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Modern Indian History | Set 3
1. Who led the Salt Satyagraha Movement with Gandhi?
A. Annie Besant
B. Mridula Sarabhai
C. Muthu Lakshmi
D. Sarojini Naidu
Correct : D. Sarojini Naidu
2. Sati was prohibited by -
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Dalhousie
Correct : C. Lord William Bentinck
3. When Mahatma Gandhi was arrested who among the following took over the leadership of Salt Satyagraha?
A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
C. Abbas Tyabji
D. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
Correct : C. Abbas Tyabji
4. During colonial period, Britislh capital was mainly invested in:
A. Infra structure
B. Industry
C. Agriculture
D. Services
Correct : C. Agriculture
5. M. A. Jinnah, in his early political life -
A. supported two nation theory
B. initiated Hindu-Muslim unity
C. imagined Pakistan as an independent State
D. was a communalist
Correct : B. initiated Hindu-Muslim unity
6. Who among the following visited Gandhiji in South Africa?
A. B. G. Tilak
B. Vallabhbhai Patel
C. G.K. Gokhale
D. J.L. Nehru
Correct : C. G.K. Gokhale
7. In which year Salt Satyagraha took place?
A. 1929
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1932
Correct : B. 1930
8. Which day was declared as the Direct Action Day' by the Muslim League?
A. 3rd September, 1946
B. 16th August, 1946
C. 16th May, 1946
D. 4th December, 1946
Correct : B. 16th August, 1946
9. When was Mahatma Gandhi arrested during the Quit India Movement' of 1942?
A. 7th August 1942
B. 30th April 1942
C. 9th August 1942
D. 5th July 1942
Correct : C. 9th August 1942
10. In hich year Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay for organizing the agrarian movement in Punjab?
A. 1905
B. 1907
C. 1909
D. 1911
Correct : B. 1907
11. Where are the traces of Portuguese culture found in India?
A. Goa
B. Calicut
C. Cannanore
D. Cochin
Correct : A. Goa
12. Who declared "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it"?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Bal Gangadhara Tilak
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. K.T. Telang
Correct : B. Bal Gangadhara Tilak
13. The Indian council Act of 1909 was popularly known as:
A. Parliament Act
B. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
C. Minto-Morely Reforms
D. The Judiciary Act
Correct : C. Minto-Morely Reforms
14. Which British Viceroy is associated with the Partition of Bengal?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Wellesley
Correct : B. Lord Curzon
15. In which year did Gandhiji undertake the famous Dandi March?
A. 1920
B. 1930
C. 1925
D. 1935
Correct : B. 1930
16. Federal form of government was introduced under the -
A. Government of India Act, 1919
B. Government of India Act, 1935
C. Indian Councils Act, 1909
D. Government of India Act, 1858
Correct : B. Government of India Act, 1935
17. Subhash Chandra Bose set up the provisional Government of Free India in -
A. Burma
B. Singapore
C. Thailand
D. Indonesia
Correct : B. Singapore
18. Who among the following was the founder of the Dravida Kazhagam?
A. Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy NaIcker
B. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
C. C. Rajagopalachari
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Correct : A. Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy NaIcker
19. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with -
A. Alipore Bomb Case
B. Kolhapur Bomb Case
C. Lahore Conspiracy Case
D. Kakori Case
Correct : A. Alipore Bomb Case
20. The Poona Pact (1932) was an agreement between:
A. Nehru and Ambedkar
B. Gandhi and Ambedkar
C. Malaviya and Ambedkar
D. Gandhi and Nehru
Correct : B. Gandhi and Ambedkar
21. Who gave the title of Sardar" to Ballabh Bhai Patel?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Vinoba Bhave
C. Women of Bardoli
D. Peasants of Gujrat
Correct : A. Mahatma Gandhi
22. The Gandhi's 'Dandi March' was a part of -
A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Home Rule League
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Correct : C. Civil Disobedience Movement
23. Find the incorrect match among the -
A. Sir Syed Murtza Khan - Aligarh Muslim University
B. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar - Ambedkar University
C. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru - Jawaharlal Nehru University
D. Madan Mohan Malviya - Banaras Hindu University
Correct : A. Sir Syed Murtza Khan - Aligarh Muslim University
24. The battle of Plessey was fought between -
A. Sirajudduala and Robert Clive.
B. None of the options
C. Mir Kasim and Robert Clive.
D. Mir Jafar and Robert Clive
Correct : A. Sirajudduala and Robert Clive.
25. Who was the first Indian to become member of British Parliament?
A. D.N. Wacha
B. Surendranath Banerjee
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Firozshah Mehta
Correct : C. Dadabhai Naoroji
26. Gandhiji's 'Satyagraha' meant an attachment to the following two elements -
A. Knowledge and religion
B. Truth and non-violence
C. Truth and chastity
D. Love of motherland and hate for colonial masters
Correct : B. Truth and non-violence
27. Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
A. Acharya Narendra Dev
B. Dayanand Saraswati
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Correct : B. Dayanand Saraswati
28. During whose Viceroyalty, the capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Harding
C. Lord Lytton
D. Lord Clive
Correct : B. Lord Harding
29. The Working Committee of National Congress sanctioned the resolution named Quit India' at -
A. Wardha
B. Nagpur
C. Mumbai
D. Delhí
Correct : A. Wardha
30. The non-cooperation movement was called off due to -
A. Jallianwalla Bagh Tragedy
B. Chauri Chaura Incident
C. Poona pact
D. Gandhi-Irwin pact
Correct : B. Chauri Chaura Incident
31. When was the railway system established in India?
A. 1969
B. 1753
C. 1853
D. 1953
Correct : C. 1853
32. The first country which discovered sea route to India was -
A. Portugal
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Britain
Correct : A. Portugal
33. Who introduced the Indian University Act?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Morelay
D. Lord Ripporn
Correct : A. Lord Curzon
34. What Satyagraha was held at Nagpur in 1923?
A. Salt Satyagraha
B. Individual Satyagraha
C. Ryots Satyagraha
D. Flag Satyagraha
Correct : D. Flag Satyagraha
35. Who was the viceroy when Delhi became the capital of British India?
A. Load Curzon
B. Lord Minto
C. Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Waveli
Correct : C. Lord Hardinge
36. Te National Anthem was first sung in the year 1911 at the Annual session of the Indian National Congress held at -
A. Pune
B. Mumbai
C. Kolkata
D. Lucknow
Correct : C. Kolkata
37. Who is known as the 'Indian Bismarck'?
A. Vallabhai Patel
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Bal Gangadhara Tilak
Correct : A. Vallabhai Patel
38. Who was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress?
A. Annie Besant
B. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
C. Kasturba Gandhi
D. Sarojini Naidu
Correct : A. Annie Besant
39. The most significant Act which declared that the sovereignty of the British Empire in India was in the hands of the British Crown was -
A. the Company's Charter Act of 1813
B. the Company's Charter Act of 1853
C. the Indian Councils Act of 1851
D. the Indian Councils Act of 1893
Correct : A. the Company's Charter Act of 1813
40. Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of Revolt of 1857?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Bentinck
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Lytton
Correct : C. Lord Canning
41. Gandhiji opposed the Communal Award because he thought this would bring -
A. Communal disunity
B. Division in the Hindu Society
C. Economic miseries to India
D. Destruction to handicrafts
Correct : B. Division in the Hindu Society
42. Federal form of Government at the centre was introduced in India under:
A. Government of India Act of 1919
B. Indian Councils Act of 1909
C. Government of India Act of 1935
D. Indian Independence Act of 1947
Correct : C. Government of India Act of 1935
43. Royal Asiatic Society' was founded by -
A. Sir William Jones
B. Sir John Marshall
C. R. D. Banerjee
D. Sir William Bentick
Correct : A. Sir William Jones
44. According to Dadabhai Naoroji Swaraj' meant -
A. Complete independence
B. Self government
C. Economic independence
D. Political independence
Correct : B. Self government
45. Which religious reformer of Western India was known as ‘Lokhitwadi’?
A. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
B. R.G. Bhandarkar
C. Mahadev Govind Ranade
D. B.G. Tilak
Correct : A. Gopal Hari Deshmukh
46. Which Governor General had entertained Ranjit Singh with great honour at Ropar?
A. Minto I
B. William Bentinck
C. Hastings
D. Auckland
Correct : B. William Bentinck
47. The Arya Samaj" was founded by -
A. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
B. Swami Vivekananda
C. Keshav Chandra Sen
D. Ishwar Chandra Vidya-sagar
Correct : A. Swami Dayananda Saraswati
48. Gandhiji believed that -
A. End justifies means
B. Means justify end
C. Neither end justifies means nor do means justify end
D. End and Means both should be justified
Correct : B. Means justify end
49. Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?
A. Macaulay's Minute
B. Hunter Commission
C. Charter Act
D. Wood's Despatch
Correct : D. Wood's Despatch
50. Who among the following controlled maximum trade in the western coastal region during 17th century?
A. Portuguese
B. Dutch
C. The house of Jagat Seth
D. Mulla Abdul Gaffar
Correct : A. Portuguese
51. Cabinet Mission came to India in the year -
A. 1946
B. 1945
C. 1942
D. 1940
Correct : A. 1946
52. Muslim League was founded in the year
A. 1900
B. 1905
C. 1906
D. 1902
Correct : C. 1906
53. In which session of Congress the demand of "Poorna Swaraj" was accepted as the aim of the Congress?
A. Calcutta
B. Madras
C. Nagpur
D. Lahore
Correct : D. Lahore
54. Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha?
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
D. Acharya J. B. Kripalani
Correct : C. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel
55. "Go back to Vedas." This call given by -
A. Ramakrishna Paramah-amsa
B. Vivekananda
C. Jyotiba Phule
D. Daynand Saraswati
Correct : D. Daynand Saraswati
56. Give below are the names of prominent leaders and their respective operational areas during the revolt period. Select the incorrect pair.
A. Rani LaxmibaiIndore
B. Khan Bahadur Khan-Ru-helkhand
C. Kunwar Singh Sahabacd
D. Nana Saheb-Kanpur
Correct : A. Rani LaxmibaiIndore
57. Wo was the National leader who wrote History of India on the walls of the Andaman Cellular Jail?
A. Nandanlal Bose
B. Ambedkar
C. Vir Savarkar
D. Jyotiba Phule
Correct : C. Vir Savarkar
58. The province of Bengal was partitioned into two parts in 1905 by -
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Dufferin
D. Lord Curzon
Correct : D. Lord Curzon
59. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad started an Urdu Weekly, The Al-Hilal in 1912, but, on its being banned by the Government, he founded at Al-Balagh in -
A. 1913
B. 1914
C. 1915
D. 1916
Correct : C. 1915
60. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
A. Robert Clive
B. Warren Hastings
C. William Bentinck
D. Cornwallis
Correct : B. Warren Hastings
61. Which scripture was called his mother by Gandhiji?
A. Ramayana
B. The New Testament
C. Bhagwat Gita
D. The Holy Quran
Correct : C. Bhagwat Gita
62. The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) fought in the Second World War against -
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Italy
D. Great Britain
Correct : D. Great Britain
63. Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the governorship of -
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Hardinge-I
Correct : B. Lord Curzon
64. Which of the following authorized the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law?
A. Rowlatt Act of 1999
B. Government of India Act of 1935
C. Indian Councils Act of 1909
D. Government of India Act of 1919
Correct : A. Rowlatt Act of 1999
65. Gandhi-Irwin Pact is associated with -
A. Quit India Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Khilafat Movement
D. Rowlatt Agitation
Correct : B. Civil Disobedience Movement
66. Which among the following States was forced to merge itself with the Union of India after 1947?
A. Hyderabd
B. Kashmir
C. Patiala
D. Mysore
Correct : A. Hyderabd
67. Who gave the solgan - Jai Hind'?
A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Moti Lal Nehru
D. Mahatma Gandhi
Correct : A. Subhash Chandra Bose
68. Wich Party was established by Subhash Chandra Bose after he came out of Indian National Congress?
A. Indian National Army
B. Republican Party
C. Forward Block
D. Socialist Party
Correct : C. Forward Block
69. The Rama Krishna Mission was established by:
A. Vivekananda
B. Rama Krishna
C. M.G. Ranade
D. Keshab Chandra Sen
Correct : A. Vivekananda
70. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?
A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
Correct : C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
71. Which of the following was established first?
A. Banaras Hindu University
B. University of Bombay
C. Aligarh Muslim University
D. University of Allahabad
Correct : B. University of Bombay
72. Who gave the mantra "Do or Die" for this struggle?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Correct : A. Mahatma Gandhi
73. hich Charter Act brought to an end, the East India Company's monopoly in India's foreign trade?
A. Charter Act of 1853
B. Charter Act of 1793
C. Charter Act of 1813
D. Charter Act of 1833
Correct : C. Charter Act of 1813
74. Where did the Black-Hole tragedy took place?
A. Monghyr
B. Calcutta
C. Murshidabad
D. Dacca
Correct : B. Calcutta
75. Which Brigadier was associated with Jallianwala Bagh tragedy?
A. General Dyer
B. Arthur Wellesly
C. General Harris
D. Colonel Wellesly
Correct : A. General Dyer
76. Who coined the slogan "Inquilab Zindabad"?
A. Subash Chandra Bose
B. Balagangadhar Tilak
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Sukhdev
Correct : C. Bhagat Singh
77. Who introduced Western education?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Correct : A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
78. The system of Budget was introduced in India during the Viceroyalty of -
A. Canning
B. Dalhousie
C. Ripon
D. Elgin
Correct : A. Canning
79. Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of Indian independence?
A. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
B. J. B. Kriplani
C. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
Correct : B. J. B. Kriplani
80. Who is popularly known as the Grand Old Man of India?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Madan Mohan Malaviya
C. Mahadeva Govinda Ranade
D. Surendranath Banerjee
Correct : A. Dadabhai Naoroji
81. Who was the founder of the Indian National Army?
A. Nehru
B. Subhash Chandra Bose
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Gandhiji
Correct : B. Subhash Chandra Bose
82. There are no politics devoid of religion' is stated by -
A. Nehru
B. Gandhi
C. Vinoba Bhave
D. Jaya Prakash Narayan
Correct : B. Gandhi
83. Who betrayed Siraj-ud-Daula in the Battle of Plassey in 1757?
A. Hyder Ali
B. Mir Qasim
C. Mir Jaffar
D. Nawab of Oudh
Correct : C. Mir Jaffar
84. Who gave the title of "Mahamana” to Madan Mohan Malviya?
A. Dada Bhai Naurozi
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Correct : C. Mahatma Gandhi
85. Who was the Viceroy at the time of Quit India Movement?
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Lin Lithgow
D. Lord Irwin
Correct : C. Lord Lin Lithgow
86. In 1937, the Congress formed ministries in -
A. 7 states
B. 9 states
C. 5 states
D. 4 states
Correct : A. 7 states
87. Which was the main cause for starting of the Quit India Movement in 1942?
A. Severe unrest among the people
B. Report of Simon Commission
C. Failure of the Cripps Mission
D. British involved in the World War II
Correct : C. Failure of the Cripps Mission
88. Which was the first Indian newspaper that was printed?
A. The Hindu
B. The Bengal Gazette
C. The Anand Bazaar Patrika
D. The Times of India
Correct : B. The Bengal Gazette
89. Who, among the following was associated with the Ghadar Movement?
A. Shyamaji Krishnavarma
B. M. N. Roy
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Lala Har Dayal
Correct : D. Lala Har Dayal
90. Which of the following movements was NOT led by Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Champaran Satyagraha
B. Wahabi Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Civil Disobedience Movement
Correct : B. Wahabi Movement
91. The hero of the Kakori 'Dacoity' case was -
A. Ramprasad Bismil
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Batukeshwar Datta
D. Barkatulla
Correct : A. Ramprasad Bismil
92. The person responsible for introducing the conception of Dyarchy in the1919 Act was
A. Montague
B. Tez Bahadur Sapru
C. Lionel Curtis
D. Chelmsford
Correct : A. Montague
93. The Quit India Movement was launched in 1942 in the month of -
A. January
B. March
C. August
D. December
Correct : C. August
94. Who was the first English President of the Indian National Congress?
A. George Yule
B. William Wedderburn
C. A.O. Hume
D. Henry Cotton
Correct : A. George Yule
95. High Courts were established in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in -
A. 1935
B. 1919
C. 1892
D. 1861
Correct : D. 1861
96. Who was the first Women President of Indian National Congress?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Sucheta Kripalani
C. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
D. Annie Besant
Correct : D. Annie Besant
97. The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as -
A. The Montagu Declaration
B. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
C. The Morley-Minto Reforms
D. The Rowlatt Act
Correct : C. The Morley-Minto Reforms
98. The famous revolutionary song ‘Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamare dil main hai……’ was composed by -
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Khudiram Bose
C. Chandrasekhar Azad
D. Ramprasad Bismil
Correct : D. Ramprasad Bismil
99. The 'Doctrine of Lapse' was first applied to the Princely State of -
A. Satara
B. Jhansi
C. Oudh
D. Jaunpur
Correct : A. Satara
100. Naokhali is situated in -
A. West Bengal
B. Bangladesh
C. Tripura
D. Bihar
Correct : B. Bangladesh