Modern History MCQ | General Knowledge
Test and improve your knowledge with these 100 Modern History MCQs with answers and explanations. This collection covers important topics from modern Indian history, including the arrival of the Europeans, British expansion in India, the East India Company, important battles, the Revolt of 1857, social and religious reform movements, the Indian National Congress, the freedom struggle, Gandhian movements, revolutionary activities, constitutional developments and India’s independence. These modern history questions are useful for students, competitive exam preparation, quizzes, revision and anyone interested in learning about India’s struggle for freedom.
Q1. Which European country was the first to reach India by sea?
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. English
D. French
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Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama reached Calicut on the Malabar Coast in 1498, opening a direct sea route between Europe and India.
Q2. Who discovered the sea route from Europe to India around the Cape of Good Hope?
A. Christopher Columbus
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Ferdinand Magellan
D. James Cook
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Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498 after sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.
Q3. The English East India Company was established in which year?
A. 1498
B. 1600
C. 1664
D. 1757
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The English East India Company received its royal charter from Queen Elizabeth I in 1600.
Q4. Which battle marked the beginning of British political supremacy in Bengal?
A. Battle of Buxar
B. Battle of Plassey
C. Battle of Panipat
D. Battle of Wandiwash
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The Battle of Plassey was fought in 1757 and established the East India Company’s political influence in Bengal.
Q5. Who was the Nawab of Bengal during the Battle of Plassey?
A. Mir Jafar
B. Siraj-ud-daulah
C. Mir Qasim
D. Alivardi Khan
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Siraj-ud-daulah was the Nawab of Bengal when Robert Clive defeated him at Plassey in 1757.
Q6. Who led the British forces at the Battle of Plassey?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Robert Clive
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Wellesley
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Robert Clive commanded the East India Company forces during the Battle of Plassey.
Q7. The Battle of Buxar was fought in which year?
A. 1757
B. 1761
C. 1764
D. 1772
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The Battle of Buxar was fought in 1764 and further strengthened the Company’s position in eastern India.
Q8. Which Mughal emperor granted the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company?
A. Bahadur Shah I
B. Shah Alam II
C. Akbar II
D. Farrukhsiyar
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After the Battle of Buxar, Shah Alam II granted the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa to the East India Company in 1765.
Q9. Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793.
Q10. Which Governor-General introduced the Subsidiary Alliance system?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Hastings
D. Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Wellesley used the Subsidiary Alliance system to expand British political control over Indian states.
Q11. Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Cornwallis
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Lord Dalhousie used the Doctrine of Lapse to annex several princely states whose rulers died without a biological male heir.
Q12. Which state was annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse?
A. Awadh
B. Jhansi
C. Hyderabad
D. Kashmir
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Jhansi was annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse in 1854.
Q13. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
A. Robert Clive
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. William Bentinck
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Warren Hastings became the first Governor-General of Bengal under the Regulating Act of 1773.
Q14. Who was the first Governor-General of India?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Dalhousie
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The Charter Act of 1833 made the Governor-General of Bengal the Governor-General of India, and William Bentinck was the first to hold that office.
Q15. Who abolished Sati in British India?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord William Bentinck
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Canning
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Sati was officially abolished in British territories in 1829 during the administration of Lord William Bentinck.
Q16. Who played a major role in the campaign against Sati?
A. Raja Rammohan Roy
B. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Raja Rammohan Roy strongly opposed the practice of Sati and campaigned for social reform.
Q17. Who founded the Brahmo Samaj?
A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Raja Rammohan Roy
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Keshab Chandra Sen
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Raja Rammohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, which later became known as the Brahmo Samaj.
Q18. Who founded the Arya Samaj?
A. Swami Vivekananda
B. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
C. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
D. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875.
Q19. Which social reformer supported widow remarriage and women’s education?
A. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
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Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar played a major role in the movement for widow remarriage and women’s education.
Q20. The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act was passed in which year?
A. 1829
B. 1848
C. 1856
D. 1875
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The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act was passed in 1856 with the efforts of reformers such as Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Q21. The Revolt of 1857 first began at which place?
A. Delhi
B. Meerut
C. Kanpur
D. Lucknow
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The Revolt of 1857 began at Meerut on 10 May 1857 before spreading to other parts of northern and central India.
Q22. Who became the symbolic leader of the Revolt of 1857?
A. Nana Sahib
B. Bahadur Shah II
C. Tantia Tope
D. Kunwar Singh
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The rebels in Delhi recognized the Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II as their symbolic leader.
Q23. Who led the revolt in Kanpur during 1857?
A. Nana Sahib
B. Rani Lakshmibai
C. Kunwar Singh
D. Begum Hazrat Mahal
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Nana Sahib was one of the prominent leaders of the Revolt of 1857 in the Kanpur region.
Q24. Who led the revolt in Jhansi in 1857?
A. Begum Hazrat Mahal
B. Rani Lakshmibai
C. Annie Besant
D. Sarojini Naidu
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Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi became one of the most prominent leaders of the Revolt of 1857.
Q25. Who led the revolt in Bihar during 1857?
A. Kunwar Singh
B. Nana Sahib
C. Tantia Tope
D. Khan Bahadur Khan
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Kunwar Singh, a zamindar from Jagdishpur in Bihar, was an important leader of the Revolt of 1857.
Q26. Who led the revolt in Lucknow during 1857?
A. Rani Lakshmibai
B. Begum Hazrat Mahal
C. Annie Besant
D. Madame Cama
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Begum Hazrat Mahal played a leading role in the resistance against British rule in Awadh.
Q27. What was one immediate military cause of the Revolt of 1857?
A. Introduction of railways
B. Enfield rifle cartridges controversy
C. Permanent Settlement
D. Subsidiary Alliance
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The controversy over cartridges believed to be greased with cow and pig fat became an immediate trigger for the revolt among many Indian soldiers.
Q28. Which Act transferred the administration of India from the East India Company to the British Crown?
A. Regulating Act, 1773
B. Government of India Act, 1858
C. Charter Act, 1833
D. Indian Councils Act, 1861
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After the Revolt of 1857, the Government of India Act of 1858 transferred control from the East India Company to the British Crown.
Q29. Who became the first Viceroy of India?
A. Lord Canning
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Canning became the first Viceroy of India after the transfer of power to the British Crown in 1858.
Q30. Who founded the Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. A. O. Hume
C. Surendranath Banerjee
D. W. C. Bonnerjee
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Allan Octavian Hume played a major role in founding the Indian National Congress in 1885.
Q31. Where was the first session of the Indian National Congress held?
A. Calcutta
B. Bombay
C. Madras
D. Delhi
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The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in Bombay in 1885.
Q32. Who was the first president of the Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. W. C. Bonnerjee
C. Surendranath Banerjee
D. A. O. Hume
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Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee presided over the first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885.
Q33. Who is known as the “Grand Old Man of India”?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Surendranath Banerjee
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Dadabhai Naoroji was popularly known as the “Grand Old Man of India” and was an important early nationalist leader.
Q34. Who developed the Drain Theory of Indian poverty?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. R. C. Dutt
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. M. G. Ranade
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Dadabhai Naoroji developed the Drain Theory to explain the economic drain of wealth from India to Britain.
Q35. Which book was written by Dadabhai Naoroji?
A. Hind Swaraj
B. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
C. India Wins Freedom
D. The Discovery of India
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Dadabhai Naoroji explained the economic exploitation of India under British rule in this important work.
Q36. Who said, “Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it”?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak used this famous slogan to emphasize the demand for self-rule.
Q37. Who were known as the Lal-Bal-Pal trio?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Gandhi, Nehru and Patel
C. Bose, Bhagat Singh and Azad
D. Naoroji, Gokhale and Ranade
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The Lal-Bal-Pal trio represented the assertive nationalist current in the Indian freedom movement.
Q38. Who founded the Servants of India Society?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Dadabhai Naoroji
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Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded the Servants of India Society in 1905.
Q39. The Partition of Bengal was announced in which year?
A. 1903
B. 1905
C. 1907
D. 1911
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Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal in 1905, triggering widespread nationalist opposition.
Q40. Which movement arose in response to the Partition of Bengal?
A. Quit India Movement
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Non-Cooperation Movement
D. Civil Disobedience Movement
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The Swadeshi Movement encouraged the use of Indian-made goods and the boycott of foreign products.
Q41. In which year was the Partition of Bengal annulled?
A. 1909
B. 1911
C. 1915
D. 1919
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The partition of Bengal was annulled in 1911.
Q42. When was the All-India Muslim League founded?
A. 1885
B. 1905
C. 1906
D. 1916
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The All-India Muslim League was founded in 1906 at Dacca.
Q43. Where was the All-India Muslim League founded?
A. Lahore
B. Dacca
C. Aligarh
D. Delhi
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The All-India Muslim League was established at Dacca in 1906.
Q44. The Surat Split in the Indian National Congress took place in which year?
A. 1905
B. 1906
C. 1907
D. 1909
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The Congress split between the Moderates and Extremists occurred at the Surat session in 1907.
Q45. Who was associated with the Home Rule Movement in India?
A. Annie Besant
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Warren Hastings
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Annie Besant was one of the major leaders of the Home Rule Movement in India.
Q46. Who started a Home Rule League in western India in 1916?
A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak established his Home Rule League in 1916, while Annie Besant led another major Home Rule League.
Q47. The Lucknow Pact was signed in which year?
A. 1907
B. 1911
C. 1916
D. 1920
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The Lucknow Pact of 1916 brought the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League together on certain constitutional demands.
Q48. In which year did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa?
A. 1911
B. 1915
C. 1919
D. 1920
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Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915.
Q49. Which was Gandhi’s first major Satyagraha in India?
A. Kheda Satyagraha
B. Champaran Satyagraha
C. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
D. Salt Satyagraha
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The Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 was Gandhi’s first major Satyagraha in India.
Q50. The Champaran Satyagraha was related to which crop?
A. Cotton
B. Indigo
C. Tea
D. Wheat
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The Champaran movement addressed the problems faced by peasants forced to cultivate indigo under the tinkathia system.
Q51. The Kheda Satyagraha took place in which year?
A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1920
D. 1922
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The Kheda Satyagraha was organized in Gujarat in 1918 over the issue of land revenue during a period of crop failure.
Q52. Which movement was launched by Gandhi among textile mill workers in Ahmedabad?
A. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
B. Kheda Satyagraha
C. Champaran Movement
D. Bardoli Movement
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Gandhi led the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1918 in support of textile workers demanding better wages.
Q53. The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
A. 1917
B. 1919
C. 1921
D. 1922
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The Rowlatt Act of 1919 allowed the colonial government to deal harshly with suspected revolutionary activities.
Q54. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which year?
A. 1917
B. 1918
C. 1919
D. 1920
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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar.
Q55. Who ordered the firing at Jallianwala Bagh?
A. Lord Curzon
B. General Dyer
C. Lord Chelmsford
D. Lord Irwin
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Brigadier-General Reginald Edward Harry Dyer ordered his troops to fire on the gathering at Jallianwala Bagh.
Q56. Which committee investigated the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
A. Simon Commission
B. Hunter Committee
C. Butler Committee
D. Fraser Commission
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The Disorders Inquiry Committee, commonly known as the Hunter Committee, investigated the events surrounding the massacre.
Q57. Which movement was launched by Gandhi in 1920?
A. Civil Disobedience Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Individual Satyagraha
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Gandhi launched the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920 in response to British policies and the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.
Q58. Which event led Gandhi to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A. Jallianwala Bagh
B. Chauri Chaura incident
C. Dandi March
D. Simon Commission
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Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 after violence at Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh.
Q59. The Chauri Chaura incident took place in which year?
A. 1919
B. 1920
C. 1922
D. 1925
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The Chauri Chaura incident occurred in February 1922 and resulted in Gandhi suspending the Non-Cooperation Movement.
Q60. Who founded the Swaraj Party?
A. C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru
B. Gandhi and Patel
C. Tilak and Besant
D. Nehru and Bose
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C. R. Das and Motilal Nehru founded the Swaraj Party in 1923 to enter legislative councils and obstruct colonial policies from within.
Q61. The Simon Commission came to India in which year?
A. 1925
B. 1927
C. 1928
D. 1930
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The Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928 and faced widespread protests because it had no Indian member.
Q62. Why was the Simon Commission opposed by Indians?
A. It proposed immediate independence
B. It had no Indian member
C. It abolished the Congress
D. It supported the Salt Satyagraha
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The all-British composition of the Simon Commission led to widespread protests across India.
Q63. Who led the protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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Lala Lajpat Rai led a protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore and was injured during a police lathi charge.
Q64. Who prepared the Nehru Report?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Tej Bahadur Sapru
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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The Nehru Report of 1928 was prepared under the chairmanship of Motilal Nehru.
Q65. At which Congress session was the goal of Purna Swaraj adopted?
A. Calcutta Session, 1928
B. Lahore Session, 1929
C. Karachi Session, 1931
D. Lucknow Session, 1916
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The Congress adopted complete independence or Purna Swaraj as its goal at the Lahore session in 1929.
Q66. Who presided over the Lahore Session of the Congress in 1929?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Motilal Nehru
D. Vallabhbhai Patel
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Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore Congress session of 1929.
Q67. When was Independence Day first observed by the Indian National Congress before independence?
A. 26 January 1930
B. 15 August 1930
C. 26 January 1931
D. 15 August 1942
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The Congress observed 26 January 1930 as Independence Day after declaring Purna Swaraj as its goal.
Q68. Which movement began with the Dandi March?
A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Home Rule Movement
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Gandhi’s Dandi March in 1930 launched the Civil Disobedience Movement against British rule.
Q69. From where did Gandhi begin the Dandi March?
A. Wardha
B. Sabarmati Ashram
C. Sevagram
D. Champaran
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Gandhi began the Dandi March from Sabarmati Ashram on 12 March 1930.
Q70. Which law did Gandhi break at Dandi?
A. Forest Law
B. Salt Law
C. Press Law
D. Arms Act
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Gandhi broke the British salt law by making salt at Dandi in April 1930.
Q71. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in which year?
A. 1929
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1932
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The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in March 1931 before the Second Round Table Conference.
Q72. Who represented the Indian National Congress at the Second Round Table Conference?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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Mahatma Gandhi attended the Second Round Table Conference in London in 1931 as the sole representative of the Congress.
Q73. The Poona Pact was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and which leader?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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The Poona Pact of 1932 was reached between Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar regarding political representation for the Depressed Classes.
Q74. Which Act introduced provincial autonomy in British India?
A. Government of India Act, 1909
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947
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The Government of India Act of 1935 introduced provincial autonomy and proposed a federal structure.
Q75. Which Act introduced dyarchy in the provinces?
A. Government of India Act, 1909
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. Indian Councils Act, 1861
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The Government of India Act of 1919 introduced dyarchy in the provincial governments.
Q76. Which Act is also known as the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms?
A. Government of India Act, 1909
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1935
D. Indian Councils Act, 1892
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The Government of India Act of 1919 implemented the Montagu-Chelmsford reforms.
Q77. Which Act introduced separate electorates for Muslims?
A. Indian Councils Act, 1892
B. Indian Councils Act, 1909
C. Government of India Act, 1919
D. Government of India Act, 1935
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The Indian Councils Act of 1909, also known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, introduced separate electorates for Muslims.
Q78. Who founded the Forward Bloc?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Rajendra Prasad
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Subhas Chandra Bose founded the Forward Bloc in 1939 after differences within the Congress.
Q79. What was the Indian National Army popularly known as?
A. Azad Hind Fauj
B. Swaraj Sena
C. Bharat Sena
D. Hindustan Army
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The Indian National Army is popularly known as the Azad Hind Fauj and became closely associated with Subhas Chandra Bose.
Q80. Which slogan is associated with Subhas Chandra Bose?
A. Do or Die
B. Jai Hind
C. Inquilab Zindabad
D. Vande Mataram
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“Jai Hind” became closely associated with Subhas Chandra Bose and the Indian National Army.
Q81. Who founded the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association?
A. Bhagat Singh and his associates
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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The Hindustan Socialist Republican Association evolved from the earlier Hindustan Republican Association and included revolutionaries such as Bhagat Singh and his associates.
Q82. Who threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 along with Batukeshwar Dutt?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Chandrashekhar Azad
C. Ram Prasad Bismil
D. Rajguru
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Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw non-lethal bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly in 1929 as a revolutionary protest.
Q83. Who was the revolutionary leader popularly known as Azad?
A. Chandrashekhar Azad
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Ram Prasad Bismil
D. Ashfaqulla Khan
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Chandrashekhar Azad was a prominent revolutionary leader who remained committed to armed resistance against British rule.
Q84. The Kakori Train Action took place in which year?
A. 1922
B. 1925
C. 1928
D. 1930
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Revolutionaries carried out the Kakori Train Action in 1925 to obtain funds for their activities.
Q85. Which organization was associated with the Kakori Train Action?
A. Hindustan Republican Association
B. Indian National Congress
C. Muslim League
D. Home Rule League
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The Kakori action was carried out by members of the Hindustan Republican Association.
Q86. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
A. 1939
B. 1940
C. 1942
D. 1945
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The Quit India Movement was launched by the Indian National Congress in August 1942.
Q87. Which famous slogan did Gandhi give during the Quit India Movement?
A. Jai Hind
B. Do or Die
C. Simon Go Back
D. Inquilab Zindabad
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Mahatma Gandhi gave the call of “Do or Die” during the Quit India Movement.
Q88. Where was the Quit India resolution passed?
A. Lahore
B. Bombay
C. Calcutta
D. Delhi
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The Quit India resolution was passed at the Bombay session of the All India Congress Committee in August 1942.
Q89. Who among the following is associated with the underground movement during the Quit India Movement?
A. Aruna Asaf Ali
B. Annie Besant
C. Sarojini Naidu
D. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
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Aruna Asaf Ali became an important symbol of the Quit India Movement and participated in underground resistance.
Q90. Who hoisted the Indian National Congress flag at Gowalia Tank Maidan during the Quit India Movement?
A. Aruna Asaf Ali
B. Sarojini Naidu
C. Sucheta Kriplani
D. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
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Aruna Asaf Ali hoisted the Congress flag at Gowalia Tank Maidan in Bombay on 9 August 1942.
Q91. Which mission came to India in 1942 to discuss constitutional arrangements?
A. Simon Commission
B. Cripps Mission
C. Cabinet Mission
D. Hunter Commission
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The Cripps Mission arrived in India in 1942 with proposals concerning India’s future constitutional status.
Q92. The Cabinet Mission came to India in which year?
A. 1942
B. 1945
C. 1946
D. 1947
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The Cabinet Mission came to India in 1946 to discuss the transfer of power and the constitutional future of India.
Q93. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Quit India Movement?
A. Lord Irwin
B. Lord Linlithgow
C. Lord Wavell
D. Lord Mountbatten
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Lord Linlithgow was the Viceroy of India when the Quit India Movement was launched in 1942.
Q94. Who was the last Viceroy of British India?
A. Lord Wavell
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Linlithgow
D. Lord Irwin
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Lord Mountbatten served as the last Viceroy of British India and oversaw the transfer of power in 1947.
Q95. Which Act provided the legal basis for the partition and independence of British India?
A. Government of India Act, 1935
B. Indian Independence Act, 1947
C. Government of India Act, 1858
D. Indian Councils Act, 1909
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The Indian Independence Act of 1947 created the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
Q96. India became independent on which date?
A. 26 January 1950
B. 15 August 1947
C. 9 August 1942
D. 26 November 1949
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India became an independent nation on 15 August 1947.
Q97. Who became the first Prime Minister of independent India?
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. C. Rajagopalachari
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Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of independent India on 15 August 1947.
Q98. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Rajendra Prasad
D. Sardar Patel
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C. Rajagopalachari was the first and only Indian Governor-General of India, serving from 1948 to 1950.
Q99. Who gave the famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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Jawaharlal Nehru delivered his famous “Tryst with Destiny” speech on the eve of India’s independence.
Q100. Which movement is widely regarded as the final major mass movement led by Mahatma Gandhi against British rule?
A. Swadeshi Movement
B. Non-Cooperation Movement
C. Civil Disobedience Movement
D. Quit India Movement
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The Quit India Movement of 1942 was the final major mass movement led by Mahatma Gandhi against British colonial rule and demanded an immediate end to British rule in India.
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