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This section includes 595 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Modern History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
The song |
| A. | Anand Math |
| B. | Durgesha Nandini |
| C. | Meghanad Vadh-Kavya |
| D. | Virangana Kavya |
| Answer» B. Durgesha Nandini | |
| 102. |
Who, amongst the following Englishmen, first translated |
| A. | William Jones |
| B. | Charles Wilkins |
| C. | Alexander Cunningham |
| D. | John Marshal |
| Answer» C. Alexander Cunningham | |
| 103. |
Which one among the following is regarded as the Magna Carta of Indian Education ? |
| A. | Woods' Despatch |
| B. | Hunter Commission |
| C. | Sadler Commission |
| D. | Wardha Scheme |
| Answer» B. Hunter Commission | |
| 104. |
Which of the following books was known as the |
| A. | Geetanjali |
| B. | Anand Math |
| C. | Devdas |
| D. | Gora |
| Answer» C. Devdas | |
| 105. |
The Ancient Monument Protection Act was enacted during the Governor-Generalship of |
| A. | Lord Minto |
| B. | Lord Linlithgow |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | Lord Canning |
| Answer» D. Lord Canning | |
| 106. |
The Civil Sevices was brought into existence in India |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Cornwillas |
| C. | Dalhousie |
| D. | Ripon |
| Answer» C. Dalhousie | |
| 107. |
The Marathi fortnightly, |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| C. | B.D. Savarkar |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhle |
| Answer» C. B.D. Savarkar | |
| 108. |
In the Hunter Commission report, special emphasis was laid on the development of |
| A. | Girl's education |
| B. | Higher education |
| C. | Primary education |
| D. | Technical education |
| Answer» D. Technical education | |
| 109. |
Which one of the following was an emigre communist Journal of M.N. Roy ? |
| A. | Kisan Sabha |
| B. | The worker |
| C. | Vanguard |
| D. | Arushila |
| Answer» D. Arushila | |
| 110. |
Who wrote the famous song |
| A. | Sahir Ludhiyanvi |
| B. | Syed Ahmed Khan |
| C. | Muhammad Khan |
| D. | Bahadur Shah 'Zafar' |
| Answer» D. Bahadur Shah 'Zafar' | |
| 111. |
Mahatma Gandhi started his famous salt march from his ashram to costal tewm of Gujrat. |
| A. | Sabarmati to Kheda |
| B. | Sabarmati to Dandi |
| C. | Dandi to Sabarmati |
| D. | Kheda to Sabarmati |
| Answer» C. Dandi to Sabarmati | |
| 112. |
Who, among the following wrote the poem |
| A. | Sahir Ludhiyanvi |
| B. | Faiz Ahmed Faiz |
| C. | Muhammad Iqbal |
| D. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» C. Muhammad Iqbal | |
| 113. |
The Constitution of India was adopted by the constitution Assembly on |
| A. | Aug. 15, 1947 |
| B. | Jan. 30, 1948 |
| C. | Nov. 26, 1946 |
| D. | Jan. 26, 1950 |
| Answer» D. Jan. 26, 1950 | |
| 114. |
Which one of the following places was associated was |
| A. | Udaygiri |
| B. | Raipur |
| C. | Pochampalli |
| D. | Venkatgiri |
| Answer» D. Venkatgiri | |
| 115. |
Who painted the masterpiece |
| A. | Ajolie Ela Menon |
| B. | Robindranath Tagore |
| C. | Amrita Shergil |
| D. | Raja Ravi Varma |
| Answer» E. | |
| 116. |
During whose Viceroyship did the High court come into Existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta Madras and Bombay ? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | John Lawrence |
| D. | Lord Dalhousie |
| Answer» D. Lord Dalhousie | |
| 117. |
Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called |
| A. | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | Vijayalaxmi Pandit |
| Answer» D. Vijayalaxmi Pandit | |
| 118. |
Who gave the concept of |
| A. | Jai Prakash Narayan |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Karl Marx |
| D. | Lenin |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 119. |
With reference to Indian Freedom struggle which one among the following events occured earliest |
| A. | Gandhi -Irwin Pact |
| B. | Lucknow Pact |
| C. | Cripps Mission Proposals |
| D. | August Offer |
| Answer» C. Cripps Mission Proposals | |
| 120. |
The author of |
| A. | Dinbandhu Mitra |
| B. | Sivanath Shastri |
| C. | Devendra Nath Tagore |
| D. | Harishchandra Mukherjee |
| Answer» B. Sivanath Shastri | |
| 121. |
When did the British Government appoint |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1917 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1896 |
| Answer» C. 1921 | |
| 122. |
Which one of the following Viceroys of India utilised for the first time local self government as the basis of election ? |
| A. | Lord Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Ripon |
| D. | Lord Lansdowne |
| Answer» D. Lord Lansdowne | |
| 123. |
The National Calender which is based on |
| A. | 1957 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1949 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» B. 1951 | |
| 124. |
The Immortal national song |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyaya |
| C. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyaya |
| D. | Surendranath Bandopadhyaya |
| Answer» D. Surendranath Bandopadhyaya | |
| 125. |
Teacher's Day |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | S. Radha Krishnan |
| C. | Rajendra Prasad |
| D. | Indira Gandhi |
| Answer» C. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 126. |
Who was the responsible for the introduction of the |
| A. | Lord Mayo |
| B. | Lord Lytton |
| C. | Lord Ripon |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» C. Lord Ripon | |
| 127. |
High courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras is |
| A. | 1935 |
| B. | 1919 |
| C. | 1892 |
| D. | 1865 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
Who to the following started the newspaper |
| A. | Barindra Kumar Ghosh |
| B. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| C. | Devendra Nath Tagore |
| D. | Surendra Nath Bannerjee |
| Answer» C. Devendra Nath Tagore | |
| 129. |
To which part of India did the poet Iqbal, who wrote |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | U.P. |
| C. | Punjab |
| D. | Hyderabad |
| Answer» D. Hyderabad | |
| 130. |
Who has written |
| A. | Rabindranath tagore |
| B. | Bankim Chandra Chatterjee |
| C. | Maithlisharan Gupta |
| D. | Shyamlal Gupta 'Parshad' |
| Answer» E. | |
| 131. |
Who is the author of the novel |
| A. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| B. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| C. | Sharat Chandra Chatopadhyay |
| D. | Munshi Premchand |
| Answer» D. Munshi Premchand | |
| 132. |
Abanindranath Tagore |
| A. | Scientist |
| B. | Political Leader |
| C. | Painter |
| D. | Writer |
| Answer» D. Writer | |
| 133. |
Which one of these following pairs correctly matched ? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi - Home Rule Movement |
| B. | Annie Besant - Non-Co-operation Movement |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru - Khilafat Movement |
| D. | Lala Hardayal -Hidustan Ghadar Party |
| Answer» E. | |
| 134. |
The system of Competitive Examination for |
| A. | 1833 |
| B. | 1853 |
| C. | 1858 |
| D. | 1882 |
| Answer» C. 1858 | |
| 135. |
Who among the following, was called |
| A. | Puran Singh |
| B. | Mohan Singh |
| C. | Kartar Singh Duggal |
| D. | Amrita Pritam |
| Answer» B. Mohan Singh | |
| 136. |
Who almost the following made it possible for the Indians to enter the |
| A. | William Bentinck |
| B. | Dallhousie |
| C. | Mayo |
| D. | Ripon |
| Answer» C. Mayo | |
| 137. |
Which one, among the following newspapers, was published first ? |
| A. | The Madras Mail |
| B. | The Indian Social Reformer |
| C. | The Bengali Gazatte |
| D. | The Times of India |
| Answer» D. The Times of India | |
| 138. |
The Jallianwala Bagh incident took place on |
| A. | 13 April 1919 |
| B. | 13 April 1921 |
| C. | 13 April 1920 |
| D. | 13 April 1922 |
| Answer» B. 13 April 1921 | |
| 139. |
Which among the following, is NOT a work of |
| A. | Chitra |
| B. | Kapal Kundala |
| C. | The Court Dancer |
| D. | Chitrangada |
| Answer» C. The Court Dancer | |
| 140. |
The introduction of local self-government in the modern period of India is associated with the administration of |
| A. | Lord Ripon |
| B. | Lord Irwin |
| C. | Lord Dufferin |
| D. | Lord Canning |
| Answer» B. Lord Irwin | |
| 141. |
Who, among the following Governor Generals, created the Covenanted Civil Services of India which later came to be known as Indian Civil Services (ICS)? |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Wellesley |
| C. | Cornwallis |
| D. | William Bentinck |
| Answer» D. William Bentinck | |
| 142. |
The aim of education as started by the the Wood's despatch of 1954 was |
| A. | The creation of employment opportunities for native Indians |
| B. | The spread of Western Education in India |
| C. | The promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language |
| D. | The introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education |
| Answer» C. The promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language | |
| 143. |
In which field Art did |
| A. | Sculpture |
| B. | Music |
| C. | Painting |
| D. | Drama |
| Answer» D. Drama | |
| 144. |
Which British Governor General introduced |
| A. | Lord Dallhousie |
| B. | Lord Auckland |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Lord William Bentinck |
| Answer» B. Lord Auckland | |
| 145. |
Till date, who is the only Indian to have been awarded the |
| A. | Ramdhari Singh 'Dinkar' |
| B. | Bankin Chandra Chatterjee |
| C. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| D. | R.K. Narayan |
| Answer» D. R.K. Narayan | |
| 146. |
Who among the following, repealed the Vernacular Press Act. |
| A. | Lord Dufferin |
| B. | Lord Ripon |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | Lord Hardinge |
| Answer» C. Lord Curzon | |
| 147. |
Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British Rule |
| A. | 1-3-2-4 |
| B. | 2-4-1-3 |
| C. | 1-4-2-3 |
| D. | 2-3-1-4 |
| Answer» B. 2-4-1-3 | |
| 148. |
With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883 ? |
| A. | To bring Indian and Europeans on par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned |
| B. | To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers |
| C. | To encourage the native Indians to appear for civil service examination by conducting them in India |
| D. | To allow native Indians to possess arms by amending the Arms Act |
| Answer» B. To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers | |
| 149. |
With reference to Indian freedom struggle, consider the following events |
| A. | 1-4-3-2 |
| B. | 4-1-2-3 |
| C. | 1-4-2-3 |
| D. | 4-1-3-2 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 150. |
Consider the following statements are select the correct answer from the codes given below |
| A. | Only 1 is correct |
| B. | Only 2 is correct |
| C. | Both 1 and 2 are correct |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |