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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-1 section-5

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Modern Indian History .
1
The Mohammadan Anglo-Oriental College at Aligarh was founded by
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Answer: Option D
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Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan founded Mohammadan Anglo oriental college in 1875 and it was renamed as Aligarh muslim university in 1920. He also established 'Scientific Society" and published magazine 'RAJBHART MUSALMAN'.
2
When was first telegraph line started in India?
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Answer: Option A
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The British India opened the first telegraph line and office in October 1851, between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour.
3
When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, "None will believe that a man like this in body and soul ever walked on this earth."?
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Answer: Option C
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Albert Einstein was highly impressed with Mahatma Gandhi and he stated this statement when Gandhi was assassinated.
4
Who is generally acknowledged as the pioneer of local self-government in modern India?
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Answer: Option A
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Lord Ripon, the pioneer of local self-government, a resolution of 1882 set off the institution of local self-government in India. Ripon also known as the father of Local self government in India and real liberal of goldstein era. "The Duty of Age" was written by him.
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Who had been the first to emphasise the instruction in literature and science through the English Language was essential for building a modern India?
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Answer: Option C
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Raj Ram Mohun Roy had been the first to emphasise the instruction in literature and science through the English Language was essential for building a modern India.
6
Of the following who transferred the capital from Murshidabad to Monghyr?
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Answer: Option A
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After the Battle of Chinsura, the British deposed Mir Jafar and placed his son in law Mir Kasim as Nawab of Bengal. Mir Kasim, soon began to show a will of his own, and to cherish dreams of independence. He eventually shifted his capital from Murshidabad to Munger in Bihar where he raised an independent army.
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Who was the Nawab when Dalhousie annexed Awadh in 1854?
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Answer: Option B
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Wajid Ali Shah (30 July 1822 – 1 September 1887) was the tenth and last Nawab of Awadh, holding the position for 9 years, from 13 February 1847 to 11 February 1856.
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Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of
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Answer: Option A
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Maulana Sayyid Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad (11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian scholar, activist and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress during the Indian independence movement. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the author of India Wins Freedom.
9
__________, second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a 'Diamond Soul', for she had many brilliant facets to her character
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Answer: Option A
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Annie Besant (1847–1933), second President of The Theosophical Society from 1907 to 1933, was described as a ‘Diamond Soul’, for she had many brilliant facets to her character. She was an outstanding orator of her time, a champion of human freedom, educationist, philanthropist, and author with more than three hundred books and pamphlets to her credit.
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Aruvipuram installation was done by __________
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Answer: Option B
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Aruvippuram is a village in the southern district of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India. It is famous for the Siva temple established by Sri Narayana Guru.