Modern History(Ias > History ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. King George V visited India during the viceroyalty of:
  1.    Lord Ripon
  2.    Lord Curzon
  3.    Lord Hardinge
  4.    Lord Reading
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Lord Hardinge
:
C
Option: c
Question 2. Who among the following did Lord Mountbatten replace as the Viceroy of India in 1947?
  1.    Lord Curzon
  2.    Lord Chelmsford
  3.    Lord Wavell
  4.    Lord Linlithgow
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Lord Wavell
:
C
Option:c
Question 3. Who among the following was not associated with the Azad Hind Fauj?
  1.    V D Savarkar
  2.    Shah Nawaz Khan
  3.    Subash Chandra Bose
  4.    Captain Laxmi
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> V D Savarkar
:
A
Option:a
Question 4. The INC gave up its ideal of united India & accepted partition because
  1.    The INC was shrinking was fearful of losing control
  2.    The INC leaders felt that partition is a lesser evil than civil war
  3.    The INC leaders succumbed to the temptation of power and stuck a deal with British
  4.    The Interim Govt had become an arena of struggle.
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> The INC leaders felt that partition is a lesser evil than civil war
:
B
Option: b
Question 5. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?1.The founding of the Ghadar Party 2.The Chauri-Chaura incident3.The education of Khudiram Bose 4.Moplah Rebellion in Malabar
  1.    1 3 2 4
  2.    2 1 4 3
  3.    3 4 1 2
  4.    3 1 4 2
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> 3 1 4 2
:
D
Option: d
Question 6. When did Queen Victoria take over reign of India?
  1.    1859
  2.    1958
  3.    1847
  4.    1939
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> 1859
:
A
Option:a
Question 7. Who assassinated Sir Michael O`Dwyer, the British Lt. Governor of Punjab?
  1.    Udham Singh
  2.    Lala Lajpat Rai
  3.    Bhagat Singh
  4.    Vir Savarkar
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Udham Singh
:
A
Option:a
Question 8. Which one of the following was the primary cause of the fourth Anglo-Mysore War?
  1.    Tipu`s attack on the English territory in Madras
  2.    The attack of the English on Mysore to finally destroy Tipu`s power
  3.    Tipu`s attack on Hyderabad an ally of the British
  4.    The alliance between the Nizam and the English against Tipu
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> The attack of the English on Mysore to finally destroy Tipu`s power
:
B
Option:b
Question 9. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?
  1.    Canning
  2.    Dalhousie
  3.    Elgin I
  4.    Ripon
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Canning
:
A
Option:a
Question 10. The Enquiry Committee, appointed by the Government to go into the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was headed by
  1.    Lord Munro
  2.    Lord Lytton
  3.    Lord Hunter
  4.    Lord Reading
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Lord Hunter
:
C
Option:c
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