Following are the set of 25 objective type questions and answer from the topic Modern India. The purpose of this section is just to support the candidates who prepare for Kerala PSC and other competitive exams. You can always refer this website from your mobile phone on the go or from your home PC.
MODERN INDIA | SET-14
(An objective type questions from the topic 'Modern India' for Kerala PSC, UPSC, SSC, Railway, Banking and other competitive exams)
1.The first and last Indian to become the Governor General of independent India: 
Rajagopalachari 
2.The first Anglo Maratha war took place during the Governor Generalship of: 
Warren Hastings 
3.The first annual conference of National Indian Association was held at: 
Kolkata 
4.The first Arya Samaj was established on 10th April, 1875 at: 
Mumbai 
5.The first Bengali political drama which presented the story of the brutality of English indigo planters was: 
Neel Darpan 
6.The first chief justice of Calcutta High Court: 
Barnes Peacock 
7.The first conference of All India States People’s Conference was in: 
1927 
8.The first countrywide agitation launched by Gandhiji in India:
Non Cooperation movement 
9.The first educational institute established by the East India Company’s government. 
Calcutta Madrassa 
10.The first election to the Central Legislative Assembly was held in: 
1920 
11.The first English noble man to come to India to undertake the office of Governor General: 
Cornwallis 
12.The first European factory in India was set up at: 
Cochin 
13.The first European power to break the monopoly of the Portuguese monopoly in the east: 
The Netherlands 
14.The first foreigner to become the president of INC? 
George Yule 
15.The first fort which the British constructed in India was: 
St.George 
16.The first French factory in India was established at Surat (1667) by: 
Francois Caron 
17.The first General Secretary of All India Trade Union Congress: 
Dewan Chaman Lal 
18.The first Governor General of Independent India: 
Mountbatten 
19.The first Governor General of Pakistan: 
Muhammad Ali Jinnah 
20.The first Governor General to die in harness: 
Cornwallis 
21.The first Governor General who was resigned: 
Warren Hastings 
22.The first headquarters of Hindu Mahasabha was Haridwar. During the president ship of Lala Lajpath Rai it was transferred to ______ in 1925. 
Delhi
23.The first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Calcutta: 
Elijah Impey  
24.The first ‘Shakha’ of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (R.S.S.) was started in: 
Nagpur 
25.The first All India Conference of Forward Bloc was held in 1940 at: 
Nagpur