Modern Indian History MCQs

Question 1

The Government of India, 1919 is also known as

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Montague - Chelmsford Reforms

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Morley - Minto Reforms

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Regulating Act

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Pitts India Act

Question 2

The founder-president of Indian Independence League was

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Rash Behari Bose

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Subhas Chandra Bose

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MK Gandhi

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Motilal Nehru

Question 3

The Objective of Non-alignment of India's foreign policy means

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To judge every international issue on its own merit

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To stand in isolation from world affairs

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To interfere in the internal matters of a country

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Not to help any country

Question 4

Servants of India Society was founded in

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India

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England

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America

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Burma

Question 5

The Communist Party of India was founded in 1921 by

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MN Roy

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Hiren Mukherjee

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SM Joshi

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RC Dutt

Question 6

Which of the following statement relates the Dadabhai Naoroji's definition of 'Drain of Wealth'?

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That a part of India's national wealth or total annual product was being exported to Britain for which India got no material return

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Those resources of the country were being utilized in the interest of Britain

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That the British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India under the protection of the imperial power

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That the British goods were being imported into the country making it poorer day by day

Question 7

In 1848, an incident took place in his life that later sparked off the dalit-revolution in the Indian society. Jyotirao was invited to attend a wedding of one of his __________friends

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Brahmin

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Christian

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Pulaya

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Nayar

Question 8

The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under the Act of 1919 and enter the legislature, formed a party (1923) called

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Swaraj Party

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Congress Swarajya Party

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Nationalist Party

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Liberal Party

Question 9

As a result of the elections held in early 1937 under the Act of 1935 the Congress formed ministries in provinces

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8

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7

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9

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10