Modern Indian History GK Questions and Answers for Competitive
Where is the ‘Salarjung Museum’ located?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Itanagar
(C) Lucknow
(D) Bhopal
Correct Answer : A
Where is the world famous ‘Rock Garden’ located?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Shimla
(C) Srinagar
(D) Chandigarh
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
1. The famous Rock Garden is located in Chandigarh.
2. The first rock garden in India has been established in Chandigarh.
3. It was constructed in the year 1957 by Officer Nek Chand.
4. The first rock garden of Chandigarh is also known as Nek Chand Rock Garden.
5. It is situated near Sukhna Lake.
Where is ‘Sher Shah’s Tomb’ located?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Sasaram
(C) Lahore
(D) Jodhpur
Correct Answer : B
Who returned the title of ‘Knighthood’ of the British Government in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
(A) Sankaran Nair
(B) Jamna Lal Bajaj
(C) Sadhu Sitaram
(D) Rabindranath Tagore
Correct Answer : D
The Gurumukhi script was started by which Sikh Guru?
(A) Guru Angad Dev
(B) Guru Amar Das
(C) Guru Har Raj
(D) Guru Har Krishan
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
1. The Gurmukhi script was created by the second Sikh Guru, Guru Angad (1539-1552) in the 16th century AD.
2. He was the second Sikh Guru after the death of Guru Nanak (1469-1539).
3. The Sikh religious book, Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth was written in this script.
'Every Vote Counts' - a book written by
(A) Dinesh Sahara
(B) Yusuf Malala
(C) Arun Jaitley
(D) Naveen Chawla
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
‘Every Vote Counts’ – The book is written by Naveen Chawla. He is the former Chief Election Commissioner of India. In this book he has told about the history and conduct of elections in India.
In Bihar, The revolt of 1857 was led by _________________.
(A) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(B) Nana Saheb
(C) Kunwar Singh
(D) Thakur Kushal Singh
Correct Answer : C
After the 1857 revolt, who announced a durbar at Allahabad for the assumption of government of India by the sovereign of Great Britain?
(A) Lord George Willie
(B) Lord Dalhousie
(C) Lord Canning
(D) Lord Dufferin
Correct Answer : C
The Indian National Congress was founded by -
(A) Motilal Nehru
(B) Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee
(C) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) A. O. Hume
Correct Answer : D
Which phase of Indian National Congress followed the policy of ‘political mendicancy’?
(A) 3rd phase, 1914 - 1922
(B) 1st phase, 1885 - 1905
(C) 2nd phase, 1902 - 1906
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer : B