Modern Indian History

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

1883

1885

1887

1889

2.		The Quit India Movement was launched in which year?

1930

1942

1947

1950

3.		Who among the following was the first Indian woman to receive the Bharat Ratna award?

Indira Gandhi

Mother Teresa

Sarojini Naidu

Lata Mangeshkar

4.		The Simon Commission was appointed in which year?

1927

1928

1929

1930

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

Amritsar

Lahore

Delhi

Mumbai

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

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

A.O. Hume

7.		The Bardoli Satyagraha was led by:

Mahatma Gandhi

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

8.		Who among the following was the first President of Indian National Congress?

Dadabhai Naoroji

A.O. Hume

W.C. Bonnerjee

Allan Octavian Hume

9.		Who among the following was known as the "Grand Old Man of India"?

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Dadabhai Naoroji

Gopal Krishna Gokhale

Mahatma Gandhi

10.		Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature?

Rabindranath Tagore

C.V. Raman

Amartya Sen

Mother Teresa