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ADVANCE BATCH FOR GS PRELIMS – 2016

MODERN INDIAN HISTORY - PRACTICE TEST – 2

Time Allowed: 30 Mins. Maximum Marks: 48 Test Code: 1792

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1. The Bethune School founded in Calcutta in 4. Which of the following pair is correctly
1849 was for: matched?
(a) Propagation of Western cultural
Movement/ Founder
elements
Organisation
(b) Eradication of Untouchability
(c) Women's Education 1. Young Bengal : Henry Derozion
(d) Evoking a sense of pride in India's Past Movement
2. The Servants of : Dadabhai Naoroji
2. Which of the following statements about the
India Society
Arya Samaj movement are true?
3. Aligarh Movement : Abul Kalam Aajad
1. It was essentially a conservative and
reactionary movement. Select the correct answer using the code
2. The movement was against idolatry and below.
polytheism. (a) 1 only
3. The Samaj started the Shuddhi
(b) 1 and 2 only
movement in a bid to reconvert Hindus
(c) 1 and 3 only
who had converted to other religions.
Select the correct answer using the code (d) 2 only
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only 5. Consider the statements about Ramakrishna
(b) 1 and 3 only
Mission. Which of the following is/are
(c) 2 and 3 only
correct?
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Ramakrishna mission was founded by
3. With respect to education and empowerment Swami Vivekananda.
of women during freedom struggle, consider 2. Ramakrishna mission was a deeply
the following statements.
religious body and considered itself a
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar founded
sect of Hinduism.
Sanskrit college at Calcutta, to improve
women education in India. 3. Swami Vivekananda rejected
2. In western India, Professor D K Karve materialism of west and
made efforts for promotion of women favored spiritualism of east to produce
education and widow remarriage.
happiness for mankind.
3. Ishawar Chandra Vidya Sagar founded
Select the correct answer from the code
the Bethune school.
Which of the statements given above is/are given below.
correct? (a) 1 only
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only

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6. Which among the following organizations 9. On which of the following issues did the
were not started by Raja Rammohan Roy? Young Bengal Movement raise their voice?
1. Atmiya Sabha 1. Protection of ryots from Zamindars
2. Brahma Sabha 2. Employment of Indians in higher
3. Hindu College Government grades
4. Tatvabodhini Sabha 3. Better treatment of Indian Labour abroad

Select the correct answer using codes given Select the correct answer using the codes

below: given below.

(a) 1 and 4 only (a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 only

10. What made the Ramakrishna Mission

7. Which of the following statements regarding
different from the Arya Samaj Movement?
the Brahmo Samaj is incorrect?
(a) The Mission also focused on doing
(a) It denounced polytheism and idol
charity and social service.
worship and also the caste system.
(b) The Mission opposed caste system and
(b) It discarded the idea of doctrine of
untouchability.
Karma and transmigration of soul.
(c) The Mission valued and practiced image
(c) It discarded the faith in divine
worship.
incarnation.
(d) The Mission supported better conditions
(d) It was based on the teachings of Vedas for the women.
and Upanishads.

11. Consider the following statements about the

8. Consider the following statements regarding nature of socio and religious movement of
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan: nineteenth century:
1. He started Mohammaden Anglo-Oriental 1. They were a result of western impact
College at Aligarh. alone on Indian society.
2. He advocated partition of India and 2. They emphasized the importance of
formation of Pakistan. religious reform for social reform.
3. He opposed political activity of 3. They were of reformist nature and not
muslims. revivalist.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? correct?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3

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12. In the context of the Shiromani Akali Dal 14. With reference to Brahmo Samaj consider

(SAD) during the early 20th century, the following statements:

consider the following statements: 1. It demonstrated that sati had no religious
1. It was the body that organized struggle sanction.
to reform Gurudwara.
2. It confined its presence to Bengal.
2. Basic belief of this body was non-
3. It supported monotheism of Vedas and
violence.
Unitarianism of Christianity.
3. Leaders of SAD were highly active in
Which of the statements given above is/are
Swadeshi movement.
correct?
Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 and 3
correct?
(b) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only

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

(d) 1, 2 and 3
15. Consider the following statements with

13. With reference to the social reforms of 19th regard to Indian women in 19th Century:

century, consider the following statements: 1. Women from both Hindu and Muslim

1. It led the creation of an alternate system community did not have right to inherit
of modern english education. property.
2. It was a part of the resistance against
2. Social position of Hindu and Muslim
colonial cultural and ideological
women were similar.
hegemony.
3. Upper class women had greater freedom
3. It gave a platform for the later National
of movement than peseants.
movements.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 and 3 only

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16. With reference to religious reform 18. Consider the following statements regarding
movements of 19th and 20th century, which Sayyid Ahmed Khan:

of the following statements is/are correct? 1. In the beginning he was an orthodox and

1. Contributed in enhancing national as encouraged communalism but later he

well as cultural consciousness. emphasized on the unity of Hindu-

2. Overemphasis on religion led to Muslims.

development of communal 2. He established a college in Aligarh to

educate Indians about oppression of a
consciousness in some movements.
foreign rule.
3. In Northern India, division on rural
3. He advised educationally backward
peasantry on communal lines resulted in
Muslims to focus on modern education
violence.
only.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
incorrect?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only

17. Consider the following statements with 19. Consider the following with regard to
regard to Aligarh Muslim University: Brahmo Tradition?
1. It was a center for spreading western 1. An individual has right to interpret a
sciences and culture. religious text according to his own
2. Students were taught only English and intellect.
Urdu and learning Sanskrit was 2. They opposed idolatry and superstitious
discouraged. practices.

3. In its initial years it was exclusively for 3. They transcended the urban-rural divide

Muslims. Only later it was opened for all and had decisive influence on villages of

communities. Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are

correct? correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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20. Consider the following pairs: 22. With reference to Rammohan Roy, which of

1. Jyotiba Phule: Started Bethune schools the following statement is/are incorrect?
for girl's education. 1. He did not take up political reforms as
2. Dadabhai Naorozi : Professed legal
India's nationalism had yet not matured.
status and heritance rights for Parsi
2. He ardently supported modern western
womem.
ideas against Indian philosophical
3. Paramhansa Mandali: Its members took
system.
food cooked by low caste people to

break caste barriers. 3. He believed in the infallibility of Vedas.

Which of the above pair/pairs is/are correctly Select the correct answer using the codes

matched? given below.

(a) 2 and 3 only (a) 1, and 3 only

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

21. With reference to the Young Bengal

23. With reference to the socio cultural
movement, consider the following

statements: awakening in the 19th century, consider the

1. This moderate movement was founded following statements:

by Henry Vivian Derozio, who is 1. It was a result of influence of modern

regarded as India's first nationalist poet. western culture.

2. His poems were able to arouse the 2. It was a result of the realization of the
masses in Bengal.
weaknesses in Indian culture.
3. It vigorously took up the causes of the
Which of the statements given above is/are
peasants.
true?
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2

(d) None (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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24. Consider the following statements:

1. Udasi mahants were the managers of the

gurudwara appointed by British.

2. 'Jatha' in Gurudwara reform movement,

refers to volunteers of the movement.

Which of the above statements given above

is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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