Top 550+ Solved Modern Indian History MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Who persuaded the ratings of the RIN (Royal India Navy) to surrender on the 23rd February 1946?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Jawaharlal Nehru and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
c. Vallabh Bhai Patel and M.A Jinnah
d. Morarji Desai and J.B. Kripalani
Q. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death in Yervada Jail against -
a. British repression of the Satyagrahis
b. Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
c. Communal award of Ramsay MacDonald
d. (4) Communal riots in Calcutta.
Q. The Swadeshi Movement was launched
a. as a protest against division of Bengal
b. with a view to improve the economic condition of the people by encouraging consumption of Indian goods
c. as a protest against the massacre of Indian people at Jallianwala Bagh
d. due to the failure of the British Government to introduce responsible Government in India
Q. The 19th Century reawakening in India was confined to the
a. Priestly class
b. Upper middle class
c. Rich peasantry
d. Urban landlords
Q. The Government of India, 1919 is also known as -
a. Morley-Minto Reforms
b. Montague - Chelmsford Reforms
c. Regulating Act
d. Pitts India Act
Q. Who is called the 'Father of the Indian National Congress?
a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. A.O. Hume
c. Lokmanya Tilak
d. Surendra Nath Banerjee
Q. Gandhiji considered Khadi as a symbol of -
a. industrialisation
b. economic independence
c. economic growth
d. moral purity
Q. "India Wins Freedom" is the autobiography of -
a. Abul Kalam Azad
b. Muhammad Ali
c. Zakir Hussain
d. Syed Ahmad Khan
Q. Te transfer of Government from the Company' to the Crown' was pronounced by Lord Canning (November 1, 1858) at -
a. Calcutta
b. Delhi
c. Patna
d. Allahabad
Q. Mahatma Gandhi's remark, "A post- dated cheque on a crumbling bank" is regarding the pro posals of -
a. Simon Commission
b. Cripps Mission
c. Cabinet Mission
d. Wavel Plan
Q. Simon Commission was boycotted by the nationalist leaders of India because:
a. they felt that it was only an eyewash
b. all the members of the Commission were English
c. the members of the Commission were biased against India
d. it did not meet the demands of the Indians
Q. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
a. Lord Dalhousie
b. Lord Canning
c. Lord Ellenborough
d. Disraeli
Q. The first newspaper which was published in India was -
a. The Calculatta Gazette
b. The Calculatta Gazette
c. The Oriental Magazine of Calcutta
d. The Bengal Gazette
Q. The Portuguese built their first fort on Indian soil in the territory of the Raja of
a. Calicut
b. Cochin
c. Daman
d. Bijapur
Q. The Sati System was abolished in 1829 A.D. by -
a. Lord Curzon
b. Lord Wellesley
c. Lord Lytton
d. Lord William Bentinck