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Practice Modern India (mid-19th century onwards) as a timed test →- Q1.Constitutional Development
Write short notes on the following: Government of India Act, 1858.
- Q2.Santhal Uprising 1855-56 + Birsa Movement
Write short notes on the following: Birsa Munda Movement.
- Q3.Peasant Movements
Write short notes on the following: Indigo Revolt.
- Q4.Indian National Movement
Discuss the factors for the emergence of Indian National Movement. How did it give direction to the freedom struggle?
- Q5.Western education in Bihar — technical & general
Discuss the growth of colonial technical education in Bihar under various schemes of British rule. Critically analyse its impact.
- Q6.Gandhi, Tagore, Nehru — thought & contributions
Describe Rabindranath Tagore's ideas of society and culture.
- Q7.British administration and social reforms
Which of the following social reforms were initiated by William Bentinck? 1. Abolition of Sati system 2. Abolition of slavery 3. Removal of disqualification due to change of religion 4. Suppression of organized gangs of Thugs Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
- a)Only 1, 3 and 4
- b)Only 1, 2 and 4
- c)All 1, 2, 3 and 4
- d)Only 1 and 2
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q8.British expansion in India
Who conquered Sindh and annexed it?
- a)Sleeman
- b)Napier
- c)Lawrence
- d)Wellington
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q9.British administration and policies
In which year was the first census started in India?
- a)1901
- b)1911
- c)1921
- d)1872
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q10.Revolutionary Movements
On what date were Sukhdev, Bhagat Singh and Rajguru hanged?
- a)23 March, 1931
- b)7 September, 1931
- c)4 March, 1931
- d)12 November, 1930
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q11.Gandhian Movements
Who was the third Satyagrahi of the Individual Satyagraha started by Mahatma Gandhi in 1940?
- a)Jawaharlal Nehru
- b)Rajendra Prasad
- c)Brahma Dutt
- d)Vinoba Bhave
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q12.Quit India 1942 — Bihar's role
Who started the 'secret radio' during the Quit India Movement?
- a)Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
- b)Sucheta Kripalani
- c)Annie Besant
- d)Usha Mehta
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q13.Economic history of British India
Where was the first coal mine dug in India?
- a)Raniganj
- b)Dhanbad
- c)Asansol
- d)Jharia
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q14.Peasant Movements
Who successfully led the 'Bardoli Satyagraha'?
- a)Motilal Nehru
- b)J.B. Kripalani
- c)Jawaharlal Nehru
- d)Vallabhbhai Patel
- Q15.Transfer of Power
Which of these was not a member of the Cabinet Mission sent to India in 1946 A.D.?
- a)Ramsay MacDonald
- b)A.V. Alexander
- c)Lord Pethick-Lawrence
- d)Sir Stafford Cripps
- Q16.Gandhian Movements
In which year was the 'Gandhi-Irwin Pact' signed?
- a)1930 A.D.
- b)1931 A.D.
- c)1932 A.D.
- d)1929 A.D.
- Q17.Indian National Congress
In which session did the Indian National Congress pass the resolution for complete independence?
- a)1924 A.D., Belgaum
- b)1929 A.D., Lahore
- c)1931 A.D., Karachi
- d)1920 A.D., Nagpur
- Q18.Subhas Chandra Bose and INA
Subhas Chandra Bose renamed Nicobar Island as ____.
- a)Shaheed Dweep
- b)Balidan Dweep
- c)Navodaya Dweep
- d)Swaraj Dweep
- Q19.Non-Cooperation Movement
The 'Chauri Chaura' incident of February 1922 A.D., involving setting fire to a police station, is in which state?
- a)Madhya Pradesh
- b)Bihar
- c)Uttar Pradesh
- d)Rajasthan
- Q20.Revolutionary Movements
At which place did Khudiram Bose attempt to assassinate Kingsford?
- a)Darbhanga
- b)Muzaffarpur
- c)Gaya
- d)Patna
- Q21.Quit India 1942 — Bihar's role
During which movement was 'Azad Dasta' active in Bihar?
- a)Non-Cooperation Movement
- b)Civil Disobedience Movement
- c)Quit India Movement
- d)Champaran Satyagraha
- Q22.Transfer of Power
In the interim government formed in 1946, who was entrusted with the Labour Department in the cabinet?
- a)Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- b)Dr. Anugrah Narayan Singh
- c)Syed Ali Zaheer
- d)Jagjivan Ram
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q23.Quit India 1942 — Bihar's role
In 1942, on the occasion of which festival did Jayaprakash Narayan escape from Hazaribagh Jail?
- a)Holi
- b)Dussehra
- c)Diwali
- d)Baisakhi
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q24.Constitutional Development
Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President of the Constituent Assembly in
- a)October 1946
- b)November 1946
- c)December 1946
- d)September 1946
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q25.Gandhian Movements
Who is known by the name 'Frontier Gandhi'?
- a)Shaukat Ali
- b)Abul Kalam Azad
- c)Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- d)M. A. Jinnah
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q26.1857 Revolt — Bihar leaders Kunwar Singh, Amar Singh
Where did Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi die?
- a)Kanpur
- b)Gwalior
- c)Jhansi
- d)Lucknow
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q27.Partition of Bengal
Who said about the partition of Bengal, "The partition fell on us like a bomb"?
- a)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- b)Bipin Chandra Pal
- c)Chittaranjan Das
- d)Surendranath Banerjee
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q28.Revolutionary Movements
Who was killed by Sardar Udham Singh?
- a)Curzon Wyllie
- b)Michael O'Dwyer
- c)Saunders
- d)General Dyer
- e)None of the above / More than one of the above
- Q29.Modern India / National Movement
The Ryotwari system was first implemented in
- a)Gujarat
- b)Madras
- c)Bombay
- d)Orissa
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q30.1857 Revolt
The Uprising of 1857 was described as the 'First Indian War of Independence' by
- a)V. D. Savarkar
- b)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- c)R. C. Majumdar
- d)Dadabhai Naoroji
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q31.Modern India / National Movement
The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was
- a)Sarojini Naidu
- b)Annie Besant
- c)Kasturba Gandhi
- d)Aruna Asaf Ali
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q32.Modern India / National Movement
Who started the journal, Bahishkrita Bharat?
- a)Jyotiba Phule
- b)Karsandas Mulji
- c)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- d)Babasaheb Ambedkar
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q33.Modern India / National Movement
The Forward Bloc was founded by
- a)Sardarsinhji Rana
- b)Subhas Chandra Bose
- c)Jayaprakash Narayan
- d)Lakshmi Sahgal
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q34.Modern India / National Movement
Who was the Finance Minister in the Interim Government?
- a)Liaquat Ali Khan
- b)Sardar Patel
- c)M. A. Jinnah
- d)Jawaharlal Nehru
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q35.Santhal Uprising 1855-56
Who took the lead of the Santhal Rebellion of 1855 AD?
- a)Sidhu and Kanhu
- b)Budhu Bhagat and Teja Bhagat
- c)Mulu Manek and Jodha Manek
- d)Madari Pasi and Sahadev
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q36.Champaran Satyagraha 1917
Who invited Gandhiji to come to Champaran?
- a)Raj Kumar Shukla
- b)Rajendra Prasad
- c)Jayaprakash Narayan
- d)Krishna Sahay
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q37.Revolutionary Movement
Who established a branch of Anushilan Samiti in Patna in 1913 AD?
- a)Ramananda Sinha
- b)Satish Jha
- c)Sachindra Nath Sanyal
- d)Bipin Jha
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q38.Bihar Freedom Movement
Who had formed the Bihar Socialist Party in 1931 AD?
- a)Phulan Chand Tiwari and Rajendra Prasad
- b)Phulan Prasad Varma and Jayaprakash Narayan
- c)Raj Kumar Shukla and Swami Agnivesh
- d)Swami Sahajananda and Swami Yogananda
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q39.Revolutionary Movement
Where was the Ghadar Party established?
- a)Germany
- b)United States of America
- c)France
- d)England
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q40.Moderate Phase
Who established the Servants of India Society in 1905 AD?
- a)Surendranath Banerjee
- b)Bipin Chandra Pal
- c)Mahadev Govind Ranade
- d)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q41.Freedom Struggle — Literature
Who has written the book, Unhappy India?
- a)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- b)Annie Besant
- c)Lala Lajpat Rai
- d)A. O. Hume
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q42.Round Table Conferences
Who participated in all the three Round Table Conferences?
- a)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- b)Madan Mohan Malaviya
- c)B. R. Ambedkar
- d)Mahatma Gandhi
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q43.Early Political Associations
Who established Indian Association in 1876 AD?
- a)Surendranath Banerjee
- b)Chittaranjan Das
- c)W. C. Banerjee
- d)Aurobindo Ghosh
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q44.Freedom Struggle — INA
In which country was the honorific 'Netaji' applied to the name of Subhas Chandra Bose?
- a)India
- b)Italy
- c)Germany
- d)Japan
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q45.Revolutionary Movement
Who is related to 'Chittagong Armoury Raid'?
- a)Rash Behari Bose
- b)Chandra Shekhar Azad
- c)Batukeshwar Dutt
- d)Surya Sen
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q46.Freedom Struggle — Literature
In Anandamath of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, which revolt is mentioned?
- a)Sannyasi
- b)Kuka
- c)Santhal
- d)Neel (Indigo)
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q47.Chronology
Which of the following events happened first?
- a)Quit India Resolution
- b)Arrival of the Cripps Mission
- c)Arrival of Lord Wavell as the Governor General
- d)Arrival of the Cabinet Mission
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q48.Indian National Movement
Who was the President of Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1929 AD?
- a)Vallabhbhai Patel
- b)Motilal Nehru
- c)Jawaharlal Nehru
- d)Rajendra Prasad
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q49.Champaran Satyagraha 1917 — Tinkathia abolition
Who is not related to the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 AD?
- a)J. B. Kripalani
- b)Raj Kumar Shukla
- c)Rajendra Prasad
- d)Ram Manohar Lohia
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q50.1857 Revolt — Bihar leaders Kunwar Singh, Amar Singh
One of the leaders of the Revolt of 1857 AD, Kunwar Singh was related to which place?
- a)Gwalior
- b)Jagdishpur
- c)Jhansi
- d)Meerut
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q51.Quit India 1942 — Bihar's role
During Quit India Movement, who among the following escaped from the Hazaribagh Jail?
- a)Sachchidananda Sinha
- b)Jayaprakash Narayan
- c)Jagjivan Ram
- d)Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q52.Indian National Movement
Who was the President of Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922 AD?
- a)Chittaranjan Das
- b)Hakim Ajmal Khan
- c)Mahatma Gandhi
- d)Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
- Q53.Indian National Movement
What portfolio Rajendra Prasad held in the Interim Government established in 1946 AD?
- a)Finance
- b)Defence
- c)Home
- d)Food and Agriculture
- e)None of the above/More than one of the above
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