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 #1521
The 'Indian Institute of Science' was established in 1909 in Bangalore, with support from Jamshedji Tata. Who was its first director?
A. H. J. Bhabha
B. C. V. Raman
C. Morris Travers
D. M. Visvesvaraya
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Morris Travers, a British chemist, was the first director of IISc.
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Question #1522
The 'Tata Iron and Steel Company' (TISCO) was founded in which year?
A. 1900
B. 1907
C. 1911
D. 1917
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
TISCO (now Tata Steel) was founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1907, with production starting in 1911.
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Question #1523
The 'Scindia Shipyard' was established in 1941 at Visakhapatnam. Who was the industrialist behind it?
A. Lala Shri Ram
B. J. R. D. Tata
C. Walchand Hirachand
D. G. D. Birla
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Walchand Hirachand founded the Scindia Shipyard.
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Question #1524
The 'Hindustan Aeronautics Limited' (HAL) was founded in 1940 as Hindustan Aircraft Company. Who was its founder?
A. The Mysore government
B. Seth Walchand Hirachand
C. Walchand Hirachand
D. Both A and C
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
HAL was founded by Walchand Hirachand in collaboration with the Mysore government.
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Question #1525
The 'Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation' introduced electricity in Calcutta in which year?
A. 1902
B. 1905
C. 1899
D. 1897
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Electricity was introduced in Calcutta in 1899.
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Question #1526
The 'Indian Broadcasting Service' was renamed All India Radio in 1936. Who was the first Controller of Broadcasting?
A. B. V. Keskar
B. Lionel Fielden
C. V. Shankar
D. John Reith
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Lionel Fielden was the first Controller of Broadcasting in India.
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Question #1527
The 'First Passenger Train' ran from Bombay to Thane in 1853. Which locomotive was used?
A. Express
B. Deccan Queen
C. Fairy Queen
D. Sultan, Sindh, and Sahib
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The train was pulled by three locomotives named Sultan, Sindh, and Sahib.
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Question #1528
The 'First telegraph line' in India was laid between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour in?
A. 1853
B. 1854
C. 1850
D. 1851
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The first telegraph line was laid in 1851 by Lord Dalhousie.
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Question #1529
The 'Postal system' in India was modernised by Lord Dalhousie. The first postage stamp was issued in?
A. 1854
B. 1856
C. 1852
D. 1858
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The first postage stamp of India, the 'Scinde Dawk', was issued earlier in 1852, but the uniform all-India stamp (Queen Victoria) was issued in 1854. The first stamp was Scinde Dawk in 1852. So the question could be ambiguous. I'll avoid that.
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Question #1530
The 'Penny Postage system' was introduced in India in 1852 in which province?
A. Madras
B. Bengal
C. Bombay
D. Sindh
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The 'Scinde Dawk' was a penny postage system introduced in Sindh in 1852.
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Question #1531
The 'Hunter Commission' of 1882 on education recommended?
A. English education
B. Higher education only
C. Technical education
D. Emphasis on primary education
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Hunter Commission recommended that the government should focus on primary education and that it should be handed over to local bodies.
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Question #1532
The 'Raleigh Commission' of 1902 was related to?
A. Medical education
B. Technical education
C. University education
D. Primary education
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Raleigh Commission was set up to review the state of universities in India, leading to the Indian Universities Act, 1904.
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Question #1533
In which year did the Battle of Plassey take place?
A. 1764
B. 1757
C. 1773
D. 1799
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Battle of Plassey, fought in 1757, was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal.
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Question #1534
Which Act is known as the 'Morley-Minto Reforms'?
A. Indian Councils Act 1909
B. Government of India Act 1919
C. Government of India Act 1935
D. Indian Councils Act 1892
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Indian Councils Act 1909 is popularly known as the Morley-Minto Reforms.
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Question #1535
Who gave the slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Bal Gangadhar Tilak famously gave the slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it' at the Belgaum session.
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Question #1536
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on which date?
A. May 13, 1919
B. April 13, 1919
C. April 13, 1920
D. March 13, 1919
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar on April 13, 1919.
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Question #1537
Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Mahatma Gandhi
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel led the Bardoli Satyagraha, and it was during this movement that he was given the title 'Sardar'.
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Question #1538
In which session of the Indian National Congress was the 'Purna Swaraj' resolution passed?
A. Karachi Session, 1931
B. Calcutta Session, 1928
C. Lahore Session, 1929
D. Madras Session, 1927
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Purna Swaraj resolution was passed at the Lahore session of the INC in December 1929.
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Question #1539
Who among the following was the founder of the 'Forward Bloc'?
A. Subhash Chandra Bose
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Patel
D. Jayaprakash Narayan
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Subhash Chandra Bose founded the Forward Bloc in 1939 after resigning from the Congress.
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Question #1540
The 'Dandi March' started from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi in which year?
A. 1932
B. 1931
C. 1930
D. 1928
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Mahatma Gandhi began the Dandi March on March 12, 1930.
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