This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Modern India – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modern India Quiz 17 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is known as the 'Metro man'? A) Kailash Satyarthi. B) Sreedharan is a master of twisting. C) Sam Manekshaw. D) Prannoy James Roy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sreedharan is a master of twisting. 2. What is the biggest animal in India? A) The Indian giraffe. B) The Indian leopard. C) The Indian elephant. D) The Indian tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Indian elephant. 3. Who is James mill A) A British ruler. B) Representative of America. C) Scottish economist and political philosopher. D) Dictator of Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scottish economist and political philosopher. 4. Which article of Indian constitution talks about Free and Compulsory education upto the age of 14 years? A) Article 26. B) Article 29. C) Article 30. D) Article 45. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 45. 5. Modern period of Indian history began in the A) 16th century. B) 17th century. C) 18th century. D) 19th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 18th century. 6. James Mill divided the Indian History into A) Ancient, Medieval, Modern. B) Hindu, Muslim, British. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hindu, Muslim, British. 7. Which of the following act/plan/scheme/commission of British envisages the introduction of universal free and compulsory education for children between the ages of 6 and 14? A) Sargent Plan of Education. B) Wardha Scheme of Basic Education. C) Indian Universities Act, 1904. D) Hunter Education Commission, 1882-83. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sargent Plan of Education. 8. Who gave the slogan Do or Die? A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah. B) Subhash Chandra Bose. C) M. K. Gandhi. D) Rash Bihari Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M. K. Gandhi. 9. After failure of which among the following movements, the Swaraj Party was formed? A) Quit India Movement. B) Non-cooperation Movement. C) Civil disobedience Movement. D) Swadeshi Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-cooperation Movement. 10. In what ways did British colonialism help India? A) Railroads, telephone, and telegraph lines were built. B) Local warfare and attacks by bandits decreased. C) Literacy rates improved. D) All answer choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answer choices are correct. 11. Who is known as 'Gurudev'? A) R N Tagore. B) MK Gandhi. C) S C Bose. D) J L Nehru. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) R N Tagore. 12. Who was the first sultan to invade Devagiri A) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. B) Jalaluddin Khalji. C) Raid. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 13. Instead of farming, the boys of the clan ..... A) Raised the horses. B) Were trained for battle with the men. C) Practiced playing chess. D) Started fires for cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were trained for battle with the men. 14. Ganadharas were the immediate disciples of A) Ashoka. B) Buddha. C) Mahavira. D) Alexander. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mahavira. 15. How is the Indian government trying to reduce the high rate of poverty? A) All answers are correct. B) India implemented the green revolution to help farmers implement modern agricultural practices. C) The Indian government has brought information technology (IT) jobs to India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All answers are correct. 16. Injecting people with a small dose of a virus to help build up defenses to a disease A) Alloy. B) Astronomy. C) Inoculation. D) Metallurgy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inoculation. 17. What is ancient history A) Arrival of James mills. B) Arrival of turks. C) Arrival of Bahadur Shah Zafar. D) From stone age to the invention of wheel and agriculture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From stone age to the invention of wheel and agriculture. 18. It is important to study India because ..... A) It has a rapidly growing population. B) It can produce nuclear weapons. C) It contains a workforce employed by many American companies. D) All answer choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answer choices are correct. 19. What is the theme of this year's "World Teachers' Day" ? A) We care for teachers. B) Support for teachers. C) Teachers at the heart of education recovery. D) Teachers to be taught. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teachers at the heart of education recovery. 20. What group entered India during the 18th century and took control (Note-this is after the Mughal Empire ended). A) British government. B) French government. C) British South India Company. D) British East India Company. E) Gupta Empire Company. 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