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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

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

When was the Muslim League formed?

  1. 1905

  2. 1906

  3. 1907

  4. 1908
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Muslim League was founded in 1906 as the All-India Muslim League by Aga Khan III. Its original purpose was to safeguard the political rights of Muslims in India. An early leader in the League, Muhammad Iqbal, was one of the first to propose (1930) the creation of a separate Muslim India.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

Who rejected the demand of creation of Pakistan?

  1. Congress

  2. Muslim League

  3. Cripps Mission

  4. None of above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Cripps Mission rejected the demand of creation of Pakistan. In March 1942 , a mission headed by Stafford Cripps was sent to India with constitutional proposals to seek Indian support for the war.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

Who criticised the idea of single Indian Union?

  1. Muslim League

  2. Congress

  3. British

  4. None of above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Muslim League was founded in 1906 at Dhaka to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. It was a political group that did not believe in the idea of a single Indian union and led the movement calling for a separate Muslim nation to be created at the time of the partition of British India in 1947 because it feared that an independent India would be dominated by Hindus.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

Who regarded Hindus and Muslims to be one Quam?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi

  2. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan

  3. Md. Ali Jinnah

  4. All of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sir Sayyid Ahmed Khan was great educationist and social reformer. He regarded Hindus and Muslims to be one Quam. He founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh which had both Hindu and Muslim patrons.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

When Lord Mayo adopted a resolution which made Urdu the medium of instruction for Muslims?

  1. 1871

  2. 1875

  3. 1873

  4. 1879
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A Correct answer
Explanation
In 1871 Lord Mayo’s government adopted a resolution which made Urdu the medium of instruction for Muslims in primary and secondary schools and increased government aid to educational institutions run by the Muslims. They tried to create hatred among the Hindus and the Muslims by portraying Muslim rulers as plunderers, and Hindu rulers as cruel kings to their Muslim subjects.
Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

Who founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College?

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  2. Bipin Chandra Pal

  3. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan

  4. Annie Besant
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan was a great educationist and social reformer. He regarded Hindus and Muslims to be one Quam. He founded the Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh which had both Hindu and Muslim patrons.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

Under which act many prominent Muslim leaders were arrested which brought the Muslim League and the Congress closer?

  1. Seditious Meeting Act

  2. Indian Slavery Act

  3. Pitt's India Act

  4. Rowlatt Act
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Seditious Meetings Act and other repressive measures taken by the British government during this period caused widespread resentment, which helped align the political interests of the Muslim League and the Congress.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

When Muslim League agreed with the Congress to have a political goal for India?

  1. 1913

  2. 1915

  3. 1910

  4. 1914
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In 1913, the League had amended its constitution to include, a system of self-government under the aegis of the British Crown as the ideal of the Muslim League. Therefore, it agreed with the Congress to have a political goal for India.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

Who among the following welcomed the partition of Bengal?

  1. Hindu Organizations of West Bengal

  2. Nawab Salimullah of Dacca

  3. Moderates

  4. Extremists
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal two provinces apparently on administrative grounds. However, the real purpose of the Partition of Bengal was to create a wedge between the Hindus and the Muslims; The British won the support of the Muslims on the ground that the new province would have a Muslim-majority province, Muslim of East Bengal, led by Nawab Salimullah of Dacca, welcomed the Partition.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

Who was the leader of Muslim League?

  1. Md. Ali Jinnah

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan

  4. Abul Kalam Azad
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a lawyer, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until Pakistan's creation on 14 August 1947, and then as Pakistan's first Governor-General until his death.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

Who felt that the continuance of the British rule was a "guarantee for the welfare and progress of the community"?

  1. Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan

  2. Mahatma Gandhi

  3. Jawaharlal Nehru

  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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A Correct answer
Explanation
It was said that Sir Sayyid Ahmad believed that since the Hindus formed the majority of the Indian population, they would dominate the Muslims in case of a withdrawal of the British rule. He felt that the continuance of British rule was a “guarantee for the welfare and progress of the community.” Therefore, he declared that if the educated Muslims support the British, the latter would reward them with government jobs and other special favours.
Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

After which election the change came in the attitude of Muslim League and Jinnah?

  1. Election of 1939

  2. Election of 1937

  3. Election of 1940

  4. Election of 1942
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A change in the attitude of the Muslim League and Jinnah after the election of 1937 and formation of the Congress Ministers in the provinces. Jinnah and other leaders of the League proclaimed that Muslim could not expect any justice at the hands of Congress.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

Which of the following event led to the formation of Muslim League ?

  1. The Hindi-Urdu Controversy

  2. The Marathi-Urdu Controversy

  3. The Urdu-Bengali Controversy

  4. All of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In the United Provinces Urdu was the court language and all the petitions to the offices and courts were submitted in Urdu. Some sections of the society protested against this practice. On April 8, 1900, the Government instructed that all petitions were to be submitted in Hindi, in Devanagri script, and the court summons and official announcements to be issued in Hindi as well as in Urdu. The Muslims resented this. The controversy continued for months and relations between the communities became worse.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

The Muslim League was formed in _____.

  1. 1906

  2. 1905

  3. 1904

  4. 1903
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Muslim League was founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. At first the league was encouraged by the British and was generally favourable to their rule, but the organization adopted self - government for India as its goal in 1913. For several decades the league and its leaders , notably Mohammed Ali Jinnah, called for Hindu - Muslim unity in a united and independent India.It was not until 1940 that the league called for the formation of a Muslim state that would be separate from the projected independent country of India.

Multiple choice history formation of the muslim league introduction to the formation of the muslim league surat split and formation of the muslim league the growth of communalism

_____ tried hard to build a secular understanding among its members.

  1. Hindu Mahasabha

  2. Muslim League

  3. Rashtriya Swayam Sevak

  4. Congress
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian National Congress, despite its challenges, consistently aimed to represent a secular, pan-Indian platform throughout the freedom struggle.