Quiz on Modern Indian History – GK GS Quiz for All Competitive Exams
96. Who spoke “At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India awakes to life and freedom”?
A. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
B. Mahatma Gandhi
C. Jawaharlal Nehru
D. Rajagopalachari
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Answer: Option C
Explanation : This statement used by Pt.Jawaharlal Nehru in the midnight of 14th – 15th August 1947.
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97. The enquiry Committee on Jallianwaia Bagh incident was headed by ______.
A. Dyer
B. Irwin
C. Hunter
D. Simon
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Answer: Option C
Explanation : On 14 October 1919, after orders issued by the Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, the Government of India announced the formation of a committee of inquiry into the events in Punjab. Referred to as the Disorders Inquiry Committee, it was later more widely known as the Hunter Commission.
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98. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was equated with ______.
A. Mazzini
B. Cavour
C. Garibaldi
D. Bismarck
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Answer: Option D
Explanation : Bismarck was a german statesman who unified 36 states and established unified Germany. Sardar Patel also unified the 565 princely states to make India a federation by his diplomacy and political intelligency. That is why Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel known as Bismarck of India.
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99. Pitt’s India Act brought the company in direct subordination to a body representing ______.
A. The Parliament of Britain
B. The English Merchants in India
C. The Indian Merchants
D. Princely States
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Answer: Option A
Explanation : The East India Company Act 1784, also known as Pitt’s India Act, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to address the shortcomings of the Regulating Act of 1773 by bringing the East India Company’s rule in India under the control of the British Government.
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100. Lord Mountbatten had held detailed discussions on the approaching partition of India with ______.
A. Mohammed Ali Jinnah
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. Mahatma Gandhi
D. All of the above
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Answer: Option D
Explanation : Lord Mountbatten held free and frank discussions with Sardar Patel, Maulana Azad, Jawaharlal Nehru, Gandhiji and other prominent leaders.
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