Practice the most important Modern Indian History MCQ Questions with Answers for SSC, Railway, Banking, Police, Defence and other competitive exams. These carefully selected multiple choice questions cover the arrival of Europeans, British expansion, Governor-Generals, Revolt of 1857, Indian National Movement and other important topics. Every question includes four options, the correct answer and a brief explanation for quick revision.
Q1. Who was the first European to arrive in India by sea?
A. Dutch
B. Portuguese
C. French
D. British
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The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India by sea after Vasco da Gama arrived at Calicut in 1498.
Q2. Vasco da Gama reached India in:
A. 1492
B. 1498
C. 1505
D. 1510
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Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut (Kozhikode) on the Malabar Coast in 1498.
Q3. Vasco da Gama landed at:
A. Surat
B. Goa
C. Calicut
D. Madras
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Vasco da Gama landed at Calicut, where he was welcomed by the Zamorin.
Q4. Who was the ruler of Calicut when Vasco da Gama arrived?
A. Raja Raja Chola
B. Zamorin
C. Krishnadevaraya
D. Sher Shah Suri
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The Zamorin was the ruler of Calicut during Vasco da Gama’s arrival.
Q5. Which European power established the first factory in India?
A. British
B. Portuguese
C. Dutch
D. French
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The Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish trading centres in India.
Q6. Who founded the Portuguese colony at Goa?
A. Vasco da Gama
B. Francisco de Almeida
C. Afonso de Albuquerque
D. Cabral
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Afonso de Albuquerque captured Goa in 1510, making it the Portuguese headquarters in India.
Q7. The English East India Company was established in:
A. 1498
B. 1600
C. 1612
D. 1661
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Queen Elizabeth I granted a royal charter to the English East India Company on 31 December 1600.
Q8. The first English factory in India was established at:
A. Madras
B. Surat
C. Bombay
D. Calcutta
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The English established their first factory at Surat in 1613.
Q9. Sir Thomas Roe visited the court of:
A. Akbar
B. Jahangir
C. Shah Jahan
D. Aurangzeb
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Sir Thomas Roe obtained trading privileges from Mughal Emperor Jahangir.
Q10. Which European power established Pondicherry as its headquarters?
A. British
B. Portuguese
C. French
D. Dutch
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Pondicherry became the main French settlement in India.
Q11. The Battle of Plassey was fought in:
A. 1757
B. 1761
C. 1764
D. 1773
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The Battle of Plassey marked the beginning of British political dominance in India.
Q12. The Battle of Plassey was fought between the British and:
A. Mir Qasim
B. Siraj-ud-Daulah
C. Shah Alam II
D. Hyder Ali
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Robert Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah at Plassey in 1757.
Q13. Who commanded the British forces at the Battle of Plassey?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Robert Clive
D. Lord Wellesley
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Robert Clive’s victory at Plassey established British supremacy in Bengal.
Q14. The Battle of Buxar was fought in:
A. 1757
B. 1764
C. 1773
D. 1793
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The Battle of Buxar firmly established British control over Bengal and nearby regions.
Q15. The Battle of Buxar was fought against:
A. Siraj-ud-Daulah only
B. Mir Qasim, Shah Alam II and Shuja-ud-Daulah
C. Tipu Sultan
D. Hyder Ali
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The British defeated the combined forces of these three rulers in 1764.
Q16. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed in:
A. 1757
B. 1765
C. 1773
D. 1793
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The Treaty of Allahabad granted the East India Company the Diwani rights of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.
Q17. Who introduced the Dual Government in Bengal?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Robert Clive
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Wellesley
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Robert Clive introduced the Dual Government system in Bengal in 1765.
Q18. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal?
A. Robert Clive
B. Warren Hastings
C. Lord Cornwallis
D. Lord Wellesley
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Warren Hastings became the first Governor-General of Bengal under the Regulating Act of 1773.
Q19. The Regulating Act was passed in:
A. 1765
B. 1773
C. 1784
D. 1793
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The Regulating Act of 1773 was the first step by the British Parliament to regulate the East India Company.
Q20. Pitt’s India Act was passed in:
A. 1773
B. 1784
C. 1793
D. 1813
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Pitt’s India Act established greater control of the British Government over the East India Company.
Q21. Who introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Cornwallis introduced the Permanent Settlement in Bengal in 1793 to fix land revenue permanently.
Q22. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in:
A. 1773
B. 1784
C. 1793
D. 1813
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The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793.
Q23. Who introduced the Subsidiary Alliance System?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Wellesley
C. Lord Hastings
D. Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Wellesley introduced the Subsidiary Alliance to expand British control over Indian states.
Q24. Which Governor-General is known as the ‘Maker of British India’?
A. Warren Hastings
B. Lord Cornwallis
C. Lord Wellesley
D. Lord Dalhousie
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Lord Wellesley greatly expanded British territories through diplomacy and war.
Q25. Who was the ruler of Mysore during the First Anglo-Mysore War?
A. Tipu Sultan
B. Hyder Ali
C. Krishnaraja Wadiyar
D. Chikka Devaraja
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Hyder Ali was the powerful ruler of Mysore during the First Anglo-Mysore War.
Q26. Tipu Sultan was the son of:
A. Haidar Beg
B. Hyder Ali
C. Mir Qasim
D. Shuja-ud-Daulah
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Tipu Sultan succeeded his father Hyder Ali as the ruler of Mysore.
Q27. Tipu Sultan died in:
A. 1761
B. 1782
C. 1792
D. 1799
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Tipu Sultan died defending Srirangapatna during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War.
Q28. Tipu Sultan died in which battle?
A. Battle of Plassey
B. Battle of Buxar
C. Siege of Srirangapatna
D. Battle of Assaye
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Tipu Sultan died while defending Srirangapatna in 1799.
Q29. Tipu Sultan was popularly known as the:
A. Lion of Punjab
B. Tiger of Mysore
C. Lion of Bengal
D. Tiger of India
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Tipu Sultan earned the title ‘Tiger of Mysore’ for his courage and resistance against the British.
Q30. The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War was fought in:
A. 1767
B. 1780
C. 1792
D. 1799
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The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ended with the death of Tipu Sultan and the fall of Mysore.
Q31. Which Governor-General introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Ripon
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The Doctrine of Lapse allowed the British to annex states without a natural male heir.
Q32. Which state was annexed first under the Doctrine of Lapse?
A. Jhansi
B. Satara
C. Nagpur
D. Awadh
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Satara became the first princely state annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse in 1848.
Q33. Which Governor-General introduced the first railway in India?
A. Lord Wellesley
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Ripon
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The first railway line between Bombay and Thane started in 1853 during Lord Dalhousie’s tenure.
Q34. India’s first railway ran between:
A. Bombay and Pune
B. Bombay and Thane
C. Calcutta and Howrah
D. Madras and Arcot
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India’s first passenger train covered the 34 km journey from Bombay to Thane on 16 April 1853.
Q35. The first electric telegraph line in India was introduced during the tenure of:
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Curzon
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Lord Dalhousie promoted railways, telegraphs and postal reforms in India.
Q36. Which Governor-General is known as the ‘Father of Indian Railways’?
A. Lord Cornwallis
B. Lord Dalhousie
C. Lord Curzon
D. Lord Ripon
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Lord Dalhousie strongly supported the expansion of railways throughout India.
Q37. Which Governor-General introduced the Widow Remarriage Act (1856)?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord William Bentinck
D. Lord Ripon
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The Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act was passed in 1856 during Lord Dalhousie’s tenure due to the efforts of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Q38. Who abolished the practice of Sati?
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord William Bentinck
C. Lord Dalhousie
D. Lord Canning
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The practice of Sati was abolished in 1829 with the support of Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
Q39. Which social reformer played the leading role in the abolition of Sati?
A. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
B. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. Swami Vivekananda
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy campaigned against Sati and supported social reforms.
Q40. Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha (later Brahmo Samaj) in:
A. 1815
B. 1828
C. 1835
D. 1857
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Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, which later became known as the Brahmo Samaj.
Q41. The Revolt of 1857 began at:
A. Delhi
B. Kanpur
C. Meerut
D. Lucknow
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The Revolt of 1857 began at Meerut on 10 May 1857 and soon spread to other parts of North India.
Q42. The Revolt of 1857 started on:
A. 29 March 1857
B. 10 May 1857
C. 8 June 1857
D. 1 November 1858
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Indian soldiers at Meerut revolted on 10 May 1857, marking the beginning of the uprising.
Q43. Who is known as the first martyr of the Revolt of 1857?
A. Tatya Tope
B. Rani Lakshmibai
C. Mangal Pandey
D. Nana Sahib
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Mangal Pandey’s actions at Barrackpore in March 1857 inspired the Revolt.
Q44. Mangal Pandey belonged to which regiment?
A. 19th Native Infantry
B. 34th Bengal Native Infantry
C. Madras Infantry
D. Bombay Infantry
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Mangal Pandey served in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry at Barrackpore.
Q45. During the Revolt of 1857, Bahadur Shah II was declared the:
A. Governor-General
B. Emperor of India
C. Nawab of Bengal
D. Peshwa
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The rebels proclaimed Bahadur Shah Zafar as the Emperor of India to unite the revolt.
Q46. The Revolt of 1857 in Kanpur was led by:
A. Kunwar Singh
B. Nana Sahib
C. Begum Hazrat Mahal
D. Tatya Tope
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Nana Sahib led the revolt at Kanpur against the British.
Q47. Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Jhansi?
A. Begum Hazrat Mahal
B. Rani Lakshmibai
C. Annie Besant
D. Sarojini Naidu
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Rani Lakshmibai bravely fought the British during the Revolt of 1857.
Q48. The Revolt of 1857 in Lucknow was led by:
A. Begum Hazrat Mahal
B. Rani Lakshmibai
C. Nana Sahib
D. Tatya Tope
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Begum Hazrat Mahal played a leading role in the uprising at Lucknow.
Q49. The Revolt of 1857 in Bihar was led by:
A. Kunwar Singh
B. Nana Sahib
C. Bahadur Shah Zafar
D. Khan Bahadur Khan
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Kunwar Singh led the revolt in Bihar despite being nearly 80 years old.
Q50. Who was the Governor-General during the Revolt of 1857?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Canning
C. Lord Ripon
D. Lord Curzon
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Lord Canning was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857 and later became the first Viceroy.
Q51. After the Revolt of 1857, the rule of India passed from the East India Company to:
A. British Parliament
B. British Crown
C. Governor-General
D. Indian princes
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The Government of India Act, 1858 transferred the administration of India to the British Crown.
Q52. Who became the first Viceroy of India?
A. Lord Dalhousie
B. Lord Ripon
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Curzon
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Lord Canning became the first Viceroy of India in 1858.
Q53. The Indian National Congress was founded in:
A. 1885
B. 1889
C. 1905
D. 1919
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The Indian National Congress was established on 28 December 1885.
Q54. Who founded the Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. Allan Octavian Hume
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Surendranath Banerjee
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A.O. Hume, a retired British civil servant, founded the Indian National Congress.
Q55. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
A. Dadabhai Naoroji
B. W.C. Bonnerjee
C. Surendranath Banerjee
D. Badruddin Tyabji
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Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee presided over the first session of the INC in Bombay.
Q56. The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at:
A. Calcutta
B. Madras
C. Bombay
D. Delhi
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The first session of the Indian National Congress was held at Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College, Bombay.
Q57. Who is known as the ‘Grand Old Man of India’?
A. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Bipin Chandra Pal
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Dadabhai Naoroji was popularly known as the Grand Old Man of India and propounded the Drain Theory.
Q58. Who gave the Drain Theory?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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The Drain Theory explained how India’s wealth was being transferred to Britain.
Q59. The Partition of Bengal took place in:
A. 1885
B. 1905
C. 1911
D. 1919
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Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905, leading to the Swadeshi Movement.
Q60. Who partitioned Bengal in 1905?
A. Lord Ripon
B. Lord Curzon
C. Lord Minto
D. Lord Hardinge
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Lord Curzon ordered the Partition of Bengal, which was later annulled in 1911.
Q61. The Swadeshi Movement began in response to:
A. Revolt of 1857
B. Partition of Bengal
C. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
D. Simon Commission
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The Swadeshi and Boycott Movement started in 1905 as a protest against the Partition of Bengal.
Q62. Who gave the slogan ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it’?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Lala Lajpat Rai
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak popularized this slogan and became one of the leading nationalist leaders.
Q63. The Home Rule Movement was started by:
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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Separate Home Rule Leagues were launched by Tilak and Annie Besant in 1916.
Q64. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in:
A. 1905
B. 1915
C. 1919
D. 1920
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Gandhi returned to India in January 1915 and later led the national movement.
Q65. Mahatma Gandhi’s first Satyagraha in India was at:
A. Champaran
B. Ahmedabad
C. Kheda
D. Bardoli
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The Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was Gandhi’s first successful movement in India.
Q66. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on:
A. 13 April 1919
B. 15 August 1919
C. 26 January 1920
D. 5 February 1922
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General Dyer ordered troops to fire on an unarmed gathering at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar.
Q67. Who ordered the firing at Jallianwala Bagh?
A. Lord Curzon
B. General Reginald Dyer
C. Lord Irwin
D. Lord Reading
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General Dyer ordered indiscriminate firing on the peaceful gathering on 13 April 1919.
Q68. The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched in:
A. 1919
B. 1920
C. 1922
D. 1930
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The Non-Cooperation Movement was launched under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
Q69. The Non-Cooperation Movement was withdrawn after the:
A. Kakori Incident
B. Chauri Chaura Incident
C. Dandi March
D. Lahore Session
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Gandhi withdrew the movement in 1922 after violence at Chauri Chaura.
Q70. The Simon Commission came to India in:
A. 1919
B. 1927
C. 1928
D. 1930
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The Simon Commission arrived in India in 1928 and was boycotted because it had no Indian members.
Q71. Who gave the slogan ‘Simon Go Back’?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Lala Lajpat Rai
C. Bhagat Singh
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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Lala Lajpat Rai led the protest against the Simon Commission in Lahore.
Q72. The Civil Disobedience Movement began with the:
A. Champaran Satyagraha
B. Dandi March
C. Quit India Movement
D. Home Rule Movement
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Gandhi launched the Civil Disobedience Movement with the Dandi March in 1930.
Q73. The Dandi March started from:
A. Wardha
B. Sabarmati Ashram
C. Champaran
D. Bombay
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The Salt March began from Sabarmati Ashram and ended at Dandi.
Q74. The Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress (1929) declared:
A. Dominion Status
B. Complete Independence (Purna Swaraj)
C. Home Rule
D. Separate Electorates
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The Lahore Session under Jawaharlal Nehru declared Purna Swaraj as the goal of the Congress.
Q75. The Quit India Movement was launched in:
A. 1935
B. 1939
C. 1942
D. 1946
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The Quit India Movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942.
Q76. The slogan ‘Do or Die’ was given during the:
A. Non-Cooperation Movement
B. Civil Disobedience Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Swadeshi Movement
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Gandhi gave the famous ‘Do or Die’ call during the Quit India Movement.
Q77. Who founded the Indian National Army (INA)?
A. Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Rash Behari Bose
C. Mohan Singh
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
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The INA was first formed by Captain Mohan Singh in 1942 and later reorganized by Subhas Chandra Bose.
Q78. Who reorganized and led the Indian National Army?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Sardar Patel
D. Rajendra Prasad
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Subhas Chandra Bose revived the INA and gave the slogan ‘Give me blood, and I will give you freedom.’
Q79. India’s Independence Act was passed in:
A. 1946
B. 1947
C. 1948
D. 1950
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The Indian Independence Act, 1947 created the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
Q80. India became independent on:
A. 26 January 1950
B. 15 August 1947
C. 26 November 1949
D. 9 August 1942
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India gained independence from British rule on 15 August 1947.
Q81. Who gave the slogan “Jai Hind”?
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Subhas Chandra Bose
D. Jawaharlal Nehru
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Subhas Chandra Bose popularized the slogan “Jai Hind”, which later became India’s national salutation.
Q82. The slogan “Give me blood, and I will give you freedom” was given by:
A. Bhagat Singh
B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Subhas Chandra Bose
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Subhas Chandra Bose gave this famous slogan while leading the Indian National Army.
Q83. Bhagat Singh was associated with:
A. Indian National Congress
B. Hindustan Socialist Republican Association
C. Muslim League
D. Ghadar Party
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Bhagat Singh was a leading revolutionary of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).
Q84. Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were executed in:
A. 1928
B. 1930
C. 1931
D. 1942
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The three revolutionaries were hanged on 23 March 1931 in Lahore Jail.
Q85. Which revolutionary threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly with Bhagat Singh?
A. Chandrashekhar Azad
B. Batukeshwar Dutt
C. Rajguru
D. Ram Prasad Bismil
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Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw non-lethal bombs in the Assembly in 1929.
Q86. Chandrashekhar Azad died at:
A. Jallianwala Bagh
B. Alfred Park, Allahabad
C. Kakori
D. Lahore
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Chandrashekhar Azad shot himself at Alfred Park (now Chandrashekhar Azad Park) in 1931 to avoid arrest.
Q87. The Kakori Train Robbery took place in:
A. 1919
B. 1922
C. 1925
D. 1930
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The Kakori Conspiracy was carried out by revolutionaries of the Hindustan Republican Association.
Q88. Who founded the Ghadar Party?
A. Lala Hardayal
B. Bhagat Singh
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Madan Lal Dhingra
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The Ghadar Party was established in 1913 in San Francisco to fight British rule.
Q89. The Cabinet Mission came to India in:
A. 1942
B. 1945
C. 1946
D. 1947
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The Cabinet Mission proposed a plan for the constitutional future of India.
Q90. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
A. Lord Wavell
B. Lord Mountbatten
C. Lord Canning
D. Lord Curzon
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Lord Mountbatten supervised the transfer of power in 1947 and became the first Governor-General of independent India.
Q91. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?
A. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. C. Rajagopalachari
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Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister of independent India on 15 August 1947.
Q92. Who became the first Governor-General of independent India?
A. Lord Mountbatten
B. C. Rajagopalachari
C. Lord Wavell
D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
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Lord Mountbatten served as the first Governor-General of independent India until June 1948.
Q93. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. C. Rajagopalachari
D. Sardar Patel
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C. Rajagopalachari became the first and only Indian Governor-General in 1948.
Q94. The Constituent Assembly first met on:
A. 9 December 1946
B. 15 August 1947
C. 26 November 1949
D. 26 January 1950
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The Constituent Assembly held its first meeting on 9 December 1946 in New Delhi.
Q95. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Sardar Patel
C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
D. Rajendra Prasad
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Dr. B. R. Ambedkar chaired the Drafting Committee that prepared the Constitution of India.
Q96. The Constitution of India was adopted on:
A. 15 August 1947
B. 26 November 1949
C. 26 January 1950
D. 24 January 1950
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The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution on 26 November 1949.
Q97. The Constitution of India came into force on:
A. 15 August 1947
B. 26 November 1949
C. 24 January 1950
D. 26 January 1950
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The Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950, celebrated as Republic Day.
Q98. Who was the first President of India?
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
D. C. Rajagopalachari
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Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of the Republic of India in 1950.
Q99. The title ‘Mahatma’ was given to Mahatma Gandhi by:
A. Rabindranath Tagore
B. Subhas Chandra Bose
C. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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Rabindranath Tagore is widely credited with conferring the title “Mahatma” on Gandhi.
Q100. Mahatma Gandhi is known as the:
A. Father of the Constitution
B. Father of the Nation
C. Iron Man of India
D. Grand Old Man of India
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Mahatma Gandhi is widely revered as the Father of the Nation for his leadership in India’s freedom struggle.
These 100 Modern Indian History MCQ Questions with Answers cover the most important topics for SSC, Railway, Banking, Police, Defence and other competitive examinations. The questions include the arrival of Europeans, British expansion, Governor-Generals, the Revolt of 1857, social and religious reform movements, the Indian National Movement, revolutionary activities, Gandhian movements, and India’s independence. Regular revision of these MCQs will help improve your speed, accuracy and confidence in the General Awareness section of competitive exams.