Modern History is repeatedly tested in BPSC Prelims Modern History PYQs Part 4, focusing on the period from European entry to 1947.
- Topics include European trading companies, British conquests, policies, and reforms.
- Social–religious reform movements and tribal–peasant uprisings are frequent.
- Key events: 1857 Revolt (Kunwar Singh in Bihar), Gandhian movements, Quit India, and INA.
- Bihar’s role, especially Champaran Satyagraha, is often highlighted.
BPSC Prelims Modern History PYQs Part 4
The Ryotwari system was first implemented in
(a) Gujarat
(c) Bombay
(b) Madras
(d) Orissa
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) Madras
The Uprising of 1857 was described as the “First Indian War of Independence ” by
(a) V.D Savarkar
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) R.C Majumdar
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a) V.D Savarkar
Who was the first Governor General of India?
(a) Lord Mayo
(c) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Dufferin
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Who was the founder of British Empire in India?
(a) C.Sleeman
(b) Lord Minto
(c) Lord Clive
(d) Lord Mayo
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Lord Clive
From where the revolution of 1857 started?
(a) Lucknow
(c) Jhansi
(b) Allahabad
(d) Meerut
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d) Meerut
Who was the leader of Munda revolt?
(a) Sidhu
(c) Kanhu
(b) Birsa
(d) Tilka Manjhi
(d) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) Kanhu
Who established the “Arya Samaj”?
(a) Ranade
(b) Dayanand
(c) Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Swami Vivekananda
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Dayanand Saraswati
Who was the second Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Zakir Hussain
(c) Rahimtulla Mahmud Sayani
(d) Badruddin Tyabji
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Rahimtulla Mahmud Sayani
Modern History Previous Year Paper
In 1902, Lord Curzon appointed the University Commission including two Indian members. Who were they?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Surendranath Banerjee.
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale and Rashbehari Bose.
(c) Syed Hussain Bilgrami and Surendranath Banerjee
(d) Syed Hussain Bilgrami and Justice Gurudas Banerjee
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d) Syed Hussain Bilgrami and Justice Gurudas Banerjee
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha was founded in
(a) 1858 by Mahagovind Ranade
(b) 1870 by Mahadev Govind Ranade
(c) 1870 by Pandita Ramabai Ranade
(d) 1870 by Surendranath Banerjee
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) 1870 by Mahadev Govind Ranade
How many Muslim delegates participated in the second convention of the Indian National Congress?
(a) 2
(c) 30
(b) 33
(d) 41
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) 33
Which of the following was not objective of the Indian National Congress as pointed out by W.C Banerjee in 1885?
(a) To promote contact and friendship among the protectors of the interest of the country.
(b) To promote the feeling of nationalism among fellow countrymen by removing the feeling of casteism, communalism and regional biases.
(c) To express the viewpoint on the necessary social issues with due consent of the educated class.
(d) To determine on which direction and on which basis the work has to be done in coming years for the Indian Public interest.
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Who founded Abhinav Bharat Society in 1906 in London?
(a) Vinay Damodar Savarkar
(b) Shyamji Krishna Varma
(c) Sohan Singh
(d) P.N Bapat
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a) Vinay Damodar Savarkar
BPSC Prelims Modern History PYQs Part 4
The Muslim League started its annual convention on regular basis from
(a) 1916 AD
(c) 1924 AD
(b) 1919 AD
(d) 1925 AD
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d) 1925 AD
Interim Government under the leadership of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh was founded in Kabul with the support of Germany during the
(a) Gadar Movement
(b) Swadeshi Movement
(c) Second World War
(d) Home Rule Movement
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a) Gadar Movement
The Tebhaga Movement was started in 1946 from Bengal under the leadership of
(a) Muslim League
(b) Kisan Sabha
(c) Indian National Congress
(d) Trade Union
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) Kisan Sabha
So long as this third power that is England is there, our communal differences would keep on troubling us. Who said this?
(a) Dr Rajendra Prasad.
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Vinay Damodar Savarkar
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
The Congress Socialist Party was founded in 1934 by:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru and Vinoba Bhave
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru and Jay Prakash Narayan
(c) Jay Prakash Narayan and Acharya Narayan Dev
(d) Ashok Mehta and Dr Rajendra Prasad.
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Jay Prakash Narayan and Acharya Narayan Dev
The dual system of governance in Bengal was enforced by
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) William Bentick
(c) Robert Clive
(d) Lord Curzon
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Robert Clive
Modern History Previous Year Paper
Who among the following participated in the Parliament of Religions held at Chicago in 1893?
(a) Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Swami Vivekananda
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) Swami Vivekananda
Who established Swaraj Party in 1923?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) C.R Das and Motilal Nehru
(d) B.R Ambedkar
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) C.R Das and Motilal Nehru
Who wrote the famous “Neel Darpan” in which oppression of Indigo farmers is displayed?
(a) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee.
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Barindra Ghosh
(d) Dinbandhu Mitra
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d) Dinbandhu Mitra
The famous “Battle of Wandiwash” in 1760 was fought by the British against whom?
(a) The French
(c) Mysore
(b) Spain
(d) Carnatic
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a) The French
Which of the following Acts introduced separate electorate system in India?
(a) The Regulating Act, 1773
(b) The Charter Act, 1833
(c) The Pitt’s India Act, 1784
(d) The Indian Council Act, 1909
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d) The Indian Council Act, 1909
Kol Mutiny of 1831 under Budhu Bhagat took place in which of the following regions?
(a) Kutch
(b) Singhbhum
(c) Western Ghats
(d) Satara
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) Singhbhum
In which of the following colleges, Gandhiji had studied?
(a) Samaldas College, Bhavnagar
(b) Dharmendrasinhji College, Rajkot
(c) Gujarat College, Ahmedabad
(d) Bahauddin College, Junagadh
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a) Samaldas College, Bhavnagar
BPSC Prelims Modern History PYQs Part 4
Which of the following persons had participated actively in the revolt of 1857?
(a) Nana Saheb [Kanpur]
(b) Begum Hazrat Mahal [Lucknow]
(c) Maulavi Ahmadullah [Faizabad]
(d) Begum Zeenat Mahal [Delhi]
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
For how many days did Dandi March last?
(a) 10 days
(c) 24 days
(b) 20 days
(d) 30 days
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) 24 days
Who is the author of the popular song, “Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamare Dil Mein Hai?
(a) Surya Sen
(b) Chandra Sekhar Azad
(c) Sardar Bhagat Singh
(d) Ram Prasad Bismil
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Which movement was started as a reaction to the Partition of Bengal?
(a) Non-Cooperation Movement.
(b) Civil-Disobedience Movement.
(c) Swadeshi Movement
(d) Purna Swaraj Movement
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Swadeshi Movement
Who among the following advocates had appeared for the INA trials at Delhi in 1945-46?
(a) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(b) Bhulabhai Desai
(c) K.M Munshi
(d) Sardar Patel
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) Bhulabhai Desai
Modern History Previous Year Paper
Where did Madam Cama unfurl India’s tricolour flag of freedom?
(a) Paris
(c) Stuttgart
(b) London
(d) Geneva
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Stuttgart
Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Vinoba Bhave-Second Individual Satyagrahi
(b) C.R Das: Deshbandhu
(c) William Wedderburn: Congress President in 1907
(d) Shyamji Krishna Varma: Founder of India House in Paris.
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) C.R Das: Deshbandhu
Which day was declared as “Purna Swaraj Day” by the Indian National Congress?
(a) 26th January, 1930
(b) 15th August, 1947
(c) 30th January, 1948
(d) 31st December, 1950
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a) 26th January, 1930
Who used “Hooghly” as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal?
(a) The Dutch
(c) The Portuguese
(b) The French
(d) The British
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) The Portuguese
