SSC CGL - Modern India and Freedom Movement Online Test (MCQ Quiz)

1. Who is considered the 'Father of Modern India'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy C) Swami Vivekananda D) Jawaharlal Nehru

2. The Battle of Plassey, a significant event leading to British rule in India, was fought in which year?

A) 1757 B) 1764 C) 1857 D) 1947

3. Who was the first Indian woman to preside over the Indian National Congress?

A) Sarojini Naidu B) Annie Besant C) Kamala Nehru D) Indira Gandhi

4. The 'Doctrine of Lapse' was a policy introduced by which Governor-General?

A) Lord Dalhousie B) Lord Curzon C) Lord William Bentinck D) Lord Hastings

5. Which movement was initiated by Mahatma Gandhi in 1930, famously involving a march to the sea to make salt?

A) Non-Cooperation Movement B) Quit India Movement C) Civil Disobedience Movement (Salt March) D) Champaran Satyagraha

6. The Ghadar Party, formed to fight for India's freedom, was primarily based in which country?

A) United States of America B) Canada C) United Kingdom D) Germany

7. Who founded the Servants of India Society in 1905?

A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Bipin Chandra Pal

8. The 'Swadeshi Movement' was a direct response to which event?

A) The Partition of Bengal B) The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre C) The First World War D) The Sepoy Mutiny

9. Who is known as the 'Napoleon of India' for his military conquests in the Gupta Empire?

A) Chandragupta Maurya B) Ashoka the Great C) Samudragupta D) Harshavardhana

10. The 'Sanyasi Rebellion' (1770-1820) primarily took place in which region of India?

A) Bengal B) Punjab C) Maharashtra D) Rajasthan

11. Which act introduced the principle of 'separate electorates' for Muslims, leading to communal tensions?

A) Indian Councils Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto Reforms) B) Government of India Act, 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms) C) Government of India Act, 1935 D) Indian Independence Act, 1947

12. Who was the founder of the 'Brahmo Samaj', a socio-religious reform movement?

A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati B) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy D) Keshub Chandra Sen

13. The 'Quit India Movement' was launched in which year?

A) 1940 B) 1942 C) 1945 D) 1947

14. Who is credited with introducing the telegraph and postal system in India?

A) Lord Cornwallis B) Lord Dalhousie C) Lord William Bentinck D) Lord Curzon

15. The 'Dandi March' was a part of which major movement?

A) Non-Cooperation Movement B) Rowlatt Satyagraha C) Civil Disobedience Movement D) Khilafat Movement

16. Who was the first Governor-General of Bengal under the Regulating Act of 1773?

A) Siraj-ud-daulah B) Robert Clive C) Warren Hastings D) Lord Cornwallis

17. The 'Arya Samaj' was founded by whom with the motto 'Back to the Vedas'?

A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati C) Swami Vivekananda D) Mahadev Govind Ranade

18. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre occurred in Amritsar in which year?

A) 1917 B) 1919 C) 1921 D) 1923

19. Who is known as the 'Grand Old Man of India'?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

20. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal was introduced by which Governor-General?

A) Warren Hastings B) Lord Cornwallis C) Lord Wellesley D) Lord Dalhousie

21. The 'Non-Cooperation Movement' was called off by Mahatma Gandhi after which incident?

A) Chauri Chaura incident B) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre C) Bardoli Satyagraha D) Simon Commission

22. Who founded the Indian National Army (INA) during World War II?

A) Bhagat Singh B) Subhas Chandra Bose C) Lala Lajpat Rai D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

23. The 'Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and which leader in 1932?

A) B.R. Ambedkar B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

24. Who was the first Indian Governor-General of independent India?

A) Lord Mountbatten B) C. Rajagopalachari C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad D) Jawaharlal Nehru

25. The 'Partition of Bengal' was revoked in which year?

A) 1905 B) 1911 C) 1919 D) 1947

26. Who is known as the 'Socrates of India' for his philosophical teachings?

A) Swami Vivekananda B) Rabindranath Tagore C) Ramakrishna Paramahamsa D) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

27. The 'Bardoli Satyagraha' in 1928 was led by which prominent leader?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

28. Who wrote the famous book 'Anandmath', which includes the national song 'Vande Mataram'?

A) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee B) Rabindranath Tagore C) Sarojini Naidu D) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

29. The 'Simon Commission' was appointed in 1927 to review which aspect of India?

A) Economic policies B) Constitutional reforms C) Education system D) Social welfare

30. Who was the first President of the Indian National Congress?

A) Dadabhai Naoroji B) Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee C) Allan Octavian Hume D) Surendranath Banerjee

31. The 'Khilafat Movement' was launched by Muslims in India to protest against the treatment of:

A) The Ottoman Caliph B) The British monarchy C) The Indian rulers D) The clergy of Mecca

32. Who is associated with the 'Drain Theory' that argued British rule was draining India's wealth?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

33. The 'Sepoy Mutiny' or the First War of Indian Independence is generally considered to have started in which year?

A) 1847 B) 1857 C) 1905 D) 1947

34. Who founded the 'Forward Bloc' party in 1939?

A) Subhas Chandra Bose B) Bhagat Singh C) Jawaharlal Nehru D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

35. The 'Chauri Chaura incident', which led to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement, occurred in which state?

A) Gujarat B) Uttar Pradesh C) Bihar D) Maharashtra

36. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian state?

A) Sarojini Naidu B) Indira Gandhi C) Padmaja Naidu D) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

37. The 'Indian Councils Act of 1861' allowed Indians to be associated with:

A) The Supreme Court B) The legislative council C) The army D) The police force

38. Who is known as the 'Iron Man of India' for his role in integrating princely states?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Mahatma Gandhi C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel D) Subhas Chandra Bose

39. The 'Rowlatt Act' of 1919 was also known as the:

A) Public Meetings Act B) Sedition Act C) Press Act D) Arms Act

40. Who was the first Viceroy of India?

A) Lord Canning B) Lord Dalhousie C) Lord Lytton D) Lord Curzon

41. The 'Partition of India' into India and Pakistan took place in which year?

A) 1945 B) 1946 C) 1947 D) 1948

42. Who founded the 'Theosophical Society' in India?

A) Annie Besant B) H.P. Blavatsky C) Both Annie Besant and H.P. Blavatsky D) Swami Vivekananda

43. The 'August Offer' of 1940 was made by which British Viceroy?

A) Lord Linlithgow B) Lord Wavell C) Lord Mountbatten D) Lord Willingdon

44. Who is revered as the 'Saint of the Gutters' for his work among the poor and destitute?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Swami Vivekananda C) Mother Teresa D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

45. The 'Moplah Rebellion' took place in which region of India in 1921?

A) Malabar Coast B) Bengal C) Punjab D) Deccan Plateau

46. Who is considered the chief architect of the Indian Constitution?

A) Jawaharlal Nehru B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel C) B.R. Ambedkar D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

47. The 'Champaran Satyagraha' in 1917 was related to the indigo cultivation by farmers against which system?

A) Tinkathia system B) Zamindari system C) Ryotwari system D) Permanent Settlement

48. Who was the first Indian to be elected to the British Parliament?

A) Mahatma Gandhi B) Jawaharlal Nehru C) Dadabhai Naoroji D) Lala Lajpat Rai

49. The 'Cabinet Mission Plan' was proposed in 1946 to discuss:

A) The division of India B) The formation of an interim government and a constituent assembly C) Economic aid for post-war reconstruction D) The repatriation of British forces

50. Who founded the 'Ramakrishna Mission' in memory of his guru, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa?

A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati B) Swami Vivekananda C) Mahatma Gandhi D) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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