Modern History of India | CUET PG Solved PYQs

1. Who was the ring leader of Odisha’s Paik Rebellion of 1817 AD? (2021)

(1) Aluri Sitaram Raju
(2) Baxi Jagabandhu Vidhyahar
(3) Surendra Sai
(4) Chakar Bisoyi

2. The book “Poverty and Un-British Rule in India” was written by (2021)

(1) R.C. Dutta
(2) Daadbhai Naroji
(3) R.C. Majamdor
(4) M.G. Ranade

3. Who among the following was the president of Indian National Congress continuously for six years? (2021)

(1) Jawaharlal Nehru
(2) G.K. Gokhale
(3) Abdul Kalam Azad
(4) Netaji Subash Chandra Bosh

4. Who founded the Servants of India Society? (2021)

(1) Mada Mohan Malvya
(2) Sarojini Naidu
(3) M.G. Ranade
(4) Gopala Krishna Gokhale

5. Who was the first women President of Indian National Congress? (2021)

(1) Annie Besant
(2) Sarojini Naidu
(3) Aruna Asaf Ali
(4) Bijaya Lakshmi Pandit

6. Ganapati festival in Maharastra was started by (2021)

(1) G.K. Gokhale
(2) Aravinda Ghose
(3) Bipin Pal
(4) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

7. Who accused Indian National Congress for the act of begging tendency like pray, petition, and protest of moderate leaders? (2021)

(1) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(2) S.C. Bose
(3) M.A. Jinnah
(4) Annie Besant

8. In which session of the Indian National Congress were the extremist and moderates re-united? (2021)

(1) Lahore
(2) Lucknow
(3) Karachi
(4) Delhi

9. Which event created differences between Hindus and Muslims and finally ended with partition of India? (2021)

(1) Formation of Muslim League of India
(2) Partition of Bengal, 1905
(3) Gandhi’s support to Khilafat Movement
(4) Separate electorate for Muslims in Central Legislative Assembly

10. In which session did The All India Muslim League pass the resolution for partition of India and creation of Pakistan? (2021)

(1) Lahore in 1940
(2) Karachi in 1941
(3) Allahabad in 1946
(4) Dhaka in 1947

11. For which session of Indian National Congress was Gandhi elected as President? (2021)

(1) Belgaum
(2) Gaya
(3) Kanpur
(4) Amirstar

12. Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). (2022)

Assertion (A): Zamindari Settlement was also known as the Permanent Settlement.

Reason (R): In this settlement, the rent to be paid by the peasants to the zamindars was fixed permanently.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(3) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

(4) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

13. Match List I with List II and choose the correct answer from the options given below: (2022)

List I

(A) Santhal Resistance

(B) Bengal Indigo Resistance

(C) Deccan Uprising

(D) Kol Uprising

List II

(I) 1831–32

(II) 1875–76

(III) 1859–60

(IV) 1855–56

(1) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV

(2) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III

(3) A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I

(4) A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

14. Arrange the following events in chronological order from earlier to later: (2022)

(A) Gandhi–Jinnah Talks on the Rajaji Formula

(B) Simla Conference

(C) Arrival of the Cabinet Mission

(D) Direct Action Day

(E) Lahore Resolution for Pakistan

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) E, A, B, C, D

(2) E, D, A, B, C

(3) C, B, A, D, E

(4) B, C, D, A, E