[MCQ]History MCQs For UPSC(NDA/NA) Exam, SET 3

UPSC NDA/NA HISTORY MCQ Q.1

No Indian shall, by reason only of his religion, place of birth, descent, colour or any of them be disabled from holding any office or employment under the company. This was a pledge first given by the

(A) Charter Act of 1813

(B) Charter Act of 1833

(C) Queen's Proclamation of 1858

(D) Indian Civil Service Act of 1861

Ans.(B)

UPSC NDA/NA HISTORY MCQ Q.2

Consider the following statements about Salt Satyagraha.

1. It was a form of Civil Disobedience. 

2. It was the first nationalist activity in which women participated in large numbers. 

3. Gandhiji first experimented with Salt Satyagraha in South Africa. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) only 1

(B) only 2

(C) 1 and 2

(D) all of these 

Ans.(C)

UPSC NDA/NA HISTORY MCQ Q.3

Which of the following statements about the Ryotwari system is/are correct?

1. The government collected the revenue directly from the individual cultivators.

2. The cultivators were not recognised in law as the owners of the land.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below 

(A) only 1

(B) only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) neither 1 nor 2

Ans.(A)

UPSC NDA/NA HISTORY MCQ Q.4

Which of the following statements about Russia is/are correct?

1. Russia emerged as the first socialist state in the world.

2. The socialist state in Russia was established by the Bolsheviks in 1917.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below 

(A) only 1

(B) only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) None of these 

Ans.(C)

UPSC NDA/NA HISTORY MCQ Q.5

Consider the following statements 

1. Dadabhai Naoroji first put forward 'the theory of wealth'

2. The Indian National Congress adopted a resolution to criticise the drain of wealth in its annual session ot Calcutta in 1896.

Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

(A) only 1

(B) only 2

(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) None of these 

Ans.(A)

UPSC NDA/NA HISTORY MCQ Q.6

The implementation of factory legislation in India in the 19th century was a result of pressure on the government of India from

(A) The trade unionists in India

(B) The socialists  in India

(C) The manufacturers from Lancashire and Manchester 

(D) The Indian National Congress 

Ans.(A)

UPSC NDA/NA HISTORY MCQ Q.7

Kandh Revolt against the British was led by

(A) Chakra Bishoyi

(B) Dandasena

(C) Tomma Dora

(D) Birsa Munda

Ans.(A)

UPSC NDA/NA HISTORY MCQ Q.8

The Indian National Congress was founded during the viceroyalty of

(A) Lord Lytton 

(B) Lord Ripon

(C) Lord Dufferin

(D) Lord Mayo

Ans.(C)

UPSC NDA/NA HISTORY MCQ Q.9

...it has reduced us politically to serfdom. It has sapped the foundations of our culture...it has degraded our spirituality. This was Mahatma Gandhi complaining of the ill effects on Indians of the action /policy of the colonial government?

(A) salt tax

(B) inadequate franchise 

(C) press act

(D) rowlatt act

Ans.(A)

UPSC NDA/NA HISTORY MCQ Q.10

Consider the following statements about Periyar EV Ramaswamy

1. He was a politician, social activist, and an important figure in the Dravidian Movement in South India.

2. He championed the cause of caste upliftment, nationalism, and the rights of women.

3. He was a contemporary of the Maratha anti- caste reformer, Jyotiba Phule.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

(A) only 1

(B) only 3

(C) 1 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

Ans.(D)