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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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Sardar Patel
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Jawahar Lal Nehru
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
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None of these
B
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Jawaharlal Nehru delivered this famous speech on the radio following the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, stating that the light had gone out of their lives.
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Rajgopalachari Formula
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Cabinet Mission
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Cripps Mission
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None of these
B
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The failure of the Cabinet Mission Plan in 1946 is widely considered the last major opportunity to avoid the partition of India, as it proposed a decentralized federal structure.
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at Champaran
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at Bardoli
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in South Africa against racist policies
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none of these
C
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Mahatma Gandhi first employed his method of Satyagraha in South Africa in 1906 to protest against the Asiatic Registration Act.
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N. M. Joshi
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V. V. Giri
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S. P. Mukherjee
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None of these
A
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The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) was founded in 1920, with N.M. Joshi being one of its primary founders.
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It seemed unavoidable in the circumstances.
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Nehru and Patel persuaded him to do so.
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The Congress had already accepted it.
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None of these
A
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Gandhi accepted the partition of India primarily because it appeared to be the only way to avoid a full-scale civil war, given the communal tensions at the time.
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Farrukhsiyar
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Shah Alam-I
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Shah Alam-II
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Shujaud Daula
C
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Shah Alam II, the Mughal Emperor, granted the Diwani rights (the right to collect revenue) of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa to the East India Company in 1765 following the Battle of Buxar.
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Abbas Tyabji
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Abul Kalam Azad
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Vallabhbhai Patel
A
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Following Gandhi's arrest in May 1930, Abbas Tyabji, a retired judge and close associate of Gandhi, took over the leadership of the Salt Satyagraha movement.
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hindu state
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secular state
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democratic state
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none of these
B
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Shivaji's administration was characterized by religious tolerance, and he employed people of all faiths, making his state secular in nature despite his personal devotion to Hinduism.
B
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The partition of Bengal was announced by Lord Curzon in 1905, leading to the Swadeshi movement.
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Indian independence on 15th August 1947
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28th January 1950 when Supreme court was set up
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Republic Day on 26th January 1950
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Adoption of constitution on 26th November 1949
B
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The Federal Court of India was a judicial body established in India in 1937 under the provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, with original, appellate and advisory jurisdiction. It functioned until 1950, when the Supreme Court of India was established.
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Acworth Committee
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Hartog Committee
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Butler Committee
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Wheeler Committee
A
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The Acworth Committee, chaired by Sir William Acworth, recommended the separation of the Railway Budget from the General Budget in 1921.
A
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Lala Lajpat Rai was deported to Mandalay in 1907 due to his involvement in the agrarian unrest in the Punjab region.
A
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The Indian High Courts Act of 1861 led to the establishment of High Courts in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras in 1862.
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Brahmo
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Arya
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Both (a) and (b)
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None of these
A
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The Brahmo Samaj, founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1828, is widely considered the first major reformist movement of the 19th century in India.
A
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad launched the Urdu weekly Al-Hilal in 1912 to propagate nationalist views.