Modern Indian History MCQs

Question 1

Who led the armed raid on the government armoury at Chittagong in 1930?

Accepted Answer

Surya Sen

Answer

Chandra Shekhar Azad

Answer

Bhagat Singh

Answer

Sukhdev

Question 2

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

Lord Curzon - Vernacular Press Act, 1878

Answer

Lord Dalhousie - Doctrine of Lapse

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Lord Minto - India Councils Act, 1909

Answer

Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance

Question 3

Who started the journal 'New India'?

Accepted Answer

Annie Besant

Answer

C. W. Leadbeater

Answer

Ram Mohun Roy

Answer

Keshub Chandra Sen

Question 4

The Ghadar Party took the name Ghadar from

Accepted Answer

a weekly paper Ghadar published in commemoration of the Revolt of 1857

Answer

the Revolt of 1857

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its objective to wage another revolt

Answer

All the above

Question 5

Who of the following was associated with the publication of a large number of weeklies and dailies such as Hindustan, Indian Union, Leader, Maryada, Kissan, Abhudaya etc.?

Accepted Answer

Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi

Answer

Motilal Nehru

Answer

Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer

Madan Mohan Malaviya

Question 6

The first truly revolutionary organisation in Bengal was

Accepted Answer

Anusilan Samiti

Answer

Yugantar

Answer

Abhinava Bharata

Answer

Abhinava Bharat Society

Question 7

Brahmavidya Panchakam is a Sanskrit work of __________

Accepted Answer

Sree Narayana Guru

Answer

Chattambi Swamikal

Answer

K. Madhvan Nair

Answer

Dr. Palpu

Question 8

Narayana Guru's later literary and philosophical masterpiece Atmopadesa Satakam was written in__________

Accepted Answer

Malayalam

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Tamil

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Sanskrit

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Hindi

Question 9

The Hindu of Madras started in 1878 as a weekly, became a Daily in

Accepted Answer

1889

Answer

1899

Answer

1890

Answer

1855