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Colonial India History (18th-19th Century)

Comprehensive coverage of Indian history during British colonial rule, including major battles, social reform movements, legislative acts, colonial administration, key historical figures, and economic developments from the mid-18th to late 19th century

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who amongst the following Englishmen first translated Bhagavad Gita into English?

  1. William Jones
  2. Charles Wilkins
  3. Alexander Cunningham
  4. John Marshall
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following submitted a petition in 1875 to the House of Commons demanding India’s direct representation in the British Parliament?

  1. The Deccan Association
  2. The Indian Association
  3. The Madras Mahajan Sabha
  4. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With which one of the following mountain tribes did the British first come into contact, after the grant of Diwani in the year 1765?

  1. Garos
  2. Khasis
  3. Kukis
  4. Tipperahs
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at:

  1. Surat
  2. Pulicat
  3. Cochin
  4. Cassimbazar
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Arya Samaj was founded in 1835.
  2. Lala Lajpat Rai opposed the appeal of Arya Samaj to the authority of Vedas in support of its social reform programme.
  3. Under Keshab Chandra Sen, the Brahmo Samaj campaigned for women’s education.
  4. Vinoba Bhave founded the Sarvodya Samaj to work among refugees.

Which of these statements are correct?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 2 and 4
  4. 3 and 4
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following Acts of British India strengthened the Viceroy’s authority over his Executive Council by substituting portfolio or departmental system for corporate functioning?

  1. Indian Councils Act, 1861
  2. Government of India Act, 1858
  3. Indian Councils Act, 1892
  4. Indian Councils Act, 1909
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With reference to the entry of European powers into India, which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. The Portuguese captured Goa in 1499.
  2. The English opened their first factory in South India at Masulipatam.
  3. In Eastern India, the English Company opened its first factory in Orissa in 1633.
  4. Under the leadership of Dupleix, the French occupied Madras in 1746.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During the colonial period in India, what was the purpose of the Whitley Commission?

  1. To review the fitness of India for further political reforms
  2. To report on existing conditions of labour and to make recommendations
  3. To draw up a plan for financial reforms for India
  4. To develop a comprehensive scheme for Civil Services in India
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

  1. Au Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal.
  2. Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore.
  3. Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid’s Elements of Geometry’ translated into Sanskrit.
  4. Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sharda in the Shringeri temple.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In India, the first bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was

  1. Hindustan Commercial Bank
  2. Oudh Commercial Bank
  3. Punjab National Bank
  4. Punjab and Sind Bank
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The aim of education as stated by the Wood's Despatch of 1854 was

  1. the creation of employment opportunities for native Indians
  2. the spread of western culture in India
  3. the promotion of literacy among the people using English medium of language
  4. the introduction of scientific research and rationalism in the traditional Indian education
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857?

  1. Jhansi
  2. Chittor
  3. Jagdishpur
  4. Lucknow
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  1. Pitt’s India Act : Warren Hastings
  2. Doctrine of Lapse : Daihousie
  3. Vernacular Press Act : Curzon
  4. llbert Bill : Ripon
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833?

  1. The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished.
  2. The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor-General of India in Council.
  3. All law-making powers were to be conferred on Governor-General in Council.
  4. An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General's Council.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857, belong to?

  1. Bihar
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Uttar Pradesh
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?

  1. Lord Dufferin
  2. Lord Ripon
  3. Lord Curzon
  4. Lord Hardinge
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883?

  1. To bring Indians and Europeans at par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned
  2. To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers
  3. To encourage the native Indians to appear for civil service examinations by conducting them in India
  4. To allow native Indians to posses arms by amending the Arms Act
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?

  1. Annie Besant
  2. A. O. Hume
  3. Michael Madhusudan Dutt
  4. R. Palme Dutt
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
  2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
  3. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3
  2. 3 only
  3. 2 and 3
  4. None of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India's independence.
  2. The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
  3. The modem Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over.
  4. The modern Kochi never became a part of a British colony.
  5. None of these
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match List - I (Acts of Colonial Government of India) with List - Il (Provisions) and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List - I 
        <b>(Acts of Colonial </b><b>Government of     India)</b>            |    <b>List - Il</b>
            <b>(Provisions)</b>|

| A. Charter Act, 1813|1. Charter Act, 1813 in Britain to fully regulate the East India|
| B. Regulating Act| 2. Company’s trade monopoly in India was ended|
| C. Act of 1858| 3. The power to govern was transferred from the East India Company to the British Crown|
| D. Pitt’s India Act| 4. The Company’s directors were asked to present to the British government all correspondence and documents pertaining to the administration of the company|

  1. A - 2; B - 4; C - 3; D - 1
  2. A - 1; B - 3; C - 4; D - 2
  3. A - 2; B - 3; C - 4; D - 1
  4. A - 1; B - 4; C - 3; D - 2
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
  2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
  3. Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 2
  3. 2 and 3
  4. 1, 2 and 3
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century?

  1. Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Buxar - Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey
  2. Battle of Ambur - Battle of Plassey - Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Buxar
  3. Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Plassey - Battle of Ambur - Battle of Buxar
  4. Battle of Ambur - Battle of Buxar - Battle of Wandiwash - Battle of Plassey
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern.
  2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.
  3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 2 and 2
  2. 2 and 3
  3. 1 and 3
  4. 1, 2 and 3
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company's monopoly of Indian trade.
  2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858, the British Parliament abolished the rule of East India Company and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.

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
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