Top 550+ Solved Modern Indian History MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Provincial autonomy was introduced in India by the -
a. Indian Councils Act, 1909
b. Govenmment of India Act, 1919
c. Government of India Act, 1935
d. Indian Independence Act, 1947
Q. English education was introduced in India by -
a. Lord Curzon
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Lord Macaulay
d. Lord Dalhousie
Q. When and which Governor-General decided to make English the medium of instruction in India?
a. 1805-Lord Wellesley
b. 1845-Lord Hardinge
c. 1835-Lord William Bentick
d. 1850-Lord Dalhousie
Q. Who among the following, is acknowledged as the pioneer of Local Self- Government in India?
a. Rippon
b. Mayo
c. Lytton
d. Curzon
Q. The Aslatic society of Bengal (founded in 1784) owes its origin to -
a. Warren Hastings
b. Sir William Jones
c. Sir James Mackintosh
d. James Princep
Q. Gandhiji's movement of boycotting the foreign goods aimed at -
a. Full independence
b. Creating anti-British sentiment
c. Promotion of welfare state
d. Promotion of cottage industries
Q. Mangal Pandey fired the first shot of the Revalt of 1857 at -
a. Barrackpore
b. Meerut
c. Kanpur
d. Jhansi
Q. According to Gandhi, the scope for class struggle and love for property can be reduced by -
a. Decentralisation
b. Participatory democracy
c. Separation of Judiciary from Executive
d. Trusteeship
Q. The battle of Plassey was fought between -
a. East India Company and Shah Alam
b. East India Company and Shujauddaula
c. East India Company and Sirajuddaula
d. East India Company and Anwaruddin
Q. The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa -
a. Raghunath Rao
b. Narayan Rao
c. Madhav Rao II
d. Baji Rao II
Q. By which Charter Act, the East India Company's monopoly of trade with China came to an end?
a. Charter Act of 1793
b. Charter Act of 1813
c. Charter Act of 1833
d. Charter Act of 1853
Q. Who among the following introduced Ryotwari system in Madras?
a. Lord Hastings
b. Lord Wellesley
c. Sir Thomas Munro
d. Lord Cannemara
Q. Under whose leadership was the Chittagong Armoury Raid organised?
a. Sukhdev
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Surya Sen
d. Rajguru