History
Modern Indian Historical Figures
1,804 Questions
Attempt questions covering prominent modern Indian historical figures, including freedom fighters, Maratha leaders, and key political personalities. This topic is a staple in the general studies section of civil services and state exams. Review these questions to strengthen your knowledge of India's colonial and postcolonial leaders.
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Modern Indian Historical Figures Questions
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Subhash Chandar Boss
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Sukhdev
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Bhagat Singh
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Lala Lajpat Rai was a prominent nationalist leader who was popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab (Lion of Punjab).
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Lord Mountbaten
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Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Linlithgow
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Lord Hastings
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Rana Sanga
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Daulat Khan Lodhi
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Ibrahim Lodhi
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Babur
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Lord Curzon
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Lord Cornwallis
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Rippon
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Lord Dalhousie
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Rao Bharmal
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Velu Thampi
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Surendra Sai
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Chitttur Singh
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Surendra Sai was a prominent Indian freedom fighter who led the rebellion in the Sambalpur region against British rule.
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V. V. S. Iyer
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Sohan Singh Bhakna
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Hasrat Mohani
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Udham Singh
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Correct Answer: Udham Singh
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Lord Collingwood
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Lord Linlithgow
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Lord Mountbatten
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Lord Wavell
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Lord Linlithgow, as Viceroy, often utilized the Muslim League as a counterweight to the Indian National Congress, particularly during the war years when the Congress was in opposition.
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Lord Wavell
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Lord Mountbatten
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Lord Linlithgow
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Lord Cornwallis
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Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of India before the country gained independence in 1947. He oversaw the transition of power and the partition of British India.
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Clive
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Cornwallis
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Warren Hastings
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William Bentinck
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Warren Hastings, upon becoming the Governor-General of Bengal in 1772, officially ended the Dual Government system established by Robert Clive, bringing the administration of revenue and justice under direct Company control.
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Gokia
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Churaman
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Raja Ram
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Ram Chehra
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Raja Ram, a Jat leader, led a rebellion and looted Akbar's tomb at Sikandra in 1688, desecrating the remains as part of the Jat uprising against the Mughals.
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Khan Bahadur Khan
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Maulvi Ahmad Ullah
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Bakht Khan
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Azimullah Khan
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Durate Barobosa
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Berneir
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Thomas Reo
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Niccolo Conti
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Niccolo Conti was an Italian merchant and explorer who visited the Vijayanagara Empire during the reign of Deva Raya I in the early 15th century. Other options like Barbosa were Portuguese, and Thomas Roe was English.
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Lord Dufferin
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Marquess of Lansdowne
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Lord Lawrence
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Lord Lytton
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The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885. Lord Dufferin served as the Viceroy and Governor-General of India from 1884 to 1888.
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Charles I
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Charles II
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James I
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Henry VIII
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Sir Thomas Roe was sent as an ambassador to the court of Emperor Jahangir by King James I of England in 1615. His mission was to secure trading rights for the East India Company.
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Lord Curzon
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Lord Macaulay
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Lord Bentinck
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Lord Dalhousie
C
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Lord William Bentinck, with the support of Thomas Babington Macaulay, officially adopted English as the medium of instruction in higher education through the English Education Act of 1835.