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PREVIOUS YEAR’S EXAM QUESTIONS (2013 14) MODERN INDIA IN 51 60

51.       Statement I the social institutions of caste in India underwent major changes in the colonial period.

Statement II caste, in contemporary society is more a product of ancient Indian tradition than of colonialism.

52.       Statement I the Russian Revolution of 1917 inspired the Indian working Class Movement.

Statement II the Non – cooperation movement (1921 -22) Saw the involvement of the Indian working class.

53.       Statement I in India tribal movements of 19th century resulted out of the process of land displacements and the introduction of forest laws.

       Statement II the Indian national movement resolved the problems faced by the tribal’s.

54.       Statement I the economy of India in the 19thcentury came to a state of ruin under English East India Company.

Statement II English East India Company’s acquisition of Diwani right led to the miseries of the peasants and those associated with the traditional handicrafts Industry of India.

55.       Which one among the following was th primary reason behind the failure of the young Bengal Movement in Bengal?

a)      It did not appeal to educated people

b)      Its economic programme was not popular

c)       It was too radical

d)      It did not have good leaders.

56.       India would bane far more reliable as a base for operations. Moreover the prospect of a settlement will be greatly enhanced by. The disappearance of Gandhi, who had for years torpedoed every attempt at a settlement’. The above statement was made by the British in the context of

a)      Kheda satyagraha

b)      Civil disobedience movement

c)       Quit India movement

d)      Non – cooperation movement.

57.       Which one among the following statements about civil disobedience movement is correct?

a)      It started with Gandhiji’s March to Champ ran

b)      Under Gandhi – Irwin agreement congress agreed to give up Civil disobedience Movement

c)       The British Government was quite soft towards the movement from the beginning
d)      There was no violence during the movement.

58.       Consider the following statements above satyagraha

i.                     It was first experimented by Gandhiji in South Africa.

ii.                   It was first experimented in India at champ ran.

Which of the statements given above is / are correct?

a)      Only 1

b)      Only 2

c)       Both 1 and 2

d)      Neither 1 nor 2

59.       Who among the following first used the word ‘Swarajya’ in its political sense and accepted Hindi as the national language of India?

a)      Rammohan Roy

b)      Swami Vivekananda

c)       Mahatma Gandhi

d)      Bal Gangadhar Tilak

60.   Which one among the following statements about the Swadeshi and revolutionary movements in Bengal is not correct?

a)      It gave a great push toward to the Indian nationalist movement.

b)      It gave a great stimulus to indigenous business and industry or swadeshi enterprise

c)       the government of East Bengal and asom became sysempathetic to the revolutionaries


d)      It gave a great stimulus to the development of vernacular literature and revolutionary literature in particular. 

ANSWERS 

51.B
52.A
53.C
54.B
55.C
56.C
57.B
58.C
59.D
60.C