14000+ MCQs Modern History (Communalism and Leftist Politics)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 12/09/2026
1. The famous Pakistan Resolution was passed at
2. Which one of the following statements with regard to ‘Direct Action Day’ is correct?
3. The Congress Socialist Party was born in 1934 with its Secretary ……………
4. In 1906 Muslim League was founded at
5. Which political party was founded in 1906?
6. In which year the Pakistan Resolution was adopted by the Muslim League and where?
7. Who was the President of the first Conference of the Communist Party at Kanpur in 1925?
8. Consider the following events.
I. The first democratically elected Communist Party government formed in a state in India. II. India’s then largest bank, ‘Imperial Bank of India’ was renamed ‘State Bank of India’. III. Air India was Nationalised and became the National carrier. IV. Goa became a part of independent India.
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the above events?
9. With reference to the Congress Socialist Party, consider the following statements.
I. It advocated the boycott of British goods and evasion of taxes. II. It wanted to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. III. It advocated a separate electorate for minorities and oppressed classes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
10. Consider the following statements in respect of the growth of communalism in India.
I. Communalism initiated in India in the 1880s, when Syed Ahmad Khan opposed the National Movements led by the All India National Congress. II. Mahatma Gandhi and the All India National Congress made a deep analysis of the communal phenomenon to meet its challenges. III. Constant negotiation of the All India National Congress with the Muslim communal leaders weakened the position of secular, anti-imperialist Muslims and Muslim leaders.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
11. The Kanpur Conspiracy Case was against the leaders of the
12. A London branch of the All India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the Presidency of
13. Who among the following led the movement for the separate state of Pakistan?
14. The Communist Party of India was formally founded in 1924 at which place?
15. In which year did V.D. Savarkar become the President of Hindu Mahasabha?
16. The Session of All India Muslim Conference held at Delhi on December 31, 1928 was presided over by
17. The ‘Break Down Plan’ in 1946 for the transfer of power to India had been proposed by
18. The Muslim League Annual Session which gave effect to Jinnah's Two-Nation Theory was held in
19. Which one of the following pairs of organisation and their founders is not correctly matched?
20. Which of the following was/were connected primarily to the communist ideology?
I. Kirti Kisan Party II. Labour Swaraj Party
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
21. Consider the following statements related to events in 1946.
I. The plan of 16th May, 1946 had envisaged a united India in line with Congress and Muslim League aspirations. II. The 16th June, 1946 plan sought to arrange for India to be divided into Hindu-Majority India and a Muslim-Majority India that would later be renamed Pakistan, since Congress had vehemently rejected ‘parity’ at the centre. III. The Congress ruled out the June 16 plan, seeing it as the division of India into small states.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
22. Who conceived the name 'Pakistan'?
23. Who once remarked "Nehru is a patriot while Jinnah is a politician"?
24. In reference to the rise of the Left Wing in the Indian Freedom Movement, which one of the following observations in regard to Jawaharlal Nehru is not correct?
25. What is the name of the party founded by Saumendra Nath Tagore?
26. Consider the following statements.
I. The ‘Bombay Manifesto’ signed in 1936 openly opposed the preaching of socialist ideals. II. It evoked support from a large section of the business community from all across India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
27. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because
28. When did the Muslim League celebrate the ‘Pakistan Day’?
29. In which year the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was founded?
30. Who wrote the pamphlet ‘Now or Never’?
31. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
32. Which day was declared as the Direct Action Day by the Muslim League?
33. What was the basic weakness of the Muslim League which came to be increasingly recognised by the patriotic Muslims?
34. The Muslim deputation (under the leadership of Aga Khan) met Lord Minto in 1906 at Shimla and pleaded for
35. Which party gave a call for ‘Direct Action’ and which date was chosen as the ‘Direct Action Day’?
36. With reference to the Indian Freedom Struggle, the decade of the 1920s is popularly known for "Growth of Communalism." What was/were the reason/s?
I. Socio-economic backwardness. II. British policy of divide and rule. III. Side-effect of militant nationalism.
Which one of the above is/are correct reasons?
37. Who among the following has not written about partition in his works?
38. What is the name of the author who wrote, "The Muslims, if contented and satisfied, would become the greatest bulwark of British power in India."?
39. On what basis were the Gandhi-Jinnah talks held?
40. Who was one of the founding members of the Bihar Socialist Party?
41. The Mountbatten Plan became the basis for
42. Which of the following trials attracted worldwide publicity and drew sympathetic comment from Albert Einstein, H G Wells, Harold Laski and Roosevelt in favour of the convicts?
43. Who among the following was a prominent leader of the Congress Socialist Party?
44. Consider the following statements relating to planning in India.
I. In the year 1938, the National Planning Committee was set up in India under the Chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru. II. The Bombay Plan was prepared by the Indian industrialists. III. Acharya Kripalani prepared the Gandhian Plan.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
45. The first meeting of the Congress Socialist Party was held in
46. The Congress Socialist Party was organised in 1934 by
47. Who became a champion of socialism and wanted the overthrow of British Rule, Princely States, Landlordism, and Capitalism in 1933?
48. Who was the first Indian to be the member of the Communist International?
49. Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by
50. The last opportunity to avoid the Partition of India was lost with the rejection of
