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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.
| 151. |
Consider the following statements about the National Anthem ? |
| A. | 1 only |
| B. | 1 and 2 |
| C. | 1 and 3 |
| D. | 2 and 3 |
| Answer» D. 2 and 3 | |
| 152. |
Consider the following statement and identify with the help of the code given below the Viceroy who made the statement and when - 'In my belief, congress is tottering to its fall and one of my great ambitions while in India is to assist to a peaceful demise'. |
| A. | Lord Curzon, in a letter to the Secretary of States in 1900 |
| B. | Lord Curzon while announcing the partition of Bengal |
| C. | Lord Dufferin, during the farewell speech at Calcutta |
| D. | Lord Minto, while addressing the Muslim delegation which met him at Shimla in 1906 |
| Answer» B. Lord Curzon while announcing the partition of Bengal | |
| 153. |
Which of the following were the two newspapers published by Annie Besant ? Select the correct answer using the codes given below |
| A. | 1 and 2 |
| B. | 1 and 3 |
| C. | 2 and 4 |
| D. | 3 and 4 |
| Answer» B. 1 and 3 | |
| 154. |
Match List - I (Author) with List - II (Work) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» D. D. | |
| 155. |
Match the following and select the correct answer from the codes given below |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» D. D. | |
| 156. |
Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Bentinck |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Lord Lytton |
| Answer» D. Lord Lytton | |
| 157. |
In which year did Gandhiji undertake the famous Dandi March ? |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1930 |
| C. | 1925 |
| D. | 1935 |
| Answer» C. 1925 | |
| 158. |
Which British Viceroy is associated with the Partition of Bengal? |
| A. | Lord Canning |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Hardinge |
| D. | Lord Wellesley |
| Answer» C. Lord Hardinge | |
| 159. |
The slogan of Quit India Movement was given by |
| A. | Sardar Patel |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
| 160. |
Which of the following movements was NOT led by Mahatma Gandhi? |
| A. | Champaran Satyagraha |
| B. | Wahabi Movement |
| C. | Non-Cooperation Movement |
| D. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| Answer» C. Non-Cooperation Movement | |
| 161. |
Who, among the following was associated with the Ghadar Movement? |
| A. | Shyamaji Krishnavarma |
| B. | M. N. Roy |
| C. | Bhagat Singh |
| D. | Lala Har Dayal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
Gandhi-Irwin Pact is associated with |
| A. | Quit India Movement |
| B. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| C. | Non-Cooperation Khilafat Movement |
| D. | Rowlatt Agitation |
| Answer» C. Non-Cooperation Khilafat Movement | |
| 163. |
Which of the following authorised the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law? |
| A. | Rowlatt Act of 1999 |
| B. | Government of India Act of 1935 |
| C. | Indian Councils Act of 1909 |
| D. | Government of India Act of 1919 |
| Answer» B. Government of India Act of 1935 | |
| 164. |
Who, among the following benefitted most by the British revenue system in India? |
| A. | Sharecroppers |
| B. | Peasants |
| C. | Zamindars |
| D. | Agriculture-labour |
| Answer» D. Agriculture-labour | |
| 165. |
Gandhiji opposed the Communal Award because he thought this would bring |
| A. | communal disunity |
| B. | division in the Hindu Society |
| C. | economic miseries to India |
| D. | destruction to handi-crafts |
| Answer» C. economic miseries to India | |
| 166. |
Who was the first GovernorGeneral of Independent India? |
| A. | Lord Attlee |
| B. | Lord Mountbatten |
| C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» C. C. Rajagopalachari | |
| 167. |
Who propounded the theory of Drain of wealth from India to Great Britain ? |
| A. | Gopal Krishana Gokhale |
| B. | Dadabahai Naoroji |
| C. | Surendranth Banerjee |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» C. Surendranth Banerjee | |
| 168. |
A prominent leader of the Ghadar Party was |
| A. | P. Mitra |
| B. | Lala Har Dayal |
| C. | B.G. Tilak |
| D. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» C. B.G. Tilak | |
| 169. |
When and where did the Theosophical Society establish its headquarters in India? |
| A. | 1882-Adyar |
| B. | 1885-Belur |
| C. | 1890-Avadi |
| D. | 1895-Vellore |
| Answer» B. 1885-Belur | |
| 170. |
IIIA.Abdul Gaffar Khan 1.Mahatma B.Dadabhai NaoroJi2. Frontier Gandhi C.Mohandas Karam chand Gandhi 3. Grand Old Man of lndia D. Rabindra Nath Tagore 4.Gurudev |
| A. | A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2 |
| B. | A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4 |
| C. | A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 |
| D. | A-2, B-1, C-3, D-4 |
| Answer» C. A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 | |
| 171. |
The book Prison Diary was written by |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | V.D. Savarkar |
| C. | Jaya Prakash Narayan |
| D. | Morarji Desai |
| Answer» D. Morarji Desai | |
| 172. |
Who, among the following Europeans, established their trade and influence in India first? |
| A. | British |
| B. | French |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | Portuguese |
| Answer» E. | |
| 173. |
The first Governor General of the East India Company in India was |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | Sir John Shore |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Marquis of Hastings |
| Answer» D. Marquis of Hastings | |
| 174. |
Who is called the Nightingale of India ? |
| A. | Vijay Lakshmi Pandit |
| B. | Sarojini Naidu |
| C. | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| D. | Sucheta Kriplani |
| Answer» C. Aruna Asaf Ali | |
| 175. |
The Asiatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to |
| A. | Warren Hastings |
| B. | Sir William Jones |
| C. | Sir James Mackintosh |
| D. | James Princep |
| Answer» C. Sir James Mackintosh | |
| 176. |
India House is located in |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Kolkata |
| C. | London |
| D. | New York |
| Answer» D. New York | |
| 177. |
The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Wellesley |
| C. | Lord Lytton |
| D. | Lord William Bentinck |
| Answer» E. | |
| 178. |
Begum Hazrat Mahal led the 1857 revolt from : |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Kanpur |
| C. | Benares |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» B. Kanpur | |
| 179. |
The Indian National Congress had its first meeting in the city of |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Bombay |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Allahabad |
| Answer» C. Ahmedabad | |
| 180. |
The Bhoodan Movement was launched by |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jaiprakash Narain |
| C. | Vinoba Bhave |
| D. | Rammanohar Lohia |
| Answer» D. Rammanohar Lohia | |
| 181. |
Deshbandhu is the title of |
| A. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| B. | C.R. Das |
| C. | B.C. Pal |
| D. | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Answer» C. B.C. Pal | |
| 182. |
The Muslim League adopted the resolution for a separate nation in the year |
| A. | 1907 |
| B. | 1922 |
| C. | 1931 |
| D. | 1940 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 183. |
Capt. Saunders, the English Police Officer was shot dead by |
| A. | Batukeshwar Dutt |
| B. | Ram Prasad |
| C. | Chandra Shekar Azad |
| D. | Bhagat Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 184. |
Bardoli Satyagraha is associated with |
| A. | Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Acharya Vinoba Bhave |
| C. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. | Jamnalal Bajaj |
| Answer» D. Jamnalal Bajaj | |
| 185. |
The Poona Pact signed in 1934 provided for |
| A. | the creation of dominion status for India |
| B. | separate electorates for Muslims |
| C. | separate electorates for the Harijans |
| D. | joint electorate with reservation for Harijans |
| Answer» E. | |
| 186. |
The Communal Awared of 1932, gave separate representation to |
| A. | Harijans |
| B. | Muslims |
| C. | Sikhs |
| D. | Christians |
| Answer» B. Muslims | |
| 187. |
The British Governor-General who introduced the Postal system in India was |
| A. | Lord Dolhousie |
| B. | Lord Wellesley |
| C. | Lord Auckland |
| D. | Lord Bentinck |
| Answer» B. Lord Wellesley | |
| 188. |
Federal form of government was introduced under the |
| A. | Government of India Act, 1919 |
| B. | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| C. | Indian Councils Act, 1909 |
| D. | Government of India Act, 1858 |
| Answer» C. Indian Councils Act, 1909 | |
| 189. |
Subhash Chandra Bose set up the provisional Government of Free India in |
| A. | Burma |
| B. | Singapore |
| C. | Thailand |
| D. | Indonesia |
| Answer» C. Thailand | |
| 190. |
The Indian National Congress was formed during the Governor-Generalship of |
| A. | Lord Ripon |
| B. | Lord William Bentick |
| C. | Lord Dufferin |
| D. | Lord Curzon |
| Answer» D. Lord Curzon | |
| 191. |
Who among the following Portuguese captured Goa ? |
| A. | Francisco de Almeida |
| B. | Alfonso de Albuquerque |
| C. | Vasco da Gama |
| D. | Roberto de Nobili |
| Answer» C. Vasco da Gama | |
| 192. |
Which was the first Indian newspaper that was printed ? |
| A. | The Hindu |
| B. | The Bengal Gazette |
| C. | The Anand Bazaar Patrika |
| D. | The Times of India |
| Answer» C. The Anand Bazaar Patrika | |
| 193. |
Which of the Directive Principles can be described as Gandhian in character? |
| A. | Protection of workers and children |
| B. | Organisation of Village Panchayats as effective units of self-Government |
| C. | Equal work for both men and women |
| D. | Separation of the executive from the judiciary |
| Answer» C. Equal work for both men and women | |
| 194. |
Who gave the solgan Jai Hind ? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| C. | Moti Lal Nehru |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» B. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 195. |
Which among the following States was forced to merge itself with the Union of India after 1947? |
| A. | Hyderabd |
| B. | Kashmir |
| C. | Patiala |
| D. | Mysore |
| Answer» B. Kashmir | |
| 196. |
Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India |
| A. | through policy of subsidiary alliance |
| B. | through doctrine of lapse |
| C. | as the State being maladministered |
| D. | through wagging a war |
| Answer» D. through wagging a war | |
| 197. |
Match List - I (Person) with List - II (Event) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» D. D. | |
| 198. |
Who gave the slogan, Dilli Chalo ? |
| A. | Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | G.K. Gokhale |
| Answer» D. G.K. Gokhale | |
| 199. |
Who was the pioneer of the western system of eduction in India ? |
| A. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| B. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| C. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| D. | Surendranath Bannerjee |
| Answer» D. Surendranath Bannerjee | |
| 200. |
Who revived the Theosophical Society ? |
| A. | Mother Teresa |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | Florence Nightingale |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» C. Florence Nightingale | |