Top 550+ Solved Modern Indian History MCQ Questions Answer
Q. The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League came closer to each other in 1916 at -
a. Lahore
b. Amritsar
c. Lucknow
d. Haripura
Q. Permanent Revenue Settlement of Bengal was introduced by -
a. Clive
b. Hastings
c. Wellesley
d. Cornwallis
Q. Gandhi wanted to realize 'truth through
a. Ahimsa (Non-violence)
b. Dharma (Religion)
c. Karma (Service)
d. Dhyana (Meditation)
Q. In 199, for the first time, Gandhiji tried out his specific techniques of controlled mass struggle in a native state. He allowed a close associate of his to lead a Satyagraha. Who was he?
a. K. T. Bhashyam in Mysore
b. Jamnalal Bajaj in Jaipur
c. Vallabh Bhai Patel in Rajkot
d. Nebakrushna Chaudhri in Dhenkanal
Q. One tme associate of Mahatma Gandhi, broke off from him and launched a radical movement called 'self-respect movement. Who was he?
a. P. Thyagaraja Sheti
b. Chhatrapati Maharaj
c. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
d. Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
Q. Who introduced the permanent settlement in Bengal?
a. Lord Cornwallis
b. Lord Dalhousie
c. William Bentinck
d. Lord Curzon
Q. When was the first passenger train run in India?
a. January 1848
b. April 1853
c. May 1857
d. April 1852
Q. Mahatma Gandhi owed his inspiration for civil disobedience and non-payment of taxes to -
a. Thoreau
b. Leo Tolstoy
c. John Ruskin
d. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Q. Who propounded the theory of Economic Drain of India' during British imperialism?
a. W.C. Bannerji
b. Dadabhai Naoroji
c. Gopalkrishna Gokhale
d. Gandhiji
Q. Durig whose Veceroyship did the High Courts come into existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay?
a. Warren Hastings
b. Lord Cornwallis
c. John Lawrence
d. Lord Dalhousie
Q. Who was popularly known as Nana Saheb"?
a. Baji Rai I
b. Balaji Baji Rao
c. Balaji Vishwanath
d. Madhav Rao
Q. Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
a. Abolition of machinery
b. Establishment of village industries
c. Adoption of non-violence
d. Trusteeship theory
Q. Which one of the following was the first English ship that came to India?
a. Elizabeth
b. Bengal
c. Red Dragon
d. Mayflower
Q. Who created the Madras Presidency as it existed till Indian Independence?
a. Sir Thomas Munro
b. Lord Hastings
c. Lord cornwallis
d. Lord Welliesley