Modern Indian History MCQs

Question 1

The Prime causes of the 1857 mutiny did not include

Accepted Answer

Laws forbidding intermarriages between Indians and the British

Answer

The new system of education

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The Widow Remarriage Act

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The despatch of Indian Sepoys to Afghanistan

Question 2

Who established Narayana Gurukulam in 1923 in the Nilgiri Hills with the blessings of Narayana Guru?

Accepted Answer

Nataraja Guru

Answer

Chattambi Swamikal

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T. K. Madhavan

Answer

Dr. Palpu

Question 3

The first Indian who was elected to the leadership of the Communist International was

Accepted Answer

MN Roy

Answer

SA Dange

Answer

SS Joshi

Answer

PC Joshi

Question 4

Who had founded the Deccan Educational Society?

Accepted Answer

Mahadeva Govind Ranade

Answer

Dadabhai Naoroji

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CR Das

Answer

Swami Vivekananda

Question 5

Who played Socrates to the first generation of the English educated young men of Bengal

Accepted Answer

Henry Vivian Derozio

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Swami Vivekananda

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Rai Narain Bose

Answer

Drinkwater Bethun

Question 6

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the epithet of Lokmanya during

Accepted Answer

Home Rule Movement

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His imprisonment in 1908

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Revolutionary Movement

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Swadeshi Movement

Question 7

Bal Gangadhar Tilak earned the epithet of Lokmanya during

Accepted Answer

the Home Rule Movement

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his trial in 1907-08

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the Lucknow pact of 1916

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the Congress Session in 1917

Question 8

Who was the founder of Swatantra Party?

Accepted Answer

C. Rajagopalachari

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B. G. Tilak

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Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Question 9

Who was the first Indian civil servant?

Accepted Answer

S N Banerjee

Answer

Motilal Nehru

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C R Das

Answer

Bhagat Singh