Modern Indian History - Online Quiz



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Q 1 - Who among the following had organized Mitra Mela?

A - Savarkar brothers

B - Bal Gangadhar Tilak

C - Madan Lal Dhingara

D - Sardar Patel

Answer : A

Explanation

Mitra Mela was organized in 1899.

Q 2 - Consider the following statements:

1. Gandhi Ji born on October 2, 1859.

2. In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly, declared October 2 as the International Day of Non-Violence.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - Only 1

B - Only 2

C - Both

D - Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : B

Explanation

Gandhi Ji born on October 2, 1869.

Q 3 - Mountbatten proposed the plan to transfer of power on …

A - June 30, 1948

B - August 15, 1947

C - June 3, 1947

D - February 20, 1947

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 4 - Through which of the following Acts, British Crown had taken the Indian Administration from the British East India Company?

A - Act of 1858

B - Charter Act of 1853

C - Charter Act of 1813

D - Charter Act of 1833

Answer : A

Explanation

N/A

Q 5 - Who among the following had defeated Haider Ali?

A - Eyre Coot

B - Warren Hastings

C - Moses Hazen

D - John Bagwell

Answer : A

Explanation

Haider Ali was defeated by Eyre Coot at Porto Novo in 1781.

Q 6 - Who among the following governors was impeached in England?

A - Warren Hastings

B - Lord Cornwallis

C - Sir John Shore

D - Wellesley

Answer : A

Explanation

Hastings was impeached in the House of Commons for the crimes and misdemeanors in 1788, but it was failed.

Q 7 - Who among the following Viceroy had introduced the First Factory Act?

A - Lord Ripon

B - Lord Dufferin

C - Lord Lansdowne

D - Lord Elgin II

Answer : A

Explanation

The First Factory Act was introduced in 1881 to improve the labor conditions.

Q 8 - Under whose governorship, the female infanticide and human sacrifice were abolished?

A - Lord Harding

B - Dalhousie

C - Canning

D - Auckland

Answer : A

Explanation

Lord Harding served in India between 1844 and 1848.

Q 9 - Which among the following magazines started in four languages simultaneously?

A - Mirat-ul-Akbar

B - Jam-i-Jahan Numah

C - Banga-Duta

D - Rast Goftar

Answer : C

Explanation

Banga-Duta was started in 1822 in Calcutta.

Q 10 - In reference to Wavell Plan, Consider the following statements:

1. The Plan proposed that the caste Hindus and Muslims were to have equal presentation.

2. The Plan proposed that the Governor-general was to exercise his veto on the advice of ministers.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

A - Only 1

B - Only 2

C - Both

D - Neither 1 nor 2

Answer : C

Explanation

Wavell Plan came in May 1945.

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