Modern Indian History – MCQ Questions

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Modern Indian History

▸28 articlesChapter 1 – A. European Advent Expansion of Company Power

▸3 articlesA.1 European Trading Companies Early Settlements

The Carnatic Wars: Anglo-French Rivalry
The English East India Company’s Early Settlements
Portuguese, Dutch and Danish Trading Companies in India

▸12 articlesA.2 Company Expansion: Wars Annexation

Kanhoji Angremodhist0189
Dupleixmodhist0130
Robert Clivemodhist0128
Bengal’s Nawabs and the Road to Plassey
The Sikh Empire of Ranjit Singh
Mysore Under Haider Ali and Tipu Sultan
Successor States: Hyderabad, Awadh and Bharatpur
Bentinck and Dalhousie: Reform and Annexation
Subsidiary Alliance and the Doctrine of Lapse
The East India Company’s Wars: Mysore, Maratha and Sikh Campaigns
The East India Company Becomes a Political Powermodhist0005
The Decline of the Mughal Empire: Causes Behind the Collapsemodhist0004

▸13 articlesA.3 Colonial Administration Economy

Economic Critics of Colonialismmodhist0338
Labour Legislation in Colonial Indiamodhist0336
The Ryotwari Settlementmodhist0335
The Columbian Exchange in India: Fruits and Crops the Portuguese Brought
Awadh After Annexation: Taluqdars and the Summary Settlement, 1856modhist0324
Mysorean Rocketsmodhist0317
Colonial Administrative Structure of British India
Railways and Colonial Calcutta
Economic Drain and Early Industry
British Land Revenue Systems
Macaulay’s Minutes and Railways: Colonial Policy’s Social Impact
The Legacy of Colonialism in Today’s Indiamodhist0048
Early Labour Laws and Currency Reform in British Indiamodhist0010

▸42 articlesChapter 2 – B. Resistance to Company Rule Before 1857

▸12 articlesB.1 South Indian Resistance (Poligar Wars Beyond)

Puli Thevar: The Poligar Who Started It All
Dheeran Chinnamalai: The Kongu Chieftain Who Refused to Bend
Kuyili: The Commander Who Became a Living Weapon
Maveeran Alagumuthu Konemodhist0191
Sangolli Rayannamodhist0190
Rani Velu Nachiyar: The Veeramangaimodhist0184
Rani Abbakka Chowta: The Fearless Queen of Ullalmodhist0176
Veerapandiya Kattabomman: The Poligar Who Refusedmodhist0175
The Marudu Brothers: 1801’s Proclamation of Independencemodhist0181
Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy: Rayalaseema’s 1846 Uprisingmodhist0157
Kittur Chennamma: Resistance 33 Years Before 1857modhist0141
Pazhassi Raja: The Lion of Keralamodhist0135

▸11 articlesB.2 Tribal Adivasi Uprisings

Rani Gaidinliumodhist0297
Gunda Dhur and the 1910 Bastar Rebellionmodhist0205
Nilambar and Pitambar: Brothers Who Captured Palamu Fortmodhist0188
Budhu Bhagat: Leader of the Kol Rebellionmodhist0187
Tilka Manjhi: The First Tribal Rebellionmodhist0183
Govind Guru and the Mangarh Massacremodhist0163
Jadonangmodhist0160
Rao Tula Rammodhist0162
Tantia Bhilmodhist0159
The Santhal Rebellion (Hul), 1855-56modhist0107
Tribal and Peasant Uprisings: Munda, Mappila and Rampa Rebellions

▸19 articlesB.3 Regional Uprisings Resisting Figures

Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah: The Lighthouse of the Revoltmodhist0208
Pawibawia: Chief of the Eastern Lushai Hillsmodhist0204
Titumirmodhist0203
Biswambhar Paridamodhist0202
Buxi Jagabandhumodhist0200
Ali Musliyarmodhist0194
Kalu Singh Maharamodhist0193
Motilal Tejawat: The Eki Movement and the Pal-Dadhvav Massacremodhist0186
Variyamkunnath Kunjahammed Hajimodhist0178
Maniram Dewanmodhist0168
Yuvraj Pratap Singh of Kullumodhist0180
Neki Ram Sharmamodhist0172
Vijay Singh Pathikmodhist0161
Shah Mal: The Baraut Zamindar Who Ran His Own Hall of Justicemodhist0154
Bhai Maharaj Singh: The Saint Who Resisted the Rajmodhist0158
Jayee Rajgurumodhist0144
Baba Ram Singh and the Kuka Movementmodhist0149
Bir Tikendrajitmodhist0143
Tirot Sing: The Khasi Hills’ Guerrilla Warmodhist0134

▸13 articlesChapter 3 – C. The Revolt of 1857

▸5 articlesC.1 The Revolt of 1857: Causes Course

Bakht Khan: Delhi’s Real Commander in 1857
Khan Bahadur Khan: The Self-Declared Nawab of Rohilkhandmodhist0171
Kunwar Singhmodhist0142
Mangal Pandey: The Spark of 1857modhist0125
1857: Causes, Course and Consequences

▸8 articlesC.2 Leaders Figures of 1857

Rani Lakshmibai: The Queen Who Would Not Give Up Her Jhansimodhist0308
Tatya Topemodhist0301
Azimullah Khan: The Strategist Behind Nana Sahib
Wajid Ali Shahmodhist0173
Turrebaz Khanmodhist0151
Nana Sahibmodhist0150
Peer Ali Khanmodhist0148
Begum Hazrat Mahalmodhist0127

▸17 articlesChapter 4 – D. Socio-Religious Reform Movements

▸15 articlesD.1 Reform Movements Reformers

Young Bengal: Henry Derozio and the Deroziansmodhist0349
Keshab Chandra Sen: The Institutions He Actually Founded
Satya Shodhak Samaj: Phule’s Anti-Caste Movement
Anandibai Joshimodhist0296
Rukhmabai: The Court Case That Helped Change India’s Marriage Lawmodhist0287
Muthulakshmi Reddy: India’s First Woman Legislatormodhist0264
Har Bilas Sardamodhist0262
Mannathu Padmanabhan: Kerala’s ‘Bharat Kesari’
Periyar E.V. Ramasamymodhist0251
Swami Vivekananda: The Monk Who Introduced Vedanta to the Westmodhist0117
Jyotirao Phule: Education and Anti-Caste Reformmodhist0115
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar: Scholar and Reformermodhist0111
Caste Consciousness Movements, 19th Century
Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the Brahmo Samaj
The Age of Indian Renaissance: Dayananda Saraswati and Pandita Ramabaimodhist0001

▸2 articlesD.2 Muslim Education Reform

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

Deoband and Aligarh: Two Paths for Muslim Educationmodhist0011

▸9 articlesChapter 5 – E. Constitutional Developments Under the Crown

▸6 articlesE.1 Legislative Constitutional Acts

The Butler Committee, 1927modhist0337
The Government of India Act, 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms)modhist0334
Simon Commission and the Nehru Report, 1927-28
Indian Councils Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms)
The Government of India Act, 1935
The Indian Councils Acts of 1861 and 1892modhist0006

▸3 articlesE.2 Administrative Reform Policy

Curzon Beyond Bengal: Administrative and Cultural Reformsmodhist0009
Grievance and Reform: The Deccan Riots, Famine Commission, and Arms Actmodhist0008
Ripon’s Local Self-Government and the Ilbert Bill Controversymodhist0007

▸13 articlesChapter 6 – F. Rise of Organised Nationalism

▸5 articlesF.1 Congress: Founding Early Phase

Political Associations Before the Indian National Congressmodhist0345
Presidents of the Indian National Congress: Three Notable Firsts
Lala Lajpat Raimodhist0114
Bal Gangadhar Tilakmodhist0113
The Indian National Congress: Founding and the Moderate-Extremist Phase

▸2 articlesF.2 Partition of Bengal the Swadeshi Era

The Swadeshi Movement, 1905

The National Education Movement of the Swadeshi Eramodhist0012

▸3 articlesF.3 Home Rule Wartime Politics

The Home Rule Movement, 1916-1918modhist0332
The Lucknow Pact, 1916
India’s Role in the First World Warmodhist0047

▸3 articlesF.4 Muslim League the Path to Partition Politics

A.K. Fazlul Haq (Sher-e-Bangla): The Man Who Moved the Lahore Resolutionmodhist0315
The Two-Nation Theory
The All-India Muslim League

▸35 articlesChapter 7 – G. Revolutionary Nationalism

▸13 articlesG.1 Bengal Revolutionaries (Anushilan/Jugantar)

Taraknath Palitmodhist0303
Ullaskar Duttamodhist0179
Ganesh Ghoshmodhist0185
Suniti Choudhury and Santi Ghoshmodhist0167
Bhikaiji Cama: Mother of the Indian Revolutionmodhist0145
Durgawati Devi (Durga Bhabhi)modhist0140
Pritilata Waddedarmodhist0136
Surya Senmodhist0129
Khudiram Bose: India’s Youngest Executed Martyrmodhist0124
Barindra Kumar Ghoshmodhist0121
Rash Behari Bose: From Delhi Bomb to Tokyo Exilemodhist0126
Prafulla Chakimodhist0120
Bagha Jatinmodhist0119

▸12 articlesG.2 Punjab, HSRA Revolutionary Nationalism

Thakur Roshan Singhmodhist0156
Rajendra Nath Lahirimodhist0147
Udham Singh: Retribution for Jallianwala Baghmodhist0139
The Chapekar Brothers: India’s First Assassins of a British Officialmodhist0138
Vasudev Balwant Phadke: Father of the Armed Revolutionary Movementmodhist0137
Ashfaqulla Khan: Poet of the Kakori Conspiracymodhist0123
Sohan Singh Bhakna: A Revolutionary’s Long Lifemodhist0122
Kartar Singh Sarabha: The Boy Bhagat Singh Idolisedmodhist0118
Ram Prasad Bismilmodhist0110
Chandrashekhar Azad: The Vow of Azadmodhist0109
Bhagat Singh: Martyr of the Revolutionary Currentmodhist0108
Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad and Revolutionary Nationalism

▸10 articlesG.3 Subhas Chandra Bose the INA

Senapati Bapatmodhist0182
Habib ur Rahman: The Last Witness to Netajimodhist0174
Diwan Singh Kalepanimodhist0165
Shah Nawaz Khanmodhist0132
Captain Lakshmi Sahgalmodhist0131
The Indian National Army and Netaji: From Command to the Red Fort Trials
Subhas Chandra Bose and the Forward Bloc, 1939
The Congress Socialist Party’s Founding, 1934modhist0024
Netaji’s Escape: From Calcutta to Kabul to Berlinmodhist0023
The INA’s Military Campaign: Imphal and Kohimamodhist0022

▸40 articlesChapter 8 – H. Gandhian Mass Movements

▸4 articlesH.1 Gandhi’s Philosophy Early Satyagrahas

Kheda Satyagraha (1918)modhist0219
Mohanlal Pandya: The Onion Thief of the Kheda Satyagrahamodhist0206
Rajkumar Shuklamodhist0197
Gandhi’s Philosophy: From Hind Swaraj to Champaranmodhist0019

▸7 articlesH.2 Khilafat Non-Cooperation

The Rowlatt Satyagraha, 1919modhist0331
The Chauri Chaura Incident, 1922modhist0325
The Non-Cooperation Movementmodhist0323
The Eka Movementmodhist0322
Bhagwan Ahir: Chief Organiser of the Chauri Chaura Incidentmodhist0207
Saifuddin Kitchlew   Dr. Satyapalmodhist0198
Khilafat and Non-Cooperation Movements

▸3 articlesH.3 Civil Disobedience the Salt March

The Vedaranyam Salt March: C. Rajagopalachari’s Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience and the Salt March
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay: From Salt Satyagraha to Cultural Institutionsmodhist0029

▸10 articlesH.4 Quit India the Final Push

Quit India Movement, 1942modhist0288
Chittu Pandey: The Lion of Balliamodhist0170
Usha Mehtamodhist0177
Nana Patil: The Underground Government of Sataramodhist0169
T.B. Cunhamodhist0166
Ravishankar Maharaj: Gandhi’s Constructive-Work Partner in Gujaratmodhist0153
Hemu Kalani: Sindh’s Teenage Martyrmodhist0152
Aruna Asaf Ali: Queen of the 1942 Movementmodhist0146
Baji Rout: India’s Youngest Martyrmodhist0133
Matangini Hazra: A Quit India Martyr’s Final Marchmodhist0028

▸4 articlesH.5 The 1946 Naval Mutiny

B.C. Dutt: The Spark of the 1946 Naval Mutinymodhist0201
V. Subbiahmodhist0196
M.S. Khan: President of the Naval Strike Committeemodhist0195
The 1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutinymodhist0155

▸12 articlesH.6 Women in the Freedom Struggle

Moturu Udayammodhist0295
A.V. Kuttimalu Ammamodhist0294
Accamma Cherian: “Jhansi Rani of Travancore”modhist0293
Kanaklata Barua: Birbala
Ammu Swaminathan: From Child Bride to Constituent Assemblymodhist0249
Renuka Ray: Champion of Women’s Legal Rightsmodhist0248
Durgabai Deshmukh: The Mother of Social Work in Indiamodhist0247
Annie Mascarenemodhist0242
Begum Aizaz Rasulmodhist0239
Dakshayani Velayudhanmodhist0234
Hansa Mehta: The Five Words That Changed Human Rights
Sarojini Naidu and Women in the Freedom Struggle

▸15 articlesChapter 9 – I. Path to Partition Independence

▸4 articlesI.1 Wartime Missions Negotiations

The Wavell Plan and Shimla Conference, 1945
Mountbatten Plan
Cabinet Mission
Cripps Mission

▸2 articlesI.2 Direct Action Partition

Direct Action Day

Indian Independence Act, 1947

▸9 articlesI.3 The Constituent Assembly Its Framers

The Poona Pact, 1932: How Gandhi’s Fast Reshaped Dalit Representation
Sardar Baldev Singhmodhist0313
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: The Scholar Who Built the Ministry of Educationmodhist0314
Motilal Nehru: The Barrister Who Fought From Inside the Systemmodhist0312
Chittaranjan Das (Deshbandhu): The Barrister Who Founded the Swaraj Partymodhist0310
M.C. Setalvad: India’s First Attorney Generalmodhist0258
K.M. Munshi: Constitution-Maker and Somnath’s Rebuildermodhist0246
Gopinath Bordoloi: The Man Who Kept Assam in India
Purushottam Das Tandon: The Rajarshimodhist0213

▸22 articlesChapter 10 – J. Integration Nation-Building

▸9 articlesJ.1 Integrating the Princely States

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: The Iron Man of Indiamodhist0223
Article 35Amodhist0105
V. P. Menon: The Administrator Behind India’s Integrationmodhist0049
Ending the Privy Purse: The 26th Constitutional Amendment, 1971modhist0045
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: The 1954 Liberation Before Goamodhist0038
Article 370: Kashmir’s Special Status and Its 2019 Removalmodhist0036
Sikkim’s 1975 Merger: From Chogyal to India’s 22nd Statemodhist0034
Junagadh: A Referendum Settles a Reverse-Kashmir Disputemodhist0021
Integrating the Princely States: Kashmir, Hyderabad,modhist0020

▸13 articlesJ.2 Linguistic Reorganisation Statehood Movements

Potti Sreeramulumodhist0269
The States Reorganisation Commission and Linguistic States
The 1969 Telangana Movement: A 45-Year Road to Statehoodmodhist0053
Harit Pradesh: The Demand to Split Uttar Pradeshmodhist0051
The Bodoland Movement: From Agitation to Autonomous Councilmodhist0050
Goa’s Long Road to Statehood: The 1967 Opinion Pollmodhist0044
Arunachal Pradesh: From NEFA to Statehood, and the McMahon Linemodhist0043
Mizoram’s Path to Statehood: From Famine to Peace Accordmodhist0042
Nagaland’s Path to Statehood: Insurgency and Negotiationmodhist0041
India’s Official Language Debate: The 1965 Anti-Hindi Agitationmodhist0040
The Punjabi Suba Movement and the 1966 Reorganisation of Punjabmodhist0039
The Founding of Panchayati Raj: From Committee to Constitutionmodhist0031
The Telangana Peasant Uprising, 1946-1951modhist0027

▸20 articlesChapter 11 – K. Post-Independence Politics, Wars Governance

▸3 articlesK.1 Nehru Era Foreign Policy

Jawaharlal Nehru as a Freedom Fightermodhist0092
The Bandung Conference: Precursor to Non-Alignmentmodhist0037
Nehru’s India: Nation-Building and Non-Alignmentmodhist0003

▸4 articlesK.2 Shastri, Wars the 1965-1971 Era

Kargil War and Kargil Vijay Diwasmodhist0260
Pokhran-I: India’s First Nuclear Test, 1974modhist0033
The 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and the Simla Agreementmodhist0032
Lal Bahadur Shastri: War, Slogan, and Tashkentmodhist0013

▸5 articlesK.3 Indira Gandhi, Emergency Aftermath

The Emergency (1975-77)modhist0302
Why the Emergency Was Declared: The Allahabad Verdictmodhist0035
1984: Operation Blue Star, Assassination, and Bhopalmodhist0015
The Janata Party Interlude, 1977-1979modhist0014
Indira Gandhi’s India: Bank Nationalisation and the Emergencymodhist0002

▸6 articlesK.4 Later National Politics

D.P. Dharmodhist0261
India’s Turn into the 21st Century
President’s Rule and Its Misuse: The Bommai Case, 1994modhist0046
The Babri Masjid Demolition and Its Aftermathmodhist0018
V.P. Singh and the Mandal Commission Controversymodhist0017
Rajiv Gandhi and the Shah Bano Controversymodhist0016

▸2 articlesK.5 India’s Neighbourhood Regional Conflicts

Decolonization of Asia and Africa: The End of Empire

India and the Sri Lankan Tamil Conflict: The IPKF Storymodhist0052

▸37 articlesChapter 12 – L. State Leadership: Chief Ministers Regional Icons

▸14 articlesL.1 First Chief Ministers of the States

T.K. Narayana Pillaimodhist0238
O.P. Ramaswamy Reddiyar: Madras’s First CMmodhist0237
Prafulla Chandra Ghoshmodhist0235
Gian Singh Rarewala: First Head of Government of PEPSUmodhist0229
Gopi Chand Bhargava: Punjab’s First Chief Ministermodhist0232
K. Chengalaraya Reddymodhist0228
Hiralal Shastri: Rajasthan’s First Chief Ministermodhist0226
Harekrushna Mahtabmodhist0227
Ravi Shankar Shuklamodhist0225
Sri Krishna Sinhamodhist0221
B.G. Khermodhist0222
Sampurnanandmodhist0216
Kailash Nath Katjumodhist0214
Sucheta Kripalani: From Midnight Independence to Chief Ministermodhist0026

▸23 articlesL.2 Long-Serving Influential Chief Ministers

P.V. Narasimha Raomodhist0299
Parkash Singh Badal: Youngest, Then Oldest, at the Same Jobmodhist0285
Shyama Charan Shuklamodhist0284
Madhavsinh Solankimodhist0283
Mohan Lal Sukhadiamodhist0282
Devaraj Ursmodhist0281
Devi Lalmodhist0280
Yashwantrao Chavanmodhist0279
Biju Patnaik: The Pilot Who Flew Into Someone Else’s Warmodhist0278
K. Karunakaran: Four Terms, One Very Short Onemodhist0277
Bhaurao Patilmodhist0276
N.T. Rama Rao (NTR)modhist0275
K. Kamaraj: The Uneducated Genius Who Made Kingsmodhist0274
J. Jayalalithaamodhist0273
Karpoori Thakurmodhist0272
C.N. Annaduraimodhist0271
C. Rajagopalacharimodhist0270
M.G. Ramachandran (MGR)modhist0259
E.M.S. Namboodiripadmodhist0257
Jyoti Basumodhist0254
M. Karunanidhimodhist0253
Damodaram Sanjivayya: India’s First Dalit Chief Ministermodhist0250
T. Prakasam: The Andhra Kesarimodhist0220

▸31 articlesChapter 13 – M. Builders of the Republic: People Institutions

▸14 articlesM.1 Freedom Fighters Public Figures

C. Subramaniam: The Politician Who Planted India’s Green Revolutionmodhist0286
Verrier Elwin: The Missionary Who Shaped Tribal Policymodhist0268
Jagjivan Ram: India’s Longest-Serving Cabinet Ministermodhist0267
Sarvodaya: Gandhi’s Word for Universal Welfaremodhist0266
Sant Niranjan Dass Ji: Dera Sach Khand Ballan’s Spiritual Headmodhist0265
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)modhist0263
Jayaprakash Narayanmodhist0252
Rafi Ahmed Kidwaimodhist0212
Hasrat Mohani: The Man Who Coined “Inquilab Zindabad”modhist0211
Acharya Narendra Dev: The Scholar-Socialistmodhist0217
The Ali Brothersmodhist0210
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khanmodhist0209
Syama Prasad Mookerjee
Ram Manohar Lohia: Underground Resistance and Socialist Politicsmodhist0025

▸17 articlesM.2 Bengal Renaissance Culture

James Prinsep and the Decipherment of Ashoka’s Edicts
Madanapalle: Where Tagore Wrote the National Anthem’s English Wordsmodhist0333
The Asiatic Society: A Courtroom Meeting That Rewrote Language Historymodhist0316
598 Years of the Ahom Kingdommodhist0307
Tarabai — The Regent Who Kept the Marathas Fighting Aurangzebmodhist0305
Ahilyabai Holkar — The Queen Who Rebuilt India’s Templesmodhist0304
Narayan Meghaji Lokhandemodhist0300
Romesh Chunder Duttmodhist0298
Madan Mohan Malaviya: Mahamana
Pingali Venkayya and the Design of the Indian National Flagmodhist0290
D.Y. Patilmodhist0289
Jitendra Chandra Paul: The Man Who Gave Tripura Its First Daily
Pyarelal Nayyar: Gandhi’s Last Secretary and Biographermodhist0231
Mahadev Desai: Gandhi’s Secretary for 25 Yearsmodhist0230
Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay: The Author of Devdasmodhist0116
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay: The Man Who Wrote Vande Matarammodhist0112
The Three Monkeys of Gandhimodhist0106

▸7 articlesChapter 14 – N. Colonial Society, Economy Miscellaneous

▸7 articlesN.1 Colonial Society Economy

Gandhi vs. Tagore: Two Visions of Educationmodhist0346
Wood’s Despatch, 1854modhist0344
Lahore Congress and the Purna Swaraj Declaration, 1929
Emergence of Communism in India
Comparing Freedom Movement Ideologies
The Freedom Struggle’s Global Legacy and Gandhi’s Relevance Today
Key Pacts and Conferences, 1900–1947

▸8 articlesChapter 15 – More Topics

▸8 articlesOther Topics

ModHist0351 — The Founding of the Hind Mazdoor Sabhamodhist0351
ModHist0352 — Governors-General and Viceroys of India (1773-1947)
ModHist0353 — Warren Hastings: The First Governor-General
ModHist0354 — Lord Cornwallis: The Permanent Settlement and the Cornwallis Code
ModHist0355 — Lord Wellesley: The Subsidiary Alliance and the Conquest of India
ModHist0356 — Lord William Bentinck: Sati, English Education and Reform
Lord Canning: The First Viceroy of India
Lord Lytton: The Vernacular Press Act, Arms Act and the Delhi Durbar