Modern Indian History 1857 To The Present Set 2

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This set of Modern Indian History (1857 to the present) Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern Indian History 1857 To The Present Set 2

Q1 | Who was the Viceroy of India during Swadeshi Movement ?
  • lord curzon
  • lord irwin
  • lord willingdon
  • lord lansdowne
Answer: lord curzon
Q2 | Who among the following is not the chief architect of Swadeshi Movement ?
  • arabindo ghosh
  • m k gandhi
  • lokmanya bal gangadhar tilak
  • bipin chandra pal
Answer: m k gandhi
Q3 | Who setup Swadesh Bandhab Samiti to propagate the Swadeshi Movement ?
  • surendra nath banerjee
  • rabindra nath tagore
  • g k gokhale
  • ashwini kumar dutt
Answer: ashwini kumar dutt
Q4 | Who was the president of Indin Natioanl Congress during Swadeshi movement ?
  • dadabaha naoroji
  • a o hume
  • m k gandhi
  • b g tilak
Answer: dadabaha naoroji
Q5 | Which of the following extremist leader murdered Kennedy on april 30,1908 ?
  • subramaniyam bharati
  • khudirium bose and prafulla chaki
  • hema chandra kanungo
  • sachindranath sanyal
Answer: khudirium bose and prafulla chaki
Q6 | The revolt of 1857 began at …........
  • delhi
  • meerut
  • alahabhad
  • none
Answer: meerut
Q7 | The head quarters of the Ramakrishna Ashramam is at …........?
  • calcutta
  • bombay
  • delhi
  • dhakka
Answer: calcutta
Q8 | Who abolished dyrachy system?
  • warren hastings
  • lord curzon
  • cornwallis
  • minto.
Answer: warren hastings
Q9 | Mangal Pandey was executed on
  • 9 th may 1857
  • 9 th may 1858n
  • 9 th may 1890
  • 8 th april 1857.
Answer: 8 th april 1857.
Q10 | Who was the first martyr of the Revolt ?
  • mangal pandey
  • nehru
  • rani laxmi bhai
  • tantio tope
Answer: mangal pandey
Q11 | Which part of India witnessed the revolt of 1857?
  • north india
  • south india
  • eastern india
  • north east
Answer: north india
Q12 | India Struggle for Independence is a book edited by
  • bipan chandra
  • satis chandra
  • sumit sarkar
  • none
Answer: bipan chandra
Q13 | The treaty of Sreerangapattanam was between
  • tipu and british
  • hyder and british
  • tipu and french
  • hyder and french
Answer: tipu and british
Q14 | Permanent settlement proved harmful mostly to
  • land lords
  • peasants
  • company
  • money lenders
Answer: peasants
Q15 | The permanent settlement was introduced in India by
  • warren hastings
  • lord welleseley
  • lord cornwallis
  • robert clive
Answer: lord cornwallis
Q16 | India came directly under the British empire by ….........
  • victorian proclamation
  • act of 1813
  • act of 1909
  • act of 1919.
Answer: victorian proclamation
Q17 | The Second Carnatic war was fought between
  • 1749-1752
  • 1749-1754
  • 1749-1753
  • 1749-1755
Answer: 1749-1754
Q18 | .How many years did the third Carnatic war last?
  • two
  • three
  • four
  • six
Answer: six
Q19 | .Name the Irish lady who was elected first women president of Indian nationalCongress ?
  • nivedita
  • mira benh
  • annie besant
  • sarojini naidu
Answer: annie besant
Q20 | In which place khar party was founded?
  • san francisco
  • california
  • tokyo
  • london
Answer: san francisco
Q21 | Which was the oldest daily in India?
  • bengal gazetee
  • samachar darpan
  • mumbai samachar
  • the times of india.
Answer: mumbai samachar
Q22 | When was Queen Victoria”s proclamatiom
  • 1857
  • 1858
  • 1862
  • 1892
Answer: 1858
Q23 | When was the Indian association formed ?
  • 1876
  • 1885
  • 1886
  • 1893
Answer: 1876
Q24 | When was the Bengal Province partioned ?
  • 1905
  • 1906
  • 1911
  • 1909
Answer: 1905
Q25 | When was Indian Councils Act announced ?
  • 1905
  • 1906
  • 1909
  • 1911
Answer: 1909
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