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Modern Indian History
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Modern Indian History covers the colonial period, the freedom struggle, and key political movements. It includes questions on important leaders, the Indian National Congress, and social reforms. Mastering these questions is vital for clearing competitive government exams.
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Modern Indian History Questions
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Chowdhari Rahman Ali
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Muhammed Ali Jinnah
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Rehmath Shaw
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Muhammed Kali
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Choudhary Rahmat Ali coined the term 'Pakistan' in 1933.
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Option 2 is the correct answer.
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The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament in July 1947, receiving royal assent on July 18. It partitioned India and granted independence to both dominions on August 15, 1947.
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Karachi Declaration
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August Declaration
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Lahore Declaration
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August Offer
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After the Lucknow Pact, a British policy was announced which aimed at increasing association of Indians in every branch of the administration for progressive realisation of responsible government in India as an integral part of the British empire. This came to be called as the August Declaration.
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Kashmir, Hyderabad and Junagadh
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Kashmir, Sindh and Assam
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Kashmir, Hyderabad and Assam
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Kashmir, Assam and Pondicherry
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By August 15, 1947, most princely states had acceded to India or Pakistan, but three major states remained undecided: Kashmir, Hyderabad, and Junagadh. Each posed unique integration challenges for the new government.
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Uttarakhand
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Malabar
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Chauri Chaura
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Telengana
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The Moplah Rebellion, which took place in Malabar during 1921, was a conflict rooted in religious revivalism among the Muslim Moplahs. It was based on a deep disaffection with British rule and a burning sectarian resentment against the land owning Hindu Nair community, who sided with the British.
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March Plan
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April Plan
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May Plan
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June Plan
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Mountbatten Plan was put out on June 3, 1947 and came to be called the June Plan.
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S. C. Bose
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B. G. Tilak
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Gandhiji
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Veer Savarkar
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak said this during the freedom struggle.
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In 1937, Burma began to be administered separately by the Burma office under the Secretary of State for India and Burma.
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The Swaraj Party was a political party formed in India in January 1923 after Gaya Annual Conference in December 1922.
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The Communist Party of India has officially stated that it was formed on 25 December 1925 at the first Kanpur Party Conference.
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Kranthi
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Socialist
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Dal
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August Kranti
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'Socialist' was the first communist journal published in India in 1922, founded by M.N. Roy along with other communist leaders in Berlin from where it was distributed in India. Option B is historically correct.
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Hyderabad
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Rampur
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Travancore
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Rajkot
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The Civil Disobedience Movement gained significant traction in many princely states including Hyderabad, Travancore, and Rajkot, but Rampur remained largely untouched by this popular movement. Option B correctly identifies the exception.
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reviving hand-spinning and weaving as part of Swadeshi
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deliberate violation of laws
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boycott of foreign goods
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refusal to cooperate with the government
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The Non-Cooperation Movement (1920-22) led by Gandhi included swadeshi (reviving hand-spinning and weaving), boycott of foreign goods, and refusal to cooperate with the British government. However, it did NOT advocate deliberate violation of laws - that approach came later with the Civil Disobedience Movement. The movement was strictly non-violent and focused on withdrawal of cooperation, not breaking laws. Since the question asks what the movement 'did not envisage', option B is correct because the movement indeed did not include deliberate law violation.
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V. V. Giri
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N. M. Joshi
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S. N. Kunzru
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Shriram Bajpai
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The All India Trade Union Congress came into being in 1920 as the foremost representative of the labour movement in India. The one of the founder of The All India Trade Union Congress was N.M.Joshi.