This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian History > Modern > Modern India – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modern India Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where was Dhiribhai Hirachand Ambani born? A) Junagadh, Gujarat. B) Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Junagadh, Gujarat. 2. After the Bardoli Satyagraha, the title of Sardar to Vallabhai Patel was given by A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Rajendra Prasad. C) Mahatma Gandhi. D) Rabindranath Tagore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahatma Gandhi. 3. These surveys provided information on the size and distribution of population, castes, religions and occupations A) Revenue Surveys. B) Census Surveys. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Census Surveys. 4. Non-Brahmin manifesto was released in the year? A) 1913. B) 1916. C) 1920. D) 1917. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1916. 5. The ..... were formed by the collision of the Indo-Australian tectonic plate with the Eurasian tectonic plate. A) Atlas Mountains. B) Himalayas. C) Ghats. D) TI Anshan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Himalayas. 6. Which of the following is an example of the nonviolent and civil disobedience strategies used by Gandhi? A) Salt March. B) Hunger Strikes/Fasting. C) Boycotting. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 7. Who was elected as the president of Constituent Assembly? A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Rajendra Prasad. C) B. R Ambedkar. D) B. N Rau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajendra Prasad. 8. What was the primary motivation for Britain's colonies in Asia? A) Social. B) Political. C) Economic. D) Military. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic. 9. The theory drain of wealth given by A) Dinsa Vachak Karma. B) Lala Lajpat Rai. C) Bhagat Singh. D) Dadabhai Naoroji. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dadabhai Naoroji. 10. In what ways were the Chickasaw and the Cherokee similar? A) The men moved to the women's clan when they married. B) The houses were build with the wattle and daub technique. C) They were excellent farmers and hunters. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 11. The Theosophical Society was founded in the U.S. by- A) Annie Besant. B) A.O. Hume. C) Tilak and Gokhale. D) Madan Blavatsky and Olcott. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Madan Blavatsky and Olcott. 12. Hindus believe that bathing in the sacred Ganges River will purify them and remove some of their bad ..... A) Salvation. B) Karma. C) Mudita. D) Sundara. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karma. 13. Who was the founder of INC? A) Dadabhai Navroji. B) W.C. Banerjee. C) TO THE. Hum and. D) Mahatma Gandhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) TO THE. Hum and. 14. The process in which one country acquires control over another leading to the kinds of political, economic, social and cultural changes in the former is called: A) Periodisation. B) Colonisation. C) Marginalization. D) Globalization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Colonisation. 15. Arrange the following dynasties in Chronological Order A) Confluence-Saluva-Tuluva-Aravidu. B) Tuluva-Sangam-Saluva-Araveedu. C) Araveedu-Sangam-Saluva-Tuluva. D) Saluva-Tuluva-Sangam-Araveedu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confluence-Saluva-Tuluva-Aravidu. 16. ..... was established to fight apartheid. A) Nonviolence. B) The Indian National Congress. C) Caste System. D) The African National Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The African National Congress. 17. Indian Modern history starts after thedeath of ..... A) Babur. B) Akbar. C) Aurangzeb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aurangzeb. 18. The "Quit India" movement called for ..... A) Increased travel rights. B) Voting rights. C) Immediate independence. D) Religious equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immediate independence. 19. One reason India gained its independence from Great Britain in 1947 was that A) The Treaty of Versailles required Great Britain to give up its colonies. B) Great Britain was defeated in World War II. C) India had supported the Axis Powers during World War II. D) Great Britain did not have the resources to maintain an empire after World War II. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Great Britain did not have the resources to maintain an empire after World War II. 20. Idea that government should be separate from religion A) Imperialism. B) Secularism. C) Civil Disobedience. D) Urbanization. E) Colonization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secularism. 21. Wardha Scheme of Education was approved by A) K. G. SAI a little. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Hussein mentioned. D) Mrs. Hamsa Mehta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mahatma Gandhi. 22. What is Bollywood? A) India's government. B) India's nickname. C) India's Congress. D) India's movie industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India's movie industry. 23. The country that rules is called the ..... country A) Imperialist. B) Subjugated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imperialist. 24. Who was Sir George Everest? A) British Viceroy of India. B) British Surveyor-General of India. C) British Governor-General of India. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) British Surveyor-General of India. 25. Gandhi's philosophy Satyagraha means ..... A) Unwavering search for the truth. B) Peace and love. C) The Golden rule. D) Defiance of discrimination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unwavering search for the truth. 26. The Red Chief was in charge in a time of ..... A) Peace. B) Change. C) War. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) War. 27. The Cherokee had 2 homes. The summer home was located near a ..... ? A) Forest. B) Creek. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creek. 28. Who were the Sepoys? A) Chinese soldiers who served in the British East India Company's army. B) French soldiers who served in the British East India Company's army. C) Indian soldiers who served in the British East India Company's army. D) British soldiers who served in the British East India Company's army. E) Dutch soldiers who served in the British East India Company's army. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian soldiers who served in the British East India Company's army. 29. Which of the following is an Astrophysicst? A) Saint Teresa. B) Jayant Niralkar. C) Vikram Sarabhai. D) Verghese Kurien. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jayant Niralkar. 30. Where is national archives of India located at? A) Mumbai. B) Ghaziabad. C) Delhi. D) New delhi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) New delhi. 31. Who led the Revolt of 1857 from Lucknow A) Nana Suhaib. B) Estimate Tope. C) Rani Laxmi Bai. D) Begum Hazrat Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Begum Hazrat Mahal. 32. Which city is the host of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2021? A) Kochi. B) Puducherry. C) Goa. D) Varanasi. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goa. 33. Bhagat Singh was sentenced to death in which case A) Lahore Conspiracy Case. B) Kakori Conspiracy Case. C) Peshawar Consipracy Case. D) Meerut Conspiracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lahore Conspiracy Case. 34. Which is the source of political sovereignty in India A) People. B) President. C) Parliament. D) Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People. 35. "The Bengalee" Newspaper was started by which among the following activists in 1879? A) Surendranath Banerjee. B) Anandmohan Bose. C) Nabagopal Mitra. D) Rajnarayan Basu. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Surendranath Banerjee. 36. Which of the following is NOT importance of gender equality? A) Women empowerment. B) Strengthening democracy. C) Reduction in liberty. D) Reduction in poverty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduction in liberty. 37. A policy of apartheid was created by the British to keep land and wealth in the hands of whites. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. In which year was the call for QUIT INDIA given? A) 1945. B) 1942. C) 1940. D) 1947. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1942. 39. Atmiya Sabha was founded by A) Keshab Chandra Sen. B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. C) Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar. D) Atmaram Pandurang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. 40. In 1917 there was a Revolution in ..... which spread the news of peasant and workers struggle and the idea of socialism A) FRANCE. B) JAPAN. C) ITALY. D) RUSSIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RUSSIA. 41. What was the name of the Women regiment of INA? A) Lakshmi. B) Rani of Jhansi. C) Durga Vahini. D) In the alley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rani of Jhansi. 42. Gandhiji believed that the path to India's salvation lay in A) Prejudices. B) Hindu-Muslim unity. C) His early campaigns. D) Patriotism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindu-Muslim unity. 43. Who among the following authors wrote "Ganga Lahri" A) Bhimsen. B) Sujan Rai. C) Padma Shankar. D) Jagannath Pandit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jagannath Pandit. 44. First Governor-General of Bengal was A) William Bentinck. B) Robert Clive. C) Warren Hastings. D) Wellesley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warren Hastings. 45. In 1947, when India got Independence, the region was divided A) Between Muslims and Hindus. B) By languages. C) Caste levels. D) By political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between Muslims and Hindus. 46. Anthropology is the study of A) Soul. B) Humans. C) Behaviour. D) Mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humans. 47. Who has built the 'Patit Pawan Temple' at Ratnagiri A) Swatantraveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. B) Lokmanya tilak. C) Savitribai Phule. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swatantraveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. 48. From where the Great Indian Mutiny of 1857 started? A) Lucknow. B) Kanpur. C) Delhi. D) Meerut. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Meerut. 49. ..... fought apartheid from inside the government and shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Mandela. A) Mohandas Gandhi. B) Nelson Mandela. C) Martin Luther King Jr. D) F.W. DeClerk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) F.W. DeClerk. 50. In which year Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa A) 1916. B) 1915. C) 1917. D) 1914. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1915. 51. The most fervent supporter of Gandhi's proposal for an all-out campaign of civil disobedience during Quit India Movement was? A) Ram Manohar Lohia. B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. C) Subhash Chandra Bose. D) Jai Prakash Narayan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. 52. Select the photo of the Taj Mahal A) Option 2. B) Option 1. C) Option 4. D) Option 5. E) Option 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Option 4. 53. Saptanga Theory was propounded by A) Buddha. B) Chandra Gupta Maurya. C) Ashoka. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 54. ..... is administrated by British library A) National archives of India. B) Indian office records. C) Private documents and audio with interview. D) Colonial period of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indian office records. 55. The Muslim League supported the partition of Bengal. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 56. Who among the following was known as "Tathagata" A) Mahavira. B) Ashoka. C) Gautam Buddha. D) Ajitkesa Kambalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gautam Buddha. 57. By the mid-1800's, India had become a British ....., or a territory inhabited and controlled by people from a foreign land. A) Colony. B) Commonwealth. C) City-state. D) Province. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colony. 58. In whic year Poorna Swaraj was celebrated for the first time in India? A) 26th January 1929. B) 30th December 1930. C) 31st January 1929. D) 26th January 1930. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26th January 1930. 59. Which caste included members who were priests and teachers? A) Kshatriya. B) Brahman. C) Dalits. D) Vaishya. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brahman. 60. Poorna Swaraj was declared as the goal of Indian National Congress in its session of A) 1931 Karachi. B) Madras 1927. C) 1939 Tripuri. D) Lahore 1929. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lahore 1929. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesModern India Quiz 1Modern India Quiz 2Modern India Quiz 3Modern India Quiz 5Modern India Quiz 6Modern India Quiz 7Modern India Quiz 8Modern India Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books