Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Modern Indian History for General Studies and GK preparation of SSC, NDA, CDS, UPSC and State PSC Exams.
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Multiple Choice Quiz Questions (MCQs) on Modern Indian History
1. Consider the following statements regarding the All-India Muslim League:
1. The All-India Muslim League was formed as a result of the Aligarh Movement and the Simla Deputation of 1906, advocating for Muslim education, political awareness, and special representation.
2. The Lucknow Pact of 1916 marked the League’s shift from communal demands to advocating for a united Indian independence.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
2. Consider the following:
1. He advocated for equality, education, and social upliftment, transcending caste distinctions.
2. His core belief was expressed in the slogan “One Caste, One Religion, One God for All”.
3. He authored several important works, including Advaitha Deepika, Atmavilasam, Daiva Dasakam, and Brahmavidya Panchakam.
Which of the following personalities best matches the above description?
A. Ayyankali
B. Sree Narayana Guru
C. Swami Vivekananda
D. Jyotirao Phule
3. Consider the following statements:
1. She established the first school for girls in 1848 in Pune.
2. In 1863 she along with his husband founded Balhatya Pratibandhak Griha, India’s first home to combat female infanticide.
3. She authored two famous works namely Kavya Phule (1854) and Bavan Kashi Subodh Ratnakar (1892).
Which of the following personalities best matches the above description?
A. Pandita Ramabai
B. Savitribai Phule
C. Tarabai Shinde
D. Sarojini Naidu
4. Regarding the National Song of India, consider the following statements:
1. The National Song of India is “Vande Mataram”, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
2. The song was first written in 1870 and later included in the novel “Ananda” in 1882.
3. It was first sung at the 1896 Indian National Congress (INC) session.
How many of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. Only One
B. Only Two
C. All Three
D. None
5. With reference to Swami Vivekananda, consider the following statements:
1. He was a monk and the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhansa.
2. He introduced the world to the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga.
3. He outlined four pathways to attain moksha from worldly pleasures and attachments, namely Raja-yoga, Karma-yoga, Jnana-yoga, and Bhakti-yoga.
How many of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. Only one
B. Only two
C. All three
D. None
6. Consider the following characteristics:
1. He displayed decisive leadership during the 1965 Indo-Pak war.
2. His legacy includes the famous slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”.
3. He played a key role in the Tashkent Declaration.
Which of the following personalities is best described from above characteristics?
A. Morarji Desai
B. Gulzarilal Nanda
C. Lal Bahadur Shastri
D. Indira Gandhi
7. Considering the following characteristics:
1. He drew inspiration from the teachings of Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Swami Vivekananda.
2. He was elected as the president of the Congress at the Haripura session.
3. He founded the newspaper Swaraj.
Which of the following personalities is best described by the above characteristics?
A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
8. Consider the following statements:
1. India and this country signed a Treaty of Friendship in 1951, establishing cooperation in trade, culture, and military matters.
2. India and this country shared principles of non-alignment, anti-colonialism, and peaceful coexistence, contributing to the Bandung Conference (1955) and NAM’s formation (1961).
3. This country is now India’s 2nd largest trading partner in the ASEAN region after Singapore.
Which of the following countries best matches the above description?
A. Indonesia
B. Malaysia
C. Thailand
D. Vietnam
9. Consider the following statements:
1. Known as Punjab Kesari, he was an inspiring leader and social reformer.
2. He founded the Home Rule League of America (1917) to support India’s Home Rule Movement started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant in 1916.
3. He led the opposition movement of the Simon Commission (1928) where he died from injuries sustained in a Lathi charge.
Which of the following personalities best matches the above description?
A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
10. Consider the following statements regarding Mahatma Gandhi’s contribution to the Indian freedom struggle:
1. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched by Gandhi Ji in response to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the Rowlatt Act.
2. During the Civil Disobedience Movement, Gandhi Ji coined the slogan “Do or Die.”
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
11. Consider the following characteristics:
1. He formed the Executive Board of India in Japan in 1940 during the Second World War.
2. He launched the World Federation in Berlin in 1929.
3. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1932 as a “editor of the World Federation,” and “unofficial envoy of Afghanistan”
Which of the following personalities is best described by above characteristics?
A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh
C. Lala Lajpat Rai
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
12. Consider the following statements:
1. He founded the Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha in 1923 to empower outcast communities.
2. He established the newspaper Mook Nayaka to challenge societal inequalities.
3. He played a pivotal role in negotiating the Poona Pact, 1932.
Which of the following personalities are associated with the above statements?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. B.R. Ambedkar
C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D. Rajendra Prasad
13. Consider the following:
1. He was influenced by Gandhi’s views on caste and untouchability and led a simple life.
2. He gave up his legal career to join the independence movement in 1920 and was imprisoned during the Salt Satyagraha in 1931.
3. Presided over the Bombay session of the Indian National Congress in 1934 and became Congress President after Subhash Chandra Bose’s resignation in 1939.
4. He was appointed President of the Constituent Assembly in 1946.
Which of the following Personalities best matches the above description?
A. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B. Jawahar Lal Nehru
C. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
D. None of the above
14. Consider the following characteristics:
1. In 1930, during the Dandi March, he led the Salt March in the Madras Province from Tiruchi to Vedaranyam.
2. He was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India in 1947.
3. He wrote a Tamil translation of the Ramayana, titled Chakravarthi Thirumagan.
Which of the following personalities is best described by the characteristics mentioned above?
A. C. Rajagopalachari
B. V. O. Chidambaram Pillai
C. P. Subbarayan
D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
15. Consider the following characteristics:
1. He proposed the Agricultural Produce Marketing Bill (1938).
2. 23rd December is marked as Kisan Diwas in his honour.
3. He is the author of ‘Abolition of Zamindari’ and ‘Co-operative Farming X-rayed’.
The initiatives mentioned above correctly describe which of the following personalities?
A. Chaudhary Charan Singh
B. V. V. Giri
C. C. Subramaniam
D. Rajendra Prasad
16. Consider the following statements:
1. He survived the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 13th April 1919.
2. He joined the Ghadar Party in 1924 to mobilize Indians overseas against British rule.
3. He assassinated Michael O’ Dwyer and was hanged in 1940, at Penton Ville Prison, London.
Which of the following personalities is being identified by the above statements?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Kartar Singh Sarabha
C. Sardar Udham Singh
D. Sohan Singh Bhakna
17. Consider the following statements:
1. The first Session of the Indian National Congress (INC) was presided over by W.C. Banerjee.
2. The 1924 Belgaum session was the only INC session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
18. Consider the following statements regarding the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM):
1. NAM was founded in 1961, and its first conference was held in Belgrade under the leadership of five prominent leaders, including Jawaharlal Nehru of India.
2. The Havana Declaration of 1979 outlined the purpose of NAM as ensuring sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of member states while opposing imperialism, colonialism, and racism.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
19. Regarding Acharya Jiwantram Bhagwandas Kripalani consider the following statements:
1. He served as a member of the Constituent Assembly and Chairman of the Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee.
2. He strongly supported decentralised industrialization, the development of rural areas, and employment in small and cottage industries.
Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?
A. 1 Only
B. 2 Only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
20. Consider the following characteristics:
1. He started a weekly journal called Al-Hilal.
2. In 1923, he was elected as the president of the Indian National Congress.
3. He became the first education minister of free India.
Which of the following personalities is best described by the above characteristics?
A. Syed Ahmad Khan
B. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
C. Chittaranjan Das
D. Liaquat Ali Khan
Answer key:
| 1. (A) | 2. (B) | 3. (B) | 4. (c) |
| 5. (c) | 6. (c) | 7. (A) | 8. (A) |
| 9. (A) | 10. (A) | 11. (B) | 12. (B) |
| 13. (A) | 14. (A) | 15. (A) | 16. (c) |
| 17. (c) | 18. (D) | 19. (D) | 20. (B) |