Modern History Of India (Part-III) (Railway)

61. Who among the following sacrificed her life along with 363 others for the protection of 'khejri' trees in Khejrali village near Jhodhpur in Rajasthan? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 06.10.2022 (Shift-II)]

(1) Vandana Shiva
(2) Medha Patkar
(3) Amrita Devi Bishnoi
(4) Soumya Swaminadhan

Correct Answer: (3) Amrita Devi Bishnoi

Solution:Amrita Devi (Bishnoi) sacrificed her life along with her three daughters. Asu, Ratni and Bhagu in year 1730 to save green trees being felled by the Maharaja of Jodhpur at a place known as Khejarli in Marwar. Rajasthan.

• Along with her more than 363 other Bishnois, died saving the Khejri trees.

62. The Indian Councils Act of 1909 is also termed as the__________. [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 07.10.2022 (Shift-I)]

(1) Simon Commission
(2) Quit India Movement
(3) Chauri Chaura incident
(4) Morley Minto Reforms

Correct Answer: (4) Morley Minto Reforms

Solution:The Indian Councils Act 1909 is also known as Morley Minto Reforms after John Morley, the Secretary of State for India, and Lord Minto, the Viceroy of India.

The Indian Councils Act 1909 provided for limited self government by increasing the number or elected Indians in both the central and provincial legislative councils.

Indian council act, 1909 troduce for the first time in india separate electorates for the muslim.

63. Who among the following was a well known revolutionary activist and leader of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA)? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 11.10.2022 (Shift-I)]

(1) Bhulabhai Desai
(2) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(3) Chhakravarti Rajagopala chari
(4) Behramji M Malabari

Correct Answer: (2) Chandra Shekhar Azad

Solution:Chandrasekhar Azad dwas an Indian revolutionary of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).

HSRA was previously known as the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) and was founded by Ram Prasad Bismil in 1923.

Azad reorganised the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under its new name of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association in 1928 (Delhi) along with Bhagat Singh.

64. Which of the following events of modern Indian history is NOT correctly matched? [RRB Group 'D' CBT Exam, 11.10.2022 (Shift-III)]

(1) Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon - 1905
(2) Quit India movement -1942
(3) Jallianwala Bagh massa- cre at Amritsar - 1919
(4) Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi -1910

Correct Answer: (4) Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi -1910

Solution:The Salt Satyagraha started on March 12, 1930, with the undertaking of the Dandi March.

It started from Sabarmati Ashram and reached Dandi after 24 days on 6th April 1930.

It was a directaction campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, and triggered the wider Civil Disobedience Movement.

65. In which year was an emergency declared in India? [RRC NWR Jaipur GDCE ALP Exam, 22.07.2023 (Shift-II)]

(1) 1984
(2) 1975
(3) 1991
(4) 1993

Correct Answer: (2) 1975

Solution:Under Article 352, when war, external aggression, or armed rebellion threatens the security of India or a part of it, the president can declare a national emergency.

• The emergency was declared in 1975 by the government of Indira Gandhi and was in effect for 21 months.

• On June 25, 1975 the President of India Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed proclaimed the Emergency.

66. Which important incident happened just before the Jallianwala Bagh massacre? [RRC NWR Jaipur GDCE ALP Exam, 22.07.2023 (Shift-II)]

(1) Arrival of Simon Commission
(2) Communal Award
(3) Enactment of Rowlatt Act
(4) Non cooperation movement

Correct Answer: (3) Enactment of Rowlatt Act

Solution:Arrival of Simon Commission: 1928

Communal Award: 1932

Rowlatt Act: 1919

Non Cooperation Movement: 1920-22