Modern Indian History & Freedom Struggle Questions (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
41. Who among the following is considered to be the only woman in freedom struggle to go to jail for 42 times?
[A] Sarojini Naidu
[B] Kanaklata Barua
[C] Mani Ben
[D] Sushila Nayyar
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Correct Answer: C [Mani Ben]
Notes:
Mani Ben was the daughter of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. She was very active in the national struggle and was jailed at least for 42 times and is known to be the only woman (perheps) in freedom struggle to go to jail for 42 times.
42. Who among the following handed over the Shaheed and Swaraj island to the Azad Hind Government?
[A] Hideki Tojo
[B] Kuniaki Koiso
[C] Fumimaro Konoe
[D] Mitsumasa Yonai
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Correct Answer: A [Hideki Tojo]
Notes:
In the year 1943 (6th November) the Shaheed and Swaraj island was handed over to the Azad Hind Government by the then Prime Minister of Japan, Hideki Tojo. The name of the islands was given by Subhas Chandra Bose on 31st December 1943.
43. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi give a call for a Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act?
[A] 1909
[B] 1915
[C] 1919
[D] 1923
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Correct Answer: C [1919]
Notes:
In 1919 Gandhiji gave a call for a Satyagraha against the Rowlatt Act, passed by the British. The Act restricted the freedom of expression and strengthened police powers. Mahatma Gandhi, Moha-mmad Ali Jinnah and others strongly opposed this Act. The Satyagraha lost momentum with the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy on April 13, 1919.
44. Which of the following chaired first Round Table Conference?
[A] Ramsay Macdonald
[B] Winston Churchill
[C] Clement Attlee
[D] Stanley Baldwin
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Correct Answer: A [Ramsay Macdonald]
Notes:
The First Round Table Conference was opened officially by King George V on November 12, 1930 in London. It was chaired by British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. The first session (1930- 1931) had 73 representatives, from all Indian states and all parties except the Indian National Congress, which was waging a civil disobedience campaign against the government.
45. What was the name of Swami Vivekananda’s Guru?
[A] Paramhansa Yogananda
[B] Ramana Maharishi
[C] Adi Shankaracharya
[D] Ramkrishna Paramhansa
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Correct Answer: D [Ramkrishna Paramhansa]
Notes:
Ramakrishna Paramahansa was the guru of Swami Vivekananda. After death of Ramakrishna, his chief disciple Swami Vivekananda popularized his ideas among Western audiences and founded both the Ramakrishna Math, which provides spiritual training for monastics and householder devotees, and the Ramakrishna Mission, to provide charity, social work and education.
46. Indian National Congress split for the first time in its session at ___:
[A] Calcutta
[B] Allahabad
[C] Surat
[D] Lahore
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Correct Answer: C [Surat]
Notes:
The Congress split into ‘Moderates’ and ‘Extremists’ after a violent clash at the Surat session in 1907. The extremists were led by Lokmanya Tilak, Lajpat Rai, and Sri Aurobindo; while, the moderates were led by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Pherozeshah Mehta and Surendranath Banerjee. The divided Congress re-united at the Lucknow session of Congress in 1916.
47. Swadeshi Movement started in India during ______:
[A] The protest against Rowlatt Act
[B] The Champaran Satyagrah of Gandhi
[C] The first non-co-operation movement of 1919-22
[D] Anti-Bengal Partition agitation
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Correct Answer: D [Anti-Bengal Partition agitation]
Notes:
The Swadeshi movement started with the partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon in 1905. It was officially proclaimed on August 7, 1905 at the Calcutta Town Hall against the partition of Bengal by the British. Boycott movement was also launched along with the Swadeshi movement. It was the most successful of the pre-Gandhian movements.
48. Who established the Indian Civil Liberties Union in 1936?
[A] Subhash Chandra Bose
[B] Rajendra Prasad
[C] Jawahar Lal Nehru
[D] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Correct Answer: C [Jawahar Lal Nehru]
Notes:
Jawaharlal Nehru formed the first human rights organization in India, the Indian Civil Liberties Union (ICLU), in Bombay in 1936. While inaugurating ICLU, he said that the idea behind its formation was to have the right to oppose the government.
49. Who was the French Governor of Pondicherry. Who tried to make the French Company as a powerful company?
[A] Joseph Francois Dupleix
[B] Thomas Arthur, Comte de Lally
[C] La Bourdonnais
[D] Godeheu
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Correct Answer: A [Joseph Francois Dupleix]
Notes:
Joseph Francois Dupleix, the first French governor of Pondicherry, tried to make the French company as powerful as the trading company. He was compelled to embark for France on 12 October 1754.
50. Who among the following was the President of the Central Legislative Assembly in August 1925?
[A] Vitthal Bhai Patel
[B] M.R. Jayakar
[C] Motilal Nehru
[D] Chittaranjan Das
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Correct Answer: A [Vitthal Bhai Patel]
Notes:
Vithalbhai Patel was the first elected President of the Central Legislative Assembly in 1925 and was reelected in 1927. In 1928, he created a separate office for the Assembly, independent of the administration of the Government of India. He established the convention of neutrality of the President in debates, except to use a casting vote in favour of the status quo.
