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Modern Indian History | Set 4

1. Mahatma Gandhi was first arrested during 'Satyagrah' in the year -

Correct : C. (2) 1908

2. The Indian Universities were first founded in the time of -

Correct : C. Lord Canning

3. One of the following was not involved in the Chittagong Armoury Raid, 1934. Who was he?

Correct : D. Dinesh Gupta

4. The first Viceroy of India was -

Correct : A. Lord Canning

5. From hich of the following Upanishads the words 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed in Devanagari Script below the abacus of the State Emblem are?

Correct : B. Mundaka

6. The Home Rule League was started by -

Correct : B. B.G. Tilak

7. Which of the following reform movements was the first to be started in the 19th century?

Correct : B. Brahmo Samaj

8. Which one of the following personalities is known as Grand Old Man of India'?

Correct : B. Dadabhai Naoroji

9. The pledge for "Poorna Swaraj" was taken at the Congress Session of -

Correct : B. Lahore

10. Tricolour was adopted as the National Flag in -

Correct : A. Lahore Congress

11. Who presided over the first Session of the Indian National Congress?

Correct : B. W.C. Bannerjee

12. Who said "Give me Blood. I will give you Freedom"?

Correct : A. Subhash Chandra Bose

13. Simon Commission was sent by British Parliament to India to review the -

Correct : C. working of dyarchy

14. Who revived the Theosophical Society?

Correct : B. Annie Besant

15. Who was the pioneer of the western system of education in India?

Correct : C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

16. Which movement got the support both from Hindus and Muslims?

Correct : A. Non Cooperation Movement

17. In which session of the Indian National Congress was ‘Purna Swaraj' adopted as its goal?

Correct : D. Lahore

18. ho was the other Congress leader who joined with Motilal Nehru to start the Swaraj Party in 1923?

Correct : B. Chittaranjan Das

19. Who is known for establishing the "Anand Van"?

Correct : C. Baba Amte

20. British Crown assumed sovereignty over India from the East India Company in the year -

Correct : B. 1858

21. The first woman President of Indian National congress was -

Correct : C. Annie Besant

22. who was referred to as the “Ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity" by Sarojini Naidu?

Correct : A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah

23. 'Do or Die' is associated with which of the movements in India's freedom struggle?

Correct : D. Quit India Movement

24. Who was responsible for the integration of princely states into the Indian Union after Independence?

Correct : C. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

25. Who gave the title Nightingale of India' to Sarojíni Naidu?

Correct : D. Mahatma Gandhi

26. The Swadeshi Boycott Movement is related to -

Correct : B. Partition of Bengal in 1905

27. Mutiny of 1857 was described as the First Indian War of Independence by -

Correct : D. V. D. Savarkar

28. "Abhinav Bharat" was founded in 1904 as a secoret society of revolutionaries by:

Correct : B. V. D. Savarkar

29. Who was the first Governor General of free India?

Correct : A. Lord Mountbatten

30. Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in 19th century?

Correct : B. Swami Vivekanand

31. Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry. Who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company?

Correct : D. Joseph Francois Dupleix

32. Rowlatt Act 1919 was enacted during the period of -

Correct : A. Lord Chelmsford

33. Constituent Assembly of India was formulated on the recommendation of -

Correct : D. Cabinet Mission

34. Nme the Governor-General who accepted the view of Macaulay to make English as the medium of instruction.

Correct : D. Lord William Bentinck

35. 'Give me blood. I will give you 4 freedom'. These words are attributed to:

Correct : A. Subhash Chandra Bose

36. Who gave the slogan, Dilli Chalo'?

Correct : C. Subhash Chandra Bose

37. Lord Dalhousie annexed Oudh for the British Empire in India -

Correct : C. as the State being maladministered

38. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?

Correct : B. Lord Mountbatten

39. The Arya Samaj is against -

Correct : B. rituals and idol-worship

40. When was the Dandi March undertaken?

Correct : B. 12th March, 1930

41. Who was the first propounder of the Doctrine of Passive Resistance?

Correct : B. Aurobindo Ghosh

42. Who was the founder of the Servants of India Society?

Correct : A. G.K. Gokhale

43. Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of -

Correct : D. Leo Tolstoy

44. Who ws the President of Indian National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan of independence was accepted?

Correct : D. Acharya J. B. Kripalani

45. Who developed the idea that “means justify the ends"?

Correct : D. Mahatma Gandhi

46. The founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj' was -

Correct : C. Raja Ram Mohun Roy

47. Lahore was Ranjeet Singh's Political Capital. Which city was called his Religious Capital?

Correct : A. Amritsar

48. Which of the following events made the English East India Company the legitimate masters of the Bengal Suba?

Correct : A. Battle of Buxar, 1764

49. Permanent Revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by:

Correct : D. Cornwallis

50. The father of extremist movement in India is:

Correct : D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

51. Who was the first woman President of Congress?

Correct : A. Mrs. Annie Besant

52. The Revolt of 1857 was started by -

Correct : A. the Sepoys

53. Who said that 'the real seat of taste is not the tongue, but the mind'?

Correct : B. Mahatma Gandhi

54. Who is rightly called the "Father of Local Self Government" in India?

Correct : B. Lord Ripon

55. Which Governor General is associated with Doctrine of Lapse?

Correct : B. Lord Dalhousie

56. Who was the Congress President during 1940-46?

Correct : C. Maulana Azad

57. Who, among the following benefitted most by the British revenue system in India?

Correct : B. Peasants

58. Who, among the following Europeans, established their trade and influence in India first?

Correct : A. British

59. In which city did the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre take place?

Correct : D. Amritsar

60. Who is associated with the term Loknayak in India?

Correct : C. Jay Prakash Narayan

61. Through which principle or device did Gandhiji strive to bridge economic inequalities?

Correct : C. Trusteeship theory

62. Apat from the Quit India Movement which started on 9th August 1942, what other sensational activity of the freedom fighters were done on 9th August?

Correct : D. Kakori Mail train "robbery"

63. Which of the following treaties brought an end to the independent existence of Peshwa Baji Rao II?

Correct : C. Treaty of Bassein

64. 'Permanent Settlement, the system of revenue collection was introduced in India by

Correct : D. Lord Cornwallis

65. The correct chronological order in which the British established their trading centre in the places mentioned below is -

Correct : C. Surat, Madras, Bombay, Calcutta

66. Who was the first Muslim President of Indian National Congress?

Correct : A. Badruddin Tyabji

67. Who was the first Indian Governor General after Lord Mountbatten?

Correct : B. C. Rajagopalachari

68. Who said "Truth is the ultimate reality and it is God"?

Correct : C. M.K.Gandhi

69. Which of the following tribes is associated with the “Tana Bhagat" movement?

Correct : A. Uraon

70. he first Mysore War fought between the British and Hyder Ali in 1767 69 A.D., came to an end by the -

Correct : B. Treaty of Madras

71. The British Government intervened in the affairs of the Company and passed an Act in 1773 A.D., known as the -

Correct : A. Regulating Act

72. The Panchsheel agreement was between India and:

Correct : B. China

73. Which of the following event in 1976 was an outcome of “Simla Agreement" between India and Pakistan?

Correct : A. End of IndoPak war over Kashmir.

74. Who propounded the "Doctrine of Passive Resistance"?

Correct : B. Aurobindo Ghosh

75. The first Muslim to be elected President of 'Indian National Congress' was?

Correct : C. Badruddin Tyabji

76. Gandhiji's first Satyagraha in India was held at -

Correct : A. Champaran

77. Who introduced Mansabdari system in India?

Correct : C. Akbar

78. During the period of which Governor General/Viceroy was the Indian Civil Service introduced?

Correct : D. Cornwallis

79. hich rebellion in Bengal was highlighted by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'?

Correct : B. Sanyasi Rebellion

80. Who founded The Gadar Party in Sanfrancisco in the USA?

Correct : A. Lala Hardayal

81. Who founded the Naujawan Bhar at Sabha?

Correct : C. Sardar Bagat Singh

82. The Narendra Mandal or Chamber of Princes was inaugurated in 1921 by -

Correct : C. Duke of Cannaught

83. Where did the so-called 'Black Hole Tragedy' take place?

Correct : C. Calcutta

84. India was granted freedom during the British Prime Minister :

Correct : A. Clement Attlee

85. Gandhiji was the staunch supporter of

Correct : B. cottage industries

86. Who was the last Viceroy of India?

Correct : B. Lord Mountbatten

87. Who was the leader of the Young Bengal Movement?

Correct : C. Henry Vivian Derozio

88. When and where did the Theosophical Society establish its headquarters in India?

Correct : A. 1882-Adyar

89. What are the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909 known for?

Correct : A. Separate Electorates

90. India attained 'Dominion Status' on -

Correct : B. 15th August, 1947

91. Provincial Autonomy was one of the important features of the Act of -

Correct : A. 1935

92. Who was the Governor-general of India during the Revolt of 1857?

Correct : B. Lord Canning

93. After leaving the Congress, Subhash Chandra Bose formed, in 1939, his own party, named -

Correct : C. Forward Bloc

94. hich Indian statesman usedthese magic words, "Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge             .

Correct : D. Jawaharlal Nehru

95. Mahatma Gandhi got his inspiration for Civil Disobedience from

Correct : A. Tuoreau

96. The first Indian selected for Indian Civil Service was:

Correct : D. Satyendranath Tagore

97. The Simon Commission was formed to review -

Correct : B. fitness of India for further reforms

98. Satyagraha finds expression in -

Correct : C. Non-cooperation

99. The Muslim League advocated a separate Muslim State -

Correct : D. At the Lahore Session of 1940

100. Who was the Chairman of the Partition Council?

Correct : B. Lord Mountbatten