Modern History Quiz – 1By Mainak Roy / August 19, 2025 Modern History Quiz - 1 1 / 20 1. Which princely state did the Indian Army take control of through its intervention in September 1948? Travancore Kashmir Hyderabad Junagadh 2 / 20 2. In which place was the Khilafat Committee formed in March 1919? Bombay Calcutta Delhi Lucknow 3 / 20 3. In which place was the Communist Party of India founded in 1920? Kolkata Tashkent Kanpur Bombay 4 / 20 4. What was the role of Lal-Bal-Pal in the Indian freedom movement? They formed the Indian National Army. They promoted moderate methods of protest. They led the Non-Cooperation Movement. They advocated for assertive nationalism and Swadeshi movement. 5 / 20 5. In which year was the Third Round Table Conference held? 1932 1930 1933 1931 6 / 20 6. In which year was Bengal partitioned by Viceroy Lord Curzon? 1905 1900 1903 1904 7 / 20 7. Who was the first to introduce the concept of the poverty line in pre-independent India? Mahatma Gandhi R. C. Dutt Dadabhai Naoroji Gopal Krishna Gokhale 8 / 20 8. Who signed the Treaty of Lahore in 1846 AD— the British Empire and which Maharaja? Maharaja Ranjit Singh Maharaja Kharak Singh Maharaja Duleep Singh Maharaja Sher Singh 9 / 20 9. In which year did the Battle of Plassey take place? 1757 1740 1750 1760 10 / 20 10. Under whose chairmanship was the Planning Commission constituted on 15 March 1950? Jawaharlal Nehru Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel B.R. Ambedkar Dr. Rajendra Prasad 11 / 20 11. Who among the following founded the non-violent movement ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’? Syed Ahmed Khan Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Hakim Ajmal Khan Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 12 / 20 12. Which city was known as the capital of the Pandya dynasty? Kanchipuram Ujjain Thanjavur Madurai 13 / 20 13. In which city is the tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah located? Delhi Lucknow Jaipur Agra 14 / 20 14. Who served as the editor of the newspaper 'Kesari', known for its strong criticism of British rule? Dadabhai Naoroji Gopal Krishna Gokhale Bal Gangadhar Tilak Mahatma Gandhi 15 / 20 15. In which year was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) established? 1950 1960 1970 1980 16 / 20 16. In which year did the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb pass away? 1762 1649 1707 1530 17 / 20 17. In which year was the Communist Party of India (CPI) established? 1920 1921 1923 1925 18 / 20 18. The Battle of Kohima in 1944 was fought between which two forces? British Indian Army and Japanese Army British Indian Army and German Army Indian National Army (INA) and American Army Japanese Army and Chinese Army 19 / 20 19. Against whom did Mahatma Gandhi launch the Satyagraha movement in 1919? Rowlatt Act Simon Commission Salt Law British Education Policy 20 / 20 20. Who propounded the 'Principle of Lapse'? Lord Wellesley Lord Cornwallis Lord Dalhousie Lord Canning Your score is Restart quiz By Wordpress Quiz plugin
