Modern Indian History - Study Mode

[#556] In 1916 Mahatma Gandhi travelled to__________ to inspire the peasants to struggle against the oppressive plantation system
Correct Answer

(C) Champaran

Explanation

Solution: Mahatma Gandhi travelled to Champaran in 1916 to opposed the "Teen Kathiya" system related to the Indigo farmers.

[#557] Madame HP Blavatsky had laid the foundation of the Theosophical Society in the year
Correct Answer

(C) 1875

Explanation

Solution: It was in the United States of America in 1875 that Madame H. P. Blavatsky, a Russian lady, and a Colonel H. S. Olcott, a former army officer of England laid the foundation of the modern Theosophical Society.

[#558] The second session of the congress met in Calcutta on December 1886, under the president ship of __________
Correct Answer

(A) Dadabhai Naoroji

Explanation

Solution: The second session of the congress met in Calcutta on December 1886, under the president ship of Dadabhai Naoroji.

[#559] The Interim Government which took office on September 2, 1946 was headed by
Correct Answer

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

Explanation

Solution: The Viceroy's Executive Council became the executive branch of the interim government. Originally headed by the Viceroy of India, it was transformed into a council of ministers, with the powers of a prime minister bestowed on the vice-president of the Council, a position held by the Congress leader Jawaharlal Nehru.

[#560] The National Liberal Federation was founded by
Correct Answer

(A) S. N. Bannerjee

Explanation

Solution: Banerjee later became a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. Surendranath welcomed Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms, unlike congress, and with many liberal leaders he left congress and founded a new organisation named Indian National Liberation Federation in 1919.