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(a) He was a great patron of Indian music and dance
(b) He had good command over Persian and Urdu languages and wrote several books
(c) He is regarded as the father of modern Urdu stage
(d) The prolonged period of peace and prosperity during his rule resulted in the growth of a distinct Lucknow culture around the Oudh court
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
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Question : 1
What were Calicoes?
a) Indigo exported from India
b) Cotton exported from India
c) Textile exported from India
d) Precious stories exported from India
Answer »Answer: (c)
Question : 2
The Viceregal Lodge at Shimla is a well-known ancient monument. Which of the following statements about the monument are correct?
- The Lodge was built by 17th Viceroy, Earl Dufferin.
- The present shape of the building was given by Earl of Marquis of Lansdowne.
- It is famous for holding three meetings before Independence of India including the Cabinet Mission.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 1 and 2
Answer »Answer: (c)
The Viceregal Lodge, also known as Rashtrapati Niwas, is located on the Observatory Hills of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh,It was built during the regime of Lord Dufferin. Its construction started in 1880 and was completed in 1888.The cabinet Mission 1946 was held in the The Viceregal Lodge.
Question : 3
Who among the following was the first Governor General of India?
a) Lord Amherst
b) Lord William Bentinck
c) Sir Charles Metcalfe
d) Robert Clive
Answer »Answer: (b)
LordWilliam Bentinck wasthe first governor General of India.
Question : 4
Which of the following is regarded as the Magna Carta of western education system in India?
a) The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
b) The Charter Act of 1833.
c) Despatch of Sir Charles Wood, Secretary of State, 1854
d) Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862
Answer »Answer: (c)
Also known as Wood’s Despatch, it asked the government of India to assume responsibility for the education of the masses.
It, thus, repudiated the “downward filtration theory” which undertook to educate a few persons who in turn were expected to spread modern ideas among the masses.
Question : 5
Arrange the following in correct chronological order
- Third Carnatic War
- First Burmese War
- First Mysore War
- Second Afghan War
a) 1, 4, 3, 2
b) 1, 3, 2, 4
c) 2, 4, 1, 3
d) 3, 1, 2, 4
Answer »Answer: (b)
- Third Carnatic War (1756–1763)
- The First Anglo–Mysore War –(1767–1769)
- The First Anglo–Burmese War–(1824–1826)
- The Second Anglo–Afghan War (1878–1880)
Question : 6
Identify the Acts passed by the British Government in 1856.
- Religious disabilities Act
- General Service Enlistment Act
- Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
- Abolition of the Sati (Regulation XVII)
a) i, ii, iii
b) i, iii, iv
c) ii, iii, iv
d) All of them
Answer »Answer: (a)
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