Top 550+ Solved Modern Indian History MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Why was the Simon Commission boycotted by the Indians?
a. It did not include any Indian as a member
b. It did not have any woman member
c. It was appointed before the stipulated time
d. It refused to meet prominent Indian leaders
Q. ‘Lucknow Pact' was a deal between -
a. Indians and the British about legislative seats
b. Hindus and Muslims regarding seat sharing in legislatures
c. Depressed castes and Brahmins about job reservations
d. Hindus and Sikhs about job reservations
Q. In which of the following systems of land settlement adopted by the English did provide more protection to the interests of farmers?
a. Permanent Settlement of Bengal
b. Ryotwari Settlement of Madras
c. Zamindari Settlement of Central States
d. Malgujari (land revenue) Setternent of United State
Q. Which one of the following libraries has the largest collection of manuscripts of historical value?
a. Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library
b. Tanjavur Maharaja Serfoji Saraswati Mahal Library
c. Asiatic Society Library
d. Rampur Raza Library
Q. Gandhi's concept of Trusteeship:
a. Recognises right of private ownership of property
b. Transforms the capitalistic society into an egalitarian one
c. Excludes legislative regulation of the ownership and use of wealth
d. Does not fix minimum or maximum income
Q. According to Mahatma Gandhi which of the following is correct?
a. Religion is to be separated from politics
b. Politics and religion must go hand in hand.
c. Religion should be completely banned.
d. Politics must be completely eliminated from socio-economic life
Q. November 26, 1949 is a significant day in our constitutional history because -
a. India took a pledge of complete independence on this day
b. The Constitution was adopted on this day
c. India became a Republic on this day
d. The first amendment of the Constitution was passed on this day
Q. The issue on which the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 was launched was -
a. equal employment opportunities for Indians
b. the proposed execution of Bhagat Singh
c. salt monopoly exercised by the British Government
d. complete freedom
Q. Who wrote : "Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna Ab Hamaare Dil Mein Hai"?
a. Mohammed Iqbal
b. Ramprasad Bismil
c. Kazi Nazrul Islam
d. Firaq Gorakhpuri
Q. 'Dyarchy' was introduced in the Government of India Act of -
a. 1909
b. 1919
c. 1935
d. None of these
Q. Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India?
a. Puducherry
b. Mahe
c. Goa
d. Chandarnagar
Q. Who from the following leaders was not assassinated?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Liaqat Ali Khan
c. Muhammed Ali Jinnah
d. Lord Louis Mountbatten
Q. The original name of Swami Dayananda Saraswati was -
a. Abhi Shankar
b. Gowri Shankar
c. Daya Shankar
d. Mula Shankar
Q. Who represented India in the Second Round Table Conference?
a. Aruna Asaf Ali
b. Sucheta Kripalani
c. Sarojini Naidu
d. Kalpana Joshi
Q. What was the ultimate goal of Mahatma Gandhi's Salt Satyagraha?
a. repeal of Salt Satyagraha
b. curtailment of the Government's power
c. economic relief to the common people
d. 'Purna Swaraj' for India