Practice Initial modern india - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-2) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Which one of the following states was a Milk-cow for the British?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-2)   In the permanent settlement, the share of Zamindar stood at

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

In the Permanent settlement, the share of Zamindar stood at 1/11.

The Zamindar was required to pay about 89 percent (10/11) of what he received as land revenue to the government and retain 11 percent (1/11) with himself for his service.


Q-3)   The Brahmo Samaj is based on the principle of

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-4)   Consider the following statements:
  1. The East India Company for the first time through the Charter Act of 1813, adopted a provision to spend one lakh rupees per annum for the spread of education in India.
  2. The Wood's Dispatch of 1854 recommended the establishment of one university each in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras on the model of the London University.
Which one of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-5)   Consider the following statements:
  1. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune school at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
  2. Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
  3. Raja Rammohan Roy’s campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

John Eliot Bethune was the founding father of Bethune College. Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay was one of the first graduate of Calcutta University. Raja Rammohan Roy’s campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati (1829).


Q-6)   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:  
List-I List-II
A. 1775 1. First Anglo-Burmese war
B. 1780 2. First Anglo-Afghan war
C. 1824 3. First Anglo-Maratha war
D. 1838 4. Second Anglo-Mysore war
Codes: A B C D

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

  • First Anglo-Burmese war was fought in 1824.
  • First Anglo-Afghan war was fought in 1838–42.
  • First Anglo-Maratha war was fought in 1775–82.
  • Second Anglo-Mysore war was fought in 1780–84.


Q-7)   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Land allotted to big feudal landlords 1. Jagirdari System
B. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors 2. Ryotwari System
C. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, gift, or sell 3. Mahalwari
D. Revenue settlements made at village level 4. Zamindari System
Codes: A B C D

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

  • The system in which Land allotted to big landlords was called the Jagirdari system
  • . The system in which land allotted to revenue farmers of rent collectors was the Zamindari system.
  • The land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage transfer was called the Ryotwari system.
  • The settlement made at the village level was called the Mahalwari system.


Q-8)   Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Barrakpur Mutiny 1. 1806
B. Berhampur Revolt 2. 1824
C. Santhal Revolt 3. 1855
D. Vellore Mutiny 4. 1857
 Codes: A B C D

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

  1. The Barrackpur Mutiny upraised in 1824.
  2. Behrampur Revolt took place in 1857.
  3. The Santhal Revolt upraised in 1855.
  4. The Vellore Mutiny fired in 1806.


Q-9)   Where did Maharaja Jai Singh build observatories?
  1. Delhi
  2. Jaipur
  3. Ujjain
  4. Varanasi
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Maharaja Jai Singh built observatories at five places;

  1. Delhi,
  2. Mathura,
  3. Jaipur,
  4. Ujjain and
  5. Varanasi.

Jai Singh was a great astrologer.


Q-10)   Who was the chairman of the committee which was to study the development in education after 1854 AD?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

W.W. Hunter was the Chairman of the committee which was to study the development in education after 1854 AD.

Lord Ripon appointed the first Indian Education Commission on 3rd February 1882.

Sir William Hunter (a member of the viceroy’s Executive Council) was appointed as the chairman of the commission.

The commission was popularly known as Hunter Commission after the name of its chairman. Besides the chairman, the commission consisted of 20 other members. There was a good representation of missionaries and Indians in the commission.

Among the Indian members were Sayed Mahmud, Bhudev Mukherjee, Anand Mohan Bose and K.T. Telang.


Q-11)   Which of the following states were seized under the Doctrine of lapse
  1. Awadh
  2. Nagpur
  3. Satara
  4. Udaipur
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Awadh was seized by the British as they accused Nawab of having misgoverned the state. Udaipur was a part of the Subsidiary Alliance system of the British government.

Nagpur and Satara were annexed as the ruler had no natural heir.


Q-12)   The name of the Act enabling the Hindus converted into Christianity to inherit their ancestral property was

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(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-13)   The greatest Portuguese governor who laid the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The greatest Portuguese Governor who laid the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was Albuquerque.

On 4 November 1509, Albuquerque became the second Governor of the State of India, a position he would hold until his death.

Albuquerque speedily showed the energy and determination of his character. He intended to dominate the Muslim world and control the spice trade.


Q-14)   Which of the following pairs is/are not correctly matched?
  1. Lord Ripon : Introduction of the Ilbert bill
  2. John Lawrence : Setting up of a Famine Commission
  3. Lord Mayo : Annexation of upper Burma
  4. Lord Dufferin : A coronation Durbar at Delhi
Select the correct option from the codes given below:

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Annexation of upper Burma was done during the tenure of Lord Dufferin.

A coronation Durbar at Delhi was held at the time of Lord Hardinge II.


Q-15)   Whom did Sir Charles Napier replace as British resident of Sindh?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)


Q-16)   Which one of the following Governors-General was conversant with Arabic, Persian and Bengali

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Warren Hastings was conversant with Arabic, Persian, and Bengali languages besides English. He was a gifted personality endowed with ‘strong will, great energy, and resourcefulness.

His long stay in Bengal ‘in the shadow of the Mughal cultural tradition’ gave him enough opportunity to learn oriental languages, such as Bengali (the local language) and Persian (the diplomatic language), and to develop ‘oriental tastes’.

Since he considered Indian culture as a basis for sound Indian administration, he patronized the learning of Indian languages and arts.


Q-17)   “A single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia.”
Who made this statement?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:


Q-18)   In 1600, the charter to the English East India Company for monopoly of eastern trade for 15 years was given by

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The charter to the English East India Company for the monopoly of eastern trade for 15 years was given by Queen Elizabeth I in 1600. Initially, the company struggled in the spice trade due to the competition from the already well-established Dutch East India Company.

The company opened a factory in Bantam on the first voyage and imports of pepper from Java were an important part of the company’s trade for twenty years. The factory in Bantam was closed in 1683.

During this time, ships belonging to the company arriving in India docked at Surat, which was established as a trade transit point in 1608.


Q-19)   The first Vernacular newspaper of India was published on May 31, 1818 by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. It was in Bengali language. What was its name?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper of India, was published on May 31, 1818, by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. It started during the period of Lord Hastings.

The first Indian newspaper was the ‘Bengal Gazette’ started in 1780 by James Augustus Hickey.


Q-20)   The drain of wealth from India to England began after the

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)