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Modern Indian History
8,159 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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The first air-conditioned train in India was introduced on the Frontier Mail (now Golden Temple Mail) in 1936.
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John Milton
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Joanne Spencer
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Rajni Plame Dutt
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H. G. Wells
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India Today is a well-known book by the Marxist historian Rajni Palme Dutt.
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Karl Marx
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Bhavabhuti
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P. S. Cow
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Harsha
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Aurobindo Ghosh
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C.F. Andrews
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Vinoba Bhave
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C.R. Das
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Mahatma Gandhi gave the title 'Deen Bandhu' (Friend of the Poor) to C.F. Andrews, an English missionary and educator who worked closely with Gandhi in the Indian independence movement.
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Prof. Hughes
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Mao
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Ustad Isa
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Henri Bergson
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Tchaikovsky
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Ustad Ahmad Lahori (often referred to as Ustad Isa) is traditionally credited as the chief architect of the Taj Mahal.
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Dadabai Navroji
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Narendranath Dutt
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Bahaullah
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Ahmed Shah Abdali
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Guru Ramdas
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Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru, founded the city of Amritsar in 1574.
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Dadabai Navroji
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Narendranath Dutt
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Bahaullah
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Ahmed Shah Abdali
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Guru Ramdas
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Dadabhai Naoroji is famously known as the Grand Old Man of India for his contributions to the Indian independence movement and his economic analysis of British rule.
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Bertrand Russell
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Leo Tolstoy
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Albert Einstein
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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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Albert Einstein famously said this about Mahatma Gandhi following his assassination in 1948, expressing his deep admiration for Gandhi's non-violent philosophy.
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The States Reorganisation Act, which reorganized the boundaries of Indian states and territories along linguistic lines, was passed in 1956.
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The Cabinet Mission arrived in India in 1946 to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to Indian leadership.
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Non-Cooperation Movement
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Swadeshi Movement
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Civil Disobedience Movement
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None of the above
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The Dandi March, which violated the Salt Laws, marked the beginning of the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930.
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G.K. Ghokhale
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N. M. Joshi
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Nath Kurtz
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Srinivas Shastri
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The Servants of India Society was founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 to promote social and human development and overturn existing social evils in India.
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The Swadeshi Movement was launched in 1905 as part of the Indian independence movement to protest the partition of Bengal and promote indigenous goods.
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In 1945, combine conference of all parties in 1945
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In 1940, under Muslim League Conference
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In 1928, under the Swaraj Party meeting
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None of these
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The idea of a Constituent Assembly for India was first put forward by M. N. Roy in 1934, but the Swaraj Party had advocated for it earlier in 1928.