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Modern Indian History UPPSC 2010 GS-I
Question

Match the peasants revolts of the 19th century with their respective areas:

A) Kuki revolt - 1. Punjab
B) Kuka revolt - 2. Bengal
C) Pabna Peasant revolt - 3. Bihar
D) Birsa Munda revolt - 4. Tripura

Choose your answer with the help of given code:
Codes:

A B C D

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 4 1 2 3

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “4 1 2 3”.
Revolt Region
Kuki revolt Tripura
Kuka revolt Punjab
Pabna Peasant revolt Bengal
Birsa Munda revolt Bihar

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Assertion (A): Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a Communalist.
Reason (R): He used religion as a political weapon.

Select your answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
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  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. C) A is true but R is false.
  4. D) A is false but R is true.
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List -I (Associated works/ Posts) List-II (Persons)

A. D. K. Karve - 1. Establishment of Girls School in Calcutta
B. J. E. D. Bethune - 2. Secretary, Widow Re- marriage Association
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D. B. M. Malabari - 4. Principal of Sanskrit College in Calcutta

Code:
. A B C D
  1. A) 1 2 4 3
  2. B) 2 1 4 3
  3. C) 2 1 3 4
  4. D) 1 2 3 4
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  1. A) Begum Hazrat Mahal
  2. B) Kunwar Singh
  3. C) Udham Singh
  4. D) Maulvi Ahmadullah
In which of the following places the Dutch established their trading centers in India?
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  3. C) Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna
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  2. B) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
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  2. B) Ahmedabad Struggle
  3. C) Kheda Struggle
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  2. B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  3. C) Rabindra Nath Tagore
  4. D) Dayanand Saraswati
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  1. A) 1861
  2. B) 1851
  3. C) 1871
  4. D) 1881
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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:
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  2. B) 2, 3 and 4
  3. C) 1, 3 and 4
  4. D) 1, 2 and 4
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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:
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  2. B) 4,1,3,2
  3. C) 4,2,1,3
  4. D) 2,3,4,1
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  2. B) Kumarapala
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