Quiz  /  Modern Histiry MCQ Quiz Questions and Answers

  • 1. 
    Who among the following is known as ‘Mother of Indian Revolution’ ?

  • Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi
  • Bhikaji Rustam Kama
  • Annie Besant
  • Sarojini Naidu

  • 2. 
    The Two Nation Theory was propounded in which session of the Muslim League?

  • Lahore Session, 1940
  • Bombay Session, 1915
  • Delhi Session, 1918
  • Calcutta Session, 1917

  • 3. 
    President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence was___?

  • J. B. Kripalani
  • Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  • Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  • Jawahar Lal Nehru

  • 4. 
    Which among the following organizations were founded by Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya? 

  • Only 1 & 2
  • Only 2 & 4
  • Only 1 & 3
  • 1, 2, 3 & 4

  • 5. 
    Who wrote “Gita Rahasya”?

  • Gopal Krishna Gokhle
  • Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  • Bidhan Chandra Roy
  • KM Munshi

  • 6. 
    During the revolt of 1857, who among the following was betrayed by a zamindar friend and captured while asleep by Britishers and put to death ?

  • Nana Saheb
  • Tantia Tope
  • Khan Bahadur Khan
  • Kunwar singh

  • 7. 
    Champaran Satyagraha was the first to be started but the word Satyagraha was used for the first time in which of the following?

  • Anti Rowlatt agitation
  • agitation against Simon Commission
  • Amritsar Massacre of 1919
  • Non cooperation movement

  • 8. 
    Who among the following was greeted with Hartals when he visited India in November 1921?

  • Prince of wales
  • Elizabeth II
  • Edward VIII
  • Simon commission

  • 9. 
    Who among the following was Commander-in-Chief, India, between 1902 and 1909 noted for large-scale reforms, the greatest of which was the merger of the three armies of the Presidencies into a unified force?

  • Sir Charles Monro
  • Lord Kitchener
  • Beauchamp Duff
  • Canning

  • 10. 
    In which year the first nationwide non cooperation movement was launched in India?

  • 1910
  • 1915
  • 1920
  • 1925

  • 11. 
    With which of the following movement, The statement, “On bended knees, I asked for bread and received stone instead”, is associated?

  • Khilafat Movement
  • Non-cooperation Movement
  • Dandi March
  • Quit India Movement

  • 12. 
    Which of the following political leaders drafted the Quit India Resolution?

  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  • Jawahar Lal Nehru
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Acharya Narendra Deo

  • 13. 
    The Naval revolt of 1946 was started on which of the following fleet?

  • I.N.S. Virat
  • I.N.S. Crown
  • I.N.S. Talwar
  • None of these

  • 14. 
    During 17th century, the Choultry Courts were active in imparting justice as per long-established traditions in which region of India?

  • Bengal
  • Madras
  • Carnatic
  • Gujarat

  • 15. 
    The Bombay Presidency Association was founded in which of the following year?

  • 1880
  • 1882
  • 1885
  • 1890

  • 16. 
    In which year, Chandrashekhar Azad attained martyrdom?

  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932

  • 17. 
    The first Telegraph line between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour was opened in which of the following year?

  • 1851
  • 1858
  • 1907
  • 1909

  • 18. 
    Who among the following was bestowed with the title of ‘Sahebe- Alam Bahadur’ by Bahadur Shah during the uprising of 1857?

  • Bakht Khan
  • Birjis Qadr
  • Nana Sahib
  • Tantia Tope

  • 19. 
    Mountbatten Plan (June 1947) provided for a referendum in which of the following province?

  • Baluchistan
  • Sindh
  • North-West Frontier Province
  • Punjab

  • 20. 
    In which year, the Danish East India company was formed?

  • 1614
  • 1615
  • 1616
  • 1617

  • 21. 
    Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Faizabad?

  • Rao Tularam
  • Khan Bahadur Khan
  • Azimullah Khan
  • Ahmadullah

  • 22. 
    "The most unqualified blunder committed in the whole history of the British India" This comment by JJ McLeod points to which among the following wars?

  • First Anglo Afghan War
  • Second Anglo-Afghan War
  • Third Anglo-Afghan War
  • First Anglo Sikh War

  • 23. 
    Who among the following was the First Finance Member of the Viceroy’s executive Council in India?

  • Sir Archadale Wilson
  • Sir William Jones
  • Horace Hayman Wilson
  • James Wilkins

  • 24. 
    Which of the following statements are correct about the Indus Valley Civilization?

  • 1 & 2 Only
  • 1 & 3 Only
  • 2 & 3 Only
  • 1, 2 & 3

  • 25. 
    ‘Amar Shonar Bangla’ the national anthem of Bangladesh was composed by whom?

  • Anand Mohan Bose
  • Surendranath Banerjee
  • Rabindranath Tagore
  • Sarojini Naidu

  • 26. 
    Rabindranath Tagore is the original writer of the national anthems of __:

  • Only 1 & 2
  • Only 2 & 3
  • Only 1 & 3
  • 1, 2 & 3

  • 27. 
    The principle of dyarchy introduced by British in India refers to which of the following?

  • Rule by two
  • Separation legislature and executive
  • Division of subjects transferred to provinces into two categories
  • Two parallel governments

  • 28. 
    The First Burmese War was fought during the reign of which of the following governor-general?

  • Lord Hastings
  • Lord Wellesley
  • John Adams
  • Lord Amherst

  • 29. 
    The ruler of which of the following place improved his administration after receiving a threat from Lord Auckland?

  • Ruler of Satara
  • Ruler of Indore
  • Ruler of Gwalior
  • Ruler of Poona

  • 30. 
    Which of the following military reforms of Lord Dalhousie is/ are correct?

  • 1 only
  • 1 & 2
  • 2 & 3
  • 1, 2 & 3

  • 31. 
    Who among the following is the writer of the book “The Renaissance in India”?

  • Bipin Chandra Paul
  • Aurobindo Ghosh
  • Mahatma Gandhi
  • Raja Rammohan Roy

  • 32. 
    Which among the following books were translated into English by Sir William Jones?

  • 1 only
  • 1 & 2
  • 1 & 3
  • 1, 2 & 3

  • 33. 
    After the cessation of the great revolt of 1857, who of the following was exiled by the British in Rangoon?

  • Nana Saheb
  • Tatya Tope
  • Bahadur Shah II
  • Begum Hazaratmahal

  • 34. 
    Who of the following viceroy was the first to use Peterhoff, the official residency of Viceroys in India?

  • Lord Mayo
  • Lord Elgin
  • Lord Lyton
  • Lord Northbrook

  • 35. 
    Simon commission was appointed during which of the following viceroys?

  • Lord Irwin
  • Lord Reading
  • Lord Hardinge II
  • Lord Linlithgow

  • 36. 
    Arrange chronologically the following viceroys of India according to their tenure

  • 1, 2, 3, 4
  • 2, 1, 4, 3
  • 2, 3, 4, 1
  • 1, 3, 2, 4

  • 37. 
    Who among the following was/ were the judges of Supreme Court which was established by the Regulating Act of 1773?

  • 1 only
  • 1 & 3
  • 1, 2 & 4
  • 1, 2, 3 & 4

  • 38. 
    The ruler of which one of the following states was removed from power on the pretext of misgovernance by the Britishers?

  • Awadh
  • Jhansi
  • Nagpur
  • Satara

  • 39. 
    Which of the following founded the Faraizi revolt?

  • Bhagat Jawahar Mal
  • Haji Shariat-Allah
  • Syed Ahmed
  • Chirag Shah

  • 40. 
    Which of the following statements are correct with respect to East India Company?

  • Only 1
  • Only 2
  • Both 1 & 2
  • Neither 1 and 2

  • 41. 
    Indian Penal Code, Civil Procedure Code, and Criminal Code were passed during the reign of which of the following viceroys of India?

  • Lord Canning
  • Lord Mayo
  • Lord Lytton
  • Lord Dufferin

  • 42. 
    The system of indirect election was introduced in India in which of the following year?

  • 1861
  • 1892
  • 1909
  • 1919

  • 43. 
    Which of the following statements are correct?

  • 1, 2 & 3
  • 2, 3 & 4
  • 1, 2 & 4
  • 1, 2, 3 & 4

  • 44. 
    The Eastern States Agency was constituted with which among the following agencies?

  • 1 & 2
  • 1, 3 & 4
  • 2, 3 & 4
  • 1, 2, 3 & 4

  • 45. 
    Which among the following about the Morley Minto Reforms are correct?

  • 1 & 3
  • 1 & 4
  • 1, 2 & 4
  • 1, 2, 3 & 4

  • 46. 
    Which among the following about the Dandi march is correct?

  • 1 & 4
  • 1, 2 & 3
  • 1, 2 & 4
  • 1, 2, 3 & 4

  • 47. 
    Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind was founded in which year?

  • 1910
  • 1912
  • 1915
  • 1919

  • 48. 
    Who gave the title “The father of the Indian unrest” to Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

  • Gandhiji
  • Valentine Chirol
  • Dadabhai Naoroji
  • Annie Besant

  • 49. 
    What is the name of the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi?

  • Mein Kampf
  • A confession
  • The Story of My Experiments with Truth
  • The Story of My Life as a Lawyer
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