Modern Indian History (1857 to the present) 1 | Set 1
1. Who founded Brahma Samaj?
Correct : A. mohan roy
2. Dayantha Saraswathy founded …........
Correct : A. arya samaj
3. In 1917 Annie Besant was elected …........ of the Indian Natioanl Congress.
Correct : D. president.
4. Which sect of Bhudhism flourished in Ceylon?
Correct : A. mahayan
5. The battle of plassey took place in the year .
Correct : A. 1757
6. The Drain Theory was propounded by
Correct : B. dadabhai naoroji
7. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British state of
Correct : A. travancore
8. .Tipu Sultan was the ruler of
Correct : C. mysore
9. .Wellesely came to India as governor general in
Correct : C. 1798
10. Hindu college Calcutta founded by
Correct : A. rajaram mohan roy
11. India struggle for Independence is a book edited by
Correct : B. satish chandra
12. The battle of Buxar took place in the year
Correct : B. 1764
13. S N D P formed in the year …......
Correct : B. 1903
14. Panditha Rama Bai belongs to …...........
Correct : A. karnataka
15. Which was the first news paper in India?
Correct : A. bengal gazate
16. Social back ground of Indian Nationalism is a work by …...
Correct : C. ram lal desai
17. How many branches of Home rule league did Bal Gangadhar Tilak setup?
Correct : A. 6
18. . The papers New India and “common weal “ were started by …........
Correct : D. annie besant
19. Where and when the extremists were readmitted in to the congress ?
Correct : B. lucknow 1916
20. Who said the following of the Indian National Congress ;A safety valve for the escape
of great and growing forces generated by our own actions was urgently needed ?
Correct : A. a o hume
21. Where was the first section of Indian National Congress held in 1885
Correct : C. bombay
22. Who presided over the second session of INC?
Correct : C. dada bhai naoroji
23. In which session the Indian National Congress split in to the Moderates and the
extremists?
Correct : D. 1907
24. Who was the first women president of Indian Natioanl Congress?
Correct : B. annie besant
25. Who was the Viceroy of India during Swadeshi Movement ?
Correct : A. lord curzon
26. Who among the following is not the chief architect of Swadeshi Movement ?
Correct : B. m k gandhi
27. Who setup Swadesh Bandhab Samiti to propagate the Swadeshi Movement ?
Correct : D. ashwini kumar dutt
28. Who was the president of Indin Natioanl Congress during Swadeshi movement ?
Correct : A. dadabaha naoroji
29. Which of the following extremist leader murdered Kennedy on april 30,1908 ?
Correct : B. khudirium bose and prafulla chaki
30. Taikh -i-Ferishta was written as per the instruction of which ruler ?
Correct : A. nizam shah
31. The revolt of 1857 began at …........
Correct : B. meerut
32. The head quarters of the Ramakrishna Ashramam is at …........?
Correct : A. calcutta
33. Who abolished dyrachy system?
Correct : A. warren hastings
34. Mangal Pandey was executed on
Correct : D. 8 th april 1857.
35. Who was the first martyr of the Revolt ?
Correct : A. mangal pandey
36. Which part of India witnessed the revolt of 1857?
Correct : A. north india
37. India Struggle for Independence is a book edited by
Correct : A. bipan chandra
38. The treaty of Sreerangapattanam was between
Correct : A. tipu and british
39. Permanent settlement proved harmful mostly to
Correct : B. peasants
40. The permanent settlement was introduced in India by
Correct : C. lord cornwallis
41. The Second Carnatic war was fought between
Correct : B. 1749-1754
42. .How many years did the third Carnatic war last?
Correct : D. six
43. .Name the Irish lady who was elected first women president of Indian national
Congress ?
Correct : C. annie besant
44. Who among the following is considered as the 'Grand mother of Indian
revolutionary movement ?
Correct : D. madam cama
45. In which place khar party was founded?
Correct : A. san francisco
46. Who was the founder of Gadar party?
Correct : B. sohan singh bhakkna
47. .Which was first Vernacular paper in India ?
Correct : B. samachar darpan
48. Which was the oldest daily in India?
Correct : C. mumbai samachar
49. Which is the oldest English daily in India?
Correct : C. the times of india
50. When was Queen Victoria”s proclamatiom
Correct : B. 1858
51. When was the Indian association formed ?
Correct : A. 1876
52. When was the Bengal Province partioned ?
Correct : A. 1905
53. When was Indian Councils Act announced ?
Correct : C. 1909
54. Who wrote 'vande mataram”
Correct : B. bankim chandra chatterjee
55. . Who was the president of Indian national congress during Benagl partion ?
Correct : D. gopal krishna gokhale.
56. Bal Gangadhar Tilak born on …....................
Correct : B. 23 july 1876
57. Which of the following is not related to Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?
Correct : C. physician
58. Which of the folllowing personality is considerd as father of Indian Unrest ?
Correct : C. bal gangadhar tilak
59. In ….....Annie Besant founded the Home Rule League.
Correct : C. 1916
60. In 1913 Annie Besant started a journal called …........
Correct : D. new india
61. .In 1913 ,Annie Besant founded Central Hindu College High School at …........
Correct : A. banaras
62. Annie Besant was first women to support …......... in England.
Correct : C. birth control
63. Who said permanent settlement that it was sad blunder
Correct : B. Holmes
64. Among the following ,permanent settlement was introduced in the province of
Correct : C. Bengal
65. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of
Correct : A. Travancore
66. Tipu sultan was the ruler of
Correct : C. Mysore
67. What was the prominent reason of the out break of the Battle of Plassey
Correct : A. Mir Jafar
68. What was the immediate cause of the out break of the revolt of 1857
Correct : A. Greased Catridges
69. The Indian Soldier who instigated the sepoys to the revolt of 1857 was
Correct : A. Mangal Pandey
70. India came under direct colony of British in
Correct : B. 1858
71. The governor general of India came to be known as Viceroy of India with effect from
Correct : D. 1858
72. Whose tomb is at Bristol?
Correct : A. Rajaram Mohan Roy
73. What does the meaning peshwa means
Correct : D. of justice department D leader or Prime minister