Modern Indian History GK
11. Who among the following was nominated as first Satyagrahi by Mahatma Gandhi for the Individual Satyagarha of 1940?
[A] Vinoba Bhave
[B] Jawarharlal Nehru
[C] Lal Bahadur Shastri
[D] S. Satyamurti
A [Vinoba Bhave]
Notes:
The Congress was in a confused state again after the August Offer. The radicals and leftists wanted to launch a mass Civil Disobedience Movement, but here Gandhi insisted on Individual Satyagraha. The Individual Satyagraha was not to seek independence but to affirm the right of speech.
The first Satyagrahi selected was Acharya Vinoba Bhave, who was sent to Jail when he spoke against the war. Second Satyagrahi was Jawahar Lal Nehru. Third was Brahma Datt, one of the inmates of the Gandhi’s Ashram
12. Curzon Wyllie, who was murdered by Madan Lal Dhingra in London, was___?
[A] Secretary of State for India
[B] Adviser to the Secretary of State of India
[C] Law Member
[D] Governor of Bengal
B [Adviser to the Secretary of State of India]
Notes:
Madan Lal Dhingra was a great revolutionary from Punjab,associated with the Indian Home Rule Society, The Abhinav Bharat Society and the Indian House in London. On July 1, 1909 he shot dead Curzon Wyllie an adviser to the secretary of state of India, and Cowas Lolcaca at the meeting of the Indian National Association in London to avenge the atrocities committed by the British in India.
13. Gol Ghar, a beehive shaped structure built in 1786 to store grains for the British Army, is located in which city ?
[A] Bhopal
[B] Patna
[C] Varnasi
[D] Lucknow
B [Patna]
Notes:
The Golghar is a large granarywhich is situated iin Patna (Gandhi Maidan). The structure was designed by Captain John Garstin of the Bengal Engineers and built in 1786. In 1784, the then Governor-General of India Warren Hastings declared its inclusion for the prevention of famine.
14. For reforms in which among the following, Hartog Commission was established?
[A] Society
[B] Education
[C] Civil services
[D] Economic reforms
B [Education]
Notes:
The British Indian government appointed a committee under Sir Philip Joseph Hartog to inspect the matter of the growth of education in India. In the year 1929, the committee submitted its report. It mainly focused its attention towards mass education.
15. In 1956 during the Reorganization of the Indian States, the state of Hyderabad was split up between ?
[A] Andhra Pradesh & Maharastra
[B] Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka
[C] Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra & Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra, Goa & Karnataka
C [Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra & Karnataka]
16. Which among the following suspended the Non cooperation movement?
[A] Jallianwala Bagh Incident
[B] Chauri Chaura Incident
[C] Peterloo massacre of 1819,
[D] None of the above
B [Chauri Chaura Incident]
Notes:
The Chauri Chaura incident took place in the year 1922 (5th February) at Chauri Chaura, United Province (Present Uttar Pradesh). A large group of protesters clashed with police, attacked and set fire to a police station. Three civilians and 22 policemen were killed. Gandhiji called off the non-cooperation movement on 25th February. Later he was arrested.
17. James Augustus Hickey is also known as?
[A] Father of Indian media
[B] Father of Indian Press
[C] Father of Indian Television
[D] Pioneer of Photography in India
B [Father of Indian Press]
Notes:
James Augustus Hickey started the first Indian newspaper from Calcutta, the Calcutta General Advertise or the Bengal Gazette in January, 1780.
18. which among the following Viceroy’s tenure, Simon Commission was appointed?
[A] Lord Wellington
[B] Lord Irwin
[C] Lord Reading
[D] Lord Chelmsford
B [Lord Irwin]
Notes:
Simon Commission was appointed in the year 1927 during the tenure of the the then Viceroy Lord Irwin. The commission had seven members. On 3rd February, 1928, it reached Bombay and that time “Simon Go Back” slogan was raised. The report of the commission was published in 1930. As per the report of the commission the Government of India Act was passed in 1935.
19. At which among the following places, Jayaprakash Narayan had convened the first All India Congress Socialists Conference in 1934?
[A] Lucknow
[B] Patna
[C] Gaya
[D] Kolkata
B [Patna]
Notes:
Jayaprakash Narayan (The People’s Leader or Lok Nayak) was an independence activist, socialist and political leader of India. He organized a meeting in Patna on 17th May 1934. Bihar Congress Socialist Party was founded in that meeting.
20. The earliest name of Chennai is Chennaipattinam, which referred to the town around the Fort St George in 1639-40. The place was acquired by the British from ___?
[A] Damarla Venkatadri Nayakudu
[B] Peda Venkata Rayalu
[C] Padma Velama Nayak
[D] Chennappa Nayakudu
D [ Chennappa Nayakudu ]
