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Modern History (Part-II)

📆 March 5, 2025

Total Questions: 50

31. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj? [2012-1]

1. It opposed idolatry.

2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.

3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only
Solution:Statements 1 & 2 are correct.

32. Consider the following: [2012-1]

1. Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops.

2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare.

3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies.

Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English?

Correct Answer: (d) None
Solution:Raja Todarmal had introduced the assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops, as Akbar's able minister. Babur, the founder of the Mughal Empire on the Indian subcontinent, employed firearms, gun carts and movable artillery in battle. In Battle of Panipat (1526). Babur used mobile canons to defeat the much larger forces of Ibrahim Lodhi. Tobacco was introduced in India by Portuguese in 16th or 17th century.

33. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the [2013-1]

Correct Answer: (c) removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian magistrates with regard to the trial of the Europeans
Solution:Ilbert bill exempted British subjects from trial by Indian magistrates and in cases involving death or transportation they could only be tried by a high court. This proposal provoked furious protests by the Indians.

34. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to [2014-1]

Correct Answer: (c) delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
Solution:The Radcliffe Line is a boundary demarcation line between India and Pakistan upon the Partition of India. The Radcliffe Line was named after its architect, Sir Cyril Radcliffe.

35. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until [2014-1]

Correct Answer: (b) King George V abrogated Curzon's Act at the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911
Solution:In 1911 King George V visited India. A durbar was held at Delhi and The capital of India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi also Partition of Bengal was annulled.

36. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria's Proclamation (1858)? [2014-1]

1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States.

2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown.

3. To regulate East India Company's trade with India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only
Solution:The object/objects of Queen Victoria's Proclamation (1858) were to disclaim any intention to annex Indian States as the announcement reversed Lord Dalhousie's pre-war policy of political unification through princely state annexation. It was also to place the Indian administration under the British Crown Therefore, statement 1 & 2 are correct. However it was not to regulate East India Company's trade with India so statement 3 is wrong.

37. A community of people called Manganiyars is well-known for their [2014-1]

Correct Answer: (b) musical tradition in North-West India
Solution:Manganiyars a tribal community from Rajasthan (North west) with a strong musical tradition.

38. The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a [2015-1]

Correct Answer: (a) revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco
Solution:The Ghadar Party was a revolutionary association founded by Punjabi Indians, in the United States and Canada with the aim to gaining India's independence from British rule. Key members included Lala Har Dayal, Sohan Singh Bhakna, Kartar Singh Sarabha, and Rashbehari Bose.It had its headquarters at San Francisco.

39. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential element/elements of the feudal system? [2015-1]

1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority.

2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land.

3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (b) 2 and 3 only
Solution:A person became a vassal by pledging political allegiance and providing military, political, and financial service to a lord A lord possessed complete sovereignty over land or acted in the service of another sovereign, usually a king. If a lord acted in the service of a king, the lord was considered a vassal of the king. As part of the feudal agreement, the lord promised to protect the vassal and provided the vassal with a plot of land. This land could be passed on to the vassal's heirs, giving the vassal tenure over the land.

40. Who of the following was/were economic critic/ critics of colonialism in India? [2015-1]

1. Dadabhai Naoroji

2. G. Subramania lyer

3. R. C. Dutt

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution:Dadabhai Naoroji, R. C. Dutt, Ranade, Gokhale, G. Subramania Iyer, were among those who grounded Indian nationalism firmly on the foundation of anti-imperialism by fashioning the world's first economic critique of colonialism, before Hobson and Lenin.
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