Initial Modern India Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Question : 1

Who was the Governor General of India at the time of Sindh-annexation?

a) Lord Ellenborough

b) Lord Mayo

c) Lord Auckland

d) Lord Dalhousie

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Question : 2

Which one of the following statements is correct about Mahalwari system?

a) Land revenue was collected directly from the individual cultivator

b) State gave responsibility for collecting land revenue to the Zamindars

c) The unit for the revenue settlement was to be a village

d) Land revenue was settled for 30 – 40 years

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Question : 3

The greatest Portuguese governor who laid the real foundation of Portuguese power in India was

a) Vascoda Gama

b) Francis Drake

c) Francisco de Almedia

d) Albuquerque

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Question : 4

Consider the following statements:

1. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune school at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
2. Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
3. Raja Rammohan Roy’s campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 2

c) 2 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3

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Question : 5

Arrange in the correct chronological order the revolt against the British and find the correct answer from the codes given below:

Codes: A B C D

a) 2 4 1 3

b) 1 2 3 4

c) 2 1 3 4

d) 3 1 4 2

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