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. Which of the following statement is correct about ‘privy purse’?
[A] A purse given privately by one organisation to another
[B] A purse given by the Government of India to dignitaries for services rendered
[C] A grant given by the Government of India to the erstwhile Prince of India
[D] A gift given by an erstwhile Prince of india to the Government of India
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Correct Answer: C [A grant given by the Government of India to the erstwhile Prince of India]
Notes:
The Privy Purse was created as part of the agreements made by the erstwhile princess to merge with the Union of India in the year 1947. Privy Purse was a payment that was made to the royal families of the former princely states of India.
42. First Indian elected to the British House of Commons was Dada-Bhai Naoroji who contested on the ticket of which of the following party?
[A] Liberal Party
[B] Labour Party
[C] Conservative Party
[D] Communist Party
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Correct Answer: A [Liberal Party]
Notes:
Dada Bhai Naoroji which is also known as Grand Old Man of India was the first Indian elected to the British House of Commons. He was elected for the Liberal Party in Finsbury Central at the 1892 general election.
43. The first Telegraph line between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour was opened in which of the following year?
[A] 1851
[B] 1858
[C] 1907
[D] 1909
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Correct Answer: A [1851]
Notes:
The telegraph became an urgent necessity during the Afghan war and the impending war with Burma. The first line, between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour, was opened in 1851 and was used to send shipping news from the coasts to Calcutta.
44. Who was the first Lieutenant Governor of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam?
[A] Douglas Kingsford
[B] Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller
[C] Mr Pringle Kennedy
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller]
Notes:
After joining Jugantar, Prafulla Chaki’s first assignment was to kill Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller (1854-1935), the first Lieutenant Governor of the new province of Eastern Bengal and Assam. However, the plan did not materialize.
45. Which is the oldest existing house in Dum Dum?
[A] Matijhila
[B] Habib Kothri
[C] Clive’s House
[D] Alibagh Manzil
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Correct Answer: C [Clive’s House]
Notes:Clive’s House is the oldest existing house in Dum Dum, Kolkata. Clive was a British officer who helped in establishing East India Company in India.
Dum Dum is a town in Barrackpore and 15 km from the Kolkata city centre. It is also one of the main entry points to the city of Kolkata from North West India. The excavation conducted by ASI, discovered the remnants of civilization before Christ. Hence, the Clive House is a protected monument in West Bengal.
46. Who among the following started Bengal weekly newspaper ‘Samvad Kaumudi’ in year 1821?
[A] Debendranath Tagore
[B] Aurobindo Ghosh
[C] Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[D] Ramkrishna Paramhans
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Correct Answer: C [Raja Ram Mohan Roy]
Notes:
Sambad Kaumudiwas a Bengali weekly newspaper published from Kolkata in the first half of the 19thcentury by Ram Mohan Roy. It was a noted pro-Reformist publication that actively campaigned for the abolition(stop) of the Sati Pratha. Although Ram Mohan Roy was the owner, Kaumudi was actually published in the name of Bhavani Charan Bandyopadhyay.
47. Who among the following participated in the Salt Satyagraha of Gandhiji?
[A] Kamladevi Chattopadhyay
[B] Sarojini Naidu
[C] Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above ]
Notes:
The Civil Disobedience Movement inspired and brought many Indian women to participate. Immediately on 6 April 1930, Mahatma Gandhi was arrested, at that time he nominated Smt. Sarojini Naidu to head of the Movement. On 15 May 1930, Sarojini Naidu led the raid on the Dharsana Salt works. On 6th April 1930, a group of women led by Kamaladevi Chattopadhya marched to Chowpatty and started making salt from sea water on makeshift stoves or chulhas.
48. ‘Amar Shonar Bangla’ the national anthem of Bangladesh was composed by whom?
[A] Anand Mohan Bose
[B] Surendranath Banerjee
[C] Rabindranath Tagore
[D] Sarojini Naidu
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Correct Answer: C [Rabindranath Tagore]
Notes:
Amar Sonar Bangla (Ode to Mother Bengal) was written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1905. The song was written in 1905 during the first partition of Bengal, when the ruling British Empire had an undivided province of Bengal Presidency split into two parts. The first ten lines of the song was adopted as the national anthem of Bangladesh.
49. 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.
50. The Governor-General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was ____:
[A] Lord Macaulay
[B] Lord Hastings
[C] Lord Curzon
[D] Lord Bentinck
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Correct Answer: D [Lord Bentinck]
Notes:
English education was officially introduced in India in 1835 by Governor-General William Bentinck. The English Education Act was a legislative Act of the Council of India in 1835 giving effect to a decision in 1835 by William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, the then Governor-General of British India to reallocate funds the East India Company was required by the British Parliament to spend on education and literature in India.
