NMMS - National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Social Science: Modern Indian History Questions and Answers

Question 1

The policy of 'Doctrine of Lapse', which allowed the British to annex any Indian state if the ruler died without a natural male heir, is most famously associated with which Governor-General?

Accepted Answer

Lord Dalhousie

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Lord William Bentinck

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Lord Wellesley

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Lord Canning

Question 2

Which of the following was the immediate and primary cause for the launch of the Swadeshi Movement in 1905?

Accepted Answer

The Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon

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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre

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The failure of the Cripps Mission

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The introduction of the Rowlatt Act

Question 3

A historian is studying the 'Permanent Settlement', a land revenue system introduced by the British. Which of the following statements accurately describes a key feature of this system?

Accepted Answer

Landlords (Zamindars) were made owners of the land and had to pay a fixed revenue to the British.

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Revenue was collected directly from the cultivators (ryots).

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The revenue amount was revised every 20-30 years.

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Revenue was collected from an entire village or estate (mahal).

Question 4

Mahatma Gandhi gave the famous call of 'Do or Die' ('Karo ya Maro') to the Indian people during which major freedom movement?

Accepted Answer

Quit India Movement (1942)

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Non-Cooperation Movement (1920)

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Civil Disobedience Movement (1930)

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Khilafat Movement (1919)

Question 5

Who among the following social reformers founded the 'Brahmo Samaj' in Calcutta in 1828, a movement that advocated monotheism and campaigned against social evils like Sati and the caste system?

Accepted Answer

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Swami Vivekananda

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Dayanand Saraswati

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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Question 6

The first session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was held in December 1885 in Bombay. Who was elected as its first President?

Accepted Answer

Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee

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A.O. Hume

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Dadabhai Naoroji

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Surendranath Banerjee