Modern-history / Modern History / 2023

Prelims PYQ - 2023

Q1.   By which one of the following Acts was the Governor General of Bengal designated as the Governor General of India?
(a)   The Regulating Act
(b)   The Pitt's India Act
(c)   The Charter Act of 1793
(d)   The Charter Act of 1833

Q2.   With reference to the Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with
(a)   Archaeological excavations
(b)   Establishment of English Press in Colonial India
(c)   Establishment of Churches in Princely States
(d)   Construction of railways in Colonial India

Q3.   Consider the following statements: Statement- I: 7th August declared as the National Handloom Day. Statement-II: It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was launched on the same day. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
(a)   Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is the correct explanation for Statement- I
(b)   Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.
(c)   Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
(d)   Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct