History-Modern India

Question 1

Supreme court was established under which act?

Answer 1

• Regulating Act 1773

- Under Warren Hasting

Question 2

Tatvabodhini Sabha founder?

Answer 2

• Debendranath Tagore 1839

- For a systematic study of India’s past

Question 3

What is General Sevice Enlistment Act?

Answer 3

• By Lord Canning

- compelled sepoys to serve abroad

Question 4

What is called Blue Print for Partition?

Answer 4

• Crips Mission
• 1942
• Offered Dominion Status; Freedom to province unwilling to join Union

Question 5

K.M Munshi and Lalji Naranji resigned from bombay legislative council to protest for what?

Answer 5

• During Bardoli satyagraha 1926
• By Vallabhai Patel
• Against 30% increase in land revenue

Question 6

Pabana Revolt

Answer 6

• Agrarian Revolt in East Bengal

- Jute cultivators against zamindars

Question 7

Lahore Conspiracy Case

Answer 7

The case for the murder of Saunders

Question 8

Pro Changer Leaders

Answer 8

C.R Das, Motilal Nehru, N.C Kelkar and Ajmal Khan

Question 9

Factory Act 1881

Answer 9

• Under Lord Rippon
• No work for below 7 children + 7-12 years 9 hours work
• 2nd Factory act was 1891 under Lansdowne

Question 10

Magna Carta of English education in India

Answer 10

• Wood’s Dispatch 1854
• Rejected Downward Filtration Theory
• English at Higher Edu + Vernacular for Primary

Question 11

All India States People Conference

Answer 11

• Conglomeration of political movements in princely states 1927
• J.L Nehru endorsed later this organisation merged with INC

Question 12

What is Shimla Conference?

Answer 12

• Wavell Plan 1945
• Hindu-Muslim equal representation
• Except GG and Comander-in-Chief all members to be Indian in Executive council

Question 13

Seven sins by Gandhi

Answer 13

1. Wealth without (wo) Work
2. Pleasure wo conscience
3. Knowledge wo Character
4. Commerce wo Morality
5. Science wo humanity
6. Religion wo sacrifice
7. Politics wo principle

Question 14

Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Answer 14

• editor of Shome Prakash
• Widow Remarriage Act
• Principal of sanskrit college 1951
• Associated with Benthune School

Question 15

Economic history of India

Answer 15

-by R.C Dutt

Question 16

Welby Commission

Answer 16

• Royal commission on admin of Expenditure of India

- Dadabhai Naroji was part of it.

Question 17

Who was called Father of Indian Unrest?

Answer 17

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak

- Title was given by V. Chirol

Question 18

President of Congress session 1916

Answer 18

Ambica Majumdar

Question 19

Deccan Education Society

Answer 19

-By Gokhle+Tilak

Question 20

Congress Session 1931

Answer 20

• Karachi Session
• Presided by Vallabhai Patel
• 2 resoltions adopted FR and National Eco Programme
• Meaning of swaraj was spelt out
• Note: This was just after execution of Bhagat Singh

Question 21

First
1. Civil Disobedience Movement
2. Hunger Strike
3. Non-cooperation Movement
by Gandhi

Answer 21

1. Champaran 1917
2. Ahemdabad 1918
3. Kheda 1918

Question 22

Delhi Proposal

Answer 22

• 1927

- Muslim demands to be incorporated in draft constitution

Question 23

Bratachari Movement

Answer 23

• By Gurusuday Dutt inn 1932

- to raise awareness and self-esteem of people

Question 24

SAMYAVADA

Answer 24

• Socialism+Fascism

- term coined by Subhas C Bose

Question 25

Freedom Army

Answer 25

Prisnors of War of indian origin in Germany

Question 26

Objective Resolution

Answer 26

- By J L Nehru in constituent assembly on 13th Dec, 1946 | - Proclaimed India to 'Independent Sovereign Republiic'

Question 27

Republic Party

Answer 27

- by B R Ambedkar | - intially called Scheduled Class Federation

Question 28

The Initiative of Five

Answer 28

- 5 countries that started NAM | - Yugoslavia, India, Indonesia, Egypt, Ghana

Question 29

Nehru-Liaqat Pact

Answer 29

- Also called Delhi Pact of 1950 - b/w India+Pak PM - for peaceful migration of people

Question 30

C. Rajagopalchari Formula

Answer 30

- 1944 - ML to support Congress - Plebicite to decide for Pak formation NW frontier

Question 31

Narkelberia Uprising

Answer 31

- In bengal 1931 against zamindar and British - by Titu Mir - this was first armed peasant uprising against British

Question 32

Queen VeluNachiyar

Answer 32

- Only female queen to defeat British power - Queen of sivaganga in TN - Her women army was called 'Udaiyaal'