MPSC TEST SERIES 69

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1. In the Government of India Act 1919, the functions of Provincial Government were divided into “Reserved” and “Transferred” subjects. Which of the following were treated as “Reserved” subjects?

1. Administration of Justice

2. Local Self-Government

3. Land Revenue

4. Police

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only

(b) 2, 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2 and 4 only

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

2. Consider the following statements:
1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.
2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

3. With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?

(a) The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.

(b) The Viceroy’s Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.

(d) Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

4. In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as

(a) Leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement

(b)Members of the Interim Government in 1946

(c)Members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
(d) Officers of the Indian National Army

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

5. In 1920, which of the following changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha”?

(a) All India Home Rule League
(b) Hindu Mahasabha
(c) South Indian Liberal Federation
(d) The Servants of India Society

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

6. With reference to” Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events :
1. Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy
2. Quit India Movement launched
3. Second Round Table Conference
What is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?

(a) 1-2-3
(b)2-1-3
(c) 3-2-1
(d) 3-1-2

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

7. The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted as methods of struggle for the first time during the

(a) Agitation against the Partition of Bengal

(b) Home Rule Movement

(d) Visit of the Simon Commission to India

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

8. The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were related to

(a) Social reforms
(b) Educational reforms
(c) Reforms in police administration
(d) Constitutional reforms

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

9. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War

a). India should be granted complete independence
b). India should be partitioned into two before granting independence
c). India should be made a republic with the condition that she will join the Commonwealth
d). India should be given Dominion status

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

10. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It recommended a federal government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) None

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

11. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of ‘moderates’ and ‘extremists’?

(a) Swadeshi Movement

(b) Quit India Movement

(d) Civil Disobedience Movement

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

12. Consider the following statements
1. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu.
2. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji.
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

13. The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a

(a)Revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco
(b)Nationalist organization operating from Singapore
(c)Militant organization with headquarters at Berlin
(d)Communist movement for India’s freedom with headquarters at Tashkent

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

14. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

(a) Solve the problem of minorities in India
(b) Give effect to the Independence Bill
(c) Delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan
(d) Enquire into the riots in East Bengal

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

15. The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because

(a) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919

(b) Simon Commission recomm-ended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the Provinces

(d) The Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

16. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)?
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.

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

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

17. Which of the following Indus site is known as “Little Harappa” or “Little Mohenjo-Daro”?

(a)Banawali
(b)Mohenjo-Daro
(c)Lothal
(d)Chanhudaro

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

18. ______excavated Dholavira

(a) R.S. Bisht
(b) B. M.S. Vats
(c) S.R. Rao
(d) R.E.M Wheeler

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

19. Which of the following was the oldest tribal assembly?

(a)Samiti
(b)Vidhata
(c)Sabha
(d)Gana

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

20. Which of the following Mahajanapadas is Gana-Sangha

(a)Kosala
(b)Avanti
(c)Maghadha
(d)Vajji

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

None

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MPSC TEST SERIES 69

MPSC TEST SERIES 69

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