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. Which of the following kingdoms granted the “Golden Farman” to British to trade freely in the state?
[A] Hyderabad
[B] Bijapur
[C] Golkunda
[D] Ahmednagar
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Correct Answer: C [Golkunda]
Notes:
In 1632, the English East India Company secured an important trade concession from the Qutb Shahi rulers of the Golkonda kingdom in southern India. Known as the “Golden Farman”, this royal decree granted the East India Company the right to freely trade within Golkonda by paying an annual duty of 500 pagodas (gold coins).
2. Who was the last independent Nawab of Bengal?
[A] Siraj ud Daula
[B] Mir Kasim
[C] Mir Jafar
[D] Shujaud daula
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Correct Answer: A [Siraj ud Daula]
Notes:
Siraj ud Daula succeeded Alivardi Khan (Maternal grandfather) as the Nawab of Bengal in 1756 when he was 23. He lost the Battle of Plassey on 23 June 1757 due to the betrayal of Mir Jafar (Commander of Nawab’s army). He is considered to be the last independent Nawab of Bengal.
3. Which among the following is not a work of Rabindranath Tagore?
[A] The Gardner
[B] Gitanjali
[C] King of Dark Chamber
[D] All of the above are works of Rabindranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above are works of Rabindranath Tagore]
Notes:
The Gardener was published in 1913. Gitanjali was published in 1910, The King of the Dark Chamber (Originally Raja, 1910) was published in 1914. In the year 1913, he won Nobel prize (First non-European) in literature.
4. In which year split in All India Trade Union Congress took place?
[A] 1920
[B] 1925
[C] 1929
[D] 1935
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Correct Answer: C [1929]
Notes:
The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was the oldest trade union federations in India which was established on 31 October 1920 at Bombay. Lala Lajpat Rai was the first president of the organization. In the year 1929, at the 10th Session in Nagpur the split of AITUC took place.
5. The main objective of British developing India Railway system was to facilitate the traffic between?
[A] Source of raw material and export centers
[B] Source of raw material and ports
[C] Source of raw material and production centers
[D] Source of raw material and markets
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Correct Answer: C [Source of raw material and production centers]
Notes:
During the time of Lord Dalhousie, the first passenger train was ran between Bombay (Bori Bunder) and Thane on 16th April 1853. But the purpose of constructing the rail network was not for the development of India. The main purpose of rail network was just to quench their desire i.e., creating channel between source of raw material and production centers, sending of military to the remote places, collection of raw materials from India etc.
6. Which among the following Treaty left Raghunath Rao retire on Pension?
[A] Treaty of Bassein
[B] Treaty of Salbai
[C] Treaty of Poona
[D] Treaty of Madras
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Correct Answer: B [Treaty of Salbai]
Notes:
The Treaty of Salbai was signed on 17 May 1782, between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company. As per the treaty, the British accepted Madhav Rao Narayan as the Peshwa. Raghunath Rao was granted a scholarship of Rs. 3 lakhs per annum. The English acquired Salsette and some parts of Bombay. They returned the captured Maratha territory.
7. Which of the following acts first time explicitly defined the constitutional position of the British territories in India?
[A] The Regulating Act of 1773
[B] The Charter Act of 1813
[C] The Charter Act of 1833
[D] Act of 1858
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Correct Answer: B [The Charter Act of 1813]
Notes:
Charter Act 1813 was passed by the British Parliament to renew the charter of British East India Company and continue the rule of the same in India. It for the first time explicitly defined the constitutional position of the British territories in India and also empowered the Local Governments in India to impose taxes on persons and to punish for its evasion.
8. The Indian Independence League (1942) was founded by whom in Tokyo?
[A] Taraknath Das
[B] Raja Mahendra Pratap
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Rash Bihari Bose
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Correct Answer: D [Rash Bihari Bose]
Notes:
To remove the British colonial rule over India, Rash Bihari Bos, a veteran freedom fighter, founded Indian Independence League in 1942 at Tokyo, Japan.
9. Under the leadership of whom the Ramosi Uprising (1825-26) took place in Satara?
[A] Chittur Singh
[B] Vasudev Balwant Phadke
[C] Velu Thampi
[D] Ramabai Ranade
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Correct Answer: A [Chittur Singh]
Notes:
To protest against heavy assessment of land revenue and very harsh methods of its collection, the Ramosi Uprising (1825-26) took place at Satara, Maharashtra under the leadership of Chittur Singh.
10. Who was the founder of the newspaper “Socialist”?
[A] M.K.Gandhi
[B] K.M.Pannikar
[C] S.A. Dange
[D] S. Sadanand
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Correct Answer: C [S.A. Dange]
Notes:
In 1922, Shripad Amrit Dange started the first socialist journal of India called the Socialist. He also played an important role in the formation of Maharashtra state.
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