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Modern Indian History
7,703 Questions
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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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Vivekananda
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Subhash Chandra Bose
C
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Mahatma Gandhi observed “My Life is my Message”.
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Lloyd George
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Harold Laski
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Muriel Lester
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Charlie Chaplin
C
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Muriel Lester was Gandhiji’s host during his stay in London for the Second Round Table Conference.
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C. F. Andrews
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Sarojini Naidu
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R. S. Yadav
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Louis Fisher
C
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R. S. Yadav made this observation about Gandhiji.
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Mohammed Ali
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Shaukat Ali
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Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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Maulana Azad
C
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The Frontier Gandhi Badshah Khan was the Pashtun leader and non-violent activist Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Badshah Khan or Bacha Khan.
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G. K. Gokhale
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B. G. Tilak
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R. N. Tagore
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Annie Besant
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Gopal Krishan Gokhale advised Gandhiji to tour the country for one year before taking part in Indian Politics.
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Subhash Chandra Bose
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Rajendra Prasad
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Vallabhbhai Patel
B
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Subhash Chandra Bose said this to Gandhiji in a message from Rangoon.
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Ranjit singh
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Kevalram
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P. J. Mehta
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Abdul Karim
C
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P. J. Mehta came to see Gandhiji on the day of his arrival in London at the Victoria Hotel and gave him the first lesson in English Etiquette.
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Mrs. Annie Besant
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah
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Gopalakrishna Gokhale
A
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Annie Besant went on to establish the All India Home Rule League, which was a political organisation which aimed at self-government, termed as “Home Rule”.
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Sardar Patel
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Shankar Lal Banker
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Jeyaprakash Narayan
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Rajendra Prasad
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Sardar Patel associates Gandhiji during the Kheda Satyagraha.
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Mahadev Desai
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Morarji Desai
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Pyarelal
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V. G. Desai
A
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Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography Sathiya Sodhani was in Gujarati, and was later translated into English by Mahadev Desai.
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Mahadev Desai
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Anand Shankar Dhurua
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B. R. Dugar
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Pyare Lal
B
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Professor Anandshanker Dhruva was appointed to make compromises and to settle the labour dispute of textile industry in 1918 at Ahmedabad.
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Jawaharlal Nehru
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Madan Mohan Malviya
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C. Rajgopalachari
A
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Rabindranath Tagore was upset by Mahatma Gandhi’s reference to the Bihar Earthquake as divine retribution for practicing untouchability.
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C. R. Das
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Vinoba Bhave
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C. F. Andrews
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J. B. Kripalani
C
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Charles Freer Andrews was affectionately known as 'Deenbandhu'.
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Lokmanya Tilak
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Lala Lajpat Rai
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Gopalakrishna Gokhale
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Rabindranath Tagore
C
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Political guru of Mahatma Gandhi was Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
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15th August, 1947
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18th September, 1947
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2nd October, 1947
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26th January, 1948
B
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Gandhi ji expressed the desire to visit Pakistan on 18th September, 1947.