160+ Modern Indian History (1857 to the present) Solved MCQs

1.

Who founded Brahma Samaj?

A. mohan roy
B. benkin chandra chatterji
C. tagore
D. none .
Answer» A. mohan roy
2.

Dayantha Saraswathy founded …........

A. arya samaj
B. prarthana samaj
C. aligarh movement
D. brahma samaj.
Answer» A. arya samaj
3.

In 1917 Annie Besant was elected …........ of the Indian Natioanl Congress.

A. vice roy
B. cheif executive officer
C. manager
D. president.
Answer» D. president.
4.

Which sect of Bhudhism flourished in Ceylon?

A. mahayan
B. hinayan
C. vajrayana
D. mahayana and hinayana equally
Answer» A. mahayan
5.

The battle of plassey took place in the year .

A. 1757
B. 1787
C. 1907
D. 1717
Answer» A. 1757
6.

The Drain Theory was propounded by

A. jawaharlal nehru
B. dadabhai naoroji
C. r c dutt
D. m k gandhi.
Answer» B. dadabhai naoroji
7.

Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British state of

A. travancore
B. baroda
C. hyderabad
D. mysore
Answer» A. travancore
8.

.Tipu Sultan was the ruler of

A. hyderabad
B. b madurai
C. mysore
D. vijaya nagar
Answer» C. mysore
9.

.Wellesely came to India as governor general in

A. 1796
B. 1797
C. 1798
D. 1799
Answer» C. 1798
10.

Hindu college Calcutta founded by

A. rajaram mohan roy
B. vivekanda
C. syyed ahmed khan
D. none.
Answer» A. rajaram mohan roy
11.

The leader of Revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was ….........?

A. beegam hazrat mahal
B. tanteo tope
C. birjis qadir
D. none.
Answer» A. beegam hazrat mahal
12.

India struggle for Independence is a book edited by

A. bipan chandra
B. satish chandra
C. sumit sarkar
D. none.
Answer» B. satish chandra
13.

The battle of Buxar took place in the year

A. 1757
B. 1764
C. 1907
D. 1717
Answer» B. 1764
14.

S N D P formed in the year …......

A. 1905
B. 1903
C. 1914
D. none.
Answer» B. 1903
15.

Panditha Rama Bai belongs to …...........

A. karnataka
B. delhi
C. bengal
D. kerala
Answer» A. karnataka
16.

Which was the first news paper in India?

A. bengal gazate
B. malayala manorama
C. mathrubhumi
D. the hindu
Answer» A. bengal gazate
17.

Social back ground of Indian Nationalism is a work by …...

A. dr a c das
B. prof maxmuller
C. ram lal desai
D. dr k k sharma
Answer» C. ram lal desai
18.

How many branches of Home rule league did Bal Gangadhar Tilak setup?

A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
D. 8
Answer» A. 6
19.

. The papers New India and “common weal “ were started by …........

A. bal gangadhar tilak
B. jawahar lal nehru
C. mahatma gandhi
D. annie besant
Answer» D. annie besant
20.

Where and when the extremists were readmitted in to the congress ?

A. lahore-1916
B. lucknow 1916
C. karachi 1917
D. surat,1917.
Answer» B. lucknow 1916
21.

Who said the following of the Indian National Congress ;A safety valve for the escape of great and growing forces generated by our own actions was urgently needed ?

A. a o hume
B. m a jinnah
C. bal ganghadhar tilak
D. bipin chandra pal
Answer» A. a o hume
22.

Where was the first section of Indian National Congress held in 1885

A. poona
B. calcutta
C. bombay
D. agra
Answer» C. bombay
23.

Who presided over the second session of INC?

A. pherozeshah metha
B. a o hume
C. dada bhai naoroji
D. mahatma gandhi
Answer» C. dada bhai naoroji
24.

In which session the Indian National Congress split in to the Moderates and the extremists?

A. 1905
B. 1909
C. 1908
D. 1907
Answer» D. 1907
25.

Who was the first women president of Indian Natioanl Congress?

A. sarojini naidu
B. annie besant
C. nellie sen gupta
D. lakhshmi sehgal
Answer» B. annie besant
26.

Who was the Viceroy of India during Swadeshi Movement ?

A. lord curzon
B. lord irwin
C. lord willingdon
D. lord lansdowne
Answer» A. lord curzon
27.

Who among the following is not the chief architect of Swadeshi Movement ?

A. arabindo ghosh
B. m k gandhi
C. lokmanya bal gangadhar tilak
D. bipin chandra pal
Answer» B. m k gandhi
28.

Who setup Swadesh Bandhab Samiti to propagate the Swadeshi Movement ?

A. surendra nath banerjee
B. rabindra nath tagore
C. g k gokhale
D. ashwini kumar dutt
Answer» D. ashwini kumar dutt
29.

Who was the president of Indin Natioanl Congress during Swadeshi movement ?

A. dadabaha naoroji
B. a o hume
C. m k gandhi
D. b g tilak
Answer» A. dadabaha naoroji
30.

Which of the following extremist leader murdered Kennedy on april 30,1908 ?

A. subramaniyam bharati
B. khudirium bose and prafulla chaki
C. hema chandra kanungo
D. sachindranath sanyal
Answer» B. khudirium bose and prafulla chaki
31.

The revolt of 1857 began at …........

A. delhi
B. meerut
C. alahabhad
D. none
Answer» B. meerut
32.

The head quarters of the Ramakrishna Ashramam is at …........?

A. calcutta
B. bombay
C. delhi
D. dhakka
Answer» A. calcutta
33.

Who abolished dyrachy system?

A. warren hastings
B. lord curzon
C. cornwallis
D. minto.
Answer» A. warren hastings
34.

Mangal Pandey was executed on

A. 9 th may 1857
B. 9 th may 1858n
C. 9 th may 1890
D. 8 th april 1857.
Answer» D. 8 th april 1857.
35.

Who was the first martyr of the Revolt ?

A. mangal pandey
B. nehru
C. rani laxmi bhai
D. tantio tope
Answer» A. mangal pandey
36.

Which part of India witnessed the revolt of 1857?

A. north india
B. south india
C. eastern india
D. north east
Answer» A. north india
37.

India Struggle for Independence is a book edited by

A. bipan chandra
B. satis chandra
C. sumit sarkar
D. none
Answer» A. bipan chandra
38.

The treaty of Sreerangapattanam was between

A. tipu and british
B. hyder and british
C. tipu and french
D. hyder and french
Answer» A. tipu and british
39.

Permanent settlement proved harmful mostly to

A. land lords
B. peasants
C. company
D. money lenders
Answer» B. peasants
40.

The permanent settlement was introduced in India by

A. warren hastings
B. lord welleseley
C. lord cornwallis
D. robert clive
Answer» C. lord cornwallis
41.

India came directly under the British empire by ….........

A. victorian proclamation
B. act of 1813
C. act of 1909
D. act of 1919.
Answer» A. victorian proclamation
42.

The Second Carnatic war was fought between

A. 1749-1752
B. 1749-1754
C. 1749-1753
D. 1749-1755
Answer» B. 1749-1754
43.

.How many years did the third Carnatic war last?

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. six
Answer» D. six
44.

.Name the Irish lady who was elected first women president of Indian national Congress ?

A. nivedita
B. mira benh
C. annie besant
D. sarojini naidu
Answer» C. annie besant
45.

In which place khar party was founded?

A. san francisco
B. california
C. tokyo
D. london
Answer» A. san francisco
46.

Which was the oldest daily in India?

A. bengal gazetee
B. samachar darpan
C. mumbai samachar
D. the times of india.
Answer» C. mumbai samachar
47.

When was Queen Victoria”s proclamatiom

A. 1857
B. 1858
C. 1862
D. 1892
Answer» B. 1858
48.

When was the Indian association formed ?

A. 1876
B. 1885
C. 1886
D. 1893
Answer» A. 1876
49.

When was the Bengal Province partioned ?

A. 1905
B. 1906
C. 1911
D. 1909
Answer» A. 1905
50.

When was Indian Councils Act announced ?

A. 1905
B. 1906
C. 1909
D. 1911
Answer» C. 1909
51.

. Who was the president of Indian national congress during Benagl partion ?

A. a w c banerjee
B. a o hume
C. dadabahai naoroji
D. gopal krishna gokhale.
Answer» D. gopal krishna gokhale.
52.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak born on …....................

A. 23 july 1866
B. 23 july 1876
C. 23 july 1846
D. 23 july 1856
Answer» B. 23 july 1876
53.

Which of the following is not related to Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?

A. social reformer
B. journalist
C. physician
D. teacher.
Answer» C. physician
54.

Which of the folllowing personality is considerd as father of Indian Unrest ?

A. pandit nehru
B. mahatma gandhi
C. bal gangadhar tilak
D. subash chandra bose.
Answer» C. bal gangadhar tilak
55.

In ….....Annie Besant founded the Home Rule League.

A. 1923
B. 1945
C. 1916
D. 1910
Answer» C. 1916
56.

In 1913 Annie Besant started a journal called …........

A. the india
B. indian
C. independence india
D. new india
Answer» D. new india
57.

.In 1913 ,Annie Besant founded Central Hindu College High School at …........

A. banaras
B. allhabad
C. delhi
D. kolkata
Answer» A. banaras
58.

Annie Besant was first women to support …......... in England.

A. none of these
B. social responsibility
C. birth control
D. literacy rate.
Answer» C. birth control
59.

Name the philosopher who believed that freedom is the keynote of spiritual life.?

A. Gopala Krishna Gokhale
B. Nehru
C. Ambedkar
D. Vivekanada
Answer» D. Vivekanada
60.

Who is the chief exponent of Two nation theory

A. Vivikananda
B. Gokhale
C. Gandhiji
D. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Answer» D. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
61.

The doctrine of Hindutva was expounded by

A. V. D. Savarkar
B. Tilak
C. Gandhiji
D. Nehru
Answer» A. V. D. Savarkar
62.

The theory of ‘Cultural Nationalism’ was expounded by

A. Gokhale
B. Vivekananda
C. Savarkar
D. Nehru
Answer» C. Savarkar
63.

V.D Savarkar was born in

A. 1885
B. 1883
C. 1888
D. 1870
Answer» B. 1883
64.

Who is regarded as the pragmatic social reformer?

A. Nehru
B. Thilak
C. Sree Narayana Guru
D. Mahathma Gandhi
Answer» D. Mahathma Gandhi
65.

In which year Mohammed Ali- Jinnah was elected to the Imperial Legislative Council from Bombay?

A. 1910
B. 1914
C. 1919
D. 1924
Answer» A. 1910
66.

Tilak regarded that Swaraj was not only a right but a

A. Justice
B. Dharma
C. power
D. Status
Answer» B. Dharma
67.

Sree Narayana Guru was born in

A. Sivagiri
B. Aruvipuram
C. Chempazanthi
D. Kollam
Answer» C. Chempazanthi
68.

SNDP Yogam was formed in the year

A. 1903
B. 1896
C. 1908
D. 1914
Answer» A. 1903
69.

The doctrine of Ramarajya was expounded by

A. Tilak
B. Gokhale
C. Gandhiji
D. Nehru
Answer» C. Gandhiji
70.

Who is the Champion of secularism?

A. Jinnah
B. Nehru
C. Savarkar
D. Thilak
Answer» B. Nehru
71.

Who regarded the villages as the centre of Indian economic organization?

A. Gandhiji
B. Vivekananda
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Thilak
Answer» A. Gandhiji
72.

Gandhism is not merely a political creed it is

A. A programme of action
B. A message
C. theory
D. Working class movement
Answer» B. A message
73.

Name the important work of V.D. Savarkar

A. Princess
B. Politics
C. Freedom struggle
D. Hindutva1
Answer» D. Hindutva1
74.

Who condemned Gandhism as a reactionary social philosophy?

A. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
B. M.N.Roy
C. Nehru
D. Lohia
Answer» B. M.N.Roy
75.

Independent India was founded by :

A. Gopalakrishna Gokhale
B. Thilak
C. M.N. Roy
D. Jayaprakas Narayanan
Answer» C. M.N. Roy
76.

Doctrine of Total Revolution was expounded by

A. Jayaprakas Narayanan
B. M.N Roy
C. Gandhiji
D. Thilak
Answer» A. Jayaprakas Narayanan
77.

Radical Democratic party was organised by

A. Lohia
B. M.N.Roy
C. Jayaprakash Narayanan
D. Thilak
Answer» B. M.N.Roy
78.

Who is the champion of the doctrine of ‘social revolution through human Revolution’?

A. M.N.Roy
B. Lohia
C. Jayaprakash Narayanan
D. Nehru
Answer» C. Jayaprakash Narayanan
79.

Jinnh’s Two –nation Theory was adopted on

A. 1935
B. 1940
C. 1925
D. 1947
Answer» B. 1940
80.

The concept of four pillar state was advocated by

A. Lohia
B. M.N.Roy
C. Nehru
D. Ambedker
Answer» A. Lohia
81.

Who considered Jinnah as an ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity?

A. Gandhiji
B. Thilak
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Vivekananda
Answer» C. Sarojini Naidu
82.

Jinnah’s two nation theory was adopted as the

A. Lahore Resolution
B. Karachi Resolution
C. Dacca Declaration
D. Bombay resolution
Answer» A. Lahore Resolution
83.

Azad Muslim conference’ was formed in

A. 1939
B. 1940
C. 1941
D. 1947
Answer» B. 1940
84.

Name the political leader who supported two nation theory

A. Gandhiji
B. Gokhale
C. Jinnah
D. Tilak
Answer» C. Jinnah
85.

All Indian Muslim League was started in :

A. 1960
B. 1906
C. 1921
D. 1928
Answer» B. 1906
86.

Glimpses of world History’ was written by

A. Nehru
B. Gandhiji
C. Thilak
D. Ambedkar
Answer» A. Nehru
87.

Who is the author of Discovery of India?

A. Gandhiji
B. Vivekananda
C. Nehru
D. Gokhale
Answer» C. Nehru
88.

The fundamental principles of Pancha shila were laid down in the year;

A. 1961
B. 1955
C. 1954
D. 1950
Answer» C. 1954
89.

B.R. Ambedker was born in

A. 1891
B. 1893
C. 1898
D. 1901
Answer» A. 1891
90.

A public meeting was held on 13th April 1919 at ................in a smallpark enclosed by buildings on all sides to protest against the Rawlatt Act.

A. Jallianwala Bagh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Mumbai
D. Delhi3
Answer» A. Jallianwala Bagh
91.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on 2nd October..............

A. 1869
B. 1859
C. 1889
D. 1900
Answer» A. 1869
92.

Gandhiji came back to India from South Africa, in the year...

A. 1914
B. 1915
C. 1916
D. 1917
Answer» B. 1915
93.

. ......................., who led the Congress party, introduced Mahatma Gandhi to the concerns in India and the struggle of the people.

A. Tej Bahadur Sapru
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Answer» A. Tej Bahadur Sapru
94.

The Kheda Satyagraha and Champaran agitation in 1918 was one of...................first significant steps to achieve Indian independence.

A. Rabindranath Tagore’s
B. Gandhiji
C. Motilal Nehru’s
D. Mohammed Ali Jinnah’s
Answer» B. Gandhiji
95.

Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, .............gave the call for Quit India Movement.

A. 1942
B. 1920
C. 1930
D. 1940
Answer» A. 1942
96.

On 9th of August, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi and the entire Congress Working Committee were arrested in................

A. UP
B. Delhi
C. Ahmedabad
D. Mumbai
Answer» D. Mumbai
97.

During the First World War, ................joined the central powersagainst Britain.

A. America
B. Britain
C. France
D. Turkey
Answer» D. Turkey
98.

A Khilafat Committee was formed under the leadership of Mahammad Ali, ...................., Maulana Azad and Hasrat Mohini to organise a Country-wide agitation.

A. Shaukat Ali
B. Qutubuddin Ahmad
C. Shamsuddin Hussain
D. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Answer» A. Shaukat Ali
99.

The main object of Khilafat Movement was to force the ..............Government to change its attitude towards Turkey and to restore the Sultan.

A. British
B. Austrian
C. American
D. Serbian
Answer» A. British
100.

October 17, ................was observed as Khilafat Day, when the Hindus along with Muslims in fasting observed hartal on that day.

A. 1908
B. 1909
C. 1916
D. 1919
Answer» D. 1919
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