Here are 30+ Gk MCQs About Modern Indian History
Q.1 ‘Diu’ was the colony of which European power?
A) Portuguese
B) English
C) Dutch
D) French
Answer: A) Portuguese
Q.2 In 1661 the British East India Company obtained which city from Charles II?
A) Bombay
B) Madras
C) Kannur
D) Calcutta
Answer: A) Bombay
Q.3 In which year the ‘Battle of Wandiwash’ was fought between England and France?
A) 1560
B) 1660
C) 1760
D) 1860
Answer: C) 1760
Q.4 Warren Hastings was appointed as the Governor of …………… in 1772?
A) Bengal
B) Madras
C) Bombay
D) Delhi
Answer: A) Bengal
Q.5 Hyder Ali was the ruler of which princely state?
A) Hyderabad
B) Mysore
C) Bengal
D) Lucknow
Answer: B) Mysore
Q.6 The fourth Anglo Mysore War was fought between Tipu Sultan and which English power?
A) British
B) Portuguese
C) France
D) Dutch
Answer: A) British
Q.7 The English East Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in which Battle in 1612?
A) Battle of Buxar
B) Battle of Plassey
C) Battle of Swally
D) Battle of Trafalgar
Answer: C) Battle of Swally
Q.8 The British East India Company lost all its administrative powers through which act?
A) The Government of India Act of 1658
B) The Government of India Act of 1758
C) The Government of India Act of 1858
D) The Government of India Act of 1958
Answer: C) The Government of India Act of 1858
Q.9 Fakir-Sannyasi Resistance against the East India Company dominance in which state?
A) Punjab
B) Kerala
C) Madras
D) Bengal
Answer: D) Bengal
Q.10 Who founded the Asiatic society of Bengal in 1784 A.D.?
A) Sir William Jones
B) Warren Hastings
C) Lord Mayo
D) Lord Macaulay
Answer: A) Sir William Jones
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Q.11 The Vernacular Press Act was passed in which year?
A) 1878
B) 1881
C) 1888
D) 1898
Answer: A) 1878
Q.12 Who made remarkable contribution to the development of Local government?
A) Lord Ripon
B) Lord canning
C) Lord Mayo
D) Warren Hastings
Answer: A) Lord Ripon
Q.13 Morley-Minto Reforms were introduced in which years?
A) 1909
B) 1919
C) 1935
D) 1930
Answer: A) 1909
Q.14 In which region did Birsa Munda revolted against the British?
A) Punjab
B) Chota Nagpur
C) Raipur
D) Bengal
Answer: B) Chota Nagpur
Q.13 The Morley-Minto reforms reserved seats for which community?
A) Buddhist
B) Muslim
C) Christians
D) Sikhs
Answer: B) Muslim
Q.16 Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of which organization?
A) Brahma Samaj
B) Arya Samaj
C) Ramakrishna Mission
D) Theosophical society
Answer: A) Brahma Samaj
Q.17 Raja Ram Mohan Roy was given the title ‘Raja’ by whom?
A) Mughal Emperor Akbar II
B) Mir Farkhunda Ali Khan
C) Ghazi-ud-din Haider
D) Najmuddin Ali Khan
Answer: A) Mughal Emperor Akbar II
Q.18 Who convinced the British in 1829 to outlaw Sati?
A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
B) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
C) Lokmanya Tilak
D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q.19 Who was the first to give the call for Swarajya, ‘India for Indians’?
A) Dayanand Saraswati
B) Lokmanya Tilak
C) Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
D) Bhagat Singh
Answer: A) Dayanand Saraswati
Q.20 Who founded India House in London and guided other revolutionaries?
A) Aurobindo Ghosh
B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
C) Shyamji Krishna Varma
D) C.R. Das
Answer: C) Shyamji Krishna Varma
Q.21 Who was the author of the book, ‘Satyarth Prakash’?
A) Lala Lajpat Rai
B) Lala Hardyal
C) Dayanand Saraswati
D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: C) Dayanand Saraswati
Q.22 Nirankari movement was started by whom?
A) Baba Dyal Das
B) Ram Singh
C) Anand Mohan Bose
D) Birsa Munda
Answer: A) Baba Dyal Das
Q.23 Who founded the independence state of Bengal?
A) Siraj-ud-Daula
B) Mir Jafar
C) Alivardi Khan
D) Murshid Quali Khan
Answer: D) Murshid Quali Khan
Q.24 In which year did Jyotiba Phule formed the Satya Shodhak Samaj?
A) 1773
B) 1853
C) 1873
D) 1889
Answer: C) 1873
Q.25 In 1913 who founded the Advaita Ashram at Aluva?
A) Shree Narayana Guru
B) Tulsi Ram
C) Dadoba Pandurang
D) Atmaram Pandurang
Answer: A) Shree Narayana Guru
Q.26 One Caste, One Religion, One God for Man is the teaching of ………….
A) Rajaram Mohan Roy
B) M.G. Ranade
C) Shiv Narayan Agnihotri
D) Shree Narayana Guru
Answer: D) Shree Narayana Guru
Q.27 Who was the Founder of Aligarh movement?
A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
B) Maulana Shibli Numani
C) Abul kalam Azad
D) Maulana Hussain Ahmed
Answer: A) Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Q.28 Who founded as Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College at Aligarh in 1875?
A) Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
B) Mirza Mohammad
C) Maulana Qasim Nanovati
D) Maulana Abdullah Ansari
Answer: A) Sir Saiyad Ahmed Khan
Q.29 What was the childhood name of Swami Vivekananda?
A) Narendra Nath Datta
B) Vishwanath Datta
C) Upendranath Datta
D) Vasava Datta
Answer: A) Narendra Nath Datta
Q.30 Who designed the national flag of Independent India?
A) Madam Bhikaji Kama
B) Pingali Venkaiah
C) Aruna Asaf Ali
D) Sarojini Naidu
Answer: B) Pingali Venkaiah
Q.31 In which year Annie Besant joined The ‘Theosophical Society?
A) 1867
B) 1878
C) 1879
D)1889
Answer: D)1889
Q.32 The East India Company secured ‘Diwani’ from which Mughal Emperor?
A) Bahadur Shah
B) Shah Alam II
C) Muhammad Shah Rangeela
D) Alamgir II
Answer: B) Shah Alam II
Q.33 Where was the first iron and steel industry of India established?
A) Jamshedpur
B) Ranchi
C) Bengal
D) Madras
Answer: A) Jamshedpur
Q.34 Indian factory act was established in which year?
A) 1860
B) 1871
C) 1881
D) 1900
Answer: C) 1881
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