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 among the following matches of newspapers and their founders’ names are correct?
1. Swadeshmitran- G. Subramaniya Aiyer
2. The Bengalee- Surendranath Banerjea
3. Amrit Bazar Patrika- Sisir Kumar Ghosh
4. Sudharak- G.K.Gokhale
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :
[A] 1 & 4
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4
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Correct Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]
Notes:
Some of the newspapers and the name of their founders are- Swadeshmitran- G. Subramaniya Aiyer, The Bengalee- Surendranath Banerjea, Amrit Bazar Patrika- Sisir Kumar Ghosh, Sudharak- G.K.Gokhale, Voice of India- Dadabhai Naoroji.
32. Who among the following was the viceroy of India when the Bengal Famine of 1943 took place?
[A] Lord Irwin
[B] Lord Linlithgow
[C] Lord Wavell
[D] Lord Wellesley
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Correct Answer: B [Lord Linlithgow]
Notes:
Lord Linlithgow (1936-43) was the viceroy of India when the Bengal Famine of 1943 took place.
33. With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?
[A] The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499.
[B] The English opened their first factory in south India at Masulipatam.
[C] In eastern India, the English company opened its first factory in Odisha in 1633.
[D] Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746.
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Correct Answer: A [The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499.]
Notes:
The Portuguese captured Goa in 1510, except this statement, all the statements are correct.
34. Which of the following gave the charter to the English East India Company for the monopoly of eastern trade for 15 years in 1600?
[A] Queen Victoria
[B] Queen Elizabeth I
[C] James Princep
[D] Oliver Crownwell
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Correct Answer: B [Queen Elizabeth I]
Notes:
Queen Elizabeth I granted the charter for the monopoly of the English East India Company in eastern trade for 15 years. Ships belonging to the company arrived in India and docked at Surat, which was established as a trade transit point in 1608.
35. Which of the following movements came to an abrupt end because of the Chauri Chaura incident?
[A] Non-cooperation Movement
[B] Home Rule Movement
[C] Civil Disobedience Movement
[D] Quit India Movement
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Correct Answer: A [Non-cooperation Movement]
Notes:
Non-cooperation Movement was abruptly called off on 11 February 1922 by Gandhi following the Chauri Chaura incident in the Gorakhpur district of UP resulting in the deaths of about 22 policemen and 3 civilians.
36. In which year, Ghadar Party was founded?
[A] 1912
[B] 1911
[C] 1913
[D] 1915
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Correct Answer: C [1913]
Notes:
Gadar Party was founded by Sohan Singh Bhakna in 1913 in San Francisco under leadership of Lala Har Dayal, PS Kankhoje etc. Its main objective was to send arms and ammunition to India to fight against the British in India. The Ghadar Mutiny or the Ghadar Conspiracy—aka the Hindu–German Mutiny or the Indian–German Mutiny—was meant to trigger mutiny in the British-Indian Army during 1915-17, both within India and outside India where the Indian troops were stationed, aimed at ending the British Raj. Its name Ghadar derived from the Ghadar Party of United States. Its prominent members included Bhai Parmanand, Sohan Singh Bhakna, Bhagwan Singh Gyanee, Har Dayal, Tarak Nath Das, Bhagat Singh Thind, Kartar Singh Sarabha, Abdul Hafiz Mohamed Barakatullah, Rashbehari Bose, and Gulab Kaur. It was formally dissolved in 1948.
37. In which year, the Shimla conference took place to discuss provisions of the Wavell Plan?
[A] 1944
[B] 1945
[C] 1946
[D] 1947
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Correct Answer: B [1945]
Notes:
To discuss the provisions of the Wavell Plan a conference of 21 Indian Political leaders was invited to the Summer Capital of British Government Shimla. The leaders included Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, who was the President of the Congress at that time. Mohammad Ali Jinnah also reached in the conference. Here, Jinnah said that no non-league Muslim should be represented to the Executive Council because only Muslim League has right to represent the Muslims of India. He also wanted that all Muslim representatives should be from Muslim League. So, it was said that Congress had no right to nominate any Muslim in the Executive council. This was the main reason of failure of the Wavell Plan.
38. Who formed the “Indian Parliamentary Committee” along with Dadabhai Naoroji?
[A] Sir Patrick Spens
[B] Henry Vivian Derozio
[C] Sir Pherozshah Mehta
[D] Sir William Wedderburn
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Correct Answer: D [Sir William Wedderburn]
Notes:
In 1893, Sir William Wedderburn entered the British Parliament as a liberal member and sought to voice India’s grievances within the house. In the same year, he formed the “Indian Parliamentary Committee” with Dadabhai Naoroji and other Indian sympathizers.
39. In which of the following years the post of Superintendent of Police was combined with the Collector of Taxes and the post of Darogas was abolished?
[A] 1803
[B] 1804
[C] 1805
[D] 1806
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Correct Answer: D [1806]
Notes:
The post of Superintendent of Police was combined with the Collector of Taxes in the year 1806. Also the post of Darogas was abolished.
40. Who was the founder of the Dravida Kazhagam?
[A] C. Rajagopalachari
[B] Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
[C] Acharya Vinoba Bhave
[D] Mahatma Gandhi
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Correct Answer: B [Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker]
Notes:
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy was a businessman, politician, Indian independence and social activist, who started the Self-Respect Movement or the Dravidian Movement and proposed the creation of an independent state called Dravida Nadu, comprising the states of South India. He is also the founder of the sociocultural organisation, Dravidar Kazhagam.
