Modern Indian History MCQs for Competitive Examination
Q. 61
The Sikh Guru who wrote Zafarnama in Persian was
(A) Guru Gobind Singh
(B) Guru Arjun Dev
(C) Guru Angad
(D) Guru Har Rai
Answer: (A) Guru Gobind Singh
Explanation: N/A
Q. 62
Ryotwari system was introduced in the year
(A) 1793 AD
(B) 1820 AD
(C) 1816 AD
(D) 1813 AD
Answer: (B) 1820 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 63
Who wrote the book ‘Neel Darpan‘?
(A) Rabindra Nath Tagore
(B) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(C) Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
(D) Dinabandhu Mitra
Answer: (D) Dinabandhu Mitra
Explanation: N/A
Q. 64
The British introduced Ryotwari Settlement in which of the following regions?
(A) Bengal Presidency
(B) Madras Presidency
(C) Bombay Presidency
(D) Bombay Presidency and Madras Presidency
Answer: (D) Bombay Presidency and Madras Presidency
Explanation: N/A
Q. 65
Who introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance?
(A) Warren Hastings
(B) Lord Wellesley
(C) Lord Cornwallis
(D) Sir John Shore
Answer: (B) Lord Wellesley
Explanation: N/A
Q. 66
Who founded the Fort William College in Calcutta?
(A) Lord Minto
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Lord Wellesley
(D) Warren Hastings
Answer: (C) Lord Wellesley
Explanation: N/A
Q. 67
Who founded the ‘Atmiya Sabha‘ in Calcutta in 1815?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Debendranath Tagore
(C) Atmaram Pandurang
(D) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: (A) Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation: N/A
Q. 68
Brahmo Sabha was founded in the year
(A) 1813 AD
(B) 1830 AD
(C) 1828 AD
(D) 1827 AD
Answer: (C) 1828 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 69
Who was the founder of Brahmo Samaj?
(A) Debendranath Tagore
(B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Swami Vivekananda
(D) Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer: (D) Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation: N/A
Q. 70
Which of the following governors-general used to call himself as Bengal Tiger?
(A) Lord Wellesley
(B) Lord Cornwallis
(C) Warren Hastings
(D) Robert Clive
Answer: (A) Lord Wellesley
Explanation: N/A
Q. 71
Who was the founder of the newspaper ‘Sambad Kaumudi‘?
(A) Dinabandhu Mitra
(B) Raja Rammohan Roy
(C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
(D) Derozio
Answer: (B) Raja Rammohan Roy
Explanation: N/A
Q. 72
Tattvabodhini Sabha was founded in 1839 by
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Keshab Chandra Sen
(C) Debendranath Tagore
(D) Atmaram Pandurang
Answer: (C) Debendranath Tagore
Explanation: N/A
Q. 73
Who made the practice of Sati illegal in 1829?
(A) Lord Curzon
(B) Lord Wellesley
(C) Lord William Bentinck
(D) Lord Canning
Answer: (C) Lord William Bentinck
Explanation: N/A
Q. 74
What was the original name of Swami Vivekananda?
(A) Narendranath Dutta
(B) Batukeshwar Dutta
(C) Krishna Dutta
(D) Surendra Dutta
Answer: (A) Narendranath Dutta
Explanation: N/A
Q. 75
Raja Rammohan Roy founded ‘Atmiya Sabha‘ in the year
(A) 1813 AD
(B) 1815 AD
(C) 1875 AD
(D) 1887 AD
Answer: (A) 1815 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 76
Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(C) MG Ranade
(D) Atmaram Pandurang
Answer: (B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Explanation: N/A
Q. 77
Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded Arya Samaj in Bombay in ____________________.
(A) 1845 AD
(B) 1813 AD
(C) 1865 AD
(D) 1875 AD
Answer: (D) 1875 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 78
‘Go back to the Vedas‘ and ‘India for the Indians‘ were the motto of which of the following social reformer?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Ramkrishna Paramhans
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(D) Swami Vivekananda
Answer: (C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Explanation: N/A
Q. 79
Who wrote the book ‘Veda-Bhashya‘?
(A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) RG Bhandarkar
(D) Keshav Chandra Sen
Answer: (A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Explanation: N/A
Q. 80
Ramakrishna Mission was founded by
(A) Swami Vivekananda
(B) Ramkrishna Paramhans
(C) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(D) MG Ranade
Answer: (A) Swami Vivekananda
Explanation: N/A
Q. 81
Which of the following statements about Raja Rammohan Roy is correct.
- He launched a movement for the abolition of Sati through his journal Sambad Kaumudi.
- He assisted David Hare in setting Hindu College in Calcutta.
- He founded ‘Atmiya Sabha‘ in 1815.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 1 and 2
(D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: (D) 1, 2, and 3
Explanation: N/A
Q. 82
Who started the Shuddhi Movement to convert non-Hindus to Hinduism?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Swami Vivekananda
(C) Aurobindo Ghosh
(D) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Answer: (D) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Explanation: N/A
Q. 83
Who gave the title ‘Raja‘ to Raja Rammohan Roy?
(A) Akbar II
(B) Lord William Bentinck
(C) David Hare
(D) Debendranath Tagore
Answer: (A) Akbar II
Explanation: N/A
Q. 84
Swami Vivekanand attended the Parliament of religions held at Chicago in which year?
(A) 1883 AD
(B) 1893 AD
(C) 1897 AD
(D) 1892 AD
Answer: (B) 1893 AD
Explanation: N/A
Q. 85
Who founded the Prarthana Sabha in 1867?
(A) MG Ranade
(B) Atmaram Pandurang
(C) Radhakant Dev
(D) Margaret Noble
Answer: (A) MG Ranade
Explanation: N/A
Q. 86
Who founded the Young Bengal Movement?
(A) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
(B) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
(C) Madam Blavatsky
(D) Margaret Noble
Answer: (B) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
Explanation: N/A
Q. 87
Who founded the Satyasodhak Samaj in 1873?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy
(B) Dayanand Saraswati
(C) Jyotiba Phule
(D) Ramkrishna Paramhans
Answer: (C) Jyotiba Phule
Explanation: N/A
Q. 88
The Arya Samaj was against which of the following beliefs?
(A) Hinduism
(B) Christianity
(C) Rituals and Idol worship
(D) Existence of God
Answer: (C) Rituals and Idol worship
Explanation: N/A
Q. 89
Who founded Dharma Sabha in 1830 to counter Brahmo Samaj?
(A) Debendranath Tagore
(B) Radhakant Dev
(C) Keshav Chandra Sen
(D) Atmaram Pandurang
Answer: (B) Radhakant Dev
Explanation: N/A
Q. 90
Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Mission in the year
(A) 1900 AD
(B) 1893 AD
(C) 1902 AD
(D) 1897 AD
Answer: (D) 1897 AD
Explanation: N/A