Initial Modern India Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Question : 1

What was the real number of prisoners who died in the ‘Black Hole Tragedy’ according to the available reports?

a) 300

b) 169

c) 146

d) 210

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Question : 2

The ruler of which one of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?

a) Satara

b) Jhansi

c) Awadh

d) Nagpur

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Question : 3

Who was the Governor General who changed the official language of the courts of Justice from Persian to English?

a) Lord Dalhousie

b) Lord William Bentick

c) Lord Cornwallis

d) Lord Hardinge

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Question : 4

Consider the following statements in regard to modern education in India:

1. The Christian missionaries played a significant role in the spread of modern education.
2. The Christian missionaries supported religious education.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

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Question : 5

Which English governor of East India Company in India was expelled by Aurangzeb?

a) Sir Nicholas Waite

b) Sir John Child

c) Aungier

d) Sir John William

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