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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

“Missionaries of Charity” was founded by

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Mother Teresa

  3. Swami Vivekananda

  4. Jawaharlal Nehru
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 in Kolkata, an organization dedicated to helping the poor and destitute.

Multiple choice

__________introduced India to the west.

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Mother Teresa

  3. Swami Vivekananda

  4. Indira Gandhi
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Swami Vivekananda is credited with introducing Indian philosophy and spirituality to the West, most notably through his address at the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago.

Multiple choice

________is known for Chipko Movement.

  1. Sunder Lal Bahuguna

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Sardar Patel
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sunderlal Bahuguna was a key figure in the Chipko movement. The movement was a non-violent protest against the felling of trees.

Multiple choice

______ was/were the freedom fighter/s.

  1. Sarojini Naidu

  2. Mayawati

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Sarojini Naidu was a prominent freedom fighter, poet, and politician, often referred to as the Nightingale of India for her poetry.

Multiple choice

Find the odd one out.

  1. Abdul Kalam

  2. R.Venkatraman

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Rajendra Prasad
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C Correct answer
Explanation

All the others were former presidents, while Nehru was a former prime minister

Multiple choice

Raja Rammohun Roy was the founder of

  1. Arya Samaj

  2. Brahmo Samaj

  3. Ramakrishna Mission

  4. Prarthana Samaj
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Raja Rammohun Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj in 1828 to reform Hindu society and promote monotheism.

Multiple choice

The non-cooperation movement did not envisage

  1. Reviving hand-spinning and weaving as part of Swadeshi

  2. Deliberate violation of laws

  3. Boycott of foreign goods

  4. Refusal to cooperate with govt.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Non-Cooperation Movement was intended to be a peaceful, non-violent protest. Deliberate violation of laws was a feature of the later Civil Disobedience Movement, not the Non-Cooperation Movement.

Multiple choice

The Arya Samaj was founded in

  1. 1876

  2. 1877

  3. 1875

  4. 1874
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati on April 10, 1875.

Multiple choice

Dandi March took place in

  1. 1930

  2. 1935

  3. 1942

  4. 1945
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Dandi March, also known as the Salt Satyagraha, was a major nonviolent protest led by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930 against the British salt tax.

Multiple choice

“He was the first Hindu whose personality won demonstrative recognition abroad at the close of the last century for India's ancient civilization and for her newborn claim to nationhood.” This was a tribute paid by Sir Valentine Chirol to the genius of

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Rabindranath Tagore

  3. Swami Vivekananda

  4. Gopal Krishan Gokhale
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sir Valentine Chirol, a British journalist, wrote extensively about India and famously described Swami Vivekananda as the first Hindu to gain international recognition for India's ancient civilization and national identity.

Multiple choice

Who developed the idea that 'means justify the ends'?

  1. Kautilya

  2. Raja Rammohan Roy

  3. Swami Dayanand Saraswati

  4. Mahatma Gandhi
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi famously argued that the means are as important as the ends, and that immoral means cannot lead to moral ends.