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.These questions are part of GKToday’s 35000+ MCQs Bank Course in GKToday Android App

31. Which of the following Governors General kept the British flag flying high in India at the time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon?
[A] Warren Hastings
[B] Lord Cornwallis
[C] Lord Wellesley
[D] Lord Hastings

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32. Which of the following Governor Generals had abolished slavery in India?
[A] Lord Cornwallis
[B] Lord Wellesley
[C] Lord William Bentinck
[D] Lord Ellenborough

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33. Charter Act of 1726 provided for establishment of Corporation at which of these places?
[A] Bombay and Madras
[B] Bombay and Calcutta
[C] Calcutta and Madras
[D] Calcutta and Surat

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34. Lower Burma was annexed by Britishers in which of the following years?
[A] 1850
[B] 1852
[C] 1854
[D] 1856

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35. How many princely states were there in India when the British rule came to an end?
[A] 654
[B] 632
[C] 565
[D] 549

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36. In which year, Bangbhasha Prakasika Sabha was established?
[A] 1831
[B] 1836
[C] 1839
[D] 1841

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37. Hansa Mehta was associated with which of the following organization?
[A] All India women’s conference
[B] Anushilan Samity
[C] Theosophical Society
[D] Naujawan Bharat Sabha

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38. The National Planning Committee was set up by S.C. Bose in which of the following year?
[A] 1932
[B] 1938
[C] 1942
[D] 1944

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39. Who was the hero of “Pagri Sambhal Jatta Movement”?
[A] Sardar Ajit Singh
[B] Sardar Jagjeet Singh
[C] Sardar Manjeet Singh
[D] Sardar Ranjeet Singh

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40. Which among the following was not annexed by applying Doctrine of Lapse?
[A] Sambalpur
[B] Jhansi
[C] Mysore
[D] Satara

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