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Modern History MCQ

Modern History

Question 1

Who was the president of INC at the time of independence?
A

Mahatma Gandhi

B

JB Kripalani

C

Sarojini Naidu

D

None of the above

Question 2

The Lucknow session of Indian National Congress that took place in 1916 was presided by__:
A

Rash Bihari Ghosh

B

Ambika Charan Majumdar

C

Bhupendra Nath Bose

D

None of the above

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Question 3

Who among the following played a dominant role in establishing the All India Trade Union Congress?
A

Basawon Singh

B

Subodh Banerjee

C

Lala Lajpat Rai

D

Ashok Mehta

Question 4

The famous book “Gulamgiri” was written by__:
A

BR. Ambedkar

B

Narayan Guru

C

Jyotiba Phule

D

M. P. Pillai

Question 5

In which year “Poorna Swaraj” resolution was adopted by the Indian National Congress?
A

1927

B

1928

C

1929

D

1930

Question 6

Who among the following was the first president of Constituent Assembly?
A

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B

Sachidanand Sinha

C

Jawahar Lal Nehru

D

B R Ambedkar

Question 7

The system of Dyarchy was introduced in which of the following years?
A

1909

B

1919

C

1935

D

1947

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Question 8

Who of the following is the first governor-general of British Occupied India?
A

William Bentinck

B

Warren Hastings

C

Lord Minto

D

Lord Canning

Question 9

The resolution of the Non-cooperation movement was adopted in which session of the Indian National Congress?
A

Calcutta session 1920

B

Delhi session 1918

C

Amritsarsession1919

D

Bombay session 1919

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Question 10

In which year, Kakori Train Robbery occurred?
A

1923

B

1924

C

1925

D

1926

Question 11

Who founded the Servants of India Society?
A

Mahadev Govind Ranade

B

Gopal Krishna Gokhle

C

Surendranath Banerjee

D

Romesh Chunder Dutt

Question 12

When was Delhi declared as the capital of India?
A

1901

B

1911

C

1913

D

1921

Question 13

What was the capital of French colony in India?
A

Puducherry

B

Cochin

C

Calicut

D

Goa

Question 14

Simon Commission arrived in??
A

Madam Bhikaji Cama

B

Lala Har Dayal 

C

Shyamji Krishana Verma 

D

Both (A) and (B) above

Question 15

Simon Commission came to India in which year?
A

1927

B

1928

C

1929

D

1930

Question 16

Who is regarded as the ‘father of modern India’?
A

Swami Dayananda Saraswati

B

Sri Aurobindo

C

Bhagat Singh

D

None of these

Question 17

During the first Carnatic War, the French Governor-General of Pondicherry was?
A

Almeida

B

Captain Paradise

C

Dupleix

D

None of these

Question 18

Wood's Despatch was about:
A

Industry

B

Army

C

Education

D

Agriculture

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Question 19

Which of the following viceroys appointed the Hunter Commission in 1882?
A

Lord Ripon

B

Lord Mayo

C

Lord Minto

D

Lord Lytton

Question 20

Which is the first newspaper of India?
A

Bombay Gazette

B

Bombay Times

C

Hindustan Times

D

Bengal Gazette

Question 22

The Sepoy Mutiny in India started from ________.
A

Rajkot

B

Champaran

C

Bareilly

D

Meerut

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Question 23

Who was the leader of the Bardoli Peasant Satyagraha?
A

Vallabhbhai Patel

B

Baldev Singh

C

TT Krishnamachari

D

Abdul Kalam Azad

Question 24

Who was the founder of the Brahma Samaj founded in 1828?
A

Rabindranath Tagore

B

Subhash Chandra Bose

C

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

D

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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Question 24

Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:
A

Clive

B

Hastings

C

Wellesley

D

Cornwallis

Question 25

Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between
A

Pt. Nehru and Dr. Ambedkar

B

Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar

C

Pt. Nehru and Dr. Ambedkar

D

None of these

Question 26

Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?
A

The Government of India Act, 1858

B

The Ilbert Bill

C

Indian Councils Act of 1892

D

Queen Victoria's Proclamation

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Question 27

Which of the following newspaper was started by  Annie Besant?
A

The Hindu

B

Indian Express

C

The Times of India

D

New India

Question 28

Who among the following was the real founder of the Aligarh Muslim University?
A

Nawab Salimullah

B

Syed Ahmad Khan

C

Abul Kalam Azad

D

Muhhammed Ali Jinnah

Question 29

Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?
A

First World War

B

Just before the First World War

C

After the First World War

D

After the passing of the Act of 1909

Question 30

Which of the following leader was not associated with extremist leadership of Indian National Congress?
A

Lokmanya Tilak

B

Aurobindo Ghosh

C

Lala Lajpat Rai

D

A O. Hume

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Question 31

`Which of the following provision is a part of the Government of India Act of 1919?
A

Transfer of power to the Indians

B

The enlargement of the Viceroy's Executive Council

C

Remodeling of the Central legislature

D

Doing away with the distinction between the regulation and non-regulation provinces

Question 32

When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
A

September, 1920

B

December, 1922

C

October, 1924

D

November, 1925

Question 33

Which of the following leader organised the Swaraj Party?
A

Lala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta

B

Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant

C

C.R. Das and Motilal Nehru

D

C Rajagopalachari and C Y. Chintamani

Question 34

Why was the Khilafat Movement started?
A

To protest against the injustice done to Egypt

B

To protest against the injustice done to Arabia

C

To protest against the injustice done to Persia

D

To protest against the injustice done to Turkey

Question 35

Where did Gandhiji form the Satyagarh Sabha?
A

Bombay

B

Calcutta

C

Poona

D

Nagpur

Question 36

Which of the following incident ended the historic fast of Gandhi?
A

Poona Pact

B

Issue of White Paper

C

Gandhi-Irwin Pact

D

Arrival of Simon Commission

Question 37

Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?
A

Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause.

B

All the members of the commission were Englishmen.

C

It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period.

D

Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police.

Question 38

What was the Ilbert Bill intended for?
A

To remove racial discrimination in employment

B

To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans

C

To save Indians from racial humiliation

D

To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service

Question 39

Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided 'a machine with strong brakes but no engine’?
A

Jawaharlal Nehru

B

Rajendra Prasad

C

Mahatma Gandhi

D

Vallabhbhai Patel

Question 40

The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between
A

The Nizam of Hyderabad and the French

B

The English and the French

C

The English and Hyder Ali

D

The Nawab of Carnatic and the English

Question 41

Which of the follwing British official intiated the Doctrine of Lapse?
A

Lord Wellesley

B

Lord Auckland

C

Lord Dalhousie

D

Warren Hastings

Question 42

Which of the following counterpart of British in the Treaty of Salbai?
A

The French

B

The Marathas

C

Tipu Sultan

D

The Nizam of Hyderabad

Question 43

Which of the following treaty ended the First Carnatic War?
A

Salbai

B

Bassein

C

Aix-Ia-Chapelle

D

Paris

Question 44

Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?
A

Charter Act of 1813

B

Government of India Act, 1858

C

Charter Act of 1853

D

Charter Act of 1833

Question 45

Who among the following was the counter part of Tipu Sultan during the Treaty of Seringapatnam?
A

Warren Hastings

B

Robert Clive

C

Cornwallis

D

Dalhousie

Question 46

Which of the following Governor-General introduced the services of Railway and telegraph systems?
A

Lord Cornwallis

B

Lord Dalhousie

C

Lord Wellesley

D

Lord Bentinck

Question 47

Who among the following Indian cracks the British Indian Civil Services Examination in thr first time of Indian Histroy?
A

Satyendranath Tagore

B

R. C. Dutt

C

Behari Lal Gupta

D

Surendranath Banerjee

Question 48

Which of the following British official associated with the local self-government?
A

Lord Mayo

B

Lord Dufferin

C

Lord Northbrook

D

Lord Ripon

Question 49

Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion?
A

Rajendra Prasad

B

Vallabhbhai Patel

C

Rajagopalachari

D

Lord Mountbatten

Question 50

Who among the following leader made the famous 'Objectives Resolution', in the Constituent Assembly?
A

Vallabhbhai Patel

B

Rajagopalachari

C

Jawaharlal Nehru

D

Dr. John Mathai

Question 51

Champaran and Kheda Satyagrahas were led by
A

Jawaharlal Nehru

B

M. K. Gandhi

C

Sardar Patel

D

G.B Pant

Question 52

Who among the following reformer associated with the passing of the Widow Remarriage Act?
A

Swami Vivekananda

B

Raja Rammohan Roy

C

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

D

Ramakrishna Paramahansa

Question 53

Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
A

Chauri Chaura incident

B

Demolition of Kanpur mosque

C

Jalianwalla Bagh massacre

D

Kakori train dacoity incident

Question 54

Who among the following freedom fighter opposes the Annie Besant's idea of launching Home Rule Movement?
A

G. K. Gokhale

B

Mahatma Gandhi

C

Aurobindo Ghosh

D

B G. Tilak

Question 55

Which of the following was the prime objective of M.K Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha?
A

Complete Independence for India

B

Economic relief to the common people

C

Repeal of salt laws

D

Curtailment of the Government's powers

Question 56

Who was the Governor-General when Pindaris had created havoc in Central India by indulging in large-scale looting?
A

Lord William Bentinck

B

Lord Hastings

C

Lord Cornwallis

D

Lord Wellesley

Question 57

Which of the following leader was associated with the Home Rule League?
A

B. G. Tilak

B

G. K. Gokhale

C

M. G. Ranade

D

M. K. Gandhi

Question 58

Who was the Governor- General of India during the Civil Disobedience Movement?
A

Lord Chelmsford

B

Lord Reading

C

Lord Irwin

D

Lord Wavell

Question 59

Which of the following ruler was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
A

Scindia of Gwalior

B

Nizam of Hyderabad

C

Dalip Singh of Punjab

D

Gaikwad of Baroda

Question 60

Which of the following leader was associated with the formation of the Congress Socialist Party?
A

P.C Joshi

B

Subhas Chandra Bose

C

Acharya Narendra Dev

D

Ram Manohar Lohia

Question 61

Which of the following national leaders did not defended soldiers of the Indian National Army in 1945 case dealing with trial?
A

Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru

B

V.D Savarkar

C

R.S Sharma

D

R.C Majumdar

Question 62

Which of the following place where the first meeting/session of the Indian National Congress was held?
A

Calcutta

B

Bombay

C

Madras

D

Allahabad

Question 63

Which of the following place where the first meeting/session of the Indian National Congress was held?
A

Calcutta

B

Bombay

C

Madras

D

Allahabad

Question 64

Which of the following British Prime Minister headed the First Round Table Conference in London?
A

Churchill

B

Ramsay McDonald

C

Chamberlain

D

Disraeli

Question 65

Which of the following leader did not attended the First Round Table Conference?
A

M. K. Gandhi

B

Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru

C

Dr. Ambedkar

D

Y. Chintamani

Question 66

Who was the supreme body in the Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act- 1858?
A

Queen Victoria

B

The British Parliament

C

Government of Britain

D

None of these

Question 67

Who started the Indian Reforms Association?
A

Narayan Guru

B

Swami Vivekananda

C

Krishna swami Aiyar

D

Keshav Chandra Sen

Question 68

The Battle of Buxar fought between……….
A

The English, the Nawab of Bengal and the French

B

Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Nawab of Oudh and Shah Alam II, The Mughal Emperor

C

Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and Nawab of Oudh

D

Akbar II, the Nawab of Bengal and the Marathas

Question 69

Which of the following war decided the English as the ultimate rulers of India?
A

Revolt of 1857

B

Battle of Buxar

C

Third Battle of Panipat

D

First battle of Mysore

Question 70

Which European power was the last who reached India?
A

Portuguese

B

Germans

C

The French

D

The Dutch

Question 71

The treaty of Allahabad took place between………..
A

Shuja-ud-daulah. Robert Clive and Shah Alam II

B

Shuja-ud-daulah, Mir jafar and Shah Alam II

C

Shuja-ud-daulah , Wajid Ali Shah and Shah Alam II

D

None of the Above

Question 72

Where French established their first factory?
A

Surat

B

Masaulipatam

C

Pulicat

D

Cochin

Question 73

Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System in India?
A

Lord Dalhousie

B

Lord Ripan

C

Lord Wellesley

D

None of these

Question 74

Who wrote the book’ A Gift to monotheists?
A

David Hare

B

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

C

Mahadev Govind Ranade

D

Mahadev Govind Ranade

Question 75

When was the Hindu College, Calcutta established?
A

1829

B

1817

C

1858

D

1853

Question 76

What was the greatest contribution of Ishwar Chand Vidyasagar in the social reforms in India?
A

He ensured the widow’s marriage and girl’s education.

B

Help in the abolition of Sati Pratha

C

Established the Brahma Samaj

D

He adopted 100 villages to relocate them from Andhra Pradesh to Bengal for better life.

Question 77

Who established Prarthna Samaj?
A

Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar

B

Derozio

C

David Hare

D

Athmaram Panduranga with the help of Keshav Chandra Sen

Question 78

Who was the founder of Satyashodhak Samaj?
A

Jyotiba Phule

B

Gopal Hari Deshmukh

C

Gopal Hari Deshmukh (C) Mahadew Govind Ranade

D

Ramakrishna Bhandarkar

Question 79

What was the original name of Dayananda Saraswati?
A

Malku das

B

Mul Shankara

C

Narendra

D

Dadu

Question 80

Who is the author of the book “Satyarth Prakash”?
A

Dayanand Saraswati

B

Rajaram Mohan Ray

C

Mahadev Govind Ranade

D

Ramakrishna Bhandarkar

Question 81

Who advocated the concept of one caste, one religion and one God’ for all?
A

Mahatma Gandhi

B

Narayan Guru

C

Periyar

D

Swami Vivekananda

Question 82

Which of the following act was the revision of Vernacular Act?
A

Indian Press act, 1910

B

Newspaper Act, 1908

C

Both A & B

D

None of the above

Question 83

Which among the following names is not associated with the theosophical society?
A

Col. Occolt

B

Madame Blavatsky

C

Annie Besant

D

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Question 84

Henry Vivian Derozio started young Bengal movement with the inspiration of which revolutionary ideas?
A

Industrial revolution

B

French revolution

C

American Revolution

D

Marxian theory

Question 85

Faraizi Movement which aimed at removing social reforms in muslims started in which of the following regions?
A

East Bengal

B

Madhya Pradesh

C

Kerala

D

Delhi

Question 86

Which of the following are the paths chosen by Ramakrishna Paramahamsa towards salvation?
A

Gyana marg

B

Belief in one single god monotheism

C

Vedas and Upanishads are the only way to salvation

D

Renunciation, meditation and devotion

Question 1

Who among the following is the head of theosophical society in India?
A

Annie Besant

B

Madan Mohan Malaviya

C

Blavatsky

D

Did not come to india

Question 88

Which of the following Act, ensured the establishment of the supreme court in India?
A

Pitt’s India Act, AD 1784

B

The Regulating Act, AD 1773

C

Charter Act, 1793 AD

D

Charter Act, 1813 AD

Question 89

Which of the following committee and act is associated with the Sedition act?
A

Rowlatt Committee

B

Muddiman Committee

C

Butler Committee

D

Both A & B

Question 90

When was M.K Gandhi suspend after the violent act of peasants at Police station of Chauri Chaura, near Gorakhpur in UP?
A

Feb 1922

B

Mar 1922

C

Jan 1920

D

Feb 1920

Question 91

What was the another name of 'Quit India movement’?
A

Khilafat Movement

B

Swadeshi Movement

C

Home Rule Movement

D

August Kranti

Question 92

Who had given the slogan of 'Do or Die'during All India Congress Committee in Bombay and ratified the 'Quit India' resolution?
A

Mahatma Gandhi

B

Jawaharlal Nehru

C

Subhash Chandra Bose

D

Jayaprakash Narayan

Question 93

Who is the author of  'Unto This Last’?
A

John Ruskin

B

Ruskin Bond

C

Hermann Kallenbach

D

Louis Fischer

Question 94

Which of the following, according to Gandhiji, is an essential principle of Satyagraha?
A

Infinite capacity for suffering

B

Non-violence

C

Truth

D

All the three

Question 95

Gandhiji's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth" was originally written in Gujarati. Who translated it into English?
A

Maganlal Gandhi

B

Mahadev Desai

C

Pyarelalji

D

Sushila Nayyar

Question 96

When Gandhi Ji finally returned to India from South Africa?
A

1918

B

1910

C

1915

D

1905

Question 97

What is 23rd March in India?
A

Bhagat Singh's birthday

B

Shivaram Rajguru's birthday

C

Sukhdev Thapar's birthday

D

Shaheed Diwas

Question 98

Who is the author of the book “Satyarth Prakash”?
A

Dayanand Saraswati

B

Rajaram Mohan Ray

C

Mahadev Govind Ranade

D

Ramakrishna Bhandarkar

Question 99

Where was the Devdasi System prevailed in India?
A

Southern India

B

Northern India

C

East India

D

West  India

Question 100

Which act was introduced by British govt to address the short comings of the East India Company?
A

Pitts India Act

B

British Union Act

C

1707 Act of Union

D

India Act 1784