Modern Indian History MCQs

Question 1

Who among of the following started Marathi fortnightly newspaper 'Bahishkrit Bharat'?

Accepted Answer

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

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Vir Savarkar

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Vinobha Bhave

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Lokmanya Tilak

Question 2

Mahatma Gandhi was profoundly influenced by the writings of

Accepted Answer

Leo Tolstoy

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Bernard Shaw

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Karl Marx

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Lenin

Question 3

The Regulating Act was passed in the year

Accepted Answer

1773

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1793

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1763

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1783

Question 4

In Gandhian Socialism

Accepted Answer

State is not required

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State is required

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State is sometimes required and sometimes not required

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State is neither required

Question 5

'Amar Shonar Bangla' the national anthem of Bangladesh was composed by whom?

Accepted Answer

Rabindranath Tagore

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Sarojini Naidu

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Surendranath Banerjee

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Anand Mohan Bose

Question 6

In the Carnatic, the English supported the claims of

Accepted Answer

Anwaruddin

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Chanda Sahib

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Nasir Jang

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Muzaffar Jang

Question 7

The two states which had non Congress Ministries in 1937 were

Accepted Answer

Bengal and Punjab

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Punjab and NWFP

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Madras and Central Provinces

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Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Question 8

Motilal presided over the Congress Session of 1919 held at

Accepted Answer

Amritsar

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Lahore

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Calcutta

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Bombay

Question 9

As per the Act of 1919 which of the following statements was not correct?

Accepted Answer

The salary of the Secretary of State for India was not to be paid by Parliament.

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British India must remain an integral part of the British Empire.

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Responsible Government would be realised only by the progressive stages.

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Provincial subjects were classified into Reserved subjects and Transferred subjects.