This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian History > Modern > Modern India – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modern India Quiz 6 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following books is important in order to understand the economic history of colonial India? A) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India. B) The Story of My Experiments with Truth. C) Towards Freedom. D) Discovery of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India. 2. When was the Indian National Congress formed? A) 1882. B) 1885. C) 1905. D) 1857. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1885. 3. Education is the dynamic side of A) Sociology. B) Philosophy. C) Psychology. D) Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Philosophy. 4. How did India finally gain its independence from colonial rule? A) The United States sent in troops to free India from the colonial government in control. B) Strong leaders urged people to protest the colonial power peacefully and non-violently. C) European countries stepped in and declared India independent after a civil war. D) Armed groups held elections in an effort to overtake the government. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong leaders urged people to protest the colonial power peacefully and non-violently. 5. Which of the following is not a historical monument? A) Gateway of India. B) Bengal Gazette. C) Rashtrapati Bhavan. D) India Gate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bengal Gazette. 6. Consider the following statement (s) related to the Indian National CongressI. The Poorna Swarajya resolution was passed in Lahore session of the Congress held in DecemberII. The Congress Working Committee, -which met on January 2, 1930, decided that January 26, 1930, should be observed as the PoornaSwarajya Day.Which of the above statement (s) is/are correct? A) Only I. B) Only II. C) Both I and II. D) Neither I nor II. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both I and II. 7. Which commission is regarded as "Magna Carta of Modern Education in India" ? A) Sargent Report. B) Macaulay's Minutes. C) Wood's dispatch. D) Hartog Commission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wood's dispatch. 8. Turkan-i-chahalgani was organised by A) Raid. B) Iltutmish. C) On the left. D) Alauddin Khalji. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Iltutmish. 9. ..... simplifies the study of history & highlights important trends of development within a particular period A) History. B) Administration. C) Periodisation. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periodisation. 10. ..... is racial segregation or separation. A) Discrimination. B) Activist. C) Apartheid. D) Caste system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apartheid. 11. The division of history into 3 periods is uniform for the entire world. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What rivalry developed over how India should be governed after independence? A) Hindu-Muslim. B) Hindu-Buddhist. C) Buddhist-Muslim. D) Muslim-Jewish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hindu-Muslim. 13. The interim Government at the centre was formed in 1946: A) After Mountbatten came to India for transfer of power to Indians. B) Before the visit of the Cabinet Mission. C) After the visit of the Cabinet Mission. D) As a result of Cripps Mission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the visit of the Cabinet Mission. 14. 'Freedom is my birthright and I shall have it 'was the slogan raised by ..... A) RABINDRANATH TAGORE. B) BAL GANGADHAR TILAK. C) LALA LAJPAT RAI. D) Bhagat Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BAL GANGADHAR TILAK. 15. How many gods are there in Hinduism? A) Three. B) Seven. C) One. D) Many. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Many. 16. What god is worshipped during Holi by surrounding a bonfire? A) Brahma. B) Vishnu. C) Buddha. D) Shiva. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vishnu. 17. MAHATMA STARTED WEARING LOIN CLOTH SINCE A) 1921. B) 1919. C) 1906. D) 1903. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1921. 18. The Bell Shaped Capitals in Ashokan capitals were adopted from the architecture style of A) Kerala. B) Persia. C) Macedonia. D) Pakistan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persia. 19. Revenue surveys were conducted to know about population, castes and religion. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Gandhi went to school in London to study ..... A) Law. B) Business. C) Government. D) Medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Law. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIndian History QuizzesModern India Quiz 1Modern India Quiz 2Modern India Quiz 3Modern India Quiz 4Modern India Quiz 5Modern India Quiz 7Modern India Quiz 8Modern India Quiz 9Modern India Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books