Modern History Of India (Railway)

Total Questions: 50

1. The colonisation of Goa, Daman & Diu was originally done by the_____. [RRB Kolkata Goods Guard Exam. 27.02.2005]

(1) Dutch
(2) English
(3) French
(4) Portuguese

Correct Answer: (4) Portuguese

Solution:At the time of British India's independence in 1947, Portuguese India was subdivided into three districts located on India's western coast: Goa; Daman which included the inland enclaves of Dadra and Nagar Haveli; and Diu. The territories of Portuguese India were sometimes referred to collectively as Goa.

2. English Education in India was introduced by_______. [RRB Kolkata Goods Guard Exam. 27.02.2005]

(1) Warren Hastings
(2) Lord Rippon
(3) Lord Cornwallis
(4) William Bentinck

Correct Answer: (4) William Bentinck

Solution:Lord William Bentinck introduced western or English education in India in 1835. Macaulay's Minute formed the basis of English education in India. English education was introduced with the twin purpose of impressing upon the natives the value of western thought and of preparing them for taking up jobs to assist in the administration of the country.

3. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got independence? [RRB Kolkata Ticket Collector (TC) Exam, 03.12.2006)]

(1) Winston Churchill
(2) Clement Atlee
(3) Wilson
(4) None of these

Correct Answer: (2) Clement Atlee

Solution:Clement Atlee was the Prime Minister of Britain when India got independence. Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of Britain during Quit India movement, 1942.

4. Who among the following Indians criticised the "Drain of Wealth Theory" in the British House of Commons for the first time? [RRC Hajipur Group 'D' Exam. 06.05.2012 (1st Sitting)]

(1) Dadabhai Nauroji
(2) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(3) Mohammed Ali Zinnah
(4) Shyamji Krishna Verma

Correct Answer: (1) Dadabhai Nauroji

Solution:Dadabhai Nauroji criticised the Drain of Wealth Theory.

5. Who among the following British Governor Generals abolished the Sati system in India? [RRC Hajipur Group 'D' Exam, 06.05.2012]

(1) Lord Hastings
(2) Lord Wellesely
(3) Lord William Bentick
(4) Sir Charles Metcalfe

Correct Answer: (3) Lord William Bentick

Solution:Lord William Bentick (1828 -1835) abolished sati system in 1829.

6. Indian national Army had Conquered back Andaman and Nicobar from british and named it as ? [Railway NTPC CBT Stage-I Exam, 11.04.2016 (Shift-1)]

(A) Swaraj Island

(B) Saheed and Swaraj Island

(D) Swatantra and Swaraj Island

(1) C
(2) B
(3) A
(4) D

Correct Answer: (2) B

Solution:Indian national Army

(INA) taken Andaman and Nicobar island from Britishers and named the islands as "Saheed dwip" and "Swaraj for Andaman and Nicobar respectively.

7. Britishers had given Gandhi Ji a degree, which he refused to take? [Railway NTPC CBT Stage-1 Exam 11.04.2016 (Shift-1)]

(A) Rai Bahadur

(B) Rai Sahib

(D) Kesar-e-Hind

(1) C
(2) B
(3) A
(4) D

Correct Answer: (4) D

Solution:Mahatma Gandhi get degree of kesar-e-hind by britishers, which he gave back to britishers after jalianwalan Bagh tragedy.

8. The 'Kakori Kand' that took place between Kakori and Alamnagar took place in the year [RRB NTPC CBT Stage-1 Exam, 19.04.2016 Shift-1]

(A) 1927

(B) 1920

(D) 1925

(1) D
(2) B
(3) C
(4) A

Correct Answer: (1) D

Solution:Kakori Case was a train robbery that took place between Kakori and Alamnagar, near Lucknow, on 9 August 1925 during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Indian Government. The robbery was organized by the Hindustan Republican Association.

9. Which Indian freedom fighter unfurled the Indian flag known as Saptarishi at Shut- tgart in Germany in 1907? [RRB NTPC CBT Stage-I Exam, 28.04.2016 Shift-I]

(A) Madam Cama

(B) Mahatma Gandhi

(D) Lokmanya Tilak

(1) D
(2) A
(3) B
(4) C

Correct Answer: (2) A

Solution:Madam Bhikaji Cama was the first Indian who unfurled our country's flag in foreign soil at Stuttgart, Germany, on 22 August 1907. This flag, known as 'Saptarishi' flag, it had colours sacred to all religions practised in India. Madam Cama unfurled it at the International Socialist Congress.

10. In which year, did Mahatma Gandhi return to India from South Africa? [RRB NTPC CBT Main Exam, 17.01.2017 Shift-II]

(1) 1905
(2) 1920
(3) 1915
(4) 1910

Correct Answer: (3) 1915

Solution:After over 21 years stay in South Africa, Gandhi returned to India on 9 January, 1915 with his wife Kasturba. He had been in London the previous year to treat a severe bout of pleurisy, a lung inflammation. His doctors advised him to return to India to escape the English winter. The year 2015 marked the centenary of Gandhi's return to India.

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