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.
Question #121
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Who was the main leader of the 'Paglapanthi' movement, a semi-religious sect that revolted against British zamindars in Bengal during the 1820s?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Paglapanthis were a tribal order led by Karam Shah. His son Tipu Shah organized the tenant farmers against colonial zamindars' rent exactions.
The Paglapanthis were a tribal order led by Karam Shah. His son Tipu Shah organized the tenant farmers against colonial zamindars' rent exactions.
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Question #122
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The 'Faraizi Movement' of East Bengal was founded in 1818 under the leadership of whom?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Haji Shariatullah founded the Faraizi Movement to encourage Muslims to fulfill their fundamental duties ('faraiz') and reject un-Islamic practices introduced under colonial rule.
Haji Shariatullah founded the Faraizi Movement to encourage Muslims to fulfill their fundamental duties ('faraiz') and reject un-Islamic practices introduced under colonial rule.
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Question #123
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Who among the following was the leader of the 'Wahabi Movement' in India during its peak phase in the 1820s and 1830s?
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Syed Ahmed Barelvi of Rae Bareli was the chief champion of the Wahabi revivalist movement in India, establishing a network stretching from Patna to the Northwest.
Syed Ahmed Barelvi of Rae Bareli was the chief champion of the Wahabi revivalist movement in India, establishing a network stretching from Patna to the Northwest.
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Question #124
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The 'Kuka Movement' to purge Sikhism of its socio-religious impurities and resist British rule was formally launched in Punjab under whose spiritual leadership?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Kuka or Namdhari movement started under Bhagat Jawahar Mal (Sian Sahib) and Baba Balak Singh in western Punjab, later transforming into a political movement under Baba Ram Singh.
The Kuka or Namdhari movement started under Bhagat Jawahar Mal (Sian Sahib) and Baba Balak Singh in western Punjab, later transforming into a political movement under Baba Ram Singh.
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Question #125
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The highly controversial Ilbert Bill was introduced during the viceroyalty of Lord Ripon in which year?
Correct Answer: Option A
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The Ilbert Bill was drafted by Sir Courtenay Ilbert and introduced in February 1883, provoking an organized backlash among European residents in India.
The Ilbert Bill was drafted by Sir Courtenay Ilbert and introduced in February 1883, provoking an organized backlash among European residents in India.
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Question #126
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Who among the following British officials was killed in Pune in 1897 by the Chapekar brothers?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Damodar and Balkrishna Chapekar assassinated Plague Commissioner W. C. Rand and Lieutenant Ayerst due to the military's tyrannical enforcement of anti-plague measures in Pune.
Damodar and Balkrishna Chapekar assassinated Plague Commissioner W. C. Rand and Lieutenant Ayerst due to the military's tyrannical enforcement of anti-plague measures in Pune.
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Question #127
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The 'Anushilan Samiti' branch in Dhaka was founded in 1906 under the leadership of whom?
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Pulin Behari Das founded the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti in November 1906, which went on to become an extraordinarily disciplined revolutionary network in eastern Bengal.
Pulin Behari Das founded the Dhaka Anushilan Samiti in November 1906, which went on to become an extraordinarily disciplined revolutionary network in eastern Bengal.
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Question #128
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The 'Delhi Conspiracy Case' of 1912 involved a bomb attack on which British Viceroy while he was making an official entry into Delhi?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Revolutionaries led by Rash Behari Bose and Sachindra Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Chandni Chowk as the capital was being shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
Revolutionaries led by Rash Behari Bose and Sachindra Sanyal threw a bomb at Viceroy Lord Hardinge II in Chandni Chowk as the capital was being shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
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Question #129
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Who founded the 'Indian Home Rule Society' in London in February 1905?
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Shyamji Krishna Varma established the Indian Home Rule Society and India House in London in 1905 to support Indian nationalist students abroad.
Shyamji Krishna Varma established the Indian Home Rule Society and India House in London in 1905 to support Indian nationalist students abroad.
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Question #130
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Who among the following unfurled the first version of the Indian National Flag at the International Socialist Congress held in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1907?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Madam Bhikaji Cama unfurled an early design of the tricolor flag representing independent India at Stuttgart on August 22, 1907.
Madam Bhikaji Cama unfurled an early design of the tricolor flag representing independent India at Stuttgart on August 22, 1907.
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Question #131
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The Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) was founded in October 1924 at which of the following places?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The HRA was formed at a conference in Kanpur by Sachindra Nath Sanyal, Ram Prasad Bismil, Jogesh Chandra Chatterji, and others to overthrow British rule via armed struggle.
The HRA was formed at a conference in Kanpur by Sachindra Nath Sanyal, Ram Prasad Bismil, Jogesh Chandra Chatterji, and others to overthrow British rule via armed struggle.
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Question #132
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The Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) was renamed as Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) in September 1928 at a historic meeting held at:
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Under the leadership of Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh, the HRA met at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi and formally adopted socialism as its primary goal, renaming the outfit.
Under the leadership of Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh, the HRA met at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi and formally adopted socialism as its primary goal, renaming the outfit.
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Question #133
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To avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai, Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev assassinated which British police official in Lahore in December 1928?
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The revolutionaries targeted Assistant Superintendent of Police John Saunders, mistakenly identifying him as James A. Scott, the officer responsible for the lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai.
The revolutionaries targeted Assistant Superintendent of Police John Saunders, mistakenly identifying him as James A. Scott, the officer responsible for the lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai.
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Question #134
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Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru were executed by hanging in Lahore Central Jail on which exact date?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar were hanged on March 23, 1931, in connection with the Lahore Conspiracy Case.
Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Rajguru, and Sukhdev Thapar were hanged on March 23, 1931, in connection with the Lahore Conspiracy Case.
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Question #135
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The revolutionary leader Chandrashekhar Azad attained martyrdom on February 27, 1931, during a shootout with the police at:
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Surrounded by police at Alfred Park (now Chandrashekhar Azad Park) in Allahabad, Azad fought bravely and shot himself with his final bullet to fulfill his pledge of never being captured alive.
Surrounded by police at Alfred Park (now Chandrashekhar Azad Park) in Allahabad, Azad fought bravely and shot himself with his final bullet to fulfill his pledge of never being captured alive.
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Question #136
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Who among the following was the prominent lady revolutionary who shot dead the district magistrate of Comilla, C.G.B. Stevens, in December 1931?
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Two young schoolgirls, Santi Ghosh and Suniti Chowdhury, assassinated the district magistrate Stevens as an act of revolutionary protest.
Two young schoolgirls, Santi Ghosh and Suniti Chowdhury, assassinated the district magistrate Stevens as an act of revolutionary protest.
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Question #137
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Who among the following was the lady revolutionary who fired point-blank at the Bengal Governor Stanley Jackson during the convocation ceremony of Calcutta University in 1932?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Bina Das, an alumnus of Diocesan College, shot at Governor Stanley Jackson while receiving her degree at the Senate House of Calcutta University in February 1932.
Bina Das, an alumnus of Diocesan College, shot at Governor Stanley Jackson while receiving her degree at the Senate House of Calcutta University in February 1932.
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Question #138
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Who led the famous non-violent salt satyagraha raid on the Dharasana Salt Works in May 1930 after the arrest of Mahatma Gandhi?
Correct Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Following Gandhiji's arrest, the Dharasana Satyagraha was led by Sarojini Naidu and Imam Saheb (a close friend of Gandhi), where peaceful protestors were brutally beaten by police.
Following Gandhiji's arrest, the Dharasana Satyagraha was led by Sarojini Naidu and Imam Saheb (a close friend of Gandhi), where peaceful protestors were brutally beaten by police.
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Question #139
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The 'Vedaranyam Salt Satyagraha' in the Madras Presidency during 1930 was led by which leader?
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
C. Rajagopalachari organized and led the Salt March from Trichinopoly to Vedaranyam along the Tanjore coast in tandem with the Dandi March.
C. Rajagopalachari organized and led the Salt March from Trichinopoly to Vedaranyam along the Tanjore coast in tandem with the Dandi March.
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Question #140
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Who led the Salt Satyagraha march along the Malabar coast from Calicut to Payyanur in 1930?
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
K. Kelappan, popularly known as the 'Kerala Gandhi', organized the Civil Disobedience salt marches on the Malabar coast.
K. Kelappan, popularly known as the 'Kerala Gandhi', organized the Civil Disobedience salt marches on the Malabar coast.
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