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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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When the Gramdan movement was began?

  1. 1951

  2. 1952

  3. 1953

  4. 1954
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B Correct answer
Explanation

After the successful start of Bhoodan movement, it gave way to the Gramdan movement which began in 1952. the objective of the Gramdan movement was to persuade landlords and leaseholders in each village to renounce their land rights and all the land would become the property of a village association for egalitarian redistribution and joint cultivation.

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What was the significant contribution of Bhoodan movement?

  1. Putting pressure on landlords

  2. Created moral ambience

  3. Created conditions favourable to landless

  4. All of above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Bhoodan movement made a significant contribution by creating moral ambience, putting pressure on landlords, created conditions favourable to landless.

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Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue Pattas to farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars. What was the reason for this?

  1. The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers

  2. There was no official check upon the Zamindars

  3. It was the responsibility of the British Government

  4. The farmers were not interested in getting pattas
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars were required to issue Pattas to farmers which were not issued by many of the Zamindars because there was no official check upon the Zamindars.

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Who started the Bhoodan Movement?

  1. Jayaprakash Narayan

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Acharya Vinoba Bhave

  4. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Bhoodan (Land Gift) Movement was a voluntary land reform movement started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 to encourage wealthy landowners to donate land to the landless.

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On achieving independence, the biggest challenge faced by India was __________________.

  1. Giving political rights to all

  2. Economic crisis

  3. Acute poverty

  4. All of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

One of the biggest challenges of independent India has been to bring millions of its people out of abject poverty. Mahatama Gandhi always insisted that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human suffering.

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Who among the following initiated Bhoodan Yagna?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Ravishankar Maharaj

  3. Acharya Vinoba Bhave

  4. Sardar Vallabhai Patel
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Bhoodan Movement or Land Gift Movement, was a voluntary land reform movement in India. It was started by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at Pochampally village in Telangana which is now known as Bhoodan Pochampally.

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The Bhoodan Movement had been started by.

  1. M K Gandhi

  2. Acharya Kripalani

  3. Jayaprakash Narayan

  4. Vinoba Bhave
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Bhoodan or Land Gift movement began with Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1951 in present-day Telangana. The movement attempted to bring about a “non-violent revolution” in India’s land reforms programme. Over a period of twenty years, Vinoba walked through the length & breadth of India persuading land-owners & land-lords to give their poor & downtrodden neighbours a total of four million acres of land.

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What was the mission of Bhoodan movement?

  1. To give a percentage of land to landless people.

  2. To make landlords more wealthy

  3. To take extra taxes from landlords

  4. All of above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The mission of the Bhoodan movement was to persuade wealthy landlords to voluntarily give a percentage of their land to the landless people.