UP PCS PRE Modern History SINCE 1994

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181. The first Indian to contest an election to the British  House of Commons was:  

  • A
  • Dadabhai Naoroji

  • B
  • Gopal Krishna Gokhale

  • C
  • Pheroze Shah Mehta

  • D
  • W.C. Bannerjee

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Correct Answer : D [W.C. Bannerjee ]

182. The Ghadar Movement was founded by:  

  • A
  • Ajit Singh

  • B
  • Lala Hansraj

  • C
  • Lala Hardayal

  • D
  • Sohan Singh Bhakhna

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Correct Answer : D [Sohan Singh Bhakhna ]

183. Which of the following were the two newspapers  published by Annie Besant?  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:  1. Commonweal  2. New India  3. New Hindu  4. The Aryans  Codes:              

  • A
  • 1 and 2

  • B
  • 1 and 3

  • C
  • 2 and 4

  • D
  • 3 and 4

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Correct Answer : A [1 and 2 ]

184. The Marathi Fortnightly ‘Bahishkrit Bharat’ was started by:              

  • A
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  • B
  • B.R. Ambedkar

  • C
  • V.D. Savarkar

  • D
  • Gopal Krishna Gokhale

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Correct Answer : B [B.R. Ambedkar ]

185. Given below is a list of organisations. Select those  engaged in revolutionary activities using the codes  given below in the list: 1. Abhinav Bharat  2. Anushilan Samiti  3 New Nationalist Party  4. Indian Patriot Association  Codes:  

  • A
  • 1, 2 and 3

  • B
  • 1 and 2

  • C
  • 2, 3 and 4

  • D
  • 1, 2 and 4

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Correct Answer : B [1 and 2 ]

186. Who among the following was the chief architect of  reconciliation between the Extremists and the Moderates?  

  • A
  • Annie Besant

  • B
  • M.A. Jinnah

  • C
  • Madam Cama

  • D
  • Pherozeshah Mehta

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Correct Answer : A [Annie Besant ]

187. Find the correct chronological order of the following  events from the codes given below:  1. Civil Disobedience Movement  2. Individual Satyagraha  3. Quit India Movement  4. Cripps MissionCodes:  

  • A
  • 1, 2, 4, 3

  • B
  • 1, 2, 3, 4

  • C
  • 2, 1, 3, 4

  • D
  • 2, 3, 1, 4

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Correct Answer : A [1, 2, 4, 3 ]

188. Which one of the following is not correct about the  Home Rule League?  

  • A
  • The Plan was first presented in 1914-15 by Annie Besant.

  • B
  • The Home Rule League of Tilak was confined to Maharashtra, Karnataka, Central Provinces, and Berar.

  • C
  • The Home Rule League founded by Tilak was much stronger.

  • D
  • Despite the differences between Tilak and Besant, both the leagues continued to exist.

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Correct Answer : A [The Plan was first presented in 1914-15 by Annie Besant. ]

189. Ganpati Festival in Maharashtra was started by  

  • A
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  • B
  • Gopal Krishna Gokhale

  • C
  • Aurobindo Ghosh

  • D
  • Bipin Chandra Pal

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Correct Answer : A [Bal Gangadhar Tilak ]

190. The first Muslim President of the Indian National  Congress was  

  • A
  • Abdul Kalam Azad

  • B
  • RafiAhmed Kidwai

  • C
  • M.A. Ansari

  • D
  • Badruddin Tyabji

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Correct Answer : D [Badruddin Tyabji ]

191.  Who had made Allahabad the emergency headquarters  in 1857?  

  • A
  • Lord Canning

  • B
  • Lord Cornwallis

  • C
  • Lord Wellesley

  • D
  • Lord William Bentinck

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Correct Answer : A [Lord Canning ]

192. The last Mughal Emperor was Bahadur Shah. His  father’s name was  

  • A
  • Akbar Shah I

  • B
  • Akbar Shah II

  • C
  • Aurangzeb

  • D
  • Shahjahan

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Correct Answer : D [Shahjahan ]

193. “Swaraj is my birthright.”  The above assertion is attributed to  

  • A
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  • B
  • Gopal Krishna Gokhale

  • C
  • Jawaharlal Nehru

  • D
  • Subhash Chandra Bose

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Correct Answer : A [Bal Gangadhar Tilak ]

194. The main outcome of 1921–22 non-cooperation  movement was  

  • A
  • Hindu-Muslim unity

  • B
  • More powers to provinces

  • C
  • Increase in elected members to the Central Legislative Assembly

  • D
  • Division in the India National Congress

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Correct Answer : A [Hindu-Muslim unity ]

195. The Brahma Samaj is based on the principle of                 

  • A
  • Monotheism

  • B
  • Polytheism

  • C
  • Atheism

  • D
  • Monism

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Correct Answer : A [Monotheism ]

196. Assertion (A): The Quit India Movement marked the  culmination of Indian National Movement.  Reason (R): After the Quit India Movement, it was a  matter of time to find a suitable mechanism for transfer  of power.  Select the correct answer from the codes given below: Codes:  

  • A
  • Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

  • B
  • Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

  • C
  • (A) is true, but (R) is false.

  • D
  • (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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Correct Answer : A [Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). ]

197. Which of the following statements regarding Dr. B.R.  Ambedkar are correct? Select the correct answer from  the codes given below the statements.  1. He founded Siddharth College.  2. He started his journal Mook Nayak in 1920.  3. He founded Depressed Class Institute in 1922.  4. He was the first Defence Minister of India. Codes:  

  • A
  • 1, 2 and 3

  • B
  • 2, 3 and 4

  • C
  • 1, 3 and 4

  • D
  • 1, 2 and 4

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Correct Answer : A [1, 2 and 3 ]

198. ‘The Swadesh Vahini’ was edited by  

  • A
  • C.V. Raman Pillai

  • B
  • C.N. Mudaliar

  • C
  • K. Ram Krishna Pillai

  • D
  • C.R. Reddy

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Correct Answer : C [K. Ram Krishna Pillai ]

199. Which one of the following is not true about the Cripps  Mission?  

  • A
  • Dominion status since the war ended.

  • B
  • Constitution framed by the Constituent Assembly acceptable.

  • C
  • The formation of new Executive Council with equal representation for both Hindus & Muslims.

  • D
  • Any province could remain outside the Indian Union.

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Correct Answer : C [The formation of new Executive Council with equal representation for both Hindus & Muslims. ]

200. Who among the following presided over the Karachi  Session of the Indian National Congress?  

  • A
  • Jawaharlal Nehru

  • B
  • J.M. Sengupta

  • C
  • S.C. Bose

  • D
  • Vallabhbhai Patel

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Correct Answer : D [Vallabhbhai Patel ]
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