Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 1993 GS-I
Question

Which of the following opposed the Britishers most in India?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Marathas

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Marathas”.
The Marathas engaged in several conflicts with the British East India Company, notably the Anglo-Maratha Wars (1775-1818). While the Mughals, Rajputs, and Sikhs also resisted British influence at various times, the Marathas were the most significant and sustained opposition.

Similar Questions:

Assertion (A): Britain made India free in 1947
Reason (R): Britain had become weak during the second World War

In the context of the above two statement which of the following is correct:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  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
The institution of local self government got a fillip during the Viceroyalty of:
  1. A) Lord Mayo
  2. B) Lord Ripon
  3. C) Lord Dufferin
  4. D) Lord Curzon
Point out the correct sequence of the following?

1) Simon commission
2) Civil disobedience movement
3) Excavation
4) Division of Surat
  1. A) 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. B) 4, 1, 2, 3
  3. C) 3, 4, 1, 2
  4. D) 2, 3, 4, 1
Who of the following killed General Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre:
  1. A) Prithvi Singh Azad
  2. B) Sohan Singh Josh
  3. C) Udham Singh
  4. D) Sardar Kishan Singh
Which one of the following had supported the non-cooperation movement, but could not see its upshots?
  1. A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. B) Lala Lajpat Rai
  3. C) Motilal Nehru
  4. D) Chitranjan Das
The remark "Nehru is a patriot, while Jinnah is a politician" was made by:
  1. A) M.K.Gandhi
  2. B) Maulana Azad
  3. C) Sir Mohammad Iqbal
  4. D) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was formed by:
  1. A) Subhash Chandra Bose
  2. B) Ras Bihari Bose
  3. C) Chandra Shekhar Azad
  4. D) Sardar Bhagat Singh
Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.
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
C. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar - 3. Starting a crusade against child marriage
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
Which of the following is an indirect tax?
  1. A) Sales tax
  2. B) Income tax
  3. C) Excise duty
  4. D) Toll tax
Tenure of the post Comptroller and Auditor General of India is:
  1. A) 4 years
  2. B) 5 years
  3. C) 6 years
  4. D) 7 years
Who was the founder of "Hindustan Socialist Democratic Union" ?
  1. A) Vyomesh Chandra, Gopen Chakravartee, Sachccndra Sanyal
  2. B) Gopen Chakravartec, Fancendra Banerjee, Dharncc Goswami
  3. C) Vyomcsh Chandra Banerjee, Ajay Ghosh, Sacheendra Sanyal
  4. D) Yalcendranath, Ajay Ghosli, Phanindranath Ghosh
Who was the founder of the Radha Swami Satsang:
  1. A) Haridas Swami
  2. B) Siva Dayal Saheb
  3. C) Siva Narayan Agnihotri
  4. D) Swami Sradhananda