Modern History of India MCQs

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Modern History of India MCQs

Practice Modern History of India MCQs with answers and detailed explanations covering the advent of Europeans, British rule in India, Governor-Generals and Viceroys, socio-religious reform movements, Revolt of 1857, Indian National Congress, freedom struggle, constitutional developments, important sessions, revolutionary movements, Gandhian era, partition of India and independence. These questions are designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Defence, Teaching and other competitive examinations.

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Question #1981
The Lucknow Session of Congress in 1916 was presided by:
A. Ambica Charan Mazumdar
B. Annie Besant
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It coincided with the Lucknow Pact.
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Question #1982
The Dandi March started from:
A. Sevagram
B. Porbandar
C. Sabarmati Ashram
D. Wardha
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Gandhi began the 240-mile march to Dandi on 12 March 1930.
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Question #1983
Who was the Viceroy during the Partition of India?
A. Lord Linlithgow
B. Lord Wavell
C. Lord Irwin
D. Lord Mountbatten
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
He oversaw the transfer of power in 1947.
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Question #1984
The All India Muslim League was founded in:
A. 1885
B. 1916
C. 1920
D. 1906
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It was established at Dhaka to protect Muslim interests.
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Question #1985
The 'Do or Die' slogan was given by Gandhi during:
A. Swadeshi Movement
B. Civil Disobedience
C. Non-Cooperation
D. Quit India Movement
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It was part of his speech at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in 1942.
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Question #1986
The Hunter Commission was appointed to inquire into:
A. Education reforms
B. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
C. 1857 Revolt
D. Partition of Bengal
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It investigated the Punjab disturbances of 1919.
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Question #1987
Who among the following was not a moderate leader?
A. Pherozeshah Mehta
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Tilak was an extremist leader known for 'Swaraj is my birthright'.
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Question #1988
The INA trials were held at:
A. Calcutta
B. Meerut
C. Bombay
D. Red Fort
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The trials of INA officers inspired the freedom movement.
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Question #1989
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms led to:
A. Separate electorates
B. Dyarchy in provinces
C. Dominion status
D. Provincial autonomy
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Introduced in 1919 through the Government of India Act.
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Question #1990
The Tebhaga Movement was in:
A. Punjab
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bengal
D. Bihar
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It was a peasant movement for sharecroppers' rights.
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Question #1991
The 'Satyameva Jayate' is taken from:
A. Bhagavad Gita
B. Ramayana
C. Rig Veda
D. Mundaka Upanishad
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It was adopted as India's national motto.
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Question #1992
The first session of the Round Table Conference was held in:
A. 1931
B. 1932
C. 1929
D. 1930
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Congress boycotted the first session.
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Question #1993
The Morley-Minto Reforms introduced:
A. Provincial autonomy
B. Separate electorates
C. Dominion status
D. Bicameral legislature
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It expanded legislative councils with communal representation.
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Question #1994
Who was the Governor-General during the 1857 Revolt?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Curzon
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
He handled the suppression of the revolt.
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Question #1995
The 'Purna Swaraj' resolution was passed in:
A. 1930
B. 1942
C. 1920
D. 1929
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
At the Lahore Session of Congress presided by Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Question #1996
The Ghadar Party was founded by:
A. Aurobindo Ghosh
B. Lala Hardayal
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It aimed at overthrowing British rule through armed revolution.
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Question #1997
The Ryotwari Settlement was introduced in:
A. Bengal
B. Punjab
C. Madras and Bombay
D. Awadh
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It was a direct settlement with cultivators by Thomas Munro.
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Question #1998
The 'Vande Mataram' song was written by:
A. Subramania Bharati
B. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Sarojini Naidu
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It was composed in his novel Anandamath.
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Question #1999
The 'Mahatma' title was given to Gandhi by:
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Tagore bestowed the title during the freedom struggle.
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Question #2000
The Salt Satyagraha was a part of:
A. Civil Disobedience Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Non-Cooperation Movement
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It violated the British salt monopoly.
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