Modern Indian History 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.
11. Socio-religious reform movements in western India were led by some very illustrious personalities, the incorrect statement in this context is:
[A] Gopal Hari Deshmukh was one of the earliest religious reformers who rationally attacked hindu orthodox beliefs.
[B] Bal Gangadhar was a great Indian nationalist who revived the faith of Indians in their rich cultural heritage by celebration of Shivaji and Ganesh festival in Maharashtra.
[C] Dr Atmaram Pandurang and Justice Ranade, founded the Prarthana Samaj in Maharashtra, inspired by the Brahmo Samaj and espousing principles of enlightened theism based on the ancient Vedas.
[D] Justice Ranade and Pandita Ramabai were pioneers of women’s education in India.
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Correct Answer: D [Justice Ranade and Pandita Ramabai were pioneers of women’s education in India.]
Notes:
Jyotiba Phule and his wife Savitribai Phule were pioneers of women’s education in India.
12. In the Nagpur Session of 1920, who among the following Congress leaders moved the main resolution on Non-Cooperation Movement?
[A] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[B] Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das
[C] Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
[D] Lala Lajpat Rai
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Correct Answer: B [Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das]
Notes:
At the Nagpur session of Congress in 1920, Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das moved the main resolution on Non-Cooperation Movement. In that movement, the surrender of titles, the boycott of schools, courts and councils, the boycott of foreign goods, the promotion maintenance of a Hindu-Muslim unity and strict non-violence was adopted.
13. Which of the following was/were the reforms of Sir John Lawrence (Viceroy of India)?
[A] Telegraphy System opened between India and Europe
[B] Advocated State-managed railways
[C] Created the Indian Forest Department
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
In the tenure of Viceroy of India, Sir John Lawrence (1864–69), the following reforms took place: Telegraphy System opened between India and Europe, High Courts were established at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1865, expanded canal works and railways; Bhutan War (1865), Advocated State-managed railways, created the Indian Forest Department and recognised the native Judicial service.
14. Who among the following Viceroys repealed Vernacular Press Act in 1882?
[A] Lord Ripon
[B] Lord Lytton
[C] Lord Elgin-II
[D] Lord Curzon
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Correct Answer: A [Lord Ripon]
Notes:
Viceroy Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 passed by Lord Lytton by Act III of 1882. Hence, news papers published in vernacular languages were allowed equal freedom with the rest of the Indian Press.
15. “This is the Congress Radio calling on (a wavelength of) 42.34 meters from somewhere in India.”
The above announcement was made by __?
[A] Usha Mehta
[B] Hansa Mehta
[C] Kamladevi Chattopadhyay
[D] Sucheta Kriplani
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Correct Answer: A [ Usha Mehta]
Notes:
Congress Radio was a clandestine and underground radio station, which operated for about three months during the Quit India Movement of 1942, a movement launched by Gandhi against the British Raj for independence of India. Congress Radio was the broadcasting mouthpiece of the Indian National Congress, and functioned from different locations from Bombay, currently known as Mumbai. It was organized by Usha Mehta (1920–2000), a veteran freedom fighter of India with the help of ham radio operators.
16. Which one of the following services of India Post is no more available?
[A] Money Order
[B] Telegram
[C] Post Cards
[D] Inland Letter
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Correct Answer: B [Telegram]
Notes:
Telegram service was started in India in 1850 on an experimental basis between Kolkata and Diamond Harbour; it was opened for use by the British East India Company for initial few years, and then later in 1854, the service was made available to the public. After 163-years of its service in the country, it is no more available as was discontinued in 2013.
17. Who among the following with Mahatma Gandhi signed Poona Pact?
[A] Muhammad Ali Jinnah
[B] Lord Irwin
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] B.R Ambedkar
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Correct Answer: D [B.R Ambedkar]
Notes:
Poona Pact was an agreement between Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on September 24, 1932.
18. Why Pakistan as an ideological symbol of Muslim solidarity gained almost universal acceptance among the Muslim peasants in 1940s?
[A] Muslim league had a significant number of peasant leaders and had become the voice of Muslim Peasants of India
[B] Muslim league had right since its beginning raised the issue of Muslim peasants and worked towards their upliftment
[C] Pakistan was presented as a peasant utopia which would bring liberation for the Muslim peasantry from the clutches of Hindu Zamindars and Money lenders
[D] All the reasons mentioned in A,B and C
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Correct Answer: C [Pakistan was presented as a peasant utopia which would bring liberation for the Muslim peasantry from the clutches of Hindu Zamindars and Money lenders]
Notes:
The first two statements are incorrect and fictitious.
19. Who of the following gave the slogan “Inquilab Zindabad”?
[A] Chandra Shekhar Azad
[B] Subhash Chandra Bose
[C] Bhagat Singh
[D] Hasrat Mohani
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Correct Answer: D [Hasrat Mohani]
Notes:
The famous slogan Inquilab Zindabad was given by Hasrat Mohani. This famous slogan inspired the activities of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association particularly Ashfaqulla Khan, Bhagat Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad. Zindabad means wishing longivity and prosper.
20. Who among the following wrote Vande Mataram? (UPSC Prelims 1983)
[A] Rabindra Nath Tagore
[B] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
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Correct Answer: D [Bankim Chandra Chatterjee]
Notes:
Vande Mataram is a Bengali poem written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1870.He included the song in his novel Anandamath. The poem was composed into song by Rabindranath Tagore.
