initial modern india mcq set 2 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Fort St. George was the first fort constructed by the British in India. Fort St George was founded in 1644 in the coastal city of Madras, the modern city of Chennai.

The construction of the fort provided the impetus for further settlements and trading activity, in what was originally an uninhabited land.

The fort is one of the 163 notified areas (megalithic sites) in the state of Tamil Nadu.

Answer: (d)

Maharaja Ranjeet Singh had said “God intended me to look upon all religions with one eye, that is why he took away the light from the other.”

Answer: (b)

Portuguese were first to come to India to establish trade relations with their country. The colonial era in India began in 1502, when the Portuguese Empire established the first European trading center at Kollam, Kerala.

In 1505, the King of Portugal appointed Dom Francisco de Almeida as the first Portuguese viceroy in India.

Answer: (a)

The revolt did not spread to all parts of the country. Nor was it supported by all groups and sections of Indian society.

South and West India remained largely outside the fold of the revolt. Many Indian rulers refused to help the rebels and some were openly hostile to the rebels and helped the British in suppressing the revolt.

The middle and upper classes and the modern educated Indians also did not support the revolt.

Answer: (a)

Murshid Quli Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal.

Answer: (d)

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.