Modern History: Miscellaneous (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

11. The great poet Rabindranath Tagore emerged as a great painter, when he was – [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Seven years
(b) Twenty year
(c) Fifty years
(d) Seventy Year

Correct Answer: (d) Seventy Year

Solution:Great poet Rabindranath Tagore emerged as a great painter at the age of 70 years. Tagore was the first Indian artist to exhibit his works in 1930 across Europe, Russia, and the United States of America, earning him critical acclaim in the West.

12. Consider the following statements : [I.A.S. (Pre) 2021]

St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order.
St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there.
The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only

Solution:St. Francis Xavier arrived in Goa in 1542. He was instrumental in spread of Christianity in India and was one of the founding members of Jesuit order. He died on December 3, 1552 on a Shangchuan island (China). Hence statement 2 is incorrect. The feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated every year on 3rd December in Goa.

13. Jagat Narain Lal was sent to [45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]

(a) Bankipur Jail
(b) Camp Jail
(c) Bhagalpur Jail
(d) Hazaribagh Jail

Correct Answer: (d) Hazaribagh Jail

Solution:Jagat Narain Lal was sent to Hazaribagh Jail during the freedom struggle. After the release of Jagat Narayan Lal on July 14, 1929, Rajendra Prasad addressed a meeting in Gulabbag, Patna.

14. The Samadhis of Kasturba and Mahadev Desai are situated in the premises of : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2011]

(a) Agha Khan Palace, Poona
(b) Yerwada Jail
(c) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail
(d) Alipur Central Jail

Correct Answer: (a) Agha Khan Palace, Poona

Solution:The Samadhis of Kasturba and Mahadev Desai are situated in the premises of Agha Khan Palace, Pune.

15. The tomb of Kasturba Gandhi is situated in the premises of : [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2008]

(a) Alipur Central Jail
(b) Ahmadnagar Fort Jail
(c) Agha Khan Palace Pune
(d) Yerwada Jail

Correct Answer: (c) Agha Khan Palace Pune

Solution:The Samadhis of Kasturba and Mahadev Desai are situated in the premises of Agha Khan Palace, Pune.

16. Who among the following was the author of the official history of Congress? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

(a) C. Rajagopalachari
(b) J.B. Kripalani
(c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
(d) Sardar Patel

Correct Answer: (c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya

Solution:Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya was a nationalist and an important leader of the freedom struggle. He was the author of the official history of Congress and 'Gandhi and Gandhism'. He is famous for his defeat by Subhash Chandra Bose in congress session of Tripuri, 1939.

17. During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
(b) To report on existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
(c) To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India
(d) To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services in India.

Correct Answer: (b) To report on existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations

Solution:The Royal Commission, better known as the Whitley Commission, was asked to report and make recommendations on "the existing conditions of Labour in industrial undertakings and plantations in British India, on the health, efficiency and standard of living of the workers and on the relations between employers and employee."

18. What was the common relationship between Katherine Mayo, Aldous Huxley, Charles Andrews and William Digby? [56th to 59th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2015]

(a) They wrote commentaries on the condition of India during the British rule
(b) They were supporters of the Indian National Movement
(c) They were opponents of the Indian National Movement
(d) They were friends of Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer: (a) They wrote commentaries on the condition of India during the British rule

Solution:Katherine Mayo was an American historian and nativist known for her polemical book Mother India (1927). Aldous Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. Charles Freer Andrews was a social reformer in India. He was also one of the best friends of Mahatma Gandhi. William Digby (May 1, 1849 - 29 September, 1904) was a British author and journalist. The common relationship between all of them is that they wrote commentaries on the condition of India during the British rule.

19. The year of Bengal Famine in which millions of people died is : [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) 1942
(b) 1943
(c) 1944
(d) 1945

Correct Answer: (b) 1943

Solution:The Bengal Famine of 1943 was a large famine in Bengal, a State in British-ruled India, claiming the lives of 3.0 million people approximately.

20. To establish global peace and cooperation among the peoples, which of the following concept introduced by the Jawaharlal Nehru? [46th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2004]

(a) Non-alignment
(b) Panchsheel
(c) Peaceful coexistence
(d) None of these.

Correct Answer: (a) Non-alignment

Solution:The first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, played a crucial role in setting the national agenda. He introduced the concept of Non-Alignment to establish peace and cooperation among peoples. The two primary objectives of Nehru's foreign policy were to preserve the hard-earned sovereignty, protect territorial integrity and promote rapid economic development. Nehru wished to achieve these objectives through the strategy of Non-Alignment. The roots of Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) goes back to the friendship between three leaders — Yugoslavia's Josip Broz Tito, India's Jawaharlal Nehru, and Egypt's leader Gamal Abdel Nasser. Indonesia's Sukarno and Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah strongly supported them. These five leaders came to be known as the five founders of NAM. The first non-aligned summit was held in Belgrade in 1961.

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