Modern Indian History Questions & India's #1 Learning Platform PS la meld ech celg) Rea Download App {) PS MCQ Question 1 View this Question Online Who was the founder of the Andhra Mahila Sabha? 1. Pandita Ramabal 2. Durgabai Deshmukh 3. GayatriDevi 4. Sarojini Naidu Answer (Deiailed Solution Below) Option 2: Durgabai Deshmukh Modern Indian History MCQ Question 1 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Durgabhai Deshmukh. Cp key-Points + Durgabhai Deshmukh was the founder of the Andhra Mahila Sabha. + She was popularly known as “Iron Lady”. + She organized Salt Satyagrah during the Civil disobedience movement in Madras and was imprisoned.* She was the founder of AMS (Andhra Mahila Sabha) institutions and other important social Welfare organizations. he, with the help of two other prominent nationalists (A. K. Prakasam and Desodharaka Nageswararao),started the movement in Madras. + She was arrested and imprisoned for her involvement in @ movement that hadbeen banned * She also edited a journal known as Andhra Mahila and inspired women to rebel against meaning less social constraints imposed on them. * She was a member of the Constituent Assembly. + She was awarded the Tamrapatraand Paul Hoffman Award after independence in recognition of her service to society. &: Additional Inform: + Sarojini Naidu: » Popularly known as the “Nightingale of India” was @ nationalist and poetess from Uttar Pradesh. » She was married to Dr. Govindarajulu Naidu in 1893. ~ Under the guidance of Gopal Krishna Gokhale, she became the first woman to participate in India's struggle for independence. She participated in the Dandi March with Gandhiji and presided over the Kanpur Session of Congress in 1925. » Shewas the first woman to become the Governor of Uttar Pradesh State, India's #1 Learning Platform eT etn Start Complete Exam Preparation ic Pre paar Ls creer) Coats Download App MCQ Question 2 View this Question Online> Green colour in Indian National Flag signifies ___. 1. Valour 2. Sacrifice 3. Relation to soil and prosperity 4. Truth Answer (Detailed Solution Below)Option 3: Relation to soil and prosperity Modern Indian History MCQ Question 2 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Relation to soll and prosperity. © Key Points + National Flag The national flag is a horizontal tricolour of deep saffron at the top, white in the middle, and dark green atthe bottom in equal proportion. = Saffron stands for courage White stands for truth and purity. ™ Green is the symbol of life, abundance, relation to soil, and prosperity. The ratio of the width of the flag to Its length is 2:3. Its design is that of the wheel which appears on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Its diameter approximates the width of the white band andit has 24 spokes The design was given by Pingall Venkaiya The design of the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly of India on 22 July 1947. {tis our Fundamental Duty to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem ie ec Start Complete Exam Preparation CR Da oe et Teac) Toe eT artsy Boscia) ers eaec (s) MCQ Question 3 View this Question Who established the “Atmlya Sabha” a precursor in the socio-religious reforms in Bengal?1. Vivekanand 2. DayanandSaraswati 3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy 4. Aurobindo Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3: Raja Ram Mohan Roy Modern Indian History MCQ Question 3 Detailed Solution The correct answer is option Raja Ram Mohan Roy. © Key Points Raja Ram Mohan Roy established the “Atmiya Sabha" a precursor organization in the socio- religious reforms in Bengal in the year 1814 in Kolkata + It was a philosophical discussion circle where debates and discussions were held leading to the ideas for social reforms.ee Deano pein) PS Elam ele ee L Clg) Py Practice | Mack Tests aaa steele Cres eu Bia) Download App MCQ Question 4 View thi The Non-cooperation Movement started in 1. 1870 2. 1942 3. 1920 4. 1921 Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3: 1920 Modern Indian History McQ Question 4 Detailed Solution The correct answer is 1920. © Key Points + The Non-cooperation Movement started in 1920. + The leader of the Non-cooperation Movement was Mahatma Gandhi + The non-cooperation movement was a mass movement that involved participation from the nationalists as well as the public. + The movement was to be nonviolent anc to consist of Indians resigning their titles, boycotting government educational institutions, government service, foreign goods, and elections, and eventually, refusing to pay taxes. + The non-cooperation movement was a mass movement that was launched by Gandhi in 1920. It was a peaceful and non-violent protest against the British government in India. * People had to resian from their governmentjobs. People were asked to withdraw their children from government-controlled or aided schools and colleges.* After 2 series of events including the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Gandhiji realized that there was no prospect of getting any fair treatment at the hands of the British, so he planned to withdraw the nation’s co-operation from the British Government, thus launching the Non- Cooperation Movement and thereby marring the administrative set up of the country. + This movement was a great success as It got massive encouragementfrom millions of Indians. This movement almost shook the British authorities. &- Additional Information + The Non-cooperation Movement was called off by Mahatma Gandhi after the Chauri Chaura incident in February1922. India's #1 Learning Platform Start Complete Exam Preparation Deco Pra a Seater er ann Ga ets Download App MCQ Question 5 View this Question Online The first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress was 1. Abul Kalam Azad 2. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai 3. Badruddin Tyabji 4. Hakim Ajmal Khan Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3 : Badruddin Tyabji Modern Indian History MCQ Question 5 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Badruddin Tayyabji. » Important PointsBadruddin Tyabji was the first Muslim President of the Indian National Congress. + Badruddin Tyabjiwas a prominent lawyer, Indian independence movement activist, and politician during the times of British India + He was the first indian to practice as a barrister of the High Court of Bombay. + He served as the third President of the Indian National Congress. + Rahimtullah M Sayani was the second Muslim to serve as president after Badruddin Tyabji ©. Additional Inform: + Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was an Indian Independence activist, a congress leader. + Hakim Ajmal Khan holds the record of ‘sole person elected to the Presidency of the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League, and the All India Khilafat Committee’. + Rafi Ahmed Kidwai became India's first Minister for Communications after Independence, + Rafi Ahmed Kidwai and Abul Kalam Azad were only two Muslim in JawaharLal Nehru Central Cabinet. ee ec Start Complete Exam Preparation DARE poe fea Boscia) etree Download App MCQ Question 6 View this Question Online > Who was the President of the Swaraj Party after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922? 1. Vithalbhai Patel ~ 2. Chittaranjan Das 3. Subhas Chandra Bose 4. Motilal Nehru Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 2: Chittaranjan Das Modern Indian History MCQ Question 6 Detailed SolutionThe correct answer is Chittaranjan Das. © Key Points + Chittaranjan Das was the President of the Swaraj Party. In December 1922, Chittaranjan Das, Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar and Motilal Nehru formed the Congress-Khilafat Swarajaya Party with Das as the president and Nehru as one of the secretaries The SwarajParty or the Congress-Khilafat SwarajyaParty was formed on 1 January 1923 by C R Das and Motilal Nehru. The formation of the Swaraj Party came after various significant events like the withdrawal of the non-cooperation movement, the government of India act 1919, and the 1923 elections. After the Chauri Chaura incident, Mahatma Gandhi withdrew the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922. This was met with a lot of disagreements among leaders of the Congress Party. While some wanted to continue non-cooperation, others wanted to end the legislature boycott and contest elections. The former were called no-changers and such leaders included Rajer Vallabhai Patel, C Rajagopalachar! In 1922, in the Gaya session of the Congress, C R Das (who was presiding over the session) moved a proposal to enter the legislatures but it was defeated. m Das and other leaders broke away from the Congress and formed the Sweraj Party. & Additional Information ira Prasad, Sardar + Aims of the Swaraj Party : The Congress-Khilafat Swarajya Party or the Swaraj Party aimed for: = Attaining dominion status. Obtaining the right to frame a constitution Establishing control over the bureaucracy. Obtaining full provincial autonomy. Attaining Swarajya(self-rule). Getting people the right to control government machinery. Organising industrial and agricultural labour. Controlling the local and municipal bodies. & Indies #1 Learning Platform perce Start Complete Exam Preparation aie : (oi Download App MCQ Question 7 View this Question OnlineWhere did Mahatma Gandhi start the Salt Satyagraha? 1. Dandi 2. Sabarmati 3. Sevagram 4. Pawanar Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 2: Sabarmati Modern Indian History MCQ Question 7 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Sabarmati. © Key Points Dandi March or Salt Satyagrahawas started by Mahatma Gandhl in Sabarmatilaunched on March 12, 1930, and it lasted till April 5, 1930, in Dandi (Navsari). + Itwasa part of Non-violent Civil Disobedience. + twas against the tax collected by the British Raj on salt and Gandhi opposed this by producing salt through evaporation. + This significantly influenced American activist's Martin Luther King, James Bevel, and others + It is also known as the White Flowing River as all people took part in the march by wearing White Khadi. + Gandhi called it ‘Poor Mans Struggle’ * Due to this, mass civil disobedience was observed and Indians boycotted British clothes and goods + InternationalWalk for Justice and Freedom - Mahatma Gandhi Foundation re-framed and cast the Salt March in 2005 on the 75" anniversary of Dandi March + National SaltSatyagraha Memorial — Dandi (inaugurated Jan 30, 2019) fake Points + € Rajgopalachari Gandhi's associate organized Vedaranyam Salt March along the east coast while Gandhilaunched along the west coast. + C Rajgopalachari was the 1* Governor-General of India after Independence. + 15* women arrested in Salt March ~ Sarojini Naidu + To commemorate the 50" and 75 anniversary of Dandi March in 1980 and 2005 respectively, stamps were also released by the government (Stamp released In 2005 on the 75" anniversary of Dandi Satyagraha)og India's #1 Learning Platform PSE la melee el eh) Py Practice aaa Ure toelee Cres eu Download App MCQ Question 8 View thi Who said "Heavy Industry is a Synonym of development"? 1. Jawaharlal Nehru 2. Sardar Vallabh bhai Patel 3. Prof Mahalanobis 4. Doctor Bhim Rao Ambedkar Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 1: Jawaharlal Nehru Modern Indian History McQ Question 8 Detailed Solution The correct answer is JawaharlalNehru. © Key Points + Pandit JawaharlalNehru said, "Heavy Industry is a Synonym of development". » Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian independence activist and, thereafter, the first Prime Minister of India, as well as a prominent figure in Indian politics both before and after independence. He manifests himself asa distinguished leader of the Indian independence movement, serving India as Prime Minister from its establishment in 1947. » He was also known as Pandit Nehru due to his roots with the Kashmiri Pandit summation, while Indian children knew him as Chacha Nehru. 5 Additional informati* Eminent leadersand their descriptions: ~ Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel - He was the leader of Bardoll Satyagrahaand the 1st Home Minister of India. » Prof Mahalanobis- Member of 1st Planning Committee of India. » Doctor Bhim Rao Ambedkar - He was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly. ea ear nei) Start Complete Exam Preparation Deco Baits mca footer em Gal re Download App MCQ Question 9 View this Question Online > Who among the following reformers founded "Arya Samaj"? 1. Raja Ram Mohi q 2. Swam|Dayananda Saraswat! 3. Atmaram Pandurang 4. Ishwarachandra Vidysagar Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 2: Swami DayanandaSaraswati Modern Indian History MCQ Question 9 Detailed Solution The correct answer is SwamiDayananda Saraswati. © Key Points + Arya Samaj is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belef in the infallible authority of the Vedas. + Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswatiin 1875 in Bombay. + There are 10 principles elated to Arya Samaj,* The famous freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai was his disciple. * Swami Deyananda Saraswati is known as the ‘Grandfather of Indian Nation’. + The original name of Swami DayanandaSaraswati - Mul Shankar. © Additional Inform: Raja Ram Mohan Roy + Raja Ram Mohan Roy is known as the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance. + Heis also known as the ‘Prophet of Indian Nationalism’. + He started Atmiya Sabha in 1814 and Brahmo Samajin 1828. + He launched a movement for the abolition of Sati through his journals Sambad Kaumudi (1821) and Precepts of Jesus (1820). + The Mughal emperor Akbar II gave the title 'Raja' to Ram Mohan Roy. ‘Atmaram Pandurang + Prathana Samajwas founded by Atmaram Pandurangin Bombay in 1867 + He was one of the two Indian co-founders of the Bombay Natural History Society. + Atmaram Pandurang served briefly as sheriff of Bombay in 1879 Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar * Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was an Indian educator and social reformer considered the ‘Father of Bengali prose’. + The contribution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagartowards such issues, the Widow remarriage Act passed in 1856. ea ESE ane alice) m Start Complete Exam Preparation eae) pr Download App cay Netto fae McQ Question 10 View this Question Online Tashkent Declaration followed Indo-Pak war of A.1947 B. 1965 C.1971 D. 1999Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 2: B Modern Indian History MCQ Question 10 Detailed Solution The Correct Answer is Option (2) i.e B - + Tashkent Declaration was a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed on 10th January 1966 to resolve the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965. + The major signatories of the declaration were the then Prime Minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, and Pakistan's President Muhammad Ayub Khan. * The War of 1965 was over control of the resources and population of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 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