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.
31. Which of the following fort was the first fort constructed by the Britishers?
[A] Fort St. Angelo
[B] Fort St. George
[C] Fort St. David
[D] Fort William
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Correct Answer: B [Fort St. George]
Notes:
Fort St George, which was founded in 1644 CE at the coastal city of Madras, the modern city of Chennai is considered as the first fort constructed by the Britishers in India.
32. Which of the following Peshwas was also known as Nana Saheb?
[A] Bajirao I
[B] Balaji Bajirao
[C] Madhav-Rao I
[D] Baji Rao II
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Correct Answer: B [Balaji Bajirao]
Notes:
Balaji Bajirao Peshwa (1720 – 1761) was a Peshwa of the Maratha Empire in India. He was also known as Nana Saheb (not Nana Sahib of Bithur, who led rebellion of 1857 from Kanpur). Balaji Bajirao was appointed Peshwa in 1740 after his father Peshwa Bajirao I. It was his tenure when the Chattrapati became a figurehead and Peshwas became prominent.
33. Which of the following was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British dominion?
[A] James Outram
[B] W.H. Sleeman
[C] General Low
[D] Bishop R. Hebar
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Correct Answer: A [James Outram]
Notes:
James Outram was the British resident in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British Dominion. He was appointed resident at Lucknow in 1854 and two years later he carried out the annexation of Oudh and became the first chief commissioner of that province.
34. The Cornwallis code of 1793, separated which of the following?
[A] Revenue collection for administration of civil justice
[B] Civil administration from judicial administration
[C] The Bengal administration from central administration
[D] The civil administration from military administration
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Correct Answer: B [Civil administration from judicial administration]
Notes:
The greatest work of Cornwallis was the purification of the civil service by the employment of capable and honest public servants. Cornwallis code of 1793 separated civil administration from the judicial administration.
35. The capital of India was shifted from Calcutta to Delhi in which of the following year?
[A] 1910
[B] 1911
[C] 1912
[D] 1913
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Correct Answer: B [1911]
Notes:
When King George V was crowned in England in 1911, a Durbar was held in Delhi to celebrate the occasion. The decision to shift the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi was announced at this Durbar.
36. Who among the following declared that “any princely state which refused to join the Constituent Assembly would be treated as an enemy state”?
[A] B.V. Patel
[B] S.P. Sinha
[C] Jawaharlal Nehru
[D] C. Rajagopalachari
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Correct Answer: C [Jawaharlal Nehru]
Notes:
In the year 1946, Nehru realized that no princely state is going to agitate militarily against the army of independent India. He declared in May 1947 that “any princely state which refused to join the Constituent Assembly would be treated as an enemy state”.
37. Which among the following princely states of British Raj immediately joined Pakistan?
1. Makran
2. Kharan
3. Las Bela
4. Kalat
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: B [1, 2 & 3]
Notes:
Makran, Kharan, Las Bela immediately joined Pakistan. Kalat decided to remain independent but later on 27 March 1948, it acceded to Pakistan.
38. In which year, King George V announced shifting of capital from Calcutta to New Delhi?
[A] 1910
[B] 1911
[C] 1912
[D] 1913
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Correct Answer: A [1910]
Notes:
On 12 December 1911, King George V announced shifting of capital from Calcutta to New Delhi. One of the underlying reason was that Bengal had become dangerous ground due to revolutionaries for British. On 15 December 1911, the foundation stone of New Delhi was laid by King George V at Kingsway Camp. Large parts of New Delhi were planned by Edwin Lutyens. The contract was given to Sir Sobha Singh (Khushwant Singh’s father). Construction really began after WW-I and was completed by 1931.
39. In which year, Swaraj Party was formed?
[A] 1921
[B] 1922
[C] 1923
[D] 1924
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Correct Answer: C [1923]
Notes:
The Swaraj Party was formed on 9 January 1923 by members of the Indian National Congress who opposed Gandhi’s suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement on 5 February, 1922 and got disillusioned with his strategy and political insights. Its co-founders were Chittaranjan Das, Motilal Nehru, Vithalbhai Patel (Vallabhbhai’s elder brother), Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar etc. Henceforth, two groups in congress appared viz. Swarajists (pro- changers) and No-changers (supporters of Mahatma Gandhi).,
40. Who among the following was the founder of the first women’s organisation in India, the Bharat Stree Mahamandal?
[A] Matangini Hazra
[B] Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
[C] Vidyaben Shah
[D] Annie Mascarene
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Correct Answer: B [Sarala Devi Chaudhurani]
Notes:Sarala Devi Chaudhurani was neice of Rabindranatha Tagore. She was married to Arya Samaji leader, Shri Ram Bhuj Chowdhry. She was one of the earliest women freedom fighters of India, who participated in the ‘Swadeshi Movement’ as well as in the revolutionary movement of the country.
She was born in 1872 and joined active politics in 1915. In 1915 she organized ‘All India Revolutionary Party’ and secretly assisted the revolutionaries and continued her secrete activities through another group ‘Sohard Society’. She founded the first women’s organisation in India, the Bharat Stree Mahamandal in Allahabad in the year 1910.
