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.
1. Which among the following was the ONLY session of Indian National Congress that was presided by Mahatma Gandhi?
[A] Amaravati
[B] Belgaum
[C] Nagpur
[D] Karachi
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Correct Answer: B [Belgaum]
Notes:
Gandhiji became the president of Indian National Congress in 1924 at the Belgaum session of Indian National Congress.
2. Who wrote the book neel darpan?
[A] Bankim Chandra Chaterjee
[B] Rabindra Nath Tagore
[C] Dinbandhu Mitra
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Dinbandhu Mitra]
Notes:
Nil Darpan (Bengali play) was written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859 and published in Dhaka in 1860. The main context of the play is on the event of Indigo Revolt in Bengal. The play was translated to English by Michael Madhusudan Dutta and published by Reverend James Long.
3. Great Game is a term used for the strategic rivalry and conflict between which of the following ?
[A] British Empire and Russian Empire
[B] British Empire and French Empire
[C] British Empire and Portuguese Empire
[D] British Empire and Chinese Empire
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Correct Answer: A [British Empire and Russian Empire]
Notes:
“The Great Game” refers to the political and diplomatic conflict between UK and Russia during 19th century over Afghanistan and other nearby territories. The basic premise of the British policy was governed by a desire to keep her Indian empire safe and secure from the perceived threat of Russia.The threat was obvious due to her growing influence in Central Asia and Persia. The term Great Game was coined by the British novelist Rudyard Kipling in his novel Kim (1901).
4. Who among the following is given credit of starting agitation for political reforms ?
[A] Tantia Tope
[B] Kunwar singh
[C] Nan Sahib
[D] Raja Rammohan Roy
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Correct Answer: D [Raja Rammohan Roy]
Notes:
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was an social, and educational reformer of India. He was called the “Father of modern India”. He is considered as the first person to start an agitation for political reforms in India. He was the founder of the Brahmo Sabha.
5. Who among the following is widely remembered for his efforts in achieving the Official Language of India status for Hindi?
[A] Mahavir Tyagi
[B] Purshottam Das Tandon
[C] Jayaprakash Narayan
[D] Bhagwan Das
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Correct Answer: B [Purshottam Das Tandon]
Notes:
Purshottam Das Tandon is widely remembered for his efforts in achieving the Official Language of India status for Hindi.
6. In which of the following sessions, the concession was given by the congress to Muslim League in acceptance of separate electorates in 1916?
[A] Calcutta
[B] Lucknow
[C] Allahabad
[D] Lahore
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Correct Answer: B [Lucknow]
Notes:
During the Lucknow session of Indian National Congress in 1916, the Congress and Muslim League together started demanding common reforms to the government. Since the year 1906, Muslim league had been demanding separate electorate for them. Through the Lucknow Pact, the Congress and Muslim League agreed to allow representation to religious minorities in the provincial legislatures.
7. The revolutionary organisation ‘Abhinav Bharat Society’ was founded in 1904 by:
[A] Bhagat Singh
[B] Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
[C] Barindra Kumar Ghosh
[D] Pulin Behari Das
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Correct Answer: B [Vinayak Damodar Savarkar]
Notes:
Abhinav Bharat Society was founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and his brother Ganesh Damodar Savarkar in 1904. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was a student of Fergusson College at Pune. The former name of the organization was Mitra Mela. In the year 1952, the society was disbanded.
8. Which English merchant adventurer was the first to arrive in India via a land route prior to the formation of the English East India Company?
[A] John Sullivan
[B] John Mildenhall
[C] John Company
[D] John Hudson
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Correct Answer: B [John Mildenhall]
Notes:
Before the formation of the English East India Company, also known as “The Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies”, which was established in 1600 AD, it was John Mildenhall, a merchant adventurer, who first arrived in India via a land route. His aim was to engage in trade with Indian merchants, marking the earliest known English trading activity in the Indian subcontinent.
9. Between whom the Treaty of Srirangapatnam (1792) signed?
[A] Haider Ali and French
[B] Haider Ali and British
[C] Tipu Sultan and British
[D] Tipu Sultan and French
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Correct Answer: C [Tipu Sultan and British]
Notes:
The Treaty of Srirangapatanam (1792) was signed between Tipu Sultan and Lord Cornwallis, that ended the Third Anglo- Mysore war. As per the treaty, Tipu Sultan had to surrendered half of his territories and had to pay a huge war indemnity.
10. Who among the following personalities founded Indian Reform Association in 1870?
[A] Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[B] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
[C] Keshab Chandra Sen
[D] Debendranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: C [Keshab Chandra Sen]
Notes:
Keshab Chandra Sen founded Indian Reform Association in 1870. It was an organisation that articulated in favour of temperance, education, inexpensive literature and technical education.
