Prominent Personalities in Modern History: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
2 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on Prominent Personalities in Modern History (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2019Modern History · Prominent Personalities in Modern History
Q1. Consider the following pairs:
Movement/Organization
Leader
1. All India Anti-Untouchability League
Mahatma Gandhi
2. All India Kisan Sabha
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
3. Self-Respect Movement
E. V. Ramaswami Naicker
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
Pair 1 is correctly matched: On 30 September, 1932, Mahatma Gandhi founded the All India Anti Untouchability League, to remove untouchability in society. This league for social transformation resonated throughout the nation, including in Bihar, where enthusiastic support was seen.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Sahajanand Saraswati, a prominent peasant leader, was the first President of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), founded in 1936 in Lucknow. The organization aimed to address the issues faced by peasants and advocate for agrarian reforms.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: The Self-Respect Movement was started by E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker in Tamil Nadu in 1925 with the aim of destroying the contemporary Hindu social order in its totality and creating a new, rational society without caste.
UPSC 2019Modern History · Prominent Personalities in Modern History
Q2. With reference to Indian National Movement, consider the following pairs:
Person
Position held
1. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
President, All India Liberal Federation
2. K. C. Neogy
Member, The Constituent Assembly
3. P. C. Joshi
General Secretary, Communist Party of India
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Explanation
Pair 1 is correctly matched: All India Liberal Federation was founded by Surendra Nath Banarjea and some of its prominent leaders were Tej Bahadur Sapru, V. S. Srinivasa Sastri and M. R. Jayakar. Tej Bahadur Sapru was one of the presidents of Indian National Liberal Federation. It advocated for gradual constitutional progress and dominion status for India.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: K.C. Neogy was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India, a member of the first Cabinet of independent India and the chairman of the first Finance Commission of India.
Pair 3 is correctly matched: Puran Chand Joshi was an early leader of the communist movement in India. He served as the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of India from 1935 to 1947, playing a crucial role in shaping the party’s direction during a formative period.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2019
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2
2019
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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