upsc history quiz

Q. What was the objective of the constitution of Sir Harcourt Butler Committee? (a) To make sure that the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes had proportionate representation. (b) To give suggestions for the protection of the minorities. (c) It was constituted to investigate the relations between the British Empire and the Indian states. (d) To […]

Q. Which of the following day was suggested for remembering the date of partition of Bengal (16 October 1905) by Rabindranath Tagore? (a) Rakhi-bandhan day (b) Partition Day (c) Black day (d) Brothers day Ans: (a) Rakhi-bandhan day Explanation: The correct answer is (a) Rakhi-bandhan day. Rabindranath Tagore, the renowned poet, philosopher, and nationalist, suggested

Q. Which of the following statement(s) regarding the features of Act, 1947 is/ are found to be incorrect? I. The respective Constituent Assemblies of India and Pakistan would be fully sovereign bodies but with a choice to sever their link from the British Commonwealth of Nations. II. The Governor General, appointed by the British throne,

Q. Which of the following was not among the issues of protests undertaken by the Indian Intelligentsia against the colonial policies, during the second half of the nineteenth century?  (a) Writing articles (b) Publishing newspapers for expressing their opinions (c) Constituting societies and organizations. (d) Adopting violent methods. Ans: (d) Adopting violent methods Explanation: The

Q. Arrange the following Indian leaders in the correct chronological order in which they appeared on the national scene: A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy C. Dadabhai Naoroji B. Mahatma Gandhi D. Motilal Nehru. (a) A, C, D, B (b) B, A, D, C (c) A, B, C, D (d) C, A, D, B Ans: (a)

Q. A leading nationalist leader while undertaking fast in the prison wrote to the British Governor, ‘The individual must die so that the nation may live. Today, I must die so that India may win freedom and glory.’ Who wrote this statement? (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Jatin Das (d) Subhas Chandra Bose

Q. ‘In 1893, he started using the traditional religious Ganapati festival to stimulate nationalism among young Maharashtrains ….’ This passage refers to (a) Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar (b) V. D. Savarkar (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Ans: (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The passage refers

Q. Which of the following statements correctly defines the term ‘drain theory’ as propounded by Dadabhai Naoroji? (a) That the resources of the country were being utilised in the interest of Britain. (b) That a part of India’s national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material

Q. Which of the following statements is/are true about the Vernacular Press Act, 1878? A. It was passed by Lord Mayo. B. It came to be known as the ‘ Gagging Act’. C. It liberated the Indian press from restrictions. D. It was replaced by Lord Ripon in 1882. Choose the correct answer from the

Q. Which of the following statements about the Indian press is/are not true? A. The Bengal Gazette, a weekly paper, was started by James Augustus Hicky, an Englishman, in 1780. B. Hicky, a pioneer in the history of journalism in India, had very cordial relations with Warren Hastings, the then Governor- General. C. The Kolkata