Modern History Quiz – 1

1. Which princely state did the Indian Army take control of through its intervention in September 1948?

2. Under whose chairmanship was the Planning Commission constituted on 15 March 1950?

3. Who propounded the 'Principle of Lapse'?

4. In which city is the tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah located?

5. Who was the first to introduce the concept of the poverty line in pre-independent India?

6. Who served as the editor of the newspaper 'Kesari', known for its strong criticism of British rule?

7. In which place was the Khilafat Committee formed in March 1919?

8. In which year did the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb pass away?

9. In which year was Bengal partitioned by Viceroy Lord Curzon?

10. In which year was the Communist Party of India (CPI) established?

11. Who among the following founded the non-violent movement ‘Khudai Khidmatgars’?

12. Who signed the Treaty of Lahore in 1846 AD— the British Empire and which Maharaja?

13. The Battle of Kohima in 1944 was fought between which two forces?

14. In which year did the Battle of Plassey take place?

15. In which year was the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) established?

16. In which place was the Communist Party of India founded in 1920?

17. Which city was known as the capital of the Pandya dynasty?

18. In which year was the Third Round Table Conference held?

19. What was the role of Lal-Bal-Pal in the Indian freedom movement?

20. Against whom did Mahatma Gandhi launch the Satyagraha movement in 1919?