Modern Indian History

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The Indian independence movement and everything that followed: colonial rule and the resistance to it, key leaders and turning points in the freedom struggle, partition, and the major events of post-independence India. This is the most recent of our three era-specific history categories, and often the one players already know the most about coming in -- a good test of how solid that knowledge actually holds up under time pressure.

Q1.The "Dandi March" was associated with which movement?

A.Quit India Movement
B.Non-Cooperation Movement
C.Civil Disobedience Movement
D.Swadeshi Movement

Q2.The "Quit India Movement" was launched in which year?

A.1942
B.1930
C.1920
D.1947

Q3.Who founded the Indian National Congress in 1885?

A.Mahatma Gandhi
B.A.O. Hume
C.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.Dadabhai Naoroji

Q4.Who was the first Indian to become a member of the British Parliament?

A.Dadabhai Naoroji
B.Gopal Krishna Gokhale
C.Bal Gangadhar Tilak
D.Lala Lajpat Rai

Q5.Who was the first woman Prime Minister of India?

A.Indira Gandhi
B.Sarojini Naidu
C.Pratibha Patil
D.Sonia Gandhi
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