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This section includes 588 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Modern History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 101. |
Who among the following took the burning of the foreign clothes during the Non-co-operation Movement as 'Insensate waste' ? |
| A. | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| B. | Mohammad Ali |
| C. | Lord Reading |
| D. | Moti Lal Nehru |
| Answer» B. Mohammad Ali | |
| 102. |
Poona pact was signed between |
| A. | Gandhiji and Lord Irwin |
| B. | Gandhiji and Jinnah |
| C. | Gandhiji and S.C. Bose |
| D. | Gandhiji and Ambedkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 103. |
When Lord Mountbatten became the first Governor General of free India, who among the following became the Governor General for Pakistan ? |
| A. | Lord Mountbatten |
| B. | M.A. jinnah |
| C. | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| D. | Shaukat Ali |
| Answer» C. Liaquat Ali Khan | |
| 104. |
In the year 1946, who among the following joined the viceroy's Executive Council with finance portfolio |
| A. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| B. | Liaqat Ali Khan |
| C. | Nawab Salimullah |
| D. | Shaukat Ali |
| Answer» C. Nawab Salimullah | |
| 105. |
What reference to Simon Commission's recommendations, which one of the following statement is correct ? |
| A. | It recommended the replacement of diarchy with responsible government in the province |
| B. | It proposed the setting up of interprovincial council under the Home Department |
| C. | it suggested the abolition of bicameral legislature at the centre |
| D. | It recommended the creation of Indian Police Service with a provision for increased pay and allowances for British recruits as compared to Indian recruits |
| Answer» B. It proposed the setting up of interprovincial council under the Home Department | |
| 106. |
Which one of the following Commissions / Committees was appointed by the British Government to investigate into the massacre in Jallianwala Bagh ? |
| A. | Wlby Commission |
| B. | Hunter Commission |
| C. | Simon Commission |
| D. | Butler Commission |
| Answer» C. Simon Commission | |
| 107. |
Jammu and Kashmir became an integral part of India on |
| A. | 26th October, 1947 |
| B. | 26th October,1948 |
| C. | 26th November,1948 |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. 26th October,1948 | |
| 108. |
Who was the Commander - in -Chief of INA before Subhash Chandra Bose ? |
| A. | Giani Pritam Singh |
| B. | Capt. Mohan Singh |
| C. | Major Fuzihara |
| D. | Capt. Suraj Mal |
| Answer» C. Major Fuzihara | |
| 109. |
When did Cabinet Mission arrive in India ? |
| A. | 1942 |
| B. | 1945 |
| C. | 1946 |
| D. | 1947 |
| Answer» D. 1947 | |
| 110. |
The President of Indian National Congress at the time of partition of India was |
| A. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| B. | J.B. Kripalani |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» C. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 111. |
Who wrote the book 'The Story of the Integration of the Indian States ' |
| A. | B.N. Rao |
| B. | C. Rajagopalachari |
| C. | Krishna Menon |
| D. | V.P. Menon |
| Answer» E. | |
| 112. |
Who among the following organized the famous Chittgong armoury raid ? |
| A. | Laxmi Sehgal |
| B. | Surya Sen |
| C. | Batukeshwar Dutta |
| D. | J.M Sengupta |
| Answer» C. Batukeshwar Dutta | |
| 113. |
Under whose presidentship was the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in the year 1929 where in a resolution was adopted to gain Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence) from the British ? |
| A. | Bal Gangadhar Tilak |
| B. | Gopal Krishna Gokhle |
| C. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| D. | Moti Lal Nehru |
| Answer» D. Moti Lal Nehru | |
| 114. |
The leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) was |
| A. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| B. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| C. | Vitthalbhai J. Patel |
| D. | Mahadev Desai |
| Answer» B. Mahatma Gandhi | |
| 115. |
The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in |
| A. | Japan |
| B. | Burma |
| C. | Singapore |
| D. | Malaya |
| Answer» D. Malaya | |
| 116. |
Who created the first image of Bharat Mata |
| A. | Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Rabindra Nath Tagore |
| D. | Raja Ravi Verma |
| Answer» B. Subhash Chandra Bose | |
| 117. |
Why did people gather demonstrate at Jallianwala Bagh ? |
| A. | To protest against the arrest of Gandhiji and Lajpat Rai |
| B. | To protest against the arrest of Kitchlu and Satyapal |
| C. | To offer prayers on the Baisakhi Day |
| D. | To protest against the arbitrarily of inhuman acts of the Punjab Government |
| Answer» C. To offer prayers on the Baisakhi Day | |
| 118. |
During which one of the following movements did Mahatma Gandhi write :'Personally I am so sick of slavery that I am even prepared to take the rise of anarchy ' ? |
| A. | Home Rule Movement |
| B. | Non-Co-operation Movement |
| C. | Civil Disobedience Movement |
| D. | Quit India Movement |
| Answer» E. | |
| 119. |
Under Gandhi-Irwin Pact Gandhiji..... |
| A. | Decided to call off the civil Disobedience Movement |
| B. | Decided to caperate with the muslims |
| C. | Decided not to violate salt Act |
| D. | Decided not a launch the Swadeshi Movement |
| Answer» B. Decided to caperate with the muslims | |
| 120. |
In which of the following did Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel play a leading role |
| A. | Bijolia Movement |
| B. | Dandi March |
| C. | Bardoli Satyagraha |
| D. | Textile Mill Workers strike at Ahmedabad |
| Answer» D. Textile Mill Workers strike at Ahmedabad | |
| 121. |
The Poona Pact was signed in |
| A. | 1930 |
| B. | 1931 |
| C. | 1932 |
| D. | 1933 |
| Answer» D. 1933 | |
| 122. |
Who was the responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh incident |
| A. | Lord Irwin |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Mountbatten |
| D. | General Dyer |
| Answer» E. | |
| 123. |
During the Indian freedom struggle, the Khudai Khidmatgars, also known as Red Shirts (Lal Kurtis), called for |
| A. | the Pathan nationalis unity and a struggle against colonialism |
| B. | The union of Pasthun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan |
| C. | the adoption of terrorist tactics and methods for terrorising and finally ousting the colonial rulers. |
| D. | the adoption of communist revolutionary ideology for political and social reform |
| Answer» B. The union of Pasthun tribal areas in north-west with the Afghanistan | |
| 124. |
Under Whose leadership was the Congress Socialist Party founded in 1934 ? |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru and mahatma Gandhi |
| B. | Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narayan |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi |
| D. | Saifuddin Kitchlew and Rajendra Prasad |
| Answer» C. Subhash Chandra Bose and P.C. Joshi | |
| 125. |
The Haripura Congress (1938) remains a milestone in Indian freedom struggle, because |
| A. | it declared war on the British Empire |
| B. | it anointed Jawahar Lal Nehru as the future Prime Minister of India |
| C. | of the introduction of the idea of a planning commission |
| D. | of the acceptance of the Government of India Act, 1935 by the Congress |
| Answer» D. of the acceptance of the Government of India Act, 1935 by the Congress | |
| 126. |
During the Indian freedom struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation ? |
| A. | It curtailed the freedom of religion |
| B. | It suppressed the Indian traditional education |
| C. | It authorized the government to imprison people without trial |
| D. | It curbed the Trade- Union activities |
| Answer» D. It curbed the Trade- Union activities | |
| 127. |
A large crown gathered in the Jallianwala bagh at Amritsar on April 13, 1919 to protest against the arrest of |
| A. | Swami Shradhanand and Mazharul Haq |
| B. | Madan Mohan Malviya and Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi and Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | Dr. Saifuddin Kitchhu and Dr. Satyapal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 128. |
Who among the following hailed Subhash Chandra Bose as "the flaming sword of Indian Patriotism" ? |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| C. | Govind Vallabh pant |
| D. | Sarojini Naidu |
| Answer» B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | |
| 129. |
The first mass movement started by Mahatma Gandhi was |
| A. | Non-cooperation Movement |
| B. | Salt Movement |
| C. | Quit India Movement |
| D. | Indigo Movement |
| Answer» B. Salt Movement | |
| 130. |
In which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress, did Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi participate for the first time? |
| A. | Calcutta Session 1901 |
| B. | Banaras Session 1905 |
| C. | Surat Session 1907 |
| D. | Lucknow Session 1916 |
| Answer» B. Banaras Session 1905 | |
| 131. |
After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in |
| A. | Champaran |
| B. | Chauri Chaura |
| C. | Bardoli |
| D. | Dandi |
| Answer» B. Chauri Chaura | |
| 132. |
The only session of the Indian National Congress which was presided over by Mahatma Gandhi was |
| A. | Amarvati |
| B. | Belgaum |
| C. | Karachi |
| D. | Nagpur |
| Answer» C. Karachi | |
| 133. |
In which of the following movements, did Mahatma Gandhi make the first use of hunger strike as a weapon? |
| A. | Non-cooperation Movement |
| B. | Rowlatt Satyagraha |
| C. | Ahmedabad Strike |
| D. | Bardoli Satyagraha |
| Answer» D. Bardoli Satyagraha | |
| 134. |
Who authored the famous book 'The Indian Struggle' ? |
| A. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| B. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| Answer» E. | |
| 135. |
Who was the Commander-in-Chief of INA before Subhash Chandra Bose ? |
| A. | Gyani Pritam Singh |
| B. | Captain Mohan Singh |
| C. | Major Fuzihara |
| D. | Captin Suraj Mal |
| Answer» C. Major Fuzihara | |
| 136. |
Lahore Session of Muslim League (1940) was presided over by |
| A. | Liaqat Ali Khan |
| B. | Chaudhary Khaliquzzaman |
| C. | Mohammad Ali Jinnah |
| D. | Fatima Jinnha |
| Answer» D. Fatima Jinnha | |
| 137. |
The first session of All India Trade Union Congress held in Bombay was presided over by |
| A. | S.A. Dange |
| B. | N.M. Joshi |
| C. | Lala Lajpat Rai |
| D. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| Answer» D. Jawahar Lal Nehru | |
| 138. |
In which session, did the Muslim League give the slogan 'Divide and Quit' ? |
| A. | Lucknow 1931 |
| B. | Karachi 1933 |
| C. | Lahore 1940 |
| D. | Karachi1943 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 139. |
Who among the following was not member of Moti Lal Nehru Committee ? |
| A. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| B. | G.R. Pradhan |
| C. | Sir Ali Imam |
| D. | Aurobindo Ghosh |
| Answer» E. | |
| 140. |
Who said "Cripps proposals were a post-dated cheque of a crashing bank" ? |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Mahatma Gandhi |
| D. | M.A. Jinnah |
| Answer» D. M.A. Jinnah | |
| 141. |
The Constituent Assembly of India started functioning from |
| A. | 9th December 1946 |
| B. | 1st January 1947 |
| C. | 26th January 1947 |
| D. | 15th August 1947 |
| Answer» B. 1st January 1947 | |
| 142. |
The party which observed the 'Black Day' on 3 July, 1947 against partition of India was |
| A. | India National Congress |
| B. | Forward Bloc |
| C. | Hindu Mahasabha |
| D. | Communist Party of India |
| Answer» D. Communist Party of India | |
| 143. |
Which one of the following had drafted the fundamental rights resolution at the Karachi Session, 1931 ? |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Acharya Narendra Deo |
| C. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| D. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| Answer» B. Acharya Narendra Deo | |
| 144. |
Which operation was started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement ? |
| A. | Operation Reander Paste |
| B. | Operation Zero Hour |
| C. | Operation Thunderbolt |
| D. | Operation Blue Star |
| Answer» C. Operation Thunderbolt | |
| 145. |
Tinkathia system in Champaran meant |
| A. | Cultivation of Indigo in the 3/20 area of land. |
| B. | Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/19 area of land. |
| C. | Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/18 area of land. |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/19 area of land. | |
| 146. |
Which one of the following had led the defense pleaders in the famous Indian National Army trial in the Red Fort of Delhi |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Asaf Ali |
| C. | Sir Tej Bahadur Saprau |
| D. | Bhulabhai Desai |
| Answer» E. | |
| 147. |
Who was the Chairman of the National Planing Committee set up by the Indian National Congress in 1938 ? |
| A. | Jawahar Lal Nehru |
| B. | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |
| C. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | Subhas Chandra Bose |
| Answer» E. | |
| 148. |
Who amongst the following made regular broadcast on Congress radio operated during Quit India Movement ? |
| A. | Jay Prakash Narayan |
| B. | Subhash Chandra Bose |
| C. | Ram Manohar Lohia |
| D. | Sucheta Kriplani |
| Answer» D. Sucheta Kriplani | |
| 149. |
Who said, 'Imperialism is dead as dodo' ? |
| A. | Ramje Macdonald |
| B. | Winston Churchill |
| C. | Clement Attlee |
| D. | Lord Wavell |
| Answer» D. Lord Wavell | |
| 150. |
Kakori conspiracy case took place in the year |
| A. | 1920 |
| B. | 1925 |
| C. | 1930 |
| D. | 1935 |
| Answer» C. 1930 | |