Modern Indian History MCQs

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Gandhiji became the president of Indian National Congress in 1924 at the Belgaum session of Indian National Congress.

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The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856, also Act XV, 1856, enacted on 25 July 1856, legalized the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule was drafted by Lord Dalhousie.

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Annexation of Oudh in February 1856 was a very important decision taken by Lord Dalhousie. But the annexation of Oudh was surely the company’s and Dalhousie’s worst blunder. It proved disadvantageous for the English as the people of Oudh strongly participated in the Revolt of 1857. The English used their giant`s strength and had injured their reputation in the eyes of the Indians. During the Revolt of 1857, the sepoys of Oudh had brought about havoc and had added to the difficulties of the British. It is said that the forced abduction of Wajid Ali Shah and annexation of Oudh were offences against good faith and public conscience.

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A tripartite treaty was signed between Ranjit Singh, Shah Shuja and the British (Lord Auckland) in June 1838 . After that the First Anglo-Afghan War was started in 1839 between the British East India Company and Afghanistan. Dost Mohammad Khan was deported as a prisoner in Calcutta and Shah Shuja ascended the throne.

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Diwan Mani Ram Datta or Maniram Dutta Baruah, popularly called Kalita Raja, was an Assamese nobleman and one of the pioneers of the tea gardens in Assam. He was a loyal ally of East India Company but then was hanged by the British for conspiring against them during the 1857 uprising.

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After the 1946 elections, the Congress party formed ministries in Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Central Provinces, Madras, NWFP, Odisha and United Provinces. The Muslim League formed ministries in Bengal and Sind.

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In 1799 Lord Wellesley promulgated the Press Regulations, which had the effect of imposing pre-censorship on an infant newspaper publishing industry.

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It was Jawaharlal Nehru who drafted the Quit India Resolution. On 7 to 8 August 1942, in the meeting of the All India Congress Committee at Gowalia Tank Maidan (Mumbai) the resolution was drawn up and passed. Gandhiji stated, nothing is going satisfy him other than the complete independence and raised his slogan “Do or die” to the nation.

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Inayatullah Khan Mashriqi was also known as Allama Mashriqi. He was the founder of the Khaksar movement in 1930. In the year 1917 (October) he was appointed under the secretary to the Government of India in the Education Department.

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In the Second Anglo-Sikh war, Lord Dalhousie annexed Punjab on March 29, 1849. To look after administration of Punjab, in 1853, Dalhousie appointed Sir John Lawrence as the first ChiefCommissioner of Punjab . Thus, Punjab became a British province.