Modern India and the Freedom Struggle MCQs

Solved MCQs on British expansion, the Revolt of 1857, social reform movements, the Indian National Congress, Gandhian movements and the road to independence.

1. 1

   The Battle of Plassey was fought in:

   A1757B1761C1764D1799

   Correct answer: A. 1757

   In 1757 Robert Clive's forces defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal.

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2. 2

   The Battle of Buxar (1764) was fought between the East India Company and:

   ATipu SultanBthe MarathasCSiraj-ud-DaulahDthe combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II

   Correct answer: D. the combined forces of Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah and Shah Alam II

   Victory at Buxar led to the Treaty of Allahabad (1765), giving the Company the diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

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3. 3

   The Revolt of 1857 broke out on 10 May 1857 at:

   ADelhiBMeerutCKanpurDLucknow

   Correct answer: B. Meerut

   Sepoys at Meerut rose on 10 May 1857 and marched to Delhi.

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4. 4

   Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

   AW. C. BonnerjeeBDadabhai NaorojiCSurendranath BanerjeeDA. O. Hume

   Correct answer: A. W. C. Bonnerjee

   W. C. Bonnerjee presided over the first session in Bombay in December 1885. A. O. Hume helped found the Congress.

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5. 5

   The Partition of Bengal (1905) was carried out under the Viceroy:

   ALord RiponBLord DalhousieCLord CurzonDLord Minto

   Correct answer: C. Lord Curzon

   Lord Curzon partitioned Bengal in 1905; the Swadeshi Movement grew in protest, and the partition was annulled in 1911.

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6. 6

   The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919 in:

   AAmritsarBLahoreCLudhianaDJalandhar

   Correct answer: A. Amritsar

   Troops under General Dyer fired on an unarmed crowd gathered on Baisakhi day in Amritsar.

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7. 7

   Gandhiji called off the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922 after the violence at:

   AChamparanBChauri ChauraCBardoliDKheda

   Correct answer: B. Chauri Chaura

   After a mob set fire to a police station at Chauri Chaura (now in Uttar Pradesh), Gandhiji withdrew the movement.

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8. 8

   Gandhiji began the Dandi March on 12 March 1930 from:

   APorbandarBSevagramCWardhaDSabarmati Ashram

   Correct answer: D. Sabarmati Ashram

   He walked from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi to break the salt law, starting the Civil Disobedience Movement.

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9. 9

   The slogan "Do or Die" was given during the:

   ASwadeshi MovementBNon-Cooperation MovementCCivil Disobedience MovementDQuit India Movement

   Correct answer: D. Quit India Movement

   Gandhiji gave the call in Bombay in August 1942 when the Quit India Movement began.

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10. 10

    Indians boycotted the Simon Commission (1928) mainly because:

    Ait was led by a ViceroyBit banned the CongressCit proposed partitionDit had no Indian member

    Correct answer: D. it had no Indian member

    All seven members were British, so it was greeted with protests and the slogan "Simon, Go Back".

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12. 11

    The Congress adopted the goal of Purna Swaraj (complete independence) at its session in:

    ALucknow, 1916BCalcutta, 1928CLahore, 1929DKarachi, 1931

    Correct answer: C. Lahore, 1929

    At the Lahore session of December 1929, presided over by Jawaharlal Nehru, Purna Swaraj became the goal.

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13. 12

    The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) is most closely associated with:

    ALala Lajpat RaiBSubhas Chandra BoseCBhagat SinghDChandrashekhar Azad

    Correct answer: B. Subhas Chandra Bose

    Subhas Chandra Bose led the INA from 1943 and gave the call "Dilli Chalo".

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14. 13

    Gandhiji's first satyagraha in India (1917) was at:

    AChamparanBAhmedabadCBardoliDKheda

    Correct answer: A. Champaran

    At Champaran in Bihar he took up the cause of indigo farmers.

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15. 14

    Who said "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it"?

    AGopal Krishna GokhaleBBal Gangadhar TilakCBipin Chandra PalDAurobindo Ghosh

    Correct answer: B. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

    Bal Gangadhar Tilak, called Lokmanya, made the slogan famous.

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16. 15

    The Brahmo Samaj was founded by:

    ARaja Ram Mohan RoyBKeshab Chandra SenCIshwar Chandra VidyasagarDSwami Vivekananda

    Correct answer: A. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

    Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha in 1828; it became the Brahmo Samaj.

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17. 16

    The Arya Samaj was founded in 1875 by:

    ASwami VivekanandaBRamakrishna ParamahamsaCSwami Dayananda SaraswatiDSri Aurobindo

    Correct answer: C. Swami Dayananda Saraswati

    Swami Dayananda Saraswati founded it in Bombay and gave the call "Back to the Vedas".

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18. 17

    Who was the last Governor-General of India?

    ADr Rajendra PrasadBLord MountbattenCC. RajagopalachariDLord Wavell

    Correct answer: C. C. Rajagopalachari

    C. Rajagopalachari succeeded Lord Mountbatten in 1948 and was the only Indian Governor-General; the office ended in 1950.

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19. 18

    The practice of sati was declared illegal in 1829 by:

    ALord DalhousieBLord CanningCLord CornwallisDLord William Bentinck

    Correct answer: D. Lord William Bentinck

    Lord William Bentinck passed the Bengal Sati Regulation, supported by Raja Ram Mohan Roy's campaign.

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20. 19

    The Doctrine of Lapse is associated with:

    ALord WellesleyBLord DalhousieCLord CurzonDLord Lytton

    Correct answer: B. Lord Dalhousie

    Under Lord Dalhousie, states such as Satara and Jhansi were annexed when a ruler died without a natural heir.

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21. 20

    The Cabinet Mission came to India in:

    A1942B1945C1946D1947

    Correct answer: C. 1946

    The Cabinet Mission of 1946 proposed a plan for the transfer of power and a Constituent Assembly.

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