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160+ Modern Indian History (1857 to the present) 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 Economics (BA Economics) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) .

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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