Modern Indian History MCQ Question and Answer | History MCQ Question

The first Shivaji festival was held at Raigarh in 1895.

Swami Vivekananda represented India and Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893). This was the first World's Parliament of Religions and it was held from 11 to 27 September 1893. Delegates from all over the world joined this Parliament.

National Herald is an Indian newspaper published by The Associated Journals Ltd. It was founded by India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1938 as a tool to win independence.

Mayo College is a boys' residential public school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo who was also the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872.

During early 1942 the Japanese conducted a campaign to persuade Indian prisoners of war in Hongkong, Shanghai, and Singapore that they should fight along with the Japanese for the “liberation” of India. In June 1942 the Japanese sponsored a conference in Bangkok at which the INA was formally launched, originally headed by Capt. Mohan Singh, and by November 1942 the Japanese claimed that the strength of the force was 16,000 troops.

Jawaharlal Nehru stated this on the night of 14 Aug, 1947.

The Non-cooperation movement was withdrawn because of the Chauri Chaura incident. Although he had stopped the national revolt single-handedly, on 10 March 1922, Gandhi was arrested. Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das formed the Swaraj Party, rejecting Gandhi's leadership.

Instrument of Accession was a legal document first introduced by Government of India Act, 1935. It was used in and after 1947 to enable each of rulers of princely states under British parliamentary to join one of the new dominions of India or Pakistan. Dewan of Travancore was the first to sign 'Instrument of Accession'.

The Viceroy's Executive Council became the executive branch of the interim government. Originally headed by the Viceroy of India, it was transformed into a council of ministers, with the powers of a prime minister bestowed on the vice-president of the Council, a position held by the Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru.

International Women's Year (IWY) was the name given to 1975 by the United Nations. Since that year March 8 has been celebrated as International Women's Day, and the United Nations Decade for Women, from 1976 to 1985, was also established.