Modern Indian History MCQs

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The Self-Respect Movement (1925) was launched by E. V. Ramasamy to create a society where backward castes have equal human rights and to encourage backward castes to have self-respect in the context of a caste-based society that considered them  to be a lower end of the hierarchy.

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In the Second Anglo-Mysore war (1780-84), the British troops led by Warren Hastings seized the French port Mahe, a port
which was very useful to Hyder Ali (the ruler of Mysore) for the entry of supplies. Then, due to this contention, Haider Ali led a joint front with Nizam of Hyderabad and Marathas and captured Arcot. But, due to arrival of Sir Eyre Coote, Haider Ali was defeated in the battles of Porto Novo, Palur and Sholingur. During the war, he died but his son Tipu Sultan continued the struggle. Mean while, French came to his assistance and finally the Treaty of Manglore (1784) was signed. As per the treaty, both sides agreed to return the conquered territories of each other.

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Under the presidency of Rash Bihari Ghosh, the 23rd session of Indian National Congress (INC) took place in 1907 at Surat, Gujarat. In this session, the INC splited into two groups – The extremists and The moderates. The extremists were led by Lokmanya Tilak, Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal and the moderates were led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Pherozeshah Mehta and Surendranath Banerjee.

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The Namdhari sect was founded by Baba Ram Singh on the day of Baisakhi (April 12, 1857), at village Bheni, Ludhiana. This Sikh sect evoked the feelings of self respect and sacrifice for their motherland. It not only mobilized people for the freedom of their country but also against the evil customs of the society.

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The Viceroy of India, Lord Northbrook organised Delhi Darbar in 1877 and officially decalerd Queen Victoria as Kaiser-i-Hind (or Empress of India).

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The Bombay Association was the first political organization in Bombay Presidency founded by Jagannath Shankarsheth on 26 August 1852. Various members were Sir Jamshedji Jejeebhoy, Jagannath Shankarsheth, Naoroji Fursungi, Dr. Bhau Daji Lad, Dadabhai Naoroji and Vinayak Shankarshet. Sir Jamshedji Jejibhai was the first president of the organization.

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The Congress Socialist Party (CSP) was a left-wing group within the Congress. It was formed with Acharya Narendra Deva as President and Jay Prakash Narayan as General Secretary in 1934. Ram Manohar Lohia, although a prominent socialist leader, was not involved in the formation of CSP.

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The Indian National Army (INA) was formed by Captain Mohan Singh in Singapore in September 1942.

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Pabna Movement or Peasant Unrest in East Bengal (1872-76): In East Bengal, the peasantry was oppressed by zamindars through ejection, harassment, illegal seizure of propertyed, arbitrarily enhancement of rent and use of force. Therefore, the peasants organised no-rent unions and launched armed attacks on the Zamindars and their agents. The Pabna district was the storm-centre of this movement and thus, the movement is known as the Pabna movement. The movement was suppressed only after armed intervention by the British.

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The Osmania University was set up by the Nizam of Hyderabad, the ruler of the largest Princely State during the British Raj and continues to be a renowned center for higher studies in Andhra Pradesh state.