14000+ MCQs Modern History (Communalism and Leftist Politics)
Total Questions:- 50
Time:- 30 Minutes
MCQ Pattern
Date:- 30/04/2026
1. Who among the following has not written about partition in his works?
2. Who among the following first put forward the proposal for a separate Muslim state in India?
3. Who had prepared the draft of the Lahore Resolution?
4. Hindu Mahasabha was originally called as
5. Who among the following in Congress represented the socialist view?
6. 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?
7. Who conceived the name 'Pakistan'?
8. Who established the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh?
9. When did the Muslim League celebrate the ‘Pakistan Day’?
10. The last opportunity to avoid the Partition of India was lost with the rejection of
11. In which year did V.D. Savarkar become the President of Hindu Mahasabha?
12. When was the Bihar Socialist Party formed?
13. Who became a champion of socialism and wanted the overthrow of British Rule, Princely States, Landlordism, and Capitalism in 1933?
14. The Gandhi-Jinnah talks started on
15. 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?
16. What was the basic weakness of the Muslim League which came to be increasingly recognised by the patriotic Muslims?
17. Muslim League had accepted the Mountbatten Plan because
18. Who moved a resolution for the creation of Pakistan in the Muslim League Session of 1940?
19. In October, 1920, who of the following headed a group of Indians gathered at Tashkent to set up a Communist Party of India?
20. Who was the Chairman of the Lahore Session (1940) of the Muslim League?
21. 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?
22. The first meeting of the Congress Socialist Party was held in
23. Which political party was founded in 1906?
24. 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.
25. The ‘Break Down Plan’ in 1946 for the transfer of power to India had been proposed by
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. Aligarh Movement was started by whom?
28. Who had proposed ‘Partyless Democracy’ in India?
29. Who was the first Indian to be the member of the Communist International?
30. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to
31. The Indian National Congress agreed in 1947 to the partition of the country mainly because
32. 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?
33. 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."?
34. Who was the first President of the Muslim League?
35. As an alternative to the Partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he
36. Which one of the following has changed the name of Hindu Mahasabha to 'All India Hindu Mahasabha' in 1915?
37. Which of the following statement is not true about Mohammad Ali Jinnah?
38. The Congress Socialist Party was organised in 1934 by
39. Which party gave a call for ‘Direct Action’ and which date was chosen as the ‘Direct Action Day’?
40. In 1906 Muslim League was founded at
41. Who prepared the ‘CR Formula’ to remove the political deadlock between the Muslim League and the Indian National Congress?
42. A separate homeland for Muslims found for the first time a definite expression
43. Which of the following Muslim leaders was not one of the founding fathers of All India Muslim League (1906)?
44. Which among the following is not associated with the Kanpur Conspiracy Case?
45. What is the name of the party founded by Saumendra Nath Tagore?
46. Who was one of the founding members of the Bihar Socialist Party?
47. On what basis were the Gandhi-Jinnah talks held?
48. The famous Pakistan Resolution was passed at
49. The Communist Party of India was formally founded in 1924 at which place?
50. Who was the President of the first Conference of the Communist Party at Kanpur in 1925?
