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 #2061
Annie Besant was associated with which movement?
A. Non-Cooperation
B. Civil Disobedience
C. Quit India
D. Home Rule Movement
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
She founded the Home Rule League in 1916.
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Question #2062
The Komagata Maru incident occurred in:
A. 1930
B. 1919
C. 1920
D. 1914
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It involved Indian passengers denied entry into Canada.
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Question #2063
Who presided over the 1907 Surat Session of Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Rash Behari Ghosh
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Surendranath Banerjee
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It led to the split between Moderates and Extremists.
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Question #2064
The Nehru Report was prepared by a committee headed by:
A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. C. Rajagopalachari
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It was a response to the Simon Commission.
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Question #2065
The first Round Table Conference was boycotted by:
A. Muslim League
B. Sikhs
C. Indian National Congress
D. Hindu Mahasabha
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Congress demanded complete independence.
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Question #2066
The Kakori Conspiracy Case involved:
A. Ram Prasad Bismil
B. Surya Sen
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Aurobindo Ghosh
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Revolutionaries looted a train in 1925.
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Question #2067
The Lahore Session of Congress in 1929 declared:
A. Purna Swaraj
B. Civil Disobedience
C. Non-Cooperation
D. Quit India
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
It was presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Question #2068
Sarojini Naidu was known as:
A. Frontier Gandhi
B. Mother of India
C. Iron Lady
D. Nightingale of India
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
She was a prominent freedom fighter and poet.
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Question #2069
The Delhi Durbar of 1911 was held during the reign of:
A. King George VI
B. King George V
C. King Edward VII
D. Queen Victoria
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The capital was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
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Question #2070
The All India Trade Union Congress was founded in:
A. 1928
B. 1919
C. 1935
D. 1920
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Lala Lajpat Rai was its first president.
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Question #2071
Who was the founder of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?
A. Sukhdev
B. Chandra Shekhar Azad
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Both
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
It was a revolutionary organization.
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Question #2072
The Gandhi Sagar Dam is associated with which river?
A. Godavari
B. Chambal
C. Narmada
D. Krishna
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It is part of post-independence irrigation projects.
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Question #2073
The integration of princely states was primarily handled by:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Maulana Azad
D. Rajendra Prasad
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
He used diplomacy and force where necessary.
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Question #2074
The first General Election in India was held in:
A. 1950
B. 1946
C. 1951-52
D. 1947
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Congress won a massive majority.
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Question #2075
Who was the first President of independent India?
A. Sardar Patel
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rajendra Prasad
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
He served from 1950 to 1962.
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Question #2076
The Tashkent Agreement was signed after:
A. 1971 War
B. 1947 Partition
C. Kargil War
D. 1965 Indo-Pak War
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Lal Bahadur Shastri died after signing it.
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Question #2077
Operation Vijay is associated with the liberation of:
A. Kashmir
B. Junagadh
C. Goa
D. Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It was conducted in 1961.
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Question #2078
The Chipko Movement was started in:
A. Bihar
B. Kerala
C. Uttarakhand
D. Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It was an environmental movement to protect trees.
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Question #2079
The Emergency was declared in India in:
A. 1962
B. 1975
C. 1971
D. 1984
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
It was imposed by Indira Gandhi.
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Question #2080
The Shah Bano Case is related to:
A. Muslim personal law
B. Uniform Civil Code
C. Both A and C
D. Hindu Code Bill
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
It sparked debates on personal laws.
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