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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
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It was a pedestrian march.
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It began with 8 Satyagrahis comprising Hindus, Muslims and Christians.
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Its motive was to violate salt law.
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Reaching the sea shore Mahatma Gandhi did not manufacture salt.
D
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Explanation
Mahatma Gandhi did indeed manufacture salt at the end of the Dandi March on April 6, 1930, to symbolically violate the salt law. Therefore, the statement that he did not manufacture salt is the incorrect one among the choices provided.
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
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Annie Besant
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Explanation
Unhappy India is a well-known book written by the Indian nationalist leader Lala Lajpat Rai, published in 1928 as a response to Katherine Mayo's Mother India.
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it was an agreement purely based on the bond of common hatred of the foreign rule
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it was based on the wrong notion that Hindus and Muslims formed separate communities
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it was a marriage of convenience without a pontiff
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it was a pact between powerless potentates
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Explanation
The Lucknow Pact of 1916 is often criticized for accepting the principle of separate electorates for Muslims, which reinforced the idea that Hindus and Muslims were distinct political communities rather than a unified national entity.
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Revolt of 1857
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Partition of Bengal in 1905
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Non-cooperation Movement in 1922
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Quit India Movement in 1942
B
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Explanation
The song Bande Matram, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, became a powerful rallying cry and slogan during the Swadeshi movement, which was triggered by the Partition of Bengal in 1905.
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Acharya Vinoba Bhave
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Jaya Prakash Narain
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M. K. Gandhi
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Gautam Buddha
A
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Explanation
The Bhoodan Movement, or Land Gift Movement, was a voluntary land reform movement started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 in Pochampally, India.
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Promoting the use of Swadeshi
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Boycott of schools, courts and government service
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Burning down shops and godowns storing foreign clothes
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Launching national education schemes and building the national spirit
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Extremists advocated for Swadeshi, boycott, and national education, but they did not endorse violent acts such as burning down shops or godowns, which were considered outside their political methodology.
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Dadabhai Naoroji
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G. K. Gokhale
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Explanation
Valentine Chirol, in his book 'Indian Unrest', referred to Bal Gangadhar Tilak as the 'Father of Indian Unrest' due to his radical nationalist activities.
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Chandra Shekhar Azad
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Ramprasad Bismil
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Rajendra Lahiri
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Ashfaquallah Khan
B
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Explanation
Ramprasad Bismil, a revolutionary involved in the Kakori conspiracy, wrote these lines before his execution.
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Surat
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Calcutta
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Nagpur
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Madras
A
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Explanation
The 1907 session of the Indian National Congress, held at Surat, witnessed the split between the Moderates and the Extremists.
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Khilafat Movement
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Quit India Movement
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Indian National Congress
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Fascism
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Explanation
Shaukat Ali and Mohammad Ali Jauhar, known as the Ali brothers, were the primary leaders of the Khilafat Movement in India.
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1 and 2
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3 and 4
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1 and 4
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2 and 3
B
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Explanation
Khudiram Bose and Prafulla Chaki were the two revolutionaries responsible for the Muzaffarpur conspiracy case in 1908.
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Salt Satyagraha
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Bardoli Satyagraha
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Kheda Satyagraha
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Indiviual Satyagraha
B
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Explanation
The women of Bardoli, through Gandhi, bestowed the title of 'Sardar' upon Vallabhbhai Patel for his successful leadership during the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928.
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The revolt organized by Dadaji Daulat Rao Ghorpade in the interests of Kolhapur.
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The rising of the Sawantwadi under the leadership of phoned sawant.
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The rising of Narsappa for the restoration of the deposed Raja Pratap Singh of Satara.
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The rising of the hereditary servants by Daji Krishna pandit, Minister of Kolhapur.
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3 and 4
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2 and 4
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2 and 3
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1 and 2
A
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Explanation
Tribal unrest was generally caused by interference in their traditional lifestyles (shifting cultivation, forest rights). The attempt to bring a Uniform Civil Code and the harassment of moneylenders were not primary drivers of these specific 19th-century tribal revolts.
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Gandhi
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Motilal Nehru
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Ballabhbhai Patel
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah
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Explanation
The 'Fourteen Points' were proposed by Mohammed Ali Jinnah in 1929 as a set of demands for the protection of Muslim rights in response to the Nehru Report.