This page lists 2 previous year UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination (General Studies Paper-I) questions on Modern History in the UPSC 2023 Prelims. Choose an option to see the correct answer and the full explanation on the same page.
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UPSC 2023Modern History · Early Phase National Movement (1885-1905)
Q1. Consider the following statements: Statement-I: 7th August is declared as the National Handloom Day. Statement-II: It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi Movement was launched on the same day. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
Explanation
Statement-I is correct: The Government of India decided to designate the 7th August every year as the National Handloom Day, and it was inaugurated on 7 August 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai.
Statement II is correct: The Swadeshi Movement was launched on 7th August 1905. It had encouraged indigenous industries (in particular handloom weavers). Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I: As 7th August was the day when movements to promote indigenous industries (in particular handloom weavers) were brought into the country. Hence, the Government of India decided to designate the 7th of August every year as the National Handloom Day.
UPSC 2023Modern History · Miscellaneous
Q2. With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were associated with:
Explanation
With reference to Indian History, Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were all associated with archaeological excavations. Alexander Rea (1858-1924) was an archaeologist who worked mainly in South British India and is known for unearthing a sarcophagus from the hillocks of Pallavaram in Tamil Nadu. He arrived in India in 1882 and became assistant of Burgess in the Archaeological Survey of India (A.S.I.), Madras Division. He went on to become Superintendent of the Archaeological Survey of Southern India (1902). Albert Henry Longhurst (1876-1955) was an archaeologist and art historian who worked in India and Ceylon. He was in charge of the systematic digging of Nagarjunakonda (1927-1931). Robert Sewell (1845-1925) was a civil servant in the Madras Presidency in colonial India. He undertook archaeological work at the Amaravati stupa. The site had previously been surveyed by Colin Mackenzie and Walter Elliot (1803-1887). James Burgess (1832-1916) was the founder of the Indian Antiquary in 1872 and an important archaeologist of British India in the 19th century. From 1886-89 he was Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2023
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
2
2023
(a) Archaeological excavations
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This page covers 2 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Modern History in the UPSC 2023 Prelims, asked between 1996 to 2024. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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