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The Tarkeshwar movement of 1924 in Bengal was against:

  1. Corruption in temples
  2. Violence
  3. Arrest of political leaders
  4. Communalism
Modern Indian History

Ryotwari system was started by?

  1. Thomas Munro
  2. Martin Bird
  3. Cornwallis
  4. Lord Dalhousie
Modern Indian History

Gandhiji withdrew the Movement of Satyagrah in 1922 on account of:

  1. Chauri Chaura violence
  2. Arrest of Congressmen
  3. British Government agreed to fulfil the demands of Gandhiji
  4. Absence of people's support
Modern Indian History

Who among the following was the founder of 'Dev Samaj':

  1. Vallabhbhai Patel
  2. Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. Sivanarayan Agnihotri
  4. Ramkrishna Paramhansa
Modern Indian History

Match the following list-I and list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Authors) - List-II (Books)

A. Mahatma Gandhi - 1. India Divided
B. Ram Manohar Lohia - 2. India Wins Freedom
C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad - 3. Hind Swaraj
D. Abul Kalam Azad - 4. The Wheel of History

Code:
A B C D

  1. 1 3 4 2
  2. 4 3 2 1
  3. 3 4 1 2
  4. 4 3 2 1
Modern Indian History

Arrange the following into chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. Muhammad Shah
B. Jahandar Shah
C. Alamgir II
D. Ahmadshah

Codes:

  1. A C D B
  2. B A D C
  3. C A B D
  4. D B C A
Modern Indian History

Which freedom fighter died in jail while of hunger strike?

  1. Bhagat Singh
  2. Bipin Chandra
  3. Jatin Das
  4. S.C. Bose
Modern Indian History

Which one of the following is not correctly matched:

  1. Lord Cornwallis - Permanent Settlement
  2. Lord Wellesley-Subsidiary Alliance System
  3. Lord Hastings - Second Anglo Maratha War
  4. Lord William Bentinck - Regulation XVII of 1829
Modern Indian History

Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?

  1. 1885 – Foundation of Indian National Congress
  2. 1905 – The Partition of Bengal
  3. 1909 – Morley-Minto Reforms
  4. 1930 – Non-co-operation Movement
Modern Indian History

Who amongst the following had demanded first the dominion status for India?

  1. Raj Gopalachari and Sardar Patel
  2. Pt. Motilal Nehru and Govind Ballabh Pant
  3. Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Jaykar
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru and Jagjeevan Ram
Modern Indian History

Who is the exponent of the theory of "economic drain" of India during the British rule:

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji
  2. M. N. Roy
  3. Jai Prakash Narayan
  4. Ram Monohar Lohia
Modern Indian History

Kanpur Conspiracy Case was against leaders of:

  1. Khilafat movement
  2. Non-cooperation movement
  3. Communist movement
  4. Revolutionary movement
Modern Indian History

Carnatic war was fought between:

  1. English and French
  2. English and Dutch
  3. English and Marathas
  4. Haider Ali and Marathas
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The event, during the national movement, that sowed seeds of discord and country's eventual partition, was:

  1. Birth of Muslim League, 1906
  2. Partition of Bengal, 1905
  3. Gandhiji's support to the khilafat movement
  4. Separate electorate and reservation of seats for the Muslims in legislative assemblies
Modern Indian History

The Congress supported the Khilafat Movement mainly for:

1. Reinstatement of Caliph
2. Removal of Caliph
3. Getting the sympathy of the Muslims
4. Marginalising Jinnah in the Congress

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

  1. 1 and 3
  2. 2 and 4
  3. 3 and 4
  4. 1 and 4
Modern Indian History

Who resigned from the membership of Viceroy's Executive Council as a protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Rabindranath Tagore
  3. Shankaran Nair
  4. Jamnalal Bajaj
Modern Indian History

In the Hunter Commission report, special emphasis was laid on the development of:

  1. Girls’ education
  2. Higher education
  3. Primary education
  4. Technical education
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Who among the following was NOT associated with the revolt of 1857?

  1. Begum Hazrat Mahal
  2. Kunwar Singh
  3. Udham Singh
  4. Maulvi Ahmadullah
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Who were the first Europeans to come to India for trade ?

  1. Dutch
  2. English
  3. French
  4. Portuguese
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Who was the first President of All India trade union Congress?

  1. Dewan Chaman Lal
  2. Lala Lajpat Rai
  3. N.G. Ranga
  4. Swami Sahajanand
Modern Indian History

Sir Thomas Munro was Governor of Madras during years

  1. 1820-1827 AD
  2. 1822-1829 AD
  3. 1819-1826 AD
  4. 1818-1825 AD
Modern Indian History

The transfer of capital from Delhi to Daulatabad was ordered by:

  1. Sultan Firoze Tughlaq
  2. Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
  3. Sultan Mubarak
  4. Sultan Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Modern Indian History

The French failed to establish power in the Deccan because:

  1. Dupleix was not a capable general
  2. The English had a strong army
  3. The french were not liked by the Indians
  4. Pondicherry was not a strategic centre
Modern Indian History

The official historian of India's struggle for independence was:

  1. R.C. Majumdar
  2. Tarachand
  3. V.D. Savarkar
  4. S.N. Sen
Modern Indian History