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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 #661
Who founded the All India Harijan Sangh in 1932?
A. B. R. Ambedkar
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
D. Jyotirao Phule
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Mahatma Gandhi founded the All India Harijan Sangh in 1932 after the Poona Pact, to work for the upliftment of the depressed classes (Harijans). He also started the weekly 'Harijan'.
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Question #662
The Theosophical Society was founded in India by which of the following?
A. Annie Besant
B. Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott
D. Swami Vivekananda and Colonel Olcott
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Theosophical Society was founded in New York in 1875 by Madame H. P. Blavatsky and Colonel H. S. Olcott. They moved the headquarters to Adyar, Madras, in 1882. Annie Besant later became its prominent leader.
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Question #663
The Widow Remarriage Act was passed in 1856 due to the efforts of which social reformer?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Jyotirao Phule
D. Mahadev Govind Ranade
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar tirelessly campaigned for widow remarriage. His efforts led to the passage of the Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act in 1856, making the remarriage of Hindu widows legal.
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Question #664
Who founded the Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth-Seekers' Society) in 1873?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Jyotirao Phule
C. B. R. Ambedkar
D. Mahadev Govind Ranade
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule founded the Satyashodhak Samaj in Pune in 1873 to fight against caste discrimination and work for the upliftment of the lower castes and women.
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Question #665
The Aligarh Movement was started by which Muslim reformer?
A. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B. Badruddin Tyabji
C. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
D. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan launched the Aligarh Movement to promote modern education among Muslims. He founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875, which later became Aligarh Muslim University.
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Question #666
Who started the newspaper 'Al-Hilal' to propagate nationalist ideas?
A. Hasrat Mohani
B. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
C. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
D. Syed Ahmad Khan
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad published the Urdu weekly 'Al-Hilal' in 1912 to promote Hindu-Muslim unity and nationalist ideas. The British banned it in 1914.
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Question #667
The Khudai Khidmatgar (Red Shirts) movement was started by which leader?
A. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D. Hakim Ajmal Khan
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as the 'Frontier Gandhi', started the Khudai Khidmatgar movement among the Pashtuns of the North-West Frontier Province. Its volunteers wore red shirts as a uniform.
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Question #668
The Indian National Congress split into Moderates and Extremists at which session?
A. Banaras, 1905
B. Surat, 1907
C. Calcutta, 1906
D. Madras, 1908
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Surat session of the INC in 1907 witnessed a major split between the Moderates, led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, and the Extremists, led by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, over the question of methods of struggle.
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Question #669
Which prominent Moderate leader is known as the 'political guru' of Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Pherozeshah Mehta
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Surendranath Banerjee
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Mahatma Gandhi considered Gopal Krishna Gokhale as his political guru. Gokhale was a moderate leader and founder of the Servants of India Society.
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Question #670
The 'All India Muslim League' was founded in which year?
A. 1909
B. 1906
C. 1913
D. 1905
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The All India Muslim League was founded on 30 December 1906 in Dhaka during the annual meeting of the All India Muhammadan Educational Conference. Nawab Salimullah of Dhaka played a key role.
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Question #671
Who among the following was the first Indian to join the Viceroy's Executive Council?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Surendranath Banerjee
C. Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
D. B. R. Ambedkar
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha (later Lord Sinha) became the first Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council in 1909, under the Minto-Morley Reforms.
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Question #672
Who was the founder of the Ghadar Party?
A. Lala Har Dayal
B. Chandrashekhar Azad
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Bhagat Singh
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Ghadar Party was founded in 1913 in San Francisco, USA, by Lala Har Dayal along with Sohan Singh Bhakna and others, to organise a revolution against British rule in India.
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Question #673
The 'Komagata Maru' incident of 1914 is associated with which issue?
A. Indian immigration to Canada
B. Indian students in Britain
C. Indian labourers in South Africa
D. Indian soldiers in World War I
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Komagata Maru was a Japanese steamship chartered to carry Indian immigrants to Canada. In 1914, the ship was denied entry at Vancouver, and it was forced to return to India, where a clash with police resulted in deaths.
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Question #674
The 'Champaran Satyagraha' of 1917 was related to which problem?
A. Land revenue
B. Salt tax
C. Forest rights
D. Indigo plantation
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Champaran Satyagraha (1917) in Bihar was Mahatma Gandhi's first major movement in India. It was against the forced cultivation of indigo by European planters under the 'tinkathia' system.
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Question #675
The famous 'Delhi Conspiracy Case' of 1912 is associated with an assassination attempt on which Viceroy?
A. Lord Hardinge
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Minto
D. Lord Chelmsford
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
On 23 December 1912, an attempt was made on the life of Viceroy Lord Hardinge during a state entry into Delhi. The attack was carried out by revolutionaries led by Rash Behari Bose.
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Question #676
The 'Nehru Report' of 1928 was drafted by a committee headed by which leader?
A. Motilal Nehru
B. Tej Bahadur Sapru
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Nehru Report was prepared by a committee chaired by Motilal Nehru in response to the Simon Commission. It demanded dominion status for India and rejected separate electorates.
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Question #677
Who gave the slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' (Long Live the Revolution)?
A. Maulana Hasrat Mohani
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Chandrashekhar Azad
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The slogan 'Inquilab Zindabad' was coined by Maulana Hasrat Mohani, a famous Urdu poet and freedom fighter. It was later popularized by Bhagat Singh and his comrades.
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Question #678
The Central Legislative Assembly Bombing took place in which year?
A. 1929
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1928
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
On 8 April 1929, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly in Delhi to protest against repressive bills. They willingly courted arrest to use the trial as a platform.
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Question #679
Who among the following revolutionaries was executed on 23 March 1931 along with Rajguru and Sukhdev?
A. Udham Singh
B. Chandrashekhar Azad
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Ram Prasad Bismil
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar, and Shivaram Rajguru were hanged on 23 March 1931 in the Lahore Conspiracy Case for the murder of British police officer J. P. Saunders. 23 March is observed as Shaheed Diwas.
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Question #680
The 'Karachi Session' of the INC in 1931 is famous for which resolution?
A. Quit India resolution
B. Non-Cooperation resolution
C. Fundamental Rights and Economic Policy resolution
D. Purna Swaraj resolution
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Karachi session of 1931, presided over by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, adopted the landmark resolution on Fundamental Rights and the National Economic Programme, drafted largely by Jawaharlal Nehru.
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