Modern Indian History & Freedom Struggle Questions (MCQs)
Multiple choice questions on Modern Indian History & Freedom Struggle for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC, UPPSC and State PSC Examinations.
1. Which among the following movements started with breaking the salt law?
[A] Non-cooperation Movement
[B] Civil Disobedience Movement
[C] Quit India Movement
[D] Home Rule Movement
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Correct Answer: B [Civil Disobedience Movement]
Notes:
The Salt March or Dandi March was started on 12th March 1930 from Sabarmati Ashram and the delegation under the leadership of Gandhiji reached Dandi on 6th April 1930. They covered 240 miles in 24 days. Gandhiji violated the salt law by making salt from sea water. Later he was arrested on 4th May.
2. The name of Barindra Ghosh is associated with which among the following newspapers?
[A] Indian Opinion
[B] Jugantar
[C] Ghadar
[D] Maharatta
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Correct Answer: B [Jugantar]
Notes:
Jugantar was a Bengali revolutionary paper founded in 1906 by Barindra kumar Ghosh, Abinash Bhattacharya and Bhupendranath Dutta.
3. Who among the following edited and published the newspaper Indian Mirror in 1861?
[A] Amitava Ghosh
[B] Ravindranath Tagore
[C] Sumit Ganguly
[D] Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: D [Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore]
Notes:
In 1861, the newspaper, Indian Mirror, was edited and published by Manmohan Ghosh and Devendranath Tagore from Calcutta.
4. In which year English was made the medium of instruction in India ?
[A] 1844 A.D
[B] 1835 A.D.
[C] 1833 A.D.
[D] 1813 A.D.
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Correct Answer: B [1835 A.D.]
Notes:
The English Education Act was a legislative Act of the Council of India in 1835 giving effect to a decision in 1835 by William Bentinck, the Governor-General of British India to reallocate funds the East India Company was required by the British Parliament to spend on education and literature in India. In the same year, British Government designated English as the medium of education for schools and universities.
5. What is the correct chronological order of setting up of the following Commissions?
- Macdonell Commission
- First Industrial Commission
- First Fiscal commission
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1, 2, 3
[B] 2, 3, 1
[C] 2, 1, 3
[D] 1, 3, 2
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Correct Answer: A [1, 2, 3]
Notes:
- Macdonell Commission 1901 was the famine commission appointed by Lord Curzon.
- First Industrial Commission: In 1916 an Industrial Commission was appointed to find out means for giving encouragement for the growth of Indian industries. The report of the commission was submitted in 1918.
- First Fiscal Commission : Indian Fiscal Commission was established in 1919 and it recommended tariff protection for certain industries. As a follow up to the recommendations to this commission ,a tariff board was established in 1923 and in 1924,the Steel Industry of India was given protection.
6. Who wrote ‘Indian War of Independence, 1857′?
[A] R.C Majumdar
[B] V.D. Savarkar
[C] S.B. Chaudhary
[D] S.N. Sen
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Correct Answer: B [V.D. Savarkar]
Notes:
V.D. Savarkar was a poet, writer and playwright, associated with the India House and founded student societies including Abhinav Bharat Society and the Free India Society. Savarkar published ‘The Indian War of Independence’ about the mutiny of 1857. It was banned by British authorities.
7. The only licensed flag production unit in India in located at which among the following places?
[A] Mysuru
[B] Hubli
[C] Dharwad
[D] Nagpur
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Correct Answer: B [Hubli ]
Notes:
Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha in Hubli is the only licensed flag production unit in India.
8. Which Portuguese Viceroy followed the “Blue Water” policy in India?
[A] Afonso de Albuquerque
[B] Francisco de Almeida
[C] Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: B [Francisco de Almeida]
Notes:
The essence of so called Blue Water Policy adopted by Francisco de Almeida is that Portuguese were not very successful in territorial possesions in India and they followed the path to become very powerful masters of Indian Ocean.
9. How many Prime Ministers of India have been awarded Bharat Ratna till date?
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Correct Answer: D [7]
Notes:
So far Seven Prime Ministers of India have been awarded the Bharat Ratna. Atal Bihari Vajapayee is the seventh Prime Minister to receive the award, after (1) Jawaharlal Nehru, (2) Indira Gandhi, (3) Rajiv Gandhi, (4) Morarji Desai, (5) Lal Bahadur Shastri and (6) Gulzarilal Nanda
10. Which among the following was the first conglomeration of the scattered princely states , which later became modern Rajasthan after several more mergers?
[A] Greater Rajputana
[B] Matsya Union
[C] United State of Greater Rajasthan
[D] Rajputana Union
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Correct Answer: B [Matsya Union]
Notes:
The United States of Matsya was a State of India which was formed on 17 March 1948. Shobha Ram Kumawat was the first and last chief minister of the State. In the year 1949, the Matsya Union was merged with Rajasthan.
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