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2023 · Question 50 · Modern India
By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
Choose your answer(a)The Regulating Act(b)The Pitt’s India Act(c)The Charter Act of 1793(d)The Charter Act of 1833
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2023 · Question 81 · Modern India
With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with
Choose your answer(a)archaeological excavations(b)establishment of English Press in Colonial India(c)establishment of Churches in Princely States(d)construction of railways in Colonial India
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2022 · Question 51 · Modern India
In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into “Reserved” and “Transferred” subjects. Which of the following were treated as “Reserved” subjects ? 1. Administration of Justice 2. Local Self-Government 3. Land Revenue 4. Police Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)1, 2 and 3(b)2, 3 and 4(c)1, 3 and 4(d)1, 2 and 4
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2022 · Question 59 · Modern India
With reference to Indian history, consider the following statements : 1. The Dutch established their factories/warehouses on the east coast on lands granted to them by Gajapati rulers. 2. Alfonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Bijapur Sultanate. 3. The English East India Company established a factory at Madras on a plot of land leased from a representative of the Vijayanagara empire. Which of the statements given above are correct ?
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2021 · Question 33 · Modern India
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. Broach 2. Chicacole 3. Trichinopoly Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Choose your answer(a)1 only(b)1 and 2(c)3 only(d)2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2021 · Question 46 · Modern India
Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?
Choose your answer(a)Annie Besant(b)Debendranath Tagore(c)Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar(d)Sarojini Naidu
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2021 · Question 48 · Modern India
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.
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2(b)2 only(c)2 and 3(d)3 only
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2020 · Question 23 · Modern India
Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century ?
Choose your answer(a)Indian handicrafts were ruined.(b)Machines were introduced in the Indian textile industry in large numbers.(c)Railway lines were laid in many parts of the country.(d)Heavy duties were imposed on the imports of British manufactures.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2020 · Question 28 · Modern India
The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by
Choose your answer(a)Gopal Baba Walangkar(b)Jyotiba Phule(c)Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi(d)Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2020 · Question 32 · Modern India
In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around 1. women’s right to gain education 2. age of consent 3. restitution of conjugal rights Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2020 · Question 33 · Modern India
Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of
Choose your answer(a)peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters(b)its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions(c)national leaders’ opposition to the cultivation of indigo(d)Government control over the planters
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2020 · Question 34 · Modern India
Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because
Choose your answer(a)he was asked by the Board of Directors at London to do so(b)he wanted to revive interest in oriental learning in India(c)he wanted to provide William Carey and his associates with employment(d)he wanted to train British civilians for administrative purpose in India
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2020 · Question 35 · Modern India
With reference to the history of India, “Ulgulan” or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events ?
Choose your answer(a)The Revolt of 1857(b)The Mappila Rebellion of 1921(c)The Indigo Revolt of 1859 – 60(d)Birsa Munda’s Revolt of 1899 – 1900
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2019 · Question 4 · Modern India
Consider the following statements about ‘the Charter Act of 1813’ : 1. It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China. 2. It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company. 3. The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 19 · Modern India
Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced. 2. Establishment of universities was recommended. 3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 and 3 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 38 · Modern India
In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the
Choose your answer(a)Federal Legislature(b)Governor General(c)Provincial Legislature(d)Provincial Governors
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 51 · Modern India
After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government ? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created. 2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)1 only(b)2 only(c)Both 1 and 2(d)Neither 1 nor 2
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 52 · Modern India
Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the
Choose your answer(a)increase in the export of Indian handicrafts(b)growth in the number of Indian owned factories(c)commercialization of Indian agriculture(d)rapid increase in the urban population
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 68 · Modern India
The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were
Choose your answer(a)Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium(b)Sugar, salt, zinc and lead(c)Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea(d)Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 75 · Modern India
Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley ?
Choose your answer(a)To maintain a large standing army at other’s expense(b)To keep India safe from Napoleonic danger(c)To secure a fixed income for the Company(d)To establish British paramountcy over the Indian States
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 76 · Modern India
Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2 only(b)2 only(c)1 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 80 · Modern India
Which among the following events happened earliest ?
Choose your answer(a)Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.(b)Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan.(c)Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.(d)Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 89 · Modern India
With reference to educational institutions during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs : Institution | Founder 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras — William Jones 2. Calcutta Madarsa — Warren Hastings 3. Fort William College — Arthur Wellesley Which of the pairs given above is/are correct ?
Choose your answer(a)1 and 2(b)2 only(c)1 and 3(d)3 only
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2018 · Question 91 · Modern India
Consider the following events : 1. The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India. 2. India’s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’, was renamed ‘State Bank of India’. 3. Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier. 4. Goa became a part of independent India. Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ?
Choose your answer(a)4 – 1 – 2 – 3(b)3 – 2 – 1 – 4(c)4 – 2 – 1 – 3(d)3 – 1 – 2 – 4
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2017 · Question 13 · Modern India
Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule ? 1. Lord Cornwallis 2. Alexander Read 3. Thomas Munro Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Choose your answer(a)1 only(b)1 and 3 only(c)2 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2017 · Question 15 · Modern India
The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for
Choose your answer(a)the participation of workers in the management of industries.(b)arbitrary powers to the management to quell industrial disputes.(c)an intervention by the British Court in the event of a trade dispute.(d)a system of tribunals and a ban on strikes.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2017 · Question 24 · Modern India
Consider the following statements : 1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions. 2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organizing the labour movement in British India. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
Choose your answer(a)1 only(b)2 only(c)Both 1 and 2(d)Neither 1 nor 2
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2017 · Question 26 · Modern India
The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to
Choose your answer(a)Define the jurisdiction of the Central and Provincial Governments.(b)Define the powers of the Secretary of State for India.(c)Impose censorship on national press.(d)Improve the relationship between the Government of India and the Indian States.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2017 · Question 37 · Modern India
Consider the following pairs : 1. Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association 2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty — Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha 3. Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?
Choose your answer(a)1 only(b)1 and 3 only(c)2 and 3 only(d)1, 2 and 3
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2017 · Question 62 · Modern India
In the context of Indian history, the principle of ‘Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to
Choose your answer(a)Division of the central legislature into two houses.(b)Introduction of double government i.e., Central and State governments.(c)Having two sets of rulers; one in London and another in Delhi.(d)Division of the subjects delegated to the provinces into two categories.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?

With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with

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. Broach 2. Chicacole 3. Trichinopoly Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

Which of the following statements correctly explains the impact of Industrial Revolution on India during the first half of the nineteenth century ?

The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first monthly journal to have the untouchable people as its target audience was published by

In the context of Indian history, the Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around 1. women’s right to gain education 2. age of consent 3. restitution of conjugal rights Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of

Wellesley established the Fort William College at Calcutta because

With reference to the history of India, “Ulgulan” or the Great Tumult is the description of which of the following events ?

In the Federation established by The Government of India Act of 1935, residuary powers were given to the

After the Santhal Uprising subsided, what was/were the measure/measures taken by the colonial government ? 1. The territories called ‘Santhal Paraganas’ were created. 2. It became illegal for a Santhal to transfer land to a non-Santhal. Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the

The staple commodities of export by the English East India Company from Bengal in the middle of the 18th century were

Which one of the following statements does not apply to the system of Subsidiary Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley ?

Which of the following led to the introduction of English Education in India ? 1. Charter Act of 1813 2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Which among the following events happened earliest ?

Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule ? 1. Lord Cornwallis 2. Alexander Read 3. Thomas Munro Select the correct answer using the code given below :

The Trade Disputes Act of 1929 provided for

The object of the Butler Committee of 1927 was to

Consider the following pairs : 1. Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association 2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty — Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha 3. Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?

In the context of Indian history, the principle of ‘Dyarchy (diarchy)’ refers to