Modern History Questions

The custom of 'Sati' was banned through legislation in the year

Which of the following was not true of the Kamagata Maru?

Who gave the famous slogan 'Back to Vedas'?

Who among the following Indian leaders authored the book titled ‘India Divided’?

Who wrote the path-breaking book 'Ghulamgiri'?

The Self-respect Movement was founded by

Who was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress?

Which political party was founded directly by Subhas Chandra Bose?

Who painted the iconic allegorical image of ‘Bharat Mata’?

What was the primary significance of the Lahore Resolution (1940) passed by the All-India Muslim League?

Who among the following British Viceroys officially annulled the Partition of Bengal?

Who among the following Viceroys repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?

The historical Carnatic Wars were fought between which of the following powers?

Who among the following originally conceived the idea and name of 'Pakistan'?

The contention that the Indian National Congress represented only a "microscopic minority" of the Indian population was maintained by:

Who among the following leaders led the sepoys at Kanpur during the Uprising of 1857?

The tragic Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 occurred in which city?

Who delivered the historic quote, "At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom"?

What was the event that fundamentally changed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s life and drove him towards politics?

In which year, the Koya rebellion took place in the eastern Godavari tract?

Who described the proposals of the Cripps Mission as a "post-dated cheque on a crashing bank"?

The Act that gave enormous powers to the British Government to repress political activities was

Which noted Indian historian is globally celebrated for his extensive and pioneering academic research on the history of the Mughal Empire?

Mark the correct date and year in which the Indian Constitution came into being:

Why did Mir Qasim shift his capital from Murshidabad to Munghyr?

Who among the following put forward the famous Drain Theory?

Which of the following demands was raised first by the Indian National Congress?

Who established the East India Association in London in 1866 to promote Indian grievances to the British public?

The 'Hindu Patriot' was edited by:

The slogan 'Garibi Hatao' is coined by:

The Younghusband Mission to Tibet was sent by which Viceroy?

Who was the first editor of the prominent nationalist newspaper 'Amrita Bazar Patrika'?

Who among the following was one of the foundational co-founders and early leaders who served as a primary architect (and later Vice-Chancellor) of Jamia Millia Islamia?

Who was the founder of 'Anushilan samity'?

The Moplah (Malabar) Rebellion of $1921$ broke out in which region?

Who among the following led the historic Bardoli Satyagraha movement in 1928?

Who founded the Forward Bloc?

Who enunciated his famous formula that 'Swaraj' must be for the 'masses' and not for the 'classes' alone?

In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?

Who among the following founded the ‘Forward Bloc’?

Who declared the Communal Award in 1932?

When was the repressive 'Carlyle Circular' issued by the British administration during the anti-partition agitation in Bengal?

Which among the following gases was leaked during the Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984?

Who wrote the book 'Hind Swaraj'?

The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by

Who ridiculed Gandhi as a 'seditious fakir'?

The boundary between India and Pakistan was demarcated by

The main leaders of the Swaraj Party were

The nationalist organization 'Poona Sarvajanik Sabha' was established in the year

According to which treaty were Tipu's children held in Calcutta as security pending payment of compensation to the Company?

The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were announced in the year

Who amongst the following was the first Indian woman President of the Indian National Congress?

Dewan Velu Thampi's rebellion against the British took place in the Indian state of

Which was the only state not to report a single fatality during the Quit India Movement?

In which of the following years, the Nawab of Awadh accepted the subsidiary alliance initiated by Lord Wellesley, the Governor General of British India?

Who first designed the current tricolour flag of the Government of India?

The Indian National Congress was founded by:

Who was known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'?

The Battle of Buxar was fought in ______.

With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?

Who founded Servants of India Society?

'Neel-Darpan' by Dina Bandhu Mitra portrays the plight of _______.

Who was elected as President of the All India Khilafat Conference (23rd November, 1919)?

Who founded 'Gadar Party' (1913) and where?

Who authored the book 'The Spirit of Islam'?

In which Act yearly Rs 1 lakh was allotted for the education of Indians?

Ram Prasad Bismil's name is associated with

Who founded the Khudai Khidmatgar party?

Which important event that started in 1930 played a significant role in motivating and mobilizing Indians to join the non-violent movement for independence?

In which Congress session the demand for 'Purna Swaraj' was taken?

Who among the following leaders was primarily associated with leading the Bardoli Satyagraha of 1928?

Why did Rabindranath Tagore refuse Knighthood?

Who wrote the book 'The Indian War of Independence'?

Where is Chauri Chaura located?

Which among the following Viceroys was associated with the 'Ilbert Bill Controversy'?

Through which Educational Report Calcutta University came into existence?

The historical Poona Pact took place in which year?

Who was the Governor General during the annulment of 'Sati'?

Which of the following was the first nation-wide mass political movement launched across India under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi?

Who was felicitated by Aurobindo Ghosh as 'the Prophet of Great Political Creed'?

Surya Sen was the primary leader associated with which of the following events during the Indian freedom struggle?

Simon Commission of 1927 was boycotted because:

What was the last date of tendering old currency in 2016 demonetisation?

Who founded Indian Women's University?

The full-fledged state of Telangana came into existence on:

Who was the founder of the Harijan Sevak Sangh?

In which year was the historic Hindu College (later known as Presidency University) founded in Calcutta?

Who was the first Indian Governor General of free India?

What was the date of "Queen's Proclamation"?

The Swaraj Party took part in the legislative council elections in which of the following years?

Under which British Governor-General was the railway system first introduced in India?

Who was the founder of Tattwabodhini Sabha in Bengal?

Who is called the 'Father of Indian National Congress'?

Who was the President of the Indian National Congress when India achieved independence in August 1947?

The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in the year _________.

In 1921–22 the farmers of the Malabar coast of Kerala organized a great revolt, known as ______.

The first census in India was conducted during the tenure of which Viceroy/ruler?

Who initiated the alignment of peninsular powers against the Company in the 1770s?

The comprehensive Non-Cooperation programme was formally ratified and adopted by the Indian National Congress in the:

The introduction of communal electorates was in order to: