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 #1701
The 'Ryotwari System' was introduced by whom?
A. Robert Clive
B. Thomas Munro
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Cornwallis
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Thomas Munro and Alexander Read introduced the Ryotwari system in the Madras Presidency.
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Question #1702
Which treaty was signed between the British and Tipu Sultan in 1784?
A. Treaty of Seringapatam
B. Treaty of Bassein
C. Treaty of Mangalore
D. Treaty of Madras
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Treaty of Mangalore (1784) ended the Second Anglo-Mysore War.
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Question #1703
Who was the founder of the 'Indian Association' in 1876?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. W.C. Bonnerjee
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Surendranath Banerjee and Anandamohan Bose
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Surendranath Banerjee and Anandamohan Bose founded the Indian Association in Calcutta.
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Question #1704
When was the 'Rowlatt Act' actually passed?
A. April 1919
B. May 1919
C. February 1919
D. March 1919
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Rowlatt Act was passed in March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council.
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Question #1705
Who led the 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association' (HSRA) after 1928?
A. Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Subhash Chandra Bose
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad reorganized the HRA into the HSRA in 1928.
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Question #1706
Which commission was set up to investigate the partition of Bengal?
A. Simon Commission
B. Arundale Committee
C. Hunter Commission
D. None
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
There was no specific commission; the partition was a administrative decision by Lord Curzon.
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Question #1707
Who was the founder of the 'Indian Home Rule Society' in London?
A. Lala Hardayal
B. B.C. Pal
C. Shyamji Krishna Varma
D. V.D. Savarkar
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Shyamji Krishna Varma founded the Indian Home Rule Society in London in 1905.
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Question #1708
The 'Treaty of Salbai' (1782) was signed by the British with which power?
A. Nizam of Hyderabad
B. Marathas
C. Sikh Empire
D. Mysore
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Treaty of Salbai was signed between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire.
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Question #1709
Which Governor-General was responsible for the 'Subsidiary Alliance' policy?
A. Lord Curzon
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Hastings
D. Lord Dalhousie
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system to expand British influence in India.
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Question #1710
The 'Peasant Movement' in Awadh was led by:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Baba Ramchandra
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Sardar Patel
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Baba Ramchandra organized the peasant movement in Awadh in the 1920s.
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Question #1711
Who founded the 'All India Depressed Classes Association'?
A. Jyotirao Phule
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. M.C. Rajah
D. Periyar
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
M.C. Rajah founded the All India Depressed Classes Association in 1926.
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Question #1712
Who was the 'Frontier Gandhi'?
A. Maulana Azad
B. Jinnah
C. Abdul Ghaffar Khan
D. Ali Brothers
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, who founded the Khudai Khidmatgar movement, was called Frontier Gandhi.
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Question #1713
When was the 'Dandi March' officially completed?
A. April 6, 1930
B. April 13, 1930
C. March 12, 1930
D. May 5, 1930
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Gandhi reached Dandi and broke the salt law on April 6, 1930.
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Question #1714
Who was the first Indian to be a member of the Viceroy's Executive Council?
A. Banerjee
B. Gokhale
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Satyendra Prasanna Sinha
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Satyendra Prasanna Sinha was the first Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council.
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Question #1715
Which Act abolished the East India Company's monopoly on trade with China?
A. Regulating Act 1773
B. Charter Act 1853
C. Charter Act 1833
D. Charter Act 1813
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Charter Act of 1833 abolished the Company's monopoly on the China trade and tea trade.
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Question #1716
Who was the leader of the Revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
A. Nana Saheb
B. Tantia Tope
C. Kunwar Singh
D. Begum Hazrat Mahal
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Begum Hazrat Mahal led the revolt of 1857 in Lucknow.
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Question #1717
The 'Ilbert Bill' controversy happened during the time of:
A. Lord Lytton
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Dufferin
D. Lord Curzon
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Ilbert Bill controversy (1883), which aimed to allow Indian judges to try British offenders, occurred under Lord Ripon.
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Question #1718
When was the 'Indian Universities Act' passed?
A. 1902
B. 1906
C. 1908
D. 1904
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Indian Universities Act was passed in 1904 during Lord Curzon's viceroyalty.
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Question #1719
Who founded the 'Society for the Acquisition of General Knowledge' in 1838?
A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B. Peary Chand Mitra and Tarachand Chakravarty
C. Henry Vivian Derozio
D. Debendranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Peary Chand Mitra and Tarachand Chakravarty founded this society in Calcutta.
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Question #1720
The 'Aundh Experiment' in 1938 was related to:
A. Agricultural production
B. Women's rights
C. Education reform
D. Panchayati Raj and self-governance
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Aundh Experiment, supported by Gandhi, was an early model of local self-governance in a princely state.
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