Indian History GK Part – 7
141.Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Pitt’s India Act Warren Hastings.
(b) Doctrine of Lapse: Dalhousie.
(c) Vernacular Press Act Curzon.
(d) Herbert Bilk Ripon.
Ans:- (c) Vernacular Press Act Curzon.
142. Consider the following Viceroys ofIndia during the British rule:
1. Lord Curzon.
2. Lord Chelmsford.
3. Lord Hardinge.
4. Lord Irwin Which one of the following is the correct chronological ord of their tenure?
(a) 1,3,24
(b) 2,4,1,3
(c) 1,4.2,3
(d) 2,3,1,4
Ans:- (a) 1,3,2,4.
143.Consider the following statements eg
1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdal defeated Ibrahim Lodi.
2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.
3. Mir Jafar entered in conspiracy with the English for defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-dauah in the Battle of Plassey. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and3
(d) None of the above
Ans:- (b) 3 only.
144. Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belongs to?
(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Ans:- (a) Bihar.
145. Which one of the following territories was not affected the Revolt of 1857 ?
(a) Jhansi
(b) Chittor
(c) Jagdishpur
(d) Lucknow
Ans:- (b) Chittor.
146. 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 then Governor General.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans:- (b) 1 and 2.
147.Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act ?
(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hardinge
Ans:- (b) Lord Ripon.
148. 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-
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1and 3
(d) 1,2 and 3
Ans:- (b) 2 and 3.
149. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century ?
(a) Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar-Battle of Ambur- Battle of Plassey.
(b) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Plassey-Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar.
(c) Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Plassey-Battle of Ambur Battle of Buxar.
(d) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Buxar- Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Plassey.
Ans:- (b) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Plassey-Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar.
150.Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement ?
(a) Annie Beasant
(b) A.O.Hume
(c) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
(d) R. Palme Dutt
Ans:- (a) Annie Beasant.
151. Consider the following statements:
1. The Charter Act 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.
2. Under the government of India Act 1858 the Brítish Parliament abolished the East India Company altogether and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.
Which of the statement (s) given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:- (b)2 only.
152. Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Maths ?
(a) Bhil uprising
(b) Rangpur and Dinapur uprising
(c) Bishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
(d) Sanyasi rebellion
Ans:- (d) Sanyasi rebellion.
153. With reference to the ‘revolt of the year who of the following was betrayed by ‘friend’ captured and put to death by the British ?
(a) Nana Sahib
(b) Kunwar Singh
(c)Khan Bahadur Khan
(d) Tantia Tope
Ans:- (d) Tanti Tope.
154. Who was the Governor-General ofIndia during the Sepoy Mutiny ?
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Hardings
(d) Lord Lytton
Ans:- (a) Lord canning.
155. Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash ?
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Surendranath Ranerjee
Ans:- (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
156. The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance ?
(a) Awadh
(b) Jhansi
(c) Nagpur
(d) Satara
Ans:- (a) Awadh.
157. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre independence India as traders?
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
Ans:- (c) French.
158. 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 ?
(a) 1only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans:- (b) 2 only.
159. Which onè of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India ?
(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St George
(c) Fort St. David
(d) FortStAngelb
Ans:- (c) Ford St. David.
160. Who among the following wrote the book Bahubivah
(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Pandita Rambai
(d) Rabindranath Tagore
Ans:- (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
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