GK Quiz – Modern History
1. Who played a major role behind the banning of Sati pratha?
a) Swami Vivekananda
b) Mahathma Gandhi
c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
d) Biju Raman
2. Who established the “Atmiya Sabha”?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Narmadha Devi
c) Yashodabai
d) Vinoba Bhave
3. What was Swami Vivekananda’s original name?
a) Narendranath Dutta
b) Harishankar Dutta
c) Dhamodharan
d) Sathya Nath
4. When did Swami Vivekananda delivered the famous Chicago Address?
a) 4th July 1896
b) 11th September 1893
c) 26th January 1898
d) 26th January 1901
5. Fill in the blank to complete this famous quote by the Swami Vivekananda: ” ______, awake and stop not till the goal is reached”.
a) Stand Up
b) Countrymen
c) Arise
d) Young of the World
6. Where did Maharishi Dayanand Swami born?
a) Tankara (South Gujrat)
b) Kanchala
c) Thiruvenkata nagar
d) Bhachala
7. Who was the founder of Arya Samaj?
a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b) Swami Dayananda Saraswati
c) Swami Vivekananda
d) Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
8. The book Upakramanika was written by ________
a) Keshavaya
b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
c) Devanantha
d) Diskhithar
9. Jyotiba Phule was one of the prominent ______ of the 19th century India.
a) Scientists
b) Politicians
c) Economists
d) Social reformers
10. Who is the founder of Satyashodhak Samaj?
a) Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
b) Jyotirao Phule
c) Chitra Subhu
d) Ramakrishna
11. Which service did Bhimrao Ambedkar joined?
a) Indian Civil Service
b) Baroda Public Service
c) Indian Foreign Service
d) Punjab Public Service
12. What was Bhimrao Ambedkar’s portfolio in Indian government?
a) Home
b) Finance
c) Law
d) Defence
13. Baba Amte is known for which of the following social work?
a) Work for Poor and homeless people
b) Work To Save Ganga
c) Work for Leprosy Patients
d) Work for Landless laborers
14. The Bhoodan-Gramdan movement was initiated by _______
a) Mother Teresa
b) Vinoba Bhave
c) Swami Vivekanada
d) Jyotiba Phule
15. Mother Teresa was born in ______
a) India
b) Spain
c) Albania
d) Macedonia
