Modern History UPSC Mains
1. Who was the leader of the Indian National Army during World War II?
A) Bhagat Singh
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
2. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
A) 1942
B) 1947
C) 1930
D) 1920
3. The Indian Constitution was adopted on:
A) January 26, 1950
B) November 26, 1949
C) August 15, 1947
D) December 31, 1947
4. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?
A) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
B) Surendranath Banerjee
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
5. The Partition of India took place in which year?
A) 1950
B) 1948
C) 1947
D) 1952
6. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928?
A) Vallabhbhai Patel
B) Mahatma Gandhi
C) Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Subhas Chandra Bose
7. The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
A) 1919
B) 1920
C) 1930
D) 1940
8. Who founded the Indian Muslim League in 1906?
A) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
B) Syed Ahmad Khan
C) Aga Khan III
D) Nawab Salimullah
9. The Lucknow Pact was signed between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League in which year?
A) 1916
B) 1920
C) 1930
D) 1940
10. Who led the Khilafat Movement?
A) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
B) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Subhas Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru
D) Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev
11. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?
A) Lord Curzon
B) Lord Wavell
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Lord Linlithgow
12. The Indian National Army (INA) was founded in which year?
A) 1945
B) 1943
C) 1942
D) 1947
13. Who led the Red Fort Trials?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Bhulabhai Desai
C) Tej Bahadur Sapru
D) Asaf Ali
14. The Cabinet Mission Plan was proposed in which year?
A) 1942
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
15. Who was the first Governor-General of Independent India?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
16. The Simon Commission was appointed in which year?
A) 1928
B) 1930
C) 1932
D) 1927
17. Who led the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Bhagat Singh
18. The Poona Pact was signed between which two leaders?
A) Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar
B) Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhas Chandra Bose
C) Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah
D) Jawaharlal Nehru and M.K. Gandhi
19. Who founded the Hindu Mahasabha?
A) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) B.S. Moonje
20. The Cripps Mission was sent to India in which year?
A) 1942
B) 1945
C) 1946
D) 1947
21. Who was the leader of the Moderate faction in the Indian National Congress?
A) Dadabhai Naoroji
B) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C) Surendranath Banerjee
D) Madan Mohan Malaviya
22. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in which year?
A) 1919
B) 1920
C) 1930
D) 1940
23. Who founded the Indian Liberal Party?
A) Tej Bahadur Sapru
B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
D) Surendranath Banerjee
24. The Chauri Chaura Incident took place in which year?
A) 1920
B) 1922
C) 1925
D) 1930
25. Who led the Moplah Rebellion?
A) Variamkunnath Kunjahammad Haji
B) Ali Musliyar
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
26. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact was signed in which year?
A) 1930
B) 1932
C) 1931
D) 1940
27. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Second Round Table Conference?
A) Lord Linlithgow
B) Lord Willingdon
C) Lord Lansdowne
D) Lord Reading
28. The Communal Award was announced in which year?
A) 1931
B) 1932
C) 1935
D) 1940
29. Who founded the Forward Bloc?
A) Subhas Chandra Bose
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) M.N. Roy
30. The Quit India Resolution was passed in which year?
A) 1942
B) 1943
C) 1944
D) 1945
31. Who was the leader of the Azad Hind Fauj?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Bhagat Singh
32. The Shimla Conference took place in which year?
A) 1942
B) 1943
C) 1944
D) 1945
33. Who was the first President of the Indian Republic?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) C. Rajagopalachari
D) Mahatama Gandhi
34. The Indian National Army (INA) Trials took place in which year?
A) 1940
B) 1942
C) 1944
D) 1945
35. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Indian National Army (INA) Trials?
A) Lord Linlithgow
B) Lord Mountbatten
C) Lord Wavell
D) Lord Reading
36. The Cabinet Mission Plan proposed which of the following?
A) A federal India with a weak center
B) A unitary India with a strong center
C) A divided India with separate nations
D) A confederal India with equal states
37. Who led the Noakhali Riots in 1946?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Gholam Sarwar Husseini
D) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
38. The Direct Action Day was called by which organization?
A) Muslim League
B) Indian National Congress
C) Communist Party of India
D) Hindu Mahasabha
39. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
A) Lord Mountbatten
B) Lord Wavell
C) Lord Linlithgow
D) Lord Reading
40. The Indian Independence Act was passed in which year?
A) 1946
B) 1947
C) 1948
D) 1949
41. Who was the leader of the Indian National Congress's Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920?
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Subhas Chandra Bose
D) Lala Lajpat Rai
42. The British government passed the Rowlatt Act in which year?
A) 1909
B) 1910
C) 1915
D) 1919
43. Who founded the Indian Liberal Party in 1919?
A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
C) Surendranath Banerjee
D) Tej Bahadur Sapru
44. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place in which city?
A) Amritsar
B) Delhi
C) Lahore
D) Lucknow
45. Who led the Khilafat Movement in India?
A) Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev
B) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
C) Subhas Chandra Bose and M.N. Roy
D) Muhammad Ali and Shaukat Ali
46. The Simon Commission was appointed in which year?
A) 1928
B) 1930
C) 1932
D) 1935
47. Who was the Viceroy of India during the Quit India Movement?
A) Lord Linlithgow
B) Lord Wavell
C) Lord Mountbatten
D) Lord Reading
48. The Indian National Army (INA) was founded in which year?
A) 1940
B) 1942
C) 1945
D) 1947
49. Who led the Red Fort Trials in 1946?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Bhulabhai Desai
C) Tej Bahadur Sapru
D) Asaf Ali
50. The Indian Independence Act was passed in which year?
A) 1947
B) 1946
C) 1945
D) 1948
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