Modern Indian History & Freedom Struggle 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. Which among the following had an objective of introducing the self-governing institutions to India?
[A] Indian Council Act 1909
[B] Mont-Ford Reforms
[C] Cabinet Mission
[D] Government of India Act 1935
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Correct Answer: B [Mont-Ford Reforms]
22. ‘Rajmala’ is an important source of History of which among the following states of India?
[A] Nagaland
[B] Assam
[C] Tripura
[D] Jammu & Kashmir
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Correct Answer: C [Tripura]
Notes:
Rajmala is a chronicle of the kings of Tripura
23. Librahan Commission was established to probe into which among the following?
[A] Anti Sikh Riots of 1984
[B] Babri Mosque Demolition
[C] Post Godhara Riots
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Babri Mosque Demolition]
24. Who among the following has written Bidrohi, the one of the most famous Bengali poem?
[A] Rabindranath Tagore
[B] Bankim Chandra Chattopadhhyaya
[C] Kazi Nazrul Islam
[D] Sambhunath Pandit
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Correct Answer: C [Kazi Nazrul Islam]
Notes:
Bidrohi is one of the most famous Bengali poems, written by Kazi Nazrul Islam in December, 1921. It was first collected in 1922 in a volume titled Agnibeena: the first anthology of Nazrul’s poems.
25. On February 20, 1947, The British Government declared its intention to quit India by __________?
[A] August , 1947
[B] December, 1947
[C] June 1947
[D] June 1948
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Correct Answer: D [June 1948]
26. Lord William Bentinck is credited for which of the following in the Indian History ?
[A] Education reforms
[B] Laws
[C] Abolition of sati
[D] Local government
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Correct Answer: C [Abolition of sati]
27. Which of the following Charter acts abolished the monopoly of the East India Company to trade with China?
[A] Charter Act of 1793
[B] Charter Act of 1813
[C] Charter Act of 1833
[D] Charter Act of 1853
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Correct Answer: C [Charter Act of 1833]
Notes:
The Charter Acts of 1813 continued the Company’s rule in India but Company’s commercial monopoly was ended, except for the tea trade and the trade with China. The Charter Act of 1833 ended company’s monopoly of tea trade with China also and henceforth East India Company was meant only to have political functions.
28. Adi Granth ” was compiled by which of the following Sikh Guru’s in India?
[A] Guru Amardas
[B] Guru Arjun Dev
[C] Guru Ram das
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Guru Arjun Dev]
29. In which of the following states the influence of the ” Ahrar movement (1931)” was mostly confined to ?
[A] Punjab
[B] Sindh
[C] Bengal
[D] Madras
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Correct Answer: A [Punjab]
30. ‘Yudh Abhyas is a millitary exercise between:
[A] India – UK
[B] India – USA
[C] India – Russia
[D] India – Israel
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Correct Answer: B [India – USA]
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