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TGPSC MPSO / ASO Modern India & the National Movement questions with answers

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9.1.1British rule & reform movementsNotesPractise this chapter · Set 1 free

  1. Q1 Paper I Mock 1, Q64

    Match List I (Battle) with List II (Maratha opponent defeated by the British):

    List I

    a. Khirki (1817)

    b. Sitabuldi (1817)

    c. Mahidpur (1817)

    d. Sipri (1781)

    List II

    I. Peshwa

    II. Scindia

    III. Bhonsle

    IV. Holkar

    1. Aa-III, b-I, c-IV, d-II
    2. Ba-I, b-III, c-IV, d-II
    3. Ca-I, b-III, c-II, d-IV
    4. Da-I, b-II, c-IV, d-III
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    Answer B. a-I, b-III, c-IV, d-II

    In the Third Anglo-Maratha War the British defeated the Peshwa at Khirki, the Bhonsle at Sitabuldi and Holkar at Mahidpur. At Sipri (1781), in the first war, they defeated Mahadji Scindia.

    Source: Modern India (reference) p.17

  2. Q2 Paper I Mock 1, Q65

    Consider the following statements about the debate on education in the early nineteenth century:

    I. Warren Hastings supported the setting up of institutions for Oriental learning.

    II. James Mill defended the teaching of Sanskrit and Arabic literature.

    III. Macaulay saw the teaching of English as a way of changing the tastes and values of Indians.

    Which of the statements given above is/are INCORRECT?

    1. AII only
    2. BIII only
    3. CI and II only
    4. DII and III only
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    Answer A. II only

    Only statement II is incorrect: James Mill attacked the Orientalists and wanted useful and practical education.

    Source: NCERT Class 8 Our Pasts III ch.6

  3. Q3 Paper I Mock 1, Q67

    The Swaminarayan sect of Gujarat, which preached a theistic god and a moral code and was open to all castes, was founded by:

    1. ASwami Sahajanand
    2. BSwami Dayanand Saraswati
    3. CShiv Dayal Saheb
    4. DRamalinga Swamigal
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    Answer A. Swami Sahajanand

    Swami Sahajanand (1781–1830) founded the Swaminarayan sect in Gujarat.

    Source: Modern India (reference) p.91

  4. Q4 Paper I Mock 1, Q68

    Who is known as the 'Liberator of the Indian Press'?

    1. ACharles Metcalfe
    2. BLord Ripon
    3. CLord Hastings
    4. DLord Lytton
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    Answer A. Charles Metcalfe

    Charles Metcalfe repealed the 1823 Licensing Regulations through the Press Act of 1835 and is called the Liberator of the Indian Press.

    Source: Modern India (reference) ch.13

  5. Q5 Paper I Mock 1, Q70

    In the Telugu-speaking areas of the Madras Presidency, who formed an association for widow remarriage in the 19th century?

    1. AGurajada Apparao
    2. BVeerasalingam Pantulu
    3. CRaghupati Venkataratnam Naidu
    4. DChilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham
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    Answer B. Veerasalingam Pantulu

    Veerasalingam Pantulu formed an association for widow remarriage in the Telugu-speaking areas of the Madras Presidency.

    Source: NCERT Class 8 Our Pasts III ch.7 'Women, Caste and Reform' p.93; AP SCERT Class 8 Social Studies (2021) ch.19 'Social and Religious Reform Movements' p.224

9.1.7Indian National MovementNotesPractise this chapter · Set 1 free

  1. Q6 Paper I Mock 1, Q66

    Match List I (Congress session) with List II (President):

    List I

    a. Benaras, 1905

    b. Lahore, 1909

    c. Bombay, 1915

    d. Amritsar, 1919

    List II

    I. Motilal Nehru

    II. S.P. Sinha

    III. Madan Mohan Malaviya

    IV. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

    1. Aa-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
    2. Ba-IV, b-II, c-III, d-I
    3. Ca-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I
    4. Da-IV, b-III, c-I, d-II
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    Answer A. a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I

    Benaras 1905 - Gokhale; Lahore 1909 - Malaviya; Bombay 1915 - S.P. Sinha; Amritsar 1919 - Motilal Nehru.

    Source: Modern India (reference) p.25; Modern India (reference) p.26; Modern India (reference) p.30

  2. Q7 Paper I Mock 1, Q69

    The Swaraj Party, formed in 1923 to contest elections to the legislative councils, was founded by:

    1. AM.A. Ansari and Hakim Ajmal Khan
    2. BJawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose
    3. CVallabhbhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad
    4. DC.R. Das and Motilal Nehru
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    Answer D. C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru

    C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru founded the Swaraj Party in 1923 to enter the councils and oppose them from within.

    Source: NCERT Class 8 Exploring Society Part 2 p.82; Modern India (reference) p.45

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