From the free UGC NET History Mock Test 7 — Unit 7: Sources of Modern Indian History unit-wise mock test — real question, real answer, real explanation.
Who founded the newspaper National Herald in 1938 in Lucknow?
Jawaharlal Nehru ✓
Motilal Nehru
Madan Mohan Malaviya
Tej Bahadur Sapru
Jawaharlal Nehru founded the National Herald in Lucknow in 1938 as a nationalist English-language daily, distinct from his father Motilal Nehru's earlier associated paper The Independent — reflecting Jawaharlal's own growing political prominence by the late 1930s.
The daily newspaper New India and weekly Commonweal were published to advocate Home Rule by:
Annie Besant ✓
Bipin Chandra Pal
Sarojini Naidu
George Arundale
Annie Besant published New India and Commonweal specifically to advocate for the Home Rule movement she co-led with Tilak from 1916 — using both publications as key organs to build political momentum for self-government.
Who was the author of the revolutionary work Poverty and Un-British Rule in India (1901)?
Dadabhai Naoroji ✓
R.C. Dutt
M.G. Ranade
Dinshaw Wacha
Dadabhai Naoroji's Poverty and Un-British Rule in India (1901) systematically presented his "Drain of Wealth" theory with statistical rigor, arguing British rule was economically draining India — a foundational text of early Indian economic nationalism.
The economic history monograph The Economic History of India (in 2 volumes) was authored by:
Romesh Chunder Dutt ✓
Dadabhai Naoroji
G.K. Gokhale
D.R. Gadgil
R.C. Dutt's two-volume Economic History of India built a detailed historical case, alongside Naoroji's work, for the economically damaging effects of British colonial policy — together these texts form the core of the early nationalist "economic critique" school.
The Strachey Commission (1878-80) report served as a primary source for the formulation of:
Famine Code and Famine Relief Management ✓
Indian Police Reforms
Currency and Exchange Policy
Railway Construction Guarantees
The Strachey Commission's 1878-80 report directly informed the creation of the Indian Famine Code, systematizing famine relief administration — a response to the severe and recurring famines of the 19th century, though its adequacy remained a matter of nationalist criticism.
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Itihaaskar — UGC NET/JRF & UPSC History Optional notes by Parveen Malik (B.Tech. (CSE), M.A. (History), History JRF). Also spelt Itihaskar.
