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.
41. British achieved political power in India after which of the following?
[A] Battle of Plassey
[B] Battle of Wandiwash
[C] Battle of Panipat
[D] Battle of Buxar
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Correct Answer: A [Battle of Plassey]
Notes:
After the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the British achieved political power in India. It marked a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies. The battle consolidated the Company’s presence in Bengal, which later expanded to cover much of India over the next hundred years.
42. The India Independence Bill was first presented in the House of Commons in London on ___:
[A] July 4, 1947
[B] July 14, 1947
[C] August 1, 1947
[D] August 10, 1947
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Correct Answer: A [July 4, 1947]
Notes:
The Indian Independence Bill was presented in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 4th July 1947. It received the royal assent on 18 July 1947. Viceroy Lord Mountbatten personally piloted the Bill through every stage of the House of the Commons until it became a law.
43. Aurobindo was arrested in connection with ___:
[A] Alipore Bomb Case
[B] Kakori Case
[C] Lahore Conspiracy Case
[D] Kolhapur Bomb Case
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Correct Answer: A [Alipore Bomb Case]
Notes:
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet. He was arrested in May 1908 in connection with the Alipore Bomb Case. He was acquitted in the ensuing trial and released after a year of isolated incarceration.
44. Pitts India Act of 1784 was a/an ____:
[A] Resolution
[B] Ordinance
[C] Regulating Act
[D] White paper
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Correct Answer: C [Regulating Act]
Notes:
The Pitt’s India Act of 1784 was in the nature of a regulating act as it was intended to address the shortcomings of the Regulating Act of 1773 by bringing the East India Company’s rule in India under the control of the British Government. Pitt’s India Act provided for the appointment of a Board of Control, and provided for a joint government of British India by both the Company and the Crown with the government holding the ultimate authority.
45. Which of the following movements was headed by Sitaram Raju?
[A] Pabna Agitation
[B] Rampa Movement
[C] Bardoli Satyagraha
[D] Kuka Movement
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Correct Answer: B [Rampa Movement]
Notes:
The Rampa Rebellion of 1922 was a tribal uprising, led by Alluri Sitarama Raju in Godavari Agency of Madras Presidency, British India. It began in August 1922 and lasted until the capture and killing of Raju in May 1924.
46. In which year was the Battle of Saragarhi fought?
[A] 1854
[B] 1867
[C] 1878
[D] 1897
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Correct Answer: D [1897]
Notes:
The Battle of Saragarhi was fought between the British Indian Empire and the Afghan tribesmen on 12 Sep-tember 1897. It occurred in the North-West Frontier Pro-vince (now Khyber Pakhtun-khwa, Pakistan). Sikh soldiers fought on behalf of the British Indian Army against Pashtun Orakzai tribesmen.
47. Where did the telegraph line be laid first?
[A] Agra to Jaipur
[B] Delhi to Shimla
[C] Calcutta to Agra
[D] Raniganj to Calcutta
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Correct Answer: C [Calcutta to Agra]
Notes:
India’s first telegraph line and office was opened in October 1851, between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour along the busy shipping route on the Hooghly. The first telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra was opened in 1854, covering a distance of 800 miles. Soon, telegraph lines linked Agra, Bombay, Calcutta, Lahore, Varanasi, and other cities.
48. At which place in Bengal was the East India Company given permission to trade and build a factory by the Mughals in 1651?
[A] Calcutta
[B] Burdwan
[C] Singur
[D] Qasim Bazar
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Correct Answer: D [Qasim Bazar]
Notes:
The first factory in the interior of Bengal was established in 1651 at Hooghly. This was followed by other factories at Patna and Qasim Bazar. The correct answer of this question should be Hooghly, but since the option is not given, the correct answer will be Qasim Bazar. Calcutta was established by Job Charnock, in late 17th century.
49. In 1937, the Congress formed ministries in ____:
[A] 4 states
[B] 5 states
[C] 7 states
[D] 9 states
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Correct Answer: C [7 states]
Notes:
The Congress Party gained an absolute majority in Bombay, Madras, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa and the Central Provinces and was that largest single party in the NWFP Congress ministries were formed in July 1937 in seven out of eleven provinces.
50. What was the paternal name of Swami Dayanand Saraswati?
[A] Krishna Shankar
[B] Om Shankar
[C] Mool Shankar
[D] Narayan Shankar
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Correct Answer: C [Mool Shankar]
Notes:
Dayananda Saraswati’s original name was Mool Shankar because he was born in Dhanu Rashi and Mul Nakshatra. He was born on the 10th day of waning moon in the month of Purnimanta Falgunaon 12 February, 1824. His father was Karshanji Lalji Kapadi, and his mother was Amrutbai.
