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Modern History - MOST IMPORTANT CAPF Previous Year Questions

Practice real questions from previous year exams of CAPF.

📘 Miscellaneous📚 Miscellaneous

Q1

The focus of the Second Five Year Plan was :

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A.

establishment of a self-reliant and self-generating economy with emphasis on agriculture.

B.

rapid industrialization with emphasis on the development of basic and heavy industries.

C.

removal of poverty and attainment of self-reliance.

D.

acceleration of food-grain production and increase in employment opportunites and overall productivity.

📘 Development of Civil Services📚 Aitchison Committee on Public Services (1886)

Q2

Which one of the following commissions was not associated with public services in India?

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A.

Aitchison Commission

B.

Islington Commission

C.

Lee Commission

D.

Radhakrishnan Commission

📘 Socio-Religious Reforms / Organizations / Associations📚 Hindu Socio-Religious Reform Movements

Q3

Who among the following was known as 'Lokhitwadi'?

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A.

Keshub Chandra Sen

B.

Gopal Hari Deshmukh

C.

M.G. Ranande

D.

Gopal Ganesh Agarkar

📘 Publications of Freedom struggles Leaders📚 Different Publications and Journals

Q4

Which one of the following pairs of books and their authors is not correctly matched?

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A.

Bandi Jiwan : Sachindranath Sanyal

B.

The Philosophy of the bomb : Bhagwati Charan Vohra

C.

Indian Unrest : Annie Besant

D.

Desher Katha : Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar

📘 Miscellaneous📚 Miscellaneous

Q5

Which one of the following artworks was hailed by Sister Nivedita as the 'first masterpiece of Indian art'?

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A.

Bharatmata by Abhanindranath Togora

B.

Arjuna and Subhadra by Raja Ravi Virma

C.

Sita in Captivity in Lanka by Abanindranath Tagore

D.

Sati by Nandalal Bose

📘 Development of Education📚 Kothari Education Commission

Q6

When was the Kothari Commission appointed by the Government of India to look into the education sector of India?

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A.

$\displaystyle 1967$

B.

$\displaystyle 1966$

C.

$\displaystyle 1965$

D.

$\displaystyle 1964$

📘 Miscellaneous📚 Miscellaneous

Q7

Which one of the following is the oldest Central Paramilitary Force in India?

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A.

The Central Reserve Police Force

B.

The Border Security Force

C.

The Assam Rifles

D.

The commando Battalion for Resolute Action

📘 Economic Policies of The British📚 Impact of British Policy on Indian Economy

Q8

Which of the following statement about 'Agency Houses' is/are correct? 1. They were important commercial formations in the late eighteenth and nineteenth century India. 2. The operation of managing agencies remained confined to Calcutta.

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A.

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B.

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C.

Both $\displaystyle 1$ and $\displaystyle 2$

D.

Neither $\displaystyle 1$ nor $\displaystyle 2$

📘 Indian National Movement - III (1930-1947)📚 Indian Independence Act 1947

Q9

Which one of the following statements about 'Princely States' in India is not correct?

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A.

The British Government declared that States were free to Join either India or Pakistan or remain independent.

B.

The decision to join either India or Pakistan or remain independent was left not to the people of Princely States but to the Princely Rulers.

C.

The Ruler of Travancore first decided to remain independent.

D.

The State of Travancore Finally joined India through a plebiscite.

📘 Miscellaneous📚 Miscellaneous

Q10

Which one of the following was not a feature of the art of painting in India in the 19th century?

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A.

Art was being produced for the open market.

B.

The artist (Shilpi) became distinct from the artisan (Karigar).

C.

The technique of oil painting was developed.

D.

The distinction between elite and popular art widened.

📘 British India Acts & Policies📚 Press Acts

Q11

Consider the following historical events in India carefully: 1. The Indian press failed to protest against the vernacular Press Act of 1878. 2. The Vernacular Press Act of 1878 was introduced by Viceroy Lytton against the counsel of his own Law Member.

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A.

$\displaystyle 1$ only

B.

$\displaystyle 2$ only

C.

Both $\displaystyle 1$ and $\displaystyle 2$

D.

Neither $\displaystyle 1$ nor $\displaystyle 2$

📘 British Expansion in India📚 Anglo-Afghan wars

Q12

Which of the following pairs of years and historical events is correctly matched?

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A.

$\displaystyle 1878$ : Second Anglo-Afghan War

B.

$\displaystyle 1885$ : Ilbert Bill Controversy

C.

$\displaystyle 1785$ : Fox's India Bill

D.

$\displaystyle 1898$ : Lord Curzon becomes viceroy

📘 Publications of Freedom struggles Leaders📚 Different Publications and Journals

Q13

Who among the following is the author of the famous partition narrative, The Other Side of Silence?

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A.

Amrita Pritam

B.

Urvashi Butalia

C.

Saadat Hasan manto

D.

Manju Kapur

📘 Economic Policies of The British📚 Impact of British Policy on Indian Economy

Q14

Which one of the following cities on the banks of Ganges declined in importance when the railway link to Bombay started operating?

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A.

Banaras

B.

Kanpur

C.

Mirzapur

D.

Patna

📘 Administration before 1857📚 Administration before 1857

Q15

When was the first all India Census attempted?

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A.

$\displaystyle 1871$

B.

$\displaystyle 1872$

C.

$\displaystyle 1881$

D.

$\displaystyle 1861$

📘 Socio-Religious Reforms / Organizations / Associations📚 Sikh Socio-Religious Reform Movements

Q16

Consider the following statements: 1. The early Sikh Gurus were religious preachers and did not interfere in politics but Guru Arjan extended his good wishes for the rebel prince Khusrau. 2. Guru Arjan attempted to organize the finances by introducing the system of more or less compulsory 'spiritual tribute' to be collected by his agents called Masands . Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A.

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B.

$\displaystyle 2$ only

C.

Both $\displaystyle 1$ and $\displaystyle 2$

D.

Neither $\displaystyle 1$ nor $\displaystyle 2$

📘 Indian National Movement - III (1930-1947)📚 Cabinet Mission (1946)

Q17

Who among the following warned his colleagues that the Constituent Assembly was British made and was 'working the British plan as the British should like it to be worked out'?

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A.

Somnath Lahiri

B.

B. R. Ambedker

C.

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

D.

B. N. Rau

📘 Economic Policies of The British📚 Land Revenue Policy

Q18

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched? 1. Permanent Settlement : Lord Cornwallis 2. Ryotwari Settlement : Thomas Munro 3. Mahalwari settlement : Holt Mackenzie

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A.

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B.

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C.

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D.

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📘 The Advent of Europeans In India and the Rise of Hyderabad📚 Rise of the Hyderabad State

Q19

Who among the following assumed the title of Nizam-ul Milk Asaf Jah to set himself up as an independent ruler with his base in Hyderabad?

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A.

Kartalab Khan

B.

Bahadur Shah

C.

Alivardi Khan

D.

Chin Qilich Khan

📘 Indian Personalities involved in Indian Freedom Struggle📚 Personalities involved in Indian Freedom Struggle

Q20

Consider the following statements: 1. The growth of socialist tendency in the national movement let to the foundation of the Congress Socialist Party in Narendra Deva and Jayaprakash Narayan. 2. In 1963, Jawaharlal Neharu urged the Congress to accept socialism as its goal and to bring itself closer to the peasantry and the working class. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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A.

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B.

$\displaystyle 2$ only

C.

Both $\displaystyle 1$ and $\displaystyle 2$

D.

Neither $\displaystyle 1$ nor $\displaystyle 2$

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