Associations, Journals, Books and Plays: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
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UPSC 2000Modern History · Associations, Journals, Books and Plays
Q1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Author)
List-II (Work)
A. Chittagong Armoury Raid
1. Kalpana Dutt
B. Abhinav Bharat
2. Guru Ram Singh
C. Anushilan Samiti
3. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
D. Kuka Movement
4. Aurobindo Ghosh
Explanation
A is matched with 1: The Chittagong Armoury Raid was led by Surya Sen and Kalpana Dutt, aimed at seizing arms from the British. The raid was conducted in April 1930 and involved 65 activists under the banner of Indian Republican Army--Chittagong Branch. B is matched with 3: Abhinav Bharat was set up by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in the year 1904, as a secret organization during the Indian War of Independence with the aim of overthrowing British rule. C is matched with 4: Anushilan Samiti traces its history back to 1902 when it was established by Barrister Promotha Mitter and his friends in present-day Kolkata. Aurobindo Ghosh was closely associated with the Samiti. D is matched with 2: Kuka Movement was a socio-religious reform movement led by Guru Ram Singh in Punjab.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2000
(a) A-1; B-3; C-4; D-2
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Associations, Journals, Books and Plays (Modern History), asked from 1996 to 2008. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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