Modern Indian History

Question 1ExpertLevel 15

The provision of the Governor-General's Council in the Regulating Act 1773 was meant to control which problem?

AExpansion of Indian National CongressBIrregular Company administration and private interestsCExcessive growth of Swadeshi industriesDSpeed of princely state integration

Question 2ExpertLevel 15

In Pitt's India Act 1784 the Board of Control represented which side?

AMerchants of East India CompanyBRulers of Indian princely statesCFrench trading companyDPolitical control of British government

Question 3ExpertLevel 15

How did the Charter Act 1833 change the Company's commercial character in India?

AIt made the Company mainly an administrative bodyBIt placed the Company under French ruleCIt turned the Company into Indian ParliamentDIt freed the Company from all taxes

Question 4ExpertLevel 15

Why did pressure on peasants increase despite fixed revenue under Permanent Settlement?

ABecause peasants were elected to all councilsBBecause rent was fully remittedCBecause zamindars could collect more from peasants for their profitDBecause peasants had to join the army

Question 5ExpertLevel 15

In the Ryotwari system what problem remained despite treating the peasant like a landholder?

ADirect and often harsh revenue demand from governmentBFull tax exemption to zamindarsCRight of foreign trade for peasantsDMajority for peasants in Parliament

Question 6ExpertLevel 15

What was the administrative meaning of treating the village community as the revenue unit in Mahalwari system?

ACollecting revenue from individual soldiersBCollecting revenue from maritime tradeCMaking the whole province tax-freeDFixing collective responsibility of the village or Mahal

Question 7ExpertLevel 15

Under Subsidiary Alliance who had to bear the cost of keeping British troops in the state?

AThe Indian ruler accepting the allianceBMembers of British ParliamentCFrench tradersDIndian National Congress

Question 8ExpertLevel 15

What was the basic difference between the Doctrine of Lapse and annexation of Awadh?

ABoth were only trade treatiesBBoth were Congress plansCLapse was linked with succession while Awadh was annexed on misgovernment chargeDBoth were linked with French control

Question 9ExpertLevel 15

Which reason best explains the participation of Awadh region in the Revolt of 1857?

ADirect order of CongressBDiscontent of taluqdars, soldiers and peasantsCWage dispute of railway workersDLiberation of Goa

Question 10ExpertLevel 15

What was the main aim of British army reorganisation after 1857?

AGiving all high military posts to IndiansBCompletely abolishing the armyCRecruiting Congress volunteersDIncreasing control and division to prevent another revolt

Question 11ExpertLevel 15

What change did Queen Victoria's Proclamation show in British policy toward princely states?

AAssurance to avoid annexation without cause and respect treatiesBOrder to abolish all princely states immediatelyCPolicy of giving states to FranceDPolicy of placing states under Congress

Question 12ExpertLevel 15

Opposition to Indian judges' authority in the Ilbert Bill controversy reflects which colonial idea?

AEqual citizenshipBPeasant self-ruleCRacial superiorityDMaritime freedom

Question 13ExpertLevel 15

What was the relation between Vernacular Press Act and national consciousness?

AIt increased resentment by restricting Indian-language pressBIt made Indian languages official languagesCIt gave power to CongressDIt exempted all newspapers from tax

Question 14ExpertLevel 15

What is the best reason for calling Wood's Despatch 1854 the charter of education?

AIt only stopped military educationBIt immediately made Indian universities independentCIt guided education departments, universities and secondary educationDIt abolished religious taxes

Question 15ExpertLevel 15

What was the common aim of Raja Rammohan Roy's journalism and reformism?

AExpanding maritime tradeBIntegrating princely statesCRecruiting for British armyDBuilding public opinion and increasing social and political awareness

Question 16ExpertLevel 15

The main criticism in Jyotirao Phule's Gulamgiri was related to what?

ACaste-based oppression and social inequalityBRailway administrationCBritish navyDMughal court

Question 17ExpertLevel 15

In Arya Samaj reform programme education and Shuddhi were linked with which larger aim?

AStrengthening Company ruleBReorganising Hindu society and increasing self-confidenceCCreating British trade monopolyDRestoring Mughal dynasty

Question 18ExpertLevel 15

Instead of immediate political struggle, the Aligarh Movement emphasised which means among Muslims?

AArmed revoltBSalt SatyagrahaCModern education and social upliftDSwadeshi boycott

Question 19ExpertLevel 15

Dadabhai Naoroji's Drain Theory was based on which basic criticism of colonial rule?

ABritain was benefiting from Indian resources without equal returnBAll taxes were abolished in IndiaCIndian industries were not affectedDPeasants had full land rights

Question 20ExpertLevel 15

R C Dutt's critique of colonial economy especially emphasised which fact?

ABritish revenue policies and famines worsened rural distressBMughal rule built railwaysCSwadeshi Movement won PlasseyDCompany freed peasants from tax

Modern Indian History

Quiz this set

The provision of the Governor-General's Council in the Regulating Act 1773 was meant to control which problem?

In Pitt's India Act 1784 the Board of Control represented which side?

How did the Charter Act 1833 change the Company's commercial character in India?

Why did pressure on peasants increase despite fixed revenue under Permanent Settlement?

In the Ryotwari system what problem remained despite treating the peasant like a landholder?

What was the administrative meaning of treating the village community as the revenue unit in Mahalwari system?

Under Subsidiary Alliance who had to bear the cost of keeping British troops in the state?

What was the basic difference between the Doctrine of Lapse and annexation of Awadh?

Which reason best explains the participation of Awadh region in the Revolt of 1857?

What was the main aim of British army reorganisation after 1857?

What change did Queen Victoria's Proclamation show in British policy toward princely states?

Opposition to Indian judges' authority in the Ilbert Bill controversy reflects which colonial idea?

What was the relation between Vernacular Press Act and national consciousness?

What is the best reason for calling Wood's Despatch 1854 the charter of education?

What was the common aim of Raja Rammohan Roy's journalism and reformism?

The main criticism in Jyotirao Phule's Gulamgiri was related to what?

In Arya Samaj reform programme education and Shuddhi were linked with which larger aim?

Instead of immediate political struggle, the Aligarh Movement emphasised which means among Muslims?

Dadabhai Naoroji's Drain Theory was based on which basic criticism of colonial rule?

R C Dutt's critique of colonial economy especially emphasised which fact?

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Modern Indian History

Quiz this set

The provision of the Governor-General's Council in the Regulating Act 1773 was meant to control which problem?

In Pitt's India Act 1784 the Board of Control represented which side?

How did the Charter Act 1833 change the Company's commercial character in India?

Why did pressure on peasants increase despite fixed revenue under Permanent Settlement?

In the Ryotwari system what problem remained despite treating the peasant like a landholder?

What was the administrative meaning of treating the village community as the revenue unit in Mahalwari system?

Under Subsidiary Alliance who had to bear the cost of keeping British troops in the state?

What was the basic difference between the Doctrine of Lapse and annexation of Awadh?

Which reason best explains the participation of Awadh region in the Revolt of 1857?

What was the main aim of British army reorganisation after 1857?

What change did Queen Victoria's Proclamation show in British policy toward princely states?

Opposition to Indian judges' authority in the Ilbert Bill controversy reflects which colonial idea?

What was the relation between Vernacular Press Act and national consciousness?

What is the best reason for calling Wood's Despatch 1854 the charter of education?

What was the common aim of Raja Rammohan Roy's journalism and reformism?

The main criticism in Jyotirao Phule's Gulamgiri was related to what?

In Arya Samaj reform programme education and Shuddhi were linked with which larger aim?

Instead of immediate political struggle, the Aligarh Movement emphasised which means among Muslims?

Dadabhai Naoroji's Drain Theory was based on which basic criticism of colonial rule?

R C Dutt's critique of colonial economy especially emphasised which fact?

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