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 Modern History Test-1
Part - 1

1. Consider the following statements regarding
1857 revolt:
1. Immediate reason of the revolt was the
induction of enfield riffles in the army.
2. Maharaja Scindia of Gwalior supported
the revolt and the Mutineers.
3. Tatya Tope took on the British
Commander-in-Chief and checked the
advances of the British forces in Kanpur.
4. Sir Henry Hardinge was the Governor
General at that time.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 and 4
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2. Which of the following are the economic
impacts of British rule in India?
1. Deindustrialization and ruin of Artisans
and Handicraftsmen.
2. Stagnation and deterioration of
agriculture.
3. Commercialization of Indian agriculture.
4. Rise of Indian Bourgeoisie.
Select the correct answer from the codes given
below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) All
3. Gandhiji gave a call for a Satyagraha against
the Rowlatt Act because:
(a) It allowed detention of political prisoners
without trial for indefinite time.
(b) Any person could be arrested on the
basis of suspicion and no appeal could be
filed against such arrests.
(c) It aimed to curb the political and
economic activities by placing higher
taxes.
(d) It aimed at sending Indian troops to other
nations.
4. The British annexation of princely states that
began with the Battle of Plassey in 1757 ended
with the Battle of Khongjom. Which state was
annexed to British India after this battle?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Ceylon
(c) Burma
(d) Manipur
5. Which of the following statements related to
the 'Ilbert Bill Controversy' is/are correct?
1. The bill was introduced in assembly for
curbing the activities of Indian mass
leaders.
2. It happened during the viceroyalty of
Lord Ripon.
3. The bill allowed an Indian judge to sit
before the trial of a white accused.
Codes:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None
6. Which of the following is/are true about
Poona Pact ?
1. It was signed between Gandhiji and Lord
Irwin.
2. It was regarding the release of political
prisoners.
 3. It introduced reserved seats for 10. Which of the following is the impact of First
depressed classes in provincial World War on Indian Freedom Struggle?
legislatures. 1. Prices of all commodities went up.
Codes: 2. Forced recruitment in army
(a) 1 and 2 3. Forced migration from village to urban
(b) Only 2 areas.
(c) Only 3 Codes:
(d) All (a) 1 and 2
7. Consider the following statements related to (b) 2 and 3
Presidents of Indian National Congress: (c) 1 and 3
1. Sarojini Naidu was the first woman (d) All
President of Indian National Congress.
11. During the freedom struggle, Kalpana Dutt
2. A.O Hume never became the President of was a major women organizer of:
Indian National Congress.
(a) Swadeshi movement
3. The youngest President of the Indian
(b) Kakori Robbery
National Congress was Maulana Abul
Kalam Azad. (c) Chittagong armoury raid
(d) Quit India Movement
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 12. Match the following:
(b) 2 and 3 (Organisation) (Person associated)
A. Arya Samaj 1. Debendranath
(c) All
Tagore
(d) None
B. Prarthana Samaj 2. Chandra Sen
8. Which of the following is/are Constructive C. Brahmo Samaj of India 3. Dr. Atmaram
Gandhian Programmes? Pandurang
1. Khadi programme D. Tattvabodhini Sabha 4. Swami
2. Village reconstruction Dayanand Saraswati
3. Harijan welfare Select the correct answer from the codes given
4. Hindu-Muslim unity programme below
Codes: (a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(a) Only 4 (b) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
(b) 1 and 4 (c) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
(c) All (d) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
(d) None 13. Which of the following is/are the causes
behind the outbreak of 1857 Revolt?
9. What is meant by ‘Imperial Preferences’?
1. Low salary and ill-treatment of sepoys in
(a) These were the seats reserved in
government jobs only for English people. Royal Indian Army.
(b) These were the special privileges given to 2. Tax was imposed on property held by
imports from Britain. temples & mosques.
3. Atrocities done upon the peasant
(c) These were the preferences given first to
community.
white people in all public places.
(d) These were the privileges given to Codes:
English students in school. (a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 3
 (c) Only 3
(d) All
14. Which of the following pair(s) is/are correct?
1. Ryotwari : a group of villages were
assigned the responsibility to collect
revenue.
2. Zamindari : revenue was fixed
permanently
3. Mahalwari : individual farmer was the
owner of his land and taxes were
collected directly from them.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) None
15. What are the positive contributions of Reform
movements of the 19th century?
1. Evolution of national consciousness.
2. Fostered secular outlook.
3. Encouraged Mysticism.
4. Ended India's cultural, intellectual
isolation from rest of the world.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
16. Which of the following was not an objective
of the Indian National Congress when it was
founded?
(a) Attainment of complete independence
from the British.
(b) Promotion of cordial relations among the
nationalist workers from different parts
of the country.
(c) Development and consolidation of the
feeling of national unity.
(d) Formulation of the popular demands and
their presentation before the British
government.
17. Consider the following statements on
Partition of Bengal (1905):
1. The idea was proposed by Henry John
Stedman Cotton and announced by Lord
Curzon.
2. Swadeshi and Boycott methods were
used in this movement.
3. It led to rise of Vandematram Movement
in Andhra region.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All
18. Consider the following pair(s).
States First Nawab
1. Bengal : Murshid Quli Khan
2. Hyderabad : Nizam-ul-Mulk
3. Awadh : Saadat Khan
Which of the above pairs is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All
19. What does the concept of "News from the
Exalted Court" describes?
(a) It is the document supervised by the
'qasid' which contains all applications
and documents presented to the court,
and all imperial orders.
(b) It is the document formed by agents of
nobles and regional rulers which contains
date and time of the court session.
(c) It contained all kinds of information such
as attendance at the court, grant of offices
and titles, diplomatic missions, etc.
(d) None of the above.
20. What was/were the factor(s) which led to
enforcing the Regulating Act, 1773?
1. Company got Diwani rights while
Nizamat jurisdiction was with the puppet
nawabs which led to confusion.
2. Excessive profit generated by company
was used to directly influence the politics
of Britain.
3. There was no supervision and servants of
the company became corrupt.
Codes:
 (a) 2 and 3 mandal', often with the help of mixed-
(b) Only 2 caste villages.
(c) 1 and 3 2. Diwan-i-tan was responsible for
supervising the fiscal system and to
(d) All
collect revenue from the land.
21. What is meant by 'Investments' in the context
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
of British Economic Policies?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(a) The wealth brought from England and
invested in Indian market. (c) Both (d) None
(b) The purchases of Indian goods out of 24. Consider the following statements with
Bengal revenue and export of them to respect to Indian National Movement:
England. 1. Separate electorate concept was
(c) The salaries and other incomes of English introduced in Government of India Act,
officials sent to England. 1919 after Congress endorsed it in
(d) The wealth generated by company in Lucknow pact.
India and then invested in India. 2. Gandhi attended All the Round Table
Conferences on behalf of congress to
22. Which of the following were impact of the
remove the constitutional deadlock.
Swadeshi movement?
3. Dadabahi Nauroji presided over the first
1. Mushrooming of Swadeshi textile mills,
congress session.
soap and match factories, banks, etc.
2. Indian craftsmen got back their work. Which of the statements given above is/are
3. National educational institutions were correct?
opened for imparting literacy, technical (a) Only 1
and physical education. (b) 1 and 3
Codes: (c) 1 and 2
(a) 1 and 2 (d) None
(b) 1 and 3 25. Azamgarh Proclamation was made in which
(c) 2 and 3 of the following movement?
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (a) Santhal Uprising
(b) Revolt of 1857
23. Consider the following statements related to
the land administrative system during (c) Non-cooperation Movement
Mughals: (d) Deobandh Movement
1. The Milkiyat lands were cultivated for
the private use of 'muqaddam or
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 Modern History Test-1 Answers
Part - 1
Ans. 1. (c)
Exp: During the Great Revolt of 1857, Maharaja
Jayajirao Scindia supported the British
Government of India, even though his
ancestors fought against them and were
defeated.
Lord canning was the governor general at
that time.
Ans. 2. (d)
Exp: The economic impacts of British rule in India
are:
• Deindustrialization and ruin of Artisans and
Handicraftsmen.
• Impoverishment of Peasantry.
• Emergence of New Land Relations, Ruin of
Old Zamindars.
• Stagnation and Deterioration of Agriculture.
• Commercialisation of Indian Agriculture.
• Development of Modern Industry.
• Rise of Indian Bourgeoisie.
Ans. 3. (b)
Exp: Gandhiji in 1919 decided to launch a
nationwide satyagraha against the proposed
Rowlatt Act (1919). It gave the government
enormous powers to repress political
activities, and allowed detention of political
prisoners without trial for two years.
Ans. 4. (d)
Exp: The British annexation of princely states that
began with the battle of Plassey in 1757 ended
with the battle of Khongjom. Manipur became
the last nation in the Indian Sub-continent to
come under the British Empire after the battle
in Khongjom. President Pranab Mukherjee
acknowledged the historic significance of the
Battle of Khongjom, 1891, saying that
Manipuri soldiers who had used
"outnumbered and primitive weapons" in
their fight against the British foces.
Ans. 5. (c)
Exp: The bill was introduced for allowing an
Indian judge to sit before the trial of a white
accused. It happened during the viceroyalty
of Lord Ripon.
Though the bill was passed , but with an
amendment where the 'trial by jury' provision
was introduced with half of the jury
consisting of white men.
Ans. 6. (c)
Exp: Gandhi-Irwin pact was signed between
Gandhiji and Lord Irwin, which was
regarding the release of political prisoners.
Poona Pact was signed between Gandhiji and
B.R Ambedkar, which introduced reserved
seats for depressed classes in provincial
legislatures. It was the result of fast unto
death by Gandhiji to protest against the
McDonald's Award.
Ans. 7. (b)
Exp: Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman
President of Indian National Congress.
Annie Besant was the first woman President
of Indian National Congress.
A.O Hume never became the President of
Indian National Congress.
The youngest President ever in the history
was Maulana Azad.
Ans. 8. (c)
Exp: Constructive program (CP) is a term coined
by Gandhi. It describes nonviolent action
 taken within a community to build structures,
systems, processes or resources that are
positive alternatives to oppression. It can be
seen as self-improvement of both community
and individual. As Constructive Program
took on more and more importance over the
course of the Indian freedom struggle, the
charkha or spinning wheel became its
symbol.
Ans. 9. (b)
Exp: These were the special privileges given to
imports from Britain, to encourage British
trade and industries. Indians opposed it
vehemently.
Ans. 10. (a)
Exp: First World War made the life of the Indians
highly miserable -
• Heavy taxes were imposed on the people to
meet the war expenditure. Customs duty and
Income tax were in introduced.
• Prices of essential goods doubled during the
war period. Common people faced the
shortage of food and the other essential
goods.
• Indians were recruited in to the army by
force.
• Famines and influenza epidemic killed many
people. No action was taken by the
government.
Ans. 11. (c)
Exp: Kalpana Dutt was an Indian independence
movement activist and a member of the
armed independence movement led by Surya
Sen, which carried out the Chittagong
armoury raid in 1930. Later she joined the
Communist Party of India and General
Secretary of the Communist Party of India in
1943.
Ans. 12. (b)
Ans. 13. (d)
Exp: Sepoys were ill treated and given low salary
compared to their white colleagues.
Christian missionaries were sent into army
camps as well as into villages to start
conversion.They openly abused Hindu
religion and its custom. Tax were imposed on
religious possessions.
Sepoys had come from peasant community
itself.So any atrocity done to peasants caused
anger among sepoys.
Ans. 14. (b)
Exp: Ryotwari : Individual farmer was the owner
of his land and had to pay his part of revenue.
Zamindari : Revenue was fixed permanently
between zamindar and the British. Zamindar
was made as owner of land.
Mahalwari : A group of villages(mahal) were
assigned the responsibility to collect revenue.
Ans. 15. (c)
Exp: Mysticism is a negative contribution.
Ans. 16. (a)
Exp: They Demanded for wider powers for the
councils and training in self-government but
not completely independence.
Ans. 17. (c)
Exp: Extremists wanted to extend the movement to
rest of India and beyond the programme of
just Swadeshi and Boycott to fully fledged
mass struggle with aim of Swaraj but
Moderates were not ready for it. The social
boycott was an outcome of economic
swadeshi movement. It was preached to go
against the repressive measures of the
Government. The social boycott was a very
powerful weapon. The boycott of foreign
goods led to the increase in demand of
indigenous goods especially clothes which
fell short of supply. Herry John Stedman
Cotton had opposed the idea of partition of
Bengal.
Ans. 18. (d)
Ans. 19. (b)
Exp: Agents (wakil) of nobles and regional rulers
recorded the entire proceedings of the court
under the heading "News from the Exalted
Court" (Akhbarat-i Darbar-i Mualla) with the
date and time of the court session (pahar).
Ans. 20. (d)
Exp: Company got Diwani rights while Nizamat
jurisdiction was with the puppet nawabs
which led to confusion.
This system not only created confusion but
also left the people hapless against oppression
by both company and nawabs. The British
parliament could not remain a mute spectator
and thus regulation of the trading company
was necessitated.
Company was making excessive profit and
had started to purchase the corrupt
parliamentarians. Till that time there was no
regulation over the company's affairs in India.
Proponents of Adam Smith had started
demanding to curb the monopoly of East
Indian Company.
Ans. 21. (b)
Exp: After Battle of Plassey, English officials
started extracting revenue out of Bengal.
From these revenue they purchased goods
from Indian and started exporting these to
India.
Ans. 22. (d)
huge profit at the expense of what they
regarded as 'Bengali Sentimentalism', for
buying indigenous cloth at any sacrifice;
Bengal had to supplement the supply from
Bombay mills by the coarse production of
handlooms; The weaving industry in Bengal
was a very flourishing one till the British
ruined it after they had established their rule
over the province in the 18th century; The
economic boycott movement seemed to be a
suitable opportunity for reviving that
industry; The clothes produced were very
coarse but were accepted by the Bengalis in
the true spirit of the Swadeshi Movement.
Ans. 23. (d)
Exp: The Milkiyat lands were cultivated for the
private use of zamindars, often with the help
of hired or servile labour.
The administrative apparatus to collect
revenue from the land in the Mughal Empire
included the office (daftar) of the diwan who
was responsible for supervising the fiscal
system of the empire. (DIWAN-I-TAN - The
office responsible for payment of salaries.).

Exp: Effects of swadeshi movement: The Ans. 24. (d)

movement resulted in the regeneration of
Exp: Separate electorate for Muslims in 1909
indigenous goods; The boycott of foreign
Councils Act. Gandhi attended only Second
goods led to the increase in demand of
RT conference. W.C. Banerjee presided over
indigenous goods; The mill-owners of
the first congress session.
Bombay and Ahmedabad came to the rescue
of the movement; The Boycott movement in Ans. 25. (b)
Bengal supplied a momentum and driving
Exp: It was made by the rebels during the revolt of
force to the cotton mills in India and the
1857. This proclamation was published in the
opportunity thus presented was exploited by
midst of the "Great Mutiny" of 1857.
the mill-owners; It was complained at that
time that the Bombay mill-owners made a
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 Modern History Test-1
Part - 2

1. Which of the following is/are the reasons for 4. What is/are true about the Act of Parliament
the growth of Militant Nationalism in India? passed in 1858 after the Sepoy's mutiny of
1. Prevalence of widespread poverty and 1857?
unemployment. 1. It transferred the power to govern from
2. Dissatisfaction with the achievements of the East India Company to British
the Moderates. Crown.
3. Rise of Modern Japan after 1868. 2. It established a post of Secretary of state,
who was the member of British cabinet.
Codes:
3. It provided an Executive Council to the
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 Governor-General.
(c) Only 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3 4. The court of Directors and Board of
2. Which of the following was/were not the part control were abolished.
of Cabinet Mission Plan? Codes:
1. The Cabinet Mission recommended for (a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 3
divided India with formation of Pakistan.
(c) None (d) All
2. It provided that all the members of the
Interim cabinet would be Indians with no 5. Which of the following is true about Bramho
interference of viceroy. Samaj?
3. All the residuary powers would be 1. It was founded by Swami Dayanand
vested in the provinces. Saraswati and Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
2. It rejected authority of Vedas, denounces
Codes:
polytheism, image worship.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
3. It criticized the practice of Sati.
(c) Only 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Codes:
3. The Indian press played an important role in
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3
spreading the message of patriotism and
modern ideas among the people. Which of the (c) Only 3 (d) All
following is/are true about its activities? 6. Consider the following statements regarding
1. Criticizing official policies. the Ghadar party:
2. Putting forward the view of Indians as 1. It was hostile to the British rule in India.
well as those of British Government. 2. It was headquartered in Mumbai.
3. Enabling nationalist workers to exchange 3. USA and Japan contributed their
views with one another. monetary help to Ghadar party.
Codes: Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) All
 7. Which of the following is/are activities
performed by Lord Dalhousie?
1. Introduction of Railway in India.
2. Introduction of postage stamps and
uniform postal rates.
3. Wide implementation of 'Doctrine of
Lapse'.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 3
(c) All
(d) None
8. Which of the following statements is/are true
about the Lahore session of 1929?
1. Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as the
President of the session.
2. A resolution was passed declaring
Poorna Swaraj as its objective.
3. Announcement was made to launch a
Civil Disobedience Movement.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None
9. Which of the following statements is/are
correct about the social reformers?
1. Bal Sashtri Jambekar had started a
weekly 'Darpan' to spread the knowledge
in Indian society.
2. The title of 'Lokhitwadi' was given to
Gopal Hari Deshmukh.
3. Jyotiba Phule was a great reformer for
Parsi community.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3
(d) None
10. Consider the following statements related to
the advent of Portuguese in India:
1. The first Governor of Portuguese in India
was Alfonso d' Albuquerque.
2. Francisco Almeida captured Goa from
the Bijapur ruler.
3. Nino-da-Cunha had transferred the
Portuguese capital in India from Cochin
to Goa.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) Only 3 (d) None
11. Which of the following is/are true about
Sayyid Ahmed Khan?
1. He advocated the promotion of modern
western scientific knowledge and culture
among Muslim community.
2. He is the founder of present day Aligarh
Muslim University.
3. He supported British rule in India.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) All
12. Which of the following statements is/are true
about the split in Congress?
1. The split happened at Surat session of
INC in 1907.
2. Swadeshi and Boycott movement formed
the bone of contention among Congress
members.
3. Congress got reunited when Lucknow
Pact was signed between Moderates and
Extremists.
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All
13. Which of the following is/are true regarding
the contribution of Lord Cornwallis in Civil
Services during British Raj?
1. Lord Cornwallis is known as the father of
Civil Services in India.
2. Cornwallis setup the Fort William
College in Madras to induct new entrants
into CCS.
 3. Lord Cornwallis accepted in principle the 3. It recommended that Governor General
demand for Indianization of the higher should have complete power to appoint
civil services. the members of the cabinet.
Codes: Select the correct answer using the codes
(a) Only 1 given below:
(b) 2 and 3 (a) 1 and 2
(c) Only 3 (b) Only 2
(d) All (c) 2 and 3
(d) All
14. Which of the following statements is/are true
regarding Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar? 17. Which of the following statements is/are true
1. He opened the gates of Sanskrit college to about 'pro-changers' in Congress?
non-Brahmins. 1. Pro-changers formed the Swaraj Party.
2. He openly supported the widow 2. Their aim was to enter Legislative
remarriage. Councils and start their political struggle
3. He openly criticised western thought and for Indians' interest.
western culture. 3. Sardar Patel and Rajendra Prasad were
among the pro-changers.
Codes:
(a) Only 1 Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
(b) 1 and 2
(a) 1 and 2
(c) Only 3
(b) Only 3
(d) All
(c) None
15. Which of the following is/are true about
(d) All
Home Rule Movement?
1. Tilak league was restricted to some parts 18. Which of the following statements is/are true
of India like Maharashtra whereas Besant about 'Moderates'?
league covered major parts of the 1. They believed in agitation, protest, hartal,
country. strikes, etc to force the government to
2. Home Rule movement was merged with accept their demands.
the Swadeshi movement by Bal 2. Their demands included Indianisation of
Gangadhar Tilak. administrative services, friendly relations
with India's neighbours, etc.
Codes:
3. Indian Council Act of 1892 was the result
(a) Only 1
of their political work.
(b) Only 2
Codes:
(c) Both
(a) Only 1
(d) None
(b) 2 and 3
16. Which of the following statements is/are true
(c) Only 3
about Indian Statutory Commission?
(d) All
1. Its aim was to inquire upon Jallianwala
Massacre case and recommend for 19. Which of the following women and their
constitutional reforms. contributions to freedom struggle are
2. Congress decided to boycott the correctly matched?
commission as it did not have any Indian 1. Usha Mehta: unfurled the first National
members. Flag at the International Socialist
Conference in Germany.
 2. Pandita Ramabai: organized Secret 3. Arms Act was passed to prohibit Indians
Congress Radio during Quit India to carry small arms.
Movement.
Codes:
3. Aruna Asaf Ali: hoisted the Indian
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
National Congress flag in Bombay during
the Quit India Movement. (c) Only 3 (d) All

Codes: 23. Which of the following revolts and their

reasons is/are correctly matched?
(a) Only 1
1. Bhil Risings: Economic distress, famine
(b) Only 3
and misgovernment led to the uprising
(c) 2 and 3 against the British.
(d) 1 and 3 2. Bundela Revolt: Due to the revenue
20. Arrange the following events in correct policy of British
chronological order. 3. Cutch Rebellion: Due to dismantlement
1. Ist Anglo Nepal war of their forests and the new order of
administration that caused widespread
2. Ist Anglo Burmese war
employment.
3. 4th Anglo Maratha war
4. Ist Anglo Afghan war Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
Select correct answer using codes given
(c) 1 and 3 (d) None
below:
(a) 1-3-2-4 (b) 1-2-3-4 24. Which of the following statements are true
(c) 3-1-2-4 (d) 3-1-4-2 about Swadeshi movement?
1. It included providing employment to
21. Which of the following personalities and their unemployed people by encouraging
work has been correctly matched? village industries and towards building a
1. W.C. Banerjee: He was the first Indian to non violent society.
contest the election for the British House 2. The movements included using goods
of Commons. produced in India and burning British-
2. Justice Ranade: He was knighted by the made goods.
British Government in India for his 3. It happened during the tenure of Lord
service to the law. Lytton.
3. Gopal Krishna Gokhale: He became the
Municipal Commissioner of Bombay Select the correct answer using the codes
Municipality. given below:
(a) 1 and 2
Codes:
(b) 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 3 (b) Only 1
(c) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2 (d) All
(d) All
22. Which of the following statements is/are true
25. Which of the following statements is/are true
about the stringent measures introduced by
about Arya Samaj?
British?
1. It was founded by Raja Rammohan Roy
1. Vernacular Press Act was passed to
at Calcutta.
prohibit anti-colonial items in all the
newspapers in circulation at that time. 2. It was based on reforming the Hindu
religion and establishing the infallibility
2. IPC-124 A was used to prevent
of Vedas.
corruption and malpractices in
government organisations. 3. It fought against the untouchability and
hereditary caste system.
Select the correct answer suing the codes (b) Only 2
given below: (c) 2 and 3
(a) Only 1 (d) All
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 Modern History Test-1 Answers
Part – 2
Ans. 1. (d)
Exp: The cause of the growth of Extremism: True
Nature of the British Rule Revealed, Poverty
and Frustration, International Influence,
Failure of the Moderates, Growth of
Education, Increasing westernisation, etc.
Ans. 2. (a)
Exp: The main provisions of the recommendation
were: The whole of India including the
Princely States should form a Federation; The
Central Government should be in charge of
foreign affairs, defence and communication;
The provinces and the states should enjoy all
other powers; A Constituent Assembly
should be elected to frame a constitution for
the Indian Union; Province should have the
right to leave the Union in future if it so liked
after elections under its new constitutions.
Ans. 3. (b)
Exp: Indian Press put forward the view of Indians
only and opposes the policy of British.
Ans. 4. (d)
Exp: Highlights of Act of 1858
End of Company rule in India- The Act
ushered in a new period of Indian history,
bringing about the end of Company rule in
India. The era of the new British Raj would
last until Partition of India in August 1947, at
which time all of the territory of the Raj was
granted dominion status within the Dominion
of Pakistan and the Union of India.
Transfer of Power- The Act transferred the
powers of government, territories and
revenues to the British Crown
Sovereignty of India- After the unsuccessful
Sepoy mutiny of 1857, the British government
took over the Indian administration from the
East India Company and thus also assumed
sovereignty over India.
Statute for the Governance of India- In 1858
the British Parliament enacted the first statute
for the governance of India, under the direct
rule of the British government the
government of India Act 1858.
Ans. 5. (b)
Exp: It was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy. On
August 20, 1828 the first assembly of the
Brahmo Sabha was held at Kolkata (Calcutta),
India. It did not out rightly reject Vedas,
rather advocated to view Vedas from the lens
of 'reason'. It criticized many social evils
including Sati.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded Arya
Samaj in 1875.
Ans. 6. (a)
Exp: It has its headquarters in San Francisco.
Germany contributed their monetary help to
Ghadar party.
Ans. 7. (c)
Exp: Dalhousie implemented Doctrine of lapse
through he conquered Satara, Nagpur &
Jhansi as these rulers did not have male heirs.
He had introduced railways and postal
stamps.
Ans. 8. (c)
Exp: Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru was elected as
president. A resolution was passed declaring
Poorna Swaraj as its objective. In pursuance
with this resolution, the Central and
Provincial Legislatures had to be boycotted
completely and all the future elections were
also to be boycotted. A Programme of the
Civil Disobedience was to be launched.
Ans. 9. (a)
Exp: Sashtri Jambekar had started a weekly
'Darpan' to spread the knowledge in Indian
society. He attacked brahmanical orthodoxy
and reform Hindu society.
The title of 'Lokhitwadi' was given to Gopal
Hari Deshmukh, who advocated
reorganisation of Indian society on rational
principles and modern huministic and secular
values.
Dadabhai Naraoji was a great reformer for
Parsi community to grant legal status to
women and apply uniform personal law.
Jyotiba Phule campaigned against caste
domination and bramhanical supremacy.
Ans. 10. (c)
Exp: The first Governor of Portuguese in India was
Francisco Almeida. He was followed by
Alfonso d' Albuquerque in 1503. He captured
Goa in 1510 from the Bijapur ruler. He also
abolished Sati. Nino-da-Cunha transferred
the Portuguese capital in India from Cochin
to Goa in 1530.
Ans. 11. (d)
Exp: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was modern in
thought. He wanted Muslims to learn western
education in order to remove the
backwardness among Muslims. He was the
founder of Anglo-Oriental College which
renamed into Aligarh Muslim University for
imparting modern education to Muslims. In
his later days he supported British rule in
India and encouraged communalism and
separatism.
Ans. 12. (a)
Exp: Militant nationalists wanted to extend the
Swadeshi and boycott movement from Bengal
to rest of the country and boycott from every
form of association. Moderates wanted to
confine it to Bengal only and boycott only to
foreign goods. Lucknow Pact refers to an
agreement reached between the Indian
National Congress and the Muslim League at
the joint session of both the parties, held in
Lucknow, in the year 1916. The divided
Congress re-united in the crucial Lucknow
session of congress in 1916 but Lucknow pact
was not signed between them.
Ans. 13. (a)
Exp: Cornwallis introduced the modern and
efficient civil services.
Lord Wellesley setup the Fort William
College in Madras in 1800 to induct new
entrants into CCS.
The Montagu-Chelmsford Report accepted in
principle the demand for Indianisation of the
higher civil services and accordingly a
provision for this was made in the
Government of India Act, 1919.
Ans. 14. (b)
Exp: He was the principal of Sanskrit college. He
was a great learned person in Sanskrit. He
wanted to break the monopoly of priestly
class over Sanskrit education.
He was a strong advocate of widow re-
marriage. He conducted first lawful widow
re-marriage.
He advocated the features of both western
and Indian culture.
Ans. 15. (a)
Exp: Indian Home Rule League and Home Rule
League were not simultaneously launched by
Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Annie Besant.
Indian Home Rule League of Tilak was
launched in April 1916, while the Home Rule
League of Annie Besant came into existence in
September that year. Objective was to
demand for self government after the end of
War. World War I destroyed the myth of
racial superiority of Western nations over
Asian people. It increased misery among
masses, heavy taxation, huge discontent, etc.
Hence it has a role in triggering this
movement in India.
Ans. 16. (c)
Exp: Indian Statutory Commission aim was to go
into the constitutional reforms especially to
review the Government of India Act, 1919.
Congress decided to boycott as the
commission did not have any Indian
members.
Ans. 17. (a)
Exp: Pro-changers formed the Swaraj Party. Their
aim was to enter Legislative Councils and
start their political struggle for Indians'
interest. Sardar Patel and Rajendra Prasad
were among the no-changers. C R Das and
Motilal Nehru were the pro-changers.
Ans. 18. (b)
Exp: They believed in very peaceful methods like
petitions, meetings, resolutions, etc.
Government was forced by them to pass
Indian Council Act of 1892. But nationalists
were not fully satisfied. It remained the
official majority in the council. Their demands
include Indianisation of administrative
services, friendly relations with India's
neighbours, separation of executive from
judiciary, etc.
Ans. 19. (b)
Exp: Madam Cama unfurled the first National Flag
at the International Socialist Conference in
Germany.
Usha Mehta organized Secret Congress Radio
during Quit India Movement.
Ans. 20. (c)
Exp: About different wars:
• 4th Maratha war - 1798-99
• Ist Nepal war 1814-16
• 1st Burmese war (1824-1826) took place under
Lord Amherst.
• 1st Afghan war (1839-42) took place under
Lord Auckland.
Ans. 21. (b)
Exp: Sir Pherozeshah Mehta (4 August 1845 - 5
November 1915) was a Parsi Indian political
leader, activist, and a leading lawyer of
Mumbai, who was knighted by the British
Government in India for his service to the
law.He was known as The Lion of Bombay.
He became the Municipal commissioner of
Bombay Municipality.
Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian
National Congress and founder of the
Servants of India Society. Through the Society
as well as the Congress and other legislative
bodies he served in, Gokhale campaigned for
Indian self-rule and also social reform. He
was the leader of the moderate faction of the
Congress party that advocated reforms by
working with existing government
institutions.
Ans. 22. (c)
Exp: Vernacular Press Act targeted only the
newspapers in Indian languages. IPC-124 A
was meant to curb sedition in British India.
Ans. 23. (a)
Exp: Koli Rising: The Kolis, the neighbours of the
Bhils, also resented the imposition of British
rule, dismantlement of their forests and the
new order of administration and caused
widespread employment. The Kolis rose in
rebellion in 1829, in 1839 and once again
during 1844-1848.
Cutch Rebellion: In 1819, a British force
defeated and deposed Rao Bharmal in favour
of his infact son. The actual administration of
Cutch was undertaken by Council of Regency
under the superintendence of the British
Resident.
Bundela Revolt: Due to the revenue policy of
British, the Bundelas rose in revolt under
Madhukar Shah and Jawahar Singh in 1842.
Mahukar Shah was captured and executed by
the British.
Bhil Risings: The 'Bhiles' were predatory
tribes living in the Western Ghats with their
strongholds in Khandesh. They controlled the
mountain passes between the north and the
Deccan. Economic distress, famine and
misgovernment led to the uprising against the
British in 1817- 18.
Ans. 24. (a)
Exp: The concept of Swadeshi was to attain self-
sufficiency which included employment of
unemployed people by encouraging village
industries and towards building a non violent
society. Thus, his movement of Swadeshi
included boycotting of all types of British
products and the restoration of all domestic
products.
Swadeshi movement led to British arouses the Ans. 25. (c)
communal sentiments among Muslim masses
Exp: It was founded by Swami Dayananda
of East Bengal. It led to the formation of
Swarswati.
AIML. Lord Curzon was the man behind this.
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