MCQGeeks
0 : 0 : 1
CBSE
JEE
NTSE
NEET
English
UK Quiz
Quiz
Driving Test
Practice
Games
Quiz
History
Modern Indian History
Quiz 11
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Q.1
Which of these battles proved decisive in the Anglo French rivalry in India?
Battle of Wandiwash
Battle of Plassey
Battle of Mysore
Battle of Seringapatnam
Q.2
The capital of Tipu Sultan, where he died while fighting the Fourth Anglo-Mysore war in 1799, was
Bangalore
Mysore
Seringapatam
Hellebid or Halebid
Q.3
Brahmavidya Panchakam is a Sanskrit work of __________
Sree Narayana Guru
Chattambi Swamikal
K. Madhvan Nair
Dr. Palpu
Q.4
Who had scrapped the partition of Bengal?
Lord Hardinge
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Lytton
Lord Wellesley
Q.5
The Frontier Gandhi actively participated in
Khilafat Movement
Non-Cooperation Movement
Civil Disobedience Movement
All the above
Q.6
Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed on
March 10, 1930
March 20, 1931
March 20,1932
March 5,1931
Q.7
Zamindari Association was the political association of modern India
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Q.8
Who was the Nawab of Bengal during "Battle of Plassey"?
Mir Jafar
Mir Qasim
Sirajudduala
None of these
Q.9
On October 16, 1905, when the partition of Bengal was enforced, the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, to emphasise the unity of Bengal, suggested the programme of
singing Bande Mataram
tying of Rakhi on each other's wrists
composing of patriotic songs
establishing national educational institutions
Q.10
Daiva Dasakam is a Malayalam work of __________
Sree Narayana Guru
Chattambi Swamikal
C. Kesavan
T. K. Madhavan
Q.11
Subhash Bose established the Provisional Government of Free India at
Berlin
Bangkok
Singapore
Tokyo
Q.12
The Permanent settlement introduced by Cornwallis is in Bengal is known as
Roytwari System
Mahalwari System
Zamindari System
Iqtadari System
Q.13
Commissioners for the Affairs of India were known as
Court of Directors
Board of Directors
Board of Control
Board of Merchants
Q.14
Which one of the following was not a French settlement in India?
Puducherry
Mahe
Goa
Chandannagar
Q.15
Where did the so-called 'Black Hole Tragedy' take place ?
Daccan
Monghyr
Calcutta
Murshidabad
Q.16
Mahatma Gandhi began his political activities in India first from
Dandi
Kheda
Sabarmati
Champaran
Q.17
In which year was the Indian Home Rule Society founded?
1905
1908
1911
1914
Q.18
Among the numerous followers of Gandhi's 'philosophy' was/were
Bertrand Russell
Marshal Tito
Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
All of the above
Q.19
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak hailed form
Bengal
Kashmir
Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Q.20
Who gave the title or "Mahamana" to Madan Mohan Malviya?
Dada Bhai Naoroji
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Rabindra Nath Tagore
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Q.21
In early 1898 Swami Vivekananda acquired a big plot of land on the western bank of the Ganga at a place called . . . . . to have a permanent abode for the monastery and monastic order originally started at Baranagar, and got it registered as Ramakrishna Math after a couple of years
Allahabad
Lahore
Amritsar
Belur
Q.22
Who spoke "At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom"?
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
Mahatma Gandhi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Rajagopalachari
Q.23
The decline of Indian Handicrafts industry in the 19th century was attributed to
Competition from British manufacturing industries only
Disappearance of Indian Princely Courts only
Establishment of alien rule only
All of the above
Q.24
The office of Governor-General of India was created by the
Government of India Act, 1833
Government of India Act, 1858
Charter Act, 1833
Charter Act, 1813
Q.25
Who was the first Governor General of the new Indian Dominion?
Rajendra Prasad
Vallabhbhai Patel
Rajagopalachari
Lord Mountbatten
Q.26
Who among the following controlled maximum trade in the western coastal region during 17th century?
Portuguese
Dutch
The house of Jagat Seth
Mulla Abdul Gaffar
Q.27
Who contemptuously referred to Mahatma Gandhi as a halfnaked fakir?
Lord Wavell
Lord Irwin
Lord Willingdon
Winston Churchill
Q.28
Who called Sree Narayana Guru as 'The Second Buddha'?
G. Sankara Kurup
Swami Vivekananda
Bodhananda Swamikal
Moorkoth Kumaran
Q.29
According to Dadabhai Naoroji 'Swaraj' means
Complete independence
Self government
Economic independence
Political independence
Q.30
The Rohelas helped the Afghan invaders in 1761 in the Battle of
Bauxar
Plassey
Arcot
Panipat
Q.31
The landmarks or Dalhousie's administration did not include
Indian Railways
English as the medium of instruction
Public works department
Telegraph
Q.32
Calcutta medical college in__________
1735
1745
1832
1835
Q.33
The enquiry Committee on Jallianwaia Bagh incident was headed by
Dyer
Irwin
Hunter
Simon
Q.34
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with
Mazzini
Cavour
Garibaldi
Bismarck
Q.35
Pitt's India Act brought the company in direct subordination to a body representing __________
The Parliament of Britain
The English Merchants in India
The Indian Merchants
Princely States
Q.36
Who attended the Imperial Durbar of 1877 dressed in hand-spun Khadi?
M.K. Gandhi
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bipin Chandra Pal
Ganesh Vasudev Joshi
Q.37
The Government of India Act of 1935 borrowed its preamble from
The Constitution of the USA
The Constitution of Australia
From the Government of India Act of 1919
From Pitt's India Act
Q.38
The year of the foundation of the Women's Indian Association (WIA) is
1947
1937
1927
1917
Q.39
By the Act of 1858, India was to be governed
By the Company
In the name of the Crown
By a Board of Directors
In the name of Governor-General of India
Q.40
In 1913, the Guru founded an Ashram at __________ called the Advaita Ashram
Vaikom
Palluruthi
Aluva
Trichur
Q.41
Of the following who died as political prisoner in Lahore prison?
Bhagat Singh
Batukeshwar Dutt
Jatin Das
Sukh Dev
Q.42
AI Hilal was a
Mosque
Journal
Madrasah
Garden
Q.43
The Simon Commission was boycotted by Indians because
It sought to curb civil liberties of the Indians
It proposed to partition India
It was an all-white commission without Indian representation
It proposed measures to contain nationalism
Q.44
Through which principle/device did Mahatma Gandhi strive to bridge economic inequalities?
Abolition of machinery
Establishment of village industries
Adoption of non-violence
Trusteeship theory
Q.45
The system of civil services had been introduced into India by
Lord Ripon
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Bentick
Lord Hastings
Q.46
The upliftment of the backward classes had been the prime concern of the
Arya Samaj
Prarthana Samaj
Satyashodhak Samaj
Ramakrishna Mission
Q.47
Lord Mountbatten had held detailed discussions on the approaching partition of India with
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mahatma Gandhi
All of the above
Q.48
Which of the following statements about the Government of India Act of 1935 is not correct?
Diarchy was established in the provinces
The Viceroy was given special powers
The federal executive was to consist of the Viceroy, councillors and the ministers
The federal legislature was to be bicameral
Q.49
Which of the following statements is not correct?
The materials for the Government of India Act of 1935 were drawn from
The Simon Commission Report
The Nehru Committee Report
The White Paper issued by the British Government
Morley-Minto Reforms
Q.50
The Ghadar Party was founded (November 1913) at San Francisco USA by
Madam Bhikaji Cama
Lala Har Dayal
Shyamji Krishana Verma
Both A and B above
0 h : 0 m : 1 s
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Report Question
×
What's an issue?
Question is wrong
Answer is wrong
Other Reason
Want to elaborate a bit more? (optional)
Support mcqgeeks.com by disabling your adblocker.
×
Please disable the adBlock and continue.
Thank you.
Reload page