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. First Factory Act was passed during the viceroyship of who of the following?
[A] Lord Elgin
[B] Lord Ripon
[C] Lord Lytton
[D] Lord Lawrence
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Correct Answer: B [Lord Ripon]
Notes:
First Factory Act was passed in the year 1881 during the viceroyship of Lord Ripon. In the year 1885, a Factory Commission was appointed. A Royal Labour Commission was appointed in the year 1891. The main purpose of those commissions was to limit the working hours in the factory.
22. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in which of the following places?
[A] Calcutta
[B] Madras
[C] Poona
[D] Bombay
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Correct Answer: D [Bombay]
Notes:
The first session of the Indian National Congress was organized in Bombay in 1885. W.C. Bonnerjee was the president of the First session. A number of 72 delegates joined the session to represent the provinces.
23. Who among the following founded the Widow Remarriage Association in the year 1861?
[A] M.G Ranade
[B] Vishnu Shastri Pandit
[C] Raja Rammohan Roy
[D] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Correct Answer: A [M.G Ranade]
Notes:
Widow Remarriage Association in the year 1861 was funded by M.G Ranade. The first Widow Remarriage Association was founded by Vishnu Shastri Pandit in the year 1850.
24. Who among the following was/ were the founder of the Metropolitan Institution?
[A] Thakurdas Chakraborty
[B] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
[C] Both of them
[D] Swami Vivekananda
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Correct Answer: C [Both of them]
Notes:
Metropolitan Institution was founded in the year 1872 by Thakurdas Chakraborty and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. In the year 1917, it was renamed as Vidyasagar College. It is considered as the first private college of India. SwamiVivekanandaa was a notable alumni of this college.
25. Who among the following founded Nadwatal Ulama?
[A] Rashid Ahmed
[B] Shibli Naumani
[C] Maulana Azad
[D] Qasim Nanotavi
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Correct Answer: B [Shibli Naumani]
Notes:
In the year 1894, Nadwatal Ulama was founded by Shibli Naumani in Lucknow. Shibli Naumani supported the Deoband school and also founded Dar-Ul-Ulum.
26. Which of the following is the correct timeline of the “policy of the ring-fence”?
[A] 1745-1757
[B] 1757-1813
[C] 1813-1858
[D] 1858-1919
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Correct Answer: B [1757-1813]
Notes:
The “policy of the ring-fence” was followed by the British East India Company during the very first period. It was started from 1757 to 1813.
27. Which among the following was/ were the official language of the British in India?
[A] English
[B] Urdu
[C] Hindi
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
The official language of the British in India was English, Urdu, and Hindi. Later English and Hindi became the official language of India. There is no national language in India.
28. What was the motive of the British East India Company when they came to India?
[A] Trade and territory
[B] Trade, not territory
[C] Only territory
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Trade, not territory]
Notes:
In the year 1600 CE, the East India Company was formed and was given the exclusive right to trade with India and South East Asia after Queen Elizabeth I granted the charter for the monopoly over the trade. Initially, the motive of the British East India Company was Trade, not territory.
29. Which of the following said, “We have effectively crippled our enemy without making our friends too formidable”?
[A] Lord Hastings
[B] Lord Welleseley
[C] Sir John Shore
[D] Lord Cornwallis
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Correct Answer: D [Lord Cornwallis]
Notes:
In 1786, Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis took charge as the Governor-General of Fort William in Bengal and as the Commander-in-Chief of British India. According to him: “We have effectively crippled our enemy without making our friends too formidable”.
30. Which of the following genere of Urdu poetry developed in 18th century India in which poets wrote in sad / anguish tones?
[A] Qasida
[B] Marsiya
[C] Shahr Ashob
[D] Rubai
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Correct Answer: C [Shahr Ashob]
Notes:
Masud Sa’d Salman, Mir Taqi Mir, Mirza Muhammad Rafi, Sauda, Qaim Chandpuri etc. were important poets. The genre of Urdu poetry known as shahr ashob (literally the city‟s misfortune) gives us a personalized account of individual reactions to the period of Mughal decline in the 18th century. Two major poets specializing in this genre were MirTaqi Mir (1724-1810) and Mirza Rafi Sauda (1713-81) both of whom were old enough to feel the trauma of Nadir Shah‟s attack on Delhi, the imperial city. The pain and privations of the city and its residents who faced shortages, hardships and exactions formed the subject matter of a lot of the poetry.
