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Modern Indian History MCQ Questions and answers with easy explanations. History section provides you all type of mcq questions on Modern Indian History with explanations. Modern Indian History MCQ is important for exams like IBPS, SCC, UPSC, NET etc. Page-5 section-4

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Modern Indian History .
41
Narayana Guru was the son of__________
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
There are many legends surrounding the life of Narayana Guru but few certain facts until his rise to prominence in 1887. He was born probably in 1854, the son of an Ezhava peasant, Madan Asan and his wife Kuttiyamma, in the village of Chempazhanthy near Thiruvananthapuram.
42
With which of the following was Annie Besant Associated?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
When Blavatsky died in 1891, Besant was left as one of the leading figures in theosophy and in 1893 she represented it at the Chicago World Fair. The original society, then led by Henry Steel Olcott and Besant, is today based in Chennai, India, and is known as the Theosophical Society Adyar.
43
'Anthology of the Bomb' was written by
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Bipin Chandra Pal a powerful orator of the extremist school to which Tilak belonged. Once he wrote an article ' Anthology of the Bomb' for which he was tried, but he apologised.
44
Wahabis were __________ fanatics
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Answer: Option B
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Wahhabism is an Islamic doctrine and religious movement founded by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. It has been variously described as "ultraconservative", "austere", "fundamentalist", or "puritan(ical)"; as an Islamic "reform movement" to restore "pure monotheistic worship" (tawhid) by devotees; and as a "deviant sectarian movement", "vile sect" and a distortion of Islam by its opponents. Wahabis were Muslim fanatics.
45
The strategy of 'divide and rule' had been actually practised by
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The strategy of 'divide and rule' had been actually practised by Lord Minto.
46
Whom had Gandhi named as Mira Behn?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Madeleine Slade, also known as Mirabehn or Meera Behn, was a British woman who left her home in Britain to live and work with Mohandas Gandhi, the leader of the Indian Independence Movement. She devoted her life to human development and the advancement of Gandhi's principles.
47
Who attended the Congress of Oppressed Nationalities at Brussels in 1927, on behalf of the National Congress?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Jawaharlal Nehru attended the Congress of oppressed nationalist at Brusels in 1927 on behalf of the National Congress.
48
Chanakya was known as__________
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Answer: Option C
No explanation is given for this question. Let's Discuss on Board
49
This social reformer most ardently worked for the removal of untouchability and uplift the depressed classes before Mahatma Gandhi came on the scene
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Jyotirao Govindrao Phule (11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890), also known as Jotiba Phule was an Indian social activist, a thinker, anti-caste social reformer and a writer from Maharashtra.
50
What was the single most significant contribution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel to Indian History?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), popularly known as Sardar Patel, was an Indian politician. He served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India.