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This section includes 588 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Modern History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Who of the following said, 'Mahatma Gandhi, like fleeting phantom raises dust but not the level' ? |
| A. | B.R. Ambedkar |
| B. | M.A. Jinnah |
| C. | V.D. Savarkar |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. M.A. Jinnah | |
| 2. |
Who was the Nationalist Leader to be elected as Speaker of Central Legislative Assembly in 1925 ? |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | Vitthalbhai Patel |
| C. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. | C.R. Das |
| Answer» C. Vallabhbhai Patel | |
| 3. |
The name of the periodical among the following published by Mahatma Gandhi during his stay in South Africa |
| A. | Navjivan |
| B. | India Gazette |
| C. | Africaner |
| D. | Indian Opinion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
The massacre of the crowed at Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar took place on |
| A. | 1st June, 1918 |
| B. | 13th April, 1919 |
| C. | 14th April, 1920 |
| D. | 6th July, 1921 |
| Answer» C. 14th April, 1920 | |
| 5. |
There is going to be revolution here (in India) and we must get out quick 'who said it ? |
| A. | Stafford Cripps |
| B. | Lord Pathoric Lawrence |
| C. | Lord Wavell |
| D. | A.V. Alexander |
| Answer» D. A.V. Alexander | |
| 6. |
The mantra 'Do or Die' was given by |
| A. | P.C. Roy |
| B. | J.C. Bose |
| C. | C.V. Raman |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
Who played an important role in singing of Gandhi Irwin Pact |
| A. | Motilal Nehru |
| B. | Madan Mohan Malviya |
| C. | Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| D. | Chintamani |
| Answer» D. Chintamani | |
| 8. |
When was Rowlatt Act passed ? |
| A. | 1919 |
| B. | 1920 |
| C. | 1921 |
| D. | 1922 |
| Answer» B. 1920 | |
| 9. |
Who was the first Indian Woman to preside over the Indian National Congress ? |
| A. | Sarojini Naidu |
| B. | Padmaja Naidu |
| C. | Annie Besant |
| D. | Pritilata Weddekar |
| Answer» B. Padmaja Naidu | |
| 10. |
The date April 6, 1930 is known in Indian History for |
| A. | Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | First Round Table Conference |
| C. | Gandhi-Irwin Pact |
| D. | Jallianwala Bagh Massacre |
| Answer» B. First Round Table Conference | |
| 11. |
Which incident led Gandhiji to withdraw Non-co-operation Movement ? |
| A. | Kakori episode |
| B. | Chauri-Chaura episode |
| C. | Jallianwala Bagh episode |
| D. | Muzaffarpur episode |
| Answer» C. Jallianwala Bagh episode | |
| 12. |
Who were directly related to the Poona pact of 1932 ? |
| A. | Indian Women |
| B. | Indian Labour Class |
| C. | Indian Farmmers |
| D. | Indian Depressed Classes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
Which one of the following slogans is attributed to Subhash Chandra Bose ? |
| A. | Jai Jawan Jai Kisan |
| B. | Bande Matram |
| C. | Jai Hind |
| D. | Inqilab Zindabad |
| Answer» D. Inqilab Zindabad | |
| 14. |
Which of the following writings in NOT related to Mahatma Gandhi ? |
| A. | My Experiments with Truth |
| B. | Harjan |
| C. | The Holy Family |
| D. | Hind Swaraj |
| Answer» D. Hind Swaraj | |
| 15. |
In which city Mahatma Gandhi launched a Satyagraha in 1917 ? |
| A. | Champharan |
| B. | Kheda |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Amritsar |
| Answer» B. Kheda | |
| 16. |
Who is Known as 'Lok Nayak '? |
| A. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Jai Prakash Narayan |
| D. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| Answer» D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak | |
| 17. |
Who prescribed the separate electorates for India on the basis of the Communal Award in August , 1932 ? |
| A. | Lord Irwin |
| B. | Ramsay Mac Donald |
| C. | Lord Linlithgow |
| D. | Winston Churchill |
| Answer» C. Lord Linlithgow | |
| 18. |
Who was the first person to observe Individual Satyagraha |
| A. | Vinoba Bhave |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| D. | Govind Ballabh Pant |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 19. |
Who among the following was a founder of the Swaraj Party ? |
| A. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| B. | Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | C.R. Das |
| D. | Narendra Dev |
| Answer» D. Narendra Dev | |
| 20. |
The Book 'Unto this Last ' which influenced Gandhi was authored by |
| A. | Boris Yeltsin |
| B. | John Ruskin |
| C. | Pushkin |
| D. | Ruskin Bond |
| Answer» C. Pushkin | |
| 21. |
For which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi give the Slogan 'Do or Die' |
| A. | Kheda Satyagraha |
| B. | Non-Co-operation Movement |
| C. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| D. | Quit India Movement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 22. |
The Kheda Satyagraha was launched by Gandhiji to support |
| A. | The mill workers |
| B. | The Women workers |
| C. | Rowlatt Act |
| D. | The Peasants |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
Who was the author of the book 'My Experiments With Truth' ? |
| A. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | M.K. Gandhi |
| D. | Vinoba Bhave |
| Answer» D. Vinoba Bhave | |
| 24. |
Who among the following was associated with Kakori Conspiracy case ? |
| A. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Shahnawaz Khan |
| C. | Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
| D. | Asfaqulla |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
Which of the following struggles of Mahatma Gandhi was related to industrial workes ? |
| A. | Champaran Satyagraha |
| B. | Ahmedabad Struggle |
| C. | Kheda Struggle |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» C. Kheda Struggle | |
| 26. |
Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Mahatma Gandhi ? |
| A. | Annie Besant |
| B. | Mridula Sarabhai |
| C. | Muthu Lakshmi |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Who among the following was regarded by Mahatma Gandhi as his 'Political Guru' ? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| C. | Pheroz Shah Mehta |
| D. | Gopal Krishna Gokhle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. |
Who was nominated President of the India National Congress after the resignation of Subhash Chandra Bose |
| A. | Abul kalam Azad |
| B. | Rajendra Prasad |
| C. | Pattabhi Sitaramiyya |
| D. | Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» C. Pattabhi Sitaramiyya | |
| 29. |
Who of the following shot dead General Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ? |
| A. | Khudiram |
| B. | Bhagat Singh |
| C. | Madan Lal Dhingra |
| D. | Udham Singh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
After Chauri-Chaura incident, Gandhiji suspended the |
| A. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| B. | Khilafat Movement |
| C. | Non-Co-operation Movement |
| D. | Quit india Movement |
| Answer» D. Quit india Movement | |
| 31. |
Where was Azad Hind Fauj set up ? |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Burma |
| C. | Singapur |
| D. | England |
| Answer» D. England | |
| 32. |
At the time of Transfer of Power (1947), one of the following States possessed a well developed Congress Party Organisation, Which was |
| A. | Hyderabad |
| B. | Awadh |
| C. | Mysore |
| D. | Junagarh |
| Answer» D. Junagarh | |
| 33. |
The historic Dandi March is associated with |
| A. | Boycott of elections |
| B. | Violation of Salt law |
| C. | Hindu Muslim Unity |
| D. | Abolition of Untouchability |
| Answer» C. Hindu Muslim Unity | |
| 34. |
Who declared as his ultimate aim the 'wiping of every tear from every eye' ? |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Gandhiji |
| C. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| D. | Sardar Patel |
| Answer» B. Gandhiji | |
| 35. |
From where did Acharya Vinoba Bhave start the individual Satyagraha in 1940 ? |
| A. | Nadiad in Gujarat |
| B. | Punar In Maharashtra |
| C. | Adyar in Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Guntur in Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Adyar in Tamil Nadu | |
| 36. |
Jai Prakash Narayan belonged to which party ? |
| A. | Congress |
| B. | Kisan Sabha |
| C. | Socialist |
| D. | Raivadi |
| Answer» D. Raivadi | |
| 37. |
The first mass movement started by Mahatma Gandhi was |
| A. | Non-Co-operation Movement |
| B. | Salt Movement |
| C. | Quit India Movement |
| D. | Indigo Movement |
| Answer» B. Salt Movement | |
| 38. |
Who developed the idea that 'means justify the ends' ? |
| A. | Kautilya |
| B. | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| C. | Dayanand Saraswati |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Who of the following was known as Deshbandhu ? |
| A. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| B. | Chitta Ranjan (C.R.) Das |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | Jyotiba Phule |
| Answer» C. Dadabhai Naoroji | |
| 40. |
Who had founded the Independent League ? |
| A. | Moti Lal Nehru |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Ras Behari Bose |
| D. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 41. |
Who was the last British Viceroy of India ? |
| A. | Lord Lintithgow |
| B. | Lord Wavell |
| C. | Clement Atlee |
| D. | Lord Mountbatten |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
During India's struggle for independence who was the first to start 'Satyagraha' ? |
| A. | Sardar Patel |
| B. | Jawaharl Lal Nehru |
| C. | Vinoba Bhave |
| D. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Which Congress President negotiated with both Cripps Mission and Lord Wavell |
| A. | Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| C. | J.B. Kripalani |
| D. | C. Rajagopalachair |
| Answer» B. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 44. |
Who among the following national leaders did not opt to defend the case dealing with the trial of the soldiers of the Indian National Army in 1945 ? |
| A. | Tej Bahadur Sapru |
| B. | Bhulabhai Desai |
| C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| D. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| Answer» D. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 45. |
In the Individual Satyagraha Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. who was the second ? |
| A. | Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
| B. | Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| C. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| D. | Sarda Vallabhbhai Patel |
| Answer» C. C. Rajagopalachari | |
| 46. |
How many seats were given to depressed classes under Communal Award and Poona Pact |
| A. | 74 and 79 respectively |
| B. | 71 and 147 respectively |
| C. | 78 and 80 respectively |
| D. | 78 and 69 respectively |
| Answer» C. 78 and 80 respectively | |
| 47. |
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 | |
| 48. |
Sarvodaya stands for |
| A. | Total revolution |
| B. | Non-Co-operation |
| C. | Upliftment of all |
| D. | Non-Violence |
| Answer» D. Non-Violence | |
| 49. |
'Dyarchy' in the provincial Government was established by the |
| A. | Act of 1892 |
| B. | Act of 1909 |
| C. | Act of 1919 |
| D. | Act of 1935 |
| Answer» D. Act of 1935 | |
| 50. |
Who called Gandhiji 'half naked beggar ' ? |
| A. | Mountbatten |
| B. | Hastings |
| C. | Winston Churchill |
| D. | Jinnah |
| Answer» D. Jinnah | |