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WorksheetsModern History of India
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
This person promoted non-violence among people in India
Mohandas Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi
This person was the first elected leader of India after it gained independence
Narendra Modi
Queen Victoria
Reginald Dyer
Jawaharlal Nehru
Leader of the Muslim League and first leader of Pakistan
Narendra Modi
Reginald Dyer
Mohandas Gandhi
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Person who ordered troops to open fire on unarmed citizens in Amritsar, India
Queen Victoria
Reginald Dyer
Mohandas Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
The empress of India under British rule
Queen Victoria
Indira Gandhi
Narendra Modi
Jawaharlal Nehru
Means "truth force"
Satyagraha
Sepoy
Viceroy
Amritsar
Means "the refusal to obey unjust laws"
Sepoy
Mahatma
Civil Disobedience
Sikh
Rebellion that occurred because Indians believed their rifles were greased with beef or pork fat
Sepoy
Viceroy
Amritsar
Mahatma
Since independence, the Indian government has tried to
reserve all top jobs for members of higher castes
make Hinduism the official religion of India
weaken the effects of the caste system
limit the number of political parties
West Pakistan is now the country of
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
India
Bangladesh
The British destroyed Indian economy by flooding India with cheaply made goods.
True
False
Indians welcomed foreigners with opened arms and valued the western culture.
True
False
4. In which year Vernacular Press Act was passed?
a. 1884
b. 1875
c. 1882
d. 1878
d.
6. Who is known as the main architect of Indian Constitution?
a. Abul Kalam Azad
b. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c. Lala Lajpat Rai
d. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
7. When did India become Republic?
a. 15 August, 1947
b. 26 October, 1947
c. 30 January, 1948
d. 26 January, 1950
8. When was the the Government of Indian Act Passed?
a. 1920
b. 1927
c. 1935
d. 1947
10. When was the first Railway line opened in India?
a. 1844
b. 1850
c. 1853
d. 1857
14. Asiatic Society of Bengal was established by-
a. Ram Mohan Roy
b. Sir William Jones
c. W.W. Hunter
d. William Bentick
The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885. What did this group want for India, more than anything else?
Lower taxes
Independence
Fewer citizens
Better Bollywood movies
The country which is ruled by another country is called...................
Imperialist
Colony
Britishers believed in the act of keeping records.
True
False
The book "Poverty and Un- British rule in India" was written by..................................
Sarat Chandra Chatterji
Dadabhai Naoroji
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
None of the above
