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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-8

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Modern Indian History .
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The __________ were the first Europeans to start a Joint stock company trade with India?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
The Dutch were the first Europeans to start a Joint stock company trade with India.
82
Nanu moved to his hermitage deep inside the hilly forests of__________, where he led an austere life immersed in meditative thought and yoga and subjected himself to extreme sustenance rituals
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Nanu moved to his hermitage deep inside the hilly forests of Maruthwamala, where he led an austere life immersed in meditative thought and yoga and subjected himself to extreme sustenance rituals
83
What was Jagat Seth's claim to fame in Bengal?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Jagat Seth meaning the “Banker of the World”, was a title conferred on his nephew Fateh Chand, a very rich banker in Bengal in the first half of the 18th century.
84
Which of the following songs was so dear to Mahatma Gandhi's heart, that he wrote: 'That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the 'Bhagavad Gita'
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye songs was so dear to Mahatma Gandhi's heart, that he wrote: 'That one song is enough to sustain me, even if I were to forget the 'Bhagavad Gita'.
85
The Indians were allowed to frame their Constitution by
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The August Offer was a proposal made by the British government in 1940 promising the expansion of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India to include more Indians, the establishment of an advisory war council, giving full weight to minority opinion, and the recognition of Indians right to frame their own constitution.
86
Which amidst the following sites/monuments in India is on the UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritages?
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Answer: Option B
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Kashi Vishvanath Temple is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple stands on the western bank of the holy river Ganga, and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the holiest of Shiva temples. It is not on the UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritages.
87
Which of the following leaders died as a result of injuries sustained during a protest demonstration against Simon Commission?
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
Prominent Indian nationalist Lala Lajpat Rai led a protest in Lahore. He suffered a police beating during the protest, and died of his injuries on 17th November,1928.
88
'Education is the manifestation of the perfection already in man'.Who said this?
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Answer: Option A
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Vivekananda believed education is the manifestation of perfection already in men. He thought it a pity that the existing system of education did not enable a person to stand on his own feet, nor did it teach him self-confidence and self-respect. To him education was an assimilation of noble ideas.
89
Which of the following periods is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history?
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
1857-90 is considered as the revolutionary era in Indian history.
90
Which of the following events inspired for the formation of the Home Rule Leagues?
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Annie Besant gave new hope to the country. “The moment of England’s difficulty is the moment of India’s opportunity.” She started the Home Rule League Movement to be later supported fully by Tilak. It aimed at self-government for India within the British Commonwealth. She was more Indian than most Indians, a woman of profound courage and determination. The movement soon made a great impact upon the people.