Modern Indian History MCQs

Question 1

Which of the following songs was so dear to Mahatma Gandhi's heart, that he wrote: 'That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the 'Bhagavad Gita'

Accepted Answer

Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye

Answer

Hare Ram

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Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram

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Ishwar Allah Tero Nam

Question 2

The Indians were allowed to frame their Constitution by

Accepted Answer

August Offer

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The Council Act of 1909

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Montford Reforms

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The Government of India Act of 1935

Question 3

Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is on the UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritages?

Accepted Answer

Kashi Viswanath Temple

Answer

Ellora Caves

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Qutab Minar

Answer

Manas Wildlife - Sancturary

Question 4

Which of the following leaders died as a result of injuries sustained during a protest demonstration against Simon Commission?

Accepted Answer

LaIa Lajpat Rai

Answer

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer

Dadabhai Naoroji

Answer

Goplakrishna Gokhale

Question 5

'Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man'.Who said this?

Accepted Answer

Swami Vivekananda

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Sri Ramakrishna

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Chandra Sekhar Deb

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Sri Narayana Guru

Question 6

Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history?

Accepted Answer

1857-90

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1857-60

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1857-1947

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1845-1947

Question 7

Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?

Accepted Answer

First World War

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Just before the First World War

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After the First World War

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After the passing of the Act of 1909

Question 8

Who was the first to use the term 'Adivasi' to refer to the tribal people?

Accepted Answer

Thakkar Bappa

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Jyotiba Phule

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M N Srinivas

Answer

B R Ambedkar

Question 9

Writing Social History is the book of __________

Accepted Answer

Sumit Sarkar

Answer

Ania Loomba

Answer

Cohn Bernard

Answer

Ranajith Guha