Modern Indian History Questions

Which battle marked the beginning of the British colonial rule in India?

The Swadeshi Movement started in India during the:

The Ryotwari system, devised by Thomas Munro, in which peasant cultivators had to pay annual taxes directly to the government, was prevalent in which of the following present-day states/provinces?

Who among the following founded the Khudai Khidmatgars or the Red Shirts, a powerful non-violent movement?

Whom did Lord Curzon entrust as architect for Victoria Memorial Hall?

Who among the following was the Viceroy of British India when the Shimla conference was held in 1945?

Mahatma Gandhi called a halt to the Non-Cooperation Movement after the Chauri Chaura incident. Where among the following places is Chauri Chaura located?

Rashtrapati Bhavan was built in ______.

The Vice President of the interim government formed in 1946 was

‘The Notes on Infant Marriage and Enforced Widowhood’ was written by

Who was the first Indian ruler to join the Subsidiary Alliance?

Which among the following was circulated as symbols by the rebels during the Revolt of 1857?

The leader of the Tana Bhagat movement was

The historic resolution on Fundamental Rights and the National Economic Program was adopted by the Indian National Congress at its:

Which European power was the first to arrive in India via a direct sea route for trading purposes?

Which eminent social reformer and political leader from South India was popularly revered as 'Periyar'?

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

'Waiting for a Visa' is an autobiography of which of the following Indian leaders?

Which Party fought the 1937 elections in Bengal with the agenda of land reform?

The author of 'Neel Darpan' was:

Who was the founder of the 'Forward Bloc'?

Who among the following neither moved nor seconded the Lahore Resolution of the Muslim League in 1940?

'The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental Defence Association' was started by:

Who assassinated the British political aide Sir Curzon Wyllie in London in 1909?

The historic Salt March was started by Mahatma Gandhi and his followers from ________.

Who among the following was one of the founders of the Swaraj Party?

Which of the following were not coveted by Tipu Sultan?

In which of the following provinces was a Congress Ministry NOT formed following the provincial elections held under the Government of India Act of 1935?

Who among the following gave a systematic critique of the moderate politics of the Indian National Congress in a series of articles entitled "New Lamps for Old"?

Who founded the social reform organization 'Satyashodhak Samaj'?

Who was appointed as the President of the National Planning Committee setup by the Indian National Congress in 1938?

Which of the following agreements, pacts or declarations between India and Sri Lanka addressed the status of people of Indian origin living in Sri Lanka?

Tilak formed his Home Rule League in 1916 at:

When the East India Company was formed, the Mughal emperor in India was:

The first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885 was held in the city of:

Which of the following Pacts succeeded the Communal Award of 1932?

"Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it" — who gave this famous slogan?

In which year did Odisha separate from Bihar?

When did the Chittagong Armoury Raid take place and who was its chief organizer?

Bhagat Singh threw a bomb on the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929 along with who among the following revolutionaries in British India?

The English East India Company established their first permanent, formal factory on Indian soil in 1613 at:

Who was not a protagonist of the extremist position in the Congress?

Tipu Sultan's final defeat and death came at the hands of:

Who among the following figures was a primary organizer of the 'Anushilan Samiti' in Bengal?

Which religious reform movements among the following influenced nationalism in India?

Who was not among the participants at the first Round Table Conference?

Hind Mazdoor Sabha was founded by:

Which Congress leader favoured India's support for the British Raj against the Axis powers/Nazis during the Second World War?

Post 1857 revolt, the Peel commission was set up to give recommendations on reorganisation of British India ___________.

The Quit India Resolution was ratified in the ________ session of Indian National Congress to launch the movement.

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

The introduction of communal electorates was in order to

The 'Arya Samaj' was founded in 1875 by:

The Indian states were first delimited linguistically in:

When was the first census carried out in India?

In the context of British rule in India, who among the following Governor-Generals created a professional cadre of company servants making provisions for them for generous salaries?

Who among the following played an important role in the establishment of the Indian National Congress?

What was the reason for Congress's acceptance of Irwin's offer to attend the Second Round Table Conference?

Who among the following was elected as the first President of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) on October 31, 1920?

In which year was the Vernacular Press Act enacted?

Who suggested in 1922 that the Congress should try to wreck the provincial councils from within?

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

Which Viceroy of India mocked and denounced the Indian National Congress as representing only a 'microscopic minority' of the population?

Which Bengali radical spearheaded the Amritabazar Patrika to counter the moderate politics of Surendranath Banerjee?

In the context of British rule in India, who among the following became the first Governor-General after the post of Governor was elevated to Governor-General of Bengal?

For the first time in India, the Kisan Diwas was celebrated on which of the following years?

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

Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of the Battle of Buxar (1764)?

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

Whose birthday is celebrated as ‘Teachers’ Day’ in India?

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

Which Congress leader favoured India's support for the Raj against the Nazis in the Second World War?

The title 'Raja' was conferred on Ram Mohun Roy by the Mughal emperor:

The leader of the Munda rebellion (Ulgulan) was:

Kharagpur Railway workshop was built in

On the eve of which movement did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan of "Do or Die"?

Which of the following started in August 1942 and was the last nationwide movement led by Mahatma Gandhi against the British Raj in India?

Which Mission/Commission visited India in 1946?

Air India was founded in

The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament in which month and year?

All India Kisan Sabha was founded in 1936 at Indian National Congress (INC) ________ Session as All India Kisan Congress.

Sir Stafford Cripps, who led the political mission to India in 1942, was a prominent member of which political party in Great Britain?

In which journal did Aurobindo Ghosh write his critique of the INC, the series of articles called New Lamps for Old?

Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the illustrious leader of which Sikh sovereign clan (misl)?

The battle of Plassey was fought between the East India Company, force headed by Robert Clive, and the Nawab of Bengal, ________ in 1757.

Who was the Viceroy of India when the Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942?

Where among the following places was Permanent Settlement not introduced?

Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?

The Muslim League accepted the Mountbatten Plan of 1947 primarily because:

Which one of the following movements began with the Dandi March?

Which of the following was not a paper edited by M. K. Gandhi?

Servants of India Society was founded by:

Who among the following personalities renounced his knighthood after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

In the All Parties Conference, who was the staunchest advocate of separate electrorates?

First Governor General of India was _________.

Who was the first de facto Governor- General of India from 1773 to 1785?

Who among the following revolutionary leaders founded the Dacca (Dhaka) Anushilan Samiti in November 1905?

Who among the following was the prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?

Who set up the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad?

The organization named ‘Indian Independence League’ was originally founded abroad by: