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Q.1) Consider the following freedom fighters: 2. Civil service examinations should be held in
1. Barindra Kumar Ghosh India as well, and not just in London.

2. Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee 3. India should be given dominion status

within the British Empire.
3. Rash Behari Bose
4. There should be greater representation for
Who of the above was/were actively
Indians in the government and in
associated with the Ghadar Party?
administration.
a) 1 and 2
5. There should be separation of the judiciary
b) 2 only
from the executive.
c) 1 and 3
Select the correct answer using the code given
d) 3 only below:
a) 1, 2 and 4 only
Q.2) Various acts/bills were passed/proposed b) 1, 3 and 5 only
during the British rule in India. In this context,
c) 2, 4 and 5 only
consider the following pairs:
d) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
Act/Bill Important Provision of
the Act/Bill Q.4) With reference to India’s struggle for
freedom, consider the following statements
1. The Arms It provided that Indians regarding the Vande Mataram Movement:
Act, 1878 can carry arms only after 1. It was launched as a result of forceful
obtaining a license from eviction of peasants from their land by the
the government. British Government.
2. It is associated with the Gujarat region.
2. The It put a complete ban on
3. Bipin Chandra Pal was associated with the
Vernacular publication of newspapers
Vande Mataram Movement.
Press Act, and magazines in Indian
Which of the statements given above is/are
1878 languages.
correct?
a) 1 only
3. The Ilbert It proposed to prohibit the
Bill, 1883 trial of British or European b) 2 and 3 only
persons by Indian Judges. c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
How many of the pairs given above are
correctly matched?
Q.5) Who of the following was/were economic
a) Only one
critic/ critics of colonialism in India?
b) Only two
1. Dadabhai Naoroji
c) All three
2. G. Subramania Iyer
d) None
3. R. C. Dutt
Select the correct answer using the code given
Q.3) Which of the following statements
below.
correctly explain the demands of the leaders of
a) 1 only
Indian National Congress towards the British
b) 1 and 2 only
Colonial Government during the late
nineteenth century? c) 2 and 3 only

1. There should be an increase in military d) 1, 2 and 3

expenditure by the Government.

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Q.6) Consider the following statements: Select the correct answer using the code given
Statement I: At the Surat Session of Indian below:
National Congress in 1907, there occurred a a) 1 and 2 only
split in the Congress. b) 1 and 3 only
Statement II: The Moderates faction of c) 2 and 3 only
Congress was not in favour of extending the d) 1, 2 and 3
swadeshi movement outside of Bengal.
Statements III: The Moderates faction of Q.9) Consider the following statements
Congress was opposed to the election of regarding the features and characterstics of
Aurobindo Ghosh as the President of the political organizations during the early half of
Indian National Congress. the nineteenth century:
Which one of the following is correct in 1. Most of these associations were set by
respect of the statements given above? educated middle-class leaders to serve the
a) Both statement -II and statement -III are interest of common people.
correct and both of them explain statement 2. They were mostly local or regional in
-I. character.
b) Both statement -II and statement -III are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct, but only one of them explains correct?
statement -I. a) 1 only
c) Only one of the statements II and III is b) 2 only
correct, and that explains statement -I. c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither Statement -II nor statement -III is d) Neither 1 nor 2
correct.
Q.10) Consider the following information with
Q.7) Which of the following factors may have reference to the pre-Indian National Congress
contributed to the rise of Indian nationalism (INC) political organisations in India:
during the second half of the 19th century? Organisation Founder Main Objective
1. Reactionary policies of Lord Lytton. 1. East India Dadabhai To influence
2. National movement and unification of Italy. Association Naoroji public men in
3. Socio-religious reform movements in India England to
4. Rediscovery of India’s past through promote Indian
historical research by Indian and Europeans welfare
scholars 2. Indian Sisir Stimulating
Select the correct answer using the code given League Kumar sense of
below: Ghosh nationalism
a) 1, 2 and 3 only among people
b) 2 and 4 only 3. British Raja To demand
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Indian Ram- effective self-
d) 3 and 4 only Association mohan government for
Roy India
Q.8) It is believed that after 1919 India's In how many of the above rows is the given
struggle against British rule gradually became information correctly matched?
a mass movement. Which of the following a) Only one
were the possible reasons behind this? b) Only two
1. Increased taxes on individual incomes and c) All three
business profits to cover the defence d) None
expenditures of the government.
2. Emergence of Mahatma Gandhi as a mass
leader.
3. Influence of the Russian Revolution.

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Q.11) What was the purpose with which Sir Q.14) With reference to Indian National
William Wedderburn and W.S. Caine had set Congress (INC), consider the following
up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in statements:
1893? 1. The first session of the INC was held at
a) To agitate for Indian political reforms in the Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College in
House of Commons. Bombay.
b) To campaign for the entry of Indians into 2. Surendranath Banerjee presided over the
the Imperial Judiciary. first session of INC in 1885.
c) To facilitate a discussion on India’s Which of the statements given above is/are
Independence in the British Parliament. correct?
d) To agitate for the entry of eminent Indians a) 1 only
into the British Parliament. b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
Q.12) Consider the following: d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Surendranath Banerjee
2. Sivanath Sastri Q.15) In the context of the Indian Freedom
3. Dwarakanath Ganguly Struggle, 16th October 1905 is well-known for
4. Anand Mohan Bose which one of the following reasons?

How many of the above leaders were a) The formal proclamation of the Swadeshi
associated with the Indian National Movement was made in Calcutta town hall.
Association often known as Indian b) Partition of Bengal came into effect.
Association? c) Dadabhai Naoroji declared that the goal of
a) Only one Indian National Congress was Swaraj.
b) Only two d) Lokmanya Tilak started the Swadeshi
c) Only three Movement in Poona.

d) All four
Q.16) With reference to the British Committee
of the Indian National Congress, consider the
Q.13) This political organization of the 19th
following statements:
century was the result of the efforts of G V
Joshi, S H Sathe, and S H Chiplonkar. Fresh 1. The main objective of the Committee was
vigour and energy were infused into this to represent the voice of India in Britain..
organisation in November 1871 with the entry 2. Dadabhai Naoroji remained the Chairman of
of Mahadev Govind Ranade. It served as a the Committee until his death.
mediating body between the British 3. The Committee published a paper/journal
government in India and the people. It titled ‘India: A Journal for the Discussion of
established arbitration courts (Nyaya Sabhas) Indian Affairs’.
for settlement of civil disputes to save people
Which of the statements given above is/are
from huge litigation expenses.
correct?
The above paragraph best describes which one
a) 1 only
of the following organizations?
b) 1 and 2 only
a) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
c) 2 and 3 only
b) Madras Mahajan Sabha
d) 1 and 3 only
c) Bangabhasha Prakasika Sabha
d) Bombay Presidency Association

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Q.17) Consider the following statements: Q.19) Consider the following:

Statement I: The Moderates of the Indian 1. Disillusionment with British rule and belief
National Congress relied on petitions, in the need for an Indian-led government.
meetings, and resolutions to voice their 2. Partition of Bengal by Viceroy Lord Curzon.
demands.
3. Victory of Japan over Russia in 1905.
Statement II: The Moderates believed that the
4. Spread of ideas of Liberty and Freedom
British rulers essentially wanted to be just and
among the Indian educated class.
fair to Indians but were unaware of the actual
Which of the above are the possible
conditions in India.
reasons/factors which contributed to the
Statement III: The Moderates felt that the
growth of Radical Nationalism in the early 20th
time was not yet ripe for a direct challenge to
Century in India?
British rule.
a) 1 and 2 only
Which one of the following is correct in
b) 1, 3 and 4 only
respect of the above statements?
c) 2, 3 and 4 only
a) Both Statement-II and Statement-III are
correct and both of them explain d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Statement-I.
b) Both Statement-II and Statement-III are Q.20) With reference to the Calcutta Session of
correct, but only one of them explains the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1906,
Statement-I. consider the following statements:
c) Only one of the Statements II and III is 1. Gopal Krishna Gokhale presided over the
correct and that explains Statement-I. session.
d) Neither Statement-II nor Statement-III is 2. The session declared that the goal of the
correct. INC was ‘Swaraj or self-government’ for
India.

Q.18) With reference to colonial rule in India, 3. The session marked the adoption of the
which of the following is correct about the resolution on National Education.
August Declaration of 1917? Which of the statements given above is/are
a) It was regarding the ultimatum of Indian correct?
National Congress to the British authorities a) 1 and 2 only
to bring justice to the victims of the b) 2 and 3 only
Jallianwala massacre.
c) 2 only
b) It was issued by the Indian National
d) 1 and 3 only
Congress containing their views on the
issue of Rowlatt Act.
c) It marked the official statement by the Q.21) The name of the famous person of India
British government committing to the who returned the Knighthood conferred on
gradual development of institutions of self- him by the British Government as a token of
governance in India. protest against the atrocities in Punjab in 1919
was:
d) It was issued by the Muslim League
mentioning their demands regarding the a) Tej Bahadur Sapru
Khilafat issue. b) Ashutosh Mukherjee
c) Rabindra Nath Tagore
d) Syed Ahmed Khan

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Q.22) During the Swadeshi Movement, various d) All four

samitis/organisations were formed across
India to promote self-reliance, Swadeshi Q.25) Which one among the following explains
industries, and political consciousness. In this the meaning of the Safety Valve Theory in the
context, consider the following statements: context of Indian National Movement?
1. The Swadesh Bandhab Samiti was a) A theory that argued that the Congress was
established in Bengal by Ashwini Kumar formed as a safe outlet to the discontented
Dutta. educated Indians.
2. The Swadeshi Sangam was formed in b) A theory that argued that the Congress was
present day Tamil Nadu under the formed as a safe outlet to the hostile
leadership of V.O. Chidambaram Pillai and attitude of the British towards the Indian
others. people.
Which of the statements given above is/are c) A theory which believed that the British and
correct? the ex-rebels of 1857 should amicably
a) 1 only resolve their differences against each other.
b) 2 only d) An idea aimed at promoting goodwill among
c) Both 1 and 2 the Indian people.
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q.26) With respect to the History of Modern
Q.23) Who among the following composed a India, who among the following has authored
collection of the patriotic songs "Sudesha the book named “Stripurushtulna”?
Geetham / Swadesa Geethangal" during the a) Savitribai Phule
Swadeshi movement? b) Kadambini Ganguly
a) Subramania Bharati c) Tarabai Shinde
b) Rajnikant Sen d) Sarojini Naidu
c) Mukunda Das
d) Rabindranath Tagore Q.27) With reference to Alipore Conspiracy
Case, consider the following statements:
Q.24) Consider the following factors/events: 1. The case was related to an assassination
1. The split between the Moderates and attempt on the Presidency Magistrate in
Extremists within the Indian National Muzaffarpur.
Congress. 2. Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das appeared as
2. The absence of a strong organizational one of the defence lawyers in the case.
structure or party framework. 3. Aurobindo Ghosh was given a death
3. Very limited participation of the rural sentence which was later commuted to life
peasant classes in the movement compared imprisonment in the Alipore conspiracy
to urban upper and middle class. case.
4. The arrest and deportation of key national Which of the statements given above are
leaders of the movement by the British correct?
authorities. a) 1 and 3 only
How many of the above factors/events b) 1 and 2 only
contributed to the decline of the Swadeshi c) 2 and 3 only
Movement? d) 1, 2 and 3
a) Only one
b) Only two
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Q.28) With reference to Modern Indian history, a) Only one

what is the Zimmerman Plan? b) Only two
a) A British strategy to divide nationalists and c) Only three
weaken the national movement. d) All four
b) A plan formulated by the Indian National
Congress to negotiate self-rule with the
Q.31) The following item consists of two
British government.
statements, Statement I and Statement II.
c) Plan of Indian National Army to free India Examine these two statements carefully and
from its colonisers with the help of Japan select the correct answer using the code given
during World War II. below:
d) A secret plan of Indian revolutionaries in Statement I: Non-cooperation began in Punjab
their struggle against British rule during the with the student movement inspired by Lala
First World War. Lajpat Rai in January 1921.
Statement II: The Sikh dominated central
Q.29) Consider the following activities of Punjab countryside was stirred by the
revolutionaries during the Indian freedom powerful Akali upsurge.
struggle: Code:
1. Barrah dacoity was organised by Pulin Das a) Both the statements are individually true,
to raise funds for revolutionary activities. and Statement II is the correct explanation
2. Rashbehari Bose and Sachin Sanyal staged a of Statement I.
bomb attack on Viceroy Hardinge. b) Both the statements are individually true,
3. Barindra Kumar Ghosh and Bhupendranath but Statement II is not the correct
Dutta started the weekly Yugantar. explanation of Statement I.
Which of the statements given above are c) Statement I is true, but Statement II is false.
correct? d) Statement I is false, but Statement II is true.
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 1 and 2 only Q.32) With reference to Lala Lajpat Rai,
c) 2 and 3 only consider the following statements:
d) 1, 2 and 3 1. He was the founder and editor of
newspaper Indian Mirror.
Q.30) Consider the following pairs of 2. He was an active member of the Arya
organisations started during the Indian Samaj.
freedom struggle and their founders: 3. He believed in the ‘Safety Valve Theory’
with respect to the establishment of Indian
Organization Established by
National Congress.
4. He started the ‘Indian Home Rule League of
1. Ramosi Peasant Force Vasudev Balwant
America’.
Phadke
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
2. Abhinav Bharat Ganesh Damodar
Mandir (Young India Savarkar a) 1, 2 and 3 only
Society) b) 1, 2 and 4 only
c) 2, 3 and 4 only
3. Anjuman-i-Mohisban- Maulana Azad d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
i-Watan

How many of the pairs given above are

correctly matched?

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Q.33) With reference to Modern Indian history, Statement II: Imperialists believed that India
consider the following statements regarding was brought into the large capitalist world
the Lucknow Pact: market and that was in itself a progress
1. It was signed between Motilal Nehru on towards modernisation.
behalf of the Indian National Congress and Code:
Mohamed Ali Jinnah on behalf of Muslim a) Both the statements are individually true
League. and statement II is the correct explanation
2. Under this pact, the Indian National of statement I.
Congress accepted the demand of the b) Both the statements are individually true,
separate electorates for the elections to but statement II is not the correct
legislatures put forward by the Muslim explanation of statement I.
League. c) Statement I is true, but statement II is false.
3. The All-India Khilafat Organization was d) Statement I is false, but statement II is true.
formed as part of the pact.
Which of the statements given above is/are Q.36) With reference to the activities of Indian
correct? revolutionaries in Europe, consider the
a) 1 and 2 only following statements:
b) 2 only 1. The ‘Indian Independence Committee (IIC),
c) 3 only also known as the Berlin Committee’ was
d) 1 and 3 only established by Virendranath Chattopadhyay
to seek German support for India's freedom
Q.34) With reference Indian National struggle.
Movement, consider the following statements 2. Shyamji Krishna Varma established ‘India
Statement I: Bal Gangadhar Tilak supported House’ in London as a centre for
the participation of Indian nationals in Britain's revolutionary activities.
war efforts during World War I. 3. Madam Bhikaji Cama unfurled the Indian
Statement II: Bal Gangadhar Tilak believed Flag in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907.
that Britain would reciprocate India's loyalty Which of the statements given above are
with gratitude by granting self-government to correct?
India. a) 1 and 3 only
Which one of the following is correct in b) 1 and 2 only
respect of the above statements? c) 2 and 3 only
a) Both Statement I and Statement II are d) 1, 2 and 3
correct, and Statement II is the correct
explanation for Statement I Q.37) With reference to the Indian National
b) Both Statement I and Statement-II are Movement, consider the following statements
correct and Statement II is not the correct regarding Annie Besant:
explanation for Statement I 1. She was one of the founding members of
c) Statement I is correct, but Statement II is the Theosophical Society.
incorrect 2. She was the first woman president of the
d) Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is annual session of the Indian National
correct Congress.
3. She was the chief editor of the newspapers
Q.35) Examine these two statements carefully New India and Commonweal.
and select the correct answer using the code Which of the above statements is/are correct?
given below. a) 1 and 2 only
Statement I: Dadabhai Naoroji argued that b) 2 and 3 only
what was being drained out was ‘potential c) 3 only
surplus’ that could generate more economic d) 1, 2, and 3
development in India if invested in India.

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Q.38) With reference to Tilak’s Indian Home Q.41) The Hunter Committee was appointed
Rule League Movement, consider the following after the:
statements: a) Blackhole incident
1. Tilak’s league primarily focused on b) Jalianwalla Bagh massacre
Karnataka and the Central Provinces, with c) Uprising of 1857
Bombay as its headquarters. d) Partition of Bengal
2. George Arundale served as the organizing
secretary of the Tilak’s league. Q.42) Consider the following statements:
3. As part of the movement, Tilak demanded 1. He wrote the biography of Mazzini named
the formation of linguistic states in India. ‘Mazzini Charitra’.
Which of the statements given above is/are 2. He authored “The Indian War of
correct? Independence - 1857” which provides a
a) 1 only nationalist view of the revolt of 1857.
b) 2 and 3 only 3. He established a revolutionary organisation
c) 3 only named ‘Mitra Mela.’
d) 1, 2 and 3 Which among the above given statements is/
are true about Vinayak Damodar Savarkar?
Q.39) The extremists were readmitted into the a) 1 and 2 only
Indian National Congress in 1916 after years of b) 2 only
split in Congress. In this context, consider the c) 1 and 3 only
following factors: d) 1, 2 and 3
1. The efforts of Annie Besant and Bal
Gangadhar Tilak to mediate between the Q.43) With reference to the differences
moderates and extremists. between Moderates and Extremists in the
2. The realisation of moderates that direct Indian National Congress, which of the
action and limited violence against the following statements are correct?
British were essential for achieving political 1. While the Moderates drew their social base
goals. mainly from the zamindar and upper middle
Which of the above factors contributed to the classes, the Extremists were supported
readmission of extremists to the Indian mainly by the educated middle and lower
National Congress? middle class.
a) 1 only 2. Moderates were highly inspired by India’s
b) 2 only ancient culture, while Extremists mainly
c) Both 1 and 2 drew inspiration from western liberalism.
d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. Moderates sought gradual constitutional
reforms, while Extremists demanded Swaraj
Q.40) Consider the following leaders of the as the ultimate goal.
Indian National Movement: Select the correct answer using the code given
1. Dinshaw Edulji Wacha below:
2. Womesh Chandra Bonnerjea a) 1 and 2 only
3. Romesh Chandra Dutt b) 1 and 3 only
4. Aurobindo Ghosh c) 2 and 3 only
5. Ananda Mohan Bose d) 1, 2 and 3
How many of the above leaders were
associated with the Moderate faction of Indian
National Congress?
a) Only two
b) Only three
c) Only four
d) All five

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Q.44) With reference to the Freedom Struggle 2. It merged with the Indian National
of India, ‘Sandhya’ and ‘Kal’ were: Congress (INC) in the early 20th century.
a) Secret revolutionary organisations Which of the statements given above is/are
b) Parallel governments run by Indians during correct?
the Quit India Movement a) 1 only
c) Nationalist Newspapers b) 2 only
d) Underground secret radio stations run by c) Both 1 and 2
Indians during the Quit India Movement d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.45) The most short-lived of all of Britain’s Q.49) Consider the following statements, with
constitutional experiments in India was: reference to the contributions of Moderate
a) The Indian Council Act of 1861 Nationalists in Indian National Movement:
b) Indian Council Act of 1892 1. They provided a strong economic critique
c) Indian Council Act of 1909 of British rule, highlighting issues like drain
d) Government of India Act of 1919 of wealth from India and unfair trade
policies of Britishers.
Q.46) With reference to the India’s freedom 2. They demanded constitutional reforms and
struggle, consider the following statements played a key role in securing the Indian
with reference to the Nasik Conspiracy Case of Councils Act of 1892.
1909: 3. They introduced new methods of struggle
1. It was associated with the murder of the in the national movement like passive
Plague Commissioner of Poona by the resistance and civil disobedience.
Chapekar brothers. Which of the statements given above are
2. Anushilan Samiti was banned by the British correct?
authorities following the enquiry into the a) 1 and 2 only
Case. b) 1 and 3 only
Which of the statements given above is/are c) 2 and 3 only
correct? d) 1, 2 and 3
a) 1 only
b) 2 only Q.50) Consider the following with reference to
c) Both 1 and 2 newspapers and their founders:
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Newspaper Founder

Q.47) In the context of colonial rule in India,

which of the following was included under the
‘home charges’?
1. Comrade Shripad Amrit Dange
a) The salaries of British and Indian officials of
the East India Company in India. 2. Al Hilal Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
b) The lump sum paid by the princely states to
the British government to maintain British 4. Punjabee Ajit Singh
troops in their territories.
How many of the pairs given above are
c) The additional incentive charge paid to the
correctly matched?
English officials for their posting in India.
a) Only one
d) The cost of the India’s Secretary of State’s
b) Only two
office in London.
c) All three
d) None
Q.48) With reference to the Swarajya Sabha,
consider the following statements:
1. It was established by Chittaranjan Das and
Motilal Nehru.

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