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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

Rabindranath Tagore was a protagonist of

  1. Liberalism

  2. Neo-Hinduism

  3. Bengali Chauvinism

  4. Philosophy of renunciation
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore was a strong proponent of universalism and liberalism, often critiquing narrow nationalism.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following statements about Tagore is wrong?

  1. He believed in the multi-religious, multi-racial nationalism of India.

  2. He renounced his knighthood in1919 as a protest against the Jallianwala massacre.

  3. He was a humanist.

  4. He is accepted Gandhism as the gospal truth.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Tagore did not accept Gandhism as the gospel truth; he had significant intellectual disagreements with Gandhi regarding nationalism, the charkha, and the non-cooperation movement.

Multiple choice

In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started Civil Disobedience Movement from

  1. Sevagram

  2. Dandi

  3. Sabarmati

  4. Wardha
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi launched the Dandi March, which initiated the Civil Disobedience Movement, from Sabarmati Ashram on March 12, 1930. While the march ended at Dandi, the movement itself began at Sabarmati.

Multiple choice

Home Rule Movement was started by

  1. Bal gangadhar Tilak

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Vivekananda

  4. Dr. Annie Besant
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Home Rule Movement in India was led by two main figures: Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Dr. Annie Besant. Since Annie Besant is the only one of the two listed as an option, she is the correct choice.

Multiple choice

The leader of Bardoli Satyagrath(1928) was:

  1. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Vithalbhai J. Patel

  4. Mahadev Desai
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928 was a major peasant movement in Gujarat. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel led the movement, and it was after this success that the women of Bardoli bestowed the title 'Sardar' upon him.

Multiple choice

Mahatma Gandhi's ideas were influenced by the works of

  1. Ruskin

  2. Thoreau

  3. Tolsty

  4. All of them
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi was deeply influenced by John Ruskin (Unto This Last), Henry David Thoreau (Civil Disobedience), and Leo Tolstoy (The Kingdom of God is Within You).

Multiple choice

Rabindranath Tagore was a

  1. poet

  2. painter

  3. novelist

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore was a polymath who excelled as a poet, novelist, playwright, and painter, making 'All of the above' the correct choice.