Modern Indian History MCQs

Question 1

The United Nations declared __________ as the International Year of Women

Accepted Answer

1975

Answer

1875

Answer

1878

Answer

1956

Question 2

Which of the following is one of the causes for the passing of the Act of 1773?

Accepted Answer

Failure of Double Government

Answer

Success of Double Government

Answer

Agitation in India

Answer

Desire of the Indian Merchants

Question 3

The Alipore conspiracy case was launched against the revolutionary activities of

Accepted Answer

Anusilan Samiti

Answer

Abhinava Bharat

Answer

Abhinava Bharat Society

Answer

Ghadar Party of India

Question 4

The English established their first factory in India at

Accepted Answer

Surat

Answer

Bombay

Answer

Sutanati

Answer

Madras

Question 5

Who is regarded as 'the Mother of the Indian Revolution'?

Accepted Answer

Madam Bhikaji Cama

Answer

Rani Lakshmi Bai

Answer

Sarojini Naidu

Answer

Priti Lata Waddedar

Question 6

Who was the first to raise the slogan 'Inquilab zindabad'?

Accepted Answer

Bhagat Singh

Answer

M Kelappan

Answer

Veer Savarkar

Answer

Shankaran Nair

Question 7

Why was the Simon Commission boycotted?

Accepted Answer

All the members of the commission were Englishmen

Answer

Simon was not known to be a great supporter of the Indian cause

Answer

It was appointed before the expiry of the statutory period

Answer

Peaceful demonstrators were severely beaten by the police

Question 8

Who had formulated and perfected the use of the subsidiary alliance system?

Accepted Answer

Lord Wellesley

Answer

Lord Mayo

Answer

Lord Curzon

Answer

Lord Dalhousie

Question 9

Which of the following writers did not have a profound influence on the thinking of Mahatma Gandhi?

Accepted Answer

Marx

Answer

Tolstoy

Answer

Thoreau

Answer

Ruskin