Modern Indian History MCQs
61. Who among the following is known for the famous quote “an uncontrolled pen serves but to destroy”.?
[A] Jawahar Lal Nehru
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Leo Tolstoy
[D] Rabindranath Tagore
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Correct Answer: B [Mahatma Gandhi]
62. Who among the following rulers of Bengal had issued a coin named Zurbe Murshedabad?
[A] Mir Jafar
[B] Mir Qasim
[C] Murshid Quli Khan
[D] Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan
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Correct Answer: C [Murshid Quli Khan]
Notes:
Murshid Quli Khan was the First Nawab of Bengal whose reign in this capacity was from 1717 to 1727. He changed the name of Makhsusabad to Murshidabad and as soon as Farrukhsiyar acknowledged his changing the name of Makhsusabad to Murshidabad he released Zurbe Murshedabad coin, in his own new mint.
63. Who among the following made a statement of end of strike after the famous RIN mutiny of 1946 at Kolkata?
[A] Liaqat Ali Khan
[B] Sardar Patel
[C] Dr. Ambedkar
[D] Mohammad Ali Jinnah
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Correct Answer: D [Mohammad Ali Jinnah]
Notes:
The mutiny was ended by intervention of Sardar Patel, who after a meeting with M. S. Khan made a statement of ending the strike. The similar statement was made by Jinnah in Calcutta. The mutineers surrendered but despite the assurances of Congress and Muslim League, many mutineers were arrested, subjected to court martial and dismissed from the services.
64. Under which of the following INA comrades, Officers’ Training School for INA officers was opened in 1943?
[A] Lt. Col. M.Z. Kiani.
[B] Habib ur Rahman
[C] Mohan Singh
[D] Lt. Col J.K. Bhonsle
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Correct Answer: B [Habib ur Rahman]
Notes:
Officers Training School for INA officers was opened under Habib ur Rahman. Azad School for the civilian volunteers were set up to provide training to the recruits. For the first time in Asia a women`s regiment, the Rani of Jhansi regiment was raised as a combat force, under Captain Laxmi Swaminathan.
65. On July 31, 1937, Gandhi had published an article in the Harijan. Based upon this article, an all India National Education Conference was held on October 22 and 23, 1937, which was called the Wardha Educational Conference. All of the following resolutions were taken at the Wardha Educational Conference except one.
Identify that from the given options:
[A] Free and compulsory education to be provided for 7 years at a nationwide scale.
[B] Mother tongue should be the medium of instruction
[C] Through out this period of 7 years, the education should be focused around India’s rich culture, heritage and proud history
[D] This system would generate the remuneration of the teachers.
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Correct Answer: C [Through out this period of 7 years, the education should be focused around India’s rich culture, heritage and proud history]
Notes:
The resolution was that through out this period of 7 years, the education should be around some forms of manual and productive work and for this purpose a handicraft must be chosen , based upon the environment of the child. Following this conference, a committee under Dr. Zakir Hussain was appointed to formulate the scheme of the basic education.
The aim of the basic education was to develop the qualities of the ideal citizenship and more aspect should be give to the Indian culture than the literacy
66. Before Mahatma Gandhi, who among the following had devised the Doctrine of Passive Resistance by leading a “No-rent Campaign” the form of non-payment of the taxes as it would breach the legal obligation and will be a direct defiance of the administrative authority?
[A] Bal Gangadhar Tilak
[B] Sri Arubindo
[C] Lala Lajpat Rai
[D] Dada Bhai Naoroji
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Correct Answer: A [Bal Gangadhar Tilak]
Notes:
The no rent campaign was launched by Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1896 in the wake of the 1896 famine. He distributed the pamphlets explaining the provisions of Famine Relief Code to the public and also had requested to pay no rents.
67. At which among the following places, National Flag was hoisted for the First time in India.?
[A] Lucknow
[B] Nagpur
[C] Kolkata
[D] Delhi
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Correct Answer: C [Kolkata]
Notes:
In 1906, for the first time flag was hoisted in Kolkata by Surendranath Banerjee.
68. At which among the following places, Jayaprakash Narayan had convened the first All India Congress Socialists Conference in 1934?
[A] Lucknow
[B] Patna
[C] Gaya
[D] Kolkata
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Correct Answer: B [Patna]
69. At which among the following conferences, a 34 point resolution was passed by which the Indian National Army was made subordinate to the Indian Independence League?
[A] Bangkok Conference
[B] Tokyo Conference
[C] Singapore Conference
[D] Penang Conference
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Correct Answer: A [Bangkok Conference]
70. “Vanguard” was the daily publication of which among the following political parties / organizations?
[A] Indian Independence league
[B] Communist Party of India
[C] Radical Democratic Party
[D] Swaraj Party
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Correct Answer: C [Radical Democratic Party]
Notes:
Please note that Vanguard was mouthpiece of Radical Democratic Party which was founded by M N Roy. Its editor was Ram Singh.
