This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Modern > Modern India – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modern India Quiz 15 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who among the following was the founder of the Young Bengal Movement? A) David Hare. B) Debendranath Tagore. C) Henry Vivian Derozio. D) Ishwar Chandra Vidya Sagar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Henry Vivian Derozio. 2. How many out of 5 Indian people are living in poverty? A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 3. Article 14 of the Indian constitution guarantees ..... A) Right to freedom of expression. B) Right to freedom of Religion. C) Equality before law. D) Right to assemble peacefully without arms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Equality before law. 4. The control of foreign lands by stronger states A) Colonization. B) Urbanization. C) Secularism. D) Civil Disobedience. E) Imperialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Imperialism. 5. What were the causes of British Imperialism in Asia and especially in India? A) The British needed raw materials for their factories in Great Britain. B) The British felt superior to those on other continents. C) All answers are correct. D) The British competed with other European countries for world dominance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All answers are correct. 6. To move goods around India, the British built a network of ..... throughout the colony. A) Airports. B) Railroads. C) Highways and toll roads. D) Shipping canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Railroads. 7. Vasco da Gama actually reached India in A) 1492. B) 1498. C) 1476. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1498. 8. In which of the following states of India, the earliest settlements of Jews are found? A) Kerala. B) Tamilnadu. C) Punjab. D) Haryana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kerala. 9. In what year did India gain its independence from the British? A) 1942. B) 1921. C) 1947. D) 1930. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1947. 10. Indian independence Act 1947 was based? A) Cabinet Mission Plan. B) Rajji formula. C) Mountbatten Plan. D) Government of India Act 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mountbatten Plan. 11. Islamic Golden Age of knowledge was the reason for survival of ..... Knowledge A) Indian. B) Greek. C) Traditional. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greek. 12. What was the main factor in the Sepoy soldiers decision to rebel against the British East India Company? A) They were not ok with the religious intolerance that the Company had towards them. B) They did not like that they had to work all of the night shifts. C) They were angry that they received old uniforms and weapons. D) They did not rebel. E) They did not like that the British East India Company refused to speak their language. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were not ok with the religious intolerance that the Company had towards them. 13. When was Dr. Ambedkar born? A) 14 April 1893. B) January 15, 1889. C) 6 December 1869. D) 14 April 1891. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 14 April 1891. 14. Who was the founder of Bramo Samaj? A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. B) Justice Ranade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy. 15. "Struggle Continues for Control of Kashmir" "Many Hurt in Border Clashes Between Hindus and Muslims" Which nations have been most closely associated with the conflicts in these headlines? A) China and India. B) India and Pakistan. C) Vietnam and Cambodia (Kampuchea). D) Sri Lanka and Thailand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) India and Pakistan. 16. Who authored the pamphlet Why I'm an atheist? A) Jawaharlal Nehru. B) B.R Ambedkar. C) Bhagat Singh. D) Rajendra Prasad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhagat Singh. 17. Which Mughal Empire emperor was best known for their policy of religious tolerance? A) Babur. B) Akbar. C) Shah Jahan. D) Aurangzeb. E) None of them were religiously tolerant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Akbar. 18. "Tomb of the unknown Soldier" is situated in which country? A) Italy. B) France. C) USA. D) UK. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) USA. 19. 1st battle of Panipat A) 1520. B) 1526. C) 1530. D) 1536. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1526. 20. Name the type of colonialism from the following features:large scale immigration, usually lasts indefinitely, destroys and replaces native inhabitants A) Settler. B) Exploitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Settler. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books