- 1UPSC CSE I - 2024Consider the following pairs :
Party Its Leader 1. Bharatiya Jana Sangh Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee 2. Socialist Party C. Rajagopalachari 3. Congress for Democracy Jagjivan Ram 4. Swatantra Party Acharya Narendra Dev How many of the above are correctly matched ? - 2UPSC CSE I - 2022With reference to the proposals of Cripps Mission, consider the following statements :
- The Constituent Assembly would have members nominated by the Provincial Assemblies as well as the Princely States.
- Any Province, which is not prepared to accept the new Constitution would have the right to sign a separate agreement with Britain regarding its future status.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? - 3UPSC CSE I - 2021In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as
- 4UPSC CSE I - 2021With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?
- 5UPSC CSE I - 2019With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs:
Person Position held 1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru President, All India Liberal Federation 2. K. C. Neogy Member, The Constituent Assembly 3. P. C. Joshi General Secretary, Communist Party of India Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? - 6UPSC CSE I - 2019With reference to land reforms in independent India, which one of the following statements is correct?
- 7UPSC CSE I - 2018Who among the following were the founders of the "Hind Mazdoor Sabha" established in 1948 ?
- 8UPSC CSE I - 2018Consider the following events :
- The first democratically elected communist party government formed in a State in India.
- India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank of India', was renamed 'State Bank of India'.
- Air India was nationalised and became the national carrier.
- Goa became a part of independent India.
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events ? - 9UPSC CSE I - 2016The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged that after the Second World War
- 10UPSC CSE I - 2015With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
- It recommended a federal government.
- It enlarged the powers of the Indian courts.
- It provided for more Indians in the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below. - 11UPSC CSE I - 2014The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
- 12UPSC CSE I - 2013Quit India Movement was launched in response to
- 13UPSC CSE I - 2013With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were
- 14UPSC CSE I - 2011Which one of the following observations is not true about the Quit India Movement of 1942 ?
- 15UPSC CSE I - 2011With reference to Indian freedom struggle, Usha Mehta is well-known for
- 16UPSC CSE I - 2010
Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?
- 17UPSC CSE I - 2010
After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled ‘The Way Out’. Which one of the following was proposed in this pamphlet?
- 18UPSC CSE I - 2009
In the 'Individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
- 19UPSC CSE I - 2009
During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place, and the Janata Party was elected?
- 20UPSC CSE I - 2009
Consider the following statements:
The Cripps Proposals include the provision for:- Full independence for India.
- Creation of constitution-making body.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 21UPSC CSE I - 2009
Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?
- 22UPSC CSE I - 2009
During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer of underground activity in:
- 23UPSC CSE I - 2009
With which one of the following movements is the slogan ‘Do or die’ associated?
- 24UPSC CSE I - 2008
During the Indian Freedom Struggle, who of the following raised an army called 'Free Indian Legion'?
- 25UPSC CSE I - 2008
Who suggested the reconstitution of the Viceroy Executive Council in which all the Portfolios including that of War Members were to be held by the Indian leaders?
- 26UPSC CSE I - 2008
Who among the following wrote the poem, Subh-e Azadi?
- 27UPSC CSE I - 2008
Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.
Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the 'Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War. - 28UPSC CSE I - 2007
Which one of the following places was associated with Acharya Vinoba Bhave's Bhoodan Movement at the beginning of the movement?
- 29UPSC CSE I - 2006
Which Portfolio was held by Dr. Rajendra Prasad in the Interim Government formed in the year 1946?
- 30UPSC CSE I - 2005
Consider the following statements:
- Lord Mountbatten was the Viceroy when the Shimla conference took place.
- Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy at Bombay and Karachi rose against the Government.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 31UPSC CSE I - 2005
Which party was founded by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 after he broke away from the Congress?
- 32UPSC CSE I - 2005
Consider the following statements:
On the eve of launch of Quit India Movement, Mahatma Gandhi:
- asked the government servants to resign.
- asked the soldiers to leave their posts.
- asked the Princes of the Princely states to accept the sovereignty of their own people.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
- 33UPSC CSE I - 2003
Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946?
- 34UPSC CSE I - 2003
An important aspect of the Cripps Mission of 1942 was:
- 35UPSC CSE I - 2002
The President' of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was:
- 36UPSC CSE I - 2002
The last opportunity to avoid the partition of India was lost with the rejection of:
- 37UPSC CSE I - 2000
At the time of partition of India, which one of the following provinces of the British India came forward with a plan for a united and independent existence?
- 38UPSC CSE I - 2000
As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he
- 39UPSC CSE I - 2000
Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny. Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
- 40UPSC CSE I - 2000
The Balkan Plan for fragmentation of India was the brain-child of
- 41UPSC CSE I - 2000
The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in
- 42UPSC CSE I - 1999
'It made its proposals in May. It still wanted a united India. There was to be a Federal Union composed of British provinces'. The above quotation is related to:
- 43UPSC CSE I - 1999
Which one of the following leaders of the Congress was totally in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan?
- 44UPSC CSE I - 1999
Which Indian nationalist leader looked upon a war between Germany and Britain as a God-sent opportunity which would enable Indians to exploit the situation to their advantage?
- 45UPSC CSE I - 1999Assertion (A):
Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious rebellion since Sepoy Mutiny.
Reason (R): There was massive upsurge of the peasantry in certain areas. - 46UPSC CSE I - 1998
What is the correct sequence of the following events?
- The August offer
- The I.N.A trial
- The Quit India Movement
- The Royal Indian Naval Ratings' Revolt.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Codes:
- 47UPSC CSE I - 1998
Assertion (A): The Congress rejected the Cripps proposals.
Reason (R): The Cripps Mission consisted solely of whites.
- 48UPSC CSE I - 1998
The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because:
- 49UPSC CSE I - 1998
Lord Mountbatten came to India as a Viceroy with specific instruction to:
- 50UPSC CSE I - 1998
At the time of India's Independence, Mahatma Gandhi was:
- 51UPSC CSE I - 1998
When the Indian Muslims League was inducted into the interim government in 1946, Liyaqat Ali Khan was assigned the portfolio of:
- 52UPSC CSE I - 1996
Which one of the following is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?
- 53UPSC CSE I - 1996
Consider the following statements about Jawaharlal Nehru:
- He was the president of the Congress Party in 1947
- He presided over the Constituent Assembly.
- He formed the first Congress ministry in United Province before India's independence
Of these statements:
- 54UPSC CSE I - 1996
Who among the following suggested the winding up of the Indian National Congress after India attained independence?