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 #1421
The 'Jallianwala Bagh massacre' took place on 13 April 1919. Who was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab?
A. Sir Michael O'Dwyer
B. Lord Chelmsford
C. General Dyer
D. Sir John Simon
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sir Michael O'Dwyer was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab, and he endorsed Dyer's actions.
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Question #1422
The 'Khilafat Movement' was suspended in 1924 after which event?
A. Gandhi's arrest
B. The abolition of the Caliphate by Turkey
C. The arrest of the Ali brothers
D. The Chauri Chaura incident
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The movement ended after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk abolished the Ottoman Caliphate in 1924.
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Question #1423
The 'Moplah Rebellion' of 1921 initially was against landlords but later took a communal turn. In which district did it occur?
A. Kozhikode
B. Thiruvananthapuram
C. Ernakulam
D. Malappuram
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The rebellion mainly occurred in the Malappuram district of Kerala.
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Question #1424
The 'Prince of Wales' visited India in November 1921. Who boycotted the visit?
A. Muslim League
B. Indian National Congress
C. Hindu Mahasabha
D. Sikhs
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Congress boycotted the visit of the Prince of Wales in 1921.
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Question #1425
The 'Chauri Chaura incident' occurred on 5 February 1922. Where is Chauri Chaura?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh (Gorakhpur)
D. Bihar
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Chauri Chaura is in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh.
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Question #1426
The 'Swaraj Party' was founded in 1923. Its first president was?
A. C. R. Das
B. Motilal Nehru
C. N. C. Kelkar
D. Vithalbhai Patel
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
C. R. Das was the first president and Motilal Nehru the secretary.
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Question #1427
The 'Kanpur Conspiracy Case' (1924) involved communists. Who among the following was NOT an accused?
A. Shaukat Usmani
B. Muzaffar Ahmed
C. S. A. Dange
D. Bhagat Singh
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Bhagat Singh was not involved in the Kanpur Conspiracy Case.
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Question #1428
The 'Hindustan Republican Association' was founded in 1924. Who was its chief organiser?
A. Chandrashekhar Azad
B. All of the above
C. Sachindra Nath Sanyal
D. Ram Prasad Bismil
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
HRA was founded by Bismil, Azad, Sanyal, and others.
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Question #1429
The 'Kakori Train Robbery' was committed in 1925. Who among the following was hanged?
A. Chandrashekhar Azad
B. Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan
C. Sukhdev
D. Bhagat Singh
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Bismil and Ashfaqulla Khan were hanged for the Kakori Conspiracy.
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Question #1430
The 'Simon Commission' was appointed in 1927. It submitted its report in which year?
A. 1928
B. 1930
C. 1929
D. 1932
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Simon Commission submitted its report in May 1930.
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Question #1431
The 'Nehru Report' (1928) recommended which status for India?
A. Provincial autonomy
B. Diarchy
C. Complete independence
D. Dominion status
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Nehru Report demanded Dominion Status for India within the British Commonwealth.
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Question #1432
The 'Jinnah's Fourteen Points' (1929) were a response to which report?
A. Simon Commission
B. Nehru Report
C. Montagu-Chelmsford
D. Butler Report
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Jinnah put forward his Fourteen Points rejecting the Nehru Report.
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Question #1433
The 'Lahore Session' of the Congress (1929) declared Purna Swaraj. Who was the Congress President?
A. Subhas Bose
B. Sardar Patel
C. Motilal Nehru
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore session.
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Question #1434
The 'Dandi March' ended on 6 April 1930. Where did Gandhi pick up the salt?
A. Bombay
B. Dandi
C. Surat
D. Sabarmati
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Gandhi broke the salt law at Dandi, a coastal village in Navsari district.
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Question #1435
The 'Garhwal Rifles' refused to fire on unarmed protestors during the Civil Disobedience Movement in which city?
A. Bombay
B. Delhi
C. Calcutta
D. Peshawar
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
In Peshawar, the Garhwali soldiers refused to fire on protestors, led by Chandra Singh Garhwali.
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Question #1436
The 'First Round Table Conference' was held in London. Who was the Secretary of State for India?
A. Lord Birkenhead
B. William Wedgwood Benn
C. Lord Pethick-Lawrence
D. Sir Samuel Hoare
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
William Wedgwood Benn (later Viscount Stansgate) was the Secretary of State for India in the Labour government that convened the first RTC.
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Question #1437
The 'Gandhi-Irwin Pact' was signed on 5 March 1931. Who was the British Prime Minister?
A. Neville Chamberlain
B. Winston Churchill
C. Ramsay MacDonald
D. Stanley Baldwin
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Ramsay MacDonald was the Prime Minister during the Gandhi-Irwin Pact.
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Question #1438
The 'Karachi Session' of the Congress in 1931 adopted the resolution on fundamental rights and economic policy. Who presided?
A. Subhas Bose
B. Sardar Patel
C. Madan Mohan Malaviya
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was the President of the Karachi session in 1931.
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Question #1439
The 'Communal Award' was announced by Ramsay MacDonald in 1932. It granted separate electorates to the depressed classes. Who among the following opposed it?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sikhs
C. Muslim League
D. B. R. Ambedkar
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Gandhi opposed the Communal Award as it sought to divide the Hindu community, and he fasted unto death.
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Question #1440
The 'Poona Pact' was signed in 1932. How many seats were reserved for the depressed classes in provincial legislatures?
A. 71
B. 147
C. 148
D. 78
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Poona Pact reserved 148 seats for the depressed classes in the provincial legislatures.
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