Free Modern History - 12 Practice Test - IAS 

Question 1

Who said: "Political freedom is the life breath of a nation"?

A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
B. Aurobindo Ghosh
C. Bipin Chandra Pal
D. Mahatma Gandhi

SOLUTION

Solution : B

Option:b

Question 2

The Dandi March initiated by Mahatma Gandhi began from ____ on 12th March 1930 and ended in ____ on the sea coast?

A. Sabarmati--Dandi
B. Nanded--Sabarmati
C. Dandi--Sabarmati
D. Ahmedabad-- Aurangabad

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option:a

Question 3

Where was the first Round Table Conference held?

A. New Delhi
B. London
C. Edinburg
D. Bombay

SOLUTION

Solution : B

Option:b

Question 4

”A day would come when Indian would remember and cherish her”. About whom did Jawahar Lal Nehru write it in 1937?

A. Captain Laxmi
B. Durga Bhabi
C. Rani Gaidilieu
D. Sarojini Naidu

SOLUTION

Solution : C

Option:c

Question 5

Who among the following was not associated with the Azad Hind Fauj?

A. V D Savarkar
B. Shah Nawaz Khan
C. Subash Chandra Bose
D. Captain Laxmi

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option:a

Question 6

The historic Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by:

A. Lala Lajpat Rai
B. Motilal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. Jawaharlal Nehru

SOLUTION

Solution : D

Option:d

Question 7

Which session of the Indian National congress approved the `Gandhi-Irwin Pact`?

A. Karachi Session
B. Lahore Session
C. Calcutta Session
D. Tripura Session

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option:a

Question 8

Raja Rammohan Roy and David Hare were associated with the foundation of the

A. Hindu College
B. Ripon College
C. Mayo College
D. Sanskrit College

SOLUTION

Solution : A

Option:a

Question 9

The Indian National Army (INA), formed by Subash Chandra Bose, attacked to free the country but had to retreat in April 1945 from:

A. Lucknow
B. Dacca
C. Imphal
D. Guwahati

SOLUTION

Solution : C

Option:c

Question 10

During the Civil Disobedience Movement who led the 'Red Shirts' of North-Western India?

A. Abdul Kalam Azad
B. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
C. Mohammad Ali Jinnah
D. Shaukat Ali

SOLUTION

Solution : B

Option:b