80+ Modern Indian History (1857 to the present) 2 Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA Sociology) , Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .

Take a Test

51.	All men and women of ................. years or above of age whose names are registered in the voters lists vote in elections for electing the members of Lok Sabha
A.	14
B.	16
C.	17
D.	18
Answer» D. 18

52.	. Every voter of .................years or above of age is eligible to contest elections to the Lok Sabha.
A.	21
B.	23
C.	24
D.	25
Answer» D. 25

53.	The tenure of the Lok Sabha is ........................ years.
A.	2
B.	3
C.	4
D.	5
Answer» D. 5

54.	The keyperson behind the Constitution of India was..................
A.	dr.
B.	r. ambedkar b) jawaharlal nehru
C.	mahatma gandhi
D.	sardar vallabhai patel
Answer» D. sardar vallabhai patel

55.	The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of .................... had brought a large scale discontentment among the people of India.
A.	1909
B.	1911
C.	1916
D.	1919
Answer» D. 1919

56.	The Non-Cooperation Movement launched by ..................had fanned the fire of this discontentment.
A.	gandhi
B.	jawaharlal nehru
C.	dr. b.r. ambedkar
D.	sardar vallabhai
Answer» A. gandhi

57.	In order to give some concession to Indians in the field of administration, the Government of India Act, ................was designed on the basis of the recommendation of Simon Commission.
A.	1905
B.	1915
C.	1925
D.	1935
Answer» D. 1935

58.	Diarchy was introduced by the Act. Of .......................
A.	1908
B.	1913
C.	1915
D.	1919
Answer» D. 1919

59.	The States Reorganization Act was passed by parliament in November..............
A.	1916
B.	1926
C.	1946
D.	1956.
Answer» D. 1956.

60.	In India, "the Emergency" refers to a 21-month period in 1975–77 when Prime Minister................ unilaterally had an emergency declared across the country.
A.	indira gandhi
B.	jawaharlal nehru
C.	dr. b.r. ambedkar
D.	rajiv gandhi
Answer» A. indira gandhi

61.	Officially issued by President................ Ahmed under Article 352(1) of the Constitution for "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 25 June1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977.
A.	fakhruddin ali
B.	dr. s. radhakrishnan
C.	dr. rajendra prasad
D.	manmohan singh
Answer» A. fakhruddin ali

62.	On June 25, ......................prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in India citing grave threat to her government and sovereignty of the country from both internal and external forces.
A.	1955
B.	1965
C.	1968
D.	1975
Answer» D. 1975

63.	Indira Gandhi became the prime minister in January ............. and then emerged victorious in the 1971 Lok Sabha elections.
A.	1906
B.	1916
C.	1956
D.	1966
Answer» D. 1966

64.	The socialist stalwart ...................openly led a mass movement against her calling her corrupt and autocratic.
A.	jaya prakash narayan
B.	fakruddin ali ahmed
C.	ems
D.	akg
Answer» A. jaya prakash narayan

65.	The firebrand trade union leader ....................had successfully organised an all India Railways strike bringing the public transport and economy to a halt.
A.	george fernandes
B.	fakruddin ali ahmed
C.	jaya prakash narayan
D.	ems
Answer» A. george fernandes

66.	The Emergency draft was hurriedly sent to the President of India ................ who signed it immediately.
A.	fakruddin ali ahmed
B.	george fernandes
C.	dr.rajendra prasad
D.	manmohansingh
Answer» A. fakruddin ali ahmed

67.	................ second son Sanjay Gandhi, who was just 29 years old then, took charge of the administration and started sending opposition leaders and workers to jails across India.
A.	nanaji deshmukh’s
B.	morarji desai’s
C.	indira gandhi's
D.	, subramanian swamy’s,
Answer» C. indira gandhi's

68.	Ramnath Goenka, the only newspaper owner who stood up to.................., was harassed and he faced a series of troubles at the hands of her government.
A.	indira gandhi
B.	jp, george fernandes,
C.	ab vajpayee
D.	lk advani,
Answer» A. indira gandhi

69.	However, .................... shocked everybody by declaring Lok Sabha elections in January 1977 bringing an end to draconian Emergency.
A.	indira gandhi
B.	ramakrishna hegde,
C.	hd deve gowda,
D.	m karunanidhi.
Answer» A. indira gandhi

70.	...................... succeeded her as the Prime Minister and led the Janata Party government till 1980.
A.	morarji desai
B.	lalu prasad yadav,
C.	mulayam singh yadav
D.	, sharad yadav
Answer» A. morarji desai

71.	In the ................... Lok Sabha polls, Indira Gandhi returned to power and remainedin power till her assassination in 1984.
A.	1908
B.	1940
C.	1970
D.	1980
Answer» D. 1980

72.	................... started his career as the Prime Minister of independent India in 1947, and immediately launched a number of economic reforms.
A.	nehru
B.	indira gandhi
C.	morarji desai
D.	rajiv gandhi
Answer» A. nehru

73.	One of Nehru's key economic reforms was the introduction of the Five Years Plan in........................
A.	1901
B.	1911
C.	1941
D.	1951.
Answer» D. 1951.

74.	Nehru's economic policies have often been considered to be .................in nature.
A.	socialist
B.	communist
C.	capitalist
D.	utopian socialism
Answer» A. socialist

75.	................... was the main architect of first green revolution of India listed fivecomponents of Agricultural renewal?
A.	dr. m.s. swaminathan
B.	lalu prasad yadav,
C.	mulayam singh yadav
D.	sharad yadav
Answer» A. dr. m.s. swaminathan

80+ Modern Indian History (1857 to the present) 2 Solved MCQs

All men and women of ................. years or above of age whose names are registered in the voters lists vote in elections for electing the members of Lok Sabha

. Every voter of .................years or above of age is eligible to contest elections to the Lok Sabha.

The tenure of the Lok Sabha is ........................ years.

The keyperson behind the Constitution of India was..................

The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms of .................... had brought a large scale discontentment among the people of India.

The Non-Cooperation Movement launched by ..................had fanned the fire of this discontentment.

In order to give some concession to Indians in the field of administration, the Government of India Act, ................was designed on the basis of the recommendation of Simon Commission.

Diarchy was introduced by the Act. Of .......................

The States Reorganization Act was passed by parliament in November..............

In India, "the Emergency" refers to a 21-month period in 1975–77 when Prime Minister................ unilaterally had an emergency declared across the country.

Officially issued by President................ Ahmed under Article 352(1) of the Constitution for "internal disturbance", the Emergency was in effect from 25 June1975 until its withdrawal on 21 March 1977.

On June 25, ......................prime minister Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency in India citing grave threat to her government and sovereignty of the country from both internal and external forces.

Indira Gandhi became the prime minister in January ............. and then emerged victorious in the 1971 Lok Sabha elections.

The socialist stalwart ...................openly led a mass movement against her calling her corrupt and autocratic.

The firebrand trade union leader ....................had successfully organised an all India Railways strike bringing the public transport and economy to a halt.

The Emergency draft was hurriedly sent to the President of India ................ who signed it immediately.

................ second son Sanjay Gandhi, who was just 29 years old then, took charge of the administration and started sending opposition leaders and workers to jails across India.

Ramnath Goenka, the only newspaper owner who stood up to.................., was harassed and he faced a series of troubles at the hands of her government.

However, .................... shocked everybody by declaring Lok Sabha elections in January 1977 bringing an end to draconian Emergency.

...................... succeeded her as the Prime Minister and led the Janata Party government till 1980.

In the ................... Lok Sabha polls, Indira Gandhi returned to power and remainedin power till her assassination in 1984.

................... started his career as the Prime Minister of independent India in 1947, and immediately launched a number of economic reforms.

One of Nehru's key economic reforms was the introduction of the Five Years Plan in........................

Nehru's economic policies have often been considered to be .................in nature.

................... was the main architect of first green revolution of India listed fivecomponents of Agricultural renewal?

Since......................., the Indian economy has pursued free market liberalisation , greater openness in trade and increase investment in infrastructure.

The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy in India first came into inception on April 1, ..........................

The prime objective of ................was to enhance foreign investment and provide an internationally competitive and hassle free environment for exports.

...............is a specifically delineated duty-free enclave and shall be deemed to be foreign territory for the purposes of trade operations and duties and tariffs.

There is no doubt that J.L Nehru's India's first Prime Minister was fully analysed the indispensability of science and technology in the economic and the social independence.

soon after becoming the Prime Minister of India, .................created a Ministry of Scientific Research and Natural Resources and actively supported the atomic energy programme for peaceful purposes.

In.................., the Atomic Energy Act was passed and the Department of Atomic Energy was directly under his charge was created.

Under the farsighted leadership of ..................the nation, the government and the public leaders became committed to the promotion of science and technology.

......................appointed a scientific man power committee and five institutes of technology came up at Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur and Delhi besides a number of regional engineering colleges by his efforts.

In................., Nehru directed the CSIR to prepare National Register of Scientific and Technical personnel.

Defence organization was set up in 1948, on advice ................for the scientific evolution of weapons and equipment, operational research and special studies.

The enthusiastic efforts of Mr. ........................led to the expansion of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research into a chain of national laboratories spanning a wide spectrum of science, technology, engineering and biomedical sciences.

The economic liberalisation in India denotes the continuing financial reforms which began since July 24, ..........................

In....................., the country experienced a balance of payments dilemma following the Gulf War and the downfall of the erstwhile Soviet Union.

76.	Since......................., the Indian economy has pursued free market liberalisation , greater openness in trade and increase investment in infrastructure.
A.	1961
B.	1971
C.	1981
D.	1991
Answer» D. 1991

77.	The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy in India first came into inception on April 1, ..........................
A.	1900
B.	1947
C.	1991
D.	2000
Answer» D. 2000

78.	The prime objective of ................was to enhance foreign investment and provide an internationally competitive and hassle free environment for exports.
A.	sez
B.	land grabbing
C.	liberalization
D.	privatization
Answer» A. sez

80.	There is no doubt that J.L Nehru's India's first Prime Minister was fully analysed the indispensability of science and technology in the economic and the social independence.
A.	j.l nehru's
B.	narasimha rao
C.	prof. p.m.s blackett
D.	vajpayee
Answer» A. j.l nehru's

82.	In.................., the Atomic Energy Act was passed and the Department of Atomic Energy was directly under his charge was created.
A.	1908
B.	1938
C.	1945
D.	1948
Answer» D. 1948

83.	Under the farsighted leadership of ..................the nation, the government and the public leaders became committed to the promotion of science and technology.
A.	nehru,
B.	narasimha rao
C.	prof. p.m.s blackett
D.	vajpayee
Answer» A. nehru,

84.	......................appointed a scientific man power committee and five institutes of technology came up at Kharagpur, Bombay, Madras, Kanpur and Delhi besides a number of regional engineering colleges by his efforts.
A.	j.l. nehru
B.	prof. p.m.s blackett
C.	indira gandhi
D.	vajpayee
Answer» A. j.l. nehru

87.	The enthusiastic efforts of Mr. ........................led to the expansion of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research into a chain of national laboratories spanning a wide spectrum of science, technology, engineering and biomedical sciences.
A.	shanti swarup bhatnagar
B.	vajpayee
C.	jawaharlal nehru
D.	sardar patel
Answer» A. shanti swarup bhatnagar

89.	In....................., the country experienced a balance of payments dilemma following the Gulf War and the downfall of the erstwhile Soviet Union.
A.	1951
B.	1961
C.	1971
D.	1991
Answer» D. 1991