Modern History - MOST IMPORTANT Haryana PCS Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of Haryana PCS.
📘 Indian National Movement - II (1918-1929)📚 Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Q1
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Rowlatt Act came into being during the Non-Cooperation movement. This was designed to take action against the Indians participating in the movements.
Statement II: The Rowlatt bill alloweds the judges to try political cases without juries and gave to provincial governments, in addition to centre, the power of interment without trial. It was popularly described as "Na appeal, Na dalil, Na Vakil."
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📘 Indian National Movement - II (1918-1929)📚 Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Q2
The Jallianwala massacre happened on :
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📘 Revolutionary Nationalism📚 Revolutionary activities inside India
Q3
Who amongst the following was involved in the Alipore Bomb case?
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📘 Revolutionary Nationalism📚 Revolutionary activities inside India
Q4
Who among the following revolutionaries were hanged in the famous Kakori Conspiracy case?
1. Ram prasad Bismil
2. Rajendra Lahiri
3. Asfaqullah Khan
4. Bhagat Singh
5. Thakur Roshan Singh
6. Chandra sekhar Azad
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📘 Revolutionary Nationalism📚 Revolutionary activities inside India
Q5
Who assassinated Stevens, the District Magistrate of Tippera (Tripura) in 1931?
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📘 Indian National Movement - III (1930-1947)📚 Salt March and Civil Disobedience Movement (1930-1931)
Q6
Gandhiji's famous Dandi March in March 1930 heralded the start of which movement?
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📘 Revolutionary Nationalism📚 Revolutionary activities inside India
Q7
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : In a message to the Indian Labour Journal in November 1933, Jawahar Lal Nehru emphasized that both social and national struggles were basic and that in neither should a compromise be made.
Reason R : He urged the working class to play its role in the anti-imperialist struggle.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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📘 Indian National Movement - III (1930-1947)📚 Indian Provincial Elections - 1937
Q8
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In spite of opposition from Jinnah in 1937-39, the Congress did not stop singing 'Vande Mataram' in the Legislative Councils.
Statement II: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had said that 'First he fought for Congress, now he will fight against the unity of India.'
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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📘 Indian National Movement - III (1930-1947)📚 Cripps Mission (1942)
Q9
Given below are two statements:
Statements I: The Indian National Congress rejected the 'Cripps Proposal' because Congress was not convinced with the dominion status offered by the British.
Statements II: The Muslim League accepted the 'Cripps Proposal' Because the indirectly demand of Pakistan was accepted by the proposal.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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📘 Indian National Movement - III (1930-1947)📚 Quit India Movement
Q10
During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major organizer of underground activity in;
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📘 Subhash Chandra Bose📚 Indian National Army
Q11
Consider the following statements: 1. The Indian National Army had fighting brigades in the name of Gandhi, Azad, and Subhash. 2. The slogans of the Indian National Army were 'Jai Hind' and 'Delhi Chalo'. 3. Rash Behari Bose was not associated with the Indian National Army. How many of the statement given above are correct?
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📘 Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British India📚 Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British India
Q12
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: Indian National Congress was started by A.O Hume under the official direction, guidance and advice of Lord Dufferin, the viceroy. Reason R: The Indian National Congress was to provide a mild, safe, peaceful and constitutional outlet or safety value for rising discontent among the masses. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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📘 British Expansion in India📚 Doctrine of Lapse
Q13
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The 'Doctrine of Lapse' formulated by Governor-General Dalhousie disregarded the right of an adopted heir to the throne and the state automatically lapsed into British dominion if the ruler died without any biological natural heir. Reason R: The Doctrine of Lapse was one part of Dalhousie's programme of bringing a unified India under strict control by doing away with alternative sovereignties held by Indian rulers and princes. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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📘 British Expansion in India📚 The Subsidiary Alliance System
Q14
Subsidiary alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798. All those who entered into such an alliance with the British had to accept certain terms and conditions. 1. The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power. 2. In the territory of the ally a British armed contingent would be stationed and ally would provide resources for their maintenance. 3. The ally would enter into agreements, with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British. 4. Ally may walk away with the alliance anytime at the disagreement. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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📘 Development of Civil Services📚 Indian Civil Services Act-1861
Q15
In 1877 the entrance age to ICS was reduced from 21 to
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📘 Economic Policies of The British📚 Impact of British Policy on Indian Economy
Q16
Consider the following statements :
1. James Mill was highly critical of Indian religion and culture.
2. William Bentinck announced in 1835, that persian was abolished as the court language and was substituted by English.
3. Wood's Despatch led to the establishment university at Calcutta, Bombay and Delhi.
How many of the statement is given above are correct?
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📘 Peasant - Tribal and Other Movements📚 Peasant Movements
Q17
Consider the following statement:
1. Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th guru of the Sikhs composed his verses mainly in Hindi (Braj Bhasha).
2. The play Niladarpan was written by Dinabandhu Mitra.
3. Anand Math contained the famous nationalist song 'Vande Mataram'.
How many of the statement given above are correct?
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