Modern Indian History (1857 to the present) | Set 1
1. Who founded Brahma Samaj?
2. Dayantha Saraswathy founded …........
3. In 1917 Annie Besant was elected …........ of the Indian Natioanl Congress.
4. Which sect of Bhudhism flourished in Ceylon?
5. The battle of plassey took place in the year .
6. The Drain Theory was propounded by
7. Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British state of
8. .Tipu Sultan was the ruler of
9. .Wellesely came to India as governor general in
10. Hindu college Calcutta founded by
11. The leader of Revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was ….........?
12. India struggle for Independence is a book edited by
13. The battle of Buxar took place in the year
14. S N D P formed in the year …......
15. Panditha Rama Bai belongs to …...........
16. Which was the first news paper in India?
17. Social back ground of Indian Nationalism is a work by …...
18. How many branches of Home rule league did Bal Gangadhar Tilak setup?
19. . The papers New India and “common weal “ were started by …........
20. Where and when the extremists were readmitted in to the congress ?
21. 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 ?
22. Where was the first section of Indian National Congress held in 1885
23. Who presided over the second session of INC?
24. In which session the Indian National Congress split in to the Moderates and the
extremists?
25. Who was the first women president of Indian Natioanl Congress?
26. Who was the Viceroy of India during Swadeshi Movement ?
27. Who among the following is not the chief architect of Swadeshi Movement ?
28. Who setup Swadesh Bandhab Samiti to propagate the Swadeshi Movement ?
29. Who was the president of Indin Natioanl Congress during Swadeshi movement ?
30. Which of the following extremist leader murdered Kennedy on april 30,1908 ?
31. The revolt of 1857 began at …........
32. The head quarters of the Ramakrishna Ashramam is at …........?
33. Who abolished dyrachy system?
34. Mangal Pandey was executed on
35. Who was the first martyr of the Revolt ?
36. Which part of India witnessed the revolt of 1857?
37. India Struggle for Independence is a book edited by
38. The treaty of Sreerangapattanam was between
39. Permanent settlement proved harmful mostly to
40. The permanent settlement was introduced in India by
41. India came directly under the British empire by ….........
42. The Second Carnatic war was fought between
43. .How many years did the third Carnatic war last?
44. .Name the Irish lady who was elected first women president of Indian national
Congress ?
45. In which place khar party was founded?
46. Which was the oldest daily in India?
47. When was Queen Victoria”s proclamatiom
48. When was the Indian association formed ?
49. When was the Bengal Province partioned ?
50. When was Indian Councils Act announced ?
51. . Who was the president of Indian national congress during Benagl partion ?
52. Bal Gangadhar Tilak born on …....................
53. Which of the following is not related to Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?
54. Which of the folllowing personality is considerd as father of Indian Unrest ?
55. In ….....Annie Besant founded the Home Rule League.
56. In 1913 Annie Besant started a journal called …........
57. .In 1913 ,Annie Besant founded Central Hindu College High School at …........
58. Annie Besant was first women to support …......... in England.
59. Name the philosopher who believed that freedom is the keynote of spiritual
life.?
60. Who is the chief exponent of Two nation theory
61. The doctrine of Hindutva was expounded by
62. The theory of ‘Cultural Nationalism’ was expounded by
63. V.D Savarkar was born in
64. Who is regarded as the pragmatic social reformer?
65. In which year Mohammed Ali- Jinnah was elected to the Imperial Legislative
Council from Bombay?
66. Tilak regarded that Swaraj was not only a right but a
67. Sree Narayana Guru was born in
68. SNDP Yogam was formed in the year
69. The doctrine of Ramarajya was expounded by
70. Who is the Champion of secularism?
71. Who regarded the villages as the centre of Indian economic organization?
72. Gandhism is not merely a political creed it is
73. Name the important work of V.D. Savarkar
74. Who condemned Gandhism as a reactionary social philosophy?
75. Independent India was founded by :
76. Doctrine of Total Revolution was expounded by
77. Radical Democratic party was organised by
78. Who is the champion of the doctrine of ‘social revolution through human
Revolution’?
79. Jinnh’s Two –nation Theory was adopted on
80. The concept of four pillar state was advocated by
81. Who considered Jinnah as an ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity?
82. Jinnah’s two nation theory was adopted as the
83. Azad Muslim conference’ was formed in
84. Name the political leader who supported two nation theory
85. All Indian Muslim League was started in :
86. Glimpses of world History’ was written by
87. Who is the author of Discovery of India?
88. The fundamental principles of Pancha shila were laid down in the year;
89. B.R. Ambedker was born in
90. A public meeting was held on 13th April 1919 at ................in a smallpark
enclosed by buildings on all sides to protest against the Rawlatt Act.
91. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2nd October..............
92. Gandhiji came back to India from South Africa, in the year...
93. . ......................., who led the Congress party, introduced Mahatma Gandhi to
the concerns in India and the struggle of the people.
94. The Kheda Satyagraha and Champaran agitation in 1918 was one
of...................first significant steps to achieve Indian independence.
95. Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, .............gave the call for Quit India Movement.
96. On 9th of August, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi and the entire Congress Working
Committee were arrested in................
97. During the First World War, ................joined the central powersagainst
Britain.
98. A Khilafat Committee was formed under the leadership of Mahammad Ali,
...................., Maulana Azad and Hasrat Mohini to organise a Country-wide agitation.
99. The main object of Khilafat Movement was to force the ..............Government
to change its attitude towards Turkey and to restore the Sultan.
100. October 17, ................was observed as Khilafat Day, when the Hindus along
with Muslims in fasting observed hartal on that day.