Modern History MCQs with Answers

1. Who is the founder of the Indian National Army?

  1. Subhas Chandra Bose
  2. Lala Lajpat Rai
  3. Mohan Singh
  4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Answer: C) Mohan Singh

2. Which is called First War of Independence?

  1. Quit India Movement – 1942
  2. Revolt of 1857
  3. Non-Cooperation Movement – 1920
  4. Civil Disobedience Movement – 1930
Answer: B) Revolt of 1857

3. Who gave the slogan "Give me blood and I will give you freedom"?

  1. Subhas Chandra Bose
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Bhagat Singh
Answer: A) Subhas Chandra Bose

4. Who founded the Indian National Congress?

  1. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
  2. Dadabhai Naoroji
  3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  4. A. O. Hume
Answer: D) A. O. Hume

5. Mahatma Jyotiba Phule is best known for his fight against which social evil?

  1. Illiteracy only
  2. Colonial rule only
  3. Caste system and untouchability
  4. Climate change
Answer: C) Caste system and untouchability

6. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which year?

  1. 1920
  2. 1919
  3. 1917
  4. 1918
Answer: B) 1919

7. The Swadeshi Movement was launched in response to which event?

  1. Partition of Bengal
  2. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
  3. Non-Cooperation Movement
  4. Simon Commission
Answer: A) Partition of Bengal

8. The Champaran Satyagraha (1917) took place in which present-day state?

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. West Bengal
  3. Odisha
  4. Bihar
Answer: D) Bihar

9. The formation of the Swaraj Party was a result of differences within which organization?

  1. Muslim League
  2. Indian National Congress
  3. Revolutionary Party
  4. Communist Party
Answer: B) Indian National Congress

10. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which city?

  1. Lahore
  2. Delhi
  3. Amritsar
  4. Kolkata
Answer: C) Amritsar