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TEST BOOKLET
Test - 6 2023
Modern India
▪ India in the late Eighteenth Century The Gandhian Era (1917 47)
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▪ The Advent of the Europeans and British ▪ Gandhi Advent and Achievement
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Extremist Phase (1905 – 17) Policies, Tribal & Peasant Movements etc.
▪ Emergence of Extremist & Leaders
▪ The Partition of Bengal +
▪ Morley Minto Reforms
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(c) educate all masses directly though public (c) Both 1 and 2
on November 1, 1858:
2. Recently, Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
1. It was by this proclamation that the
was in the news. In this regard, consider the
governor-general acquired the additional
following statements:
1. VPN is an encryption tool to protect the title of ‘Viceroy’.
user’s identity over the internet. 2. The Indian states were henceforth to
2. VPN service providers cannot store user recognize the paramountcy of the British
two papers, New India and members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya
Commonweal. Sabha can recommend development
3. She set up her Home Rule League
works anywhere in the country.
headquarters in Mumbai.
2. The interest accumulated on the
4. She became the first woman president of
the Indian National Congress. MPLADS fund is deposited in the
Which of the statements given above is/are Consolidated Fund of India.
correct? 3. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is the
(a) 1 and 2 only
nodal agency for policy formulation and
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only implementation of the scheme.
(d) 3 and 4 only Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
12. Which of the following was/were the
(a) 1, 2 and 3
consequences of the Anglo-Nepal war of
(b) 1 and 2 only
1814?
1. Nepal accepted a British resident. (c) 3 only
2. Nepal was given to Sikkim. (d) 2 and 3 only
3. British obtained better facilities to trade
with Central Asia.
15. Consider the following statements regarding
Select the correct answer using the code
given below. the Vernacular Press Act, 1878 :
(a) 1 only 1. It was directed only against Indian-
(b) 1 and 2 only language newspapers.
(c) 2 and 3 only
2. It provided for the confiscation of the
(d) 1 and 3 only
printing press and other materials of a
23. Gandhiji attended which of the following Swadeshi movement in Banaras Session
Round Table Conferences (RTC)? by extending the movement to the rest of
1. First RTC India and transforming it into a mass
2. Second RTC struggle.
3. Third RTC Which of the statements given above is/are
Select the correct answer using the code
correct?
given below.
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
28. With reference to the period at the end of the
eighteenth century, the terms haoladars,
gantidars, or mandals were refers to 31. The British army defeated Tipu Sultan in a
(a) a group of officials responsible for law brief but fierce war in 1799 thus putting an
and order in urban area.
end to the ambitions of the Mysore state. In
(b) a group of rich peasants in the villages.
(c) census officials appointed in Mughal this context, which of the following was/
era. were the consequence(s) of this war?
(d) a group of lathyals positioned by 1. All the territories of Mysore were given
Zamindars in villages.
to the British ally, the Nizam of
2. The Factory Act of 1891 regulated the 3. Subsidiary alliance was imposed on the
working hours of men. new Mysore State.
3. These two Acts did not apply to the
Select the correct answer using the code
British-owned tea and coffee plantations.
Which of the statements given above is/are given below.
correct? (a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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32. Consider the following statements regarding 35. Pabna District was the epicenter of the
the United Nations Convention to Combat agrarian unrest in East Bengal from 1870s to
Desertification (UNCCD):
1880s. In this context consider the following
1. The fifteenth Conference of the Parties
statements:
(COP-15) of UNCCD has held in
Abidjan. 1. Zamindars efforts to prevent the tenants
2. The theme of the fifteenth Conference of from acquiring occupancy rights under
the Parties (COP-15) was Land. Life. Act X of 1859 was one of the main
Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity. causes of unrest.
3. It is the sole legally binding international
2. Legal resistance was one of the main
agreement to address desertification.
Which of the statements given above are forms of struggle.
34. Consider the following statements regarding 36. Consider the following statements regarding
the 28 months Congress rule (1937-39) in Federation of Indian Chambers of
provinces:
Commerce and Industry (FICCI) :
1. Congress abolished the zamindari
1. It was formed in 1927 with
system.
2. The passage of a tenancy act gave representation from Bombay region
Agreement: Census:
1. The total number of indigenous cattle
1. It is a bilateral agreement that covers
has declined over the last seven years.
trade in goods and services, investment,
2. Crossbred Jersey cow has the highest
and intellectual property rights.
share in total exotic/crossbred cattle.
2. It is a more comprehensive trade
Which of the statements given above is/are
agreement than a Comprehensive
correct?
Economic Cooperation Agreement. (a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above is/are (b) 2 only
correct? (c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 46. The Lottery Committee of 1817 was
commissioned with the help of the British
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Government for the purpose of raising funds
for town planning in
44. Consider the following statements regarding
(a) Madras
the recently released Civil Registration
(b) Bombay
System (CRS) report:
(c) Calcutta
1. Among Indian States and UTs, Ladakh (d) Delhi
recorded the highest sex ratio at birth
across India. 47. Recently seen in the news "Operation
2. None of the States/Union Territories Dudhi" is a/an:
have recorded a sex ratio at birth below (a) Initiative of the National Dairy
(c) Only three pairs 4. The right of Indians to join the semi-
military volunteer corps
(d) All the pairs are not correctly matched
5. The right of Indian judges to try
Europeans in criminal cases
56. In the context of British administration in
Which of the above-given demands were
South India, Paraiyars and Vanniyars
part of the Nationalist Indian demands
communities refer to groups of during pre-Congress campaigns?
(a) Bankers (a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) Traders (b) 2, 3 and 5 only
(c) Labourers (c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) Rich Peasants (d) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
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60. With reference to the permanent revenue 62. Consider the following statements with
settlement system introduced by Lord regards to the All India Women’s
Conference (AIWC):
Cornwallis in 1793, consider the following
1. It was founded by Ramabai Ranade in
statements : 1927.
1. Zamindars were made owners of the 2. It worked for a society based on the
land and their right of ownership was principles of social justice, integrity, and
equal rights for all.
made hereditary and transferable.
Which of the statements given above is/are
2. Initial fixation of revenue under the
correct?
system was made arbitrarily and without (a) 1 only
any consultation with zamindars. (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
3. Zamindars were to pay 10/11 of the rent
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
they received from the peasantry.
Which of the statements given above is/are 63. Born in 1827 in Maharashtra. He organized a
correct? powerful movement against upper caste
domination and brahminical supremacy. In
(a) 1 only
1851, he started a girl's school at Pune with
(b) 1 and 2 only
his wife and soon many other schools came
(c) 2 and 3 only up. Who among the following is being
(d) 1, 2 and 3 described in the passage given above?
(a) Gopalhari Deshmukh
(b) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
61. Consider the following statements with
(c) Balshastri Jambhekar
regards to the Ahrar Movement: (d) Jyotiba Phule
1. It supported the idea of self-government
and advocated active paticipation in 64. In the context of the cultural history of India,
consider the following statements regarding
militant nationalist movement.
Martand Sun Temple:
2. Maulana Mohammed Ali and Hasan 1. It was built by the Karkota Dynasty of
Imam were among the co-founders of Kashmir in the 8th century CE.
the Ahrar Movement. 2. It was built in a square field using
limestone and pillars in a Greek pattern.
3. It was against loyalist politics of Aligarh
3. It is tagged as a site of national
school and zamindars. importance by the Archaeological
Which of the statements given above is/are Survey of India.
correct? Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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65. With reference to English East India 68. Where did Mahatma Gandhi make his first
Company (EIC), consider the following major public appearance after returning from
statements:
South Africa in 1915?
1. Queen Elizabeth granted the company a
(a) Allahabad University
Royal Charter and the exclusive
privilege to trade in the East. (b) Banaras Hindu University
2. Shahjahan was the first Mughal emperor (c) Calcutta session of Indian National
to grant a farman to EIC. Congess in 1917
3. The company opened its first permanent (d) Champaran
factory in Surat.
Which of the statements given above is/are
69. With reference to the Santhal uprising
correct?
(a) 1 only consider the following statements:
(b) 2 and 3 only 1. Sido and Kanhu were the leaders of the
(c) 1 and 3 only uprising.
(d) 1, 2 and 3 2. Zamindars joined hands with the tribals
and attacked the colonial symbols of
66. Consider the following statements regarding
the All India Trade Union Congress authority like police stations and
(AITUC): railways.
1. Lala Lajpat Rai was the first general 3. Santhal tribals were helped by a large
secretary of AITUC. number of non-tribals in the revolt.
2. Jawaharlal Nehru and C.R. Das were
Which of the statements given above are
associated with AITUC.
correct?
3. Decision to form a committee of
Congressmen to assist AITUC was taken (a) 1 and 3 only
at the Gaya Session of INC in 1922. (b) 1 and 2 only
Which of the statements given above are (c) 2 and 3 only
correct? (d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
70. Which of the following best describes the
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 SPARSH initiative?
(a) It is a collaborative initiative of TERI
67. Who among the following took up the and Google India to develop AI-based
defense of the accused in the Indian National models of harnessing green energy.
Army (INA) trials at Red Fort?
(b) It is an initiative of the Ministry of
1. Tej Bahadur Sapru
Defence to meet pension sanctions and
2. Bhulabhai Desai
3. Jawaharlal Nehru disbursement requirements of the Armed
4. K.N. Katju forces.
Select the correct answer using the code (c) It is a scheme of the Ministry of Tribal
given below.
Affairs to promote entrepreneurial art.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) It is an initiative of the Ministry of
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only Housing and Urban Affairs to promote
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 rural sustainable housing.
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71. Who among the following is associated with 74. Consider the following pairs:
the Gujarati journal "Satya Prakash" that Book Author
advocated widow remarriage?
1. Bandi Jiwan : Bhagwati
(a) Vishnu Shastri Pandit
Charan Vohra
(b) Jagannath Shankar Seth
2. The Philosophy of : Sachindranath
(c) Karsondas Mulji
(d) Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar the Bomb Sanyal
3. Why I Am an Atheist : Bhagat Singh
72. In the context of the recently held 2nd India- Which of the pairs given above is/are
Nordic Summit, consider the following
correctly matched?
statements:
(a) 1 and 2 only
1. India is the only nation with which the
Nordic countries have a summit-level (b) 3 only
73. With reference to British India, which one of (d) Seringapatam, Hyderabad and Tanjore
the following was the primary motive of the
British government behind the introduction 76. Recently, seen in the news, Shigella is:
of land as private property?
(a) a newly discovered bird species found in
(a) to protect cultivators right of ownership
western ghat.
on land.
(b) to protect Government revenue by (b) a genus of bacteria that causes a
79. Consider the following statements about 82. Recently seen in the news "Macolin
Sadharan Brahmo Samaj: Convention" deals with:
1. Ananda Mohan Bose, Shibchandra Deb, (a) the agreement between India and
and Umesh Chandra Datta were its European Union to curb illegal
founding members.
migration.
2. It accepted the doctrines of faith in a
(b) the multi-lateral treaty aimed to check
Supreme being and the belief that Vedas
are infallible. match fixing.
Which of the statements given above is/are (c) the convention of the UNEP to execute
correct? Global Partnership on marine litter.
(a) 1 only (d) the mutually agreed terms and
(b) 2 only
conditions between militaries of India
(c) Both 1 and 2
and the United States of America.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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83. With reference to the Shaurya Chakra 86. Consider the following events:
Awards, consider the following statements:
1. Import duties on British textile imports
1. Shaurya Chakra is the highest peacetime
gallantry award. were removed
2. Personnel of the Armed forces along 2. The Arms Act was enacted to disarm the
with the civilian citizens are eligible for
people
the award of Shaurya Chakra.
Which of the statements given above is/are 3. Third Afghan war was started
3. It was presided by Ambika Charan Which of the statements given above is/are
Mazumdar.
correct?
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? (a) 3 only
1. It protested against the reduction of the ( b) Lord Minto and John Morley, offered
age limit of candidates for the Indian fresh reforms in the Legislative Councils
Civil Service examination. in the beginning of 1906 and moderates
2. The association demanded the agreed to cooperate with the
Indianisation of higher administrative
Government.
posts.
(c) Aurobindo Ghosh, Gopal Krishna
3. It led a campaign in favor of the Indian
Gokhale and Pherozeshah Mehta were
Arms Act, 1878.
the leaders of the moderate wing.
Which of the statements given above is/are
(d ) In Calcutta Congress in 1906, four
correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only compromise resolutions on the
Work Personality associated 3. All higher posts in the army and the
1. Hitavada : Gopal Krishna Gokhale artillery departments were reserved for
2. Hitechhu : Chitranjan Das the Europeans.
3. Sudharak : Bal Gangadhar Tilak Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the pairs given above is/are
correct?
correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3