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Which one of the following acts empowered the Governor General of India to issue ordinances?

  1. Charter Act of 1833
  2. Indian Council Act of 1861
  3. Indian Council Act of 1992
  4. Indian Council Act of 1909
Modern Indian History

Which of the following were the two newspaper published by Annie Besant? Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. Commonweal
2. New India
3. New Hindu 4. The Aryans

Code:

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 1 and 3
  3. 2 and 4
  4. 3 and 4
Modern Indian History

Which one of the following had supported the non-cooperation movement, but could not see its upshots?

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. Lala Lajpat Rai
  3. Motilal Nehru
  4. Chitranjan Das
Modern Indian History

Who of the following presided over the session of Indian National Congress when resolution of "Poorna Swaraj" was passed?

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. Lala Lajpat Rai
  4. Surendranath Banerjee
Modern Indian History

Find the correct, chronological order of the following events from the code given below:

1. Civil Disobedience Movement
2. Individual Satyagraha
3. Quit India Movement
4. Cripps Mission

Codes:

  1. 1,2,4,3
  2. 1,2,3,4
  3. 2,1,3,4
  4. 2,3,1,4
Modern Indian History

When was the Census work done for first time in India?

  1. In the year 1850
  2. In the year 1861
  3. In the year 1871
  4. In the year 1881
Modern Indian History

Which of the following groups organised the Swaraj Party in 1922?

  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Sardar Patel, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
  2. Jawahar Lal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose, Govind Ballabh Pant
  3. C. R. Das, Moti Lal Nehru
  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Satyamurti, Tej Bahadur Sapru
Modern Indian History

What was the name of the party formed by Motilal Nehru and C R Das in 1923 AD?

  1. Independance Party
  2. Ghadar Party
  3. Swaraj Party
  4. Indian National Party
Modern Indian History

Who from the following killed General Dyer responsible for Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

  1. Prithvi Singh Azad
  2. Sardar Kishan Singh
  3. Udham Singh
  4. Sohan Singh Josh
Modern Indian History

What was ‘Kamagatamaru’?

  1. An industrial centre
  2. A harbour
  3. A ship
  4. An army unit
Modern Indian History

Assertion (A): Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a Communalist.
Reason (R): He used religion as a political weapon.

Select your answer using the codes given below:
Codes:

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.
Modern Indian History

What did the Act V of 1843 make illegal ?

  1. Child marriage
  2. Infanticide
  3. Sati
  4. Slavery
Modern Indian History

Which of the following is considered as political guru of Gandhi Ji?

  1. Rabindranath Tagore
  2. Henry David Thoro
  3. G.K Gokhale
  4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Modern Indian History

Who was the leader of the Munda uprising?

  1. Birsa
  2. Kanhu
  3. Tilka Manjhi
  4. Sidhu
Modern Indian History

Point out the correct sequence of the following?

1) Simon commission
2) Civil disobedience movement
3) Excavation
4) Division of Surat

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4
  2. 4, 1, 2, 3
  3. 3, 4, 1, 2
  4. 2, 3, 4, 1
Modern Indian History

The remark "Nehru is a patriot, while Jinnah is a politician" was made by:

  1. M.K.Gandhi
  2. Maulana Azad
  3. Sir Mohammad Iqbal
  4. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Modern Indian History

The trial of the officers of INA was held in which of the following ?

  1. Red Fort, Delhi
  2. Gwalior Port
  3. Amer Fort, Jaipur
  4. Agra Fort
Modern Indian History

Which of the following year represents the unanimity period between Indian National Congress and Muslim League.

  1. 1906 & 1911
  2. 1916 & 1922
  3. 1917 & 1921
  4. 1940 & 1946
Modern Indian History

For which of the following sessions, the Congress elected its first woman president?

  1. Calcutta Session 1917
  2. Gaya Session 1922
  3. Allahabad Session 1921
  4. Lucknow Session 1916
Modern Indian History

Who of the following was the first muslim President of Indian National Congress:

  1. Badaruddin Tayabji
  2. Abul Kalam Azad
  3. Rafi Ahamad Kidwai
  4. M. A. Ansari
Modern Indian History

Poona Pact was signed between:

  1. Gandhiji and Lord Irwin
  2. Gandhiji and Jinnah
  3. Gandhiji and Subhash Chandra Bose
  4. Gandhiji and Ambedkar
Modern Indian History

Hindustan Socialist Republican Army was formed by:

  1. Subhash Chandra Bose
  2. Ras Bihari Bose
  3. Chandra Shekhar Azad
  4. Sardar Bhagat Singh
Modern Indian History

Morley-Minto Reforms Bill was passed in:

  1. 1905
  2. 1909
  3. 1911
  4. 1920
Modern Indian History

"My ultimate aim is to wipe out the tears from the eyes of every person". This is the statement given by

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. B.G Tilak
  4. G. K. Gokhale
Modern Indian History