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.
21. After which of the following activity first Civil Disobedience Movement was started by Gandhi?
[A] Rowlatt Act of 1919
[B] Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919
[C] Chauri Chaura incident in 1922
[D] Arrival of Cripps’ Mission in 1942
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Correct Answer: A [Rowlatt Act of 1919]
Notes:
In 1914, Gandhi returned to India and lived a life of abstinence and spirituality on the periphery of Indian politics. Then in 1919 came the Rowlatt Act and people protested against it and Jallianwalah bagh Massacre happed. He supported Britain in the First World War but in 1919 launched a new satyagraha in protest of Britain’s mandatory military draft of Indians. Hundreds of thousands answered his call to protest, and by 1920 he was leader of the Indian movement for independence.
22. Which of the following Acts was introduced by the Britishers to remove the shortcomings of the Regulating Act?
[A] Pitt’s India Act, 1784
[B] Rowlatt Act
[C] The Charter Act of 1793
[D] Government of India Act 1919
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Correct Answer: A [Pitt’s India Act, 1784]
Notes:
Pitt’s India Act 1784 or the East India Company Act 1784 was passed in the British Parliament to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act 1773. With this act, East India Company’s political functions were differentiated from its commercial activities for the first time.
23. Federation, Indian responsibility, reservation and safeguards were the three lynchpins of which of the following announcements?
[A] Gandhi-lrwin Pact
[B] Macdonald Award
[C] Poona Pact
[D] Radcliffe Award
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Correct Answer: A [Gandhi-lrwin Pact]
Notes:
Federation, Indian responsibility, reservation and safeguards were the three lynchpins of Gandhi-lrwin Pact. 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.
24. Which one of the following was the state that was not annexed by Lord Dalhousie by using the Doctrine of Lapse?
[A] Nagpur
[B] Udaipur
[C] Mysore
[D] Satara
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Correct Answer: C [Mysore]
Notes:
Under the Doctrine of Lapse Dalhousie annexed Satara, Jaitpur, Mysore, Sambalpur, Bhagat, Udaipur, Jhansi and Nagpur.
25. The ‘Independence for India League’ was founded in opposition of which of the following agreements?
[A] the Gandhi-Irwin Pact
[B] the Home Rule Movement
[C] the Nehru Report
[D] the Montford Reforms
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Correct Answer: C [the Nehru Report]
Notes:
When the Nehru Report came before the annual session of the Congress in Calcutta in December 1928, the left lashed it out on the fact that it did not want the complete Independence and wanted only a dominion status. Meanwhile in April 1928, the “Independence for India League” was formed with Jawahar Lal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose as Secretaries and S. Srinivasa Iyengar as President.
26. In 1930 Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from which of the following places?
[A] Sevagram
[B] Dandi
[C] Sabarmati
[D] Wardha
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Correct Answer: C [Sabarmati]
Notes:
On 12 March, 1930, Gandhi started his civil disobedience movement by starting Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat and reached Dandi on 6 April 1930 and broke the salt law.
27. Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?
[A] M. N. Roy
[B] Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi
[C] Pattam Thanu Pillai
[D] Acharya Narendra Dev
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Correct Answer: D [Acharya Narendra Dev]
Notes:
Acharya Narendra Dev was a Gandhian Socialist.
28. Consider the following statements:
The Non-Cooperation Movement led to the
I. Congress becoming a mass movement for the first time.
II. Growth of Hindu-Muslim unity.
III. Removal of fear of the British ‘might’ from the minds of the people.
IV. British government’s willingness to grant political concessions to Indians.
Of these statements:
[A] I, II, III and IV are correct
[B] II and II are correct
[C] I and III are correct
[D] III and IV are correct
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Correct Answer: C [I and III are correct]
Notes:
Non Cooperation Movement and Khilafat Movement were launched in 1920. The two movements emerged from separate issues, but they adopted a common programme of action that of nonviolent and non-cooperation. There was increasing Hindu-Muslim unity against the British.
29. Who headed the Interim Cabinet formed in the 1946?
[A] Rajendra Prasad
[B] Jawaharlal Nehru
[C] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[D] Rajagopalachari
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Correct Answer: B [Jawaharlal Nehru]
Notes:
The Viceroy’s Executive Council became the executive branch of the interim government. Originally headed by the Viceroy of India, it was transformed into a council of ministers, with the powers of a prime minister bestowed on the vice-president of the Council, a position held by the Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru.
30. Which of the following was the aim of education as stated by the Wood’s despatch of 1854?
[A] The creation of employment opportunities for native Indians
[B] The spread of western culture in India
[C] The promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language
[D] The introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education
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Correct Answer: B [The spread of western culture in India]
Notes:
As a result, the Wood’s Despatch was issued, with Sir Charles Wood as the President of the Board of Control of Education. The main objective of the Despatch was to impart Western knowledge to the Indian people and also to develop their intellect and moral character.
