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initial modern india PRACTICE TEST [6 - EXERCISES]
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Question : 2
Who among the following had started the Public Works Department in India in 1848?
a) Lord Cornwallis
b) Lord Dalhousie
c) Lord William Bentinck
d) Lord Wellesley
Answer »Answer: (b)
Lord Dalhousie had started the Public Works Department in India in 1848. Before the period of Dalhousie, the job of the Public Works Department was done by the Military Board. Dalhousie created a separate Public Works Department and allotted more funds for cutting canals and roads.
The Upper Ganges Canal was completed in 1854. Many bridges were constructed. By modernizing the Public Works Department, he laid the foundations of the engineering service in India.
Question : 3
Which one of the following Indians was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar?
a) Raja Shitab Rai
b) Omi Chand
c) Manik Chand
d) Rai Durlabh
Answer »Answer: (a)
Raja Shitab Rai was appointed as Deputy Diwan of Bihar. For the exercise of Diwani functions, the company appointed two deputy Diwans, Mohammad Raza Khan for Bengal and Raja Sitab Roy for Bihar.
Question : 4
Which one of the following Governors-General was conversant with Arabic, Persian and Bengali
a) Warren Hastings
b) Lord Cornwallis
c) Sir John Shore
d) Lord William Bentinck
Answer »Answer: (a)
Warren Hastings was conversant with Arabic, Persian, and Bengali languages besides English. He was a gifted personality endowed with ‘strong will, great energy, and resourcefulness.
His long stay in Bengal ‘in the shadow of the Mughal cultural tradition’ gave him enough opportunity to learn oriental languages, such as Bengali (the local language) and Persian (the diplomatic language), and to develop ‘oriental tastes’.
Since he considered Indian culture as a basis for sound Indian administration, he patronized the learning of Indian languages and arts.
Question : 5
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
With the acquisition of Diwani of Bengal the company directly organised the ‘drain of wealth.
Reason (R):
The company began to send to England the revenue of Bengal through what were called ‘Investment’.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer »Answer: (a)
With the acquisition of Diwani of Bengal the company directly organised the ‘drain of wealth’ as labelled by Dadabhai Naoroji.
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» Pre Historic Period
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» Indus Valley Civilization
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» Vedic Period
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» Buddhism Jainism & Religious Movement
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» Maurya & Post Mauryan Period
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» Gupta & Post Gupta Period
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» Delhi Sultanate
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» The Mughal Empire
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» Stone Age
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» Advent of Europeans
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» Initial Modern India
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» East India Company and Nawab of Bengal
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» Regional States
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» Governor, Governor General and Viceroy
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» Impact of British Rule on Indian Economy
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» British Period
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» Chronology of British India
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» Indian Freedom Struggle I (1857 – 1917)
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» Indian Freedom Struggle II (1917 – 1947)
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» Emergence of Mahajanapadas & Magadh
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