Modern History: Miscellaneous (Part-I)

Total Questions: 50

41. Match list-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre.) 2021]

List-I (War)List-II (Years)
A. Second Anglo-Mysore War1. 1803-05 A.D.
B. Second Anglo-French War2. 1780-84 A.D.
C. Second Anglo- Maratha War3. 1878-80 A.D.
D. Second Anglo-Afghan War4. 1750-54 A.D.

Code:

ABCD
(a)2413
(b)3241
(c)1324
(d)4231

 

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:Correctly matched list is as follow :
Second Anglo-Mysore War - 1780-84 A.D.
Second Anglo-French War - 1750-54 A.D./ 1749-54 A.D.
Second Anglo-Maratha War - 1803-05 A.D.
Second Anglo-Afghan War - 1878-80 A.D.

42. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2016]

List-IList-II
A. Treaty of Allahabad1. 1754
B. Treaty of Aixla Chapple2. 1746
C. La Bourdonnais Capture of Madras3. 1748
D. Dupleix's dismissal4. 1765

Code:

ABCD
(a)2413
(b)4321
(c)3124
(d)1423

 

Correct Answer: (b)
Solution:Following are the matches
Treaty of Allahabad - 1765
Treaty of Aixla Chapple - 1748
La Bourdonnais Capture of Madras - 1746
Dupleix's dismissal - 1754

43. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched? [U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (d) End of Slavery - Malcolm
Solution:Farrukhsiyar imposed the Jizya tax again and Lord William Bentinck passed the The Bengal Sati Regulation, 1829, while in the third Carnatic War Britishers occupied the Rajahmundry and Masulipatnam under the leadership of Colonel Francis Ford in 1759.

Malcolm was an American priest who visited India and gave details of slavery in South India in 1830s, but his name is not associated with the end of Slavery. In option (c), in place of Bengal Sati Regulation, Sati prevention is mentioned which is not right.

44. In Indian context, the attitude of ‘Paternalism in Governance’ is associated with [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2016]

Correct Answer: (a) Thomas Munro
Solution:Introduction of Patriarchal approach of governance in Indian context is attributed to British administrators like- Sir Thomas Munro (1761-1827), Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), Alfinston (1779-1859), Charles Metcalfe (1785-1846), etc. They were the main proponent of the democratic character of Indian villages.

45. Which of the following famines of the 19th century in India has been described as ‘Sea of Calamity’? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (d) Orissa Famine of 1866-67
Solution:Orissa (Odisha) Famine of 1866-67 in India has been described as ‘Sea of Calamity.’ the impact of the famine, however, was greatest in Odisha, which at that time was quite isolated from the rest of India.

In Odisha alone, at least 1.3 million (13 lakh) people, a third of the population died in 1866 due to starvation and diseases.

46. The Indian Famine Code, 1883 was prepared by — [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

Correct Answer: (c) Strachey Commission
Solution:The Indian Famine Code, 1883 was prepared by Strachey Commission. Strachey Commission was appointed in 1878 to formulate general principles and measures for prevention of The Great Famine of 1876-78.

In the case of famine, the commission suggested government intervention in the food trade. In 1896-1897, there was a significant famine in India. As a result of the Campbell Commission report's lack of seriousness, the British Government established this commission.

47. Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: [U.P.B.E.O.(Pre) 2019]

List-IList-II
A. Andrew Frazer1. Famine Commission
B. Antony MacDonell2. Irrigation Commission
C. Colin Scott Moncrieff3. Police Commission
D. Thomas Robertson4. Railway Commission

Code:

ABCD
(a)3124
(b)3214
(c)1324
(d)1342

 

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly matched list is as follows:
Andrew Frazer - Police Commission (1902-03)
Antony MacDonell - Famine Commission (1900-01)
Colin Scott Moncrieff - Irrigation Commission (1901-03)
Thomas Robertson - Railway Commission (1901-03)
Hence, option (a) is the right answer.

48. Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru: [I.A.S. (Pre) 1996]

  1. He was the president of the Congress Party in 1947
  2. He presided over the Constituent Assembly
  3. He formed the first Congress Ministry in United Province before India’s Independence

Of these statements:

Correct Answer: (d) None of the above
Solution:None of the above statements about Jawaharlal Nehru is correct because Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalini was the president of the Congress Party in 1947. The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly took place on 9th December 1946.

Dr. Sachidanand Sinha was its interim president. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as its permanent president on 11th December, 1946. He was not included in the first Congress Ministry in United Province before India’s Independence.

49. The statement “I am a socialist and a republican and no believer Kings and Princes” is associated with [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2011]

Correct Answer: (d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Solution:“I am a socialist and a republican and do not believe in Kings and Princes” this statement is associated with Jawaharlal Nehru.

50. Who among the following had been described as the high priest of Communism in India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

Correct Answer: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
Solution:Nehru’s ideas contained analysis and interpretation of socialism, including Marxism. An interesting role in this connection was played by the Publicity Department of the United Provinces which depicted Nehru as a communist.

This was done through a pamphlet entitled “Communistic likes and Dislikes”. In this, Nehru was described as a high priest of Communism in India. But it was a propaganda against Nehru.

In fact, the Government wanted to confuse the public about Nehru’s socialistic views. But the high ups in authority wanted to stop such attempts and not to identify him with the Communists.