Modern Indian History Mock Test
Instructions:
Choose the correct option for each question.
1. Who was the first Prime Minister of India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Rajendra Prasad
2. The Indian National Congress was founded in which year?
a) 1885
b) 1905
c) 1947
d) 1857
3. The partition of India and Pakistan occurred in which year?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1935
d) 1920
4. Who was the leader of the Muslim League during the partition of India?
a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
5. The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?
a) 1942
b) 1920
c) 1930
d) 1945
6. Who was the first President of India?
a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
7. The Indian National Army (INA) was formed by:
a) Subhash Chandra Bose
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Bhagat Singh
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
8. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in which city?
a) Amritsar
b) Delhi
c) Mumbai
d) Kolkata
9. Who was known as the Iron Man of India?
a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Rajendra Prasad
10. The Indian Constitution was adopted in which year?
a) 1950
b) 1947
c) 1935
d) 1920
11. The first war of Indian independence took place in which year?
a) 1857
b) 1905
c) 1947
d) 1920
12. Who was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize?
a) Rabindranath Tagore
b) C. V. Raman
c) Mother Teresa
d) Amartya Sen
13. The Salt March, also known as the Dandi March, was led by:
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Bhagat Singh
14. The Indian National Congress celebrated its 100th session in which city?
a) Mumbai
b) Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai
15. Who is known as the "Father of the Indian Constitution"?
a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Rajendra Prasad
16. The Simon Commission was appointed in which year?
a) 1927
b) 1942
c) 1930
d) 1947
17. Who was the first Indian woman to become the Prime Minister of India?
a) Indira Gandhi
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
d) Pratibha Patil
18. The Indian National Army (INA) trials took place in which city?
a) Delhi
b) Kolkata
c) Mumbai
d) Lahore
19. The Swadeshi movement was launched in response to:
a) Partition of Bengal
b) Quit India Movement
c) Non-Cooperation Movement
d) Civil Disobedience Movement
20. Who was the last Viceroy of India?
a) Lord Mountbatten
b) Lord Curzon
c) Lord Canning
d) Lord Irwin
21. The Poona Pact was signed between Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and:
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Subhash Chandra Bose
22. The slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan" was given by:
a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Rajiv Gandhi
d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
23. Who was the first Indian to win an individual Olympic gold medal?
a) Abhinav Bindra
b) Milkha Singh
c) P. T. Usha
d) Saina Nehwal
24. The Emergency period in India took place from:
a) 1975 to 1977
b) 1965 to 1967
c) 1984 to 1986
d) 1991 to 1993
25. The Mandal Commission was established to address issues related to:
a) Reservation for backward castes
b) Economic reforms
c) Women's rights
d) Agricultural development
26. The Bhopal gas tragedy occurred in which year?
a) 1984
b) 1975
c) 1991
d) 1965
27. The Green Revolution in India aimed to increase the production of:
a) Agriculture
b) Electricity
c) Textiles
d) Petroleum
28. Who was the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Prize?
a) Mother Teresa
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Sarojini Naidu
d) Amrita Pritam
29. The Shah Bano case was related to:
a) Muslim divorce laws
b) Land reforms
c) Dalit rights
d) Women's education
30. Who was the founder of the Arya Samaj?
a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Swami Shraddhanand
31. The Swaraj Party was formed by:
a) Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das
b) Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Subhash Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh
d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Rajendra Prasad
32. The Indian National Army (INA) was supported by which country during World War II?
a) Japan
b) Germany
c) France
d) Italy
33. The Champaran Satyagraha was led by Mahatma Gandhi in which state?
a) Bihar
b) Gujarat
c) Punjab
d) Tamil Nadu
34. Who wrote the book "Discovery of India"?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Rabindranath Tagore
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Bhagat Singh
35. The first General Elections in India were held in which year?
a) 1951
b) 1947
c) 1935
d) 1920
36. The Nagaland state was formed in which year?
a) 1963
b) 1950
c) 1975
d
) 1947
37. Who is known as the "Nightingle of India"?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
d) Pratibha Patil
38. The Chauri Chaura incident led to the suspension of which movement?
a) Non-Cooperation Movement
b) Quit India Movement
c) Civil Disobedience Movement
d) Swadeshi Movement
39. Who was the first Indian to win the Booker Prize?
a) Arundhati Roy
b) Salman Rushdie
c) Kiran Desai
d) Anita Desai
40. The INA trials took place during which period?
a) 1945-1946
b) 1930-1931
c) 1920-1922
d) 1942-1944
41. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?
a) Lord Canning
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord Mountbatten
d) Lord Curzon
42. The Salt Satyagraha was a part of which movement?
a) Civil Disobedience Movement
b) Non-Cooperation Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Swadeshi Movement
43. The Suez Canal crisis occurred in which year?
a) 1956
b) 1947
c) 1935
d) 1920
44. Who was the first Indian to go into space?
a) Rakesh Sharma
b) Kalpana Chawla
c) Sunita Williams
d) Abdul Kalam
45. The slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it" was given by:
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Lala Lajpat Rai
c) Bipin Chandra Pal
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
46. Who was the first Chief Minister of independent India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Rajendra Prasad
47. The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
a) 1919
b) 1905
c) 1927
d) 1942
48. The Indian tricolor flag was first hoisted during the session of the Indian National Congress in:
a) 1906
b) 1917
c) 1931
d) 1947
49. Who is known as the "Lion of Punjab"?
a) Lala Lajpat Rai
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Udham Singh
d) Rajguru
50. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed between the East India Company and:
a) Shah Alam II
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Bahadur Shah II
d) Rani Lakshmibai
51. Who is known as the "Grand Old Man of India"?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Surendranath Banerjee
52. The Indian National Army (INA) was formed in which country?
a) Japan
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) Singapore
53. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by:
a) Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Rajendra Prasad
54. The Rani of Jhansi, Lakshmibai, fought against the British during which uprising?
a) Revolt of 1857
b) Non-Cooperation Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Civil Disobedience Movement
55. The Treaty of Amritsar was signed between the East India Company and:
a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Rani Lakshmibai
d) Bahadur Shah II
56. Who was the first Indian to win the Miss World title?
a) Reita Faria
b) Aishwarya Rai
c) Sushmita Sen
d) Priyanka Chopra
57. The Champaran Satyagraha was related to which crop?
a) Indigo
b) Tea
c) Cotton
d) Wheat
58. The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also known as:
a) Morley-Minto Reforms
b) Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms
c) Government of India Act, 1935
d) Indian Independence Act, 1947
59. Who was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India?
a) H. J. Kania
b) Rajendra Mal Lodha
c) Y. V. Chandrachud
d) Deepak Mishra
60. The Indian Constitution was drafted by:
a) Constituent Assembly of India
b) British Parliament
c) Indian National Congress
d) Constituent Assembly of Pakistan
61. Who led the Dharasana Satyagraha?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) Vinoba Bhave
62. The Cripps Mission came to India in which year?
a) 1942
b) 1935
c) 1947
d) 1920
63. Who coined the term "Swaraj"?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d) Rabindranath Tagore
64. The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was sparked by the introduction of which ammunition?
a) Enfield rifle
b) Musket
c) Cannon
d) Machine gun
65. Who is known as the "Nightingle of India"?
a) Sarojini Naidu
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
d) Pratibha Patil
66. The Khilafat Movement was launched in support of the cause of which country?
a) Turkey
b) Egypt
c) Palestine
d) Iran
67. The massacre at Jallianwala Bagh was carried out by which British officer?
a) General Reginald Dyer
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Lord Canning
d) Lord Curzon
68. Who founded the Arya Samaj?
a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
b) Swami Vivekananda
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Swami Shraddhanand
69. The Indian Independence Act was passed in which year?
a) 1947
b) 1950
c) 1935
d) 1920
70. Who was the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal?
a) Karnam Malleswari
b) P. T. Usha
c) Saina Nehwal
d) Sania Mirza
71. The partition of Bengal was announced in which year?
a) 1905
b) 1947
c) 1935
d) 1920
72. Who is known as the "Frontier Gandhi"?
a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
c) Liaquat Ali Khan
d) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
73. The Simon Commission was boycotted by the Indian leaders because it:
a) Had no Indian members
b) Supported the partition of India
c) Ignored the demands for self-rule
d) Advocated the continuation of British rule
74. Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India?
a) Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Rajendra Prasad
75. The All India Women's Conference was founded by:
a) Margaret Cousins
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
d) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
76. The Indian National Army (INA) trials took place in which year?
a) 1945-1946
b) 1930-1931
c) 1920-1922
d) 1942-1944
77. Who is known as the "Lion of Punjab"?
a) Lala Lajpat Rai
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Udham Singh
d) Rajguru
78. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed between the East India Company and:
a) Shah Alam II
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Bahadur Shah II
d) Rani Lakshmibai
79. Who is known as the "Grand Old Man of India"?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Surendranath Banerjee
80. The Indian National Army (INA) was formed in which country?
a) Japan
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) Singapore
81. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by:
a) Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Rajendra Prasad
82. The Rani of Jhansi, Lakshmibai, fought against the British during which uprising?
a) Revolt of 1857
b) Non-Cooperation Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Civil Disobedience Movement
83. The Treaty of Amritsar was signed between the East India Company and:
a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Rani Lakshmibai
d) Bahadur Shah II
84. Who was the first Indian to go into space?
a) Rakesh Sharma
b) Kalpana Chawla
c) Sunita Williams
d) Abdul Kalam
85. The slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it" was given by:
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Lala Lajpat Rai
c) Bipin Chandra Pal
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
86. Who was the first Chief Minister of independent India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Rajendra Prasad
87. The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
a) 1919
b) 1905
c) 1927
d) 1942
88. The Indian tricolor flag was first hoisted during the session of the Indian National Congress in:
a) 1906
b) 1917
c) 1931
d) 1947
89. Who is known as the "Lion of Punjab"?
a) Lala Lajpat Rai
b) Bhagat Singh
c) Udham Singh
d) Rajguru
90. The Treaty of Allahabad was signed between the East India Company and:
a) Shah Alam II
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Bahadur Shah II
d) Rani Lakshmibai
91. Who is known as the "Grand Old Man of India"?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
d) Surendranath Banerjee
92. The Indian National Army (INA) was formed in which country?
a) Japan
b) Germany
c) Italy
d) Singapore
93. The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by:
a) Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Mahatma Gandhi
c) Jawaharlal Nehru
d) Rajendra Prasad
94. The Rani of Jhansi, Lakshmibai, fought against the British during which uprising?
a) Revolt of 1857
b) Non-Cooperation Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Civil Disobedience Movement
95. The Treaty of Amritsar was signed between the East India Company and:
a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
b) Tipu Sultan
c) Rani Lakshmibai
d) Bahadur Shah II
96. Who was the first Indian to go into space?
a) Rakesh Sharma
b) Kalpana Chawla
c) Sunita Williams
d) Abdul Kalam
97. The slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it" was given by:
a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
b) Lala Lajpat Rai
c) Bipin Chandra Pal
d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
98. Who was the first Chief Minister of independent India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) B. R. Ambedkar
c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
d) Rajendra Prasad
99. The Rowlatt Act was passed in which year?
a) 1919
b) 1905
c) 1927
d) 1942
100. The Indian tricolor flag was first hoisted during the session of the Indian National Congress in:
a) 1906
b) 1917
c) 1931
d) 1947
Note: This is a sample set of questions for your mock test.
Here are the answers for the mock test questions on modern Indian history:
- a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- a) 1885
- a) 1947
- a) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- a) 1942
- a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
- a) Subhash Chandra Bose
- a) Amritsar
- a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- a) 1950
- a) 1857
- a) Rabindranath Tagore
- a) Mahatma Gandhi
- a) Mumbai
- a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- a) 1927
- a) Indira Gandhi
- b) Kolkata
- a) Partition of Bengal
- a) Lord Mountbatten
- a) Mahatma Gandhi
- a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
- a) Abhinav Bindra
- a) 1975 to 1977
- a) Reservation for backward castes
- a) 1984
- a) Agriculture
- a) Mother Teresa
- a) Muslim divorce laws
- a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
- a) Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das
- a) Japan
- a) Bihar
- a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- a) 1951
- a) 1963
- a) Sarojini Naidu
- a) Non-Cooperation Movement
- a) Arundhati Roy
- a) 1945-1946
- a) Lord Canning
- a) Civil Disobedience Movement
- a) 1956
- a) Rakesh Sharma
- a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- a) 1919
- c) 1931
- a) Lala Lajpat Rai
- a) Shah Alam II
- a) Dadabhai Naoroji
- d) Singapore
- b) Mahatma Gandhi
- a) Revolt of 1857
- a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- a) Reita Faria
- a) Indigo
- a) Morley-Minto Reforms
- a) H. J. Kania
- a) Constituent Assembly of India
- b) Jawaharlal Nehru
- b) 1935
- a) Dadabhai Naoroji
- a) Enfield rifle
- a) Sarojini Naidu
- a) Turkey
- a) General Reginald Dyer
- a) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
- a) 1947
- a) Karnam Malleswari
- a) 1905
- a) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
- c) Ignored the demands for self-rule
- a) Vallabhbhai Patel
- a) Margaret Cousins
- a) 1945-1946
- a) Lala Lajpat Rai
- a) Shah Alam II
- a) Dadabhai Naoroji
- a) Japan
- a) Vallabhbhai Patel
- a) Revolt of 1857
- a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- a) Rakesh Sharma
- a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- a) 1919
- c) 1931
- a) Lala Lajpat Rai
- a) Shah Alam II
- a) Dadabhai Naoroji
- a) Japan
- a) Vallabhbhai Patel
- a) Revolt of 1857
- a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
- a) Rakesh Sharma
- a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
- a) Jawaharlal Nehru
- a) 1919
- c) 1931