Modern India

JKPSC Assistant Professor (History) · History · 115 practice questions with answers and explanations: 23 Easy, 92 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred in:

  1. Lahore
  2. Amritsar
  3. Delhi
  4. Lucknow
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Answer: B. On 13 April 1919.

Sample Easy question 2

The Wood's Despatch (1854) is associated with:

  1. Land revenue
  2. Judiciary
  3. Education
  4. Railways
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Answer: C. It is called the Magna Carta of English education in India.

Sample Easy question 3

The Indian Penal Code was drafted under the leadership of:

  1. Bentinck
  2. Macaulay
  3. Curzon
  4. Dalhousie
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Answer: B. It came into force in 1862.

Sample Medium question 4

The permanent president of the Constituent Assembly was:

  1. Sachchidananda Sinha
  2. Nehru
  3. Rajendra Prasad
  4. Ambedkar
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Answer: C. Sinha was the temporary president.

Sample Medium question 5

The Objectives Resolution was moved by:

  1. Patel
  2. Ambedkar
  3. Jawaharlal Nehru
  4. Prasad
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Answer: C. It was moved on 13 December 1946.

Sample Medium question 6

The Zamindari system was abolished in India through:

  1. The Constitution alone
  2. State laws after independence
  3. The Charter Act
  4. The Cabinet mission
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Answer: B. The First Amendment protected it from challenge.

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