Modern India & the freedom struggle: practice set 1

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?

Which one of the following statements about the Eka Movement and Bardoli Satyagraha is correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the British policy in Awadh immediately after its annexation in 1856:

1. 1.The taluqdars were dispossessed of their estates but allowed to retain their arms and forts.
2. 2.A Summary Revenue Settlement was made in 1856 assuming that the taluqdars were outsiders.
3. 3.The British believed in taking revenue directly from the peasants by removing the taluqdars.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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. 1.Reforms retained and extended the principle of separate electorates.
2. 2.Separate electorates were supposed to counter Indian nationalism, which was growing stronger.
3. 3.Deprived classes rallied around the favours inherent in separate electorates.

Select the answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements about Raja Ram Mohan Roy:

1. I.He possessed great love and respect for the traditional philosophical systems of the East.
2. II.He desired his countrymen to accept the rational and scientific approach and the principle of human dignity and social equality of all men and women.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements in respect of the Non-Cooperation Movement:

1. I.The Congress declared the attainment of 'Swaraj' by all legitimate and peaceful means to be its objective.
2. II.It was to be implemented in stages with civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes for the next stage only if 'Swaraj' did not come within a year and the Government resorted to repression.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Subsequent to which one of the following events, Gandhiji, who consistently opposed untouchability and appealed for its eradication from all spheres, decided to include the upliftment of 'Harijans' in his political and social programme?

Consider the following pairs:

How many of the above are correctly matched?

Who among the following rulers of medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to Portuguese?

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. 1.Administration of Justice
2. 2.Local Self-Government
3. 3.Land Revenue
4. 4.Police

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following freedom fighters:

1. 1.Barindra Kumar Ghosh
2. 2.Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
3. 3.Rash Behari Bose

Who of the above was/were actively associated with the Ghadar Party?

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. 1.Broach
2. 2.Chicacole
3. 3.Trichinopoly

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

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

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

Consider the following statements about 'the Charter Act of 1813':

1. 1.It ended the trade monopoly of the East India Company in India except for trade in tea and trade with China.
2. 2.It asserted the sovereignty of the British Crown over the Indian territories held by the Company.
3. 3.The revenues of India were now controlled by the British Parliament.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to Swadeshi Movement, consider the following statements:

1. 1.It contributed to the revival of the indigenous artisan crafts and industries.
2. 2.The National Council of Education was established as a part of Swadeshi Movement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

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

Who among the following was/were associated with the introduction of Ryotwari Settlement in India during the British rule?

1. 1.Lord Cornwallis
2. 2.Alexander Read
3. 3.Thomas Munro

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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

With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events:

1. 1.Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
2. 2.Quit India Movement launched
3. 3.Second Round Table Conference

What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

The 'Swadeshi' and 'Boycott' were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the

Satya Shodhak Samaj organized