initial modern india mcq set 6 Questions and Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Slavery was made illegal by the India Act V of 1843. The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions associated with slavery.

Answer: (d)

Marathas signed the treaty of Salbai in 1782 with the English at the instance of Sindhia. The treaty established the status quo in Anglo-Maratha relations.

Though the material gains of the English from the treaty were not very impressive, it gave them peace with the Marathas for twenty years, the time which was needed by the British to concentrate on other fronts, especially Mysore.

Answer: (d)

Macaulay committee recommended introduction of English education. It was a systematic effort to educate the upper classes of India. In 1882, the government appointed a commission under W.W. Hunter to review the progress of the education in India since 1854.