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.
31. When did the Muslim League join the Interim Government after the request of Lord Wavell?
[A] 3rd June 1946
[B] 2nd September 1946
[C] 26th October 1946
[D] 9th December 1946
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Correct Answer: C [26th October 1946]
Notes:
Muslim League boycotted the Interim Government as Jawaharlal Nehru was invited to form the government. Later on, 26th October 1946 five members of the Muslim League joined after the request of Lord Wavell.
32. Which of the below is / are correct features of Gandhiji’s Wardha Scheme of Basic Education?
1. Free and compulsory education to the age group 6 to 14
2. Focussed on Mother tongue as the medium of instruction
3. Abdicating the conventional method of giving education
4. No religious education would be provided
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] 1 only
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [ 1, 2, 3 & 4 ]
Notes:
Gandhiji’s Harijan magazine was the first to irradiate the Wardha scheme of basic education. In the year 1937, a National Conference was held on this matter. The president of the conference was Mahatma Gandhi. As per the resolution, free and compulsory education to the age group 6 to 14. It focussed on Mother tongue as the medium of instruction. Abdicating the conventional method of giving education and adoption of providing education by productive work was suggested. It was decided that no religious education would be provided.
33. In which of the following session of INC, Jawaharlal Nehru met Gandhiji for the first time?
[A] Bombay session 1904
[B] Patna session 1914
[C] Lucknow session 1916
[D] Kanpur session 1925
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Correct Answer: C [ Lucknow session 1916 ]
Notes:
In the Lucknow session of INC in the year 1916, Jawaharlal Nehru met Gandhiji for the first time.
34. What is the main objective of quasi-permanent settlement?
[A] To provide more liberty in resource management to local goverment
[B] To control the resorce of the local government
[C] To handover the supreme power to the centre
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [To provide more liberty in resource management to local goverment]
Notes:
Lord Curzon attempted to remove the drawbacks of the settlement of 1882. The ‘Divided’ section of revenue management was declared quasi-permanent to provide more liberty in resource management to local government.
35. Who among the following were associated with Indigo Revolt?
1. Bishnucharan Biswas
2. Digambar Biswas
3. Mahesh Banerjee
4. Rafiq Mondal
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
In the year 1859, the Indigo revolt started in Chaugacha village of Nadia in Bengal. The participants in this revolt are Bishnucharan Biswas, Digambar Biswas, Mahesh Banerjee, Rafiq Mondal, Kader Mollah, etc.
36. The Mountbatten Plan became the basis for which of the following?
[A] Continuity of British rule
[B] Transfer of power
[C] Partition of the country
[D] Solution of communal problems
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Correct Answer: C [Partition of the country]
Notes:
The Mountbatten Plan became the basis for Partition of the country. Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of India and was assigned the task of a speedy transfer of power by the then British Prime Minister Clement Atlee.
37. In which year, the partition of Bengal was annulled?
[A] 1910
[B] 1911
[C] 1912
[D] 1913
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Correct Answer: B [1911]
Notes:
Partitioned (in 1905) Bengal was re-united under Viceroy Hardinge on 12 December 1911 to appease the Bengali sentiments and to make administration easier. Strangely, the logic for its partition in 1905 was also to make administration easier.
38. Who was the only Keralite to be was the President of the Indian National Congress?
[A] Pattabhi Sitaraimayya
[B] S. Srinivasa Iyengar
[C] C. Sankaran Nair
[D] Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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Correct Answer: C [C. Sankaran Nair]
Notes:
Sankaran Nair was the President of the Indian National Congress in 1897 held at Amraoti, the first and probably only Keralite to be so. In 1902, the Viceroy, Lord Curzon appointed him Secretary to the Raleigh University Commission.
39. Who among the following was the founder of the first women’s organisation in India, the Bharat Stree Mahamandal?
[A] Matangini Hazra
[B] Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
[C] Vidyaben Shah
[D] Annie Mascarene
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Correct Answer: B [Sarala Devi Chaudhurani]
Notes:Sarala Devi Chaudhurani was neice of Rabindranatha Tagore. She was married to Arya Samaji leader, Shri Ram Bhuj Chowdhry. She was one of the earliest women freedom fighters of India, who participated in the ‘Swadeshi Movement’ as well as in the revolutionary movement of the country.
She was born in 1872 and joined active politics in 1915. In 1915 she organized ‘All India Revolutionary Party’ and secretly assisted the revolutionaries and continued her secrete activities through another group ‘Sohard Society’. She founded the first women’s organisation in India, the Bharat Stree Mahamandal in Allahabad in the year 1910.
40. Which of the following European Powers introduced Railways in India?
[A] The Portuguese
[B] The French
[C] The Britishers
[D] The Dutch
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Correct Answer: C [The Britishers]
Notes:
Railway construction began on a large scale in the 1850s during the rule of the Britishers and continued until 1870. In 1870, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, and Delhi had become interconnected by the “broad-gauge” system.
