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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.
| 301. |
The pledge for Poorna Swaraj was taken at the Congress Session of |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Lahore |
| C. | Allahabad |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» C. Allahabad | |
| 302. |
Which one of the following personalities is known as Grand Old Man of India ? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| C. | Motilal Nehru |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» C. Motilal Nehru | |
| 303. |
Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress ? |
| A. | George Yule |
| B. | William Wedderburn |
| C. | A.O. Hume |
| D. | Henry Cotton |
| Answer» B. William Wedderburn | |
| 304. |
Who was the Governor-general of India during the Revolt of 1857? |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Canning |
| C. | Lord Mayo |
| D. | Lord Ripon |
| Answer» C. Lord Mayo | |
| 305. |
Who was the only Indian to be elected as President of the United Nations General Assembly ? |
| A. | Vijayalakshmi Pandit |
| B. | V.K. Krishna Menon |
| C. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| D. | Rajeshwar Dayal |
| Answer» B. V.K. Krishna Menon | |
| 306. |
Who said that the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind ? |
| A. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Swami Vivekananda |
| Answer» C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 307. |
Who developed the idea that means justify the ends ? |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| C. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 308. |
The split between the Extremists and Moderates came up in the open at the Surat Congress Session in the year |
| A. | 1905 |
| B. | 1906 |
| C. | 1907 |
| D. | 1910 |
| Answer» D. 1910 | |
| 309. |
The first to come and last to leave India was |
| A. | the Portuguese |
| B. | the French |
| C. | the English |
| D. | the Dutch |
| Answer» B. the French | |
| 310. |
The First Victory & Governor- General of British India was |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Sir John Lawrence |
| C. | Warren Hastings |
| D. | Lord Canning |
| Answer» E. | |
| 311. |
In ends and means relationship, Gandhiji believed |
| A. | Means become good if they serve the end |
| B. | Means and ends are watertight compartments |
| C. | Means determine the end |
| D. | End is everything, no matter what or how the means are |
| Answer» D. End is everything, no matter what or how the means are | |
| 312. |
The Cabinet Mission came to India in |
| A. | 1943 |
| B. | 1944 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 313. |
When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth ? |
| A. | Bertrand Russel |
| B. | Leo Tolstoy |
| C. | Albert Einstein |
| D. | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| Answer» D. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan | |
| 314. |
Mahatma Gandhi s remark, A post-dated cheque on a crumbling bank is regarding the proposals of |
| A. | Simon Commission |
| B. | Cripps Mission |
| C. | Cabinet Mission |
| D. | Wavel Plan |
| Answer» C. Cabinet Mission | |
| 315. |
When was the All India Women s Conference founded |
| A. | 1924 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1926 |
| D. | 1927 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 316. |
The First Viceroy of the Portuguese in the East was |
| A. | Albuquerque |
| B. | Joa de Castro |
| C. | Francisco de Almeida |
| D. | Nuno da Cunha |
| Answer» D. Nuno da Cunha | |
| 317. |
Bhulabhai Desai s most memorable achievement was his defence of the Indian National Army (I.N.A.) personnel at the Red Fort Trial towards the end of |
| A. | 1943 |
| B. | 1944 |
| C. | 1945 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» D. 1946 | |
| 318. |
Who was popularly known as Nana Saheb ? |
| A. | Baji Rai I |
| B. | Balaji Baji Rao |
| C. | Balaji Vishwanath |
| D. | Madhav Rao |
| Answer» C. Balaji Vishwanath | |
| 319. |
During whose Viceroyship did the High Courts 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 | |
| 320. |
Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India? |
| A. | Goa |
| B. | Calicut |
| C. | Cannanore |
| D. | Cochin |
| Answer» B. Calicut | |
| 321. |
Who among the following were members of the Swaraj Party? |
| A. | a and b |
| B. | a only |
| C. | b and c |
| D. | a, b and c |
| Answer» C. b and c | |
| 322. |
What was the reason for Gandhiji s support to decentralisation of power ? |
| A. | Decentralisation ensures more participation of the people into democracy |
| B. | India had decentralisation of power in the past |
| C. | Decentralisation was essential for the economic development of the country |
| D. | Decentralisation can prevent communalism |
| Answer» D. Decentralisation can prevent communalism | |
| 323. |
Which of the following, according to Mahatma Gandhi, is the strongest force in the world? |
| A. | Non-violence of the brave |
| B. | Non-violence of the weak |
| C. | Non-violence of the coward |
| D. | Non-violence of the downtrodden |
| Answer» B. Non-violence of the weak | |
| 324. |
Which scripture was called his mother by Gandhiji ? |
| A. | Ramayana |
| B. | The New Testament |
| C. | Bhagwat Gita |
| D. | The Holy Quran |
| Answer» D. The Holy Quran | |
| 325. |
Who was the first Governor General of Bengal? |
| A. | Robert Clive |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | William Bentinck |
| D. | Cornwallis |
| Answer» C. William Bentinck | |
| 326. |
Which religious reformer of Western India was known as Lokhitwadi ? |
| A. | Gopal Hari Deshmukh |
| B. | R.G. Bhandarkar |
| C. | Mahadev Govind Ranade |
| D. | B.G. Tilak |
| Answer» B. R.G. Bhandarkar | |
| 327. |
According to Dadabhai Naoroji Swaraj meant |
| A. | Complete independence |
| B. | Self government |
| C. | Economic independence |
| D. | Political independence |
| Answer» C. Economic independence | |
| 328. |
Who was the founder-editor of the famous newspaper Kesari during the National Struggle ? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| D. | Muhammad Iqbal |
| Answer» D. Muhammad Iqbal | |
| 329. |
Who attended the Imperial Durbar of 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi ? |
| A. | M.K. Gandhi |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| D. | Ganesh Vasudev Joshi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 330. |
Which Directive Principle bears the direct impact of Gandhi s moral philosophy? |
| A. | Equal pay for equal work |
| B. | Provision of free legal aid and advice |
| C. | Prohibition of the slaughter of cows |
| D. | Protection of the monuments of historical importance |
| Answer» D. Protection of the monuments of historical importance | |
| 331. |
Who was the first Women President of Indian National Congress? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Sucheta Kripalani |
| C. | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur |
| D. | Annie Besant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 332. |
In which of the following years, 26th January was celebrated as an independence day? |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1929 |
| C. | 1942 |
| D. | 1946 |
| Answer» B. 1929 | |
| 333. |
The Governor-General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Macaulay |
| C. | Lord Bentinck |
| D. | Lord Hastings |
| Answer» D. Lord Hastings | |
| 334. |
Which year did Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay write Anandmath? |
| A. | 1858 |
| B. | 1892 |
| C. | 1882 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 335. |
The former princely state Nahan is part of which State now? |
| A. | Punjab |
| B. | Haryana |
| C. | Uttarakhand |
| D. | Himachal Pradesh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 336. |
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer : |
| A. | A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1 |
| B. | A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2 |
| C. | A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 |
| D. | A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 |
| Answer» C. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1 | |
| 337. |
Punjab was annexed to the British empire during the reign of Governor-General |
| A. | Lord Bentinck |
| B. | Lord Dalhousie |
| C. | Lord Cornwallis |
| D. | Lord Canning |
| Answer» C. Lord Cornwallis | |
| 338. |
Which of the following Acts gave representation to the Indians for the first time in legislation? |
| A. | Indian Councils Act, 1909 |
| B. | Indian Councils Act, 1919 |
| C. | Government of India Act, 1919 |
| D. | Government of India Act, 1935 |
| Answer» B. Indian Councils Act, 1919 | |
| 339. |
Who wrote Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamaare Dil Mein Hai ? |
| A. | Mohammed Iqbal |
| B. | Ramprasad Bismil |
| C. | Kazi Nazrul Islam |
| D. | Firaq Gorakhpuri |
| Answer» C. Kazi Nazrul Islam | |
| 340. |
Who was the advocate at the famous INA Trials? |
| A. | Bhulabhai Desai |
| B. | Asaf Ali |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Answer» B. Asaf Ali | |
| 341. |
Mahatma Gandhi owed his inspiration for civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes to |
| A. | Thoreau |
| B. | Leo Tolstoy |
| C. | John Ruskin |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| Answer» B. Leo Tolstoy | |
| 342. |
Who founded the Home Rule League in Calcutta in 1916 A.D.? |
| A. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| B. | Arvind Ghosh |
| C. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| D. | Mrs. Annie Besant |
| Answer» E. | |
| 343. |
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912, but, on its being banned by the Government, he founded at Al-Balagh in |
| A. | 1913 |
| B. | 1914 |
| C. | 1915 |
| D. | 1916 |
| Answer» D. 1916 | |
| 344. |
Who is called the Father of the Indian National Congress ? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | A.O. Hume |
| C. | Lokmanya Tilak |
| D. | Surendra Nath Banerjee |
| Answer» C. Lokmanya Tilak | |
| 345. |
Place chronologically the following treaties : |
| A. | (a), (c), (b), (d) |
| B. | (d), (c), (a), (b) |
| C. | (d), (c), (b), (a) |
| D. | (b), (a), (d), (c) |
| Answer» D. (b), (a), (d), (c) | |
| 346. |
Land Revenue under Tipu |
| A. | was mainly collected through revenue officers. |
| B. | was mainly collected by Government officials appointed by Tipu |
| C. | was collected by interme-diaries |
| D. | was not allowed to go into the hands of Sultan |
| Answer» C. was collected by interme-diaries | |
| 347. |
Who said, The Simon Commission Report should be thrown on a heap of rubbish ? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Shivaswami Ayyar |
| C. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| Answer» C. Mohammad Ali Jinnah | |
| 348. |
Gandhi wanted to realise truth through : |
| A. | Ahimsa (Non-violence) |
| B. | Dharma (Religion) |
| C. | Karma (Service) |
| D. | Dhyana (Meditation) |
| Answer» B. Dharma (Religion) | |
| 349. |
Lahore was Ranjeet Singh s Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital? |
| A. | Amritsar |
| B. | Anandpur Shahib |
| C. | Gujranwala |
| D. | Peshawar |
| Answer» B. Anandpur Shahib | |
| 350. |
From which of the following Upanishads the words Satyameva Jayate inscribed in Devanagari Script below the abacus of the State Emblem are? |
| A. | Prashna |
| B. | Mundaka |
| C. | Mandukya |
| D. | Ishavasya |
| Answer» C. Mandukya | |