Modern Indian History MCQs

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The Treaty of Seringapatam was signed on 18 March 1792 at the end of the Third Anglo-Mysore War. Its signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British East India Company, representatives of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Maratha Empire, and Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore.

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In Court, Tilak declared Swaraj ha maza janmasidha adhikar aahe ani to mi milavinach” in court when he was under trial for a sedition case against him. Later Tilak was sent to Mandalay jail for six years.

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Surendranath Banerjee was one of the earliest political leaders during the British Rule. He founded the newspaper “The Bengalee” in 1879 and founded the Indian National Association with Anandmohan Bose, the first Indian political organization of its kind on July 26, 1876. He is renowned today as pioneer leader of Indian politics. He published an important work, A Nation in Making, which was widely acclaimed. The British respected him and referred to him during his later years as “Surrender Not Banerjee”.

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Fazlul Haq, the premier of Bengal, who along with Muslim League had formed the government of Bengal Province ,moved a resolution ,which was passed by Muslim League. In this session ,Jinnah in his presidential address gave the famous Two.Nation Theory as fellows: “India cannot be assumed today to be Unitarian and homogeneous nation,but on the contrary ,there are two nations in the main- the Hindus and Muslims”. The term Pakistan was not used in this session. Gandhiji rejected the two nation theory.

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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel- known as the “Iron Man of India” or “Bismarck of India”. Patel was most fervent supporter of Gandhi’s proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience to force the British to Quit India. He participated in Gandhi’s call for individual disobedience, and was arrested in 1940 and imprisoned for nine months. He also opposed the proposals of the Cripps’ mission in 1942.

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First Anglo-Afghan War (1839 to 1842) is also known as Auckland’s Folly. It was a stupe project of Lord Auckland which resulted in the death of thousands of British (Indian) soldiers and waste of Crores of Rupees.

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The Kakori Conspiracy was a train dacoity that took place between Kakori and, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925. The robbery was organised by the Hindustan Republican Association. Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad, Sachindra Bakshi, Keshab Chakravarty, Manmathnath Gupta, Mukundi Lal, Banwari Lal, Kundan Lal were associated with the robbery. Ram Prasad Bismil, Thakur Roshan Singh, Rajendra Nath Lahiri and Ashfaqullah Khan were hanged later.

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Afonso de Albuquerque, the second governor of Portuguese India, is revered for founding the Portuguese colonial empire in India. In 1510, his strategic acumen and naval prowess led to the acquisition of Goa from the ruler of Bijapur. This significant feat expanded the Portuguese footprint in India, paving the way for extensive trade and cultural influence in the subcontinent.

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Salt Satyagraha began with the Dandi March on March 12, 1930 and was the part of the first phase of the Civil Disobedience Movement. Gandhi led the Dandi march from Sabarmati Ashram to the sea coast near the village of Dandi. In this journey of 24 days and covering a distance of 390 kilometer, thousands of people joined him. He reached Dandi on April 6, 1930, and broke the salt law.
This triggered the Civil Disobedience Movement and millions of Indians jumped in the tumult.

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The National Herald is an Indian newspaper which was founded on 9th September 1938. India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru founded it and used as a tool to attain independence.