Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 1997 GS-I
Question

Who was the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a journalist?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Surendra Nath Banerjee

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Surendra Nath Banerjee”.
Surendra Nath Banerjee was the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a journalist.

Similar Questions:

Match the following:

A. India wins freedom - 1. Sunil Gavaskar
B. Runs and Ruins - 2. Abul Kalam Azad
C. Young India - 3. Mahatma Gandhi
D. New India 4. Annie Besant
  1. A) A–2 B–1 C–3 D–4
  2. B) A–2 B–1 C–4 D–3
  3. C) A–3 B–2 C–1 D–4
  4. D) A–4 B–2 C–3 D–1
The First University Chair in Sanskrit was founded in Europe in:
  1. A) Britain
  2. B) France
  3. C) Germany
  4. D) Russia
In which of the following year Indian National Congress proposed the goal of complete independence?
  1. A) 1929
  2. B) 1931
  3. C) 1939
  4. D) 1941
The British journalist H.W. Nevinson was associated with:
  1. A) Non-Co-operation Movement
  2. B) Civil Disobedience Movement
  3. C) Swadeshi Movement
  4. D) Quit India Movement
Who amongst the following had demanded first the dominion status for India?
  1. A) Raj Gopalachari and Sardar Patel
  2. B) Pt. Motilal Nehru and Govind Ballabh Pant
  3. C) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Jaykar
  4. D) Jawaharlal Nehru and Jagjeevan Ram
When were High Courts established in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta?
  1. A) 1861
  2. B) 1851
  3. C) 1871
  4. D) 1881
Object of the Sangam Yojana is to:
  1. A) make the Ganga water pollution-free
  2. B) increase the welfare of the disabled
  3. C) make the Sangam area a tourist place
  4. D) integrate various factions of the Hindu society
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II

A. Non-cooperation Movement - 1. 1942
B. Civil Disobedience Movement - 2. 1937
C. Formation of Congress Ministries - 3. 1930
D. Quit India Movement - 4. 1920

Code:
A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 3 4
  2. B) 4 3 2 1
  3. C) 2 1 4 3
  4. D) 3 4 1 2
Put the following events in chronological order and choose your answer with the help of given code:

1) Formation of an interim Government
2) The arrival of the Cabinet Mission
3) Muslim League launches Direct Action
4) Jinnah's wrecking of the Shimla Conference

Codes:
  1. A) B D C A
  2. B) D B C A
  3. C) A B D C
  4. D) D B A C
Which of the following events was the last in chronological order?
  1. A) Home Rule Movement
  2. B) Khilafat Movement
  3. C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
  4. D) Moplah Revolt
The date April 6, 1930 is known In Indian history for:
  1. A) First Round Table Conference in London
  2. B) Non-cooperation Movement
  3. C) Gandhi-Irwin Pact
  4. D) Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi
The name of the periodical published by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa was:
  1. A) Navjivan
  2. B) Harijan
  3. C) Indian Opinion
  4. D) African News