initial modern india Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Answer: (c)

• First Anglo-Burmese war was fought in 1824.
• First Anglo-Afghan war was fought in 1838–42.
• First Anglo-Maratha war was fought in 1775–82.
• Second Anglo-Mysore war was fought in 1780–84.

Answer: (d)

Dharma Sabha was founded in Calcutta in 1830, in opposition to the Brahma Samaj of Raja Ram Mohan Roy by Radha Kant Dev. An orthodox society, it stood for the preservation of the status quo in socio-religious matters opposing even the abolition of Sati.

However, it favored the promotion of western education, even for girls.

Answer: (b)

The ‘Filtration Theory’, in the educational policy of India, was propagated by Lord Macaulay. The British planned to educate a small section of upper and middle classes, thus creating a class who would act as interpreters between the government and masses and would enrich the vernaculars by which knowledge of western sciences and literature would reach the masses.

This was called the ‘Downward Filtration Theory’.

Answer: (a)

When empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon. On the other hand, Lord Hastings the Governor General kept the British flag flying high in India.

Answer: (b)

Lord Cornwallis introduced the revenue system called permanent settlement. Lord Cornwallis’ most conspicuous administrative measure was the Permanent Land Revenue Settlement of Bengal, which was extended to the provinces of Bihar and Orissa.

The Zamindars of Bengal were recognized as the owners of the land as long as they paid the revenue to the East India Company regularly.

The amount of revenue that the Zamindars had to pay to the Company was firmly fixed and would not be raised under any circumstances. In other words, the government of the East India Company got 89% leaving the rest to the Zamindars.