Modern Indian History GK
41. The All India Kisan Sabha was founded by whom in 1936 at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress?
[A] N. G. Ranga
[B] Sahajanand Saraswati
[C] E. M. S. Namboodiripad
[D] Both 1 & 2
B [Sahajanand Saraswati]
Notes:
The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) was an important peasant movement formed by Sahajanand Saraswati at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress (INC) in 1936.
42. Who published the newspaper “Bombay Samachar” in 1822?
[A] Lala Jagat Narayan
[B] Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[C] James Augustus Hickey
[D] Fardunjee Marzban
D [Fardunjee Marzban]
Notes:
The Bombay Samachar is the oldest continuously published newspaper in India. It was established in 1822 by Fardunjee Marzban, it is published in Gujarati and English.
43. Who was the founder of the newspaper “Hindustan Times”?
[A] Motilal Nehru
[B] Sardar Jagat Singh
[C] K.M.Pannikar
[D] S. Sadanand
C [K.M.Pannikar]
Notes:
In 1922, K.M.Pannikar founded the newspaper “Hindustan Times” (an English daily) in Delhi.
44. The Pabna revolt was led by cultivators of __?
[A] Indigo
[B] Tea
[C] Jute
[D] Cotton
C [Jute]
Notes:
Pabna unrest was led by Jute Cultivators
45. Consider the following statements about the Indian National Association of Calcutta:
- It was founded by Surendranath Banerjee and Ananda Mohan Bose
- It was formed with a view to develop a strong public opinion on political question and to unite Indian people
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
[A] 1 Only
[B] 2 Only
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 nor 2
C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:
The Indian National Association was formed in Calcutta on July 26 1876 by Surendranath Banerjee along with Anand Monah Bose. The main purpose of the organization was to develop a strong public opinion on political question and to unite Indian people. The organization was merged with the Indian National Congress. Both are correct statements.
46. Who was the person behind conversion of East India Company from a trading company into a regional power?
[A] Lord Warren Hastings
[B] Lord Clive
[C] Lord Dalhousie
[D] Lord Wellesley
B [Lord Clive]
Notes:
The person behind conversion of East India Company from a trading company into a regional power was Lord Clive.
47. In which of the following years the Swaraj Party was founded by Motilal Nehru?
[A] 1947
[B] 1952
[C] 1923
[D] 1929
C [1923]
Notes:
In 1923 Motilal helped found the Swaraj Party , the policy of which was to win election to the Central Legislative Assembly and obstruct its proceedings from within. In 1928 he wrote the Congress Party’s Nehru Report, a future constitution for independent India based on the granting of dominion status.
48. Match the columns correctly:
[A] 2 4 5 1
[B] 3 1 4 2
[C] 3 4 2 1
[D] 4 5 2 3
| A. Madan Mohan Malviya | 1. Ghadar Movement |
| B. Sohan Singh Bhakna | 2. Swatantra Party |
| C. Annie Besant | 3. Hindu Mahasabha |
| D. Rajagopalachari | 4. Theosophical Society of India |
B [3 1 4 2]
Notes:
The Ghadar Party was an Indian revolutionary organization primarily founded by Indians. The party was multi-ethnic and had Sikh, Hindu and Muslim leaders. The party was headquartered in San Francisco, United States. Key members included Bhai Parmanand, Sohan Singh Bhakna.
The Swatantra Party was an Indian classical liberal political party that existed from 1959 to 1974. It was founded by C. Rajagopalachari in reaction to what he felt was the Jawaharlal Nehru-dominated Indian National Congress’s increasingly socialist and statist outlook.
The Hindu Mahasabha was founded in 1914 in Amritsar by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.
The Theosophical Society was founded by Madame Blavatsky and Col. Olcott in 1875 in New York. It was only in 1879, that this ideology gained its roots in the Indian culture and Society. The movement was popularized by Annie Besant in India.
49. Who among the following led the Sepoys at Kanpur in the 1857 uprising?
[A] Tantia Tope
[B] Laxmibai
[C] Nana Sahib
[D] Kunwar Singh
C [Nana Sahib]
Notes:
Nana Sahib was born as Dhondu Pant.He was an Indian Peshwa of the Maratha empire, aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Kanpur during the 1857 uprising.
50. The All India Muslim League was formed in 1906 at which of the following cities?
[A] Aligarh
[B] Dhaka
[C] Delhi
[D] Karachi
B [Dhaka]
Notes:
The AIME Conference in 1906, held at the Ahsan Manzil palace of the Dhaka Nawab Family, laid the foundation of the Muslim League.
