Civil Services Examination - History: modern India and the Indian national movement Online Test (MCQ Quiz)

1. The Battle of Plassey, a pivotal event in Indian history, was fought in which year?

A) 1757 B) 1764 C) 1857 D) 1576

2. Who among the following was the founder of the Brahmo Samaj, a significant socio-religious reform movement?

A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar D) Keshab Chandra Sen

3. The 'Doctrine of Lapse' was a controversial policy introduced by which Governor-General of India?

A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Dalhousie C) Lord Curzon D) Lord William Bentinck

4. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal, a land revenue system, was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in collaboration with whom?

A) Warren Hastings B) Robert Clive C) Sir John Shore D) Charles Metcalfe

5. The Santhal Rebellion, one of the largest tribal uprisings, occurred in which region of India?

A) Deccan Plateau B) Chota Nagpur Plateau C) Western Ghats D) Himalayan Foothills

6. Who is often referred to as the 'Father of Modern India' for his role in social and religious reforms?

A) Swami Vivekananda B) Mahatma Jyotirao Phule C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

7. The First War of Indian Independence, commonly known as the Sepoy Mutiny, began in which year?

A) 1842 B) 1857 C) 1875 D) 1905

8. The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885 by whom?

A) A.O. Hume B) W.C. Bonnerjee C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) Surendranath Banerjee

9. The Swadeshi Movement was a direct response to the partition of which Indian province?

A) Bihar B) Orissa C) Bengal D) Assam

10. Who was the Viceroy of India during the partition of Bengal in 1905?

A) Lord Curzon B) Lord Minto C) Lord Hardinge D) Lord Chelmsford

11. The Ghadar Party, an organization of Indian nationalists, was primarily based in which country?

A) United Kingdom B) Canada C) United States of America D) Germany

12. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in which year?

A) 1905 B) 1915 C) 1920 D) 1930

13. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar in which year?

A) 1917 B) 1919 C) 1921 D) 1923

14. The Khilafat Movement was launched by Indian Muslims in support of:

A) Indian independence B) The Ottoman Caliphate C) Religious freedom D) Social reform

15. Who gave the slogan 'Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak D) Subhas Chandra Bose

16. The Non-Cooperation Movement was suspended by Mahatma Gandhi after the incident at:

A) Chauri Chaura B) Bardoli C) Dandi D) Kolkata

17. The Simon Commission, which was boycotted by the Indian National Congress, was appointed to:

A) Grant India dominion status B) Review the working of the Government of India Act 1919 C) Establish a federal government D) Implement land reforms

18. Who led the Salt March (Dandi March) along with Mahatma Gandhi?

A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Sarojini Naidu D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

19. The Round Table Conferences were held in London to discuss constitutional reforms in India. The first conference was held in which year?

A) 1929 B) 1930 C) 1931 D) 1932

20. Who founded the Forward Bloc, a political party, in 1939?

A) Bhagat Singh B) Subhas Chandra Bose C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Sardar Udham Singh

21. The 'Quit India' Movement was launched in response to:

A) The Cripps Mission proposals B) The formation of the Interim Government C) The demand for Pakistan D) The outbreak of World War II

22. Who is known as the 'Frontier Gandhi' for his role in the Indian independence movement?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

23. The Cabinet Mission Plan, which proposed a framework for India's independence, arrived in India in which year?

A) 1944 B) 1945 C) 1946 D) 1947

24. Who was the first and last Governor-General of independent India?

A) Lord Mountbatten B) C. Rajagopalachari C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

25. The Poona Pact, signed in 1932, was an agreement between Mahatma Gandhi and whom regarding the representation of depressed classes?

A) B.R. Ambedkar B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Madan Mohan Malaviya

26. The Ryotwari system of land revenue settlement was prevalent in which part of India?

A) Bengal and Bihar B) North-Western Provinces C) Madras and Bombay D) Punjab

27. Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Bipin Chandra Pal

28. The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as the:

A) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms B) Morley-Minto Reforms C) Government of India Act, 1935 D) Pitt's India Act

29. Which prominent leader was associated with the formation of the 'Swaraj Party' within the Congress in 1923?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Chittaranjan Das D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

30. The Rowlatt Act of 1919 was enacted to:

A) Promote education B) Suppress political activities C) Encourage industrial development D) Grant more powers to local bodies

31. Who was the first Indian woman to preside over the Indian National Congress?

A) Annie Besant B) Sarojini Naidu C) Kamala Nehru D) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

32. The famous 'August Offer' was made by the British government in which year?

A) 1938 B) 1939 C) 1940 D) 1941

33. Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj, which advocated for a return to Vedic principles?

A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar D) Swami Vivekananda

34. The 'Drain Theory' explaining the economic exploitation of India by the British was propounded by:

A) Mahadev Govind Ranade B) Dadabhai Naoroji C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale D) Romesh Chandra Dutt

35. Which peasant movement in 1917-18 in Bihar was led by Mahatma Gandhi?

A) Bardoli Satyagraha B) Champaran Satyagraha C) Kheda Satyagraha D) Tebhaga Movement

36. The 'Divide and Rule' policy is often attributed to which British official during the Indian Mutiny of 1857?

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Canning C) Lord Lytton D) Lord Elgin

37. Who was the editor of the newspaper 'Harijan' started by Mahatma Gandhi?

A) Mahadev Desai B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Pyarelal Nayyar D) Kaka Kalelkar

38. The INC session of 1929, presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, passed the resolution for:

A) Complete Independence B) Dominion Status C) Swaraj D) Non-Cooperation

39. Which movement was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi in response to the Simon Commission's report?

A) Non-Cooperation Movement B) Civil Disobedience Movement C) Quit India Movement D) Swadeshi Movement

40. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

A) A.O. Hume B) W.C. Bonnerjee C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) Surendranath Banerjee

41. The 'White Mutiny' occurred in 1859 involving disgruntled British officers after which major event?

A) Battle of Plassey B) First Anglo-Sikh War C) Indian Mutiny of 1857 D) Annexation of Sindh

42. Who was the Governor-General during the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857?

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Canning C) Lord Lytton D) Lord Elgin

43. The 'Deccan Riots' of 1875 primarily targeted moneylenders and were concentrated in which region?

A) Bengal B) Punjab C) Deccan D) Assam

44. Who founded the Home Rule League in India in 1916?

A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose D) Lala Lajpat Rai and Bipin Chandra Pal

45. The Lucknow Pact of 1916 was an agreement between the Indian National Congress and which other political party?

A) Muslim League B) Ghadar Party C) Forward Bloc D) Revolutionary Socialist Party

46. Who was the first Indian to be appointed to the Indian Civil Service (ICS)?

A) Satyendra Nath Tagore B) Surendranath Banerjee C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Bipin Chandra Pal

47. The 'Bardoli Satyagraha' in 1928 was led by Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to protest against:

A) Salt tax B) Excessive land revenue C) Forced labor D) Discrimination in education

48. Who among the following was a prominent leader of the peasant movement in Awadh (Oudh) in 1920-21?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Baba Ramchandra D) Bhagat Singh

49. The Indian Independence Act, which led to the partition of India, was passed by the British Parliament in which year?

A) 1945 B) 1946 C) 1947 D) 1948

50. Who coined the term 'Satyagraha' to describe his philosophy of non-violent resistance?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Vinoba Bhave D) B.R. Ambedkar

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