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Modern Indian History questions and answers

Browse questions about Modern Indian History, with answers and explanations.

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British Acts and Policies40 questionsExpansion of British Rule17 questionsGandhian Era26 questionsGovernors and Viceroys21 questionsIndian National Congress and Its Sessions19 questionsModern History – Miscellaneous50 questionsMuslim league4 questionsPartition of Bengal and Swadeshi Movements6 questionsSocio Religious Reforms53 questionsStruggle for Independence21 questionsThe Revolt of 185711 questionsThe Revolutionaries29 questions

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The book ‘Hind Swaraj’, published in 1909, was authored by which Indian leader?

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Which of the following Indian national movements was revived again in 1932 after being temporarily withdrawn?

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In which year did Mahatma Gandhi lead the historic Champaran Satyagraha in Bihar?

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The Salt Satyagraha of 1930 was a direct act of civil disobedience against which British law or policy?

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According to NCERT’s account, Time magazine compared Gandhi’s martyrdom to that of which person?

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Moved by the Swadeshi Movement,____painted his famous image of Bharat Mata portraying her as an ascetic figure.

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Which of these political organisations was formed in 1906, in the period following Bengal’s partition and the Swadeshi movement?

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From a historical perspective, what was the primary justification provided by the British administration for the controversial Partition of Bengal in 1905?

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An early Indian tricolour flag with red, green and yellow bands was designed during which movement?

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Which Indian nationalist leader, famously titled “Punjab Kesari,” was an important figure in the Swadeshi Movement during the freedom struggle?

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V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, popularly honored as ‘Kappalottiya Thamizhan’, played a key role in the Swadeshi movement by establishing which Indian-owned enterprise to challenge British…

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Which state entered Wellesley’s Subsidiary Alliance system in 1798, before the other states listed here?

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The Charter Act of 1813 extended the East India Company's rule in India to another _____ years.

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Consider the following statements about Bengal’s Dual Government: 1. Robert Clive introduced the system in 1765. 2. The Company exercised Diwani rights while Nizamat…

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In which year was the Defence of India Act associated with the First World War enacted?

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Consider the following colonial laws in India: 1. The Rowlatt Act, 1919 allowed the government to detain people without trial for up to five…

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Consider the following statements regarding the Caste Disabilities Removal Act (Lex Loci Act) of 1850: 1. The Act gave converts to Christianity the right…

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What was the most controversial feature of the Rowlatt Acts of 1919 that sparked widespread nationalist protests in India?

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The Charter Act of 1833 elevated the Governor-General of Bengal to the position of Governor-General of which entity?

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How did the provincial administrations of Bombay and Madras react to the 1839 Draft Act concerning slavery?

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Which strategic reform was proposed by the Wood's Despatch of 1854 to restructure the administrative framework of education in India?

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The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between which two political organisations in India?

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The English Education Act of 1835 was enacted following the recommendations given in the famous minute written by which of the following individuals?

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In his book History of British India, which historian presented a classification of Indian history into three phases—Hindu, Muslim, and British?

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