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 founded Madras Labour Union?
[A] Subodh Banerjee
[B] B.P. Wadia
[C] Lala Lajpat Rai
[D] Bharat Bhushan Pandey
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Correct Answer: B [B.P. Wadia]
Notes:
Bahman Pestonji Wadia, commonly known as B.P. Wadia, was a prominent theosophist and labour activist born on 8th October 1881 in Mumbai, India and passed away on 20th August 1958 in Bangalore, India. He was initially part of the Theosophical Society Adyar, and later joined the United Lodge of Theosophists. On 13th April 1918, together with V. Kalyanasundaram Mudaliar, Wadia founded the Madras Labour Union, one of the first ever organised labour unions in India.
2. Who among the following played a dominant role in establishing the All India Trade Union Congress?
[A] Basawon Singh (Sinha)
[B] Subodh Banerjee
[C] Lala Lajpat Rai
[D] Ashok Mehta
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Correct Answer: C [Lala Lajpat Rai]
Notes:
The All India Trade Union Congress is the oldest trade union federations in India and one of the five largest. It was founded on 31 October 1920 in Bombay by Lala Lajpat Rai and Joseph Baptista. It was the primary trade union organization in India. Since then it has been associated with the Communist Party of India.
3. The first victim of the British policy of Subsidiary Alliance was___?
[A] Avadh
[B] Mewar
[C] Mysore
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: D [Hyderabad]
Notes:
A subsidiary alliance is an alliance between a dominant nation and a nation that it dominates.The 1st victim of the policy of subsidiary alliance of Lord Wellesley was the Nizam of Hyderabad.
4. The Congress is in reality a civil war without arms.The above statement was made by ___?
[A] W. Wedderburn
[B] Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan
[C] D.W. Bethune
[D] Lord Dufferin
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Correct Answer: B [Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan]
Notes:
The above statement was made by Sir Saiyid Ahmad Khan, who denounced congress in blunt terms. “The Congress is in reality,” he said, “a civil war without arms. The object of a civil war is to determine in whose hands the rule of the country shall rest.”
5. In which among the following provinces of India, the first signs of unrest during the mutiny of 1857 appeared?
[A] Madras
[B] Bombay
[C] Punjab
[D] Bengal, Bihar and Odisha
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Correct Answer: D [Bengal, Bihar and Odisha]
Notes:
The first signs of unrest during the mutiny of 1857 was evident in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha. In 1824 it was started with Barrackpore revolt. The actual revolt started on 10th May 1857 in Meerut.
6. Who among the following was the first Indian to get selected in ICS (Indian Civil Services)?
[A] Ras Bihari Bose
[B] Satyendra Nath Tagore
[C] Devendranath Tagore
[D] Surendranath Banerjee
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Correct Answer: B [Satyendra Nath Tagore]
Notes:
Satyendranath Tagore was selected for the Indian Civil Service in June, 1863. He completed his probationary training and returned to India in November 1864. He was posted as Judge, Satara after this examination.
7. 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.
8. Which among the following leaders is known to had raised his voice against the Salt Tax in the first session of Indian National Congress in 1885 at Bombay ?
[A] Bhagwan Das
[B] S. A. Saminatha Iyer
[C] W. C. Bannerjee
[D] P. Ananda Charlu
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Correct Answer: B [S. A. Saminatha Iyer]
Notes:
S. A. Saminatha Iyer or Thanjavur Saminatha Iyer (death:1899) was a lawyer, landlord, politician and theosophist who served as Chairman of the Tanjore municipality and a delegate to the 1885, 1886, 1887, 1889 and 1894 sessions of the Indian National Congress. He spoke against salt tax in the first session conducted in 1885.
9. Which among the following was not a Pre-Indian National Congress Organization?
[A] Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
[B] Servants of India Society
[C] National Indian Association
[D] Indian National Association
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Correct Answer: B [Servants of India Society]
Notes:
Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale along with Natesh Appaji Dravid, Gopal Krishna Deodhar and Anant Patwardhan. Objective of this society was to promote social and human development and overthrow the British rule in India.
10. Both the processes of transfer of power and the partition of India were hurried through in ____ days.
[A] 68
[B] 70
[C] 72
[D] 85
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Correct Answer: C [72]
Notes:
Clement Attlee served the post of British Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951. On February 20, 1947 Atlee declared the British would quit India before 30th June 1948. The processes of transfer of power and the partition of India were hurried by 72 days. The Indian Independnce bill was introduced on 4th July, 1947. It received Royal assent on 18th July, 1947 and came into force on 15th August, 1947.
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