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 one of the following Bengali drama was directed against Polygamy ?
[A] Bhanumati Chittavikas
[B] Kulin Kulasarvasva
[C] Vidhva Vivaha
[D] Nava Natak
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Correct Answer: B [Kulin Kulasarvasva]
Notes:
It was Kulin Kulasarvasva(“All about a Kulin Clan”) by Pandit Ramnarayan Tarkaratnan. A social satire against the practice of polygamy. It was the first social drama in a regional language(Bengali) attacking Brahmin polygamy, was presented by an aristocratic family in 1857.
2. Avadh was annexed into the British East India territories on which ground?
[A] Doctrine of Lapse
[B] Alleged misgovernment
[C] Failure to pay subsidy
[D] Maintenance of relations with foreign powers
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Correct Answer: B [Alleged misgovernment]
Notes:
The kingdom of Oudh was the only great Indian state whose ruler Nawab Wajid Ali Shah was dispossessed on the ground of “intolerable misgovernment”. Awadh was annexed in February 1856 via a proclamation.
3. In which among the following states of India, the parallel Government was running between 1942 to 1944 during the Quit India Movement?
[A] Odisha
[B] Bihar
[C] West Bengal
[D] Bombay
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Correct Answer: C [West Bengal]
Notes:
The Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar was an independent parallel government which was constituted during the Quit India Movement in Tamluk, West Bengal. It functioned from December 17, 1942 to August 8, 1944. The chief leaders were Satish Chandra Samanta, Sushil Kumar Dhara, Ajoy Mukherjee and Matangini Hazra.
4. Who among the following was the founder of Bihar Vidyapeeth?
[A] Abdul kalam Azad
[B] Dr. Rajendra Prasad
[C] Lok Manya Tilak
[D] JB Kriplani
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Correct Answer: B [Dr. Rajendra Prasad]
Notes:
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Established Bihar Vidyapeeth with Mahatma Gandhi and Maulana Majharul Haq in 1921.
5. In which of the following wars, Robert Clive was one among the prisoners of war?
[A] First Carnatic War
[B] Second Carnatic War
[C] Third Carnatic War
[D] Seven Years War
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Correct Answer: A [First Carnatic War]
Notes:
In the first Carnatic War, a French attack on Madras led to surrender of the British. The British leadership was taken prisoner and sent to Pondicherry. However, Clive was not among them. Clive along with few others were kept under weak guard in the fort itself. Clive and few others slipped out of the court disguised as locals and made their way to Fort St. David (the British post at Cuddalore).
6. Oldest trade union federations in India, All India Trade Union Congress was established in which of the following year?
[A] 1917
[B] 1920
[C] 1922
[D] 1924
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Correct Answer: B [1920]
Notes:
The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was the oldest trade union federations in India which was established on 31 October 1920 at Bombay. Lala Lajpat Rai was the first president of the organization. In the year 1929, at the 10th Session in Nagpur the split of AITUC took place.
7. From which of the following places Komagata Maru started its journey?
[A] Singapore
[B] Japan
[C] Kolkata
[D] Honkong
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Correct Answer: D [Honkong]
Notes:
Komagatamaru was a Japanese steamship which sailed from British Hong Kong in 1914. A group of people from India was on board who were trying to immigrate to Canada. It reached Vancouver with 376 passengers from Punjab province in British India. Out of them 352 were not allowed to disembark. Later it returned to Budge Budge, Calcutta. Baba Gurdit Singh and other leders were arrested and deported to Punjab.
8. Who among the following famous personalities had started a magazine called “Lisan-ul-Sidq’” ?
[A] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[B] APJ Abdul Kalam
[C] Dr. Zakir Hussain
[D] Dr. Hamid Ansari
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Correct Answer: A [Maulana Abul Kalam Azad]
Notes:
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a prominent Indian freedom fighter, scholar, and leader during the Indian independence movement. “Lisan-ul-Sidq” was a magazine he started, and it played a significant role in promoting the cause of Indian nationalism and advocating for the rights of Muslims in India during the colonial period. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was also the first Minister of Education in independent India and a key figure in the development of modern education in the country.
9. Who among the following is best known for defending three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II?
[A] Asaf Al
[B] Bhulabhai Desai
[C] Subhash Chandra Bose
[D] C Rajgopalachari
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Correct Answer: B [Bhulabhai Desai]
Notes:
Bhulabhai Desai (1877 – 1946) was an acclaimed lawyer who defended three Indian National Army soldiers accused of treason during World War II. He also attempted to negotiate a secret power-sharing agreement with Liaquat Ali Khan of the Muslim League. (Bhulabhai-Laaqut Ali Talks)
10. Who among the following women was famous in India as “Dalda 13” ?
[A] Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
[B] Homai Vyarawalla
[C] Sucheta Kriplani
[D] Indira Gandhi
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Correct Answer: B [Homai Vyarawalla]
Notes:
Homai Vyarawalla commonly known by her pseudonym “Dalda 13,” was India’s first woman photojournalist. First active in the late 1930s, she retired in the early 1970s. In 2011, she was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of the Republic of India.
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