Modern History of India MCQs

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Modern History of India MCQs

Practice Modern History of India MCQs with answers and detailed explanations covering the advent of Europeans, British rule in India, Governor-Generals and Viceroys, socio-religious reform movements, Revolt of 1857, Indian National Congress, freedom struggle, constitutional developments, important sessions, revolutionary movements, Gandhian era, partition of India and independence. These questions are designed for SSC, Railway, Banking, UPSC, JKSSB, Police, Defence, Teaching and other competitive examinations.

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Question #541
The 'Workers and Peasants Party' was founded in:
A. 1930
B. 1925
C. 1927
D. 1926
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Workers and Peasants Party was formed in 1927 within the Congress to advance leftist ideals.
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Question #542
The 'Independence for India League' was formed by:
A. C.R. Das
B. Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Jayaprakash Narayan
D. Motilal Nehru
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
In 1928, Nehru and Bose formed the Independence for India League demanding complete independence.
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Question #543
The 'All India Forward Bloc' was founded in:
A. 1940
B. 1938
C. 1939
D. 1942
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Subhas Chandra Bose founded the Forward Bloc on 3 May 1939.
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Question #544
The 'Direct Action Day' was called by the Muslim League on:
A. 16 August 1946
B. 16 August 1945
C. 14 August 1947
D. 2 September 1946
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Muslim League observed Direct Action Day on 16 August 1946, leading to communal riots in Calcutta.
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Question #545
The 'Cripps Mission' proposed:
A. Immediate dominion status
B. Post-war dominion status with right to secede
C. Partition
D. Complete independence
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Cripps offered dominion status after the war and the right of provinces to opt out of the Indian Union.
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Question #546
The 'Lucknow Session' of the INC (1916) is famous for:
A. Purna Swaraj
B. Surat split
C. Non-Cooperation
D. Lucknow Pact with Muslim League
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Lucknow Pact of 1916 brought the Congress and the Muslim League together on constitutional reforms.
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Question #547
The 'Boundary Commission' under Radcliffe was set up to demarcate boundaries between:
A. East and West Pakistan
B. India and China
C. India and Pakistan
D. India and Burma
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Radcliffe Commission drew the borders between India and Pakistan (West and East) in 1947.
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Question #548
The 'Ali Brothers' were associated with which movement?
A. Home Rule
B. Quit India
C. Khilafat Movement
D. Civil Disobedience
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali were prominent leaders of the Khilafat movement.
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Question #549
The 'Indian Press Act' of 1910 was also known as:
A. Gagging Act
B. Vernacular Press Act
C. Rowlatt Act
D. Sedition Act
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Press Act of 1910 was called the Gagging Act due to its severe restrictions.
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Question #550
The 'Swaraj Party' was formed by:
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das formed the Swaraj Party in 1923 to enter legislative councils.
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Question #551
The 'Quit India Movement' is also known as:
A. September Movement
B. August Revolution
C. Do or Die Movement
D. Salt Satyagraha
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Quit India Movement is also called the August Kranti or August Revolution.
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Question #552
The 'Indian Soldiers Act' of 1915 was aimed at:
A. Punishing deserters
B. Indianising army
C. Recruitment
D. Giving pensions
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Indian Soldiers Act was passed to punish soldiers who deserted during World War I.
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Question #553
The 'Sir Thomas Roe' visited the court of which Mughal emperor?
A. Jahangir
B. Shah Jahan
C. Aurangzeb
D. Akbar
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sir Thomas Roe, English ambassador, visited Jahangir's court in 1615 and secured trading rights.
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Question #554
The 'Portuguese' established their first factory in India at:
A. Diu
B. Cochin
C. Goa
D. Calicut
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Portuguese built their first factory at Cochin in 1503, after establishing trade.
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Question #555
The 'Dutch East India Company' established its first factory in India at:
A. Nagapattinam
B. Surat
C. Pulicat
D. Masulipatnam
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Dutch established their first factory in Masulipatnam in 1605.
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Question #556
The 'English East India Company' was formed in:
A. 1612
B. 1600
C. 1599
D. 1608
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The English East India Company was chartered on 31 December 1600.
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Question #557
The 'Battle of Plassey' was fought on the banks of river:
A. Ganga
B. Hooghly
C. Bhagirathi
D. Damodar
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Plassey (Palashi) is on the Bhagirathi river, a distributary of the Ganges.
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Question #558
The 'French East India Company' was founded in:
A. 1602
B. 1664
C. 1600
D. 1668
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The French East India Company was founded in 1664 by Jean-Baptiste Colbert.
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Question #559
Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. A.O. Hume
C. Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee
D. Surendranath Banerjee
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
W.C. Bonnerjee was the President of the first INC session in Bombay.
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Question #560
The 'Vande Mataram' movement was launched as part of:
A. Swadeshi Movement
B. Non-Cooperation
C. Quit India
D. Civil Disobedience
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The Swadeshi Movement used Vande Mataram as a rallying cry.
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