UP PCS PRE Modern History SINCE 1994

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61. Who among the following was not present in the  founding session of the Indian National Congress?

  • A
  • Dadabhai Naoroji

  • B
  • G. Subramaniya Iyer

  • C
  • Justice Ranade

  • D
  • Surendra Nath Banerjee

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Correct Answer : D [Surendra Nath Banerjee]

62. Who among the trio–Lal, Bal and Pal became President  of the Indian National Congress?

  • A
  • Lala Lajpat Rai

  • B
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  • C
  • Bipin Chandra Pal

  • D
  • None of them

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Correct Answer : A [Lala Lajpat Rai]

63. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer  from the codes given below:  List–I                                  List–II    (Newspapers)                  (Editors)  A. Hindu                           1. Dadabhai Naoroji  B. Sudharak                     2. Gopal Ganesh Agarkar  C. Voice of India              3. G. Subramaniya Iyer D. Bengali                 4. Surendra Nath BanerjeeCodes:  A B C D

  • A
  • 1 2 3 4

  • B
  • 3 2 1 4

  • C
  • 2 3 4 1

  • D
  • 4 1 3 2

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Correct Answer : B [3 2 1 4]

64. Which one of the following Acts empowered the  Governor General of India to issue ordinances?

  • A
  • Charter Act of 1833

  • B
  • Indian Council Act of 1861

  • C
  • Indian Council Act of 1992

  • D
  • Indian Council Act of 1909

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Correct Answer : B [Indian Council Act of 1861]

65. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer  from the codes given below:  List–I                                  List–II  A. August Declaration    1. Lord Linlithgow           B. August Offer                2. Montague  C. August Resolution      3. Mohammad Ali Jinnah  D. Direct Action Day       4. Mahatma Gandhi  Codes:  A B C D

  • A
  • 2 1 4 3

  • B
  • 3 4 1 2

  • C
  • 1 3 2 4

  • D
  • 4 2 3 1

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Correct Answer : A [2 1 4 3]

66. Who was the first President of the Muslim League:                        

  • A
  • Agha Khan

  • B
  • Hamid Khan

  • C
  • Hasan Khan

  • D
  • M.A. Jinnah

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Correct Answer : A [Agha Khan]

67. Who was the first Indian to go to jail in performance of  his duty as a journalist:

  • A
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  • B
  • Dadabhai Naoroji

  • C
  • Motilal Ghosh

  • D
  • Surendra Nath Banerjee

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Correct Answer : A [Bal Gangadhar Tilak]

68. Who became the President of the Indian National  Congress after the resignation of Subhash Chandra  Bose?

  • A
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

  • B
  • Pattabhi Sitaramayya

  • C
  • Rajendra Prasad

  • D
  • Sardar Patel

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Correct Answer : C [Rajendra Prasad]

69. Who suggested the idea of the Indian National Army?

  • A
  • Mohan Singh

  • B
  • Niranjan Singh Gill

  • C
  • Shah Nawaz

  • D
  • Subhash Chandra Bose

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Correct Answer : A [Mohan Singh]

70. Who among the following ran ‘Congress Radio’ during  the ‘Quit-India’ movement?

  • A
  • Aruna Asaf Ali

  • B
  • Jai Prakash Narayan

  • C
  • Usha Mehta

  • D
  • None of the above

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Correct Answer : C [Usha Mehta]

71. Which one of the following native States was a party to  the ‘Stand-Still’ Agreement?

  • A
  • Hyderabad

  • B
  • Jammu and Kashmir

  • C
  • Junagarh

  • D
  • Mysore

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Correct Answer : A [Hyderabad]

72. To which missal did Ranjeet Singh belong:

  • A
  • Sukerchakia

  • B
  • Sandhavwalia

  • C
  • Ahluwalia

  • D
  • Ramgarhia

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Correct Answer : A [Sukerchakia]

73. Who among the following is associated with the policy  of ‘Masterly Inactivity’?

  • A
  • William Bentinck

  • B
  • Lord Canning

  • C
  • Lord Mayo

  • D
  • John Lawrence

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Correct Answer : D [John Lawrence]

74. The objective of the ‘Kamaraj Plan’ was:

  • A
  • establishment of socialistic pattern of Society

  • B
  • industrial development of Tamil Nadu

  • C
  • vitalisation of the Indian National Congress

  • D
  • growth of cooperative farming

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Correct Answer : C [vitalisation of the Indian National Congress]

75. Who among the following was the leader of the revolt  during 1857 at Bareilly?

  • A
  • Khan Bahadur

  • B
  • Kunwar Singh

  • C
  • Maulvi Ahmad Shah

  • D
  • Virzis Kadir

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Correct Answer : A [Khan Bahadur]

76. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?

  • A
  • Lord Cornwallis – Permanent Settlement

  • B
  • Lord Wellesley – Subsidiary Alliance

  • C
  • Lord Dalhousie – Doctrine of Lapse

  • D
  • Lord Canning – Masterly Inactivity

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Correct Answer : D [Lord Canning – Masterly Inactivity]

77. The theme of the novel Anandmath is based on:

  • A
  • Chuar Revolt

  • B
  • Sannyasi Revolt

  • C
  • Poligar Revolt

  • D
  • Talukdar’s Revolt

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Correct Answer : B [Sannyasi Revolt]

78. Assertion (A): The Indian National Congress accepted the  Mountbatten Plan.  Reason (R): It believed in two-nation theory.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 : C [A is true, but R is false.]

79. Who was the leader of the Munda uprising?

  • A
  • Birsa

  • B
  • Kanhu

  • C
  • Tilka Manjhi

  • D
  • Sido

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Correct Answer : A [Birsa]

80. Which one of the following uprisings occurred in  Maharashtra?

  • A
  • Bhil uprising

  • B
  • Kol uprising

  • C
  • Rampa uprising

  • D
  • Santhal uprising

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Correct Answer : A [Bhil uprising]
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