MODERN INDIA QUIZ MCQs Part-1

              Quiz on Modern India-1st

1. What was the role of Tatia Tope in 1857 mutiny?

I. He was commander-in-chief of the army of Nana Saheb

II. He organized Bhils of Panchamahal region against the British

III. He helped Begum Hazrat Mahal to capture Awadh.

Codes:

A. II only

B. I and II only

C. II and III only

D. All of the above

2. Who was the governor-general during the Revolt of 1857?

A. Lord Canning

B. Lord Irwin

C. Lord Lytton

D. Lord Willington

3. Who was the prominent leader in Lucknow during the Revolt of 1857?

A. Begum Hazrat Mahal

B. Rani Laxmi Bai

C. Kuar Singh

D. Bahadur Shah Zafar

4. Sir Huge Rose described whom as ‘the best and bravest military leader of the rebel’?

A. Begum Hazrat Mahal

B. Rani Laxmi Bai

C. Kuar Singh

D. Bahadur Shah Zafar

5. Who is the author of the book”The First Indian War of Independence- 1857-59”?

A. Karl Marx

B. Syed Ahmad Khan

C. R. C. Mazumdar

D. S. N. Sen

6. Consider the following statements related to the cause of  1857  revolt.

I. It was a great disparity in salaries between the Indian and European soldiers.

II. The Indian sepoys were treated with contempt by their European officers.

III. The sepoys were sent to distant parts of the empire, but were not paid any extra allowance.

Which is/are correct statements?

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I and II

D. I, II and III

7. Which of the following is one of the social reasons for 1857 revolt?

A. The English could not establish any social relationship with the Indians.

B. The racial arrogance of the British created a difference between the rulers and the ruled.

C. Both A & B

D. The company’s trade policy destroyed Indian handicrafts.

8. Which of the following leader associated with Barout in Uttar Pradesh during 1857 revolts?

A. Shah Mal

B. Maulavi Ahamadullah Shah

C. Tatya Tope

D. Veer Kuwar Singh

9. Who among the following British Officials suppressed the Revolt of Jhansi?

A. Colin Campbell,

B. Henry Havelock

C. Henry Lawrence

D. Hugh Rose

10. Consider the following statement (s) related to the administrative causes of 1857 revolt.

I. Deprivation of the traditional ruling classes of their luxury due to the establishment of the company's suzerainty over the Indian states;

II. Introduction of new and revenue system which snatched the land from cultivator and gave it to the moneylender or traitor.

III. Lord Canning's announcement to that Mughals would lose the title of King and be mere Princess.

Which is/are correct statement(s)?

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Both I and II

D. Both I and III

11. Which one of the following is considered the Magna Carta of the Indian people?

A.The Government of India Act, 1858

B. The Ilbert Bill

C. Indian Councils Act of 1892

D. Queen Victoria's Proclamation

12. In what way did the early nationalists undermine the moral foundations of the British rule with great success?

A. By their agitation for Constitutional reforms

B. By advocating open revolt

C. By seeking foreign help against the British

D. By seeking the support of the Indians living abroad

13. Consider the following statement (s) is/are related to the aims of the Indian National Congress in the early phases

I. Eradication of all possible race, creed or provincial prejudices among all lovers of India.

II. Promotion of personal intimacy among all the earnest workers in the cause of India.

III. Formulation of popular demands.

IV. Organisation of a violent struggle for the political emancipation of India. 

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Codes:

A. I, II & III

B. I, II & III

C. III & IV

D. II & III

14. Which of the following newspaper was started by  Annie Besant?

A. The Hindu

B. Indian Express

C. The Times of India

D. New India

15. Who among the following was the real founder of the Aligarh Muslim University?

A. Nawab Salimullah

B. Syed Ahmad Khan

C. Abul Kalam Azad

D. Muhhammed Ali Jinnah

16. Which of the following statement is incorrect about the Act of 1919?

A. British India must an integral part of the British Empire.

B. Responsible government would be realised only by progressive stages.

C. Provincial subjects were classified into reserved subjects & transferred subjects.

D. The salary of the Secretary of State for India was drawn out of the revenues of Indian government.

17. Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues? 

A. First World War

B.  Just before the First World War

C. After the First World War

D.  After the passing of the Act of 1909

18. Which of the following leader was not associated with extremist leadership of Indian National Congress?

A. Lokmanya Tilak

B.  Aurobindo Ghosh

C.  Lala Lajpat Rai

D.  A. O. Hume

19. Which of the following provision is a part of the Government of India Act of 1919?

A. Transfer of power to the Indians

B. The enlargement of the Viceroy's Executive Council

C. Remodelling of the Central legislature

D.  Doing away with the distinction between the regulation and non-regulation provinces

20. When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?  

A.  September, 1920

B. December, 1922

C. October, 1924

D. November, 1925

21. Which of the following leader organised the Swaraja Party? 

A. Lala Lajpat Rai and Feroz Shah Mehta

B.  Sarojini Naidu and Annie Besant

C.  C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru

D. C. Rajagopalachari and C. Y. Chintamani

22. Why was the Khilafat Movement started?

A.  To protest against the injustice done to Egypt

B. To protest against the injustice done to Arabia

C. To protest against the injustice done to Persia

D. To protest against the injustice done to Turkey

23. Where did Gandhiji form the Satyagarh Sabha?

A. Bombay

B. Calcutta

C. Poona

D.  Nagpur

24. Which of the following is not correctly matched?

A. Bhagat Singh: Meerut Conspiracy Case

B. Ram Prasad Bismil: Kakori Conspiracy Case

C. Chandra Shekhar Azad: New Delhi Conspiracy

D. Surya Sen: Chittagong Armoury Raid

25. Which of the following event was the reason for suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement?

A. The non Co-operators were not enthusiastic

B. The leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose were against it

C. Gandhiji bowed to the pressure of the British government

D. Chauri Chaura incident

26. Which of the following trio leaders referred to as Lal, Bal and Pal during the freedom movement?

A.  Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

B. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal

C. Lal Bahadur Shastri, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Gopala Krishna Gokhale

D. Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and C. Rajagopalachari

27. Which of the following incident ended the historic fast of Gandhi? 

A. Poona Pact

B. Issue of White Paper

C. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

D. Arrival of Simon Commission

28. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Nehru Report? 

I. It favoured Dominion Status.

II. It favoured a federal system.

III. It rejected the system of Communal Electorate.

IV. It was against the setting up of a Supreme Court.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

Codes:

A. I & IV

B. I & III

C. II, III & IV

D. I, II & III

29.  Select the correct chronological sequence of the following events?

I. Appointment of the Simon Commission.

II. Formation of the first Labour Government in Britain.

III. Submission of the Nehru report.

IV. Inauguration of the First Round Table Conference.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes:

A. I, III, II & IV

B. I, III, IV & II

C. I, II, IV & III

D. II, IV, I & III

30. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?

A. Morarji Desai

B. M. K. Gandhi

C. Mahadev Desai

D. Vallabhbhai Patel

31.  Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?

A. Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause.

B. All the members of the commission were Englishmen.

C. It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period.

D. Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police.

32. What was the Ilbert Bill intended for?

A. To remove racial discrimination in employment

B. To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans

C. To save Indians from racial humiliation

D. To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service

33. Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?

A. Diarchy was established in the provinces.

B. The Viceroy was given special powers.

C. The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers.

D. The federal legislature was to be bicameral.

34. Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 provided 'a machine with strong brakes but no engine'?

A. Jawaharlal Nehru

B. Rajendra Prasad

C. Mahatma Gandhi

D. Vallabhbhai Patel

35. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between:

A. The Nizam of Hyderabad and the French

B. The English and the French

C. The English and Hyder Ali

D. The Nawab of Carnatic and the English

36. Which of the following Congress leader rejected the 'August Offer' of 1940?

A.    Lord Wavell

B.    Lord Linlithgow

C.    Sir George Stanley

D.    Lord Willingdon

337. Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his knighthood?

A. To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident

B.  To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death

C.  To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement

D.  To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission

38. Which of the following British official intiated the Doctrine of Lapse?

A. Lord Wellesley

B. Lord Auckland                                          C.LordDalhousie
D. Warren Hastings

39. Which of the following counterpart of British in the Treaty of Salbai?

A. the French

B. the Marathas

C. Tipu Sultan

D. the Nizam of Hyderabad

40. Which of the following treaty ended the First Carnatic War?

A. Salbai

B. Bassein

C. Aix-Ia-Chapelle

D. Paris

41. Consider the following according to the correct chronological order of the Governors-General during British India

I. Wellesley

II. Marquess of Hastings

III. Amherst

IV. Bentinck

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. I, II, III & IV

B. II, I, IV & III

C. I, III, II & IV

D. III, I, II & IV

42. Which of the following Acts had provision of Indian Civil Services recruitment on the basis of competitive examination?

A. Charter Act of 1813

B. Government of India Act, 1858

C. Charter Act of 1853

D. Charter Act of 1833

43. Who among the following was the counter part of Tipu Sultan during the Treaty of Seringapatnam?

A. Warren Hastings

B. Robert Clive

C. Cornwallis

D.Dalhousie

44. Which of the following Governor-General introduced the services of Railway and telegraph systems?

A.    Lord Cornwallis

B.    Lord Dalhousie

C.    Lord Wellesley

D.   LordBentinck

45. Which of the following is correctly matched?

A. Third Battle of Panipat: 1764

B. Regulating Act: 1773

C. Pitt’s India Act: 1761

D. Treaty of Allahabad: 1784

46. Who among the following Indian cracks the British Indian Civil Services Examination in thr first time of Indian Histroy?

A. Satyendranath Tagore

B. R. C. Dutt

C. Behari Lal Gupta

D.SurendranathBanerjee

47. Which of the following British official associated with the local self-government?

A. Lord Mayo

B. Lord Dufferin

C. Lord Northbrook

D.LordRipon

48. Who among the following Governors-General repealed the Vernacular Press Act of Lytton?

A. Northbrook

B. Dufferin

C. Elgin-II

D. Ripon 

49. Who among the British Governor- General shown great interest in the preservation of ancient monuments?

A. Lord Curzon

B. Lord Ripon

C. Lord Lytton

D.LordIrwin

50. Who was the Viceroy when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place?

A. Hardinge-II

B. Chelmsford

C. Reading

D. Irwin