This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Modern > Modern India – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modern India Quiz 21 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Sargent Committee Report was submitted in A) 1934. B) 1954. C) 1884. D) 1944. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1944. 3. 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. 4. ..... 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. 5. Uttarapatha and Dakshinapatha were A) Mahajanapadas. B) Daughters of Ashoka. C) Gana Sanghas. D) Trade Routes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trade Routes. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. WHO LED THE BARDOLI SATYAGRAHA? A) SARDAR PATEL. B) GANDHIJI. C) Vithlabhai Patel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SARDAR PATEL. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. India's currency A) Dollar. B) Pound. C) Yuan. D) Rupee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rupee. 12. 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. 13. James Mill was a ..... historian A) Scottish. B) French. C) English. D) Portugal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scottish. 14. The survey of India was set up in ..... A) 1767. B) 1345. C) 1890. D) 1911. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1767. 15. 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. 16. Who gave the slogan Give me blood and I promise you freedom? A) Bhagat Singh. B) Mahatma Gandhi. C) Subhash Chandra Bose. D) Rash Behari Bose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subhash Chandra Bose. 17. What of the following do India and the USA have in common? A) They both have a big film industry. B) They both drive on the right side of the road. C) They both have about 4 million people. D) All the answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They both have a big film industry. 18. Full name of DR. KALAM A) APJ Abdul Kalam. B) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. 19. What was the basis for constituting constituent assembly for India? A) Mountbatten plan. B) Indian Independence Act. C) Cabinet mission. D) Government of India act. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cabinet mission. 20. Which leader died on the day the Non cooperation movement was launched in1920? A) Surendra Nath Banerjee. B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. C) Annie Besant. D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. ← 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