Modern Indian History GK questions and Answers

(21) The English men founded their first industry in India at

[A] Kolkata

[B] Mumbai

[C] Surat

[D] Punjab

Answer: [C] Surat

(22) The battle of Wandiwash fought between

[A] English and Moghal

[B] English and Portuguese

[C] English and Siraj-Ud-doula

[D] English and French

Answer: [A] English and French

(23) In which of the following languages was the Ghadar Journal was first published?

[A] Urdu

[B] English

[C] Pushtu

[D] Punjabi

Answer: [A] Urdu

(24) Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India?

[A] Lord Canning

[B] Lord Wellesley

[C] Lord Cunningham

[D] Lord Clive

Answer: [B] Lord Wellesley

(25) The resolutions on Fundamental Rights and National Economic Policy were passed in which of the following sessions of the Indian National Congress?

[A] Karachi, 1931

[B] Lahore, 1929

[C] Belgaum, 1934

[D] Faizpur, 1936

Answer: [A] Karachi, 1931

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(26) Subhash Chandra Bose was re-elected the President of INC at the Tripuri Session in 1939 by defeating Gandhiji’s candidate ______

[A] Dr. Rajendra Prasad

[B] JB Kriplani

[C] Nellie Sengupta

[D] Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya

Answer: [D] Pattabhi Sitaramaiyya

(27) Who among the following signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company?

[A] Baji Rao I

[B] Baji Rao II

[C] Sultan Bahadur

[D] None of the above

Answer: [A] Baji Rao II

(28) Consider the following statements:

1) Gandhi Ji born on October 2, 1869

2) In 2007, the United Nations General Assembly, declared October 2 as the International Day of Non-Violence

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

[A] Only 1

[B] Only 2

[C] Both 1 & 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: [C] Both 1 & 2

(29) Justice Party Movement was initiated by

[A] Jyotiba Phule

[B] Shri Narayana Guru

[C] Dr. TM Nair

[D] E. V. Ramaswami Naicker

Answer: [C] Dr. TM Nair

(30) What was/were the important features of Nehru Report?

[A] It contained a Bill of Rights

[B] There shall be no state religion; men and women shall have equal rights as citizens

[C] There should be federal form of government with residuary powers vested in the center

[D] All of the above

Answer: [D] All of the above