Modern History 2021 MCQs

Consider the following statements:

1. 21^st February is declared to be the International Mother Language Day by UNICEF.
2. The demand that Bangla has to be one of the national languages was raised in the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

• A 1 only
• B 2 only
• C Both 1 and 2
• D Neither 1 nor 2

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In the context of Colonial India, Shah Nawaz Khan, Prem Kumar Sehgal and Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon are remembered as

• A leaders of Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
• B members of the Interim Government in 1946
• C members of the Drafting Committee in the Constituent Assembly
• D officers of the Indian National Army

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Who among the following was associated as Secretary with Hindu Female School which later came to be known as Bethune Female School?

• A Annie Besant
• B Debendranath Tagore
• C Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
• D Sarojini Naidu

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With reference to medieval India, which one of the following is the correct sequence in ascending order in terms of size?

• A Paragana—Sarkar—Suba
• B Sarkar—Paragana—Suba
• C Suba—Sarkar—Paragana
• D Paragana—Suba—Sarkar

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Who among the following is associated with 'Songs from Prison', a translation of ancient Indian religious lyrics in English?

• A Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• B Jawaharlal Nehru
• C Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
• D Sarojini Naidu

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With reference to 8th August, 1942 in Indian history, which one of the following statements is correct?

• A The Quit India Resolution was adopted by the AICC.
• B The Viceroy's Executive Council was expanded to include more Indians.
• C The Congress ministries resigned in seven provinces.
• D Cripps proposed an Indian Union with full Dominion Status once the Second World War was over.

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Consider the following statements:

1. The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 recommended granting voting rights to all the women above the age of 21.
2. The Government of India Act of 1935 gave women reserved seats in legislature.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A 1 only
• B 2 only
• C Both 1 and 2
• D Neither 1 nor 2

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Consider the following statements:

1. St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the Jesuit Order.
2. St. Francis Xavier died in Goa and a church is dedicated to him there.
3. The Feast of St. Francis Xavier is celebrated in Goa each year.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

• A 1 and 2 only
• B 2 and 3 only
• C 1 and 3 only
• D 1, 2 and 3

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In the first quarter of seventeenth century, in which of the following was/were the factory/factories of the English East India Company located?

1. Broach
2. Chicacole
3. Trichinopoly

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

• A 1 only
• B 1 and 2 only
• C 3 only
• D 2 and 3 only

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