Q: हड़प्पाई मुहरों (Seals) के निर्माण में, निम्नलिखित में से किस सामग्री का उपयोग किया गया था?
(a)बलुआ पत्थर (Sandstone)
(b)लाजवर्द मणि (Lapis lazuli)
(c)जस्पर (Jasper)
(d)स्टीटाइट (Steatite)
Loading...
NDA Modern History Questions
44 previous year questions
Sub-topics
General (16)Gandhian Mass Movements (10)Social & Religious Reform Movements (7)British Administration & Expansion (6)Transfer of Power & Partition (4)Revolutionary Movements (1)
Q: ब्रिटिश ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी ने निम्नलिखित में से किस स्थान पर वर्ष 1611 में अपना कारखाना स्थापित किया था ?
(a)मद्रास
(b)मसूलिपट्टम
(c)बम्बई
(d)बालासोर
Q: किसी पदार्थ के एकांक द्रव्यमान को, उसके तापमान में परिवर्तन किए बिना इसे वाष्प में बदलने के लिए अपेक्षित ऊर्जा की मात्रा को क्या कहा जाता है?
(a)विशिष्ट उष्मा
(b)विशिष्ट गुप्त उष्मा
(c)तापीय धारिता
(d)ऊष्मा ऊर्जा
Q: Consider the following features : 1. Consent of the governed 2. Political equality 3. Accountability of the ruled to the ruler Which of the above feature/features outline democratic rule ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1, 2 and 3
(d)3 only
Q: निम्नलिखित में से किसने ‘आत्म-सम्मान आंदोलन (Self-Respect Movement)’ का प्रवर्तन किया ?
(a)ज्योतिबा फुले
(b)स्वामी विवेकानंद
(c)ई. वी. रामास्वामी नायकर
(d)डॉ. बी. आर. अंबेडकर
Q: With which of the following was the Bretton Woods System NOT associated
(a)International Monetary Fund
(b)Economic recovery after the Second World War
(c)International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(d)Establishment of a monetary system based on floating exchange rate
Q: Taxila was the capital of which one among the following Mahajanapadas of ancient India?
(a)Kuru
(b)Kasi
(c)Gandhar
(d)Avanti
Q: Which of the following statements are correct? 1. British 'trade surplus' with India in the nineteenth century meant that the value of British exports to India was much higher than the value of British imports from India. 2. India played a crucial role in the late-nineteenth-century world economy by helping Britain balance its deficits. 3. Britain grew opium in India and exported it to China and, therefore, for a while after the 1820s, opium became India's single largest export. 4. The nineteenth century saw export of Indian raw materials decline, and that of manufactured goods increase. Select the answer using the code given below:
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)3 and 4 only
(c)1, 2, 3 and 4
(d)1, 2 and 3 only
Q: Consider the following events: 1. Launch of Non-Cooperation Movement 2. All-India Khilafat Conference in Delhi 3. Passing of the Rowlatt Act 4. Jallianwala Bagh incident Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the given events (earliest to latest)?
(a)1, 2, 3, 4
(b)3, 4, 2, 1
(c)3, 2, 4, 1
(d)2, 3, 4, 1
Q: The first cotton mill in British India which began production in 1856 was set up by
(a)Ghanshyam Das Birla
(b)Jamnalal Bajaj
(c)Ambalal Sarabhai
(d)C. N. Davar
Q: Consider the following statements about the Linguistic Reorganization of the States: 1. Gandhiji, in 1948, had argued for the reorganization of provinces on a linguistic basis 2. The Constituent Assembly recommended it to be incorporated in the Constitution of India Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
Q: Freedom Fighter Kanaklata Barua sacrificed her life while participating in
(a)Rowlatt Satyagraha
(b)Non-Cooperation Movement
(c)Civil Disobedience Movement
(d)Quit India Movement
Q: Which of the following is/are east flowing rivers in India? 1. Palar 2. Periyar 3. Pennar 4. Kalinadi Select the answer using the code given below:
(a)1 only
(b)1 and 3
(c)2 and 4
(d)4 only
Q: Consider the following statements about the issue of separate electorate during the early decades of the twentieth century in India as a means to secure adequate representation for the deprived social categories in the absence of universal adult franchise : 1. The All India Depressed Classes Association of M. C. Rajah was staunchly in favour of joint electorate. 2. The All India Depressed Classes Leaders’ Conference demanded separate electorate. 3. The Communal Award in September 1932 recognised the right to separate electorate for the ‘untouchables’. Which of the statements given above are correct ?
(a)1 and 2 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
Q: In February 2024, Government of India has decided to scrap the Free Movement Regime (FMR) between India and:
(a)Myanmar
(b)Bhutan
(c)Bangladesh
(d)Nepal
Q: Which one of the following battles could be seen as laying the formal foundation of the British Raj in India?
(a)Third Battle of Panipat
(b)Battle of Plassey
(c)Battle of Buxar
(d)Revolt of 1857
Q: Where in South India did the British East India Company construct a trading post in 1639?
(a)Cuddalore
(b)Madraspatam
(c)Kalahasti
(d)Karwar
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The Dutch East India Company was formed after the formation of the British East India Company. 2. Vasco da Gama reached Calicut in 1498. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
Q: Where did Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose announce the formation of the Government of Free India in 1943?
(a)Singapore
(b)Shanghai
(c)Berlin
(d)Mandalay
Q: Who among the following introduced the 'Objective Resolution' in the Constituent Assembly on 13th December, 1946?
(a)Jawaharlal Nehru
(b)Rajendra Prasad
(c)B. R. Ambedkar
(d)Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar
Q: Consider the following historical events: 1. Gandhi-Irwin Pact 2. Second Round Table Conference 3. Peasant Movement in Bardoli 4. Peasant Movement in Kheda Which one of the following is the correct chronological order (starting from the earliest) of the above events?
(a)4–1–3–2
(b)4–3–1–2
(c)3–1–2–4
(d)1–2–4–3
Q: Which of the following statements about the Unionist Party is/are correct? 1. It was a political party representing the interests of landholders in Punjab. 2. It was opposed to the idea of the partition of India as India and Pakistan. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
Q: Which Chinese traveller in ancient India wrote the diary called 'Records of the Travels to Middle India'?
(a)Wang Xuance
(b)Xuanzang
(c)Yijing
(d)Li Yibiao
Q: Which of the following is/are the right/rights mentioned in the 'American Declaration of Independence'? 1. Life 2. Liberty 3. Pursuit of Happiness 4. Fraternity Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a)1 only
(b)1 and 2 only
(c)1, 2 and 3
(d)2, 3 and 4
Q: Who among the following initiated the Bhoodan Movement?
(a)Ram Prasad Bismil
(b)Vinoba Bhave
(c)Mahatma Gandhi
(d)Kanhu Murmu
Q: The Khudai Khidmatgar (Servants of the God) was organized by
(a)Mahatma Gandhi
(b)Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
(c)M. A. Jinnah
(d)M. M. Malaviya
Q: The Mahad Satyagraha of 1927 was organized by
(a)B. R. Ambedkar
(b)Mahatma Gandhi
(c)S. C. Bose
(d)Lokmanya Tilak
Q: The Satyashodhak Samaj (Truth-Seeking Society) was set up by
(a)Vinoba Bhave
(b)Jyotiba Phule
(c)B. R. Ambedkar
(d)C. Rajagopalachari
Q: निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा न्यायप्रवर अधिकार है ?
(a)पर्याप्त आजीविका का अधिकार
(b)शोषण के विरुद्ध अधिकार
(c)अभ्युन्नति का अधिकार
(d)प्राण और देहिक स्वतंत्रता का अधिकार
Q: In which one of the following years did the British demarcate a large area of land as Damin-i-koh for settling the Santhals?
(a)1810
(b)1793
(c)1885
(d)1832
Q: Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi’s anti-untouchability campaign is/are correct? 1. The All India Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded for this purpose. 2. The campaign was to root out untouchability, since it did not enjoy the sanction of the Hindu shastras. Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
Q: The founders of the Paramhansa Mandali founded in Maharashtra believed in which one of the following?
(a)Social distancing along caste lines
(b)Glorification of caste system
(c)Forbidding widow remarriage
(d)One God and in breaking caste rules
Q: आइने-ए-अकबरी के संबंध में निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा कथन सही नहीं है ?
(a)इसके रचयिता अबुल फ़ज़ल थे ।
(b)यह एक वृहद कृति अकबर नामा का एक भाग है ।
(c)इसमें उल्लेख किया गया है कि मुगल साम्राज्य में विविध जनसमुदाय थे और सामाजिक संस्कृति थी ।
(d)बाद में, शाहजहाँ के आदेश पर सादुल्लाह खान द्वारा इसमें संशोधन किए गए ।
Q: Swami Dayanand Saraswati 1. was opposed to the worship of idols of Gods and Goddesses. 2. regarded the Vedas as infallible. 3. had met and had discussions with Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a)1, 2 and 3
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1 and 2 only
Q: At which of the following was the American Declaration of Independence adopted on 4 July, 1776?
(a)Washington Conference
(b)San Francisco Conference
(c)Second Continental Congress
(d)First Continental Congress
Q: Identify the correct reason, out of the following, about Claire Polosak for being in the news:
(a)She has been honoured with the Pulitzer Prize
(b)She recently won a Grand Slam championship
(c)She became the first female match official to conduct a men's cricket test match
(d)She has been conferred with the Gandhi Peace Prize
Q: Where did Gandhiji initially forge the techniques of Satyagraha?
(a)England
(b)South Africa
(c)North Africa
(d)India
Q: गांधीजी के दांड़ी मार्च के समय, भारत का वायसराय कौन था ?
(a)लॉर्ड इरविन
(b)लॉर्ड लिनलिथगो
(c)लॉर्ड रीडिंग
(d)लॉर्ड विलिंगडन
Q: निम्नलिखित में से कौन सी एक अमेरिकी समाचार पत्रिका, गांधीजी के दांड़ी मार्च के बारे में आरंभ में बहुत संशयात्मक थी, किन्तु एक सप्ताह के भीतर ही उसने अपनी राय पूरी तरह से बदल ली और एक महात्मा और राजनेता के रूप में गांधीजी का अभिनन्दन किया ?
(a)सैटर्डे इवनिंग पोस्ट
(b)रीडर्स डाइजेस्ट
(c)टाइम
(d)लाइफ
Q: Net movement of water from a dilute to a concentrated solution through a selectively permeable membrane is called
(a)Diffusion
(b)Dispersion
(c)Osmosis
(d)Absorption
Q: Which of the following was/were among the decisions taken by the First Continental Congress held in Philadelphia in September 1774 ? 1. It rejected a plan for a colonial union under the British authority. 2. It drew up a statement of grievances. 3. It agreed upon a scheme to stop trade between the Colonies and England. Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a)1 and 3 only
(b)2 only
(c)1 and 2 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
Q: आतंक राज्य (Reign of Terror) के बारे में निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा कथन सही नहीं है ?
(a)सैन्ट-कुलोटेस की मदद से जैकोबिन्स ने गिरोदिंस्ट्स को बाहर निकाल दिया
(b)जैकोबिन्स की प्रगतिशील पादरी वर्ग के साथ सौदा-गाँठ थी
(c)क्रांति-विरोधी गतिविधियों के लिए गिरफ़्तारी, कानूनी कदम उठाना केवल राजनीतिक वर्ग के लिए ही प्रतिबंधित था
(d)जुलाई 1794 में गिरोन्दिन्स द्वारा रॉबस्पियर के पतन के बाद यह आतंक राज समाप्त हो गया
Q: राजीव गांधी खेल रत्न पुरस्कार 2019 के लिए निम्नलिखित में से किसका चयन किया गया था?
(a)विजय कुमार और योगेश्वर दत्त
(b)साक्षी मलिक और जीतू राय
(c)विराट कोहली और मीराबाई चानू
(d)बजरंग पुनिया और दीपा मलिक
Q: During the Swadeshi movement, a National College was started in Calcutta under the principalship of
(a)Rabindranath Tagore
(b)Aurobindo Ghosh
(c)Rajani Kant Sen
(d)Syed Abu Mohammad
Other NDA Subjects
English Language (501)Science & Technology (278)General Studies (141)Indian Economy (140)Geography (110)Indian Polity (41)General Science (33)Quantitative Aptitude & Data Interpretation (29)Defence & Security (26)Environment & Ecology (24)Art & Culture (15)Current Affairs (14)Geology & Geophysics (11)International Relations (11)History (10)Ancient History (10)Internal Security (8)Medieval History (6)Logical Reasoning & Mental Ability (5)Economy (5)Indian Polity & Governance (4)Mathematics (2)Engineering Aptitude (1)