Practice Quiz set 4 - indian history mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) What was the real number of prisoners who died in the ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ according to the available reports?
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The real number of prisoners who died in the ‘Black Hole Tragedy’, according to the available reports, was 146. The Black Hole of Calcutta was a dungeon in colonial India in which a large number of British prisoners of war allegedly died on the night of 20 June 1756.
Q-2) In which year, did the Nawab of Awadh virtually become independent of the Mughal rule?
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Q-3) The ruler of which one of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
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Q-4) Which of the following statement(s) regarding Charter Act, 1833 is / are correct?- The company became a political agent of the crown
- Company’s trade monopoly was ended except in tea trade
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This act marked the beginning of Indian legislature. It provided for a single central legislative council instead of three. The policy of free trade was introduced by completely ending the monopoly of company in trade in India.
Q-5) Which of the following statement(s) is /are correct- Lord Cornwallis created cavenated civil services
- William Bentinck banned sati practice in India.
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The sati system was banned by the efforts of Raja Ram Mohan Roy and other reformers. When William Bentinck was Governer-General civil services through exam was introduced in charter act of 1853.
Q-6) From which year, did the British start striking Indian coins with the portrait of the British king?
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In 1835, the British started striking Indian coins with the portrait of the British king. British India Coins (1862 – 1947) was stuck under the authority of the crown.
The new coins minted under the Coinage Act, 1835 had the effigy of William IV on the obverse and the value on the reverse in English and Persian.
The coins issued after 1840 bore the portrait of Queen Victoria. The first coinage under the crown was issued in 1862 and in 1877 Queen Victoria assumed the title of the Empress of India.
We have tried to cover the Uniform coinage of this period.
Q-7) Where did the British East India Company open its first factory in India?
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The British East India Company opened its first factory in India at Surat. The first English factory was set up on the banks of the river Hugly in 1651.
Q-8) Which of the following statement(s) is / are correct?- Lord Dalhausie established a system of circles or thanas in police structure
- The first law commission was constituted under Lord Macaulay
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The system of circles or thanas was first established by Lord Cornwallis. Lord Macaulay was given responsibility to codify and improve upon various rules and regulations prevalent in India.
Q-9) Consider the following statements in regard to modern education in India:
- The Christian missionaries played a significant role in the spread of modern education.
- The Christian missionaries supported religious education.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The Christian Missionaries supported for the secular westernized education in India.
Q-10) Which of the following were the reasons behind the annexation of Sind by the British?
- British fear of expansion of Russia to the east
- Commercial possibilities of the Indus River.
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Indus river was important for navigational to commercial purposes. This commercial motive attracted the attention of the Companies Authority.
The British tried to counter Russian plans on Afghanistan. So it consolidated its position on Sind which was too weak.