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 #581
The 'Lucknow Pact' was signed between:
A. Congress and Sikhs
B. Muslim League and British
C. Congress and British
D. Congress and Muslim League
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Lucknow Pact (1916) was an agreement between the INC and the All India Muslim League on constitutional reforms.
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Question #582
The 'Navjivan' and 'Young India' newspapers were edited by:
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Gandhi edited 'Navjivan' in Gujarati and 'Young India' in English.
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Question #583
The 'Muddiman Committee' was appointed to:
A. Examine the working of Dyarchy
B. Investigate Jallianwala Bagh
C. Plan partition
D. Reform the police
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Muddiman Committee (1924) reviewed the operation of the Government of India Act 1919 (Dyarchy).
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Question #584
The 'First Phase of the Revolutionary Movement' in India is associated with:
A. Rash Behari Bose
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Chapekar brothers
D. Surya Sen
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Chapekar brothers assassinated the Plague Commissioner Rand in 1897, an early revolutionary act.
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Question #585
The 'States Reorganisation Act' (1956) was based on the recommendations of the:
A. JVP Committee
B. Sarkaria Commission
C. Dhar Commission
D. Fazal Ali Commission
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Fazal Ali Commission (1953) recommendations led to the States Reorganisation Act 1956.
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Question #586
The 'Swaraj Party' won majority in which legislative council in 1923?
A. Madras
B. Bengal
C. Bombay
D. Punjab
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Swaraj Party emerged as the largest party in the Bengal Legislative Council.
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Question #587
The 'Kesari' newspaper was started by:
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Mahatma Gandhi
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Tilak started the Kesari (Marathi) and Mahratta (English) newspapers.
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Question #588
The 'Indo-Afghan Treaty' of Friendship was signed in 1950 but pre-1950, the 'Treaty of Rawalpindi' of 1919 recognized:
A. Durand Line
B. British supremacy
C. Afghan independence
D. Sikh empire
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) ended the Third Anglo-Afghan War and recognized Afghan independence.
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Question #589
The 'Anushilan Samiti' was a revolutionary organisation in:
A. Madras
B. Bengal
C. Punjab
D. Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Anushilan Samiti was founded in Bengal for revolutionary activities.
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Question #590
The 'Peasant movement' in Oudh (1920-21) was led by:
A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Swami Sahajanand
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Baba Ramchandra
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Baba Ramchandra led the peasant movement in Oudh (UP) against taluqdars.
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Question #591
The 'Bhagat Singh' was influenced by which ideology?
A. Marxism and anarchism
B. Gandhian non-violence
C. Integral humanism
D. Theosophy
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Bhagat Singh was influenced by socialist and Marxist ideas, as well as anarchist philosophies.
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Question #592
The 'Silver Jubilee' of King George V was in 1935, and a proclamation was made regarding:
A. Partition of India
B. Government of India Act 1935
C. Dominion status
D. Round Table Conference
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Government of India Act 1935 was passed as part of the reforms, not directly the jubilee.
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Question #593
The 'Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel' is known for the integration of princely states, which was largely completed by:
A. 1947
B. 1956
C. 1950
D. 1948
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Most princely states were integrated by 1948, with Hyderabad and Junagadh acceding by 1948.
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Question #594
The 'Dhar Commission' (1948) was related to:
A. Centre-state relations
B. Linguistic reorganisation of states
C. Press freedom
D. Civil liberties
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Linguistic Provinces Commission (Dhar Commission) rejected language as the basis for reorganisation.
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Question #595
The 'JVP Committee' included Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, and:
A. Maulana Azad
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Pattabhi Sitaramayya
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
JVP Committee: Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel, Pattabhi Sitaramayya (Congress President).
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Question #596
The 'All India Radio' was known before independence as:
A. Imperial Radio
B. Indian Broadcasting Company
C. Voice of India
D. Radio India
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
All India Radio was originally the Indian Broadcasting Company, formed in 1927.
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Question #597
The 'Indian National Army' trials sparked widespread protests, including:
A. Royal Indian Navy mutiny
B. Peasant uprisings
C. Bombay mutiny
D. Army rebellion
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The INA trials and the RIN mutiny of 1946 were linked expressions of anti-British sentiment.
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Question #598
The 'Wavell Plan' proposed:
A. Plebiscite in Kashmir
B. Complete independence
C. An all-Indian Executive Council except Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief
D. Partition
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Wavell Plan at Simla Conference proposed an Executive Council with all Indian members except the Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief.
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Question #599
The 'Indian National Congress' launched the individual civil disobedience in 1940 under the leadership of:
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. C. Rajagopalachari
D. Vinoba Bhave
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Individual Satyagraha was launched by Gandhi, selecting Vinoba Bhave as the first satyagrahi.
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Question #600
The 'Hindustan Republican Association' was formed by:
A. Ram Prasad Bismil and others
B. Chandrashekhar Azad
C. Surya Sen
D. Bhagat Singh
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The HRA was founded in 1924 by Ram Prasad Bismil, Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee, Sachindranath Sanyal.
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