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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

Multiple choice

When was the first Census Act passed?

  1. 1948

  2. 1956

  3. 1951

  4. 1950
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The Census Act of 1948 provided the legal framework for conducting censuses in independent India. This Act was passed to institutionalize the census process, which had been conducted since 1881 under British rule but needed proper legislation after independence. The first census under this Act was conducted in 1951.

Multiple choice

When was the first modern cotton textile mill set up in India?

  1. 1818

  2. 1854

  3. 1861

  4. 1863
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The first modern cotton textile mill in India was established in 1818 in Kolkata (then Calcutta) by Henry Gourlaw and others. This marked the beginning of modern industrial textile manufacturing in India, shifting from traditional handloom to mechanized production. Bombay (Mumbai) became a later major textile center (1854 first mill there).

Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate meaning of the word in bold.

It is true that the civil disobedience movement of Mahatma Gandhi failed to achieve the desired result, but it was an important juncture in the history of the freedom movement.

  1. an event

  2. an act of joining

  3. a point in time

  4. a success
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

A 'juncture' refers to a critical point in time or a particular moment that is significant in a sequence of events. Gandhi's civil disobedience movement represents a pivotal moment in the freedom struggle, even if it didn't achieve immediate success. Option C correctly identifies this temporal meaning.

Multiple choice

Who launched the Chipko movement?

  1. Chandi Prasad Bhatt

  2. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna

  3. Sunder Lal Bahuguna

  4. Baba Amte
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sunder Lal Bahuguna was the prominent leader of the Chipko movement, a forest conservation movement where people hugged trees to prevent them from being cut. The movement started in the 1970s in Uttarakhand (then part of Uttar Pradesh).

Multiple choice

The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 came into force on

  1. 15th March, 1930

  2. 1st July, 1930

  3. 30th July, 1930

  4. 30th June, 1930
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 is a key commercial statute in India that came into force on 1st July 1930. It governs contracts for the sale of goods and provides a comprehensive framework for buyer-seller transactions. This is a foundational factual question about Indian commercial law.

Multiple choice

Quit India Resolution was passed in

  1. Calcutta Session of INC

  2. Bombay Session of INC

  3. Madras Session of INC

  4. Allahabad Session of INC
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Quit India Resolution (August 1942) was passed at the Bombay Session of the Indian National Congress. This was a landmark movement calling for immediate end to British rule, launched from Gowalia Tank Maidan (August Kranti Maidan) in Bombay.

Multiple choice

The Objective Resolution was presented in the Constituent Assembly by

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

  4. Motilal Nehru
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Assembly met in its second plenary session from January 20-24, 1947 and adopted an 'Objective Resolution' moved by Jawaharlal Nehru. The objective of the framers of the constitution was declared to be the creation of Sovereign Democratic Republic for India.