Question 1

Which of the following was not a reason for making the sepoys of the East India Company rebellious?

Accepted Answer

The inefficiency of officers was not a reason for making the sepoys of the East India Company rebellious. The key factors that contributed to the rebellion included the efforts of Company officers to spread Christianity, the order to the sepoys to travel on ships, and the stoppage of batta (extra allowance paid to soldiers). [64TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2018]

Question 2

Whom among the following did not rebel against the British East India company’s control over them?

Accepted Answer

The Nizam of Hyderabad did not rebel against the British East India Company's control. Several Indian princes accepted the subsidiary alliance system and maintained allegiance to the British, including the Nizam of Hyderabad (1798 and 1800), the ruler of Mysore (1799), Tanjore (1799), Awadh (1801), the Peshwa (1801), Bhonsle Raja of Berar (1803), Scindia (1804), and the Rajput states like Jodhpur, Jaipur, Macheri, Bundi, and Bharatpur (1818). The Holkars were the last Maratha confederation to accept the Subsidiary Alliance in 1818. [64TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2018]

Question 3

The Indigo Rebellion was about

Accepted Answer

The Indigo Rebellion was about peasants being forced to grow Indigo at prices that were unacceptable to them. In Bengal during 1859-60, European indigo planters exploited local peasants by coercing them to cultivate Indigo instead of profitable crops like rice. They used advance payments, fraudulent contracts, and intimidation, including violence and property destruction. The peasants, led by Digambar Biswas and Bishnu Biswas of Nadia district, resisted these practices. Following the rebellion, the government appointed an Indigo Commission and, in November 1860, issued a notification ensuring ryots could not be compelled to grow Indigo, with disputes settled legally. [64TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2018]

Question 4

The immediate cause of the “Deccan Riots of 1875” was

Accepted Answer

The immediate cause of the Deccan Riots of 1875 was the high interest rates charged by Mahajans (moneylenders). Peasants in western India, under the Ryotwari system, suffered from heavy taxation and exploitation by moneylenders. Growing tensions in 1874 led peasants to organize social boycotts against outsiders and moneylenders, refusing to trade or provide services. The protests escalated into riots, including attacks on moneylenders’ houses and public burning of debt bonds. The government repressed the movement but later passed the Deccan Agriculturists Relief Act in 1879 to mitigate peasant distress. [64TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2018]

Question 5

Rajni Palme Dutt said, “They both fought and collaborated with Imperialism”. Which political grouping he was referring to?

Accepted Answer

Rajni Palme Dutt referred to the Indian National Congress when he said, 'They both fought and collaborated with Imperialism'. Dutt, a leading journalist and theoretician in the Communist Party of Great Britain, wrote 'India Today' which analyzed Indian history through a Marxist perspective, highlighting the dual nature of the INC's approach to British colonial rule. [64TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2018]

Question 6

Which of the following was not a “nationalist” newspaper?

Accepted Answer

The Times of India was not a nationalist newspaper. Prominent nationalist newspapers included 'The Hindu' edited by G. Subramania Iyer, 'Bengalee' edited by Surendranath Banerjee, and 'The Mahratta' edited by Bal Gangadhar Tilak. These newspapers actively supported the nationalist movement and advocated for Indian self-rule. [64TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2018]

Question 7

Identify the correct combination from the options given below for Prarthana Samaj, Young India, Lokhitvadi, Satyasodhak Samaj, Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha.

Accepted Answer

Correct associations are: Prarthana Samaj - Atmaram Pandurang; Young India - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi; Lokhitwadi - Gopal Hari Deshmukh; Satyasodhak Samaj - Jyotiba Phule; Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha - Naoroji Furdonji. This combination correctly matches reformers and their organizations. [64TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2018]

Question 8

Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to be known as “Lokmanya Tilak” when

Accepted Answer

Bal Gangadhar Tilak became known as 'Lokmanya Tilak' when the government accused him in the Rand Murder case. He had published two texts: 'Shivaji Utterances' (poem authored under alias) and an unsigned report on the June 1897 Shivaji festival, which prompted the Chapekar brothers to assassinate British plague officers W.C. Rand and Charles Ayerst. Tilak was charged with incitement to murder and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, emerging as a national hero. [64TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2018]

Question 9

How old was Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in the assembly in protest against the government?

Accepted Answer

Bhagat Singh, born on 26th September 1907, threw a bomb with B.K. Dutt in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8th April 1929. At that time, he was a little more than 21 years old, making option B correct. [64TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2018]

Question 10

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in the context of which Gandhian Satyagraha?

Accepted Answer

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred during the Rowlatt Satyagraha. The Rowlatt Act, passed in March 1919, extended the Defence of India Regulations Act 1915, allowing imprisonment without trial and restricting possession of seditious materials. Arrests of leaders Saifuddin Kitchlew and Dr. Satyapal on 9th April 1919 prompted large-scale protests. On 13th April, General Dyer ordered firing on a Baisakhi crowd, resulting in the massacre. [64TH BPSC PRELIMS EXAM, 2018]

64th Prelims 2018

Which of the following was not a reason for making the sepoys of the East India Company rebellious?

Whom among the following did not rebel against the British East India company’s control over them?

The Indigo Rebellion was about

The immediate cause of the “Deccan Riots of 1875” was

Rajni Palme Dutt said, “They both fought and collaborated with Imperialism”. Which political grouping he was referring to?

Which of the following was not a “nationalist” newspaper?

Identify the correct combination from the options given below for Prarthana Samaj, Young India, Lokhitvadi, Satyasodhak Samaj, Rehnumai Mazdayasan Sabha.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak came to be known as “Lokmanya Tilak” when

How old was Bhagat Singh when he threw a bomb in the assembly in protest against the government?

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre happened in the context of which Gandhian Satyagraha?

From the options given below, find the correct combination of the names of editors of the nationalist newspapers, The Hindu, Kesari, Bengalee, Hindustani, Sudharak.

So always with the assent and often to the dictates of the Chamber of Commerce, the government of India is carried on and this is the 'White Man’s Burden'. Who said this?

Who began the Faraizi Movement?

Who wrote the book, 'Poverty and Un-British Rule' in India?

Who raised the Flag of Independence at the Congress Session of 1929?