Modern history miscellaneous


  1. Arrange in chronological order :
    1. Cabinet Mission
    2. Cripps Mission
    3. Montague-Chelmsford Reforms
    4. Minto-Marley Reforms









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    Minto-Marley Reforms: 1909; Montague-Chelmsford Reforms: 1919; Cripps Mission: March 1942; Cabinet Mission: March 1946.

    Correct Option: C

    Minto-Marley Reforms: 1909; Montague-Chelmsford Reforms: 1919; Cripps Mission: March 1942; Cabinet Mission: March 1946.


  1. Who was the founder of Swatantra Party ?









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    The Swatantra Party was an Indian classical liberal political party that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National Congress’s increasingly socialist and statist outlook.

    Correct Option: D

    The Swatantra Party was an Indian classical liberal political party that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National Congress’s increasingly socialist and statist outlook.



  1. With which conspiracy case Aurobindo Ghosh’s name is connected ?









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    Aurobindo Ghose is related to the Alipore bomb conspiracy case, an important court trial, during May 1908 to May 1909. Aurobindo was arrested on charges of planning and overseeing the attack. However, he was eventually acquitted in1909. His defence counsel was Chittaranjan Das.

    Correct Option: D

    Aurobindo Ghose is related to the Alipore bomb conspiracy case, an important court trial, during May 1908 to May 1909. Aurobindo was arrested on charges of planning and overseeing the attack. However, he was eventually acquitted in1909. His defence counsel was Chittaranjan Das.


  1. Which of the following pair is incorrect ?









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    Young India was a weekly paper or journal in English published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. He used Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding the use of nonviolence in organizing movements and to urge readers to consider, organise, and plan for India’s eventual independence from Britain.

    Correct Option: C

    Young India was a weekly paper or journal in English published by Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from 1919 to 1932. He used Young India to spread his unique ideology and thoughts regarding the use of nonviolence in organizing movements and to urge readers to consider, organise, and plan for India’s eventual independence from Britain.



  1. Who among the following was the first European to be selected as President of Indian National Congress ?









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    George Yule, a Scottish merchant in England and India, served as the fourth President of the Indian National Congress in 1888 at Allahabad. He was the first non-Indian and European to hold that office. He served as Sheriff of Calcutta and as President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce.

    Correct Option: B

    George Yule, a Scottish merchant in England and India, served as the fourth President of the Indian National Congress in 1888 at Allahabad. He was the first non-Indian and European to hold that office. He served as Sheriff of Calcutta and as President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce.