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MCQ Questions for Modern Indian History GK with Answers

Q1. The first All India conference of Fordward Bloc was held in which of the following places?

(i) Calcutta
(ii) Delhi
(iii) Kanpur
(iv) Nagpur

(iv) Nagpur

Q2. The Turko-Afghan rule in India lasted for about

(i) two centuries
(ii) three centuries
(iii) four centuries
(iv) A little over one century

(ii) three centuries

Q3. Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by

(i) Portuguese
(ii) French
(iii) Danish
(iv) British

(i) Portuguese

Q4. The Uprising of 1857 was described as the first Indian war of Independence by

(i) S.N. Sen
(ii) R.C. Mazumdar
(iii) B.G. Tilak
(iv) V.D. Savakar

(iv) V.D. Savakar

Q5. The Bombay Association was founded in which of the following year?

(i) 1860
(ii) 1854
(iii) 1852
(iv) 1868

(iii) 1852

Q6. Which of the British officials defeated Portuguese at Sowlley?

(i) William Hawkins
(ii) Thomas Best
(iii) Thomas Roe
(iv) Josiah Child

(ii) Thomas Best

Q7. Treaty of Bassein was signed between

(i) Raghunath Rao and the British
(ii) Mahadji Scindia and the British
(iii) Baji Rao II and the British
(iv) Holkar and Scindia

(iii) Baji Rao II and the British

Q8. Who among the following was popularly known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?

(i) Iqbal Khan
(ii) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(iii) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(iv) Hasrat Mohani

(ii) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

Q9. The Venetian traveler who travelled with his wife and reached Vijayanagar around 1420 was

(i) Athanasius Nikitin
(ii) Nicolo de Conti
(iii) Ibn Batuta
(iv) Ferishta

(ii) Nicolo de Conti

Q10. Which among the following princely states of British India had the highest territorial area?

(i) Alwar
(ii) Bhopal
(iii) Hyderabad
(iv) Jammu and Kashmir

(iv) Jammu and Kashmir

Q11. The Editor of ‘Young India’ and ‘Harijan’ was

(i) Nehru
(ii) Ambedkar
(iii) Mahatma Gandhi
(iv) Subhash Chandra bose

(iii) Mahatma Gandhi

Q12. Treaty of Sagauli was concluded between

(i) British and Nepal
(ii) French and British
(iii) British and Awadh
(iv) British and Assam

(i) British and Nepal

Q13. Who were the first Europeans to come to India for trade?

(i) Dutch
(ii) English
(iii) French
(iv) Portuguese

(iv) Portuguese

Q14. Neel-Darpan’ by Din Bandhu Mitra portrays the plight of :

(i) Indigo Planters
(ii) Landless Labourers
(iii) Bengali Artisans
(iv) All of the above

(i) Indigo Planters

Q15. The Kalinga was fought in

(i) 321 BC
(ii) 301 BC
(iii) 261 BC
(iv) 241 BC

(iii) 261 BC

Q16. Which of the following was the President of ‘All Parties’ Conference held in February 1928?

(i) Motilal Neharu
(ii) Dr. M. A. Ansari
(iii) Subhaschandra Bose
(iv) M.K Gandhi

(ii) Dr. M. A. Ansari

Q17. In 1942, Europe had witnessed a great war between

(i) Sweden and Russia
(ii) France and Germany
(iii) France and England
(iv) Germany and Russia

(iv) Germany and Russia

Q18. The French failed to establish power in the Deccan because

(i) Duplex was not a capable general
(ii) The English had a strong army
(iii) The French were not liked by the Indians
(iv) Pondicherry was not a strategic centre

(ii) The English had a strong army

Q19. Who planted the ‘Tree of Liberty’ at Srirangapatnam?

(i) Tipu Sultan
(ii) Murshid Quli Khan
(iii) Chin Quilich Khan
(iv) Hyder Ali

(i) Tipu Sultan

Q20. The two principles monuments of Alaud-din Khilji’s reign – the Jama at Kana Masjid and Alai Darwaza – were constructed at

(i) Agra
(ii) Delhi
(iii) Dhar
(iv) Gulbarga

(ii) Delhi

Q21. In India, among the following locations, the French established their earliest factory at

(i) Surat
(ii) Pulicat
(iii) Cochin
(iv) Kasim Bazar

(i) Surat

Q22. During the Anglo-French struggle in the Carnatic, the French were finally defeated by the English in the battle of

(i) Trichinopoly
(ii) Arcot
(iii) Wandiwash
(iv) Pondicherry

(iii) Wandiwash

Q23. Interlopers were

(i) Mughal revenue officials
(ii) Portuguese trading community members
(iii) Indian brokers in spice trade with Europe
(iv) English merchants who traded independently

(iv) English merchants who traded independently

Q24. When the Governor-General was away from Bengal a Vice President appointed by __ would act for him

(i) Crown
(ii) Parliament
(iii) Board of Control
(iv) Governor-General

(iv) Governor-General

Q25. Which among the following great revolutionaries was the brain behind the ‘Chittagong Armoury Raid’?

(i) Lala Hardayal
(ii) Surya Sen
(iii) Ganesh Ghosh
(iv) Chandrashekhar Azad

(ii) Surya Sen

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