Sunday, January 25, 2009

Crack Modern India : for GS & Optionals

In the questions with 2 statements, mark a) if only 1 b) if only 2 c) Both d) None is correct

1) 1 : The Imperial Legislative Council could not discuss the actions of the administration under the provisions of the Indian Councils Act (1861)
2 : Charles Wood was the Secretary of State for India in 1861

2) Who among the following opposed the reduction of the Salt tax in 1882 ?
1 : Jotendra Nath Tagore 2 : Durga Charan Laha 3 : Peary Mohan Mukherjea
a) All b) None c) 1 & 2 d) Only 3

3) Who among the following took part in effecting the first walk-out in India’s Legislative History ?
1 : B C Krishna 2 : G K Parekh 3 : D A Khare 4 : G V Joshi
a) All b) 1,2 & 3 c) Only 4 d) None

4) Which among the following is wrongly matched with regard to spreading the Swadeshi Movement
a) Syed Haider Raza : Delhi
b) Chidambaram Pillai : Central Provinces
c) Lokmanya Tilak : Poona
d) Bipan Chandra Pal : Madras

5) Which Indian artist tried to develop a pan-Asian model of art ?
a) Nandalal Bose b) Abanindranath Tagore c) Jamini Roy d) None

Do send in your answers to us !!

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Modern India Asks !!

In the questions with 2 statements, mark a) if only 1 b) if only 2 c) Both d) None is correct
In the questions with A & R, mark a if both A & R are correct and R is the correct reasoning of A, mark b if A is wrong & R is correct, mark c if A is correct & R is wrong, mark d if both are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

1) 1 : The priests of the Golden Temple at Amritsar issued a Hukamnama against the Ghadarites
2 : General Dyer was humiliated by the Jathas

2) Who among the following was/were involved in the Temple Entry Satyagraha at Vaikom?
1 : Ramaswamy Naicker 2 : Kesava Menon 3 : Gandhi 4 : K Kelappan
a) Only 3 b) 1 & 2 c) 1,2, & 3 d) Only 4

3) A : The suspension of the non-cooperation movement created a void in the nationalistic struggle.
R : Electioneering in the councils advocated by the Swarajists created a fresh enthusiasm.

4) Who was the Swarajist leader from the Central Provinces ?
a) Jayakar b) Moonje c) M M Malviya d) Vithalbhai Patel

5) Who among the following was/were not involved in the spread of education among the Kaliparaj ?
1 : Jugatram Dave 2 : Chimanlal Bhatt 3 : Shiv Varma
a) Only 1 b) 1,2, & 3 c) 1 & 2 d) 2 &3