Modern Indian History MCQs

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Cartaz system referred to a naval trade license or pass issued by the Portuguese in Indian ocean during the sixteenth century. A similar system used by British was navicert system in 20th century.

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Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842-1901) was a distinguished Indian scholar, social reformer and author, sometimes called a Father of renaissance of Western India. He was one of the founding members of the Indian National Congress . He established the “Widow Marriage Association” in 1861 to encourage and popularize it Ranade founded the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha in 1870, to represent the Government, the aspiration of the people. Known to be the mentor and political guru of famous freedom fighters Gopal Krishna Gokhale, and Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He was against caste system, untouchability and was a strong supporter of widow-remarriage.

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The statement you just attempted to identify is famously known as the Montague declaration. Sometimes, it can be referred to as the “August Declaration”, although it distinctly differs from the “August Offer.” Launched by Edwin Montague, the British Secretary of State for India, this declaration symbolized a crucial shift in the British policy towards governance in India.

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Pitt’s India Act 1784 or the East India Company Act 1784 was passed in the British Parliament to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act 1773. It resulted in dual control or joint government in India by Crown in Great Britain and the British East India Company, with crown having ultimate authority. With this act, East India Company’s political functions were differentiated from its commercial activities for the first time. The relationship between company and crown established by this act kept changing with time until the Government of India Act 1858 provided for liquidation of the British East India Company.

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Subhas Chandra Bose referred Mahatma Gandhi as the father of Nation when he was addressing the people of India in a radio from Singapore in 1944.

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Paunar Ashram was founded by the great social reformer and activist Acharya Vinoba Bhave for the treatment of leprosy patients

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Governor-General-in Council had appointed a “General Committee of Public Instruction” in 1823, which had the responsibility to grant Rs. one lakh for education. That committee consisted of ten European members of which Lord Macaulay was the president. It was replaced by Council of Education in 1841.

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The Liaquat–Nehru Pact was a treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1950. The treaty was signed by the Prime Ministers of both countries, Jawaharlal Nehru of India and Liaquat Ali Khan of Pakistan, and aimed to improve relations between the two countries and resolve outstanding issues between them. The pact included provisions for the protection of minorities in both countries, the promotion of trade and economic cooperation, and the establishment of a joint commission to address disputes and other issues. The treaty was seen as an important step towards improving relations between India and Pakistan, but it was ultimately not successful in resolving the many differences and conflicts between the two countries.

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The Oraons uprising ( Chota Nagpur in 1914 -15) were led by Jatra Bhagat and Tana Bhagat for monotheism, abstention from  meat, liquor and tribal dances and return to shifting agriculture. It developed links with Gandhian nationalism but were  suppressed by British.

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In 1510 AD, Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa from the Sultan of Bijapur, Ismail Adil Shah with the help of Krishnadev raya (ruler of Vijaynagar empire). He is also known to have abolished the practice of Sati in Goa.