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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.
| 401. |
Apart from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters was done on 9th August? |
| A. | Salt Satyagraha |
| B. | Boycott of Simon Commission |
| C. | Champaran Satyagraha |
| D. | Kakori Mail train robbery |
| Answer» E. | |
| 402. |
The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of |
| A. | Macaulay |
| B. | Warren Hastings |
| C. | Lord Canning |
| D. | Lord William Bentinck |
| Answer» D. Lord William Bentinck | |
| 403. |
The Doctrine of Lapse was first applied to the Princely State of |
| A. | Satara |
| B. | Jhansi |
| C. | Oudh |
| D. | Jaunpur |
| Answer» B. Jhansi | |
| 404. |
Given below are the names of prominent leaders and their respective operational areas during the revolt period. Select the incorrect pair. |
| A. | Rani Laxmibai Indore |
| B. | Khan Bahadur Khan Ruhelkhand |
| C. | Kunwar Singh Sahabad |
| D. | Nana Saheb Kanpur |
| Answer» B. Khan Bahadur Khan Ruhelkhand | |
| 405. |
Which among the following regulations made English as a medium of education compulsory in government-aided schools and colleges? |
| A. | Pitts India Act, 1784 |
| B. | Educational Despatch, 1854 |
| C. | Macaulay Minute, 1835 |
| D. | Regulating Act, 1773 |
| Answer» D. Regulating Act, 1773 | |
| 406. |
In which session of Indian National Congress the tricolour flag was unfurled for the first time? |
| A. | Calcutta Session, 1920 |
| B. | Annual Session of Congress at Nagpur, 1920 |
| C. | Lahore Congress, 1929 |
| D. | Haripura Congress Conference, 1938 |
| Answer» D. Haripura Congress Conference, 1938 | |
| 407. |
Which of the following European Colonisers did not have a settlement on the Eastern Coast of India? |
| A. | French |
| B. | Portuguese |
| C. | Dutch |
| D. | Danish |
| Answer» E. | |
| 408. |
When was the first passenger train run in India? |
| A. | January 1848 |
| B. | April 1853 |
| C. | May 1857 |
| D. | April 1852 |
| Answer» C. May 1857 | |
| 409. |
Which of the following pairs contributed significantly to integrate the princely states into Indian Union? |
| A. | Sardar Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Patel and V.P. Menon |
| C. | Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Sardar Patel and K.M. Munsi |
| Answer» C. Sardar Patel and Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 410. |
In which of the following systems of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protection to the interests of farmers? |
| A. | Permanent Settlement of Bengal |
| B. | Ryotwari Settlement of Madras |
| C. | Zamindari Settlement of Central States |
| D. | Malgujari (land revenue) Settlement of United State |
| Answer» C. Zamindari Settlement of Central States | |
| 411. |
The Home Rule Leagu was started by |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» C. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 412. |
Which one of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value? |
| A. | Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library |
| B. | Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library |
| C. | Asiatic Society Library |
| D. | Rampur Raza Library |
| Answer» B. Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library | |
| 413. |
Who among the following Viceroys became a victim of one of the convicts during his visit to the Andamans ? |
| A. | Curzon |
| B. | Mayo |
| C. | Ripon |
| D. | Lytton |
| Answer» C. Ripon | |
| 414. |
In the integration of Princely States, the following played a major role : |
| A. | Pannikar and Kunzru |
| B. | S.K. Dhar and Fazal Ali |
| C. | Vallabhbhai Patel and V.P. Menon |
| D. | Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| Answer» D. Vallabhbhai Patel and Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 415. |
Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1856 ? |
| A. | Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah |
| B. | Wajid Ali Shah |
| C. | Shujaud Daula |
| D. | Alivardi Khan |
| Answer» C. Shujaud Daula | |
| 416. |
Who said about Mahatma Gandhi that he is a half naked fakir ? |
| A. | Winston Churchill |
| B. | Lord Mountbatten |
| C. | Lord Wavell |
| D. | Lord Linlithgow |
| Answer» B. Lord Mountbatten | |
| 417. |
Who founded the Servants of India Society ? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | V.O. Chidambaram Pillai |
| C. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| D. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| Answer» D. Surendranath Banerjee | |
| 418. |
Mahatma Gandhi started his Dandi March from |
| A. | Dandi |
| B. | Porbandar |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Sabarmati Ashram |
| Answer» E. | |
| 419. |
Who termed Cripps proposals as a post dated cheque in a crashing bank ? |
| A. | Ambedkar |
| B. | Annie Besant |
| C. | Patel |
| D. | Gandhiji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 420. |
In which session of the Indian National Congress was the Poorna Swaraj resolution adopted ? |
| A. | Lucknow Session in 1916 |
| B. | Belgaum Session in 1924 |
| C. | Lahore Session in 1929 |
| D. | Karachi Session in 1931 |
| Answer» D. Karachi Session in 1931 | |
| 421. |
Who wrote the song Sare Jahan Se Accha Hindoostan Hamara ? |
| A. | Ashafaqullah Khan |
| B. | Sahir Ludhianvi |
| C. | Mohammad Iqbal |
| D. | Ramprasad Bismil |
| Answer» D. Ramprasad Bismil | |
| 422. |
Who among the following is known as the Father of the Indian Renaissance ? |
| A. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| B. | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| C. | Swami Dayanand Saraswati |
| D. | Swami Vivekanand |
| Answer» B. Rabindra Nath Tagore | |
| 423. |
Who gave the title of Sardar to Ballabh Bhai Patel ? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Vinoba Bhave |
| C. | Women of Bardoli |
| D. | Peasants of Gujrat |
| Answer» B. Vinoba Bhave | |
| 424. |
The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between: |
| A. | Nehru and Ambedkar |
| B. | Gandhi and Ambedkar |
| C. | Malaviya and Ambedkar |
| D. | Gandhi and Nehru |
| Answer» C. Malaviya and Ambedkar | |
| 425. |
During Quit India Movement, Parallel Government was constituted at: |
| A. | Varanasi |
| B. | Allahabad |
| C. | Lucknow |
| D. | Ballia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 426. |
Who founded the Indian National Party in Berlin during 1914? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | W.C. Banerjee |
| C. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| D. | Champakaraman Pillai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 427. |
Who gave the title of Mahamana to Madan Mohan Malviya ? |
| A. | Dada Bhai Naurozi |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 428. |
Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936 ? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» D. Rajendra Prasad | |
| 429. |
Who was the first Indian to qualify for the Indian Civil Services? |
| A. | Surendra Nath Banerjee |
| B. | Satyendra Nath Tagore |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| Answer» C. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
| 430. |
In which year did the Indian National Congress split between moderates and extremists ? |
| A. | 1907 |
| B. | 1908 |
| C. | 1909 |
| D. | 1910 |
| Answer» B. 1908 | |
| 431. |
Gandhiji withdraw the Non Cooperation Movement due to |
| A. | Chauri-Chaura Incident |
| B. | Champaran Movement |
| C. | Kakori Conspiracy |
| D. | Bardoli Movement |
| Answer» B. Champaran Movement | |
| 432. |
Who is commonly known as the Iron Man ? |
| A. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| B. | Vittal Bhai Patel |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» B. Vittal Bhai Patel | |
| 433. |
Which was the earliest settlement of the Dutch in India ? |
| A. | Masulipatnam |
| B. | Pulicat |
| C. | Surat |
| D. | Ahmedabad |
| Answer» C. Surat | |
| 434. |
Who founded the Naujawan Bharat Sabha ? |
| A. | B.C.Pal |
| B. | G. Subramania Iyer |
| C. | Sardar Bagat Singh |
| D. | Rukmani Lakshmipath |
| Answer» D. Rukmani Lakshmipath | |
| 435. |
Which of the following tribes is associated with the Tana Bhagat movement ? |
| A. | Uraon |
| B. | Munda |
| C. | Santhal |
| D. | Kondadora |
| Answer» B. Munda | |
| 436. |
By which Charter Act, the East India Company s monopoly of trade with China came to an end? |
| A. | Charter Act of 1793 |
| B. | Charter Act of 1813 |
| C. | Charter Act of 1833 |
| D. | Charter Act of 1853 |
| Answer» D. Charter Act of 1853 | |
| 437. |
Name three important forms of Satyagraha. |
| A. | Non-cooperation, civil disobedience and boycott |
| B. | Boycott, civil disobedience and rebellion |
| C. | Non-cooperation, revolution and referendum |
| D. | Revolution, plebiscite and boycott |
| Answer» B. Boycott, civil disobedience and rebellion | |
| 438. |
During British rule, who was instrumental for the introduction of the Ryotwari system in the then Madras Presidency ? |
| A. | Macartney |
| B. | Elphinstone |
| C. | Thomas Munro |
| D. | John Lawrence |
| Answer» D. John Lawrence | |
| 439. |
Gandhi s concept of Trusteeship: |
| A. | Recognises right of private ownership of property |
| B. | Transforms the capitalistic society into an egalitarian one |
| C. | Excludes legislative regulation of the ownership and use of wealth |
| D. | Does not fix minimum or maximum income |
| Answer» C. Excludes legislative regulation of the ownership and use of wealth | |
| 440. |
Which of the following movements saw the biggest peasant guerilla war on the eve of independence? |
| A. | Noakhali Movement |
| B. | Tebhaga Movement |
| C. | Punnapra Vayalar Movement |
| D. | Telangana Movement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 441. |
Which one of the following statements is not true in respect of A.O. Hume ? |
| A. | He was an ornithologist. |
| B. | He was a member of the Indian Civil Service. |
| C. | He founded the Indian National Congress, |
| D. | He presided over the Congress Annual Sessions twice. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 442. |
For the annexation of which Indian Kingdom, the Doctrine of Lapse was not followed ? |
| A. | Satara |
| B. | Nagpur |
| C. | Jhansi |
| D. | Punjab |
| Answer» E. | |
| 443. |
The Dandi March of Gandhi is an example of |
| A. | Direct Action |
| B. | Boycott |
| C. | Civil Disobedience |
| D. | Non-Cooperation |
| Answer» B. Boycott | |
| 444. |
Go back to Vedas. This call given by |
| A. | Ramakrishna Paramah-amsa |
| B. | Vivekananda |
| C. | Jyotiba Phule |
| D. | Daynand Saraswati |
| Answer» E. | |
| 445. |
Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha ? |
| A. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru |
| C. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| D. | Acharya J. B. Kripalani |
| Answer» D. Acharya J. B. Kripalani | |
| 446. |
In which session of Congress the demand of Poorna Swaraj was accepted as the aim of the Congress ? |
| A. | Calcutta |
| B. | Madras |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Lahore |
| Answer» E. | |
| 447. |
Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by : |
| A. | Clive |
| B. | Hastings |
| C. | Wellesley |
| D. | Cornwallis |
| Answer» E. | |
| 448. |
The father of extremist movement in India is : |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhale |
| C. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» E. | |
| 449. |
What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi s Salt Satyagraha? |
| A. | Repeal of Salt Satyagraha |
| B. | Curtailment of the Government s power |
| C. | Economic relief to the common people |
| D. | Purna Swaraj for India |
| Answer» E. | |
| 450. |
Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference? |
| A. | Aruna Asaf Ali |
| B. | Sucheta Kripalani |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | Kalpana Joshi |
| Answer» D. Kalpana Joshi | |