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 #1481
The 'Khalsa College' in Amritsar was founded in 1892 by?
A. The British government
B. Sikh leaders of the Singh Sabha Movement
C. Maharaja Ranjit Singh
D. Guru Nanak Dev
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Khalsa College was founded by the Singh Sabha movement to promote Sikh education.
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Question #1482
The 'Arya Samaj' was founded in 1875. Its founder Dayanand Saraswati wrote which book?
A. Anandmath
B. Gita Rahasya
C. Satyarth Prakash
D. Hind Swaraj
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Swami Dayanand Saraswati's main work is 'Satyarth Prakash' (The Light of Truth).
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Question #1483
The 'Ramakrishna Mission' was founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897. Its headquarters is at?
A. Mayavati
B. Dakshineswar
C. Calcutta
D. Belur Math
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Belur Math on the banks of the Hooghly River is the headquarters.
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Question #1484
The 'Theosophical Society' in India was popularised by Annie Besant. Who was her associate known as 'World Mother'?
A. M. K. Gandhi
B. Jiddu Krishnamurti
C. A. O. Hume
D. Leadbeater
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Theosophists declared Jiddu Krishnamurti as the 'World Teacher', but he later rejected it.
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Question #1485
The 'Deoband School' was a revivalist Islamic movement. It opposed which movement?
A. Faraizi movement
B. Ahmadiyya movement
C. Aligarh movement
D. Wahabi movement
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Deoband opposed the Westernised approach of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's Aligarh movement.
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Question #1486
The 'Aligarh Muslim University' was granted university status in 1920. Who was its first chancellor?
A. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
B. Maulana Azad
C. Aga Khan III
D. Raja Mahmoodabad
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The first chancellor of AMU was Raja Sir Mohammad Ali Mohammad Khan, the Raja of Mahmoodabad.
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Question #1487
The 'Hindu Mahasabha' became a prominent political party under the leadership of V. D. Savarkar from which year?
A. 1925
B. 1940
C. 1942
D. 1937
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Savarkar became the president of the Hindu Mahasabha in 1937 and led it for several years.
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Question #1488
The 'Justice Party' in Madras formed the government in which year(s) under the diarchy?
A. 1937-1939
B. 1926-1930
C. 1920-1926
D. 1930-1934
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Justice Party formed the government in Madras Presidency from 1920 to 1926 and again later.
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Question #1489
The 'Dravidar Kazhagam' was founded by Periyar E. V. Ramasamy in which year?
A. 1916
B. 1949
C. 1944
D. 1925
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Periyar founded the Dravidar Kazhagam in 1944 after splitting from the Justice Party.
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Question #1490
The 'Vaikom Satyagraha' (1924) was a major temple entry movement. Which leader led the satyagraha?
A. T. K. Madhavan
B. K. Kelappan
C. All of the above
D. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
T. K. Madhavan, K. Kelappan, and Periyar were key leaders of the Vaikom Satyagraha.
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Question #1491
The 'Guruvayur Satyagraha' (1931) was led by K. Kelappan. Which community was demanding entry?
A. Ezhavas
B. All lower castes
C. Nairs
D. Pulayas
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The satyagraha demanded temple entry for all Hindus, including avarnas.
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Question #1492
The 'Mahad Satyagraha' (1927) was led by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar to assert the right of untouchables to use which resource?
A. Roads
B. Schools
C. Temple
D. Public water tank (Chavdar Lake)
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Ambedkar led the Mahad Satyagraha for the right of Dalits to draw water from the Chavdar lake.
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Question #1493
The 'Manusmriti Dahan' (burning of Manusmriti) was done by Ambedkar and his followers in which year?
A. 1942
B. 1936
C. 1927
D. 1930
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
During the Mahad Satyagraha in 1927, Ambedkar publicly burned copies of the Manusmriti.
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Question #1494
The 'First Factory Act' in India was passed in 1881. It was applicable to factories using power and employing more than?
A. 200 workers
B. 50 workers
C. 100 workers
D. 20 workers
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The 1881 Act applied to factories using mechanical power and employing 100 or more workers.
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Question #1495
The 'Second Factory Act' of 1891 reduced the minimum number of workers for application to?
A. 20
B. 50
C. 100
D. 75
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The 1891 Act extended the definition to factories with 50 or more workers.
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Question #1496
The 'Mines Act' of 1901 prohibited the employment of women and children underground in mines. Who was the Viceroy?
A. Lord Minto
B. Lord Chelmsford
C. Lord Hardinge
D. Lord Curzon
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Lord Curzon passed the Mines Act in 1901.
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Question #1497
The 'Sarda Act' (Child Marriage Restraint Act) of 1929 was applicable to all of British India, but which community was exempted?
A. Sikhs
B. Christians
C. Muslims
D. No exemption
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Sarda Act applied to all communities in British India, though some princely states had separate laws.
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Question #1498
The 'Hindu Women's Right to Property Act' was passed in which year?
A. 1955
B. 1946
C. 1929
D. 1937
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Hindu Women's Right to Property Act, 1937, gave widows a limited share in the husband's property.
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Question #1499
The 'Salt Satyagraha' at Dharasana was led by which woman after Gandhi's arrest?
A. Sarojini Naidu
B. Kasturba Gandhi
C. Aruna Asaf Ali
D. Mirabehn
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sarojini Naidu led the Dharasana raid on 21 May 1930.
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Question #1500
The 'Quit India Movement' saw the emergence of parallel governments in several places. Which parallel government was established in Baliya?
A. Azad Sarkar
B. Jatiya Sarkar
C. Chittu Pandey's government
D. Prati Sarkar
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
In Ballia (UP), Chittu Pandey set up a parallel government known as the 'Ballia National Government'.
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