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Modern History - 2

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Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?

  1. Lord Canning

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Hardings

  4. Lord Lytton


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The revolt of 1857 is referred as Sepoy Mutiny by many historians. After the mutiny, Lord Canning was made the Viceroy and power was transferred from the East India Company to the British crown by the Act of 1858.

With reference to the revolt of the year 1857, who among the following was betrayed by a ‘friend’; captured and put to death by the British?

  1. Nana Sahib

  2. Kunwar Singh

  3. Khan Bahadur Khan

  4. Tantia Tope


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The British forces had failed to subdue Tantia Tope for over a year. He was however betrayed by his trusted friend, Man Singh, while asleep in his camp in the Paron forest. He was captured on 7th April, 1859 by a detachment of native infantry of the British. 

Who among the following started the newspaper 'Shome Prakash'?

  1. Dayanand Saraswati

  2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

  3. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  4. Surendranath Banerjee


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It was started by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

Which of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?

  1. Fort William

  2. Fort St. George

  3. Fort St. David

  4. Fort St. Angelo


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Fort William, Calcutta (1781); Fort St. George, Chennai (1644); Fort St. David, Madras (1670); Fort St. Angelo, Kerala (1505), but it was built by the Portuguese.

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

  1. Awadh

  2. Jhansi

  3. Nagpur

  4. Satara


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Except Awadh, the other three states were annexed under the doctrine of lapse by Lord Dalhousie, but doctrine of lapse was not applicable on Awadh as Nawab Wazid Ali Shah had many children. Therefore, Dalhousie annexed Awadh on the pretext of misgovernance in 1856.

Which of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel ‘Anand Math’?

  1. Bhil Uprising

  2. Rangpur and Dinapur Uprising

  3. Bishnupur and Birbhum Rebellion

  4. Sanyasi Rebellion


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Anand Math is a Bengali novel, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and published in 1882. It is set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion in the late 18th century.

Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?

  1. Dutch

  2. English

  3. French

  4. Portuguese


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Portuguese (1498); Dutch (1602); English (1599); French (1664)

Who among the following wrote the book 'Bahubivah'?

  1. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

  2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

  3. Pandita Rambai

  4. Rabindranath Tagore


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It was written by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in protest of the evil of polygamy. 

Consider the following statements:

  1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.
  2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect as Warren Hastings was the first Governor-General of Bengal.

Consider the following statements:

  1. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India.
  2. Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the initiator of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Justice P. N. Bhagwati and Justice V. R. Krishna lyer were among the first judges to admit PILs in their courts.

Consider the following statements:

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.
  2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament.
  3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the Office in the year 1977.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 3 only

  3. 1 only

  4. 1 and 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Terms of Jawahar Lal Nehru are 1947-52, 1952-57, 1957-62 and 1962-64). He died in 1964 during his 4th Prime-Ministerial term. He represented Phulpur constituency in UP. The first non-Congress PM of India was Morarji Desai (Janta Party) from 1977-1979.

In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who among the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?

  1. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio

  2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

  3. Keshab Chandra Sen

  4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The foundation of Hindu College at Calcutta was laid on January 20, 1817.

Consider the following statements:

  1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.
  2. The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 only

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The first electric telegraph line in India was started between Kolkata and Diamond Harbour in 1850 and the first export zone of India was set up in Kandla in 1965.

Match the following:

 
List - I (Author) List - II (Work)
A. Bankimchandra 1. Shatranj ke Khilari
B. Dinabandhu Mitra 2. Debi Chaudhuranj
C. Premchand 3. Nil-Darpan
4. Chandrakanta
  1. A - 2; B - 4; C - 1

  2. A - 3; B - 4; C - 2

  3. A - 2; B - 3; C - 1

  4. A - 3; B - 1; C - 4


Correct Option: C

With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements:

  1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
  2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
  3. The English never occupied Pondicherry.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only

  2. 2 and 3 only

  3. 3 only

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The first European power to occupy Pondicherry (Mahe in the Malabar, Yanam in Coromandal and Karikal in Tamil Nadu) were the French in 1739.

With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the provinces were

  1. directly elected by the people of those provinces

  2. nominated by the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League

  3. elected by the Provincial Legislative Assemblies

  4. selected by the Government for their expertise in constitutional matters


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected indirectly by the members of the individual Provincial Legislative Assemblies.

The ‘Instrument of Instructions’ contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 have been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as

  1. Fundamental Rights

  2. Directive Principles of State Policy

  3. Extent of executive power of State

  4. Conduct of business of the Government of India


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Instrument of instructions under the Government of India Act, 1935 were the instructions issued to Governors of the colonies or Governor-General by the British government. Under the draft constitution, these instructions were proposed to issue directives to state and central governments and adopted under Directive Principles of State Policies.

Match the following:

 
List - I (Person) List - II (Position)
A. Nagendra Singh 1. Chief Election Commissioner of India
B. A. N. Ray 2. President, International Court of Justice
C. R. K. Trivedi 3. Chief Justice of India
D. Ashok Desai 4. Attorney General of India
  1. A - 1; B - 4; C - 2; D - 3

  2. A - 2; B - 3; C - 1; D - 4

  3. A - 1; B - 3; C - 2; D - 4

  4. A - 2; B - 4; C - 1; D - 3


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ashok Desai was the Attorney General of India (1996-98); Nagendra Singh was the President of International Court of Justice (1985-88); A. N. Ray was the Chief Justice of India (1973-77); R. K. Trivedi was the Chief Election Commissioner (1982-85).

Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?

  1. Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products

  2. Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas

  3. Rise of a large number of moneylenders, traders and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas

  4. The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The first option is rejected because it used the term “tribal products”. The second option is rejected because NOT in all areas, the impact of foreign missionaries was seen. The third option is also NOT correct, because not all areas saw the rise of money lenders. The fourth option is correct and it includes everything what happened in that era. The most common thing was the foreign interference in the indigenous world of the tribals which dismantled the structure that existed since centuries.

Which of the following is/are the principal features of the Government of India Act, 1919?

  1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces
  2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims
  3. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces
  1. 1 only

  2. 2 and 3 only

  3. 1 and 3 only

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

1st and 3rd are correct.

With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, “Home Charges” formed an important part of drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted “Home Charges”?

  1. Funds used to support the India Office in London
  2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India
  3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British
  1. 1 only

  2. 1 and 2 only

  3. 2 and 3 only

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: D

Annie Besant was

  1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
  2. the founder of the Theosophical Society
  3. once the President of the Indian National Congress
  1. 1 only

  2. 2 and 3 only

  3. 1 and 3 only

  4. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Annie Besant had formed and led the Home Rule Movement as she was influenced by the Irish Home Rule League. She also became the President of Indian National Congress in 1917. But she was not the founder of the Theosophical Society; rather she was the second President of the society. The founder was Henry Steel Olcott.

The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for

  1. the reduction of the share of the landlords from one-half of the crop to one-third

  2. the grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land

  3. the uprooting of Zamindari system and the end of serfdom

  4. writing off all peasant debts


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Tebhaga Movement is a peasant movement in the history of Bengal. It was a movement of the peasants who demanded two-thirds share of their produce for themselves and one-third share to the landlord.

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