Modern History: Miscellaneous (Part-III)

Total Questions: 50

11. Write down the following in correct chronological order— [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1990]

Correct Answer: (b) Non-cooperation Movement, Simon Commission, Nehru report, Quit India Movement.
Solution:The correct chronological order of the above events is :
Non-cooperation Movement (1920-22), Simon Commission (1927), Nehru report (1928) and Quit India Movement (1942).

12. Which of the following events occurred last? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

Correct Answer: (d) Declaration of Communal Award
Solution:Chauri-Chaura Incident took place in 1922. Dandi March which led to the start of the Civil Disobedience Movement was held in 1930. Gandhi-Irwin pact was held in 1931. Communal Award was declared in 1932. Hence option (d) is the correct one.

13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2017]

 

List-IList-II
(Commission)(Chairman)
A. Railway Commission (1901)1. Anthony Mac Donnel
B. Famine Commission (1899)2. Colin Scott
C. Irrigation Commission (1901)3. Andrew Frazer
D. Police Reform Commission (1902)4. Thomas Robertson

Code:

ABCD
(a)3142
(b)3214
(c)4123
(d)4213

 

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:The correct match of list-I and list-II is as follows -
List-IList-II
Railway Commission (1901-03)Thomas Robertson
Famine Commission (1900-01)Anthony Mac Donnel
Irrigation Commission (1901-03)Colin Scott Moncrieff
Police Reform Commission (1902-03)Andrew Frazer

14. Specify the order of the following: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

(i) Simon Commission

(ii) Khudai Khidmatgar

(iii) Civil Disobedience Movement

(iv) Surat Split

Correct Answer: (d) (i) Surat Split, (ii) Simon Commission, (iii) Civil Disobedience Movement, (iv) Khudai Khidmatgar
Solution:The correct order of the events is :
Surat Split - 1907
Simon Commission - 1928 (appointed in 1927).
Civil Disobedience Movement start - 1930
Khudai Khidmatgar - During civil disobedience movement, this movement was led by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in the north-west frontier province.
Thus, option (d) is the correct answer.

15. Match List-I with List-II. Select answer by using the codes given below the lists [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2002]

 

List - I (Party)List - II (Founder)
A. Azad Muslim Conference1. Allah Baksh Allam
B. Khaksar Party2. Allama Mashriqui
C. Khudai Khidmatgar3. Abdul Gaffar Khan
D. Krishak Praja Party4. Fazlul Haq
5. Sikandar Hayat Khan

Code:

ABCD
(a)1345
(b)2345
(c)2314
(d)3215

 

Correct Answer: (c)
Solution:The correctly matched order is :
  • Azad Muslim Conference - Allah Buksh Allam
  • Khaksar Party - Allama Mashriqui
  • Khudai Khidmatgar - Abdul Gaffar Khan
  • Krishak Praja Party - Fazlul Haq

16. Match the following: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]

List-IList-II
A. Bardoli Satyagraha1. Gandhi
B. Champaran Satyagraha2. Ram Singh
C. Kuka Movement3. Gaffar Khan
D. Lal Kurti Movement4. Sardar Patel

Code:

ABCD
(a)4123
(b)2134
(c)4321
(d)1234

 

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:The correctly matched order is :
  • Bardoli Satyagraha - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1928)
  • Champaran Satyagraha - Gandhi ji (1917)
  • Kuka Movement - Ram Singh
  • Lal Kurti Movement - Gaffar Khan (Frontier Gandhi)

17. Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the code given below: [U.P. Lower Sub. (Mains) 2015]

  1. Dandi March
  2. Simon Commission
  3. Poona Pact
  4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Code :

Correct Answer: (c) 2, 1, 4, 3
Solution:The correct chronological order of the following events is as follows:

(1) Simon Commission came to India in 1928 to study the constitutional reform in Britain's most important colonial dependency.

(2) Dandi March in 1930, also known as Salt March, to produce salt in the coastal village of Dandi to break British law which introduced taxation on salt production.

(3) Gandhi-Irwin pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and then Viceroy, Lord Irwin on 5 March 1931 before Second Round Table Conference.

(4) Poona Pact refers to an agreement between B.R. Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September, 1932 for giving separate electorates to Dalit. It was signed by Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya representing Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

18. Consider the following events and arrange them in chronological order: [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2016]

I. Dandi Yatra

II. Poona Pact

III. Communal Award

IV. Gandhi - Irwin Pact

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

Correct Answer: (c) I, IV, III , II
Solution:Dandi Yatra - 12 March 1930 (start)
Gandhi - Irwin Pact - 5 March 1931
Communal Award - 16 August 1932
Poona Pact - 24 September 1932

19. Put the following events in chronological order and choose your answer with the help of given code : [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

A. Formation of an interim Government

B. The arrival of the Cabinet Mission

C. Muslim League launches Direct Action

D. Jinnah's wrecking of the Shimla Conference.

Correct Answer: (b) D B C A
Solution:The correct chronological orders of the above events is –
Formation of an interim Government - September 2, 1946
The arrival of the Cabinet Mission - March 24, 1946
Muslim League launches Direct Action - August 16, 1946
Jinnah’s wrecking of the Shimla Conference - July 14, 1945
Thus, correct answer is option answer (b).

20. Which of the following is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2014]

Correct Answer: (e) None of the above
Solution:All the pairs are correctly matched. Avadh Kisan Sabha was established at Pratapgarh with the efforts of Jawahar Lal Nehru, Mata Badal Pande, Baba Ram Chandra, Dev, Narayan Pande and Kedar Nath. All India Kisan Sabha was started by Swami Sahajanand Saraswati in 1936.

The other prominent members of this Sabha were N.G. Ranga, Ram, Manohar Lohia, Jayaprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Dev, etc. The United Indian Patriotic Association was a political organization founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan, (founder of the Aligarh Muslim University) and Raja Shiv Prasad Singh (Banaras).

Radical Democratic Party had been founded by former Communist International leader M.N. Roy.