Week – 3 (From 18th March) – Modern History Week

1. India in the Late Eighteenth Century + The advent of Europeans and the
British Conquests – 18th March 2021

2. India under the Company’s rule (Administrative structure, Developments,

reforms in various fields, etc.)
+
The revolt of 1857 till Political organizations prior to 1885 + Freedom Struggle
under Moderate Phase- 19th March 2021
 Week – 3 (From 18th March) – Modern History Week

4. Socio – Religious Reform movement + Freedom Struggle under Extremist

Phase- 20st March 2021

5. The Gandhian Era – I (Till Simon Commission) & Peasant and Tribal Movements -
21st March 2021

6. The Gandhian Era (After Simon) – till Independence (1947)- 22nd March 2021
1. Which of the following is/are the features of the Montford Reforms
(the Government of India Act, 1919)?

1. Introduction of diarchy at provincial level.

2. Subjects like finance and local government was kept under reserved
subjects.
3. In case of failure of constitutional machinery in the province the
governor could take over the administration of transferred subjects.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Answer: D

The main features of the Montford Reforms were as follows:

• The Act introduced dyarchy for the executive at the level of the
provincial government.

• Subjects were divided into two lists: ‘reserved’ which included

subjects such as law and order, finance, land revenue, irrigation, etc.,
and ‘transferred’ subjects such as education, health, local government,
industry, agriculture, excise, etc.

• In case of failure of constitutional machinery in the province the

governor could take over the administration of transferred subjects
also.
2.

Consider the following statements regarding “Champaran Satyagraha”:

1. Gandhi was requested by Rajkumar Shukla, to look into the
problems of the farmers in context of indigo planters of Champaran in
Bihar.
2. The European planters were practicing the tinkathia system in
champaran.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANS: C

Explanation:

Gandhi was requested by Rajkumar Shukla, a local man, to look into the
problems of the farmers in context of indigo planters of Champaran in
Bihar.

The European planters had been forcing the peasants to grow indigo on
3/20 part of the total land (called tinkathia system).
3.
Who among the following approached Gandhi to intervene and
help resolve the impasse between the workers and the
employers (Ahmedabad Mill Strike)?

a) Pandita Ramabhai Chaudari

b) Anusuya Sarabhai
c) Annie Besant
d) Sarojini Naidu
ANS: B

Explanation: In March 1918, Gandhi intervened in a dispute between

cotton mill owners of Ahmedabad and the workers over the issue of
discontinuation of the plague bonus.

• The relations between the workers and the mill owners worsened
with the striking workers being arbitrarily dismissed and the mill
owners deciding to bring in weavers from Bombay.

• The workers of the mill turned to Anusuya Sarabhai for help in

fighting for justice.
4.Which of the following initiatives marked Mahatma Gandhi out as a
nationalist?

A. The initiatives in Champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda marked

Gandhiji out as a nationalist with a deep sympathy for the poor.
B. The initiatives in South Africa marked Gandhiji out as a nationalist
with a deep sympathy for the poor.
C. The initiatives Khilafat movement of 1919-20 marked Gandhiji out
as a nationalist with a deep sympathy for the poor.
D. The initiatives Non-cooperation movement of 1920-22 marked
Gandhiji out as a nationalist with a deep sympathy for the poor.
Answer: A

These initiatives in Champaran, Ahmedabad and Kheda

marked Gandhiji out as a nationalist with a deep sympathy
for the poor. At the same time, these were all localised
struggles. Then, in 1919, the colonial rulers delivered into
Gandhiji’s lap an issue from which he could construct a
much wider movement.
5.

“Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr Satyapal” are associated with

which of the following?

a) Alipore Conspiracy case

b) Meerut Conspiracy case
c) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
d) Chauri Chaura Movement
ANS: C

Explanation:

On April 9, two nationalist leaders, Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr

Satyapal, were arrested by the British officials without any
provocation except that they had addressed protest meetings,
and taken to some unknown destination.
6.

Which of the following are the members of Disorders Inquiry

Committee (Hunter Committee/Commission)?

1. Sir Chimanlal Harilal Setalvad

2. Pandit Jagat Narayan
3. Sardar Sahibzada Sultan Ahmad Khan

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D

Hunter Commission Members

1.Chairman – Lord William Hunter, ex- Solicitor-General

2.W.F. Rice, Additional Secretary to the Government of India (Home
Department)
3.Justice G.C. Rankin, Judge of the High Court, Calcutta
4.Major General Sir George Barrow, Commandant of the Peshawar Division
5.Sir Chimanlal Setalvad
6.Pandit Jagat Narayan
7.Sardar Sultan Ahmed Khan
7. In September 1920 at a special session in Calcutta, the Congress
approved a non-cooperation programme till the Punjab and Khilafat
wrongs were removed and swaraj was established. Which of the
following is/are part of programme?

1. Boycott of government schools and colleges.

2. Boycott of law courts and dispensation of justice through
panchayats instead.
3. Boycott of legislative councils.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
ANS: D

Explanation: September 1920, at a special session in Calcutta, the Congress

approved a non-cooperation programme till the Punjab and Khilafat wrongs were
removed and swaraj was established. The programme was to include—
• boycott of government schools and colleges;
• boycott of law courts and dispensation of justice through panchayats instead;
• boycott of legislative councils;
• boycott of foreign cloth and use of khadi instead; also practice of hand-
spinning to be done;
• Renunciation of government honours and titles; the second phase could
include mass civil disobedience including resignation from government service,
and non-payment of taxes.
• During the movement, the participants were supposed to work for Hindu-
Muslim unity and for removal of untouchability, all the time remaining non-
violent.
8.

Consider the following statements regarding the “Indian Home Rule

Society”:
1. It was founded in Madras Province to promote national movement.
2. It was founded by Annie Besant.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C

Explanation: Shyamji Krishnavarma had started in London in

1905 an Indian Home Rule Society—‘India House’—as a centre
for Indian students, a scholarship scheme to bring radical youth
from India, and a journal The Indian Sociologist.
9.

“Punjabee” newspaper was founded by which of the following?

a) Ajit Singh
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Lalchand Falak
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
10.

“Ramosi Peasant Force” – was organized a revolutionary activity

against the British in which of the following area?

a) Bengal Province
b) North West Frontier Province
c) Bombay Province
d) Madras Province
ANS: C

Explanation: The first of the revolutionary activities in Maharashtra

was the organization of the Ramosi Peasant Force by Vasudev Balwant
Phadke in 1879, which aimed to rid the country of the British by
instigating an armed revolt by disrupting communication lines.

It hoped to raise funds for its activities through dacoities. It was

suppressed prematurely.
11.Which of the following is the correct sequence of the
following events of Indian history?
1.Foundation of Indian Muslim League.
2.Surat Split.
3.Partition of Bengal.
4.Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
[A] 1, 2, 3, 4
[B] 2, 3, 4, 1
[C] 3, 1, 2, 4
[D] 4, 3, 2, 1
Answer: C [3, 1, 2, 4]

The correct sequence of the above events of Indian

history is:
Partition of Bengal – 1905
Foundation of Indian Muslim League – 1906
Surat Split – 1907
Transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi – 1911
12.
“The remedy lies with the people. The 30crore people inhabiting
India must raise their 60crore hands to stop this curse of
oppression. Force must be stopped by force.” Written in which of
the following news paper/weekly?

a) Yugantar
b) Native opinion
c) Indian opinion
d) Kesari
ANS: A

Explanation:

In April 1906, an inner circle within Anushilan (Barindra Kumar

Ghosh, Bhupendranath Dutta) started the weekly Yugantar

• For instance, after severe police brutalities , the Yugantar

wrote: “The remedy lies with the people. The 30crore people
inhabiting India must raise their 60crore hands to stop this
curse of oppression. Force must be stopped by force.”
13.Which among the following was not a
Pre-Indian National Congress Organization?

[A] Poona Sarvajanik Sabha

[B] Servants of India Society
[C] National Indian Association
[D] Indian National Association
Answer: B [Servants of India Society]

Servants of India Society was formed in Pune,

Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale
along with Natesh Appaji Dravid, Gopal Krishna Deodhar
and Anant Patwardhan. Objective of this society was to
promote social and human development and overthrow the
British rule in India.
14.
“Pabna Agrarian Movement” was related to which of the
following province?

a) Madras
b) North West Frontier
c) Bengal
d) Central Province
c) Bengal
15.Consider the following statements about Home Rule Movement:

1. The movement was started by Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar

Tilak
2. The objective of the movement was to obtain the dominion status
within the British Empire

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

[A] 1 Only
[B] 2 Only
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]

Both are correct statements

The Home Rule Movement was started by Annie Besant and

Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1916. The objective of the movement
was to obtain dominion status within the British Empire.
16. Consider the following statements regarding “Indigo Revolt”:
1. The peasants were provided loans called "dadon" for indig planting which was at a
very low interest rate.
2. The leaders were Digambar and Bishnu Bishwas.
3. The condition was depicted in the play Nil Darpan

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
c) 2 and 3 only

Explanation: In Bengal, the indigo planters, nearly all Europeans, exploited the
local peasants by forcing them to grow indigo on their lands instead of the more
paying crops like rice.
• The planters forced the peasants to take advance sums and enter into
fraudulent contracts which were then used against the peasants.
• The anger of the peasants exploded in 1859 when, led by Digambar Biswas and
Bishnu Biswas of Nadia district.

The peasants were provided loans called "dadon" for indigo planting
which was at a very high interest rate.

• The Bengali intelligentsia played a significant role by supporting the peasants’

cause through newspaper campaigns, organisation of mass meetings, preparing
memoranda on peasants’ grievances and supporting them in legal battles.
17.What is the name of the autobiography of
Mahatma Gandhi?

[A] Mein Kampf

[B] A confession
[C] The Story of My Experiments with Truth
[D] The Story of My Life as a Lawyer
Answer: C [ The Story of My Experiments with Truth ]

The name of the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi is “The

Story of My Experiments with Truth”. From the year 1925 to
1929 he published it in his journal Navjivan. The english
translation of this autobiography was published in the journal
“Young India”.
18.
The tribal leaders “Sidhu and Kanhu” are belong to which of
the following uprising?

a) Munda uprisings
b) Kol uprisings
c) Rampa revolt
d) Santhal uprisings
d) Santhal uprisings
19. Consider the following statements regarding “Chuar
Uprising”:
1. Chuar aboriginal tribesmen belong to the Jungle Mahal of
Midnapore district and Bankura district of Bengal.
2. They held their lands under a kind of feudal tenure.
3. They are strongly attached to the soil.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
ANS: B

Explanation: Famine, enhanced land revenue demands and economic

distress goaded the Chuar aboriginal tribesmen of the Jungle Mahal of
Midnapore district and also of the Bankura district (in Bengal) to take up
arms.

They held their lands under a kind of feudal tenure, but were not strongly
attached to the soil, being always ready to change from farming to hunting,
at the bidding of their jungle chiefs or zamindars
20.With reference to Peasant movement and their
leaders, which one of the following is not correctly
matched?

a) Pagal Panthis: Karam Shah

b) Moplah Uprising: Tipu
c) Ramosi Uprising: Wasuodep Balwant Phadke
d) Indigo revolt: Bishnu Biswas
Answer: B

The most prominent leaders of the rebellion

were Variankunnath Kunjahammad Haji, Sithi
Koya Thangal and Ali Musliyar.
21. India Appreciated Justin Trudeau's Apology on Komagata Mar
Incident. Komagata Maru incident was related to?

A) A Japanese ship, Komagata Maru, carrying 376 passengers from

India, was denied entry into Canada after an immigration dispute
B) An incident related with Quit India movement
C) A movement started by Subhash Chandra Bosh
D) None of the above
A) A Japanese ship, Komagata Maru, carrying 376 passengers from
India, was denied entry into Canada after an immigration dispute
22. Consider
the following journal/
newspapers and their publishers / editors:
(Journal/Newspapers) (Publishers /Editors)
1. Bharat Mata : Lala Hardayal
2. National Herald : Jawahar Lal Nehru
3. Som Prakash : Ishwar Chandra Vidya Saga

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

A) 1 only
B) 1 and 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
Correct Answer: C

Bharat Mata was published by Azeet Singh.

23.Which of the following tribal rebellion was made famous
by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee through his novel
Anandmath?

A. Sanyasi Rebellion

B. Revolt of Ramosis

C. Kittur Rising

D. Sambalpur Outbreaks
Ans: A
24. Consider the following statements regarding
Rowlatt's act:

1. Under, Rowlatt Act, Government had the authority and power to arrest people and keep them in
prisons without an trial if they are suspected with the charge of terrorism.
2. The government earned the power to refrain the newspaper from reporting and printing news.
3. The Act was ill famed as 'Black Act' by the people and Indian revolted in protest against the Rowlatt
Act.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A) 1 only
B) 2 and 3only
C) 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
Ans: D
 In reference with Indian National Movement
25.
consider the following statements:

1. Non Co-operation was started by Mahatma Gandhi on August 1, 1920.

2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak died on August 1, 1920.
3. Congress special session of 1920 was organized under the President ship of Bipin Chandra Pal.

Which of the given above statement is/ are incorrect?

A) 1 and 3 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) 3 only
Correct Answer: D

Solution :

1920 special session was organized under the president ship of Lala
Lajpat Rai in Calcutta. Non-cooperation movement was granted the
permission in this session.