Modern India Multiple Choice Questions

1. 'Hind Swaraj' was written by Gandhiji while:
(a) Travelling from England to India by ship
(b) In Sabarmati Asharam
(c) Travelling from England to South Africa by ship
(d) Leading Champaran Satyagraha
Ans: c


2. 'Sudharak' was a newspaper by:
Ans: G.K.Gokhale

3. "Christianity wins its prosperity by cutting throats of its fellow men"- Who said this?
Ans: Vivekananda

4. "God is of no use to the hungry belly'-Whose words are these?
Ans: Ram Krishna Paramhansa

5. A leading British Parliamentarian and politician admitted that the revolt of 1857 was a 'National Revolt' not a' Military Mutiny'?
Ans: Benjamin Disraeli

6. After 1857, who among the following announced at a Durbar at Allahabad, the assumption of the Government of India by the Sovereign of Great Britain?
(a) Lord Canning          (b) Sir John Lawrence
(c) Lord Mayo               (d) Lord Northbrook
Ans: a

7. All India Hindu Maha Sabha was setup in 1915 under the president ship of:
Ans: Maharaja of Kasimbazar

8. An Indian revolutionary who was a professor of Sanskrit in the Universities of Berkeley and Stanford died in Philadelphia:
Ans: Lala Hardayal

9. Baba Ram Chandra Das was a leader of:
(a) Talugdars       (b) Liberals         (c) Congress        (d) Peasants
Ans: d

10. Domingo Paes was a visitor from:
Ans: Portugal

11. During 1940s, Nanasaheb Ramchandra Patil founded parallel government named Prati Sarkar in the 150 villages in:
Ans: Maharashtra

12. During Quit India movement, Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar (Tamrlipta National Government) was formed in:
Ans: Bengal

13. In 1905, Bhavani Mandir was published by:
Ans: Barindrakumar Ghosh

14. In which city Tipu Sultan planted Tree of Liberty'?
Ans: Srirangapatnam

15. Indian Broadcasting Corporation was renamed in 1936 as:
Ans: All India Radio

16. Mrs. Annie Besant set up Home Rule League in September 1916 with its seat at:
Ans: Adayar

17. Punjab was annexed to British India in 1849 by:
Ans: Lord Dalhousie

18. Roa Bharmal, who rose in revolt due to, the interference of British in the internal affairs of the state, was the ruler of:
(a) Kashmir (b) Mysore (c) Cutch (d) Bengal
Ans: c

19. Robert Knight is related to the magazine/newspaper?
Ans: The Statesman

20. Taluqdari settlement was made in:
Ans: Oudh

21. The background of the Mahar movement was:
Ans: Maharashtra

22. The background of the Sanyasi Revolt was:
Ans: Bengal

23. The British introduced the railways in India in order to:
(a) promote heavy industries
(b) facilitate British commerce and administrative control
(c) move food stuff in case of famine
(d) enable Indians to move freely within the country
Ans: b

24. The credit of victory of Porto Novo goes to the British General:
Ans: Eyrecoot

25. The first Indian to join the ICS:
Ans: Satyendranath Tagore