Modern History – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. 25. The slogan 'Quit India' was coined by?

   • A. Mahatma Gandhi
   • B. Jawaharlal Nehru
   • C. Yusuf Meherally
   • D. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

2. 26. The Cripps Mission visited India in?

   • A. 1940
   • B. 1942
   • C. 1945
   • D. 1946

3. 27. The Cabinet Mission came to India in?

   • A. 1942
   • B. 1945
   • C. 1946
   • D. 1947

4. 28. The partition of India was a result of?

   • A. The Wavell Plan
   • B. The Cripps Mission
   • C. The Cabinet Mission Plan
   • D. The Mountbatten Plan

5. 29. India gained independence in which year?

   • A. 1945
   • B. 1946
   • C. 1947
   • D. 1950

6. 30. Who was the first Prime Minister of independent India?

   • A. Mahatma Gandhi
   • B. Jawaharlal Nehru
   • C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
   • D. Rajendra Prasad

7. 31. Who was the first President of independent India?

   • A. Mahatma Gandhi
   • B. Jawaharlal Nehru
   • C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
   • D. Rajendra Prasad

8. 32. The Indian Constitution came into effect on?

   • A. August 15
   • B. 1947
   • C. January 26
   • D. 1950

9. 33. Who is known as the 'Father of the Indian Constitution'?

   • A. Mahatma Gandhi
   • B. Jawaharlal Nehru
   • C. B.R. Ambedkar
   • D. Rajendra Prasad

10. 34. The 'Home Rule Movement' was started by?

    • A. Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru
    • B. Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak
    • C. Bipin Chandra Pal and Aurobindo Ghosh
    • D. Subhas Chandra Bose and Sardar Patel

11. 35. The Komagata Maru incident is related to?

    • A. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre
    • B. Indian immigration to Canada
    • C. The Non-Cooperation Movement
    • D. The partition of India

12. 36. The Khilafat Movement (1919-1924) was primarily related to?

    • A. Indian independence
    • B. The abolition of the Caliphate in Turkey
    • C. Social reforms in India
    • D. Economic boycotts of British goods