initial modern india Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 1

In which year, did the British introduce Gregorian calender in their dominion in India?

a) 1772

b) 1752

c) 1740

d) 1765

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

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

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

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.