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Modern India History – 500 MCQs

Part 7 (Questions 301–350)

301. Who founded the Brahmo Samaj?

Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

302. Brahmo Samaj was founded in which year?

Answer: 1828

303. Who was known as the father of Indian Renaissance?

Answer: Raja Ram Mohan Roy

304. Who founded the Young Bengal Movement?

Answer: Henry Vivian Derozio

305. Who established the Ramakrishna Mission?

Answer: Swami Vivekananda

306. Ramakrishna Mission was founded in which year?

Answer: 1897

307. Who founded the Arya Samaj?

Answer: Swami Dayanand Saraswati

308. Arya Samaj was founded in which year?

Answer: 1875

309. Who started the Widow Remarriage Movement?

Answer: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

310. The Widow Remarriage Act was passed in which year?

Answer: 1856

311. Who started the newspaper "Bengal Gazette"?

Answer: James Augustus Hickey

312. In which year was Bengal Gazette started?

Answer: 1780

313. Who founded the Theosophical Society in India?

Answer: Annie Besant

314. The Theosophical Society headquarters in India is located at?

Answer: Adyar

315. Who founded the Indian National Congress?

Answer: A.O. Hume

316. The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?

Answer: 1885

317. Who was the first President of the INC?

Answer: W.C. Bonnerjee

318. Who was the first Muslim President of INC?

Answer: Badruddin Tyabji

319. Who was the first woman President of INC?

Answer: Annie Besant

320. Who was known as the Grand Old Man of India?

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

321. Who wrote the book "Drain Theory"?

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

322. Who wrote "Poverty and Un-British Rule in India"?

Answer: Dadabhai Naoroji

323. Who was known as the Lion of Punjab?

Answer: Lala Lajpat Rai

324. Who gave the slogan "Swaraj is my birthright"?

Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

325. Who founded the Home Rule League in Madras?

Answer: Annie Besant

326. Who founded the Home Rule League in Maharashtra?

Answer: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

327. The Home Rule Movement started in which year?

Answer: 1916

328. Who launched the Non-Cooperation Movement?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

329. The Non-Cooperation Movement began in which year?

Answer: 1920

330. Who led the Civil Disobedience Movement?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

331. The Dandi March took place in which year?

Answer: 1930

332. The Dandi March started from which place?

Answer: Sabarmati Ashram

333. Who gave the slogan "Do or Die"?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi

334. The Quit India Movement began in which year?

Answer: 1942

335. Where was the Quit India resolution passed?

Answer: Bombay

336. Who founded the Forward Bloc?

Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

337. The Forward Bloc was founded in which year?

Answer: 1939

338. Who founded the Indian National Army?

Answer: Rash Behari Bose

339. Who reorganized the INA?

Answer: Subhas Chandra Bose

340. What was the slogan of INA?

Answer: Delhi Chalo

341. Who led the Naval Mutiny of 1946?

Answer: Indian naval ratings

342. Where did the Naval Mutiny start?

Answer: Bombay

343. Who was the last Viceroy of India?

Answer: Lord Mountbatten

344. The Mountbatten Plan was announced in which year?

Answer: 1947

345. When did India gain independence?

Answer: 15 August 1947

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

Answer: Lord Mountbatten

347. Who was the first Indian Governor-General?

Answer: C. Rajagopalachari

348. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?

Answer: Jawaharlal Nehru

349. Who was the first President of India?

Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

350. When did the Constitution of India come into force?

Answer: 26 January 1950

Modern India History MCQ Series
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