Miscellaneous Modern India Important Gk
1.Who wrote the famous song Sare Jahan Se Aa Hindustan Hamara ?
(a) Sahir Ludhiyanvier (b) Syed Ahmed (c) Muhammad Iqbal (d) Bahadur Shah
Ans.c
2.The Ancient Monument Protection Act was during the Governor-Generalship of
(a) Lord Minto (b) Lord Linlithe (c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Canning
Ans.c
3.Which one of the following books is associated rise of national movement in India ?
(a) Gitanjali (b) Anand Math (c) Satyartha Prakash (d) Gita Rahasia
Ans.b
4.The main reason for the British Government modern education in India during pre-indian period was,
(a) the need for educted Indians in minor acima posts (b) to promote Indian culture (c) to modernise the Indian people so that the share their political responsibilities (d) None of these
Ans.a
5.Who established Shanti Niketan?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Rabindra Nath Tagore (d) Mohandas Karamchond Gandhi [
Ans.c
6.Who wrote ‘Discovery of India’ ?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) Lala Lajpat Rai (c) Dadabhai Naoroji (d) Moti Lal Nehru
Ans.a
7.Which of the following books was known as of Bengali Patriotism’ ?
(a) Geetanjali (b) Anand Mat (c) Devdas (d) Gora
Ans.b
8.Who wrote the book ‘Life Divine’ ?
(a) Mulk Raj Anand (b) Abul Kalam (c) Aurobindo Ghosh (d) Jawahar La
Ans.c
9.Which one of the following is NOT correct
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhle — Servants of the (b) Syed Ahmed Khan-Mohammadam
Defence Association (c) Moti Lal Nehru — Nehru Report d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah – Khilafat M
Ans.d
10.What is Redcliffe Line ?
(a) Indo-Pakistan boundary line (b) Indo-China boundary line (c) America-Canada boundary line . (d) Russia-Finland boundary line E
Ans.a
11.Arrange the following in chronological cover the correct answer from the codes given belo
1.Dandi March 2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 3. Quit India Movement 4. Swadeshi Movement
Codes:
(a)2-4-1-3 (b)4-2-1-3 (c)2-1-4-3 (d) 4-2-3-1
Ans.b
12.Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Subhash Chandra Bose formed the forward bloc 2. Bhagat Singh was one of the founders of Hindustan Republican Socialist Association (HRSA) Codes :
(a) Only 1 is correct . (b) Only 2 is correct (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct (d) None of these
Ans.c
13.In whose Viceroyalty the White Mutiny (1883) took place?
(a) Lord Curzon(b) Lord Minto (c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Hardinge
Ans.c
14.To which part of India did the poet Iqbal, who wrote ‘Sare Jahan Se Achchha Hindustan Hamara’, belong?
(a) Delhi (b) U.P. (c) Punjab (d) Hyderabad
Ans.c
15.Which one of the following was an emigre communist journal of M.N. Roy ?
(a) Kisan Sabha (b) The Worker (c) Vanguard (d) Arushila
Ans.c
16.Who fonded Asiatic Society of Bengal ?
(a) William Jones (b) Drinkwater Bethune (c) David Hane (d) Lord Ripon D
Ans.a
17.The Civil Services was brought into existence in India by
(a) Warren Hastings (b) Cornwallis (c) Dalhousie (d) Ripon
Ansb.
18.In which year Vernacular Press Act was passed ?
(a) 1870 S EO (b) 1875 (c) 1878 (d) 1880
Ans.c
19.Who was the founder of Hindu Mela?
(a) Nabagopal Mitra (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (c) Akshay Kumar Dutt (d) Surendranath Bannerjee
Ans.a
20.Who, amongst the following Englishmen, first translated ‘Bhagavad Gita’ into English ?
(a) William Jones (b) Charles Wilkins (c) Alexander Cunningham (d) John Marshal
Ans. b
21.Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his executive council by substituting ‘portfolio’ or departmental system for corporate functioning?
(a) Indian Councils Act, 1861 (b) Government of India Act, 1858 (c) Indian Councils Act, 1892 (d) Indian Councils Act, 1909
Ans. a
22.With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883 ?
(a) To bring Indian and Europeans on par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned (b) To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers (c) To encourage the native Indians to appear for civil service examination by conducting them in India (d) To allow native Indians to possess arms by amending the Arms Act
Ans.a
23.Which one of the following statements is NOT correct ?
(a) The National song Vande Mataram was composed by Bankim Chamdra Chatterje originally in Bengali (b) The National Calender of India based on Saka era
has its 1st Chaitra on 22nd March normally and 21st March in a leap year (c) The design of the National Flag of India adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22nd July, 1947 (d) The song ‘jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindra Nath Tagore was adopted in its Hindi version by the constituent Assembly on 24th January, 1950 as the National Anthem of India
Ans.a
24.The aim of eduction as stated by the Wood’s despatch of 1854 was—
(a) The creation of employment opportunities for native Indians (b) The spread of Western Education in India (c) The promotion of literacy among the people using
English medium of language (d) Theintroduction ofscientificresearchandrationalism in the traditional Indian eduction
Ans. b
25.Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched ?
(a) Pitt’s India Act — Warren Hastings (b) Doctrin of Lapse — Dalhousie (c) Varnacular Press Act — Curzon (d) Ilbert Bill — Riponm
Ans.c
26.Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British Rule :
1. Lord Curzon 2.Lord Chelmsford
- Lord Hardingeot 4. Lord Irwin
Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure ?
(a) 1-3-2-4. (b) 2-4-1-3 (c) 1-4-2-3 (d) 2- 3-1-4
Ans.a
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