Modern History - MOST IMPORTANT UPSSSC PET Previous Year Questions

Who among the following had exhorted his colleagues to realise that the Constituent Assembly
was British-made and was "working on the British plans as the British liked it to be worked
out"?

Chittaranjan Das & Motilal Nehru had formed which of the following political parties within the
Congress to argue for a return to council politics?

Where was the session of the Congress had taken place in which Mahatma Gandhi convinced
other leaders about the need to start a non-cooperation movement in support of Khilafat as well
as swaraj?

Who among the following was the founder of the "Khudai Khidmatgar" and is also known as
Badshah Khan?

The Hindustan Gadar Party's headquarter was located at _____ in
1913.

With the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 India became a Dominion and the
Dominion Legislature made laws from 1947 to 1949 under the provisions of which section of the
Government of India Act 1935?

Which among the following acts/bills were proposed by the Motilal Nehru Committee in the year
1928?

By whom the Fort William College located at Kolkata was founded in year 1800?

Match the following events of the Indian National Movement with the year they had taken place:
(i) Peasant movement in Bardoli (a) 1921 (ii) Mahatma Gandhi visited Noakhali (b) 1918 (iii)
Gandhiji began wearing a loincloth (c) 1946 (iv) Mill workers strike in Ahmedabad (d)
1928

After suspending the Non-Cooperation movement in the year 1922, Gandhiji was arrested at Ahmedabad and sentenced to simple imprisonment for how many years?

The Government of India Act, 1935 was the longest Act passed by the British Parliament for
India. The Act originally passed, being very lengthy, was divided into two separate acts namely,
the Government of India Act, 1935 and .

The partition of Bengal infuriated people all over India and Swadeshi Movement had
taken place in deltaic Andhra, it was known by which of the following names?

Subhash Chandra Bose had come to East Asia on an invitation from which of the
following on June 13, 1943?

Which of the following was the first Indian Governor-General?

Match the following Maratha Chiefs with respect to their regions : (i) Sindhia (a) Indore
(ii) Holkar (b) Nagpur (iii) Geakwad (c) Ujjain (iv) Bhonsle (d) Baroda

Which of the following was an extension of the 1892 reforms?

The first Kisan March in Pratapgarh District of Uttar Pradesh in 1920 was organised by
whom?

Motilal Tejawat was a famous personality during the Indian National Movement. He
belonged to which of the following regions of India?

"Mandi Conspiracy" took place under the leadership of which of the following
?

Who among the following had celebrated "Direct Action Day" on 16th August 1946
during the Indian National Movement ?