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UPPSC Modern History PYQ [ 2021-2023]

1. "Can you show me one free country where there are separate electorates? ( UPPSC 2021)

The British element is gone, but they have left mischief behind.

Who among the following said the above-mentioned statement in the constituent Assembly debates?

a) Somnath Lahiri

b) Jawaharlal Nehru

c) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

d) N. G. Ranga


Answer. c) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel


2. Consider the following events and arrange them into chronological order: ( UPPSC 2021)

1. Sharda Act

2. Nehru Report

3. Constitution of Simon Commission

4. Dandi March

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

a) 3,2,1,and 4

b) 1,2,3, and 2

c) 4,3,2, and 1

d) 1,4,2, and 3


Answer. a) 3,2,1,and 4

1. Sharda Act: 1929

2. Nehru Report: 1928

3. Constitution of Simon Commission: 1927

4. Dandi March: 1930



3. Who was the founder of the "Asiatic Society of Bengal"? ( UPPSC 2021)

a) Jonathan Duncan

b) Sir Willian Jones

c) Warren Hasting

d) William Bentick


Answer. b) Sir Willian Jones was Orientalism


4. Who among the following never presided over a Session of the Indian National Congress? ( UPPSC 2021)

a) Lala Lajpat Rai

b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

d) Subhash Chandra Bose


Answer. b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak


5. Arrange the following foreign travelers in chronological order of their arrival in India: ( UPPSC 2021)

1. William Hawkins

2. Ralph Fitch

3. Sir Thomas Roe

4. Nicholas Dawnton

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

a) 2, 1, 4, and 3

b) 4,2,1, and 3

c) 1,3,2, and 4

d) 3,2,4, and 1


Answer. a) 2, 1, 4, and 3

1. William Hawkins: 1608

2. Ralph Fitch: 1583

3. Sir Thomas Roe: 1615

4. Nicholas Downton: 1614


6. The name of the foreign journalist who reported about Satyagrah at Dharsana Saltworks was ( UPPSC 2021)

a) Francis Louis

b) Mark Tully

c) Web Miller

d) Philip Sprat


Answer. c) Web Miller


7. Who among the following was NOT associated with the Kanpur conspiracy case of 1924? ( UPPSC 2021)

a) Muzaffar Ahmed

b) Nalini Gupta

c) Shaukat Usmani

d) M.A. Ansari


Answer. d) M.A. Ansari


8. Who among the following was NOT an early member of the "Naujawan Sabha" formed in 1926 A.D.? ( UPPSC 2021)

a) Bhagat Singh

b) Yespal

c) Chhabil Das

d) Ambika Chakarvarti


Answer. d) Ambika Chakarvarti


9. In the context of Indian history, which of the following statements/s is/are correct regarding Vaikom Satyagraha? ( UPPSC 2021)

1. It was a Satyagraha against untouchability and caste discrimination.

2. Mahatma Gandhi participated in this satyagraha

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Codes:

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2


Answer. c) Both 1 and 2


10. Which one of the following is correctly matched? ( UPPSC 2022)

a) Deva Samaj: Banaras

b) Bharat Dharma Mahamandal: Delhi

c) Sanatan Dharma Rakshini: Calcutta

d) Radha Swami Satsang: Lahore


Answer. c) Sanatan Dharma Rakshini: Calcutta

Deva Samaj: Lahore

Bharat Dharma Mahamandal: Haridwar

Sanatan Dharma Rakshini: Calcutta

Radha Swami Satsang: Amritsar


11. Consider the following events and arrange them in Chronological order: ( UPPSC 2022)

1. Battle of Mudki

2. Battle of Porto Novo

3. Batlle of Shakarkheda 

4. Battle of Bedara

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Codes:

        A    B    C    D

a)    1    2    3    4

b)    3    4    2    1

c)    4    3    2    1

d)    2    3    4    1


Answer.  b)    3    4    2    1

1. Battle of Mudki: Punjab; 1841

2. Battle of Porto Novo: 1781 Hyder Ali

3. Batlle of Shakarkheda : 1724: Nizam Ul Malik

4. Battle of Bedara: 1759 Dutch elimination from India


12. Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order. ( UPPSC 2022)

1. The foundation of the Gadar party

2. Chittagaon Armoury Raid

3. Set up the " Indian Independence Committee " in Berlin

4. Central Assembly Bomb Case

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Codes: 

a) 3, 1,2, and 4

b) 1,3,2, and 4

c) 1,3, 4, and 2

d) 3,1,4, and 2


Answer. c) 1,3, 4, and 2

1. The foundation of the Gadar party: 1913

2. Chittagong Armoury Raid: 1930

3. Set up the " Indian Independence Committee " in Berlin: 1915

4. Central Assembly Bomb Case: 1929


13. Match List I with List II and Select the correct answer from the code given below the lists: ( UPPSC 2022)

    List I ( Person)

A. D. K. Karve

B. J.E.D. Bethune

C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

D. B.M. Malabari


List II ( Associated works/Posts)

1. Establishment of Girls School in Calcutta

2. Secretary, Widow Re-marriage Association

3. Starting a crusade against child marriage

4. Principal of Sanskrit College in Calcutta

Code:

    A    B    C    D

a) 1    2    3    4

b)  2    1    4    3

c) 2    1    3    4   

d) 1    2    4    3


Answer. b)  2    1    4    3


14. The first Interim National Government was announced on ( UPPSC 2022)

a) 22nd August 1946

b) 24th August 1946

c) 23rd August 1946

d) 25th August 1946


Answer. d) 25th August 1946


15. Who was the founder of "Satyashodhak Samaj" having its primary emphasis on the seeking of truth? ( UPPSC 2022)

a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

b) M. G. Ranade

c) Jyotiba Phule

d) Tarabai Shinde


Answer. c) Jyotiba Phule


16. Who returned the "Knighthood" title to the British Government in reaction to the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre? ( UPPSC 2022)

a) Shankaran Nair

b) Rabindranath Tagore

c) Rameshwar Singh

d) Md. Ali Jinnah


Answer. b) Rabindranath Tagore


17. Who was the founder of the "Hindustan Socialist Democratic Union"? ( UPPSC 2022)

a) Yateendranath, Ajay Ghosh, Phanindranath

b) Gopen Chakravartee, Paneendra Banerjee, Dharnee Goswami

c) Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee, Ajay Ghosh, Sacheendra Sanyal

d) Vyomesh Chandra, Gopen Chakravartee, Sacheendra Sanyal


Answer. a) Yateendranath, Ajay Ghosh, Phanindranath


18. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists: ( UPPSC 2022)

    List I ( Newspaper /Magazine):            List II ( Place of Publication)

A. Swadesh                                        1. Agra

B. Bharat Bandhu                               2. Almora

C. Satyawadi                                    3. Hathras

D. Shakti                                        4. Gorakhpur

Codes:

        A    B    C    D

a)     1    2    3    4

b)    4    3    1    2

c)    2    3    4    1

d)    3    2    1    4


Answer. a)     1    2    3    4


19. Jyotiba Phule was associated with ( UPPSC 2022)

a) Peasant Movement

b) Trade Union Movement

c) Anti-Caste Movement

d) Civil Disobedience Movement


Answer. c) Anti-Caste Movement


20. Who among the following women freedom fighters was not associated with the "Quit India Movement"? ( UPPSC 2023)

a) Matangiri Hazra

b) Kanak Lata Barua

c) Aruna Asaf Ali

d) Shanti Ghosh


Answer. d) Shanti Ghosh

Personalities Associated with the Quit India Movement were:

M K Gandhi, Jayaprakash Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia, Aruna Asaf Ali, Sucheta Kripalani, Chliotubhai Puranik, Biju Patnaik, R.P. Goenka, Achyut Patwardhan,Chittu Pande, Usha Mehta, Sumati Morarjee. 

Five women who participated in the Quit India movement were:

Roshni Chakrabarty

Aruna Asaf Ali

Matangiri Hazra

Kanaklata Barua

Tara Rani Srivastava

Suchita Kriplani



21. Who was the leader of the rebellion in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh in 1857?  ( UPPSC 2023)

a) Nana Saheb

b) Khan Bahadur Khan

c) Hazarat Mahal

d) Kunwar Singh


Answer. b) Khan Bahadur Khan;

Nana Saheb ( Kanpur)

Khan Bahadur Khan ( Bareilly)

Hazarat Mahal ( Lucknow)

Kunwar Singh ( Bihar)


22. Which of the following events was the last in chronological order?  ( UPPSC 2023)

a) Mopllah Revolt

b) Khilafat Movement

c) Home Rule Movement

d) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre


Answer. a) Mopllah Revolt

Mopllah Revolt: 1921

Khilafat Movement:1919-1922

Home Rule Movement: 1916

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: 1919


23. What was the name of the female Regiment constituted as a part of the Azad Hind Fauj by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?  ( UPPSC 2023)

a) Veerangana

b) Rani Jhansi Regiment

c) Rani Bhabani Regiment

d) Bharat Mata Regiment


Answer. b) Rani Jhansi Regiment


24. With reference to the E.V. Ramaswami Nayakar, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?  ( UPPSC 2023)

1. He participated in the Non-Cooperation movement.

2. He left the congress in 1925.

Select the correct answer using the code given below-

Code:

a) Both 1 and 2

b) Only 1

c) Neither 1 nor 2

d) only 2


Answer. a) Both 1 and 2


25. In 1918, the United Provinces Kisan Sabha was formed by which of the following leaders?  ( UPPSC 2023)

a) Swami Sahjanand

b) Baba Ramachandra

c) Indra Narayan Dwivedi

d) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru


Answer. c) Indra Narayan Dwivedi

The United Provinces Kisan Sabha was formed in 1918 by Gauri Shankar Mishra and Indra Narayan Dwivedi and was supported by Madan Mohan Malaviya.


26. Which among the following organizations was responsible for throwing a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge in Delhi?  ( UPPSC 2023)

a) Anushilan Samiti

b) All Indian Labour Association

c) Yugantar

d) United Patriotic Association


Answer. c) Yugantar

Ras Bihari Bose threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge in Delhi in the Delhi Conspiracy case, on 23 December 1912,



27. Which one of the following ( Place of the revolt of 1857-start of rebellion) is not correctly matched?  ( UPPSC 2023)

a) Lucknow-4 June, 1857

b) Jhansi-11 May, 1857

c) Meerut-10 May, 1857

d) Barrack -19 March, 1857


Answer. a) Lucknow-4 June, 1857. It was started on 30th May 1857.



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