History Modern India Objective Questions


1. The first secretary of Punjab Naujawan Sabha was:
Ans: Bhagat Singh

2. The last Governor General of East India Company:
Ans: Canning


3. The Mughal emperor who earned the nick name 'Rangila' due to his addition to wine and women:
Ans: Muhammad Shah

4. The newspaper 'Rast Goftar' propagated the message of an organisation stood for the reforms of:
Ans: Parsis

5. The office of Peshwa became independent during the reign of:
(a) Shivaji            (b) Sambhaji       (c) Raja Ram       (d) Sahu
Ans: d

6. The organiser of 'Dharma Sabha':
Ans: Radha Kant Deb

7. The policy of 'Masterly Inactivity' is associated with the name of the Governor General:
Ans: John Lawrence

8. The Second Anglo Mysore war was fought during the Governor Generalship of:
Ans: Warren Hastings

9. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in:
Ans: 1765

10. The Treaty of Bassein was signed between Baji Rao II the last Peshwa and the _____.
(a) Mughals         (b) French           (c) Sikhs     (d) English
Ans: d

11. The Treaty of Mysore was signed between Tipu and the British in:
Ans: 1784

12. The Treaty of Purandhar was signed between the English and the Peshwa in:
Ans: 1776

13. The venue of Kuka revolt led by Baba Ram Singh:
Ans: Punjab

14. The venue of the first session of the All India Kisan Sabha was:
Ans: Lucknow

15. The venue of the Tebhaga revolt
Ans: Maharashtra

16. The Viceroy of British India who resigned over the question of Egypt:
Ans: Ripon

17. The word 'National' was added to the name of Congress during the Nagpur session of:
Ans: 1891

18. The word 'Swaraj’ was first used in the Congress platform in the 1906 session of:
Ans: Kolkata

19. The year of 'Black hole' episode of Calcutta:
Ans: 1756

20. Ulgulan was a movement of the:
(a) Agarias           (b) Juangs          (c) Mundas          (d) Hos
Ans: c

21. What was the real name of Bahadur Shah I, who emerged victorious in the war of succession after Aurangazeb?
(a) Muazzam       (b) Salim             (c) Farid     (d) Khurram
Ans: a

22. Which modem historian opined that "the so called First National War of Independence of 1857 is neither First, nor National, nor War of Independence"?
Ans: R.C.Majumdar

23. Which session of the Indian National Congress decided to reorganise Provincial Congress Committees on the basis of linguistic areas:
Ans: 1920 Nagpur

24. Which tribal leader was regarded as an incarnation of God and Father of the World?
Ans: Birsa Munda

25. Who among the following was the editor of 'Deenabandhu'?
Ans: Jotiba Phule