SAT History - Modern India
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Who had laid the foundation of the Forward Bloc?
- (a)
Jawaharlal Nehru
- (b)
Subhash Chandra Bose
- (c)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- (d)
Mrs. Indira Gandhi
Who composed the song 'Vande Mataram'?
- (a)
Rabindranath Tagore
- (b)
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
- (c)
Subhash Chandra Bose
- (d)
Aurobindo Ghosh.
The British Government's proposals for bringing Indians into closer association with the administration were incorporated in the :
- (a)
Indian Councils Act, 1861
- (b)
Indian Councils Act, 1892
- (c)
Indian Councils Act, 1909
- (d)
Government of India Act, 1919
Who among the following demanded a separate Muslim state of Pakistan?
- (a)
Sir Muhammad Iqbal
- (b)
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- (c)
ChaudHri Rahmat Ali
- (d)
Sir Zafar-ullah Khan
Which of the following did visit India in 1946 to solve the major problem between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League?
- (a)
Simon Commission
- (b)
Cripps Mission
- (c)
Cabinet Mission
- (d)
None of these
The first split in the Indian National Congress took place at Surat in:
- (a)
1905
- (b)
1907
- (c)
1920
- (d)
1929
The Chittagong armory raid was led by:
- (a)
Anant Singh
- (b)
Kalpana Dutt
- (c)
Lokenath Bal
- (d)
Surya Sen
The "Dandi March" was undertaken to :
- (a)
support the Salt Law
- (b)
break the Salt Law
- (c)
support the Rowlatt Act
- (d)
oppose the Rowlatt Act
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose organized "Indian National Army" (Azad Hind Fauj) at :
- (a)
Singapore
- (b)
Djakarta
- (c)
Hongkong
- (d)
Rangoon
Velu Thampi led a revolt against the British in the state of :
- (a)
Travancore
- (b)
Baroda
- (c)
Hyderabad
- (d)
Mysore
Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in the city of :
- (a)
Agra
- (b)
Amritsar
- (c)
Aurangabad
- (d)
Allahabad
Dandi March took place in which year?
- (a)
1930
- (b)
1935
- (c)
1942
- (d)
1945
Who among the following was regarded as the 'Father of Indian Unrest'?
- (a)
Aurobindo Ghosh
- (b)
Bipin Chandra Pal
- (c)
Lala Lajpat Rai
- (d)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
The Indian National Congress was founded in the year
- (a)
1773
- (b)
1885
- (c)
1896
- (d)
1912
Who among the following was the founder of Azad Hind Fauz?
- (a)
Mahatma Gandhi
- (b)
Lala Lajpat Rai
- (c)
Subhash Chandra Bose
- (d)
Ras Behari Bose
The Dandi March was organized by Gandhiji to :
- (a)
break the salt laws
- (b)
protest against the atrocities on Harijans.
- (c)
oppose the Simon Commission
- (d)
ask for Puma Swaraj
"Swaraj is my birth-right and I shall have it", was proclaimed by :
- (a)
M.G. Ranade
- (b)
Gopal Krishna Gokhale
- (c)
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- (d)
Lala Lajpat Rai
The Indian National Congress was split between moderates and extremists in 1907 at :
- (a)
Surat
- (b)
Ahmedabad
- (c)
Calcutta
- (d)
Bombay
Ali Brothers were associated with:
- (a)
the Wahabi Movement
- (b)
the Quit India Movement
- (c)
the Khaksar Movement
- (d)
the Khilafat Movement
Which of the following events is not correct?
- (a)
Simon Commission -1927
- (b)
Salt Satyagraha -1930
- (c)
Gandhi-Irwin Pact - 1931
- (d)
Quit India Movement -1941
Which of the following was mainly responsible for the transfer of power by the British to India on August 15, 1947?
- (a)
Cabinet Mission Plan
- (b)
Attlee Declaration
- (c)
Simon Commission Plan
- (d)
Mountbatten Declaration
Quit India Movement was launched in:
- (a)
1936
- (b)
1941
- (c)
1942
- (d)
1947
The first session of the Indian National Congress in 1885 was held at :
- (a)
Bombay
- (b)
Calcutta
- (c)
Lahore
- (d)
Ludhiana
Who was the governor general during the first war of Independence in 1857?
- (a)
Lord Wellesley
- (b)
Lord Bentinck
- (c)
Lord Dalhousie
- (d)
Lord Canning
The following are the events in the national movement :
(I) Champaran Satyagraha
(II) Non-Cooperation Movement
(III) Quit India Movement
(IV) Dandi March
The correct chronological order is:
- (a)
I, II, IV, III
- (b)
II, I, III, IV
- (c)
III, II, I, IV
- (d)
II, III, I, IV
The first great experiment of Gandhiji in 'Satyagraha' took place in:
- (a)
Dandi
- (b)
Champaran
- (c)
South Africa
- (d)
Bardoli
The Indian National Congress was founded by:
- (a)
W.C Bonnerjee
- (b)
A.O.Hume
- (c)
Mahatma Gandhi
- (d)
Annie Besant.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on:
- (a)
August 14, 1920
- (b)
April 13, 1919
- (c)
January 30, 1918
- (d)
August 15, 1930
Paunar Ashram of Acharya Vinoba Bhave is in :
- (a)
Maharashtra
- (b)
Gujarat
- (c)
Madhya Pradesh
- (d)
Bihar
The Indian National Congress was founded during the Vice royalty of :
- (a)
Lord Lansdowne
- (b)
Lord Dufferin
- (c)
Lord Rippon
- (d)
Lord Curzon
