Modern Indian History MCQs

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Before the formation of English East India company, John Mildenhall (a merchant adventurer) was the first English man who arrived in India in 1599 via a land route for the purpose of trade with Indian merchants.

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In the Great Mutiny of 1857, Jhansi ki Rani Laxmi Bai and Tantya Tope captured the Fort of Gwalior. But, the British forces under the command of Sir Hugh Rose recaptured the fort and Rani Laxmi Bai died on the battle field on June 17,1858. Tantia Tope was captured and executed on April 15, 1859.

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The book, “Sepoy Mutiny and the Revolt of 1857” was written by Ramesh Chandra Majumdar. According to him, the revolt of 1857 was neither national, nor war nor of independence.

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Viceroy Lord Ripon repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 passed by Lord Lytton by Act III of 1882.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.

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The Indian National Society (1883) was founded by Shrish Chandra Bose in Calcutta.

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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.

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The Ghadar Party was founded by Lala Har Dayal and Sohan Singh Bhakna in 1913 in San Francisco. The party was an organization of immigrant Sikhs from India and was a part of the larger Ghadar Movement, which aimed to secure India’s independence from British rule. It played a key role in inspiring the Indian independence movement abroad, particularly among Indian immigrants in the United States and Canada.

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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (1820-91) started the newspaper Shome prakash. He was an Indian Bengali polymath and a key figure of the Bengal Renaissance.

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The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was a political agreement signed by Mahatma Gandhi and Lord Irwin, the then Viceroy of India, on 5 March 1931 before the second Round Table Conference in London.

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Bhakti movement in Hinduism refers to ideas and engagement that emerged in the medieval era on love and devotion to religious concepts built around one or more gods and goddesses. Bhakti movement preached against the caste system using the local languages so that the message reached the masses.