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Modern History

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Question 1

Vasco da Gama first arrived in India at which port in 1498 CE?

Question 2

The British East India Company was founded in which year?

Question 3

The Battle of Plassey (1757) was significant because:

Question 4

Shivaji's coronation (Rajyabhishek) took place at which fort?

Question 5

In Shivaji's revenue system, 'Chauth' referred to:

Question 6

The Third Battle of Panipat (1761 CE) was fought between the Marathas and:

Question 7

Tipu Sultan was killed while defending which fort in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War?

Question 8

The Permanent Settlement of 1793 was introduced by which Governor-General?

Question 9

The Drain of Wealth Theory was propounded by:

Question 10

The Revolt of 1857 officially started at Meerut on:

Question 11

Who led the 1857 revolt at Jhansi?

Question 12

The Government of India Act 1858 resulted in:

Question 13

The Brahmo Samaj was founded by:

Question 14

The Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in:

Question 15

Swami Vivekananda gave his famous speech at the Parliament of World Religions in Chicago in:

Question 16

Who was instrumental in getting the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856 passed?

Question 17

The Indian National Congress was founded on:

Question 18

The trio 'Lal-Bal-Pal' referred to which leaders of INC?

Question 19

At which INC session was Purna Swaraj (complete independence) declared?

Question 20

The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was done by which Viceroy?

Question 21

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on:

Question 22

Who returned his Knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?

Question 23

Gandhi's first Satyagraha in India was the:

Question 24

The Chauri Chaura incident that led Gandhi to withdraw the Non-Cooperation Movement took place on:

Question 25

The Dandi March started from:

Question 26

Bhagat Singh was hanged along with Sukhdev and Rajguru on:

Question 27

Chandrashekhar Azad died on 27 February 1931 at which location?

Question 28

The Quit India Resolution was passed at which location on 8 August 1942?

Question 29

Who hoisted the Congress flag at Gowalia Tank on 9 August 1942 when all major leaders were arrested?

Question 30

Subhas Chandra Bose founded the Forward Bloc in:

Question 31

The Azad Hind Government (Provisional Government of Free India) was established on:

Question 32

Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse which was a major cause of the 1857 Revolt?

Question 33

Which Viceroy abolished the Vernacular Press Act and introduced Local Self Government?

Question 34

Wood's Dispatch of 1854 is called the Magna Carta of Indian Education because:

Question 35

The Morley-Minto Reforms (1909) are significant because they:

Question 36

The Simon Commission was boycotted by all Indian parties because:

Question 37

The Poona Pact (1932) was signed between Gandhi and:

Question 38

Birsa Munda led which tribal revolt against the British?

Question 39

The Bardoli Satyagraha (1928) against excessive revenue increase was led by:

Question 40

The newspaper 'Kesari' was published by which leader?

Question 41

Which book by Jawaharlal Nehru describes the history of India?

Question 42

The Cabinet Mission of 1946 was sent by which British Prime Minister?

Question 43

Who was called the 'Grand Old Man of India'?

Question 44

Udham Singh assassinated Michael O'Dwyer in London in 1940 to avenge the:

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