initial modern india mcq set 4 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

Lord William Bentinck was the Governor General who changed the official language of the courts of justice from Persian to English. Printing of English books were made free and these were available at a relatively low price.

Answer: (a)

The Christian Missionaries supported for the secular westernized education in India.

Answer: (b)

Sir John Child, the English Governor of East India Company in India, was expelled by Aurangzeb.

The child became involved in a war with the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, whose troops captured Surat and forced Child to make peace.

One of the peace terms required Child to leave India, but he died while the matter was still pending.

Answer: (c)

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.