Previous year MCQs

Modern Indian History UPPSC 1992 GS-I
Question

Point out the correct sequence of the following?

1) Simon commission
2) Civil disobedience movement
3) Excavation
4) Division of Surat

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: 3, 4, 1, 2

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “3, 4, 1, 2”.
Archaeological excavations in India began in 1861 when the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was established by Lord Canning.

Event Year
3. Excavation 19th and early 20th centuries
4. Division of Surat 1907
1. Simon Commission 1927
2. Civil Disobedience Movement 1930

Similar Questions:

Given below are four events connected with India's struggle for independence. Select their correct chronological order by using the codes given below the events:

1. Second Round Table Conference.
2. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress.
3. Execution of Bhagat Singh.
4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact.

Codes:
  1. A) 1,2,3,4
  2. B) 2,1,3,4
  3. C) 4,3,2,1
  4. D) 2,4,3,1
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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
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  1. A) Sarojini Naidu
  2. B) Annie Besant
  3. C) Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
  4. D) Aruna Asaf Ali
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  2. B) Pheroz Shah Mehta
  3. C) Dadabhai Naoroji
  4. D) Subhash Chandra Bose
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  2. B) Shivaji
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A. Muhammad Shah
B. Jahandar Shah
C. Alamgir II
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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
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  1. A) William Bentinck
  2. B) Lord Canning
  3. C) Lord Mayo
  4. D) John Lawrence
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  2. B) By Dadabhai Naoroji
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  1. A) Thomas Munro
  2. B) Martin Bird
  3. C) Cornwallis
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