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Wednesday, 27 February 2019

MODERN INDIA: Q&A |SET-1


1. The Viceroy who followed ‘Forward Policy’:
Lytton

2. “Merely a mutiny of soldiers, which took the shape
of revolt of people in certain areas” Who said this
about the Mutiny of 1857? Charles Raikes

3. “The greatest son of India after Lord Buddha” who
made this description about Gandhiji?
Rabindranath Tagore


4. “The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was not one movement
…. it was many” – The above statement
has been made by: C.A. Bayly

5. The permission to mint and issue coins in India
was first given to the British East India Company
in: 1685

6. The Peshwa who burnt the British residency at
Pune: Baji Rao II

7. The place that was selected by Gandhiji to break
salt law: Dandi

8. The place where the first war of independence
was led by Kunwar Singh: Jagdishpur

9. The policy of ‘Masterly Inactivity’ is associated with
the name of the Governor General: John
Lawrence

10. The political guru of Gandhiji: Gopala Krishna
Gokhale




11. The political guru of K.Kamaraj: Satyamurti

12. The Poona Pact (1932) upheld : Joint electorate
with reserved seats for the scheduled

13. The portfolio held by Dr.Rajendra Prasad in the
interim government formed in 1946: Food and
Agriculture

14. The Portugeuse East India Company was
founded in: 1628

15. The position of the Peshwas became hereditary
during the reign of: Sahu

16. The post of the Secretaty of State for India was
created in: 1858

17. The president of the Swaraj Party was: C.R.Das

18. The princely states that did not sign the Instrument
of Accession by 15th August 1947 were
Kashmir, Hyderabad and _____. Junagarh

19. The publication launched by Bal Gangadhar Tilak
in Marathi language: Kesari

20. The publication launched by Barindrakumar
Ghosh and Bhupendernath Dutt in 1906:
Yugantar



21. The publication launched by the British Committee
of INC in 1890: India

22. The publication started by Gandhiji in 1933:
Harijan

23. The publication started by Gandhiji in South Africa:
Indian Opinion

24. The Quit India Day coincides with the anniversary
of _____. Kakori train robbery

25. “We do not ask favours, we only want justice”,
these were the words of ______ Dadabhai Naoroji

26. “What began as a fight for religion, ended as a
war of independence’-this remarks about the
Revolt of 1857 was made by: Dr.S.N.Sen

27. The Viceroy during the Second Afghan War of
(1878-80): Lytton

28. The Viceroy during the Second and Third Round
Table Conference: Wellington

29. The Viceroy of British India who resigned over
the question of Egypt: Ripon

30. Adayar was the famous centre and headquarters
of the: Theosophical Society



31. The venue of 1939 session of Indian National
Congress? Tripuri

32. After independence, in which type of states former
rulers were appointed as ‘Rajapramukh’ to head
the administration? Part B

33. After matriculation, in which college Gandhiji
joined? Samaldas College

34. After the Surat split of 1907, the second split of
Indian National Congress took place in 1918 on
the issue of: Montague Declaration

35. The Viceroy who appointed Hunter Commission
to enquire into education: Ripon

36. After the withdrawl of non-cooperation movement,
the Congress was divided into: Pro-changers
and no-changers

37. Against what laws did Gandhiji along with other
non-whites raise his voice in South Africa? Apartheid
laws

38. As per the resolution adpoted by the Committee
of All Parties conference on 19th May 1928 who
was made the chairman to consider and determine
the principles of the Constitution of India?
Motilal Nehru

39. Ashfaqulla Khan was sentenced to death in connection
with: Kakori Case

40. Asiatic Society of Bengal was established in: 1784



41. At the battle of Biddera the English crushed the
power of ___: Dutch

42. At the earlier stage backward classes movement
means? Non-Brahmin movement

43. At the meeting held at ____ on 12th February
1922, the AICC decided to suspend non-cooperation
movement in view of Chauri Chaura incidents
: Bardoli

44. At the time of independence the most populous
princely state was: Hyderabad

45. At what age did Gandhiji get married? 13 years

46. At what age Gandhiji decided to adopt
brahmacharya? 37

47. At which Congress session was the Working
Committee authorised to launch of programme
of Civil Disobedience? Lahore 1929

48. At which Gandhi Museum is the bloodstained
dhoti preserved, which Gandhiji was wearing
when he was shot dead? Delhi Museum

49. At whose advice Dayanand Saraswati changed
his medium of speech to Hindi and started wearing
regular clothes instead of remaining barebodied?
Keshab Chandra Sen

50. Atmiya Sabha was founded in: 1815


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