Gk Questions on Indian Modern History for UPSCC, SSC, RPSC, UPPSC, IBPS PO, and all other competitive examinations.
Modern Indian History Gk Questions
1. Who was the first President of independent India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Rajendra Prasad
d) Bhagat Singh
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2. Which famous Indian freedom fighter is also known as “Netaji”?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Sardar Patel
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
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3. Which British Viceroy announced the partition of Bengal in 1905?
a) Lord Curzon
b) Lord Mountbatten
c) Lord Dalhousie
d) Lord Irwin
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4. Who was the author of “Hind Swaraj”?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Sardar Patel
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Mahatma Gandhi
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5. Which was the first Indian state to be formed on a linguistic basis?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Kerala
c) Karnataka
d) Tamil Nadu
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6. Who is known as the “Grand Old Man of India”?
a) Dadabhai Naoroji
b) Sardar Patel
c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
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7. The famous slogan “Do or Die” is associated with which Indian leader?
a) Bhagat Singh
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Subhas Chandra Bose
d) Mahatma Gandhi
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8. Who is known as the “Architect of the Indian Constitution”?
a) Sardar Patel
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
d) Rajendra Prasad
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9. Who was the Governor-General during the Second Anglo-Mysore War?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Curzon
c) Warren Hastings
d) Lord Hastings
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10. Where was ‘All India Kisan Sabha’ organized for the first time?
a) Lucknow
b) Nagpur
c) Allahabad
d) Kolkata
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