Modern History is a key part of BPSC Prelims Modern History PYQs Part 3, covering events from the arrival of Europeans to Independence. PYQs mainly ask about:
- Entry of Portuguese, Dutch, French & British.
- British expansion, policies & economic impact.
- Social & religious reformers (Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Vivekananda, etc.).
- Tribal & peasant revolts (Santhal, Indigo, Munda).
- Revolt of 1857 (Kunwar Singh’s role in Bihar).
- National Movement: Moderates, Extremists, Gandhian movements, Quit India.
- Revolutionary & INA activities (Subhas Bose).
- Bihar’s role: Champaran Satyagraha, Quit India in Bihar.
BPSC Prelims Modern History PYQs Part 3
The Cabinet Mission was sent to India for which of the following?
Establish a national government.
To work out a constitutional arrangement for the transfer of power.
To work out the details of Jinnah’s demand for Pakistan.
(a) 1 only
(c) 3 only
(e) None of the above
(b) 2 only
(d) More than one of the above
Ans. (b) 2 only
“A Sanyasi who came to that district after a spell as an indentured labourer in Fiji, carrying a copy of Tulsidas Ramayana on his back from which he would recite verses to rural audience”.The peasant leader referred to here is
(a) Jhinguri Singh
(b) Yadunandan Sharma
(c) Baba Ram Chandra
(d) More than one of the above
(e) None of the above
Ans. (c) Baba Ram Chandra
Sind was conquered and annexed by
(a) Sleeman
(c) Lawrence
(b) Napier
(d) Willingdon
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) Napier
In which year, first census was introduced in India?
(a) 1901
(c) 1921
(b) 1911
(d) 1872
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d) 1872
On which date, Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru were hanged?
(a) 23rd March, 1931
(b) 7th September, 1931
(c) 4th March, 1931
(d) 12th November, 1930
(d) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a) 23rd March, 1931
Who was the third Satyagrahi of Individual Satyagraha launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1940?
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Rajendra Prasad
(c) Brahma Dutt
(d) Vinoba Bhave
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Brahma Dutt
Modern History PYQs Questions
Which of the following were the social reforms introduced by the William Bentick?
Abolition of Sati.
Abolition of Slavery.
Removal of disabilities due to change of religion.
Suppression of the organized band of Thugs.Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 2
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) 1, 2 and 4
Who successfully led the Bardoli Satyagraha?
(a) Motilal Nehru
(b) J.B Kripalani.
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Vallabhbhai Patel
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d) Vallabhbhai Patel
Who among the following was not a member of the Cabinet mission sent to India in 1946 AD?
(a) Ramsay Macdonald
(b) A.V Alexander
(c) Lord Pethick Lawrence
(d) Sir Stafford Cripps.
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a) Ramsay Macdonald
In which year, Gandhi-Irwin Pact took place?
(a) 1930 AD
(b) 1931 AD
(c) 1932 AD
(d) 1929 AD
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) 1931 AD
In which session Indian National Congress [INC] passed “Complete Independence Resolution”?
(a) Belgaum, 1924 AD
(b) Lahore, 1929 AD
(c) Karachi, 1931 AD
(d) Nagpur, 1920 AD
Ans. (b) Lahore, 1929 AD
Subash Chandra Bose renamed Nicobar Island as
(a) Shaheed Island
(c) Navodaya Island
(b) Balidan Island
(d) Swaraj Island.
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d) Swaraj Island.
In which state is “Chauri Chaura”, where in February 1922 AD, a police station was set on fire?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(d) Rajasthan
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Uttar Pradesh
BPSC Prelims Modern History PYQs Part 3
Who is known as “Frontier Gandhi”?
(a) Shaukat Ali
(b) Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(d) M.A Jinnah
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Where did Jhansi Ki Rani Laxmibai died?
(a) Kanpur
(c) Jhansi
(b) Gwalior
(d) Lucknow
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) Gwalior
Who has said about Bengal Partition, “The Partition announcement fell like a bomb shell”?
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Chittaranjan Das
(d) Surendra Nath Bannerjee
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d) Surendra Nath Bannerjee
Sardar Udham Singh killed whom?
(a) Curzon Wyllie
(c) Saunders
(b) Michael O-Dwyer
(d) General Dyer
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) Michael O-Dwyer
Which of the following events happened first?
(a) Quit India Resolution
(c) Arrival of Lord Wavell as the Governor General
(b) Arrival of the Cripps Mission
(d) Arrival of the Cabinet Mission
Ans. (b) Arrival of the Cripps Mission
Who was the President of Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1929 AD?
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Motilal Nehru
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru
(d) Rajendra Prasad
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
Modern History PYQs Questions
Where was the Ghadar party established?
(a) Germany
(c) France
(b) United States of America.
(d) England.
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (b) United States of America.
Who established the Servants of India Society in 1905 AD?
(a) Surendra Banerjee
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Who has written the book, “Unhappy India”?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak.
(b) Annie Besant
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) A.O Hume
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Lala Lajpat Rai
Who participated in all the three Round Table Conferences?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(c) B.R Ambedkar
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) B.R Ambedkar
Who established Indian Association in 1876 AD?
(a) Surendranath Banerjee
(b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) W.C Banerjee
(d) Aurobindo Ghosh
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a) Surendranath Banerjee
In which country was the honorific “Netaji” applied to the name of Subhas Chandra Bose?
(a) India
(c) Germany
(b) Italy
(d) Japan
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (c) Germany
Who is related to “Chittagong Armoury Raid”?
(a) Rash Behari Bose (b) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
(c) Batukeshwar Dutt (d) Surya Sen
Ans. (d) Surya Sen
In Anandmath of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee which revolt is mentioned?
(a) Sannyasi
(b) Kuka
(c) Santhal
(d) Neel (Indigo)
(e) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans. (a) Sannyasi
