Modern Indian History & Freedom Struggle Questions (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. In which year Bharatiya Janata Party formed its first state government in southern India??
[A] 2002
[B] 2004
[C] 2008
[D] 2012
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [2008]
Notes:
The first government of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in South India was formed in Karnataka in 2008. The government was led by Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
22. Consider the following:
- Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden
- Asiatic Society of Bengal
- Kolkata Alipur Zoological Gardens
Which among the following correctly represents the correct chronological order of the establishment of the above?
[A] 1,2,3
[B] 2,1,3
[C] 3,1,2
[D] 2,3,1
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [2,1,3]
Notes:
Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden : 1787,
Asiatic Society of Bengal : 1784,
Kolkata Alipur Zoological Gardens : 1800
23. Who among the following formed the group “Brothers of India”?
[A] Annie Besant
[B] George Feuerstein
[C] H.S. Olcott
[D] Alan Watts
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [Annie Besant]
Notes:
Annie Besant was an women’s rights activist, writer, educationist, and philanthropist. In the year 1916, she launched the All India Home Rule League along with Tilak. She formed the group “Brothers of India”.
24. Which among the following was the work field of Jibanananda Das , a Bengal Icon?
[A] Social Service
[B] Literature
[C] Science and Technology
[D] Journalism
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Literature]
25. The Jakarta History Museum located in old Jakarta, Indonesia was once used as the headquarters of which of the following?
[A] British East India Company
[B] Dutch East India Company
[C] Portuguese East India Company
[D] Danish East India Company
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Dutch East India Company]
Notes:
The Dutch founded their first factory in Masulipatnam (Present day Andhra Pradesh) in the year 1605. Silk, cotton, indigo, rice, opium were the main trading commodities of the Dutch. They never wanted to build empire in India. The Spice island of Indonesia and peeper were their main attraction.
26. Who had established London Muslim League in 1908?
[A] Aga Khan
[B] Syed Ameer Ali
[C] Mohammad Ali Jinnah
[D] Chaudhary Liaqat Ali
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Syed Ameer Ali]
Notes:
Syed Ameer Ali (1849-1928) was a British Jurist of Indian Origin and a prominent Muslim leader in London. He has many credits such as (1) one of the signatory to the 1906 Petition to the Viceroy (thus, one of the founders of AIML) (2) Contributed to development of Muslim Personal Law in India (3) Established the London Muslim League in 1908, which was independent of the All-India Muslim League. (4) Became the first Indian to sit as a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in 1909 (4) Co-established the London Mosque Fund in 1910 along with other prominent British Muslims, to finance the building of the first mosque in London called East London Mosque (5) Published a book titled “The Spirit of Islam”.
27. ” India after the war will become a running sore which will sap the strength of British Empire” Who among the following had expressed this thought?
[A] Lord Wavell
[B] Lord Linlithgow
[C] Lord Mountbatten
[D] Sir Stafford Cripps
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [Lord Wavell]
Notes:
Lord wavell served as the Viceroy of India from the year 1943 to 1947. On 24th October 1944, he wrote a letter to the then prime minister of Britain Winston Churchill and said “We cannot move without taking serious risks, but the most serious risk of all is that India, after the war, will become a running sore which will sap the strength of the British Empire”.
28. Under which of the following INA comrades, Officers’ Training School for INA officers was opened in 1943?
[A] Lt. Col. M.Z. Kiani.
[B] Habib ur Rahman
[C] Mohan Singh
[D] Lt. Col J.K. Bhonsle
Show Answer
Correct Answer: B [Habib ur Rahman]
Notes:
Officers Training School for INA officers was opened under Habib ur Rahman. Azad School for the civilian volunteers were set up to provide training to the recruits. For the first time in Asia a women`s regiment, the Rani of Jhansi regiment was raised as a combat force, under Captain Laxmi Swaminathan.
29. Who among the following did not vehemently protested the withdrawal of the Non-Cooperation Movement after the Chauri-Chaura Incident?
[A] Jawahar Lal Nehru
[B] Subhash Chandra Bose
[C] C R Das
[D] Motilal Nehru
Show Answer
Correct Answer: A [Jawahar Lal Nehru]
Notes:
The Chauri Chaura incident took place in the year 1922 (5th February) at Chauri Chaura, United Province (Present Uttar Pradesh). A large group of protesters clashed with police, attacked and set fire to a police station. Three civilians and 22 policemen were killed. Gandhiji called off the non-cooperation movement on 25th February. The cessation of Non-cooperation movement was criticized by S.C. Bose, C.R. Das, Mitilal Nehru, Lala Lajpat Rai. Jawaharlal Nehru was shocked but did not protest vehemently.
30. Who among the following was popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?
[A] Hasrat Mohani
[B] Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
[C] Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
[D] Iqbal Khan
Show Answer
Correct Answer: C [Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan]
Notes:
Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a political and spiritual leader. He was also a supporter of nonviolent opposition like Gandhiji. He was popularly known as the “Frontier Gandhi”. He was the leader of the Red Shirt Movement.
[contact-form-7 id="141158" title="Contact form 1"]
