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. Who was prime Minister of England when Simon Commission came to India to review the working of Government of India Act 1919?
[A] Stanley Baldwin
[B] David Lloyd Georg
[C] Ramsay MacDonald
[D] Minto
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Correct Answer: A [Stanley Baldwin]
Notes:
The Indian Statutory Commission or the Simon Commission was constituted in 1927 to review the working of Government of India Act 1919. Simon Commission came to India on on 4th February 1928. Stanley Baldwin was the Prime Minister of England that time. He served as the prime minister of England from 1924 to 1929.
22. In which century maximum investment was made by the British in Core & Infrastructure sector in India?
[A] 17th century
[B] 18th century
[C] 19th century
[D] 20th century
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Correct Answer: C [19th century]
Notes:
In the 19th century, the bulk investment to the infrastructure sector was done by the British. The invested in Railway, Cotton Mills, Jute mill industries, steel industries as well as in the ship and navigation industries. In the year 1916, Industry commission was appointed under Thomas Holand.
23. Founding Partner of which of the following companies of India became first Finance Minister of Pakistan?
[A] Tata Motors
[B] Mahindra & Mahindra
[C] Larsen & Toubro
[D] Nicholas Piramal
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Correct Answer: B [Mahindra & Mahindra]
Notes:
The company was established in Ludhiana in 1945 as Mahindra & Mohammed. Ghulam Mohammed went to Pakistan and became first Finance Minister of that country.
24. 1996 was UN’s fiftieth anniversary year and this year was declared by United nations as “Year for Tolerance”. The same time frame also coincided with 125th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. In this connection, UNESCO had established a new award in the name of an Indian philanthropist for Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence. Who is this Indian philanthropist?
[A] Aga Khan III
[B] Dinshah Irani
[C] Ghanshyam Das Birla
[D] Madanjeet Singh
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Correct Answer: D [Madanjeet Singh]
25. Mahakali Treaty was signed between India and ?
[A] Pakistan
[B] Nepal
[C] China
[D] Bangladesh
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Correct Answer: B [Nepal]
26. Who among the following was President of United States when Cripps Mission visited India?
[A] Herbert Hoover
[B] Harry S. Truman
[C] Franklin D. Roosevelt
[D] Calvin Coolidge
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Correct Answer: C [Franklin D. Roosevelt]
Notes:
The Cripps mission came to India in March 1942. The mission was headed by a Sir Stafford Cripps. The mission was sent to negotiate an agreement with the nationalist Congress leaders. Franklin D. Roosevelt was the President of United States that time. He demanded speedy solution of the problems of India to the then prime minister of United Kingdom Sir Winston Churchill.
27. Which among the following was the first French enclave of Pondicherry to merge with the Dominion of India?
[A] Mahe
[B] Karaikal
[C] Chandranagore
[D] Pondicherry
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Correct Answer: D [Pondicherry]
Notes:
Pondicherry was the first French enclave of Pondicherry to merge with the Dominion of India.
28. Who among the following is considered to be the first Finance Minister in British India, who also founded The Economist magazine and the Standard Chartered Bank?
[A] James Wilson
[B] Alexander Hamilton
[C] Henry Baillie
[D] Thomas Wyse
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Correct Answer: A [James Wilson]
Notes:
James Wilson was a renowned Scottish businessman. He founded the Standard Chartered Bank (Which was merged with Standard Bank in 1969) and created India’s first Budget in the year 1860. He also founded The Economist weekly.
29. After failure of which among the following movements, the Swaraj Party was formed?
[A] Quit India Movement
[B] Non-cooperation Movement
[C] Civil disobedience Movement
[D] Swadeshi Movement
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Correct Answer: B [Non-cooperation Movement]
Notes:
The Swaraj Party was founded by Chittaranjan Das and Motilal Nehru as the Congress-Khilafat Swaraj Party on 1st January 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the INC. The formation of the Swaraj Party came after the failure of non-cooperation movement and events like the Government of India act 1919 and the elections of 1923.
30. In the wake of the partition of Bengal in 1905, Bengal saw some new movements such as boycott, Swadeshi, National Education etc. Out of them, the “boycott” was inspired by most probably which among the following contemporary events?
[A] Boycott of all foreign goods by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa
[B] Boycott of American goods by Chinese
[C] Boycott of some English Land Agents by the Irish people
[D] Boycott of Japanese products in China
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Correct Answer: B [Boycott of American goods by Chinese]
Notes:
The Partition of Bengal was announced on 20 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India and commensed on 16th October 1905. After that Swadeshi Movement took place and finally, the British Government (Lord Hardinge) revoked the partition of Bengal in 1911. The boycott was mainly inspired by the incident of boycotting American goods by Chinese in 1905.
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