Modern India Quiz 1 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where does India rank in terms of GDP (economy)?

Correct Answer: B) 5th.

2. When was the Satya Shodhak Samaj founded?

Correct Answer: A) 1873.

3. Waiting for visa is written by Mahatma Gandhi

Correct Answer: B) False.

4. This person promoted non-violence among people in India

Correct Answer: A) Mohandas Gandhi.

5. What was the other name for 16 August 1946?

Correct Answer: C) Direct Action Day.

6. The first Prime Minister of India after independence

Correct Answer: B) Jawaharlal Nehru.

7. East Pakistan became the country of-

Correct Answer: A) Bangladesh.

8. The policy of acquiring other countriesas colonies is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Colonisation.

9. Which among the following was the First Revolutionary Organization of Bengal?

Correct Answer: B) Anushilan Committee.

10. The Creek Indians lived on land that was prone to flooding.

Correct Answer: A) True.

11. Second world war

Correct Answer: B) 1939.

12. During the reign of any king, the first war of independence took place

Correct Answer: A) The king.

13. When did Indian National Congress was formed?

Correct Answer: B) 1885.

14. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain When India achieved Independence?

Correct Answer: B) Clement Attlee.

15. At one time Europeans wanted to trade with India is this statement true or false?

Correct Answer: A) True.

16. Gandhiji studied law in

Correct Answer: A) England.

17. 'Inspirational Songs ' are which sources?

Correct Answer: B) Oral Soures.

18. The National Archive of India is located in

Correct Answer: B) New Delhi.

19. The refusal to obey unjust laws using peaceful, nonviolent protests

Correct Answer: D) Civil Disobedience.

20. Who set up the Indian Independence League?

Correct Answer: C) Rash Behari Bose.