Very important questions Modern Indian History GK for Bank PO , IBPS , Bank Clerical Exams, SBI,IAS, RAS, UPSC, SSC Tier-1 and all other exams

1. Who among the following introduced the subsidiary alliance system in India ?
[A]Lord Clive
[B]Lord Wellesley
[C]Lord Cunningham
[D]Lord Canning

Explanation: The doctrine of subsidiary alliance was introduced by Lord Wellesley, British Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805.The Nizam of Hyderabad was the first to enter into such an alliance in 1798.Tipu Sultan of Mysore refused to do so, but after the British victory in the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War, Mysore was forced to become a subsidiary state in 1799.The Nawab of Awadh was the next to accept the Subsidiary Alliance, in 1801

2. Who among the following signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802 with the British East India Company ?
[A]Baji Rao II
[B]Baji Rao I
[C]Sultan Bahadur
[D]None of the above

Answer: Baji Rao II Explanation: The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was a pact signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona. The treaty was a decisive step in the dissolution of the Maratha Confederacy, which led to the East India Company’s usurpation of the peshwa’s territories in western India in 1818.

3. Which among the following was the first municipal corporation set up in India in the year 1687 ?
[A]Madras Municipal Corporation
[B]Bombay Municipal Corporation
[C]Delhi Municipal Corporation
[D]None of the above

Answer: Madras Municipal Corporation Explanation: The first municipal corporation was set up in India in 1687 at Madras preceding the Bombay and Delhi municipal corporations.

4. Which among the following events was a major set back to Khilafat Movement?
[A]Announcements of concession to Muslims by British Government
[B]Pact signed between Indian National Congress and Muslim League
[C]Revolution in Turkey
[D]Violence in Chauri Chaura

Answer: Revolution in Turkey
  Explanation:

5. Which among the following events took place immediately before the massacre at Jallianwalla Bagh?
[A]Partition of Bengal
[B]llbert Bill
[C]Passage of the Rowlatt Act
[D]Minto-Morley Reforms

Answer: Passage of the Rowlatt Act
  Explanation:

6. In 1953, under whose chairmanship was the first OBC Commission formed ?
[A]Joachim Alva
[B]Kaka Kalelkar
[C]Hardekar Manjappa
[D]K. K. Shetty

Answer: Kaka Kalelkar
  Explanation:

7. Which among the following books was authored by Mahatma Gandhi?
[A]Hindu View of Life
[B]Hind Swaraj
[C]Discovery of India
[D]My Truth

Answer: Hind Swaraj
  Explanation:

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