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By OnlineInterviewQuestions.com Modern History MCQ Quiz Take Modern History Quiz To test your Knowledge Below are few Modern History MCQ test that checks your basic knowledge of Modern History. This Modern History Test contains around 20 questions of multiple choice with 4 options. You have to select the right answer to a question. You can see the correct answer by clicking view answer link. Q1. The revolutionary organisation ‘Abhinav Bharat Society’ was founded in 1904 by_____________. A. Bhagat Singh B. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar C. Barindra Kumar Ghosh D. None of the above Q2. What year was given to Goa for the merger of Maharashtra state? A. 1967 B. 1958 C. 1959 D. 1963 Q3. In India, the first service of the Public Service Commission was established under which act.? A. Government of India Act, 1935 B. Council Act, 1909 C. Government of India Act, 1919 D. None of these Q4. During the rule of Viceroy, for the first time elections were held in 11 states of India. A. Lord Linlithgow B. Lord Mountbatten C. Lord curzon D. Lord Irwin Q5. Wardha movement is related to - A. Jyotiba Phule B. Mahatma Gandhi C. Subhash Chandra Bose D. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Q6. Who was the governor-general of Bengal during the passage of the Charter Act 1813 ? A. Warren Hastings B. Lord Minto I C. Lord Cornwallis D. Lord Wellesley Q7. When the Malwa Agency of British India merged in Central India ? A. 1947 B. 1956 C. 1960 D. 1954 Q8. Lala Lajpat Rai was a resident of - A. Uttar Pradesh B. Punjab C. West Bengal D. Andhra Pradesh Q9. Which of the following was given Gandhi scheme in 1944? A. D.D. Dhar B. S.N. Agarwal C. M.N. Roy D. J.P. Narayan Q10. In 1937 election, which Indian woman became the Prime Minister in the United Provinces? A. Uma Nehru B. Hansa Mehta C. Swaroop Rani Nehru D. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit Q11. The first Satyagraha started with Champaran was against the cultivation of ..... A. Cotton B. Indigo C. Silk D. saffron Q12. When was the first general election of independent India held? A. 1951-52 B. 1953 C. 1947-48 D. 1950 Q13. When was Delhi declared as the capital of India? A. 1901 B. 1911 C. 1913 D. 1921 Q14. In which year the Quit India Movement started. A. 1939 B. 1940 C. 1942 D. 1945 Q15. Who was the permanent chairman of the Constituent Assembly ? A. B N Rao B. B R Ambedkar C. Dr. Rajendra Prasad D. Sachchidanand Sinha Q16. Who among the following led the journey to break salt law in India? A. Lala Lajpat Rai B. Sarojini Naidu C. Bhagat Singh D. Mahatma Gandhi Q17. Who founded the Indian Correctional Union in Calcutta in the year 1870 ? A. Keshav Chandra Jain B. Radhakant Dave C. Rajaram Mohan Roy D. Rabindranath Tagore Q18. In which year other Portuguese settlements, including Goa, were mixed in the Indian Union? A. 1960 B. 1961 C. 1963 D. 1965 Q19. ____________________ signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company. A. Baji Rao I B. Baji Rao II C. Sultan Bahadur D. None of the above Q20. In 1953, under whose chairmanship was the first OBC Commission formed ? A. Joachim Alva B. Kaka Kalelkar C. Hardekar Manjappa D. K. K. Shetty Please Visit OnlineInterviewquestions.com to download more pdfs.

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