This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Modern > Modern India – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modern India Quiz 14 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a modern Indian clan, where do a newly married couple live? A) With the dog. B) With the husband's clan. C) With the wife's clan. D) They start their own clan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With the wife's clan. 2. ..... has edited the newspaper the Bengal gazzet. A) James hicky. B) Henry Walter. C) Sir George Everest. D) Bak Gangadhar Tilak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) James hicky. 3. The British government sent the Cripps Mission in 1942 to A) Secure cooperation of Indians in second world war. B) Help Indians frame a constitution. C) Provide for India's independence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Secure cooperation of Indians in second world war. 4. Robert Sewell's book 'A Forgotten Empire' is about which of the following empires? A) Kushan Empire. B) Mauryan Empire. C) Vijayanagara Empire. D) Mughal Empire. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vijayanagara Empire. 5. Which of the following was not a change witnessed during 6th century BC A) Rise of Ashoka Maurya. B) Birth of Unorthodox Sects. C) Rise of Mahajanapadas. D) Second Urbanization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rise of Ashoka Maurya. 6. What color do people wear before Holi begins-it symbolizes "purity" A) Black. B) White. C) Blue. D) Pink. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) White. 7. Why did the Indus River civilization abruptly come to an end? A) The earth's crust moved, causing the river to change its course. B) All answers are correct. C) Others rivers in the area may have dried up, contributing to starvation and disease. D) Repeated flooding could have caused a buildup of salt in the soil, making growing crops difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All answers are correct. 8. What was Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience? A) People should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair. B) Violent demonstrations. C) Follow all British laws. D) Ignore all of their problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People should refuse to obey a law they felt was unfair. 9. When did the first European Country Portuguese find the sea route to India? A) 1499. B) 1498. C) 1598. D) 1948. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1498. 10. India today has what type of government? A) Democracy. B) Monarchy. C) Oligarchy. D) Dictatorship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy. 11. Establishment of new settlers and their culture in other territories. A) Colonization. B) Urbanization. C) Secularism. D) Civil Disobedience. E) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colonization. 12. What piece of clothing is worn by 75% of Indian women each day? A) Athletic clothing. B) A pant suit. C) The saree. D) Modern dresses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The saree. 13. "Don't pay your taxes or send your children to an English-supported school ..... Make your own cotton cloth by spinning the thread at home, and don't buy English-made goods. Provide yourselves with homemade salt, and do not buy government-made salt."-Mohandas Gandhi In this statement, Gandhi was expressing his commitment to A) Armed rebellion. B) Civil disobedience. C) Horns of the bull. D) Guerrilla tactics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Civil disobedience. 14. The estimated weight of lithium block foun in INDIA? A) 5.9 M TON. B) 4.5M TON. C) 5.7 M TON. D) 5.2 M TON. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5.9 M TON. 15. Who amongst the following wrote the autobiography titled 'Waiting for a Visa'? A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. D) Sarojini Naidu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. 16. What is Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi is NOT known for A) Helping India gain independence from France. B) Non-Violent Protesting. C) Fasting or going on hunger strikes. D) Making a long Salt March to oppose unfair laws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helping India gain independence from France. 17. WHICH INDIAN LEADER WAS KNOWN AS ' GRAND OLD MAN OF INDIA A) Dadabhai Naoroji. B) RANJIT SINGH. C) KHAN ABDUL GHAFFAR KHAN. D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dadabhai Naoroji. 18. Simon Commission was originally named as A) Minto-Morley Commission. B) Montagu-Chelmsford Commission. C) Indian Statutory Commission. D) All-White Commision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indian Statutory Commission. 19. When did the first National Policy on Education (NPE) promulgate? A) 1948. B) 1958. C) 1968. D) 1978. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1968. 20. Amaram, Bhandaravada and Manya are associated with A) Lord Brahma. B) Devdana. C) Amarnayaka System. D) Yager system. 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