Dual Government in Bengal started after which event?
Correct answer: B
Dual Government began after the Company received Diwani rights. Exam tip: remember Diwani with administrative change.
General Knowledge
Modern Indian History
आधुनिक भारतीय इतिहास
In Class 10 General Knowledge under the Indian History chapter, Modern Indian History introduces students to India’s journey from colonial rule to independence and the early shaping of the modern nation. Students learn about significant political, social, and nationalist developments, key leaders and movements, and how these events influenced India’s public life and democratic identity.
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- After Battle of Plassey
- After receiving Diwani rights
- After abolition of Sati
- After Partition of Bengal
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- President of India
- Viceroy of India
- Governor-General of Bengal
- Prime Minister of India
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- British government control over Company's Indian affairs
- Giving free land to Indian peasants
- Building railway lines
- Forming the Congress
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- Peasants
- Soldiers
- Zamindars
- Merchants
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- Zamindar
- Cultivator
- Taluqdar
- King
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- Mahal or village community
- Individual soldier
- Sea port
- Company factory
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- Monopoly over trade in India
- Right to establish courts
- Right to build railways
- Right to maintain army
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- Governor-General of India
- Viceroy of India
- Congress President
- Chief Justice
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- Idea of open competition in civil services
- Partition of Bengal
- Poorna Swaraj resolution
- Breaking Salt Law
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- East India Company
- British Crown
- Indian National Congress
- French Government
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- Promise not to interfere in Indian religions
- Doubling the salt tax
- Giving power to Congress
- Closing railways
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- Control over Indians keeping arms
- Giving free arms to Indians
- Foundation of Congress
- Abolition of Sati
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- Trial of European accused by Indian judges
- Privatisation of Indian railways
- Abolition of salt tax
- Partition of India
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- India Wins Freedom
- Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
- Hind Swaraj
- Discovery of India
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- British economic policies
- Mughal architecture
- Deccan Sultanates
- Sikh Guru tradition
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- Expansion of legislative councils
- Immediate partition of India
- Closing all schools
- Stopping salt production
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- Violent revolt
- Prayer and petition
- Armed guerrilla war
- Annexation of princely states
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- Boycott and national education
- Return of Company rule
- Recruitment in British army
- Increasing salt tax
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- Differences between Moderates and Extremists
- Pact between Congress and Muslim League
- Partition of India
- Formation of Constituent Assembly
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- Administrative convenience
- Complete independence
- Salt tax reform
- Peasant loan waiver
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- Reducing dependence on colonial education
- Closing all Indian languages
- Increasing Company army
- Making railway tickets costly
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- Representation of Muslim political interests
- Ending the British army
- Abolishing Sati
- Building railways
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- Agreement between Congress and Muslim League
- Beginning of Company rule
- Declaration of Doctrine of Lapse
- Integration of princely states
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- Tinkathia indigo system
- Permanent Settlement
- Doctrine of Lapse
- Dual Government
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- Revenue relief due to crop failure
- Freedom of sea trade
- Nationalisation of railways
- Reversal of Bengal partition
The Regulating Act changed the Governor of Bengal into which new post?
Correct answer: C
The Regulating Act made the Governor of Bengal the Governor-General of Bengal. Exam tip: it marks early control over Company rule.
What was the purpose of the Board of Control created under Pitt's India Act?
Correct answer: A
The Board of Control increased British government control over the Company. Exam tip: connect it with dual control.
In Permanent Settlement who was mainly given responsibility for revenue collection?
Correct answer: C
Under Permanent Settlement zamindars became revenue intermediaries. Exam tip: connect it with Bengal land revenue system.
In the Ryotwari system revenue settlement was made directly with whom?
Correct answer: B
In Ryotwari the cultivator had a direct relation with the government. Exam tip: remember Ryot means peasant.
What was the main unit of revenue assessment in the Mahalwari system?
Correct answer: A
In Mahalwari the village or Mahal was treated as the revenue unit. Exam tip: remember units of land revenue systems separately.
The Charter Act 1813 largely ended which right of the Company?
Correct answer: A
The Charter Act 1813 weakened the Company's trade monopoly. Exam tip: remember economic features of Charter Acts.
After the Charter Act 1833 the Governor-General of Bengal became which post?
Correct answer: A
The Act of 1833 created the post of Governor-General of India. Exam tip: remember Bentinck as the first Governor-General of India.
What was one important feature of the Charter Act 1853?
Correct answer: A
The Charter Act 1853 opened the way for competitive selection in civil services. Exam tip: connect it with administrative reform.
After the Government of India Act 1858 India came under whose rule?
Correct answer: B
After 1858 Company rule ended and India came under the British Crown. Exam tip: remember changes after 1857.
What was one major assurance of Queen Victoria's Proclamation?
Correct answer: A
The Proclamation promised non-interference in Indian religions and customs. Exam tip: connect it with post-1858 policy.
What was the main effect of the Arms Act 1878?
Correct answer: A
The Arms Act controlled Indians' possession of arms. Exam tip: remember Lytton's repressive policies.
What was the basic issue in the Ilbert Bill controversy?
Correct answer: A
The Ilbert Bill concerned powers of Indian judges. Exam tip: remember it as an example of racial discrimination.
What was Dadabhai Naoroji's book that analysed economic exploitation?
Correct answer: B
Dadabhai Naoroji discussed the drain of wealth in this book. Exam tip: remember sources of economic nationalism.
R C Dutt is mainly known for critical writings on which subject?
Correct answer: A
R C Dutt wrote critically on British economic policies and famines. Exam tip: remember economic nationalists.
What was included among the main demands of the early phase of Indian National Congress?
Correct answer: A
Early Congress demanded constitutional reforms and Indian representation in councils. Exam tip: understand Moderate demands.
Moderate politics is often associated with which method?
Correct answer: B
Moderates believed in constitutional and peaceful methods. Exam tip: remember the difference between Moderate and Extremist methods.
What did Extremist leaders emphasise more in the Swadeshi Movement?
Correct answer: A
Extremists strengthened boycott, Swadeshi and national education. Exam tip: remember their mass-action methods.
What was the main cause of the Surat Split?
Correct answer: A
The Surat Split occurred due to differences between Moderates and Extremists within Congress. Exam tip: connect 1907 with this split.
What official reason did the British give to justify Partition of Bengal?
Correct answer: A
The British justified Bengal partition as administrative convenience. Exam tip: distinguish official reason from political effect.
What was the aim of national education in the Swadeshi Movement?
Correct answer: A
National education aimed to promote Indian values and self-reliance. Exam tip: connect Swadeshi with educational reform too.
What was one major aim behind the founding of the Muslim League?
Correct answer: A
The Muslim League organised representation of Muslim political interests. Exam tip: remember organisations with their aims.
What was one major feature of the Lucknow Pact?
Correct answer: A
In the Lucknow Pact Congress and Muslim League cooperated. Exam tip: connect it with political unity in 1916.
Against which system did Gandhi raise voice for peasants in Champaran?
Correct answer: A
The Tinkathia indigo system in Champaran was linked with peasant exploitation. Exam tip: remember movements with local issues.
What was the main demand of peasants in Kheda Satyagraha?
Correct answer: A
In Kheda peasants opposed revenue collection despite crop failure. Exam tip: remember demands of Gandhi's peasant movements.
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