"150 Plus Selected MCQs on Modern Indian History For WBCS 2019" will be covered here. The best way to learn History is by practicing MCQ, when ultimately you have to attempt MCQ in the exam hall. We have listed here a collection of objective question and answers from WBCS Prelims exams.
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430 MCQs on Modern Indian History For WBCS Prelims are discussed here. Modern Indian History is the most important part of any competitive exam. It is also very interesting because you can connect the history with the current timeline. You can understand the important role of common people and the great leaders like M. K. Gandhi, S. C. Bose, J. L. Nehru, and many others. You can feel the emotion and importance of nationalism, Sacrifices of brave peoples. You should know all the history and admire these. It does not only matters of the exam but these are the basic building blocks of India, Nationalism. From the exam point of views also it is very important. These questions are collected from the previous year's WBCS prelims exams. Hope it will help in your preparation and you can perform better in your next exams.
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"550 Plus Selected MCQs on Modern Indian History" will be covered here. The best way to learn History is by practicing MCQs when ultimately you have to attempt MCQs in the exam hall. We have listed here a collection of MCQs of WBCS Prelims.
WBCS preliminary repeats the question of previous years. So, best practice to go through the previous year question first. Make sure you know the background information of every question. This will make your preparation complete.
Complete MCQs on Indian History of WBCS preliminary are discussed here. Only selected MCQs is covered to maintain a good quality of MCQs. We are in progress to add a detailed discussion with every MCQs where it required. The WBCS preliminary repeats important questions so, this will definitely help you to crack the preliminary and mains exams of WBCS and other competitive exams in India.
Modern Indian History is the most important and interesting part of History. It will give you an extream feeling of nationalism. You will know the sacrifices of our great leader. You will learn how common people developed day by day to stand against the British power and gain the freedom of India. It is easy to remember and attention-grabbing subject. It is also very important for the exam point of views. We have come with objective questions and answers on modern Indian history which have asked in WBCS main exams. These are in-depth questions and need a detailed knowledge of important historical events. We hope this will benefit you in your preparation.
11. Tebhaga Movement was the last major farmer uprising happened in
(A) Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Maharastra
(D) Hyderabad.
Correct Answer: [A] Bengal.
12. In 1835 an initiative was taken to establish Calcutta Medical College by
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Lord William Bentinck.
Correct Answer: [D] Lord William Bentinck.
13. Bal Gangadhar Tilak was given the title of Lokmanya after initiation of
(A) Puna Sarvajanik Sabha
(B) Arjyabandhab
(C) Shivaji Festival
(D) Home rule League.
Correct Answer: [D] Home rule League,
Explanation: Tilak formed the Home rule league in Maharastra(Poona) in 1926. The first president of this league was Joseph Baptista. Tilak became very popular with this organization that people gave him the epithet of Lokmanya. He was also known as 'Father of Indian Unrest'.
14. Raksha Bandhan was observed as a symbol of unbreakable unity, introduced at the time of
(A) Jalianwalabag Masacare
(B) Partition of Bengal
(C) Session of Indian Nation Congress
(D) Swadeshi Movement.
Correct Answer: [B] Partition of Bengal.
Explanation: Raksha Bandhan was started by Rabindranath Tagore 16 October 1905, To show Hindu, Muslim unity against the event of Bengal Partition. It was the same day when Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon.
15. Set goal of Self Government or Swaraj was decided in 1906 at the session of the Indian National Congress. It was organized in
(A) Kolkata
(B) Bombay
(C) Lahore
(D) Lokhnou.
Correct Answer: [A] Kolkata.
Explanation: The president of this session was Dadabhai Naoroji. Here Swaraj doesn't mean complete independence but self-government under British rule.
16. On the happening of Bengal Partition in 1905 Muslim League formed in 1906. First successful achievement of Muslim League was
(A) Separate Electorate
(B) Khilafat Movement
(C) Aligarh University
(D) Faraizi Movement.
Correct Answer: [A] Separate Electorate.
Explanation: Following the demand of the Muslim League a separate electorate was provided for Muslims. Where a Muslim candidate only votes for Muslims. It was provided in 1909 following an act of the British parliament. It was popularly known as Morle-Minto reform.
17. The only Indian who was the president of the United Nation General Assembly
(A) J. L. Nehru
(B) Tejbahadur Sapru
(C) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
(D) J. P. Narayan
Correct Answer: [C] Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Explanation: She was the only Indian who held this post until now. She was the first woman president of this assembly. She was the sister of J. L. Nehru.
18. The first woman who became the chief minister of an Indian state was Sucheta Kripalani. She was chief minister of Which state?
(A) MP
(B) UP
(C) Delhi
(D) Haryana.
Correct Answer: [B] UP.
19. Gandhi was arrested during salt satyagraha in 1930. Who had taken the place of Gandhi after he was arrested?
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) V. Patel
(C) J. L. Nehru
(D) Abbas Tyabji
Correct Answer: [D] Abbas Tyabji.
Explanation: Abbas Tyabji who also served as chief justice of Boroda. He was respectfully called 'Grand old man of Gujarat'. This time Gandhi was kept in Yerwada Jail.
20. In 1928, Vallabhai Patel was actively lead the Bardoli Satyagraha in Gujarat. The protest was against
(A) Raises of taxation at the time of suffering from flood
(B) Indigo Cultivation
(C) Mill owner and to support mill worker for raises of wages
(D) for the integrity of the nation.
Correct Answer: [A] Raises of taxation at the time of suffering from the flood.
1. Deccan Education Society (1884) was founded by?
(A) G. V. Joshi
(B) G. G. Agarkar
(C) M. Patwardhan
(D) Annie Besant
Correct Answer: [B]
2. As a protest against Bengal partition and promotion of Swadeshi movement, the boycott of British goods was first suggested by?
(A) Krishnakumar Mitra's Sanjibani
(B) Townhall meeting of Surendranath Banerjee
(C) Rabindranath Tagore's Rakshabandhan event
(D) Motilal Ghosh in Amrit Bazar Patrika.
Correct Answer: [A]
3. 1921 Non-Cooperation movement left a deep impact on Assamese literature like 'Assam Kesari' whose actual name was
(A) N. C Bordoloi
(B) J. M Sengupta
(C) Debkanta Barua
(D) Ambikagiri Roychaudhuri
Correct Answer: [D]
4. The leader who opposed the Quit India Movement was
(A) Balraj Sahni
(B) C Rajagopalachari
(C) M N Roy
(D) Syamaprasad Mukherjee.
Correct Answer: [B]
5. Manifold human tragedies of Partition have been portrayed in
(A) Balraj Sahni's Garam Hawa
(B) Mehboob Khan's Mother India
(C) J P Dutta's Border
(D) Vijay Anand's Guide.
Correct Answer: [A]
6. The first daily English newspaper was Indian Mirror. Who was the editor of this newspaper?
(A) Rammohan Roy
(B) M G Ranade
(C) Keshab Chandra Sen
(D) Surendranath Dutta.
Correct Answer: [C]
Explanation: Debendranath Tagore has started the newspaper and later hand it over to Keshab Chandra Sen.
7. Who was the editor of 'Bande Mataram'?
(A) Aurobindo Ghosh
(B) Madam Cama
(C) Both of them
(D) None of them.
Correct Answer: [C]
Explanation: In India, 'Bandemataram' was published by Aurobindo Ghosh whereas in Parish it was published by Madam Bhikaji Cama.
8. Which religion was mainly associated with Ajanta Cave paintings?
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Vaishnavism
(D) Saivism.
Correct Answer: [A]
9. Parshvanatha and Rishabhanatha were associated with which religion?
(A) Buddhism
(B) Jainism
(C) Zoroastrianism
(D) Christianity.
Correct Answer: [B]
10. Fourteen Point issues raised by Md. Ali Jinnah against?
(A) Simon Commission
(B) Nehru Report
(C) August offer
(D) Wavell Plan.
