Modern Indian History Selected Questions and Answers Set 5

Q.1:- Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the year 1946 ?

  1. Rajendra Prasad
  2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. Rajagopalachari

Q.2:- During the Indian Freedom struggle, who among the following proposed that Swaraj should be defined as complete independence free from all foreign control ?

  1. Mazharul Haque
  2. Maulana Hasarat Mohani
  3. Hakim Ajmal Khan
  4. Abul Kalam Azad

Q.3:- The goal of the Lahore Congress (1929) was ?

  1. Self-Government for India
  2. Federal Government for India
  3. Complete Independence for India
  4. Local Self-Government for India

Q.4:- When was Non-Cooperation Movement called off ?

  1. 12th February, 1922
  2. 20th February, 1922
  3. 19th February, 1922
  4. 28th February, 1922

Q.5:- Which of the following struggles of Mahatma Gandhi was related to industrial workers ?

  1. Champaran Satyagraha
  2. Ahmedabad Struggle
  3. Kheda Struggle
  4. None of these

Q.6:- With which of the following movements was Gandhiji not associated ?

  1. Khilafat Movement
  2. Individual Satyagraha Movement
  3. Quit India Movement
  4. Swadeshi Movement

Q.7:- Who was the author of the book ‘My Experiments with Truth’ ?

  1. Aurobindo Ghosh
  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  3. K. Gandhi
  4. Vinoba Bhave

Q.8:- In the context of the Indian freedom struggle 16th October, 1905 is well-known for which one of the following reasons ?

  1. Partition of Bengal took place
  2. The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta Town Hall
  3. Dadabhai Naoroji declared that goal of Indian National Congress was Swaraja
  4. Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona
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Q.9:- In which of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of Hunger Strike as a weapon ?

  1. Ahamedabad Strike, 1918
  2. Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919
  3. Non-Cooperation Movement, 1920-22
  4. Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928

Q.10:- In which city of South Africa was Mahatma Gandhi beaten up and thrown off the pavement by the white people ?

  1. Cape Town
  2. Durban
  3. Johannesburg
  4. Pretoria

Q.11:- Who was the President of India National Congress when the Mountbatten Plan was accepted ?

  1. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  2. Sardar Patel
  3. Maulana Azad
  4. B. Kripalani

Q.12:- Which one of the following writings is not related to Mahatma Gandhi ?

  1. My Experiments with Truth
  2. Harijan
  3. The Holy Family
  4. Hind Swaraj

Q.13:- Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of India on ?

  1. 26th October, 1947
  2. 26th October, 1948
  3. 26th November, 1948
  4. None of these
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Q.14:- During India’s struggle for independence who was the first to start ‘Satyagraha’ ?

  1. Sardar Patel
  2. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  3. Vinoba Bhave
  4. Mahatma Gandhi

Q.15:- Who of the following said, ‘Mahatma Gandhi, like fleeting phantom raises dust but not the level’ ?

  1. R. Ambedkar
  2. A. Jinnah
  3. D. Savarkar
  4. None of these

Q.16:- Who was the Commander-in-Chief of INA before Subhash Chandra Bose ?

  1. Giani Pritam Singh
  2. Mohan Singh
  3. Major Fuzihara
  4. Suraj Mal

Q.17:- Who was the Nationalist Leader to be elected as Speaker of Central Legislative Assembly in 1925 ?

  1. Motilal Nehru
  2. Vitthalbhai Patel
  3. Vallabhbhai Patel
  4. R. Das

Q.18:- Who were directly related to the Poona Pact of 1932 ?

  1. Indian Women
  2. Indian Labour Class
  3. Indian Farmers
  4. Indian Depressed Classes

Q.19:- The President of India National Congress at the time of partition of India was ?

  1. Rajagopalachari
  2. B. Kripalani
  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru
  4. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

Q.20:- Who was the first Indian Woman to preside over the Indian National Congress ?

  1. Sarojini Naidu
  2. Padmaja Naidu
  3. Annie Besant
  4. Pritilata Waddekar
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Q.21:- The system of Competitive Examination for Civil Services was accepted in principle in the year ?

  1. 1833
  2. 1853
  3. 1858
  4. 1882

Q.22:- Who wrote the book ‘Life Divine’ ?

  1. Mulk Raj Anand
  2. Abul Kalam Azad
  3. Aurobindo Ghosh
  4. Jawahar Lal Nehru

Q.23:- Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as Indian Civil Service (ICS) ?

  1. Warren Hastings
  2. Wellesley
  3. Cornwallis
  4. William Bentick

Q.24:- Who among the following was the first Governor General of Bengal ?

  1. Robert Clive
  2. William Bentick
  3. Marquess Wellesley
  4. Warren Hastings

Q.25:- Who founded independent Sultanate of Bengal ?

  1. Ilias Shah
  2. Murshid Quli Khan
  3. Hussain Shah
  4. Alivardi Khan