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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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Civil Disobedience
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Noncooperation
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Arming Indians with rifles to battle the British
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Blending all the world's major religions
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Gandhi's philosophy of Satyagraha was strictly rooted in non-violence. He explicitly rejected the use of armed conflict or weapons to achieve Indian independence.
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Place a tax on British salt
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Press Indian citizens into service during WWI
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Make Islam the official religion of India
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Jail protesters for up to two years
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The Rowlatt Act, passed in 1919, gave the British colonial government in India the power to arrest and imprison people without trial for up to two years, which sparked widespread protest.
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British
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Indian National Congress
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French
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Muslim League
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Gandhi led the Indian independence movement against British colonial rule, which had controlled the Indian subcontinent for nearly two centuries.
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26th january 1950
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15th august 1950
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2nd october 1950
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25th Dec 1950
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The Constitution of India was adopted on November 26, 1949, but it came into force on January 26, 1950, which is celebrated as Republic Day.
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Sunderlal Bahuguna
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Sundarlal Sharma
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Baburam
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Ram Shankar Upadhyay
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Sunderlal Bahuguna was a prominent leader and activist of the Chipko movement, which started in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand.
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Indian National Congress
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Swarajya Party
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Forward Block
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Communist Party
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The Indian National Congress formally demanded a Constituent Assembly in 1934 to frame a constitution for India, a demand first proposed by M.N. Roy.
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Hindus
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Pashtuns
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Scheduled Castes
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Muslims
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar advocated for the upliftment of Scheduled Castes and encouraged them to enter government and civil services to gain political and social representation.
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The Indian national movement gained significant momentum in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, not the 16th century.
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Motilal Nehru and eight other Congress leaders drafted the Nehru Report in 1928, which outlined a proposed new dominion status constitution for India.
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The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on 9 December 1946 to begin the process of drafting the Constitution of India.
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The partition of India and Pakistan caused massive displacement, violence, and trauma for millions of people on both sides of the border, not just in India.
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June 1926
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July 1946
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July 1936
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August 1946
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Elections for the members of the Constituent Assembly were held in July 1946, following the proposals of the Cabinet Mission Plan.
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The Indian National Congress officially demanded a Constituent Assembly in 1934, and the assembly was eventually formed in 1946.
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The Indian National Congress made the formal demand for a Constituent Assembly in 1934, led by M.N. Roy's earlier suggestion.
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The British government between 1867-72
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Colonial government between 1942-93
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Indian government between 1967-69
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Economic government between 1899-1960
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The first systematic census in India was conducted by the British colonial government between 1867 and 1872.