Modern Indian History MCQ Question and Answer | History MCQ Question

Har Bilas Sarda was Instrumental in the passage of the famous Sarda Act of 1930, which provided for penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age.

Doctrine of Passive Resistance was propounded by Aurobindo Ghosh, it was based on a series of articles published by Aurobindo Ghosh.

Both The Religious Disabilities Act and The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act were passed in 1856.

Jawahar Lal Nehru established the Indian Civil Liberties union in 1936. This is the origin of Human right movement in India.

The term of office of member of the Council of India as per the act of 1919 was 5 years.

The 24-day march lasted from 12 March 1930 to 6 April 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly. It gained worldwide attention which gave impetus to the Indian independence movement and started the nationwide Civil Disobedience Movement. 78 volunteers had accompanied Gandhi on the famous Dandi March of 12 March 1930.

Pandita Ramabai started 'Sharda sadan' (House of Learning) at Bombay in 1889. It was the school of Indian Widows in colonial India.

In 1928, Gandhi ji demanded Swaraj in the coming one year, from the British Government. In Lahore Session of 1929 of INC which took place on the bank of river Ravi under the presidentship of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru, the JNC declared 'Purna Swaraj' as its ultimate goal.

The immediate cause of the revolt was the introduction of the new Enfield rifle and the greased cartridge. In loading the rifle the sepoy before inserting the cartridge had to bite off its top. It was believed that the grease was made out of the fats of cows and pigs.

Gopal Hari Deshmukh was an Indian activist, thinker social and religious reformer who belonged to Maharashtra. He is also known 'Lokhitwadi'.