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Modern History of India

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This person promoted non-violence among people in India

a)

Mohandas Gandhi

b)

Indira Gandhi

c)

Rajiv Gandhi

2.

This person was the first elected leader of India after it gained independence

a)

Narendra Modi

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

Reginald Dyer

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

3.

Leader of the Muslim League and first leader of Pakistan

a)

Narendra Modi

b)

Reginald Dyer

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

4.

Person who ordered troops to open fire on unarmed citizens in Amritsar, India

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Reginald Dyer

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Indira Gandhi

5.

The empress of India under British rule

a)

Queen Victoria

b)

Indira Gandhi

c)

Narendra Modi

d)

Jawaharlal Nehru

6.

Means "truth force"

a)

Satyagraha

b)

Sepoy

c)

Viceroy

d)

Amritsar

7.

Means "the refusal to obey unjust laws"

a)

Sepoy

b)

Mahatma

c)

Civil Disobedience

d)

Sikh

8.

Rebellion that occurred because Indians believed their rifles were greased with beef or pork fat

a)

Sepoy

b)

Viceroy

c)

Amritsar

d)

Mahatma

9.

Since independence, the Indian government has tried to

a)

reserve all top jobs for members of higher castes

b)

make Hinduism the official religion of India

c)

weaken the effects of the caste system

d)

limit the number of political parties

10.

West Pakistan is now the country of

a)

Pakistan

b)

Sri Lanka

c)

India

d)

Bangladesh

11.

The British destroyed Indian economy by flooding India with cheaply made goods.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Indians welcomed foreigners with opened arms and valued the western culture.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

4. In which year Vernacular Press Act was passed?

a)

a. 1884

b)

b. 1875

c)

c. 1882

d)

d. 1878

e)

d.

14.

6. Who is known as the main architect of Indian Constitution?

a)

a. Abul Kalam Azad

b)

b. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

c)

c. Lala Lajpat Rai

d)

d. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

15.

7. When did India become Republic?

a)

a. 15 August, 1947

b)

b. 26 October, 1947

c)

c. 30 January, 1948

d)

d. 26 January, 1950

16.

8. When was the the Government of Indian Act Passed?

a)

a. 1920

b)

b. 1927

c)

c. 1935

d)

d. 1947

17.

10. When was the first Railway line opened in India?

a)

a. 1844

b)

b. 1850

c)

c. 1853

d)

d. 1857

18.

14. Asiatic Society of Bengal was established by-

a)

a. Ram Mohan Roy

b)

b. Sir William Jones

c)

c. W.W. Hunter

d)

d. William Bentick

19.

The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885. What did this group want for India, more than anything else?

a)

Lower taxes

b)

Independence

c)

Fewer citizens

d)

Better Bollywood movies

20.

The country which is ruled by another country is called...................

a)

Imperialist

b)

Colony

21.

Britishers believed in the act of keeping records.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The book "Poverty and Un- British rule in India" was written by..................................

a)

Sarat Chandra Chatterji

b)

Dadabhai Naoroji

c)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

d)

None of the above