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Recent MCQs

Which has been considered as "Magna Carta" of English Education System in India ?

  1. Macauley’s Minute, 2nd Feb, 1835
  2. Woods dispatch on Education, 1854
  3. Hunter's Education Commission, 1882-83
  4. The Hartog Committee, 1929
Modern Indian History

The McMahon line demarcates the boundary between which of the following options ?

  1. Sikkim and China
  2. Arunachal Pradesh and China
  3. Uttarakhand and China
  4. Himachal Pradesh and China
Modern Indian History

Statement (S): In the Second World War Indian National Congress cooperated with Britishers.
Reason (R): Because they hoped for complete independence.

  1. Both S and R are correct, and R clearly explains S
  2. S and R both are correct but R does not explain the S
  3. S is true, R is false
  4. R is true but not S
Modern Indian History

Who suggested the idea of the Indian National Army?

  1. Mohan Singh
  2. Niranjan Singh Gill
  3. Shah Nawaz
  4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Modern Indian History

Where was the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association founded in 1928?

  1. Kanpur
  2. Delhi
  3. Allahabad
  4. Lahore
Modern Indian History

Which one of the following Satyagrahas was not lead by Mahatma Gandhi?

  1. Quit India Movement
  2. Civil Disobedience
  3. Bardoli
  4. Kheda
Modern Indian History

In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress, Mahatma Gandhi had said, "Gandhi may die but Gandhism will remain forever."?

  1. Ramgarh Session, 1940
  2. Lahore Session, 1929
  3. Calcutta Session, 1928
  4. Karachi Session, 1931
Modern Indian History

"Depressed Classes League" was established by:

  1. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
  2. Babu Jagjiwan Ram
  3. N.S. Kajrolkar
  4. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule
Modern Indian History

Match the following:

A. Bardoli Satyagraha - 1. Gandhi
B. Champaran Satyagrah- 2. Ram Singh
C. Kuka Andolan- 3. Gaffar Khan
D. Red Shirt Movement - 4. Sardar Patel

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

Which one of the following Congress leaders was fully in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan:

  1. Jawahar Lai Nehru
  2. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  3. Mahatma Gandhi
  4. Sardar Patel
Modern Indian History

The first editor of the journal 'Indian Opinion' was

  1. M.K. Gandhi
  2. Albert West
  3. Mahadev Desai
  4. Mansukhlal Nazar
Modern Indian History

Who for the first time described Mahatma Gandhi as "Father of Nation"?

  1. Sarojini Naidu
  2. Sardar Patel
  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. Subhash Chandra Bose
Modern Indian History

Who started the individual Satyagraha ?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. Vinoba Bhave
Modern Indian History

The First Indian to contest and election to the British House of Commons was:

  1. DadaBhai Naoroji
  2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  3. Pheroze Shah Mehta
  4. W. C. Bannerjee
Modern Indian History

Which of the following was proposed in Gandhi-Irwin agreement?

  1. Non-cooperation movement
  2. Khilafat movement
  3. Round table movement
  4. Civil disobedience movement
Modern Indian History

Which of the following occurred last?

  1. Annexation Policy
  2. Partition of Bengal
  3. Permanent Settlement
  4. Subsidiary Alliance
Modern Indian History

In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of hunger strike as a weapon?

  1. Non-Cooperation Movement
  2. Rowlatt Satyagraha
  3. Ahmedabad Strike
  4. Bardoli Satyagraha
Modern Indian History

Which of the following Acts transferred the Government of India from East India Company to the Crown ?

  1. Government of India Act 1858
  2. Indian Councils Act 1861
  3. Royal Titles Act 1876
  4. Indian Councils Act 1892
Modern Indian History

In whose reign permanent settlement was started?

  1. Warren Hastings
  2. Lord Cornwallis
  3. Sir John Shore
  4. Lord Wellesley
Modern Indian History

Where was Mahatma Gandhi when a raid was made by Congress Volunteers on Dharsana Salt Depot?

  1. In Yervada Jail
  2. In Sabarmati Jail
  3. In Agha Khan Palace Poona
  4. In Ahmadnagar Fort Jail
Modern Indian History

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

1) Poona Pact
2) Gandhi-Irvin Agreement
3) Cripps Mission
4) Civil Disobedience Movement

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

Which of the following statements regarding Dr. B.R. Ambedkar are correct? Select the correct answer from the code given below the statements.

1. He founded Siddharth College.
2. He started his journal Mook Nayak in 1920.
3. He founded Depressed Class Institute in 1922.
4. He was the first Defence Minister of India.

Code:

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

The Brahma Samaj is based on the principle of

  1. Monotheism
  2. Polytheism
  3. Atheism
  4. Monism
Modern Indian History

When was the designation "Sadar-I-Riyasat" of Jammu and Kashmir changed to "Governor"?

  1. 1948
  2. 1950
  3. 1952
  4. 1965
Modern Indian History