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. Under the 1748 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, Madras was restored to the British in exchange for the return to France of which captured fortress?
[A] Cape Breton Island
[B] The Barrier Towns
[C] Silesia
[D] Louisbourg
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Correct Answer: D [Louisbourg]
Notes:
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, signed in 1748, ended the War of the Austrian Succession and brought the First Carnatic War to a close. Under its settlement, France restored Madras to the British, while Britain returned Louisbourg to France. The fortress of Louisbourg, located on Cape Breton Island in present-day Nova Scotia, had been captured by British forces in 1745. Thus, Louisbourg is the correct answer.
12. Which of the following leaders were associated with Bharat Dharma Mahamandala (1902)?
[A] Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
[B] Veresalingam Pantulu
[C] Gopal Krishna Gokhale
[D] G.V.Devadhar
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Correct Answer: A [Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya]
Notes:
To propagate Sanatan Dharma and Hindu culture, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya established “Bharata Dharma Mahamandal” in 1902.
13. The Widow remarriage Act (1856) was passed during the Governor-Generalship of whom?
[A] Lord Ellenborough
[B] Lord Dalhousie
[C] Lord Elgin-I
[D] Lord Canning
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Correct Answer: D [Lord Canning]
Notes:
The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act was enacted in July 1856 during Lord Canning’s governor-generalship. Preparatory work had taken place under Dalhousie, and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was a leading advocate of the reform.
14. Consider the following statements in context with the various currencies circulated in Bengal in the later half of 18th century:
- The values of the currencies widely fluctuated
- The British insisted on payment of revenue in their own currency
- The native currency was used at a rebate
Which among the above was / were the reasons that increased the problems of Indian traders and peasants as Tax Payers?
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 1 & 3
[C] Only 2 & 3
[D] Only 3
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Correct Answer: D [Only 3]
Notes:
The first two options are not correct to say that they increased the problems of natives. It was the third option (native currency was used at a rebate) that is considered to be the main reason for the issues pertaining to the native traders and peasants as Tax Payers.
15. Lord Cornwallis is known for which of the following?
[A] permanent revenue settlement of Bengal
[B] attacking the caste system
[C] land revenue settlement of United States
[D] ryotwari settlement of Madras
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Correct Answer: A [permanent revenue settlement of Bengal]
Notes:
The British introduced a new system of revenue collection in Bengal. It was called the Permanent Settlement. It was introduced by Lord Charles Cornwallis in 1793. Under this system, the East India Company had fixed the revenue that each zamindar had to pay.
16. Who among the following formed the ‘Ghadar party’ in U.S.A.? (UPSC Prelims 1987)
[A] V. D. Savarkar
[B] Lala Har Dayal
[C] Swami Varma
[D] Raja Pratap Singh
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Correct Answer: B [Lala Har Dayal]
Notes:
In 1913, Pacific Coast Hindustan Association was founded by Lala Hardayal with Sohan Singh Bhakna as its president, which was called Ghadar Party. The members of this party were the immigrant sikhs of US and Canada. The first issue of The Ghadar, was published from San Francisco on November 1, 1913.
17. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched? (UPSC Prelims 1988)
[A] Holt Machenzie Mahalvari settlement in Northern India
[B] Lord Cornwallis Subsidiary system
[C] Lord Ripon Local Self-Government
[D] Thomas Munro Ryotwari settlement
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Correct Answer: B [Lord Cornwallis Subsidiary system]
Notes:
Lord Wellesley developed subsidiary alliances as a major instrument of British expansion. Allied rulers maintained a British force and surrendered independent control of foreign relations. Cornwallis is principally associated with the Permanent Settlement of 1793.
18. Uplift of the backward classes was the main programme of which of the following missions? (UPSC Prelims 1993)
[A] Prathana Samaj
[B] Satyashodhak Samaj
[C] Arya Samaj
[D] Ramakrishna Mission
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Correct Answer: B [Satyashodhak Samaj]
Notes:
Satyashodhak Samaj was a social reform society founded by Jyotirao Phule in Pune, Maharashtra, on 24 September 1873. espoused a mission of education and increased social rights and political access for underprivileged groups, focused especially on women, Shudras, and Dalits, in Maharashtra.
19. Who among the following led the Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922? (UPSC Prelims 1996)
[A] Bhagat Singh
[B] Chittaranjan Das
[C] Rajaguru
[D] Vallabhbhai Patel
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Correct Answer: D [Vallabhbhai Patel]
Notes:
The Sarabandi (no tax) campaign of 1922 was led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. In this campaign, the peasants decided not to pay the taxes. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was an Indian lawyer, political activist, the first Deputy Prime Minister of India and a leader of the Indian National Congress.
20. Which of the following was the real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935? (UPSC Prelims 2002)
[A] exercise more and direct political and administrative control over the princely states
[B] involve the princes actively in the administration of the colony
[C] finally effect the complete political and administrative take-over of all the princely states by the British
[D] use the princes to counter-balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders
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Correct Answer: D [use the princes to counter-balance the anti-imperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders]
Notes:
The real intention of the British to include the princely states in the Federal Union proposed by the India Act of 1935 was to use the princes to counter-balance the antiimperialist doctrines of the nationalist leaders.
