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. Plassey, which is famous for the Battle of Plassey, is located in which among the following current states of India?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Bihar
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: A [West Bengal]
Notes:
Palashi or Plassey, is a village along the Hooghly River, located about 50 kilometres north of the city of Krishnanagar in the Nadia District of West Bengal. The historic Battle of Plassey was fought on 23 June 1757 between Siraj Ud Daulah and Lord Clive.
2. The first victim of the British policy of Subsidiary Alliance was___?
[A] Avadh
[B] Mewar
[C] Mysore
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: D [Hyderabad]
Notes:
A subsidiary alliance is an alliance between a dominant nation and a nation that it dominates.The 1st victim of the policy of subsidiary alliance of Lord Wellesley was the Nizam of Hyderabad.
3. Kunwar Singh was a leader of the revolt of 1857 in which among the following modern states?
[A] Bihar
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: A [Bihar]
Notes:
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh, one of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 belonged to a royal Kshatriya house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar.
4. The play ‘Neel Darpan’ is associated with which among the following revolts?
[A] Santhal Revolt
[B] Pabna Riots
[C] Indigo Revolt
[D] Champaran Satyagraha
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Correct Answer: C [Indigo Revolt]
Notes:
Neel Darpan was a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858–1859. The play was essential to Nilbidraha, or Indigo revolt of February–March 1859 in Bengal, when farmers refused to sow indigo in their fields as a protest against exploitative farming under the British Raj.
5. Who said that Gandhi may die, but Gandhism shall remain forever ?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] Rabindranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: A [Mahatma Gandhi]
Notes:
Gandhiji said Gandhi may die, but Gandhism shall remain forever in 1931 Karachi session.
6. Before its name was shortened by the British into United Provinces in 1935, by which among the following names Modern Uttar Pradesh was known?
[A] United Provinces of Northern India
[B] Presidency of Agra and Allahabad
[C] United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
[D] United Provinces of Agra, Allahabad and Oudh
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Correct Answer: C [United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]
Notes:
The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a province of India under the British government. It existed from the year 1902 to 1947. The name was changed by the Government of India Act 1935 to United Provinces (UP). On 9 November 2000 Uttarakhand was divided from the state of Uttar Pradesh.
7. On February 20, 1947, British Government declared its intention to quit India by which date?
[A] August, 1947
[B] December, 1947
[C] June, 1947
[D] June, 1948
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Correct Answer: D [June, 1948]
Notes:
On February 20, 1947, British Prime Minister Clement Attlee announced that the British government would grant full self-governance to British India by June 1948 and transfer power to Indian hands by no later than June 1948. This declaration marked the beginning of the end of nearly two hundred years of British rule in India. The announcement came after months of rising political unrest and pressure from Indian nationalist leaders and Britain’s post-war exhaustion. After that Lord Mountbatten was appointed the Viceroy of India and he formulated the June 3 plan and declared the partition of British India.
8. Introduction of provincial Autonomy is related to which of the following acts?
[A] The Government of India Act, 1858
[B] The Government of India Act, 1909
[C] The Government of India Act, 1919
[D] The Government of India Act, 1935
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Correct Answer: D [The Government of India Act, 1935]
Notes:
The Government of India Act, 1935 allowed provinces to act as autonomous units of administration in their defined spheres. It introduced responsible government in the provinces, that is, the Governor was required to act with the advice of ministers responsible to the provincial legislature.
9. 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.
10. The Khond revolt (1846) against the British was led by:
[A] Chakra Bisnoi
[B] Alluri Sitaram Raju
[C] Gomdhan Konvar
[D] Govind Guru
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Correct Answer: A [Chakra Bisnoi]
Notes:
Khond uprising (Orissa and Bihar) of 1846 : The Khond revolt against the British was led by Chakra Bisnoi. The causes of the revolt of Khond tribe against British Government were ban on Mariah System (Traditional Human Sacrifice practiced by the Khonds), introduction of new taxes and influx of Zamindars. The revolt was suppressed by British in 1855.
