Modern History Important Questions & Answers

Q. When was the Battle of Plassey fought?

(A) 1757

(B) 1761

(C) 1772

(D) 1784

Answer: (A) 1757

Q. Who founded the Indian National Congress (INC)?

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(B) A.O. Hume

(C) Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: (B) A.O. Hume

Q. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed after which battle?

(A) Battle of Buxar

(B) Battle of Plassey

(C) Third Battle of Panipat

(D) First Anglo-Maratha War

Answer: (A) Battle of Buxar

Q. Which of the following Acts led to the establishment of the Supreme Court of India?

(A) Regulating Act of 1773

(B) Pitt’s India Act of 1784

(C) Charter Act of 1833

(D) Indian Councils Act of 1909

Answer: (A) Regulating Act of 1773

Q. Who was the first Governor-General of India?

(A) Warren Hastings

(B) Lord Dalhousie

(C) Lord Wellesley

(D) Lord Curzon

Answer: (A) Warren Hastings

Q. Who introduced the Doctrine of Lapse?

(A) Lord Dalhousie

(B) Lord Wellesley

(C) Lord Cornwallis

(D) Lord Canning

Answer: (A) Lord Dalhousie

Q. Who started the first Anglo-Mysore War?

(A) Tipu Sultan

(B) Hyder Ali

(C) Lord Cornwallis

(D) Mir Jafar

Answer: (B) Hyder Ali

Q. Who was the Viceroy during the partition of Bengal in 1905?

(A) Lord Curzon

(B) Lord Hardinge

(C) Lord Minto

(D) Lord Wavell

Answer: (A) Lord Curzon

Q. Which was the first European power to arrive in India?

(A) British

(B) French

(C) Portuguese

(D) Dutch

Answer: (C) Portuguese

Q. Who introduced Permanent Settlement in Bengal?

 (A) Warren Hastings

 (B) Lord Cornwallis

 (C) Lord Clive

 (D) Robert Clive

 Answer: (B) Lord Cornwallis

Q. The Swadeshi Movement was launched during which event?

 (A) First Round Table Conference

 (B) Partition of Bengal

 (C) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 (D) Salt March

 Answer: (B) Partition of Bengal

Q. Who authored the book ‘Poverty and Un-British Rule in India’?

 (A) Mahatma Gandhi

 (B) Dadabhai Naoroji

 (C) B.R. Ambedkar

 (D) Subhas Chandra Bose

 Answer: (B) Dadabhai Naoroji

Q. The Home Rule League was founded by whom?

 (A) Annie Besant

 (B) Mahatma Gandhi

 (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (D) B.G. Tilak

 Answer: (A) Annie Besant

Q. When was the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

 (A) 1919

 (B) 1920

 (C) 1930

 (D) 1925

 Answer: (A) 1919

Q. Who presided over the 1929 Lahore Session of INC where the resolution for ‘Purna Swaraj’ was passed?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Sardar Patel

 (C) Subhas Chandra Bose

 (D) Mahatma Gandhi

 Answer: (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?

 (A) 1940

 (B) 1942

 (C) 1944

 (D) 1946

 Answer: (B) 1942

Q. Who formed the Forward Bloc in 1939?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Subhas Chandra Bose

 (C) Bhagat Singh

 (D) Mahatma Gandhi

 Answer: (B) Subhas Chandra Bose

Q. The Cripps Mission visited India in which year?

 (A) 1940

 (B) 1942

 (C) 1944

 (D) 1945

 Answer: (B) 1942

Q. Who led the Salt March or Dandi March?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Sardar Patel

 (C) Mahatma Gandhi

 (D) Subhas Chandra Bose

 Answer: (C) Mahatma Gandhi

Q. Which leader is known as the “Iron Man of India”?

 (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (D) Subhas Chandra Bose

 Answer: (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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

 (A) Lord Mountbatten

 (B) C. Rajagopalachari

 (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 Answer: (B) C. Rajagopalachari

Q. Which leader is called the “Father of Indian Unrest”?

 (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 (B) Mahatma Gandhi

 (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (D) Bhagat Singh

 Answer: (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q. The Simon Commission arrived in India in which year?

 (A) 1925

 (B) 1928

 (C) 1930

 (D) 1935

 Answer: (B) 1928

Q. The Non-Cooperation Movement was called off after which incident?

 (A) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

 (B) Chauri Chaura incident

 (C) Kakori Train Robbery

 (D) Salt Satyagraha

 Answer: (B) Chauri Chaura incident

Q. Who led the Khilafat Movement in India?

 (A) Mahatma Gandhi

 (B) Ali Brothers

 (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 Answer: (B) Ali Brothers

Q. The Cabinet Mission came to India in which year?

 (A) 1942

 (B) 1945

 (C) 1946

 (D) 1947

 Answer: (C) 1946

Q. Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

 (A) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

 (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (D) Sardar Patel

 Answer: (B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Q. The “August Offer” was made by the British in which year?

 (A) 1939

 (B) 1940

 (C) 1941

 (D) 1942

 Answer: (B) 1940

Q. The Mountbatten Plan for partition was accepted in which year?

 (A) 1945

 (B) 1946

 (C) 1947

 (D) 1948

 Answer: (C) 1947

Q. Who was the leader of the Azad Hind Fauj (INA)?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Bhagat Singh

 (C) Subhas Chandra Bose

 (D) Mahatma Gandhi

 Answer: (C) Subhas Chandra Bose

Q. The “Quit India Resolution” was adopted at which session of the Indian National Congress?

 (A) 1940

 (B) 1942

 (C) 1944

 (D) 1946

 Answer: (B) 1942

Q. Who was the Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 (C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

 (D) Rajendra Prasad

 Answer: (C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

Q. The “Ramgarh Session” of the Indian National Congress was held in which year?

 (A) 1940

 (B) 1942

 (C) 1945

 (D) 1947

 Answer: (B) 1942

Q. Which Act is also known as the “Government of India Act, 1935”?

 (A) The Indian Councils Act

 (B) The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms

 (C) The Act of 1919

 (D) The Federal Structure Act

 Answer: (D) The Federal Structure Act

Q. The Indian National Army (INA) was initially formed in which country?

 (A) India

 (B) Japan

 (C) Germany

 (D) Singapore

 Answer: (D) Singapore

Q. Who was the leader of the Bardoli Satyagraha?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Mahatma Gandhi

 (C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 (D) Subhas Chandra Bose

 Answer: (C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q. The “Civil Disobedience Movement” was launched in which year?

 (A) 1930

 (B) 1931

 (C) 1932

 (D) 1934

 Answer: (A) 1930

Q. The “Gandhi-Irwin Pact” was signed in which year?

 (A) 1931

 (B) 1932

 (C) 1933

 (D) 1934

 Answer: (A) 1931

Q. The “Minto-Morley Reforms” are also known as the:

 (A) Indian Councils Act of 1909

 (B) Government of India Act of 1919

 (C) Indian Independence Act of 1947

 (D) Federal Court Act of 1935

 Answer: (A) Indian Councils Act of 1909

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

 (A) Allan Octavian Hume

 (B) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

 (C) Dadabhai Naoroji

 (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 Answer: (B) Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee

Q. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 (C) Rajendra Prasad

 (D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

 Answer: (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q. The “Green Revolution” in India is associated with which sector?

 (A) Industry

 (B) Agriculture

 (C) Education

 (D) Science

 Answer: (B) Agriculture

Q. The “Emergency” was declared in India in which year?

 (A) 1962

 (B) 1965

 (C) 1971

 (D) 1975

 Answer: (D) 1975

Q. Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

 (A) Sarojini Naidu

 (B) Indira Gandhi

 (C) Pratibha Patil

 (D) Meira Kumar

 Answer: (B) Indira Gandhi

Q. The “Liberalization” policy in India was initiated in which year?

 (A) 1980

 (B) 1991

 (C) 1995

 (D) 2000

 Answer: (B) 1991

Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of independent India?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 (C) K. L. Shrimali

 (D) J.B. Kripalani

 Answer: (D) J.B. Kripalani

Q. Which Indian leader is known for the slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan”?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Lal Bahadur Shastri

 (C) Indira Gandhi

 (D) Rajiv Gandhi

 Answer: (B) Lal Bahadur Shastri

Q. The “Right to Information Act” was enacted in which year?

 (A) 2000

 (B) 2005

 (C) 2007

 (D) 2010

 Answer: (B) 2005

Q. The “Mandal Commission” was established in which year?

 (A) 1979

 (B) 1980

 (C) 1982

 (D) 1985

 Answer: (A) 1979

Q. Who was the first Indian to win a Nobel Prize?

 (A) Rabindranath Tagore

 (B) C.V. Raman

 (C) Satyendra Nath Bose

 (D) Subramanian Chandrasekhar

 Answer: (A) Rabindranath Tagore

Q. The “Sardar Patel National Unity Award” was instituted to honor which leader?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 (C) Mahatma Gandhi

 (D) B.R. Ambedkar

 Answer: (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Q. The “Satyam Scandal” was a major corporate scandal in which company?

 (A) Infosys

 (B) Wipro

 (C) Satyam Computers

 (D) HCL Technologies

 Answer: (C) Satyam Computers

Q. Who is known as the “Architect of Modern India”?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) B.R. Ambedkar

 (C) Mahatma Gandhi

 (D) Rajiv Gandhi

 Answer: (B) B.R. Ambedkar

Q. The “National Food Security Act” was passed in which year?

 (A) 2009

 (B) 2012

 (C) 2014

 (D) 2016

 Answer: (B) 2012

Q. Which Indian leader is associated with the “Make in India” initiative?

 (A) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

 (B) Manmohan Singh

 (C) Narendra Modi

 (D) Rahul Gandhi

 Answer: (C) Narendra Modi

Q. The “Goods and Services Tax” (GST) was implemented in India in which year?

 (A) 2005

 (B) 2010

 (C) 2015

 (D) 2017

 Answer: (D) 2017

Q. The “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana” (PMJDY) was launched in which year?

 (A) 2011

 (B) 2014

 (C) 2016

 (D) 2018

 Answer: (B) 2014

Q. Who was the first woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress?

 (A) Sarojini Naidu

 (B) Annie Besant

 (C) Indira Gandhi

 (D) Vijayalakshmi Pandit

 Answer: (B) Annie Besant

Q. Which Indian leader’s biography is titled “The Discovery of India”?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Mahatma Gandhi

 (C) Subhas Chandra Bose

 (D) B.R. Ambedkar

 Answer: (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q. The “Digital India” program was launched to promote which sector?

 (A) Health

 (B) Education

 (C) Technology and digital infrastructure

 (D) Agriculture

 Answer: (C) Technology and digital infrastructure

Q. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize?

 (A) Mother Teresa

 (B) Indira Gandhi

 (C) Amartya Sen

 (D) Rabindranath Tagore

 Answer: (A) Mother Teresa

Q. The “Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme” was launched to provide financial support to:

 (A) Students

 (B) Elderly people

 (C) Farmers

 (D) Women

 Answer: (B) Elderly people

Q. Who was the Prime Minister of India during the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998?

 (A) Rajiv Gandhi

 (B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

 (C) P.V. Narasimha Rao

 (D) Manmohan Singh

 Answer: (B) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Q. The “National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” was renamed as:

 (A) National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

 (B) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

 (C) Rural Employment Assurance Act

 (D) National Rural Employment Scheme

 Answer: (B) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

Q. The “Bharat Ratna” award was first conferred in which year?

 (A) 1954

 (B) 1955

 (C) 1956

 (D) 1957

 Answer: (A) 1954

Q. Which Indian state was the first to be created on a linguistic basis?

 (A) Karnataka

 (B) Andhra Pradesh

 (C) Tamil Nadu

 (D) Maharashtra

 Answer: (B) Andhra Pradesh

Q. The “Right to Education Act” came into effect in which year?

 (A) 2009

 (B) 2010

 (C) 2011

 (D) 2012

 Answer: (A) 2009

Q. The “Swachh Bharat Mission” was launched in which year?

 (A) 2012

 (B) 2014

 (C) 2016

 (D) 2018

 Answer: (B) 2014

Q. The “Jan Aushadhi Scheme” aims to provide:

 (A) Free healthcare

 (B) Affordable generic medicines

 (C) Educational materials

 (D) Employment opportunities

 Answer: (B) Affordable generic medicines

Q. Who was the President of India during the Kargil War?

 (A) K.R. Narayanan

 (B) Dr. Zakir Husain

 (C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 (D) Pratibha Patil

 Answer: (A) K.R. Narayanan

Q. The “National Rural Health Mission” was launched in which year?

 (A) 2005

 (B) 2007

 (C) 2008

 (D) 2010

 Answer: (A) 2005

Q. Who was the first Indian woman to fly solo around the world?

 (A) Kalpana Chawla

 (B) Sunita Williams

 (C) Bindeshwar Pathak

 (D) Ratan Tata

 Answer: (A) Kalpana Chawla

Q. The “NREGA” was replaced by which scheme in 2015?

 (A) MGNREGA

 (B) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

 (C) Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana

 (D) National Employment Guarantee Scheme

 Answer: (A) MGNREGA

Q. Which Indian state was the first to implement the “Right to Information” Act?

 (A) Tamil Nadu

 (B) Karnataka

 (C) Delhi

 (D) Andhra Pradesh

 Answer: (C) Delhi

Q. The “Udaan” scheme aims to improve:

 (A) Rural infrastructure

 (B) Higher education

 (C) Aviation connectivity

 (D) Rural healthcare

 Answer: (C) Aviation connectivity

Q. Who was the first Chief Minister of Delhi after it became a state?

 (A) Sheila Dikshit

 (B) Arvind Kejriwal

 (C) M.C. Kumaresan

 (D) Vijay Kumar Malhotra

 Answer: (A) Sheila Dikshit

Q. The “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana” was launched to support:

 (A) Farmers

 (B) Students

 (C) Small businesses

 (D) Senior citizens

 Answer: (A) Farmers

Q. The “Digital India” campaign was launched to promote:

 (A) Healthcare

 (B) Education

 (C) Digital infrastructure and services

 (D) Employment

 Answer: (C) Digital infrastructure and services

Q. Who was the leader of the “Aam Aadmi Party” (AAP) at its formation?

 (A) Arvind Kejriwal

 (B) Manish Sisodia

 (C) Yogendra Yadav

 (D) Prashant Bhushan

 Answer: (A) Arvind Kejriwal

Q. Which Indian space mission was the first to reach Mars orbit?

 (A) Chandrayaan-1

 (B) Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)

 (C) GSAT-15

 (D) Astrosat

 Answer: (B) Mangalyaan (Mars Orbiter Mission)

Q. The “Make in India” initiative was launched in which year?

 (A) 2012

 (B) 2014

 (C) 2016

 (D) 2018

 Answer: (B) 2014

Q. The “Ayushman Bharat” scheme aims to provide:

 (A) Free education

 (B) Health insurance

 (C) Rural employment

 (D) Housing

 Answer: (B) Health insurance

Q. Which Indian state was the first to achieve 100% literacy?

 (A) Kerala

 (B) Tamil Nadu

 (C) Goa

 (D) Karnataka

 Answer: (A) Kerala

Q. The “Surgical Strike” was conducted against which country?

 (A) China

 (B) Pakistan

 (C) Bangladesh

 (D) Nepal

 Answer: (B) Pakistan

Q. Which Indian leader is known for the slogan “Satyagraha”?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Mahatma Gandhi

 (C) Subhas Chandra Bose

 (D) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

 Answer: (B) Mahatma Gandhi

Q. The “National Innovation Council” was established to promote:

 (A) Technology development

 (B) Educational reforms

 (C) Agricultural growth

 (D) Innovation and entrepreneurship

 Answer: (D) Innovation and entrepreneurship

Q. Which Indian state was the first to have a “Women’s Police Station” exclusively?

 (A) Tamil Nadu

 (B) Delhi

 (C) Maharashtra

 (D) Karnataka

 Answer: (B) Delhi

Q. The “Sankalp Se Siddhi” initiative focuses on:

 (A) Digital literacy

 (B) Rural infrastructure

 (C) Education reforms

 (D) Financial inclusion

 Answer: (B) Rural infrastructure

Q. Which Indian leader is known for the slogan “Jai Hind”?

 (A) Subhas Chandra Bose

 (B) Mahatma Gandhi

 (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 Answer: (A) Subhas Chandra Bose

Q. The “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” scheme aims to address:

 (A) Gender discrimination

 (B) Economic development

 (C)

 Environmental issues

 (D) Educational reforms

 Answer: (A) Gender discrimination

Q. The “Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana” aims to provide:

 (A) Affordable housing

 (B) Free healthcare

 (C) Educational scholarships

 (D) Employment opportunities

 Answer: (A) Affordable housing

Q. Which Indian Prime Minister introduced the “Five-Year Plans”?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Indira Gandhi

 (C) Rajiv Gandhi

 (D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

 Answer: (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

Q. The “National Digital Health Mission” was launched in which year?

 (A) 2018

 (B) 2019

 (C) 2020

 (D) 2021

 Answer: (C) 2020

Q. The “National Youth Day” in India is celebrated on which date?

 (A) January 1

 (B) January 12

 (C) February 15

 (D) March 8

 Answer: (B) January 12

Q. The “Skill India Mission” was launched to enhance:

 (A) Rural infrastructure

 (B) Skill development and employment

 (C) Digital literacy

 (D) Health services

 Answer: (B) Skill development and employment

Q. Which Indian scientist is known for his work on the “Green Revolution”?

 (A) C.V. Raman

 (B) M.S. Swaminathan

 (C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

 (D) Verghese Kurien

 Answer: (B) M.S. Swaminathan

Q. The “Ujjwala Yojana” is aimed at providing:

 (A) Free education

 (B) Clean cooking fuel to poor households

 (C) Affordable healthcare

 (D) Housing for the homeless

 Answer: (B) Clean cooking fuel to poor households

Q. The “Make in India” initiative primarily focuses on which sector?

 (A) Education

 (B) Manufacturing

 (C) Agriculture

 (D) Healthcare

 Answer: (B) Manufacturing

Q. The “Digital India” campaign was introduced to transform:

 (A) Urban development

 (B) Rural development

 (C) Digital infrastructure and services

 (D) Energy sector

 Answer: (C) Digital infrastructure and services

Q. Which Indian state is known for the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme” (MGNREGS) pilot project?

 (A) Kerala

 (B) Andhra Pradesh

 (C) Rajasthan

 (D) Uttar Pradesh

 Answer: (C) Rajasthan

Q. The “Aadhaar” scheme was launched to provide:

 (A) Educational loans

 (B) Unique identity numbers

 (C) Free medical treatment

 (D) Employment opportunities

 Answer: (B) Unique identity numbers

Q. Which Indian city hosted the 2010 Commonwealth Games?

 (A) Mumbai

 (B) Delhi

 (C) Bangalore

 (D) Chennai

 Answer: (B) Delhi

Q. The “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” was inspired by which of Mahatma Gandhi’s principles?

 (A) Truth

 (B) Non-violence

 (C) Cleanliness

 (D) Self-reliance

 Answer: (C) Cleanliness

Q. The “National Green Tribunal” was established to address:

 (A) Educational issues

 (B) Environmental disputes

 (C) Economic reforms

 (D) Social justice

 Answer: (B) Environmental disputes

Q. The “Bharatiya Janata Party” (BJP) was founded in which year?

 (A) 1980

 (B) 1985

 (C) 1990

 (D) 1995

 Answer: (A) 1980

Q. Which Indian Prime Minister was known for the slogan “Garibi Hatao” (Remove Poverty)?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Indira Gandhi

 (C) Rajiv Gandhi

 (D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

 Answer: (B) Indira Gandhi

Q. The “Bharat Ratna” is the highest civilian award given by:

 (A) The President of India

 (B) The Prime Minister of India

 (C) The Chief Justice of India

 (D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

 Answer: (A) The President of India

Q. The “India-Pakistan War of 1971” led to the creation of which country?

 (A) Nepal

 (B) Bhutan

 (C) Bangladesh

 (D) Sri Lanka

 Answer: (C) Bangladesh

Q. The “Mahatma Gandhi Setu” bridge connects which two Indian states?

 (A) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

 (B) Bihar and Jharkhand

 (C) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

 (D) West Bengal and Assam

 Answer: (A) Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

Q. The “Sardar Patel National Memorial” is located in which city?

 (A) Mumbai

 (B) Ahmedabad

 (C) Delhi

 (D) Kolkata

 Answer: (B) Ahmedabad

Q. The “India-Africa Forum Summit” was first held in which year?

 (A) 2008

 (B) 2010

 (C) 2012

 (D) 2015

 Answer: (C) 2012

Q. Which Indian leader is known for the slogan “Garibi Hatao”?

 (A) Indira Gandhi

 (B) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (C) Rajiv Gandhi

 (D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

 Answer: (A) Indira Gandhi

Q. The “Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award” is given for excellence in which field?

 (A) Literature

 (B) Sports

 (C) Science

 (D) Social work

 Answer: (B) Sports

Q. The “National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development” (NABARD) was established in which year?

 (A) 1980

 (B) 1982

 (C) 1985

 (D) 1990

 Answer: (B) 1982

Q. The “Jallianwala Bagh” massacre occurred in which city?

 (A) Delhi

 (B) Amritsar

 (C) Mumbai

 (D) Kolkata

 Answer: (B) Amritsar

Q. The “Indian Space Research Organisation” (ISRO) was established in which year?

 (A) 1960

 (B) 1965

 (C) 1969

 (D) 1972

 Answer: (C) 1969

Q. The “National Economic Council” was established to advise on:

 (A) Economic reforms

 (B) Foreign policy

 (C) Education policy

 (D) Health policy

 Answer: (A) Economic reforms

Q. The “Satyagraha” movement was associated with which leader?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Mahatma Gandhi

 (C) Subhas Chandra Bose

 (D) Bhagat Singh

 Answer: (B) Mahatma Gandhi

Q. Which Indian leader was known for the slogan “Unity in Diversity”?

 (A) Jawaharlal Nehru

 (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

 (C) B.R. Ambedkar

 (D) Rajendra Prasad

 Answer: (B) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel