initial modern india mcq set 6 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (b)

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.

Answer: (b)

Dadu Miyan was the leader of the Farazi rebellion. Farazis were the followers of a Muslim sect founded by Haji Shariatallah of Faridpur in eastern Bengal.

They advocated radical religious, social, and political changes. Shariatullah’s son Dadu Miyan organized his followers with an aim to expel the English intruders from Bengal.

Answer: (a)

The first newspaper published in India was the Bengal Gazette. James Augustus Hickey published the first newspaper in India on January 29, 1780.

It was the liberal policy of the Press Act of 1835, which continued till 1856, that encouraged the growth of newspapers in the country.

Answer: (a)

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.

Answer: (a)

Raja Shitab Rai was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar. For the exercise of Diwani functions, the company appointed two deputy Diwans, Mohammad Raza Khan for Bengal and Raja Sitab Roy for Bihar.

Answer: (b)

Lord Dalhousie had started the Public Works Department in India in 1848. Before the period of Dalhousie, the job of the Public Works Department was done by the Military Board. Dalhousie created a separate Public Works Department and allotted more funds for cutting canals and roads.

The Upper Ganges Canal was completed in 1854. Many bridges were constructed. By modernizing the Public Works Department, he laid the foundations of the engineering service in India.