initial modern india mcq set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:  

a) 3 4 1 2

b) 3 4 2 1

c) 1 2 4 3

d) 1 3 4

Question : 2

Which one of the following regulations declared the custom of Sati as illegal?

a) Regulation XVII of 1829

b) Regulation XV of 1829

c) Regulation XIV of 1829

d) Regulation XVI of 1829

Question : 3

The first Englishman to acquire the knowledge of Sanskrit was

a) Max Muller

b) Sir William Jones

c) James Princep

d) Charles Wilkins

Question : 4

Who was the Scholar who deciphered the ancient Brahmi script for the first time?

a) Nathanial Wallich

b) William Jones

c) William Carey

d) James Princep

Question : 5

Which of following events occured during time of Lord Dalhousie

1. Hindu Widow Remarriage Act was passed in 1856.
2. Sati Act was passed in 1829.
3. Public work department was established
4. Establishment of universities in Calcutta, Bombay and Madras in 1857.

a) 1, 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 3 and 4 only

d) 2, 3 and 4 only

Question : 6

Who among the following was the first Governor General of India?

a) Lord Wellesley

b) Lord Canning

c) Robert Clive

d) Lord William Bentinck