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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-9 section-3

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Modern Indian History .
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The author of 'A Nation in the Making' was
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SN Banerjee defeat at the polls in 1923 brought his political career to a close and he went on to write the widely acclaimed A Nation in Making, published in 1925.
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Under pressure from his family, Nanu married__________, the daughter of a traditional village doctor
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Under pressure from his family, Nanu married Kaliamma, the daughter of a traditional village doctor. The marriage was a simple affair with the groom's sisters themselves investing the bride with the 'Thaali' (wedding knot) on his behalf. The bride remained with her parents, since Nanu asan became a wanderer not long after.
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Which one among the following pairs of battle is correctly matched?
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The Battle of Chausa was a notable military engagement between the Mughal emperor, Humayun, and the Afghan, Sher Shah Suri. It was fought on 26 June 1539 at Chausa, 10 miles southwest of Buxar in modern-day Bihar, India. Sher Shah was victorious and crowned himself Farid al-Din Sher Shah.
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The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of Congress held at Calcutta in
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The famous resolution on Non-Cooperation under the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of Congress held at Calcutta in September 1920.
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Sindhia's troops were defeated by General Wellesley at
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The battle of Assaye, fought on September 23, 1803 between the Maratha and British armies, is largely forgotten in India. Yet it remains an amazing story of gallantry and skill on both sides. Assaye was a hard-won victory for the British, one that challenges common assumptions about how Europeans conquered the subcontinent.
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Provision was made in the Act of 1773, for the office of a Governor-General of
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As per the act, Office of the Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William was created in 1773, and on 20 October 1773, Warren Hastings became the first Governor General of India. The members of the council were Lt. General John Clavering, George Monson, Richard Barwell and Philip Francis.
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What benefits did the Poona Pact offer to the depressed classes?
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The Poona Pact offer 18% seats in the central legislature and 148 seats in the provincial legislature to the depressed classes.
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'August Offer' was issued by __________
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On 8 August 1940, early in the Battle of Britain, the Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, made the so-called "August Offer".
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The Government of India, 1919 is also known as
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Montague - Chelmsford reform is known as government of India act, 1919 the main feature of this reform was provincial Government i.e introduction of Dyarchy.
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The founder-president of Indian Independence League was
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Established primarily to foster Indian Nationalism and to obtain Japanese support for the Indian Independence Movement, the League came to interact and command the first Indian National Army under Mohan Singh before it was dissolved. Rash Behari Bose handed over the INA to Subhas Chandra Bose.