Modern History - 2
Description: Modern History - 3 | |
Number of Questions: 23 | |
Created by: Tanuja Atwal | |
Tags: Modern History - 3 Modern India History of India and Freedom Struggle |
Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?
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?
Who among the following started the newspaper 'Shome Prakash'?
Which of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?
The ruler of which of the following states was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?
Which of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel ‘Anand Math’?
Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?
Who among the following wrote the book 'Bahubivah'?
Consider the following statements:
- Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.
- William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements:
- Justice V. R. Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India.
- 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?
Consider the following statements:
- Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.
- Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament.
- The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the Office in the year 1977.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who among the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?
Consider the following statements:
- The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour.
- The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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 |
With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements:
- The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
- The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
- The English never occupied Pondicherry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the provinces were
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
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 |
Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?
Which of the following is/are the principal features of the Government of India Act, 1919?
- Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces
- Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims
- Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces
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”?
- Funds used to support the India Office in London
- Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India
- Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British
Annie Besant was
- responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
- the founder of the Theosophical Society
- once the President of the Indian National Congress
The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for