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.
11. Pindari War (1817-1818) is also known as ________?
[A] First Anglo-Maratha War
[B] Second Anglo-Maratha War
[C] Third Anglo-Maratha War
[D] First Carnatic war
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Correct Answer: C [Third Anglo-Maratha War]
Notes:
The Pindari War (1817-1818) is also known as the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The war was fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire over territory in the Indian subcontinent. The war was caused by conflict between the British and the Pindaris, a group of Muslim mercenaries and Marathas from central India. The British East India Company, under the governorship of Lord Hastings, assembled the largest military force they had ever assembled in India to fight the Pindaris. The war ended with the Treaty of Salbai, which was mediated between the British and Maratha in the presence of Lord Hastings.
12. Treaty of Yandabo is related to which of the following states ?
[A] Punjab
[B] Assam
[C] Karnataka
[D] Odisha
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Correct Answer: B [Assam]
Notes:
The Treaty of Yandabo was signed by the British (General Sir Archibald Campbell) and the Burmese side on 24 February 1826. The first Anglo-Burmese War came to cessation through this treaty. The State of Assam was annexed with British territory of India after the Treaty of Yandabo.
13. Which among the following is often called the “Year of the Great Divide”?
[A] 1904
[B] 1921
[C] 1947
[D] 1951
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Correct Answer: B [1921]
Notes:
The year 1921 was referred as the year of ‘Great Divide.’ From 1921 onwards India’s population started rising steadily. The average annual growth rate of population during this 30 years period increased to 1.22 percent. In absolute number, population of India increased by 10.96 crore during this period.
14. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India by Dadabhai Naoroji, was the original classic work on poverty in India. In which year this work was published?
[A] 1900
[B] 1901
[C] 1903
[D] 1905
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Correct Answer: B [1901]
Notes:
The book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India depicts how the British rule was draining the wealth of India into Britain. Dadabhai Naoroji is the writer of the book. The book was published in the year 1901.
15. 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.
16. At which of the following sessions, the Indian National Congress adopted a significant resolution against the use of Indian troops in China, Mesopotamia and Persia?
[A] 1920 Calcutta Session
[B] 1923 New Delhi Session
[C] 1927 Madras Session
[D] 1931 Karachi Session
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Correct Answer: C [1927 Madras Session]
Notes:
The Madras session of INC was presided over by M.A. Ansari in the year 1927. During this session INC passed a resolution against the use of Indian troops in China, Iran, Parsia and Mesopotamia. Resolution of boycotting the Simon Commission was also passed and the adoption of the resolution of Purna Swaraj took place.
17. The First authoritative exposition of the Extremist ideological position within the Indian National Congress was penned down by which among the following as a series of articles titled “New Lamps for old” in a Bombay Newspaper?
[A] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[B] Arubindo Ghose
[C] Bipin Chandra Pal
[D] Lala Lajpat Rai
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Correct Answer: B [Arubindo Ghose]
Notes:
Rishi Aurobindo was a philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist of India. He studied Indian Civil Service at King’s College, England. During the time of Alipore Bombing Case he was also arrested.
18. 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.
19. Who among the following Viceroys repealed Vernacular Press Act in 1882?
[A] Lord Ripon
[B] Lord Lytton
[C] Lord Elgin-II
[D] Lord Curzon
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Correct Answer: A [Lord Ripon]
Notes:
Viceroy Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 passed by Lord Lytton by Act III of 1882. Hence, news papers published in vernacular languages were allowed equal freedom with the rest of the Indian Press.
20. Which organisation was founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan to oppose Indian National Congress (INC) and to develop close ties between the Muslim community and the British Raj?
[A] Labour Swaraj Party
[B] Khudai Khidmatgar
[C] United India Patriotic Association
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: C [United India Patriotic Association]
Notes:
To oppose Indian National Congress (INC) and to develop close ties between the Muslim community and the British Raj, the United India Patriotic Association was founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in Aligarh in 1888.
