Modern History Of India (Railway) Part-III

Total Questions: 66

11. In which year did Chauri Chaura incident take place? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam. 03.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) 1922
Solution:The Chauri Chaura incident took place on 4 February 1922 at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Provinces (modern day Uttar Pradesh) in British India, when a large group of protesters par ticipating in the Non cooperation Movement, clashed with police who opened fire.

12. Who was the first Governor General of independent India? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 03.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (4) Lord Mountbatten
Solution:First Governor General of Independent India (but in dominion status and not Republic) was Lord Mountbatten. He was also the last Governor General & Viceroy of India. His tenure was short, i.e., from February 1947 to June 1948.

• During his tenure only partition of India happened.

• After him, C Rajagopalachari was made the Governor General of Dominion of India in June 1948.

• He was the only Indian to hold this post and also the last one. He was at this post till 26th January, 1950.

13. During the first decade of 20th century, which place was considered as never centre of Indian nationalism? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 05.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (1) Bengal
Solution:was also the last Governor General & Viceroy of India. His tenure was short, i.e., from February 1947 to June 1948.

• During his tenure only partition of India happened.

• After him, C Rajagopalachari was made the Governor General of Dominion of India in June 1948.

• He was the only Indian to hold this post and also the last one. He was at this post till 26th January, 1950.

14. The first Paradhanacharya of the Brahmo Samaj was: [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 05.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (2) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Solution:Raja Ram Mohan Roy was modernized known as the father of India.

He introduced the first religious reforms in 1828.

Founded the organization called Brahmo Samaj is called.

• It was established on 20 August in Calcutta.

• Two most eminent leaders of Brahmo Samaj Devendranath Tegar and Kashavchandra Sen.

• Initiatives of Brahmo Samaj Religious Reforms. It was one of the most important organizations.

15. Who among the following first conceived the idea of the Indian National Army? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 05.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (3) Mohan Singh
Solution:The idea of the Indian National Army was conceived in Malaya by Mohan Singh, an Indian officer in the British Indian Army.

• He decided not to join the retreating British army and instead went to Japanese for help.

16. Cuttack is associated with which eminent personalities out of the following? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 09.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (1) Subhash Chandra Bose
Solution:Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23 January 1897 in Cuttack, Odisha but was then the Odisha Division of Bengal Province in British India.

• He was popularly known by the name of 'Netaji' (Respected Leader).

• He spearheaded the revolutionary Indian National Army during World War II.

17. Name the reform that was introduced during the term of Lord Dalhousie in the year 1848? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 09.03.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (3) Doctrine of lapse
Solution:Governor General Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) devised the policy of the Doctrine of Lapse. According to this policy, if an Indian ruler died without a male heir his kingdom would "lapse" and would become a part of the Company territory.

• Many kingdoms were annexed by using this doctrine, e.g. Satara (1848), Sambalpur (1850), Udaipur (1852), Nagpur (1853) and Jhansi (1854).

18. In which year was the name 'Pakistan' coined? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 14.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (2)1933
Solution:Muslim nationalist Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined the name 'Pakistan' on January 28, 1933.

• He published it in a pamphlet Now or Never, using it as an acronym and referring to the names of the five northern regions of the British Raj: Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir. Sindh, and Baluchistan.

19. In which book did Mahatma Gandhi write that the British rule in India was the result of cooperation extended by Indians? [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam, 14.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (2) Hind Swaraj
Solution:Hind Swaraj

• In his famous book, Hind Swaraj (1909), Mahatma Gan- dhi declared that British rule was established in India with the cooperation of Indians. and had survived only because of this cooperation.".

• He added that if Indians stopped cooperating with the Britishers, then the British rule in India would collapse within a year, and Swaraj would come.

20. The All-India Muslim League adopted the Lahore Resolution in the year______. [RRB NTPC CBT-1 Exam. 14.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (4) 1940
Solution:The Pakistan Resolution. also known as Lahore resolution, was drafted by the All India Muslim League, and then formally adopted at its general session held at Lahore on 23 March 1940.

Sikandar Hayat Khan, the Chief Minister of the Punjab, drafted the original Lahore Resolution.