Modern Indian History GK MCQ and Quiz
Modern Indian History GK MCQ and quiz for APSC, SSC, UPSC, and other competitive exams. This quiz includes key questions about important events and figures in modern Indian history.
- The First War of Independence in India occurred in which year?
- A) 1857
- B) 1942
- C) 1919
- D) 1930
- Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?
- A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- B) Dadabhai Naoroji
- C) A.O. Hume
- D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- Which movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930?
- A) Non-Cooperation Movement
- B) Quit India Movement
- C) Dandi March
- D) Civil Disobedience Movement
- The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
- A) 1919
- B) 1920
- C) 1925
- D) 1930
- The Partition of India occurred in which year?
- A) 1947
- B) 1942
- C) 1935
- D) 1950
- Who is known as the “Father of the Nation” in India?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- C) Mahatma Gandhi
- D) B.R. Ambedkar
- The Indian National Congress adopted the goal of “Poorna Swaraj” in which session?
- A) Lahore Session, 1929
- B) Calcutta Session, 1906
- C) Lucknow Session, 1916
- D) Nagpur Session, 1920
- Which movement aimed at ending the British rule in India in 1942?
- A) Non-Cooperation Movement
- B) Quit India Movement
- C) Swadeshi Movement
- D) Civil Disobedience Movement
- Who was the last Viceroy of India?
- A) Lord Mountbatten
- B) Lord Wavell
- C) Lord Curzon
- D) Lord Dufferin
- Which Indian leader was known for his role in the Non-Cooperation Movement and was later imprisoned for it?
- A) Subhas Chandra Bose
- B) Mahatma Gandhi
- C) Jawaharlal Nehru
- D) B.R. Ambedkar
- The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in which city?
- A) Delhi
- B) Amritsar
- C) Kolkata
- D) Lucknow
- The Indian Independence Act was enacted in which year?
- A) 1945
- B) 1947
- C) 1949
- D) 1950
- The first constitutional law of India was:
- A) Government of India Act, 1919
- B) Government of India Act, 1935
- C) Indian Independence Act, 1947
- D) Constitution of India, 1950
- The Dandi March was a form of protest against which law?
- A) Rowlatt Act
- B) Salt Act
- C) Government of India Act
- D) Arms Act
- The Cabinet Mission Plan was presented in which year?
- A) 1945
- B) 1946
- C) 1947
- D) 1948
- Who wrote the book “The Discovery of India”?
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Mahatma Gandhi
- C) B.R. Ambedkar
- D) Rabindranath Tagore
- Which of the following movements was started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
- A) Khilafat Movement
- B) Home Rule Movement
- C) Non-Cooperation Movement
- D) Quit India Movement
- Who was the founder of the All India Muslim League?
- A) Allama Iqbal
- B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- C) Aga Khan
- D) Liaquat Ali Khan
- The concept of “Two-Nation Theory” was proposed by:
- A) Jawaharlal Nehru
- B) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
- Which of the following was a significant economic policy introduced during British rule?
- A) Land Revenue System
- B) Green Revolution
- C) White Revolution
- D) Industrial Policy Resolution
- The Salt Satyagraha of 1930 was a significant part of which movement?
- A) Non-Cooperation Movement
- B) Civil Disobedience Movement
- C) Quit India Movement
- D) Swadeshi Movement
- Who was the first woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?
- A) Sarojini Naidu
- B) Annie Besant
- C) Kamala Nehru
- D) Indira Gandhi
- Which act is also known as the Government of India Act of 1935?
- A) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
- B) Montford Reforms
- C) Morley-Minto Reforms
- D) Rowlatt Act
- Who was known as the “Lion of Punjab”?
- A) Bhagat Singh
- B) Lala Lajpat Rai
- C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- D) Subhas Chandra Bose
- The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in which year?
- A) 1885
- B) 1905
- C) 1915
- D) 1920
- The Lahore Resolution was passed in which year?
- A) 1929
- B) 1940
- C) 1947
- D) 1942
- Which Indian leader is famously known for his slogan “Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom”?
- A) Subhas Chandra Bose
- B) Mahatma Gandhi
- C) Bhagat Singh
- D) Rajguru
- Which social reformer is associated with the abolition of untouchability?
- A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
- B) B.R. Ambedkar
- C) Jyotirao Phule
- D) Mahatma Gandhi
- The Indian Independence movement saw the rise of the “Home Rule League” in which year?
- A) 1905
- B) 1916
- C) 1920
- D) 1930
- The first President of India was:
- A) S. Radhakrishnan
- B) Rajendra Prasad
- C) Zakir Husain
- D) V.V. Giri