Modern India Quiz 16 (20 MCQs)

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1. Consider the following statement (s) regarding Poona Pact (1932)I. It refers to an agreement between Babasaheb Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi signed on 24 September 1932 at Yerwada Central Jail in Pune (now in Maharashtra), India.II. It was signed by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya and B.R. Ambedkar and some Dalit leaders to break the fast unto death undertaken by Gandhi in Yerwada prison to annul the Macdonald Award giving separate electorates to Dalits for electing members of state legislative assemblies in British India.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:
2. Which of the following historians divided Indian history into three periods namely Hindu, Muslim and British?
3. In 1638 a Mughal Emperor built the Taj Mahal for what reason?
4. Name the type of colonialism from the following features:involves fewer colonists and focuses on the access to natural resources, trading posts and indigenous labor
5. Poverty and Un-British Rule in India is written by
6. Whean was the August Kranti pulled back?
7. He proposed the Partition of Bengal in 1905.
8. Who was proclaimed as the emperor of india during the great indian mutiny of 1857
9. SNDP was established in .....
10. Who founded the Sadhujana Paripalana Sangham?
11. Civil Disobdeience Movement started with
12. "A History of British India "was written by
13. Which of these gods were not originally celebrated with the creation of Holi
14. Who had said, "Let's go back to the Vedas?
15. The Economic Drain theory was given by
16. Which of the following is NOT a definition of "colonialism" ?
17. What is the population of India?
18. The Creek and Cherokee had beloved women in their clan?
19. The sources of history consists of official and unofficial records.
20. What did the caste system do for India's society?