Modern Indian History MCQs
Multiple choice questions on Modern Indian History & Freedom Struggle for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
1. Who is often called as Hindu Luther of Northern India ?
[A] Dayanand Saraswati
[B] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
[C] Radhakant Dev
[D] Keshav Chandra Sen
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Correct Answer: B [ Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar ]
Notes:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a great 19th century Bengali scholar, reformer, writer and philanthropist, whose ideas remain relevant even in modern India. He had devoted his life to improving the status of Hindu widows and encouraging remarriage. The outcome of these efforts was the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act of 1856. That’s why he has come to be called the Hindu Luther of Northern India.
2. On which among the following dates, execution of Bhagat Singh took place ?
[A] March 19,1931
[B] April 23, 1931
[C] March 23, 1931
[D] March 14, 1931
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Correct Answer: C [March 23, 1931]
Notes:
Bhagat Singh was convicted and executed at the young age of 23 for his involvement in the assassination of John Saunders (Lahore Conspiracy Case). Saunders was a British police officer. Bhagat Singh and his comrades sought revenge for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai which was caused by brutal police. They were convicted after a trial by a Special Tribunal which sentenced them to death by hanging. On 23 March, 1931, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were executed.
3. During which of the following years, Port Blair was the headquarters of the Azad Hind government under Subhash Chandra Bose?
[A] 1941-42
[B] 1942-43
[C] 1943-44
[D] 1944-45
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Correct Answer: C [1943-44]
Notes:
The Provisional Government of Free India, Azad Hind was created in October 1943. During the time of World War II, from the year 1943 to 1944, Port Blair served as the headquarters of the Azad Hind government.
4. Who has initiated the slogan ” Inqlab Zindabad”?
[A] Bhagat Singh
[B] Chandra shekahar Azad
[C] Iqbal
[D] Hasrat Mohani
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Correct Answer: D [Hasrat Mohani]
Notes:
“Inquilab Zindabad phrase which translates to “Long Live the Revolution!” was a revolutionary chant during the British rule over India. It was coined by Maulana Hasrat Mohani.
5. Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms which formed the base of Government of India Act 1919, introduced which of the following in India ?
[A] Self governance
[B] Dyarchy
[C] Indian Administrative Services
[D] Indian police Services
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Correct Answer: B [Dyarchy]
Notes:
The Government of India Act 1919 started Dyarchy in provinces. It divided the administrative subject into Transferred and Reserved. Center’s controlling power over the provinces were reduced. Bicameral legislature was set up in the center i.e., the upper house or Council of states and lower house or Legislative Assembly. A high commissioner was appointed in London with the responsibility related to Indian affairs.
6. Paunar Ashram is related to which of the following social activist?
[A] Vinoba Bhave
[B] Baba Amte
[C] Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
[D] Ambedkar
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Correct Answer: A [Vinoba Bhave]
Notes:
Paunar Ashram was founded by the great social reformer and activist Acharya Vinoba Bhave for the treatment of leprosy patients
7. Who founded the Servants of India Society?
[A] Gopal Krishna Gokhle
[B] Dadabhai Nauroji
[C] Raja Ram Mohan roy
[D] Mahatma Gandhi
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Correct Answer: A [Gopal Krishna Gokhle]
Notes:
Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale to build a dedicated group of people for social service and reforms. In the field of famine relief, union organisation, cooperatives and uplift of tribals and depressed, the Society did commendable work.
8. Which of the following movement was started to support Muslim resentment against ottoman Empire Policy of British?
[A] Moplah Riots
[B] Khilafat Movement
[C] Reshmi Rumal Movement
[D] Ghadar Conspiracy
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Correct Answer: B [Khilafat Movement]
Notes:
The Khilafat Movement (1919-20 ) was essentially a movement to express Muslim support for the Caliph of Turkey against the allied powers particularly Britain.
9. At which of the following sessions, the Indian National Congress adopted a significant resolution against the use of Indian troops in China, Mesopotamia and Persia?
[A] 1920 Calcutta Session
[B] 1923 New Delhi Session
[C] 1927 Madras Session
[D] 1931 Karachi Session
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Correct Answer: C [1927 Madras Session]
Notes:
The Madras session of INC was presided over by M.A. Ansari in the year 1927. During this session INC passed a resolution against the use of Indian troops in China, Iran, Parsia and Mesopotamia. Resolution of boycotting the Simon Commission was also passed and the adoption of the resolution of Purna Swaraj took place.
10. A manifesto known as “Philosophy of the Bomb”, was brought out by which among the following organizations?
[A] Ghadar Party
[B] Hindustan Republic Association
[C] Hindustan Socialist Republic Association
[D] Jugantar
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Correct Answer: C [Hindustan Socialist Republic Association]
Notes:
Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) was established in the year 1924. The founding members of the organizatio were Ram Prasad Bismil, Sachindra Nath Sanyal, Dr. Jadugopal Mukherjee. Later it became Hindustan Socialist Republican Association in 1928. Chandra Sekhar Azad was an Indian revolutionary leader who organised the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in 1924. He died on 27 February 1931 at Azad Park in Allahabad while fighting with the police.
