Modern History - MOST IMPORTANT UPSSSC PET Previous Year Questions
Practice real questions from previous year exams of UPSSSC PET.
📘 Indian National Movement - III (1930-1947)📚 Cabinet Mission (1946)
Q1
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"?
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📘 Indian National Movement - II (1918-1929)📚 Swaraj Party and its Evaluation
Q2
Chittaranjan Das & Motilal Nehru had formed which of the following political parties within the
Congress to argue for a return to council politics?
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📘 Indian National Movement - II (1918-1929)📚 The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22)
Q3
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?
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📘 Indian Personalities involved in Indian Freedom Struggle📚 Personalities involved in Indian Freedom Struggle
Q4
Who among the following was the founder of the "Khudai Khidmatgar" and is also known as
Badshah Khan?
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📘 Indian National Movement - I (1905-1918)📚 Ghadar Party- 1913
Q5
The Hindustan Gadar Party's headquarter was located at _____ in
1913.
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📘 Indian National Movement - III (1930-1947)📚 Indian Independence Act 1947
Q6
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?
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📘 Indian National Movement - II (1918-1929)📚 Nehru Report (1928)
Q7
Which among the following acts/bills were proposed by the Motilal Nehru Committee in the year
1928?
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📘 Administration before 1857📚 Administration before 1857
Q8
By whom the Fort William College located at Kolkata was founded in year 1800?
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📘 Indian National Movement - II (1918-1929)📚 Bardoli Satyagraha (1928)
Q9
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
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📘 Indian National Movement - II (1918-1929)📚 The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22)
Q10
After suspending the Non-Cooperation movement in the year 1922, Gandhiji was arrested at Ahmedabad and sentenced to simple imprisonment for how many years?
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📘 British India Acts & Policies📚 Administrative Acts
Q11
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 .
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📘 Indian National Movement - I (1905-1918)📚 Partition of Bengal (1905)
Q12
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?
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📘 Subhash Chandra Bose📚 Events related to Subhash Chandra Bose
Q13
Subhash Chandra Bose had come to East Asia on an invitation from which of the
following on June 13, 1943?
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📘 Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British India📚 Governor- Governor-Generals & Viceroys During British India
Q14
Which of the following was the first Indian Governor-General?
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📘 British Expansion in India📚 Anglo Maratha Wars
Q15
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
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📘 Indian National Movement - I (1905-1918)📚 Indian Council Act (Morley-Minto Act) 1909
Q16
Which of the following was an extension of the 1892 reforms?
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📘 Peasant - Tribal and Other Movements📚 Peasant Movements
Q17
The first Kisan March in Pratapgarh District of Uttar Pradesh in 1920 was organised by
whom?
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📘 Indian Personalities involved in Indian Freedom Struggle📚 Personalities involved in Indian Freedom Struggle
Q18
Motilal Tejawat was a famous personality during the Indian National Movement. He
belonged to which of the following regions of India?
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📘 Revolutionary Nationalism📚 Revolutionary activities inside India
Q19
"Mandi Conspiracy" took place under the leadership of which of the following
?
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📘 Muslim League📚 Other Events related to Muslim League
Q20
Who among the following had celebrated "Direct Action Day" on 16th August 1946
during the Indian National Movement ?
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