Modern Indian History - Quiz

Q: Gopal Krishna Gokhale served as the president of the Indian National Congress in which of the following session of the Indian National Congress?

A. Kolkata session 1917
B. Kanpur session 1925
C. Benaras session 1905
D. Kolkata session 1896

Correct Option: C
Explanation: In the Benaras session of INC in the year 1905, Gopal Krishna Gokhale served as the president.

Q: Which among the following is India

A. Vishakhapatnam Refinery
B. Digboi Refinery
C. Barauni Refinery
D. Guwahati Refinery

Correct Option: B
Explanation: Digboi is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the north-eastern part of the state of Assam, India.

Q: Murshid Quli Khan, Alivardi Khan and Sirajuddaullah were all nawabs of__________ ?

A. Bengal
B. Lucknow
C. Varanasi
D. Hyderabad

Correct Option: A
Explanation: Murshid Quli khan, Alivardi khan and Siraj-ud-daullah, were the Nawab of Bengal. At the time of Battle of Plassey the Nawab of Bengal was Siraj-ud-daullah.

Q: With reference to the relations of the Princely states with British Crown, which among the following report said that

A. Butler Commission Report
B. Strachey Commission Report
C. Campbell Commission Report
D. Hunter Commission Report

Correct Option: A
Explanation: Harcourt Butler Committee A three -member committee headed by Harcourt Butler, appointed on December 16, 1927 to examine the relations between the native states and the paramount power, declined to define what paramountcy was but clearly and fortrightly stated that “paramountcy must remain paramount”. The committee fully endorsed that the viceroy, not the governor general should remain the Crown agent in dealing with the native states. In fact the right to protect includes right to internal intervention. Paramountcy is the supreme sovereign power which was kept above the reach of law and interpretation, to be exercised at the appropriate time subject to resiraints of morality and constitutional propriety against an erring ruler of a native statewhen other correctional means had proved to be futile. It is a concept developed into a deterrent in the political relation between the British and the Indian rulers.

Q: Permanent revenue settlement of Bengal was introduced by

A. Wellesley
B. Cornwallis
C. Hastings
D. Clive

Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Permanent Settlement was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. It was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Landlords of Bengal to settle the Land Revenue to be raised. Lord Cornwallis came to India as the Governor General.

Q: During the times of Governor-General Lord Ellenborough, which among the following acts declared slavery as illegal?

A. Act V
B. Act III
C. Act VI
D. Act VIII

Correct Option: A
Explanation: The Act V of 1843 declared slavery as illegal during the tenure of Governor-General Lord Ellenborough.

Q: How many people were estimated to have been killed during communal violence during the partition?

A. 500,00
B. 1 million
C. 2 million
D. 3million

Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Answer: b) 1 million Explanation: An estimated 1 million people, including Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs, were killed during the communal violence that occurred during the partition.

Q: Which act provided for the establishment of a separate electorate for Muslims in India?

A. Indian Councils Act, 1861
B. Government of India Act, 1919
C. Government of India Act, 1947
D. Indian Independence Act, 1947

Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A separate electorate for Muslims in India was to be established under the Government of India Act, 1919. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms was the other name for this law.

Q: When did the late modern period began?

A. 1800
B. 1990
C. 2000
D. 1799

Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Answer: B) Nathuram Godse Explanation: As per the given text, Nathuram Godse was responsible for the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi.

Q: Who of the following was the first holder of the post of Secretary of State for India?

A. Lord Stanle
B. Lord George Hamilton
C. Viscount Cranborne
D. Lord Pethick-Lawrence

Correct Option: A
Explanation: Frederick Arthur Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, KG, GCB, GCVO, PC (15 January 1841 – 14 June 1908) styled as Hon. Frederick Stanley from 1844 to 1886 and as Lord Stanley of Preston between 1886 and 1893, was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as Colonial Secretary from 1885 to 1886 and the sixth Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893. An avid sportsman, he built Stanley House Stables in England and is famous in North America for presenting Canada with the Stanley Cup. Stanley was also one of the original inductees of the Hockey Hall of Fame.