Modern Indian History

1.		Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize?

Rabindranath Tagore

C. V. Raman

S. Chandrasekhar

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

2.		The Simon Commission was appointed in which year?

1927

1928

1929

1930

3.		Who was the founder of the Indian National Congress?

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

A.O. Hume

4.		Who was the first Indian woman to become the Prime Minister of India?

Sonia Gandhi

Indira Gandhi

Sarojini Naidu

Pratibha Patil

5.		Who was the first President of India?

Jawaharlal Nehru

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

S. Radhakrishnan

Zakir Hussain

6.		The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in which city?

Amritsar

Lahore

Delhi

Mumbai

7.		Who among the following was the first Indian woman to become the President of the United Nations General Assembly?

Vijayalakshmi Pandit

Sarojini Naidu

Indira Gandhi

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

8.		The Indian National Army was formed in which country?

Japan

Germany

Italy

Singapore

9.		Who was the last Governor-General of India?

Lord Mountbatten

C. Rajagopalachari

Lord Wavell

Lord Irwin

10.		The first session of the Indian National Congress was held in which year?

1883

1885

1887

1889