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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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In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid? 

  1. 1853

  2. 1854

  3. 1856

  4. 1858
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A Correct answer
Explanation

India's first railway line, which ran between Bombay's Bori Bunder station and Thane, was started on 16 April 1853 by Lord Dalhousie, who was then governor-general of India.

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Which was the first large scale mutiny before 1857?

  1. Vellore Mutiny

  2. Allahabad Mutiny

  3. Delhi Mutiny

  4. None of above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Vellore Mutiny was the first large-scale mutiny by Indian soldiers against the British, setting the stage for the 1857 mutiny. Even though this mutiny was short lived and lasted only one day, it was violent and bloody and mutineers stormed into the Vellore Fort and killed and wounded as many as 200 British soldiers.

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When Subramaniayan  Bharatiyar was born?

  1. 11 December 1882

  2. 19 July 1880

  3. 16 March 1882

  4. 23 May 1889
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Explanation

Subramaniayan Bharatiyar was born to Chinnaswami Subramania Iyer and Lakhsmi Ammal as Subbaiah on 11 December 1882 in the village of Ettayapuram. He was educated at a local high school called The M.D.T. Hindu College in Tirunelveli. From a very young age he learnt music and at eleven, he learnt poetry.

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Which of the following personality is related to Tamil Nadu reform movement?

  1. E. V. Ramasamy

  2. Rajaram Mohan Roy

  3. Jawahar Lal Nehru

  4. Mahatma Gandhi
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A Correct answer
Explanation

E. V. Ramasamy, also known as Periyar, was the leader of the Self-Respect Movement in Tamil Nadu, which focused on social reform and the eradication of caste-based discrimination.

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Token currency had been introduced for the first time in India by ________.

  1. Ghiyasuddin Tughluq

  2. Firuz Shah Tughluq

  3. Alauddin Khalji

  4. Muhammad-bin-Tughluq
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Token currency was introduced in India for the first time by Muhammad bin Tughluq who was the eldest son of Ghiyas -ud -Din -Tughlaq founder of the Tughluq dynasty. The token currency had inscriptions marking the use of new coins instead of the royal seal and so the citizens could not distinguish between the official and the forged coins.

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Which among the following marks Mahatma Gandhi's first fast unto death?

  1. Kheda Satyagraha

  2. Champaran Satyagraha

  3. Ahmedabad Mill Strike

  4. Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1918 was the first instance where Mahatma Gandhi undertook a fast unto death to resolve a labor dispute.

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In South Africa, Mahatma Gandhi's Satyagraha movement was mainly against _________.

  1. Economic exploitation

  2. Anti-religious activities

  3. Racial Discrimination

  4. Peasant problems
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C Correct answer
Explanation

In South Africa, on a journey by train from Durban to Pretoria, he was forcibly thrown out of a first-class compartment, even though he had a valid ticket. Gandhiji was hurt by the racial injustice and discrimination to which Indians had to submit in South Africa. He started his non-violent civil disobedience movement to protest against the discriminating treatment meted out to Indians. Thus, it was during this struggle that Mahatma Gandhi evolved the technique of satyagraha (non-violent resistance) based on truth and non-violence.

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Which of the following similarities do you find between Champaran movement and Kheda movement?
A. Both movements were led by Mahatma Gandhi.
B. Both movements took place in the same year.
C. Both movements were associated with peasant problems.
D. Both places were in the same presidency.

  1. A, B

  2. A, C

  3. B, D

  4. B, C
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Both the movements dealt with the problems of the peasants in different places. Champaran is in Bihar where peasants were forced to cultivate indigo. Gandhiji did a satyagaraha in 1917 to secure justice for the peasants.

Due to constant famines, the crops had failed in the Kheda district of Gujarat. The British government had compelled the peasants to pay land revenue. The local peasants, therefore, started a no- tax movement in Kheda district in 1918 which was led by Gandhiji.

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What was the outcome of Kheda movement?

  1. The land taxes were altogether abolished.

  2. The increased taxes were abolished.

  3. The taxes were abolished for two years.

  4. There was no change in the tax structure.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Kheda is a district in the state of Gujarat. Farmers here faced a terrible famine. After this British conducted a land survey and compelled the peasants to pay land revenue. They, therefore, started a no- tax movement in Kheda district in 1918. Gandhiji organised the peasants to offer satyagraha. The peasants refused to pay land revenue and ultimately the government was forced to arrive at a settlement with the peasants.

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The term Satyagraha was used by Mahatma Gandhi for the first time during _________.

  1. Kheda movement

  2. Champaran movement

  3. Khilafat movement

  4. Rowlatt movement
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Gandhiji's first experiment in Satyagraha was accomplished in 1917 in Champaran in Bihar. The indigo cultivators of Champaran were greatly exploited by the European planters. They were bound by law to grow indigo and sell it to the British planters at prices fixed by them. Gandhiji did a Satyagraha to resist this exploitation and secured justice for the peasants.

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Kheda movement was associated with __________.

  1. The increased taxation on agriculture at the time of famine.

  2. The high customs duties imposed on Indian textiles.

  3. The ban imposed on import of Indian indigo in England.

  4. The forced cultivation of indigo and other cash crops in place of food crops
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Kheda is a district in the state of Gujarat. Farmers here faced a terrible famine. After this British conducted a land survey and compelled the peasants to pay land revenue. They, therefore, started a no-tax movement in Kheda district in 1918. Gandhiji organised the peasants to offer satyagraha. The peasants refused to pay land revenue and ultimately the government was forced to arrive at a settlement with the peasants.

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Who among the following has said that religion can never be separated from politics?

  1. Acharya Vinobha Bhave

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Sarojini Naidu

  4. Rajendra Prasad
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Mahatma Gandhi said the above words.

Gandhi said these words because India was a religious country with great traditions and customs which are mainly based on religion. So Gandhi foresaw that religion has been included in every part of Indian life and cannot be separated from politics. This was proved correct when Muhammad Ali Jinnah succeeded in the partitioning of India into Pakistan based not on colour, creed or anything but religion.

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Why did Mahatma Gandhi adopt loincloth and a khaddar as his dress?

  1. It was easy to wear

  2. It was not easy to practice

  3. He believed that poor Indians could not afford more than this dress

  4. It was a political statement of self-respect
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The most familiar image of Mahatma Gandhi is of him seated, bare chested & in a short dhoti, near a spinning wheel. He made spinning on the Charkha & the daily use of Khadi as very powerful symbols. These were symbols of not only self-reliance but also of resistance to the use of British mill-made cloth.