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Key Personalities & Ideologies

22 questions in Modern History.

Asked in 2026, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2005, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996

2026 · Q6Modern HistoryKey Personalities & Ideologiesmoderate

Which of the following factors contributed to the formation of the Forward Bloc by Subhas Chandra Bose in 1939 ? 1. Bose failed to win the confidence of Mahatma Gandhi. 2. The Congress Left was disunited and failed to support Bose. 3. The Communists did not support Bose in his endeavours. 4. The supporters of M.N. Roy and socialist leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan preferred Congress unity to supporting Bose. Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. (a)1, 2 and 3
  2. (b)1, 2 and 4
  3. (c)1, 3 and 4
  4. (d)2 and 4 only
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Official answer(b) 1, 2 and 4

2021 · Q36Modern HistoryKey Personalities & Ideologieseasy

With reference to Madanapalle of Andhra Pradesh, which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. (a)Pingali Venkayya designed the tricolour Indian National Flag here.
  2. (b)Pattabhi Sitaramaiah led the Quit India Movement of Andhra region from here.
  3. (c)Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.
  4. (d)Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott set up headquarters of Theosophical Society first here.
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Official answer(c) Rabindranath Tagore translated the National Anthem from Bengali to English here.

2012 · Q66Modern HistoryKey Personalities & Ideologieseasy

Consider the following statements : The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he 1. exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British 2. interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians 3. stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. (a)1 only
  2. (b)2 and 3 only
  3. (c)1 and 3 only
  4. (d)1, 2 and 3
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Official answer(a) 1 only

2011 · Q67Modern HistoryKey Personalities & Ideologiesmoderate

Mahatma Gandhi said that some of his deepest convictions were reflected in a book titled "Unto this Last" and the book transformed his life. What was the message from the book that transformed Mahatma Gandhi ?

  1. (a)Uplifting the oppressed and poor is the moral responsibility of an educated man
  2. (b)The good of individual is contained in the good of all
  3. (c)The life of celibacy and spiritual pursuit are essential for a noble life
  4. (d)All the statements (a), (b) and (c) are correct in this context
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Official answer(b) The good of individual is contained in the good of all

2002 · Q111Modern HistoryKey Personalities & Ideologiesdifficult

With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. (a)Hakim Ajmal Khan was one of the leaders to start a nations list and militant Ahrar movement
  2. (b)When the Indian National Congress was formed, Sayyid Ahmad Khan opposed it
  3. (c)The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates
  4. (d)Maulana Barkatullah and Maulana Obeidullah Sindhi were among those who formed a Provisional Government of India in Kabul
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Official answer(c) The All-India Muslim League which was formed in 1906 vehemently opposed the partition of Bengal and separate electorates

1997 · Q18Modern HistoryKey Personalities & Ideologieseasy

“A graduate at 18, professor and associated editor of the Sudharak at 20, Secretary of the Sarvajanik Sabha and of the Provincial Conference at 25, Secretary of the National Congress at 29, leading witness before an important Royal Commission at 31, Provincial legislator at 34, Imperial legislator at 36, President of the Indian National Congress at 39 ……… a patriot whom Mahatma Gandhi himself regarded as his master.” This is how a biographer describes

  1. (a)Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya
  2. (b)Mahadev Govind Ranade
  3. (c)Gopal Krishna Gokhale
  4. (d)Bal Gangadhar Tilak
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Official answer(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

1996 · Q9Modern HistoryKey Personalities & Ideologiesmoderate

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists: List I I. Surendranath Bannerjee II. M. K. Gandhi III. Subhash Chandra Bose IV. Lajpat Rai List II A) Hind Swaraj B) The Indian Struggle C) Autobiographical Writings D) A Nation in Making Codes:

  1. (a)I – D, II – A, III – C, IV – B
  2. (b)I – A, II – D, III – C, IV – B
  3. (c)I – A, II – D, III – B, IV – C
  4. (d)I – D, II – A, III – B, IV – C
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Official answer(d) I – D, II – A, III – B, IV – C