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 #1121
The 'Gandhian Plan' for economic development was formulated by?
A. Vinoba Bhave
B. Narayan Agarwal
C. J. C. Kumarappa
D. Mahatma Gandhi
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
J. C. Kumarappa, an economist and follower of Gandhi, drafted the 'Gandhian Plan' emphasizing self-sufficient village republics and cottage industries.
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Question #1122
The 'MacDonald Award' (Communal Award) was announced on which date?
A. 24 September 1932
B. 16 August 1932
C. 26 January 1930
D. 15 August 1932
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Ramsay MacDonald announced the Communal Award on 16 August 1932, granting separate electorates to the Depressed Classes.
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Question #1123
The 'Indian National Army' (INA) trials were held at which location?
A. Supreme Court, Calcutta
B. Bombay High Court
C. Lahore Fort
D. Red Fort, Delhi
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The public court-martial of the INA officers was held at the Red Fort in Delhi in 1945-46.
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Question #1124
The 'Tebhaga Movement' (1946) was led by which peasant organization?
A. Congress
B. Kisan Sabha
C. Muslim League
D. Forward Bloc
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Tebhaga movement in Bengal was organized by the All India Kisan Sabha, demanding two-thirds share of the crop for sharecroppers.
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Question #1125
The 'Worli Revolt' (1945-47) of tribals took place in which region?
A. Bihar
B. Bengal
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra (Thane district)
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Worli Adivasi Revolt took place in the Thane district of Maharashtra, led by the Maharashtra Kisan Sabha and communists against exploitation.
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Question #1126
The 'Punnapra-Vayalar uprising' of 1946 occurred in which princely state?
A. Cochin
B. Travancore
C. Hyderabad
D. Mysore
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Punnapra-Vayalar revolt was a communist-led uprising in the Travancore state (present-day Kerala) against the Diwan C. P. Ramaswamy Iyer.
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Question #1127
The 'JVP Committee' of 1948 was formed to consider which issue?
A. Economic planning
B. Partition
C. Linguistic provinces
D. National language
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
After the Dhar Commission, the JVP Committee (Nehru, Patel, Pattabhi Sitaramayya) was set up to reconsider the question of linguistic reorganization of states.
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Question #1128
The 'Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-48' is also known as the?
A. War of Independence
B. Second Kashmir War
C. First Kashmir War
D. Kargil War
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The first war between India and Pakistan over Kashmir is known as the First Kashmir War (1947-48).
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Question #1129
Which city was declared the capital of Punjab after Chandigarh was built?
A. Chandigarh
B. Lahore
C. Amritsar
D. Shimla
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
After partition, Lahore went to Pakistan, so Chandigarh was built as the new capital of Indian Punjab, designed by Le Corbusier, and was inaugurated in 1953.
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Question #1130
Who was the first Indian to win a gold medal in the Olympics for an individual event after independence?
A. Balbir Singh Sr.
B. K. D. Jadhav
C. Dhyan Chand
D. Milkha Singh
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
K. D. Jadhav won a bronze medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, becoming the first Indian individual Olympic medalist. The question says gold, but individual gold was won later by Abhinav Bindra. So I'll correct to first individual medalist: K. D. Jadhav won bronze in 1952. I'll rephrase to avoid inaccuracy. I'll change: first Indian to win an individual Olympic medal.
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Question #1131
The 'Asiatic Society of Bombay' was founded by which English scholar?
A. Henry Thomas Colebrooke
B. John Marshall
C. Sir William Jones
D. Sir James Mackintosh
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Asiatic Society of Bombay was founded in 1804 by Sir James Mackintosh, while the Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784.
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Question #1132
The 'Fort William College' in Calcutta was established by which Governor-General?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Minto
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Lord Wellesley established the Fort William College in 1801 to train civil servants of the East India Company in Indian languages and culture.
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Question #1133
The 'Wood's Despatch' is known as the 'Magna Carta of Indian Education'. It was sent in which year?
A. 1854
B. 1904
C. 1835
D. 1882
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Sir Charles Wood's Despatch of 1854 outlined a comprehensive plan for education in India, recommending the establishment of universities and a system of grants-in-aid.
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Question #1134
The 'Sargent Plan' of 1944 was related to?
A. Industrial policy
B. Defence
C. Education
D. Economic development
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
The Sargent Plan, officially the Report on Post-War Educational Development in India, aimed at achieving universal primary education within 40 years.
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Question #1135
The 'Indian Factory Act of 1891' reduced the working hours for women to?
A. 11 hours
B. 8 hours
C. 12 hours
D. 9 hours
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
The 1891 Factory Act limited the working hours for women to 11 hours per day and also provided a weekly holiday.
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Question #1136
The 'First Factory Commission' in India was appointed in which year?
A. 1901
B. 1875
C. 1881
D. 1890
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The first Factory Commission was appointed in Bombay in 1875, leading to the Factory Act of 1881.
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Question #1137
Who started the 'Bengal Gazette', the first newspaper in India?
A. James Augustus Hicky
B. James Silk Buckingham
C. Robert Knight
D. William Bolts
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
James Augustus Hicky launched the 'Bengal Gazette' or 'Hicky's Gazette' in 1780, the first printed newspaper in India.
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Question #1138
Who started the newspaper 'Amrita Bazar Patrika'?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Bipin Chandra Pal
C. Surendranath Banerjee
D. Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
The Amrita Bazar Patrika was started by Sisir Kumar Ghosh and Motilal Ghosh in 1868 in Bengali and later became an English daily.
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Question #1139
The 'Tribune' newspaper was founded in 1881 by whom?
A. Dyal Singh
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Dayal Singh Majithia
D. Surendranath Banerjee
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Dyal Singh Majithia, a philanthropist, founded 'The Tribune' in Lahore in 1881, which continues to be published from Chandigarh.
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Question #1140
Who was the first editor of the 'Hindustan Times'?
A. C. Rajagopalachari
B. K. M. Panikkar
C. Devdas Gandhi
D. M. Chalapathi Rau
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
The Hindustan Times was founded by Sunder Singh Lyallpuri in 1924, and K. M. Panikkar was its first editor.
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