14000+ MCQs Modern History (Communalism and Leftist Politics)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 26/10/2026
1. Who wrote the pamphlet ‘Now or Never’?
2. Which one of the following statements with regard to ‘Direct Action Day’ is correct?
3. Who had prepared the draft of the Lahore Resolution?
4. Who among the following was the founder of the Muslim League?
5. The Gandhi-Jinnah talks started on
6. Who among the following led the movement for the separate state of Pakistan?
7. Two independent states of India and Pakistan were created by
8. Who prepared the ‘CR Formula’ to remove the political deadlock between the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress?
9. As an alternative to the Partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he
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. In 1906 Muslim League was founded at
12. Who among the following first put forward the proposal for a separate Muslim state in India?
13. The last opportunity to avoid the Partition of India was lost with the rejection of
14. Which one of the following pairs of organisation and their founders is not correctly matched?
15. Who once remarked "Nehru is a patriot while Jinnah is a politician"?
16. Who established the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh?
17. The ‘Break Down Plan’ in 1946 for the transfer of power to India had been proposed by
18. The significance of the Lahore Resolution (1940) of the Muslim League was that
19. 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?
20. The Muslim deputation (under the leadership of Aga Khan) met Lord Minto in 1906 at Shimla and pleaded for
21. Who was the Chairman of the Lahore Session (1940) of the Muslim League?
22. Which political party was founded in 1906?
23. In which year the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh was founded?
24. The Annual Session of Muslim League in the year 1907 was held at
25. When did the Muslim League celebrate the ‘Pakistan Day’?
26. Muslim League had accepted the Mountbatten Plan because
27. Which of the following Muslim leaders was not one of the founding fathers of All India Muslim League (1906)?
28. Who conceived the name 'Pakistan'?
29. The Muslim League Annual Session which gave effect to Jinnah's Two-Nation Theory was held in
30. In which year did V.D. Savarkar become the President of Hindu Mahasabha?
31. The Kanpur Conspiracy Case was against the leaders of the
32. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because
33. 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?
34. Who among the following has not written about partition in his works?
35. The Congress Socialist Party was born in 1934 with its Secretary ……………
36. 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.
37. Who moved a resolution for the creation of Pakistan in the Muslim League Session of 1940?
38. Who among the following in Congress represented the socialist view?
39. The first meeting of the Congress Socialist Party was held in
40. A London branch of the All India Muslim League was established in 1908 under the Presidency of
41. Which party gave a call for ‘Direct Action’ and which date was chosen as the ‘Direct Action Day’?
42. 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."?
43. What is the name of the party founded by Saumendra Nath Tagore?
44. Desai-Liaquat Pact is named after which of the following two leaders?
45. Hindu Mahasabha was originally called as
46. A separate homeland for Muslims found for the first time a definite expression
47. The Congress Socialist Party was organised in 1934 by
48. The Mountbatten Plan became the basis for
49. Which of the following statement is not true about Mohammad Ali Jinnah?
50. On what basis were the Gandhi-Jinnah talks held?
