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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

Shivaji created a state known as

  1. democratic

  2. theocratic

  3. secular

  4. none of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Shivaji created a secular state that respected all religions equally. His administration included people of different faiths, and he protected religious sites of both Hindus and Muslims.

Multiple choice

The Quit India Movement was launched in the year _____.

  1. 1913

  2. 1934

  3. 1942

  4. 1955
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, 1942, during the All India Congress Committee session in Bombay. It was a major civil disobedience movement demanding an end to British rule in India.

Multiple choice

Who was the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna?

  1. Martin Luther King

  2. Zubin Mehta

  3. Mother Teresa

  4. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Frontier Gandhi) received the Bharat Ratna in 1987. He was a Pashtun leader from Pakistan who advocated for non-violence and Hindu-Muslim unity.

Multiple choice

Who wrote the book 'India Wins Freedom'?

  1. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Sir Mohammad Iqbal

  4. Abdul Gaffar Khan
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad wrote 'India Wins Freedom' (published posthumously in 1959), an autobiographical account of India's independence movement.

Multiple choice

Who said, “You give me blood, I will give you freedom”?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  3. Subhash Chandra Bose

  4. Bhagat Singh
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Subhash Chandra Bose gave the famous slogan 'Tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azaadi dunga' (Give me blood, I will give you freedom) to inspire Indians to fight for independence.

Multiple choice

Mahatma Gandhi practised his Satyagraha for the first time in India at

  1. Chauri-Chaura

  2. Ahmedabad

  3. Champaran

  4. Kheda
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Explanation

Champaran (1917) was Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India, where he fought for indigo farmers' rights. Chauri-Chaura (1922) came later and led Gandhi to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement. Ahmedabad (1918) and Kheda (1918) were subsequent satyagrahas.

Multiple choice

Indian Republic is not the product of

  1. political revolution

  2. discussion

  3. works of a body of eminent representatives of the people

  4. all the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian Republic emerged through deliberation and the work of elected representatives in the Constituent Assembly, not through a violent political revolution like the French or Russian revolutions. Unlike revolutions that overthrow existing systems through force, India's republic was established through constitutional methods, debates, and consensus-building among representatives.

Multiple choice

During the British rule, the ________ community got separate representation from _________.

  1. Christian; Indian Council Act 1909

  2. Buddhist; Indian Council Act 1907

  3. Muslim; Indian Council Act 1909

  4. None of the above options is true
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Under British rule, the Muslim community received separate representation through the Morley-Minto Reforms incorporated in the Indian Council Act of 1909. This system of separate electorates allowed Muslims to vote for their own representatives, a key demand of the Muslim League. This communal representation system continued and expanded in later reforms, significantly influencing Indian politics.

Multiple choice

When was the Indian National Congress established?

  1. 1888

  2. 1885

  3. 1889

  4. 1890
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by A.O. Hume and others. It became the primary organization leading India's independence movement against British rule.

Multiple choice

The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the

  1. attainment of Self-Government was declared as the objective of the Congress

  2. attainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress

  3. non Cooperation Movement was launched

  4. decision to participate in the Round Table Conference in London was taken
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 1929 Session of Indian National Congress is of significance in the history of the Freedom Movement because the attainment of Poorna Swaraj was adopted as the goal of the Congress. 

Multiple choice

The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a

  1. revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco

  2. nationalist organization operating from Singapore

  3. militant organization with headquarters at Berlin

  4. communist movement for India’s freedom with headquarters at Tashkent
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Explanation

Ghadar was a revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at San Francisco.

Multiple choice

The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until

  1. The First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was ended

  2. King George V abrogated Curzons Act at the Royal Darbar in Delhi in 1911

  3. Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement

  4. The Partition of India, in 1947 when East Bengal became East Pakistan
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B Correct answer
Explanation

King George V abrogated Curzons Act at the Royal Darbar in Delhi in 1911.

Multiple choice

The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to

  1. solve the problem of minorities in India

  2. give effect to the Independence Bill

  3. delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan

  4. enquire into the riots in East Bengal
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C Correct answer
Explanation

delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan

Multiple choice

Cement manufacture in India started in the year�

  1. 1904

  2. 1903

  3. 1902

  4. 1900
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Cement manufacture in India started in 1900 when the first cement plant was established in Chennai (then Madras) by South India Industrial Ltd. This marked the beginning of the organized cement industry in India. The plant had a capacity of 1000 tonnes per annum and pioneered cement production in the country.