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Modern Indian History Quiz Multiple Choice Questions

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Modern Indian History Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which year, East India Company acquired Bombay from Portuguese?

[A] 1663
[B] 1668
[C] 1670
[D] 1689

Answer: B [1668]

Notes:
On 21 September 1668, the Royal Charter of 27 March 1668, led to the transfer of Bombay from Charles II to the British East India Company for an annual rent of £10. Thus, the island of Bombay was acquired by the East India Company from Portugal in 1668 and was immediately fortified. Bombay soon superseded Surat as the headquarters of the company on the west coast.

2. In which year Archaeological Survey of India was made a permanent body?

[A] 1902
[B] 1861
[C] 1906
[D] 1910

Answer: C [1906]

Notes:
Archaeological Survey of India was founded in the year 1861 by Alexander Cunningham. In the year 1906 it was made as permanent body

3. The chief base of Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) is in which among the following states of India?

[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Jammu & Kashmir

Answer: B [Kerala]

Notes:
Indian Union Muslim League was formed in the year 1948. It is an Indian political party primarily based in the state of Kerala. After the partition of India in 1947, the All-India Muslim League was succeeded by the IUML in the new India.

4. “Go Back to Vedas“. Who among the following gave this motto?

[A] Swami Vivekananda
[B] Swami Dhanananda Saraswati
[C] Ramakrishna Paramahansa
[D] None of the above

Answer: B [Swami Dayananda Saraswati]

Notes:
Swami Dayanand’s greatest asset was his mastery over the Sanskrit language and the Vedas. In 1875, he founded the Arya Samaj. Its main aim was to propagate the true knowledge of the Vedas and discard all evils that had crept into the Hindu society later in its name. He opposed untouchability. He was similarly opposed to polytheism, avataravada and ritualism. His slogan was ‘go back to the Vedas’ whose authority he accepted. For the first time in the history of India, the Vedas were printed in India under his patronage. Personally, his most important work was Satyartha Prakasha (The Light of Truth).
His followers started a Dayananda Anglo-Vedic (DAV) School and College in Lahore (now in Pakistan) in 1886.

5. Which among the following events was a major setback to Khilafat Movement?

[A] Announcements of concession to Muslims by British Government
[B] Pact signed between Indian National Congress and Muslim League
[C] Revolution in Turkey
[D] Violence in Chauri

Answer: C [Revolution in Turkey]

Notes:
In 1922, there was a revolution in Turkey under the leadership of Mustafa Kamal Pasha, under whom a secular government was established over there. This government buried the concept of Khilafat within two years and the result was that Khilafat Conference had lost its raison d ‘etre and was dying thereafter.

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6.The first President of the Indian Home Rule League (1916)was__?

[A] Joseph Bapista
[B] Annie Besant
[C] N.C. Kelkar
[D] B.G. Tilak

Answer: A [Joseph Bapista]

Notes:
Indian Home Rule League of Bal Gangadhar Tilak was launched in April 1916 and Home Rule League in Sept 1916 by Annie Besant. Joseph Bapista was the first President of the Indian Home Rule League established in April 1916.

7.Which act was introduced by British govt to address the short comings of the East India Company?

[A] Pitts India Act
[B] British Union Act
[C] 1707 Act of Union
[D] India Act 1784

Answer: A [Pitts India Act]

Notes:
Pitt’s India Act 1784 or the East India Company Act 1784 was passed in the British Parliament to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act 1773. It resulted in dual control or joint government in India by Crown in Great Britain and the British East India Company, with crown having ultimate authority. With this act, East India Company’s political functions were differentiated from its commercial activities for the first time. The relationship between company and crown established by this act kept changing with time until the Government of India Act 1858 provided for liquidation of the British East India Company.

8. On which of the following charges, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested in 1908?

[A] Murder of Douglas
[B] Sedition
[C] Opposing the age of Consent Bill
[D] Inciting Chapeau Brothers to commit violence

Answer: B [Sedition]

Notes:
After the Muzaffarpur bombing case Prafulla Chaki committed suicide and Khudiram Bose was hanged. B.G Tilak started defending the revolutionaries and called for immediate Swaraj or self-rule through his paper Kesari. Then he was charged with sedition and arrested. The judge Dinshaw D. Davar sentenced him a six years jail in Mandalay, Burma from 1908 to 1914.

9.In context with the Permanent Settlements of Bengal, introduced by Cornwallis, consider the following statements:

  1. Peasants were put under the mercy of Zamindars
  2. Zamindars were made allies of East India Company
  3. This system secured a stable Income for east India Company

Which among the above statements is / are correct?

[A] Only 1
[B] 1 & 2
[C] 1, 2 & 3
[D] 2 & 3

Answer: C [1, 2 & 3]

Notes:
In the year 1793, the Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced by Lord Cornwallis. It was started in Bengal, Bihar and Odisha and later in Madras and Varanasi. It was an agreement between the East India Company and Bengali landlords to fix revenues. The state demand was fixed at 89% and 11% was retained by the Landlords.`The payment should be made before sunset on the due date. That is why it is also called as ‘Sunset Law’.

10.The term Dyarchy was used in Govt. of India 1919. It was a first step towards which of the following ?

[A] Local Self Government
[B] Making the governor titular head
[C] More strength of Central government
[D] None of the above

Answer: A [Local Self Government]

Notes:
Under this act the local self government became provincial and transferred subject under a responsible Indian Minister

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11.Which among the following was the immediate cause of Quit India Movement?

[A] Withdrawal of British from South East Asia
[B] Failure of Cripps Mission
[C] Failure of August Offer
[D] Arrest of Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: B [Failure of Cripps Mission]

Notes:
The Cripps mission came to India in March 1942. The mission was headed by a Sir Stafford Cripps. The mission was sent to negotiate an agreement with the nationalist Congress leaders. The mission asked India to keep loyalty to the British war effort and promised of elections and full self-government or Dominion status after the cessation of the World War II. The failure of the Cripps mission was the reason behind the Quit India movement.

12.Who founded the association ‘ Naujawan Bharat Sabha’ to help foster revolution against the British Raj by gathering together worker and peasant youth in 1928 ?

[A] Chandra Shekhar Azad
[B] Surya Sen
[C] Bhagat Singh
[D] V.D.Savarkar

Answer: C [Bhagat Singh]

Notes:
Naujawan Bharat Sabha was founded by Bhagat Singh in 1926. Members from the Hindu, Muslim and Sikh communities were there in the organization. The public meeting of the association was reduced after the killing of J.P. Saunders in 1928. In the year 1929, the association was banned.

13.Who amongst the following British Governor Generals abolished dual system of administration in 1772?

[A] Warren Hastings
[B] Lord Cornwallis
[C] Lord Wellesley
[D] Lord Minto-I

Answer: A [Warren Hastings]

Notes:
In 1772, Warren Hastings became the Governor -General of Bengal Presidency. He observed that the financial position of the British East India Company became worse and the difficulties were intensified by famine. Hence, he abolished the dual system of administration that was introduced by Robert Clive. Form there onwards, the East India Company act as Diwan and undertook the collection of revenue by its own agents. He not only abolished dual system but also reduced the Nawab’s allowance of Rs. 32 lakhs of rupees to half that amount. He also stopped the annual payment of Rs. 26 lakhs given to the Mughal Emperor.

14.The Wahabi Movement was suppressed by whom?

[A] Lord Ellenborough
[B] Lord Mayo
[C] Lord Elgin-I
[D] Lord Hardinge-I

Answer: C [Lord Elgin-I]

Notes:
The Wahabi Movement (Pan-Islamic Movement) was suppressed by Lord Elgin-I who was the Viceroy of India from 1862-63.

15.Under whose Viceroyalty the Ilbert Bill controversy took place?

[A] Lord Ripon
[B] Lord Elgin-II
[C] Lord Lansdowne
[D] Lord Curzon

Answer: A [Lord Ripon]

Notes:
The Viceroy of India, Lord Ripon passed the Ilbert Bill (1883) which enabled Indian district magistrates to try European criminals. But this was withdrawn later due to intense opposition in Britain and from British settlers in India. The bitter controversy deepened antagonism between the British and Indians and was a prelude to the formation of the Indian National Congress (INC).

16.Who was the Viceroy of India when Partition of Bengal took place in 1905 ?

[A] Lord Elgin-II
[B] Lord Lansdowne
[C] Lord Curzon
[D] Lord Dufferin

Answer: C [Lord Curzon]

Notes:
Partition of Bengal (1905): By the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon, through a royal Proclamation, the partition of Bengal took place on Oct 16, 1905. The partition reduced the old province of Bengal in size by creating East Bengal and Assam out of rest of Bengal and separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas. The purpose was to set up a communal gulf between Hindus and Muslims.

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17.Who was the founder of Landholders Society(1838) ?

[A] Devendranath Tagore
[B] Dwarkanath Tagore
[C] Surendra Nath Banerjee
[D] K.T.Telang

Answer: B [Dwarkanath Tagore]

Notes:
In 1838, to protect the interests of the landlords, the Zamindari Association (popularly known as the Landholders’ Society) was established by Dwarkanath Tagore in Bengal.

18.Who authored the book on Paramveer Chakra Awardees ‘Paramveer Parwane’?

[A] Somnath Sharma
[B] Prabhakiran Jain
[C] Aman Anand
[D] Bipin Rawat

Answer: B [Prabhakiran Jain]

Notes:
General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff, has released a book on Paramveer Chakra Awardees – ‘Paramveer Parwane’ on 20 March 2018. The book illustrates the bravery of Paramveer Chakra Awardees from 1947 to 1965 and is written by Dr. Prabhakiran Jain published by Medha Books. The book has 11 short stories, poems and songs highlighting the history of the battles in which the brave soldiers sacrificed their lives and have shown the utmost courage & leadership while facing the enemy during War to protect the motherland. The book is available in paperback & coffee table book format and its second part will be released shortly.

19.The British Government agreed upon which of the following points as per the much talked about Gandhi-Irwin pact?

  1. Release all political prisoners except those guilty of violence
  2. Abolish the salt tax
  3. Withdraw all ordinances and prosecutions
  4. Accept Indian National Congress as sole representative of Indians

Select the correct option from the codes given below:

[A] 1, 2 & 3
[B] 1, 3 & 4
[C] 1 & 3
[D] 1 & 2

Answer: C [1 & 3]

Notes:
British Government agreed to:
1. Withdraw all ordinances and end prosecutions
2. Release all political prisoners, except those guilty of violence
3. Permit peaceful picketing of liquor and foreign cloth shops
4. Restore confiscated properties of the satyagrahis
5. Permit free collection or manufacture of salt by persons near the sea-coast
6. Lift the ban over the congress.

20.Consider the following statements with respect to Iqtadari system:

  1. It guaranteed administrative, military and judicial powers to officers
  2. Iqtadar did not enjoy hereditary powers
  3. Iqta was the largest unit of administration under the system

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

[A] 3 Only
[B] 1 and 2 Only
[C] 2 and 3 Only
[D] 1,2 and 3

Answer: C [2 and 3 Only]

Notes:
It guaranteed administrative, military and judicial powers to officers
This is an incorrect statement because the system did not guarantee judicial powers. It only guaranteed administrative and military powers.
Iqtadar did not enjoy hereditary powers
This is a correct statement. 
Iqta was the largest unit of administration under the system
This is also a correct statement. 

21.‘Nizamat’ which was a part of the dual government of Bengal, refers to which of the following?

[A] Military power and criminal justice
[B] Revenue and civil justice
[C] Land tax
[D] Tax collected on sea trade

Answer: A [Military power and criminal justice]

Notes:
‘Nizamat’ refers to the Military power and criminal justice, which the company received from the Subedar. The company received the Diwani (Revenue and civil justice) rights from the emperor Shah Alam II.

22.The treaty of Poona was signed between which of the following powers?

[A] English and Tipu Sultan
[B] English and the Peshwa
[C] English and Haidar Ali
[D] English and Ranjit Singh

Answer: B [English and the Peshwa]

Notes:
The treaty of Poona was signed in the year 1817 (1st June) between the English East India Company and the Peshwa. As a result of this treaty, the British got their control on the territory of the Northern side of the Narmada river and the Southern side of the Tungabhadra river.

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23.Who of the following built the Menavali Place?

[A] Nana Padnavis
[B] Mahadji ciSndia
[C] Shivaji
[D] Balaji Biswanath

Answer: A [Nana Padnavis]

Notes:
Menavali place was built by Nana Phadnavis. He was gifted the village Menavai by Bhavan Rao Trymbak Pant Pratinidhi of Aundh and Raghunath Ghanshyam in the year 1768.

24.Lord Dalhousie shifted the headquarters of the Bengal artillery from Calcutta to which among the following places?

[A] Noida
[B] Guwalior
[C] Meerut
[D] Kochi

Answer: C [Meerut]

Notes:
Lord Dalhousie introduce many reforms in the military sector. He shifted the headquarters of the Bengal artillery to Meerut and the army headquarters later shifted to Shimla.

25.Arrange chronologically the following viceroys of India according to the year of their appointment
1. Lord Canning
2. Lord Mayo
3. Lord Elgin
4. Lord Lytton
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

[A] 1, 2, 3, 4
[B] 1, 3, 2, 4
[C] 1, 2, 4, 3
[D] 1, 4, 3, 2

Answer: B [1, 3, 2, 4]

Notes:
Chronological of the viceroys- Lord Canning (1858-62), Lord Elgin (1862), Robert Napier (1863), William Denison (1863), John Lawrence (1864-69), Lord Mayo (1869-72), John Strachey (1872), Lord Napier (1872), Lord Northbrook (1872-76), Lord Lytton (1876-80)

26.Who of the following had died while participating in the agitation against Simon Commission?

[A] C.R. Das
[B] Motilal Nehru
[C] Lala Lajpat Roy
[D] Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Answer: C [Lala Lajpat Roy]

Notes:
Simon Commission came to India on 3rd February 1928. On 16th February Lala Lajpat Roy proposed the Boycott of the Commission. While participating in the agitation against Simon Commission on 30th  October 1928, he was severely beaten. He died on 17th November 1928. The report of the Simon Commission was published in the year 1930.

27.Jinnah’s fourteen points demanded what fraction of Muslim representation in the Central Legislature?

[A] 1/2nd
[B] 1/5th
[C] 1/3rd
[D] None of the above

Answer: C [1/3rd]

Notes:
Jinnah’s fourteen points demanded 1/3rd representation of Muslim representation in the Central Legislature and in the cabinet of center or the provinces the Muslim representation should be 1/3rd  of the total strength.

28.After the Jallianwala Bagh massacre who of the following said: “This satanic government cannot be mended, it must be ended”?

[A] Gandhiji
[B] Annie Besant
[C] Lala Lajpat Roy
[D] Dadabhai Nouroji

Answer: A [Gandhiji]

Notes:
After the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Gandhiji condemned the incident in his Magazine “Young India” and wrote, “This satanic government cannot be mended, it must be ended”.

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29.When did Swami Vivekananda attend the Chicago conference of the Parliament of Religions?

[A] 1893
[B] 1895
[C] 1897
[D] 1899

Answer: A [1893]

Notes:
In the year 1893, Swami Vivekananda attended the Chicago conference of the Parliament of Religions. He represented Hinduism as a delegate.

30.Which among the following information about Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar are correct?
1. He supported the widow remarriage
2. He fought against child Marriage
3. He was not a supporter of polygamy
4. His son Narayanchandra married a widow
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1, 2 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]

Notes:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was born in 1820 in Birsingha village of Bengal. He supported the widow remarriage. He fought against child Marriage. He was not a supporter of polygamy. His son Narayanchandra married a widow.

31.Which of the following matches of places with their leaders in the Civil Disobedience Movement is correct?
1. Tamil Nadu- Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
2. Odisha- Utkalmani Gopabandhu Choudhuri
3. Nagaland- Rani Gaidinliu
4. North West frontier Province- Abdul Gaffar Khan
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1 & 3
[C] 1, 3 & 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 & 4

Answer: D [1, 2, 3 & 4]

Notes:
Violating the Salt law on 6th April Gandhiji started the Civil Disobedient Movement. It spreaded all over India. The Places and the name of the leaders- Tamil Nadu- Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, Odisha- Utkalmani Gopabandhu Choudhuri, Nagaland- Rani Gaidinliu, North West frontier Province- Abdul Gaffar Khan.

32.Which books was/were authored by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
1. Karmayog Shashtra
2. The Orion
3. The Arctic Home in the Vedas
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

[A] 1 only
[B] 1 & 2
[C] 1 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

Answer: D [ 1, 2 & 3 ]

Notes:
The name of the book authored by Tilak- Karmayog Shashtra (Also known as Gita Rahasya or Shrimadh Bhagvad Gita Rahasya. Published in 1915), The Orion (A book of sociology based on astronomy. Published in 1893), The Arctic Home in the Vedas (A book on the context of the origin of Aryanic People. Published in 1903).

33.Which among the following newspapers first called the Boycott of foreign goods during the time of Swadeshi movement?

[A] Sanjibani
[B] Samachar Darpan
[C] Bengal Gezette
[D] Bombay Times

Answer: A [Sanjibani]

Notes:
Krishna Kumar Mitra launched the journal Sanjibani (Bengali Language) in the year 1883. He took part in the Swadeshi movement. During that time through his journal Sanjibani, he first called the Boycott of foreign goods.

34.Which among the following observations of Saddler commission are correct?
1. Compulsory school course of 12 years
2. Setting up of separate Board of education for secondary and intermediate education
3. Regulations for universities should not be rigid
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1 & 3
[C] 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]

Notes:
In the year 1917, Saddler commission was appointed. Its observations: Compulsory school course of 12 years before entering into the college for higher studies, Setting up separate Board of education for secondary and intermediate education, Regulations for universities should not be rigid.

35.Which among the following colleges gave the title “Vidyasagar” to Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar?

[A] Bethune College
[B] Hindu College
[C] Central Womens College
[D] Sanskrit College

Answer: D [Sanskrit College]

Notes:
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was given the title “Vidyasagar” by the Sanskrit College of Calcutta as he was a master in Sanskrit studies.

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36.Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha was founded by who among the following?

[A] Savitribai Phule
[B] Jyotirao Phule
[C] E.V. Ramaswamy
[D] B.R. Ambedkar

Answer: D [B.R. Ambedkar]

Notes:
Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha or the Depressed Class Institute was founded by B.R. Ambedkar in the year 1924 (20th July). This institute worked for the untouchables to address their grievances to the government.

37.Which among the following matches of Famine commission with their name of the chairman is/ are correct?
1. First Famine Commission- Richard Strachey
2. Second Famine Commission- James Lyall
3. Third Famine Commission- Antony Macdonell
Choose the correct option from the codes given below :

[A] 1 only
[B] 1 & 2
[C] 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

Answer: D [1, 2 & 3]

Notes:
Famine commissions and their chairman- First Famine Commission (1878)- Richard Strachey, Second Famine Commission (1898)- James Lyall, Third Famine Commission (1901)- Antony Macdonell.

38.Who was the Governor General of India during the Sepoy mutiny?

[A] Lord Dalhousie
[B] Lord Canning
[C] Lord Hardinge
[D] Lord Lytton

Answer: B [Lord Canning]

Notes:
Lord Canning was the Governor General of India during the Sepoy mutiny. Lord Canning had the unique opportunity to become the Governor-General as well as the first Viceroy as per the Act of 1858.

39.Who among the following is remembered for the annulment of the Partition of Bengal?

[A] Lord Chelmsford
[B] Lord Hardings
[C] Lord Minto
[D] Lord Curzon

Answer: B [Lord Hardings]

Notes:
Lord Hardings, who succeeded Lord Minto, finally announced the annulment of the partition of Bengal in December 1911. Formal reunification of the Bengal was effected on April 1912 and Lord Carmichael was appointed as the first Governor of the reunited Bengal.

40.‘Hali System’ is concerned with which of the following?

[A] Bonded labour
[B] Exploitation of peasants
[C] Untouchability
[D] Illiteracy

Answer: A [Bonded labour]

Notes:
Hali system was related to the bonded labour system. A Haliya is an agricultural bonded laborer who works on another person’s land. It was also known by other names such as Begar, Sagri, Jeetham, etc. in different regions of India.

41.Vallabhbhai Patel got the title of Sardar due to leadership and success in which one of the following movements?

[A] Kheda Satyagraha
[B] Non-cooperation Movement
[C] Bardoli Satyagraha
[D] Civil Disobedience Movement

Answer: C [Bardoli Satyagraha]

Notes:
After the coming of Gandhi on the national political scene, the Bardoli Taluka in Surat district had witnessed intense politicization. In February 1926, Vallabh Bhai Patel was called to lead the movement. The women of Bardoli gave him the title of “Sardar”.

42.Eastern Bengal and Assam were created in which of the following years?

[A] 1905
[B] 1907
[C] 1911
[D] 1913

Answer: A [1905]

Notes:
Eastern Bengal and Assam were created in the year 1905 upon the partition of Bengal, together with the former province of Assam. It was re-merged with Bengal in 1912.

43.Bengal British India Society was established in which of the following year?

[A] 1840
[B] 1843
[C] 1864
[D] 1858

Answer: B [1843]

Notes:
The Bengal British India Society was founded in April 1843 in Calcutta. It was founded with the efforts of George Thomson. Its objective was “the collection and dissemination of information relating to the actual condition of the people of British India”

44.Which of the following war was concluded with the Treaty of Sinchula?

[A] Third Anglo-Burmese War
[B] Bhutan War
[C] Anglo-Gurkha War
[D] Second Anglo-Burmse War

Answer: B [ Bhutan War ]

Notes:
The Bhutan war is also known as Duar War and this ended in the defeat of the Bhutanese army. The peace was brought by “Treaty of Sinchula” which was signed on 11 November 1865. Bhutan ceded territories in the Assam Duars and Bengal Duars, as well as around 80,000 kilometers of Dewangiri (Deothang) to British in return for an annual subsidy of 50,000 rupees.

45.In which year, Nasik Conspiracy Case happened?

[A] 1908
[B] 1909
[C] 1910
[D] 1911

Answer: B [1909]

Notes:
Anant Laxman Kanhere of VD Savarkar’s Abhinav Bharat Society shot dead the District Magistrate of Nasik AMT Jackson on 21 December 1909. 27 members of the Abhinav Bharat Society were convicted and punished. Ganesh Savarkar, brother of VD Savarkar, was sent to Kala Pani. Anant Kanhere was just 18 at the time of the act. He was hanged in the Thane Prison on 19 April 1910. Krishnaji Karve and Vinayak Deshpande, the co-plotters and back-ups for eliminating Jackson, were also hanged.

46.Which of the following events brought Gandhi to the mainstream of Indian struggle for independence, ushering Gandhian Era in Indian politics?

[A] Champaran Satyagraha
[B] Kheda Satyagraha
[C] Rowlatt Act
[D] Bardoli Satyagraha

Answer: C [Rowlatt Act]

Notes:
Jinnah had resigned from the Council in protest against the Rowlatt Acts, 1919. Gandhi launched a nationwide protest against what came to be clubbed as the “Black Acts”. In fact, it were the Rowlatt Acts that marked the emergence of Mahatma Gandhi on the national scene. On 6 April 1919, a nation-wide ‘hartal’ was organised, and fasts were offered to oppose the laws—the event came to be known as the ‘Rowlatt Satyagraha’. It was also launch of Non-cooperation Movement.

47.Who founded the Indian National Association?

[A] Sir Pherozshah Mehta
[B] Romesh Chunder Dutt
[C] Panambakkam Anandacharlu
[D] Surendranath Banerjee

Answer: D [Surendranath Banerjee]

Notes:
Rashtraguru Surendranath Banerjee had founded Indian National Association, prior to INC and later he became the senior leader of the Congress. He had applied and went to compete the Indian Civil Services Examination but was debarred from the exam due to age dispute.

48.The first All India conference of Fordward Bloc was held in which of the following places?

[A] Calcutta
[B] Delhi
[C] Kanpur
[D] Nagpur

Answer: D [Nagpur]

Notes:
The first All India conference of Fordward Bloc was held in Nagpur on 20–22 June 1940. 22nd June was declared as the founding date of the party. A resolution was passed titled “All Power to the Indian People”.

49.Mahatma Gandhi formed the Natal Indian Congress in the year _____:

[A] 1854
[B] 1863

[C] 1874
[D] 1894

Answer: D [1894]

Notes:
The Natal Indian Congress was founded by Mahatma Gandhi in 1894. Gandhi was the Honorary Secretary and Dada Abdulla was elected president. It aimed to fight discrimination against Indians in South Africa. It later allied itself with the African National Congress.

50.The Governor-General of India who initiated the introduction of English in India was ____:

[A] Lord Macaulay
[B] Lord Hastings
[C] Lord Curzon
[D] Lord Bentinck

Answer: D [Lord Bentinck]

Notes:
English education was officially introduced in India in 1835 by Governor-General William Bentinck. The English Education Act was a legislative Act of the Council of India in 1835 giving effect to a decision in 1835 by William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland, the then Governor-General of British India to reallocate funds the East India Company was required by the British Parliament to spend on education and literature in India.

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