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Modern history - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CPO 2020
    Who among the following was the first Portuguese viceroy of India?
    1. Alfonso Albuquerque
    2. Duarte de Menezes
    3. Francisco de Almeida
    4. Lopo Soares de Albergaria
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  2. Question 2

    WBCS Pre 2022
    The Act that gave enormous powers to the British Government to repress political activities was
    1. Arms Act
    2. Vernacular Press Act
    3. Rowlatt Act
    4. Act III of 1882
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  3. Question 3

    MPPCS Pre 1990
    Symbol of 1857 independence struggle was?
    1. Lotus and Chapatis
    2. Eagle
    3. Scarf
    4. Two swords
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  4. Question 4

    UPPCS Pre 1990
    What was the main cause of 1857 revolt?
    1. Public Outrage
    2. Military discontent
    3. Management of Christian Missionaries
    4. Policy of British Empire
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  5. Question 5

    WBCS Pre 2020
    When the Hindu College was founded?
    1. 1800 A.D.
    2. 1817 A.D.
    3. 1855 A.D.
    4. 1857 A.D.
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  6. Question 6

    WBCS Pre 2017
    The author of ‘Neel Darpan’ was?
    1. Rabindranath Tagore
    2. Dinabandhu Mitra
    3. Girish Chandra Ghosh
    4. Bipin Chandra Pal
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  7. Question 7

    BPSC Pre 2011
    Who was the founder of ‘Prarthana Samaj’?
    1. Atmaram Pandurang
    2. Tilak
    3. M. G. Chandrakar
    4. M. G. Ranade
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  8. Question 8

    Uttarakhand PCS Mains 2006
    Who founded ‘Ram Krishna Mission’ in 1897 A.D.?
    1. Vivekananda
    2. Ram Krishna Paramhansa
    3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    4. Shyamji Krishna Verma
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  9. Question 9

    BPSC Pre 2008
    The Women’s movement in India started largely under inspiration of
    1. Padmabai Ranaday
    2. Annie Besant
    3. Sarojini Naidu
    4. Jyotiba Phule
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  10. Question 10

    WBCS Mains 2021
    What is the Ulgulan?
    1. Santhal uprising of 1840s and 50s
    2. Kol uprising in Chotonagpur
    3. Munda uprising, 1899-1900
    4. None of the above
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  11. Question 11

    SSC CPO 2022
    Who among the following was the Viceroy of India during the formation of the Indian National Congress?
    1. Lord Lytton
    2. Lord Ripon
    3. Lord Dufferin
    4. Lord Mayo
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  12. Question 12

    SSC GD 2024
    In which year was the Lucknow Pact signed between Congress and Muslim League?
    1. 1926
    2. 1936
    3. 1916
    4. 1906
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  13. Question 13

    [ WBCS Mains 2021
    In the first session of the INC, who represented the province of Bengal?
    1. W. C. Banerjee
    2. Surendranath Banerjee
    3. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
    4. R. B. Bose
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  14. Question 14

    WBCS Mains 2019
    The European Organization in India which launched agitation against the Ilbert bill was:
    1. European Defence Association
    2. Indo-British Association
    3. Anti Ilbert Bill League
    4. European Rights Front
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  15. Question 15

    SSC GD 2024
    The Partition of Bengal took place in _______.
    1. 1905
    2. 1901
    3. 1915
    4. 1911
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  16. Question 16

    SSC MTS 2023
    Which of the famous personalities belonged to the extremist phase of modern history?
    1. P. M. Mehta
    2. A. O. Hume
    3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
    4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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  17. Question 17

    SSC GD 2024
    In which year did Cripps Mission arrive in India?
    1. 1922
    2. 1952
    3. 1942
    4. 1932
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  18. Question 18

    NDA-I 2022
    The Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of the God) was organized by:
    1. Mahatma Gandhi
    2. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
    3. M. A. Jinnah
    4. M. M. Malaviya
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  19. Question 19

    WBCS Mains 2020
    Which of the following organisations was not established by B. R. Ambedkar?
    1. Zero Club
    2. Depressed classes Institute
    3. Samaj Samata Sangh
    4. Peoples Education Society
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  20. Question 20

    SSC CGL 2024
    Who was the Viceroy of India when Mahatma Gandhi started Dandi March on 12 March 1930?
    1. Lord Willingdon
    2. Lord Irwin
    3. Lord Chelmsford
    4. Lord Minto II
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