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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-6 section-7

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Modern Indian History .
51
Hevarappathinkangal is a Tamil work of __________
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Answer & Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Hevarappathinkangal is a Tamil work of Sree Narayana Guru.
52
Sati was prohibited by
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Governor General Lord William Bentinck passed the Bengal Sati Regalation Act, 1829, which declared the Practice of Sati as punishable offence.
53
Who shot dead John Saunders on 17th December 1928?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Lala Lajpat Rai was lathi charged and died when he was opposing the Simmon commission in Lahore. Bhagat Singh and other shot the Police superintendent John Saunders who was responsible for lathi charge.
54
Who represented Indian women in The Second Round Table Conference?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The second Round Table conference started on September 7, 1931. M.K.Gandhi represented Indian national Congress and Sarojini Naidu represented Indian women.
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When did M. K. Gandhi participated in the Second Round Table Conference?
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Answer: Option A
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On August 29, 1931, Gandhi sailed for England in theSS Rajputana to attend the Second Round Table Conference, He went as the solerepresentative of the Indian National Congress.
56
Which reforms Act had created the office of the secretary of state for India?
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Edward Henry Stanley, 15th Earl of Derby (who would later become the first Secretary of State for India) introduced another bill which was originally titled as "An Act for the Better Government of India" and it was passed on 2 August 1858.
57
The Government of India Act of 1935 consists of __________ sections and 10 schedules
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The 1935 Act was the second installment of constitutional reforms passed by British Parliament for implementing the ideal of responsible government in India. The Act of 1935 was quite a lengthy and detailed document. It consisted of 321 sections and 10 schedules.
58
Indian Universities Act, 1904 was passed during the governorship of
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Under the governorship of Lord Curzon Indian Universities act was passed in 1904. The provision of this act was that the governing bodies of the universities were reconstituted and the size of sevates was reduced.
59
The doctrine of lapse had been put to much use by
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Oudh (1856) is widely believed to have under the Doctrine of Lapse. However it was annexed by Lord Dalhousie under the pretext of mis-governance. The princely state of Kittur was taken over by the East India Company in 1824 by imposing a 'doctrine of lapse'.
60
The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was signed between
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was a pact signed on 31 December 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona.