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Modern Indian History
8,125 Questions
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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A. O Hume
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Naoroji
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Chittaranjan Das
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Jyotirao Phule
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Chittaranjan Das, a prominent Indian freedom fighter and politician, was popularly known as Deshbandhu, which means Friend of the Nation.
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1st November, 1954
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1st November, 1956
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1st November, 1957
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1st November, 1950
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Pondicherry (now Puducherry) was transferred from French colonial rule to India on November 1, 1954, following a de facto merger.
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Following the formation of the state of Kerala in 1956, the first legislative assembly elections were held in 1957.
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Yogesh Chadha
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Thomas Hobbs
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Dr. Kara Singh
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Thomas Carlyle
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Rediscovering Gandhi is a work authored by Yogesh Chadha. It explores the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi.
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The population density of Varanasi district as per the 2001 Census was 1995 persons per square kilometer.
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12 January, 1950
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26 January, 1950
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1 November, 1956
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1 November, 1966
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The state of Kerala was formed on November 1, 1956, following the States Reorganisation Act.
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Sarojini Naidu
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Karl Marx
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The Broken Wing is a collection of poems written by the Indian poet and activist Sarojini Naidu.
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J.K.Galbraith
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Barbara Tuchman
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Louis Fischer
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A Week with Gandhi is a book written by the American journalist Louis Fischer, who spent time with Mahatma Gandhi.
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Boris Yeltsin
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Arun Gandhi
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Taslima Nasreen
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My Childhood Days is a memoir written by the Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen.
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Ved Mehta
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Alan Tofler
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The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort.
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Kapil Dev
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Sunil Gavaskar
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Leo Tolstoy
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Runs in Ruins is a book authored by the legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar.
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Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
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Nelson Mandela
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Salman Rushdie
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Wings of Fire is an autobiography of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, the former President of India, co-written with Arun Tiwari.
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Rammohan Roy
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Swami Vivekananda
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Mahatma Gandhi
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BaI Gangadhar Tilak
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak is credited with popularizing the term Swarajya (self-rule) and was a strong advocate for Hindi as a national language.
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1952 A.D.
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1953 A.D.
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1954 A.D.
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1955 A.D.
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The Panchsheel agreement, or the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, was signed between India and China on April 29, 1954.
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1908 A.D.
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1950 A.D.
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1954 A.D.
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1956 A.D.
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The States Reorganisation Act, which reorganized the boundaries of Indian states along linguistic lines, was passed in 1956.