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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

Which of the following statements is not correct about the Cabinet Mission Plan?

  1. Sir Stafford Cripps was one of its members

  2. The Mission had a session with Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

  3. Mohammed Ali Jinnah was interviewed by the Mission

  4. It conceded the demand for complete independence of India
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Cabinet Mission Plan did not concede the demand for complete independence; instead, it proposed a complex three-tier structure for a united India with a weak center.

Multiple choice

After the Surat split, the Congress

  1. was temporarily disbanded

  2. was banned by the British Government

  3. went to the Extremists

  4. remained under the control of the Moderates
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Following the Surat split in 1907, the Congress was dominated by the Moderates, as the Extremists were sidelined.

Multiple choice

The association which merged with the Congress in 1886 was the

  1. East Indian Association

  2. Indian National Conference

  3. British Indian Association

  4. Indian League
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian National Conference, founded by Surendranath Banerjee, merged with the Indian National Congress during its second session in 1886.

Multiple choice

Who had given the title of 'Mahatma' to Gandhi?

  1. B. G. Tilak

  2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale

  3. Motilal Nehru

  4. Rabindranath Tagore
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rabindranath Tagore is widely credited with bestowing the title of 'Mahatma' upon M.K. Gandhi in 1915.

Multiple choice

Which one of the following was the common factor for all the tribal uprisings?

  1. The influx of the Christian missionaries into the tribal areas.

  2. Efforts of the colonial administration to end the relative isolation of the tribals and bring them within the ambit of colonialism.

  3. Restrictions placed by the colonial administration on access to forest products for the tribals.

  4. The complete destruction of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities by the colonial administration.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The colonial administration's imposition of a new land revenue system and the disruption of traditional tribal land rights effectively destroyed the old agrarian order, which was the primary cause of most tribal uprisings.

Multiple choice

Lord Birkenhead, the conservative Secretary of State, justified the exclusion of Indians from the Simon Commission on the ground that

  1. Indians were not yet prepared to be included in such a commission

  2. due to the revolutionary activities being carried on by the Indians

  3. Indians could not be legally included

  4. there were vital differences among the various Indian political groups
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Birkenhead challenged Indian leaders to produce a constitution acceptable to all parties, using the lack of consensus among Indian political groups as a justification for excluding Indians from the Simon Commission.

Multiple choice

The Congress rejected the Government of India Act 1935 on the ground that

  1. the provincial Autonomy armoured with safeguards was violative of democratic rights

  2. the Indian people were not consulted in formulating it

  3. the Act opposed the establishment of a 'Responsible Government' so as to perpetuate the British rule and exploit India

  4. all of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian National Congress rejected the 1935 Act because it was seen as a mechanism to maintain British control, lacked true responsible government, and was imposed without Indian consultation.

Multiple choice

The Wavell plan failed mainly because of

  1. lack of support from the British Government

  2. the League's stand over getting Pakistan

  3. non-agreement between Muslim League and Congress

  4. none of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Wavell Plan failed at the Simla Conference primarily because the Congress and the Muslim League could not reach an agreement on the composition of the Executive Council, specifically regarding the League's claim to represent all Muslims.

Multiple choice

The writer of 'Indian War of Independence, 1857' is

  1. R.C. Majumdar

  2. V.D. Savarkar

  3. Mahatma Gandhi

  4. S.N. Sen
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar wrote 'The Indian War of Independence, 1857', which was a seminal work that interpreted the 1857 revolt as the first organized struggle for independence.