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Modern Indian History UPPSC 1995 GS-I
Question

Who of the following is responsible for revival of Vedas:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Swami Dayanand Saraswati”.
In 1875, Saraswati, an ascetic and philosopher, founded the Arya Samaj and gave the slogan "Go back to Vedas". He believed that the Vedas were a repository of fundamental knowledge and religious truths, and that the slogan was a call to revive Vedic purity.

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Which one of the following Congress leaders was fully in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan:
  1. A) Jawahar Lai Nehru
  2. B) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  3. C) Mahatma Gandhi
  4. D) Sardar Patel
Assertion (A): Britain granted independence to India in 1947.
Reason (R): Britain was weakened in the World War II.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
Codes:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation for A
  3. C) A is true but R is false
  4. D) Both A and R are false
Which of the following statements regarding Dr. B.R. Ambedkar are correct? Select the correct answer from the code given below the statements.

1. He founded Siddharth College.
2. He started his journal Mook Nayak in 1920.
3. He founded Depressed Class Institute in 1922.
4. He was the first Defence Minister of India.

Code:
  1. A) 1, 2 and 3
  2. B) 2, 3 and 4
  3. C) 1, 3 and 4
  4. D) 1, 2 and 4
Arrange the following into chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Muhammad Shah
B. Jahandar Shah
C. Alamgir II
D. Ahmadshah

Codes:
  1. A) A C D B
  2. B) B A D C
  3. C) C A B D
  4. D) D B C A
The following European Powers entered into Indian trade at one time or the other:

1. The English
2. The Dutch
3. The French
4. The Portuguese

Select the correct chronological order of their entry from the code given below:
Code:
  1. A) 1,2,3,4
  2. B) 4,1,3,2
  3. C) 4,2,1,3
  4. D) 2,3,4,1
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I Champaran Satyagraha
II Non-cooperation Movement
III Quit India Movement
IV Dandi March

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  2. B) II, I, III, IV
  3. C) III, II, I, IV
  4. D) II, III, I, IV
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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
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  1. A) Mahatma Gandhi
  2. B) Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. C) Indira Gandhi
  4. D) Rajiv Gandhi
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  1. A) Champaran Satyagraha
  2. B) Ahmedabad Struggle
  3. C) Kheda Struggle
  4. D) None of the above
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1. Demise of B.G. Tilak
2. Passing of Rowlatt Bill as an Act
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.
4. Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress, 1919

Codes:
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  2. B) 4, 3, 2, 1
  3. C) 3, 4, 2, 1
  4. D) 1, 2, 3, 4
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  2. B) Akbar II
  3. C) Followers of Brahma Samaj
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