Indian National Congress : Moderate Phase (1885-1905) PYQs — 16 UPSC CSE Previous Year Questions

Question 1

Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of:

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B. its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions

Question 2

Economically, one of the results of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the

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C. commercialization of Indian agriculture

Question 3

Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India? Dadabhai Naoroji G. Subramania Iyer R. C. Dutt Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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D. 1, 2 and 3

Question 4

Consider the following statements : The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu. The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was Badruddin Tyabji. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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B. 2 only

Question 5

With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, "Home Charges" formed an important part of drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted "Home Charges"? Funds used to support the India Office in London. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British. Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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B. 1 and 2 only

Question 6

What was the purpose with which Sir William Wedderburn and W. S. Caine had set up the Indian Parliamentary Committee in 1893 ?

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A. To agitate for Indian political reforms in the House of Commons

Question 7

Who gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled New Lamps for Old?

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A. Aurobindo Ghosh

Question 8

Who among the following rejected the title of Knighthood and refused to accept a position in the Council of the Secretary of State for India?

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C. G K Gokhale

Question 9

Who among the following used the phrase 'UN-British' to criticize the English colonial control of India?

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C. Dadabhai Naoroji

Question 10

Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?

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B. Bombay

Question 11

Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base. Reason (R): It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.

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C. A is true, but R is false

Question 12

Consider the following statements about the Indian National Congress:

Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be the President of the Congress.
C.R. Das was in prison when he functioned as the President of the Congress.
The first Britisher to become the President of the Congress was Alan Octavian Hume.
Alfred Webb was the President of the Congress in 1894.

Which of these statements are correct?

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B. II and IV

Question 13

There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the:

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A. absence of heavy industries

Question 14

The term ‘imperial preference’ was applied to the:

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A. special privileges on British imports in India

Question 15

‘The Congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India, is to assist it to a peaceful demise. ‘This statement is attributed to:

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B. Lord Curzon

Question 16

‘A graduate at 18, professor and associate editor of the Sudharak at 20, Secretary of the Sarvajanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, imperial legislator at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39, a patriot whom Mahatma Gandhi himself regained as his master'.
This is how a biographer describes:

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C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale