This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Modern India – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modern India Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who prepared the first nearly accurate map of India? A) James Mill. B) James Rennell. C) Williams. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) James Rennell. 2. Which of these was an impact of urbanization on post-colonial India? A) Farmers grew more crops. B) The rural areas became farming centers. C) The cities became overcrowded. D) Diseases became less common. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cities became overcrowded. 3. Where does India's population rank in the world? A) 1st. B) And. C) An offer. D) Ch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) And. 4. Fundamental Rights of the Indian Constitution are borrowed from Which constitution? A) Canadian. B) American. C) Irish. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) American. 5. Identify the correct list of succession of the dynasties of Delhi Sultanate A) Tughlaq-Salawe:-Sayyids-Lodhis-Khalji. B) Slave-Tughlaq-Sayyid-Khalji-Lodhi. C) Slave-Khalji-Tughlaq-Sayyid-Lodhi. D) Slave-Khalji-Sayyid-Lodhi-Tughlaq. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slave-Khalji-Tughlaq-Sayyid-Lodhi. 6. Who was Mahatma Gandhi? A) A famous scientist. B) A renowned musician. C) A prominent leader in India's struggle for independence. D) A famous athlete. E) A leader that fought for social justice in America. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A prominent leader in India's struggle for independence. 7. Sargent Committee Report was submitted in A) 1934. B) 1954. C) 1884. D) 1944. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1944. 8. Who was the leader of Chittagong Armoury raid? A) Ashfaullah Khan. B) Ramprasad Bismil. C) Surya line. D) Jatin Das. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surya line. 9. ..... is the first newspaper started in India. A) The Bengal gazette. B) The story with my experiment with truth. C) Towards freedom. D) Kesari. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Bengal gazette. 10. Uttarapatha and Dakshinapatha were A) Mahajanapadas. B) Daughters of Ashoka. C) Gana Sanghas. D) Trade Routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trade Routes. 11. Which of the following is NOT characteristics of Aims of education according to Secondary education Commission? A) Development of democratic citizenship. B) Development of personality. C) Education for employment. D) Education for administration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Education for administration. 12. What mountain ranges define the eastern and western edges of India's central plateau? A) Hindu Kush. B) Ghats. C) Karakorum. D) Himalayas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ghats. 13. WHO LED THE BARDOLI SATYAGRAHA? A) SARDAR PATEL. B) GANDHIJI. C) Vithlabhai Patel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SARDAR PATEL. 14. Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw a bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8th April 1929 as a protest to which of the following Bill/Act? A) Rowlatt Act. B) Public Safety Bill. C) Woods Bill. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Public Safety Bill. 15. What is one major reason why our knowledge of the Harappan Civilization is limited? A) Most evidence of the civilization was wiped out by invaders. B) The damp climate has ruined too many of the Harappan manuscripts. C) The Harappans built only with wood, which rots over time. D) Historians are unable to read Harappan writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historians are unable to read Harappan writing. 16. India's currency A) Dollar. B) Pound. C) Yuan. D) Rupee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rupee. 17. People in India reacted to British rule in different ways, but eventually they fought for their Independence. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. James Mill was a ..... historian A) Scottish. B) French. C) English. D) Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scottish. 19. The survey of India was set up in ..... A) 1767. B) 1345. C) 1890. D) 1911. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1767. 20. When did colonisation begin in India? A) 17 century. B) Mid 18 century. C) 19 century. D) Late 18 century. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mid 18 century. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesModern India Quiz 1Modern India Quiz 2Modern India Quiz 3Modern India Quiz 4Modern India Quiz 5Modern India Quiz 6Modern India Quiz 7Modern India Quiz 8Modern India Quiz 9Modern India Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books