Modern Indian History (1857 to the present) | Set 2
1. An All India Khilafat Conference was held at ..............on November 23,1919
with Gandhi as its president.
Correct : D. Delhi
2. Congress leaders, like Lokamanya Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi, viewed the
....................as an opportunity to bring about Hindu-Muslim unity against British.
Correct : A. Khalifat Movement
3. .............visited Malabar in 1921, giving a further impetus to the Khilafat
movement.
Correct : A. Gandhiji
4. The Constitution of ....................is the largest written liberal democratic
constitution of the world.
Correct : A. India
5. The Constitution of ...................provides for a mixture of federalism
andUnitarianism, and flexibility and with rigidity.
Correct : D. India
6. Indian Constitution consists of ................ Articles divided into 22 Parts with
12Schedules and 94 constitutional amendments.
Correct : D. 395
7. The Constitution of India indeed much bigger than the US Constitution
which hasonly 7 Articles and the ..................Constitution with its 89 Articles.
Correct : A. French
8. The constitution of India became fully operational with effect
from 26thJanuary..........................
Correct : D. 1950
9. India has an elected head of state (President of India) who wields power for a
fixed term of ................... years.
Correct : D. 5
10. . Every voter of .................years or above of age is eligible to contest elections
to the Lok Sabha.
Correct : D. 25
11. The tenure of the Lok Sabha is ........................ years. a)2 b)3 c)4 d) 512.The key
person behind the Constitution of India was..................
Correct : D. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
12. The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of .................... had brought a
large scale discontentment among the people of India.
Correct : D. 1919
13. The Non-Cooperation Movement launched by ..................had fanned the fire
of this discontentment.
Correct : A. Gandhi
14. In order to give some concession to Indians in the field of administration, the Government of India Act, ................was designed on the basis of the
recommendation of Simon Commission.
Correct : D. 1935
15. Diarchy was introduced by the Act. Of .......................
Correct : D. 1919
16. The States Reorganization Act was passed by parliament in November..............
Correct : D. 1956.
17. In India, "the Emergency" refers to a 21-month period in 1975–77 when Prime
Minister................ unilaterally had an emergency declared across the country.
Correct : A. Indira Gandhi
18. Officially issued by President................ Ahmed under Article 352(1) of
the Constitution for "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 25 June1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977.
Correct : A. Fakhruddin Ali
19. On June 25, ......................prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in
India citing grave threat to her government and sovereignty of the country from both internal and external forces.
Correct : D. 1975
20. Indira Gandhi became the prime minister in January ............. and then emerged
victorious in the 1971 Lok Sabha elections.
Correct : D. 1966
21. The socialist stalwart ...................openly led a mass movement against her
calling her corrupt and autocratic.
Correct : A. Jaya Prakash Narayan
22. The firebrand trade union leader ....................had successfully organised an all
India Railways strike bringing the public transport and economy to a halt.
Correct : A. George Fernandes
23. The Emergency draft was hurriedly sent to the President of India ................
who signed it immediately.
Correct : A. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed
24. ................ second son Sanjay Gandhi, who was just 29 years old then, took
charge of the administration and started sending opposition leaders and workers to jails across India.
Correct : C. Indira Gandhi\s
25. Ramnath Goenka, the only newspaper owner who stood up to.................., was harassed and he faced a series of troubles at the hands of her government.
Correct : A. Indira Gandhi
26. However, .................... shocked everybody by declaring Lok Sabha
elections in January 1977 bringing an end to draconian Emergency.
Correct : A. Indira Gandhi
27. ...................... succeeded her as the Prime Minister and led the Janata
Party government till 1980.
Correct : A. Morarji Desai
28. In the ................... Lok Sabha polls, Indira Gandhi returned to power and
remainedin power till her assassination in 1984.
Correct : D. 1980
29. ................... started his career as the Prime Minister of independent India in
1947, and immediately launched a number of economic reforms.
Correct : A. Nehru
30. One of Nehru's key economic reforms was the introduction of the Five Years
Plan in........................
Correct : D. 1951.
31. Nehru's economic policies have often been considered to be .................in nature.
Correct : A. Socialist
32. ................... was the main architect of first green revolution of India listed
fivecomponents of Agricultural renewal?
Correct : A. Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
33. Since......................., the Indian economy has pursued free market liberalisation , greater openness in trade and increase investment in infrastructure.
Correct : D. 1991
34. The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy in India first came into inception on
April 1, ..........................
Correct : D. 2000
35. The prime objective of ................was to enhance foreign investment and
provide an internationally competitive and hassle free environment for exports.
Correct : A. SEZ
36. ...............is a specifically delineated duty-free enclave and shall be deemed to
be foreign territory for the purposes of trade operations and duties and tariffs.
Correct : A. SEZ
37. In................, with the emergence of a new politically independent nation,
India continued to march ahead pursuing a programme of using modern science and technology for national development.
Correct : D. 1947
38. There is no doubt that J.L Nehru's India's first Prime Minister was fully analysed the indispensability of science and technology in the economic
and the social independence.
Correct : A. J.L Nehru\s
39. soon after becoming the Prime Minister of India, .................created a Ministry
of Scientific Research and Natural Resources and actively supported the atomic energy programme for peaceful purposes.
Correct : A. Nehru
40. In.................., the Atomic Energy Act was passed and the Department of
Atomic Energy was directly under his charge was created.
Correct : D. 1948
41. Under the farsighted leadership of ..................the nation, the government and
the public leaders became committed to the promotion of science and technology.
Correct : A. Nehru,
42. ......................appointed a scientific man power committee and five institutes of
technology came up at Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur and Delhi besides a number of regional engineering colleges by his efforts.
Correct : A. J.L. Nehru
43. In................., Nehru directed the CSIR to prepare National Register of
Scientific and Technical personnel.
Correct : C. 1948
44. Defence organization was set up in 1948, on advice ................for the scientific
evolution of weapons and equipment, operational research and special studies.
Correct : A. Prof. P.M.S Blackett
45. The vision of Homi. ..................also led to advanced research in nuclear energy and other fundamental areas through the creation of the Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research which is now known as the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC).
Correct : A. J. Bhabha
46. The economic liberalisation in India denotes the continuing financial reforms
which began since July 24, ..........................
Correct : D. 1991
47. In....................., the country experienced a balance of payments dilemma
following the Gulf War and the downfall of the erstwhile Soviet Union.
Correct : D. 1991
48. Who said permanent settlement that it was sad blunder
Correct : B. Holmes
49. Among the following ,permanent settlement was introduced in the province of
Correct : C. Bengal
50. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in state of
Correct : A. Travancore
51. Tipu sultan was the ruler of
Correct : C. Mysore
52. What was the prominent reason of the out break of the Battle of Plassey
Correct : A. Mir Jafar
53. What was the immediate cause of the out break of the revolt of 1857
Correct : A. Greased Catridges
54. The Indian Soldier who instigated the sepoys to the revolt of 1857 was
Correct : A. Mangal Pandey
55. India came under direct colony of British in
Correct : B. 1858
56. The governor general of India came to be known as Viceroy of India with effect from
Correct : D. 1858
57. Whose tomb is at Bristol?
Correct : A. Rajaram Mohan Roy
58. What does the meaning peshwa means
Correct : D. of justice department D leader or Prime minister