra Sen

D

Debendranath Tagore

E

Answer

B

Instruction

113

Who founded the Tatvabodhini Sabha?

A

Debendranath Tagore

B

Rabindranath Tagore

C

Ishwar Chander Vidyasagar

D

Keshab Chandra Sen

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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

(C) Dayananda Saraswati 3. Brahmo Samaj

(D) Jyotiba Phule 4. Satya Sodhak Samaj

Code

A B C D

A

2 3 4 1

B

3 1 2 4

C

3 2 1 4

D

2 1 3 4

E

Answer

B

Instruction

115

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

A

Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

B

Prarthana Samaj

C

The Indian Social Conference

D

Bethune School

E

Answer

D

Instruction

116

Match List / with List II

List I List II

(A) Aligarh Movement 1. Sayyid Ahmad Khan

(B) Wahabi Movement 2.Mirza Ghulam Ahmad

(C) Ahmadiyya 3. Sayyid Ahmed Movement Brahivi

(D) Deoband 4. Rashid Ahmed Movement Gangoh

Code

A B C D

A

1 2 4 3

B

1 3 2 4

C

1 4 2 3

D

1 2 4 3

E

Answer

B

Instruction

117

Which of the following does not match?

A

Maharashtra: Chapekar Brothers

B

Tamil Nadu: Savarkar Brothers

C

Punja: Sufi Amba Prasad

D

Andhra Pradesh: Harsarvottam Rao

E

Answer

B

Instruction

118

Match List I with List II

List I List II

(A) Abhinav Bharat 1. Barindra Ghose

(B) Anushilan Samiti 2. Sohan Singh Bhakna

(C) Ghadar Party 3. Savarkar

(D) Yugantar 4. Aurobindo Ghosh

Code

A B C D

A

3 4 2 1

B

2 4 3 1

C

4 2 1 3

D

3 2 1 4

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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

C

3 2 4 1

D

3 1 4 2

E

Answer

C

Instruction

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

A

2 4 3 1

B

2 4 1 3

C

2 1 3 4

D

3 3 1 4

E

Answer

C

Instruction

121

State in Chronical order Gandhi’s numerous movements.

1. Champaran

2. Quit India

3. Non-cooperation

4. Individual Satyagraha

A

1, 3, 4, 2

B

1, 3, 2, 4

C

3, 1, 4, 2

D

1, 2, 3, 4

E

Answer

A

Instruction

122

Match List I with List II

List I List II

Periyar

1. Bardoli satyagraha

Kelappan

2. Individual Satyagrah

Vinoba Bhave

3. Vaikom

Vallabbhai Patel

4. Guruvayur

Code

A B C D

A

3 4 2 1

B

3 2 4 1

C

3 4 1 2

D

3 2 1 4

E

Answer

A

Instruction

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

C

Vinoba Bhave, Subhash Chandra Bose, Jawaharlal Nehru

D

Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabbhai Patel and Subhash Chandra Bose

E

Answer

A

Instruction

124

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

A

Canning

B

Curzon

C

Lytton

D

Dufferin

E

Answer

C

Instruction

125

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

A

Lord Ripon

B

Lord Dufferin

C

Lord Lytton

D

Lord Curzon

E

Answer

B

Instruction