The 'Aligarh Movement' was started by: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The 'Aligarh Movement' was started by:
A. Jinnah
B. Muhammad Iqbal
C. Maulana Azad
D. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
It promoted modern education among Muslims.

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Practice More Modern History of India Questions

Question #1
Who was the author of the famous patriotic play 'Neel Darpan' (1860), which highlighted the plight of indigo farmers in Bengal?
A. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
B. Dinabandhu Mitra
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. Michael Madhusudan Dutt

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
Dinabandhu Mitra wrote the powerful play 'Neel Darpan' to bring national attention to the extreme exploitation and brutality inflicted on indigo cultivators by British planters.

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Question #2
The national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' was sung for the first time at which session of the Indian National Congress?
A. 1911 Calcutta Session
B. 1907 Surat Session
C. 1916 Lucknow Session
D. 1920 Nagpur Session

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Jana Gana Mana, composed by Rabindranath Tagore, was sung for the first time on the second day of the Calcutta Session of the Congress on December 27, 1911.

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Question #3
The 'INA trials' began in which year?
A. 1945
B. 1944
C. 1947
D. 1946

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
The trial of three INA officers – Prem Sahgal, Gurbaksh Dhillon, and Shah Nawaz Khan – began at the Red Fort in November 1945.

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