Miscellaneous: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Miscellaneous (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 1996Modern History · Miscellaneous
Q1. Match List I with II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Period)
List-II (Event)
A. 1883
1. Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall
B. 1906
2. Formation of the All India State Peoples Conference
C. 1927
3. Foundation of Muslim League at Dacca
D. 1932
4. First session of National Conference at Calcutta
Explanation
A is matched with 4: The first session of the National Conference was held at Calcutta in 1883 to discuss political issues and laid the groundwork for the Indian National Congress, which was established in 1885. B is matched with 3: The All-India Muslim League was formed on December 30, 1906 at Dacca (now Dhaka) to represent the interests of Indian Muslims. C is matched with 2: All India State Peoples Conference was formed in 1927. This conference united representatives from princely states to push for democratic reforms. D is matched with 1: Announcement of Communal Award from Whitehall by the British government in August 1932 introduced separate electorates for minorities, including Dalits (then termed Depressed Classes), causing widespread controversy. v v v
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
1996
(c) A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Miscellaneous (Modern History), asked from 1996 to 2023. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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