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Practice 316 Modern History questions with detailed answers and explanations. Free MCQs, PYQs, and mock test questions for NEET, JEE, GATE, SSC and more.

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All Modern History Questions(1–100 of 316)

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Who among the following persuaded Gandhiji not to restrict the protest of salt march to men alone?
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Before its Independence, Bangladesh was part of __________.
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Who was a primary leader of the Ghadar Party?
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Who was the President of Indian National Congress at the time of independence of India?
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Who founded Anushilan Samiti of Dacca?
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Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of Battle of Buxar (1764)?
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Who first came to India for trading purposes?
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Who denounced the Congress as 'Microscopic minority'?
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‘Indian Independence League’ was founded by
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The "Break down plan" in 1946 for the transfer of power to India was proposed by:
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Tilak formed his Home Rule League in 1916 at
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भा रती य रा ष्ट्री य कां ग्रेस के पहले सत्र की अध्यक्षता _________ ने की थी ।
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Muslim League had accepted Mountbatten Plan because
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Who described the Quit India Movement (1942) as "by far the most serious rebellion since 1857"?
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Who was elected the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on October 31, 1920?
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Which social reformer was popularly called as 'Periyar'?
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Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled "New Lamps for Old"?
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The resolution on Fundamental Rights was adopted by the Congress at its
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Who was the first leader arrested in the Non-cooperation movement?
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Who was the President of National Planning Committee, set up by the Congress?
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Who founded the Krishak Praja Party?
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Leader of Lucknow during the revolt of 1857 was
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Significance of Lahore Resolution (1940) of the Muslim League was
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Which of the following first mooted the idea of a Constituent Assembly to frame a Constitution for India?
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Who propagated 'Hind-Hindi-Hindu'?
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Who was the editor of the 'Hindoo Patriot'?
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Who founded 'Satyashodhak Samaj'?
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Abhinava Bharat, a Secret Society of the Revolutionaries, was organised by
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Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because
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1878 में वर्ना क्यूलर प्रेस एक्ट की शुरुआत कि सने की , जि सने भा रती य भा षा ओं में प्रका शि त हो ने वा ले अखबा रों को सेंसरशि प के अधी न कर दि या ?
Q31easymcqGeneral KnowledgeGovernment Recruitment Exam Practice Paper2026
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The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
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Who drafted the Congress Enquiry Committee Report on the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
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The All India Village Industries Association was founded by :
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Who among the following persons wrote a biography of Mahatma Gandhi?
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The leader of the Reang uprising in Tripura (1942-43) was
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The 'Swaraj Party' took part in the elections of which of the following years?
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Which incident prompted the appointment of the Hunter Committee?
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Who among the following Urdu poets was invited to the Second and Third Round Table Conferences?
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Who played the role of a mediator leading to the signing of the Gandhi–lrwin Pact?
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Who was the Governor-General of Bengal when the Asiatic Society was founded ?
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In which country did Subhas Chandra Bose eastablish the ‘Azad Hind Radia’ broadcasting station ?
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Which of the following social and political leaders strongly opposed the passage of the ‘Age of Consent Bill’ in 1891?
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Which one of the following began with Dandi March?
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The founder and principal leader of the Khaksar movement was
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Who started the Satnami movement in central India to improve the social status of leather workers?
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Who wrote the book ‘Gandhi versus Lenin’ published in 1921?
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The Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919 was popularly known as the:
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Which of the following officers of the Azad Hind Fauj (INA) did not face the famous Red Fort Trials?
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Who was the First Governor General of Bengal?
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In which year did the Cabinet Mission come to India?
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The first Maratha War took place during the tenure of
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Who was the first female Governor of India?
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Who was the founder of the 'Indian Independence League'?
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Who was the founder of the Indian Association?
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The Muslim League joined the Interim Government in:
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Gandhiji's famous comment 'A post dated cheque on a crashing bank' was delivered during the visit of
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Who among the following was the Viceroy of India when the Indian Universities Act was passed in 1904?
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The editor of the journal ‘Karmayogin’ was
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Which of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857?
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The Chamber of Princes (Narendra Mandal) was established in which year?
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Which religious reform movements of the following influenced nationalism in India?
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The leader of the kherwar or Safa Hor movement was
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Who was known as the Liberator of the Press?
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Who was referred to by Lord Mountbatten as the "one man frontier army"?
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Tattwabodhini Sabha was founded by?
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Who among the following called Irwin and Gandhi ‘The Two Mahatmas’?
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The Arya Samaj at Bombay was founded in
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Between whom and when was the Treaty of Bassein signed?
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Gandhi Irwin pact happened in which year?
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The Indian revolutionary leader associated with the battle of Buribalam in September 1915 was
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Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of the Quit India Movement in 1942?
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Who characterized the partition of India as "a surrender of nationalism in favor of communalism"?
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When and under whose leadership was the Indian National Army (I.N.A.) officially organized for the first time?
Q74mediummcqGeneral StudiesWBCS Prelims2026
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Who organised the 'Council of Barabhais'?
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The leader of the Eka movement (Unity Movement) in Awadh () was
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When did the Jalianwalabagh Massacre take place?
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When did the Dandi March take place?
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What was the number of the Princely States in India at the time of Partition?
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Who started the newspaper Shom Prakash?
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Who introduced the Ryotwari settlement in Madras?
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Parallel governments during the 1942 Movement were formed in
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Who is called a traditional modernizer?
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In the Tripuri session whom did Subhas Bose defeat to become the Congress President?
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What is the original name of the Empress of India Act and when was it instituted?
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When the Pakistan Resolution was formally passed?
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Which English Governor-General of India was murdered by a convict in the Andaman Islands?
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Who murdered Sir Curzon Wyllie in 1907?
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The ideals of 'Liberty', 'Equality', and 'Fraternity' in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution were borrowed from:
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Who opposed the burning of foreign clothes during the Non-Cooperation Movement?
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When was the 'Azad Hind Fauj' formed?
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Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?
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The Lucknow Pact (1916) was signed by
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Who was the founder Commander of the Indian National Army (INA)?
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In which year did the 'Great Escape' of Subhas Chandra Bose from house arrest in Calcutta to Germany take place?
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In which of the following provinces was a Congress Ministry not formed under the Act of 1935?
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Name one book written by Swami Vivekananda.
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Who laid the foundation of the 'Theosophical Society'?
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When was the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament?
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Which tribal leader was regarded as an incarnation of god (Dharti Aba) ?
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Congress Democratic Party was founded by—
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