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Indian History and World History (Part-31)

📆 December 13, 2024

GOVERNAL-GENERAL

Total Questions: 45

21. Which of the following regions was annexed by the British East India Company through the Treaty of Yandabo (1826)? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 20.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Assam
Solution:The region of Assam was annexed by the British East India Company under the Treaty of Yandabu (1826). The First Anglo-Burma War (1824-1826) was fought at the time of Governor-General Lord Amherst, which ended with the Treaty of Yandawu (Yandbu).

22. The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with the signing of the________. [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 10.06.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Treaty of Yandabo
Solution:The region of Assam was annexed by the British East India Company under the Treaty of Yandabu (1826). The First Anglo-Burma War (1824-1826) was fought at the time of Governor-General Lord Amherst, which ended with the Treaty of Yandawu (Yandbu).

23. Which Governor-General decided to make English as the medium of instruction in India? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 11.09.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Lord William Bentinck
Solution:In 1835, during the reign of Governor-General Lord William Bentinck (1828-35), the proposal of Lord Macaulay was accepted and English was accepted as the medium of higher education in India. Supporters of Anglo education in India were led by Munro and Elphistone, while H.T. Prinsep was the leader of the supporters of oriental education.

24. English education was introduced in India by: [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 31.08.2016 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Macaulay
Solution:The foundation of the modern education system in India was from Macaulay's Minute in 1835 AD. Macaulay's approach was adopted by a resolution passed on March 7, 1835, during the reign of Lord William Bentinck. Officially, English education in India was started on the proposal of Macaulay, but it was implemented during the time of Bentinck.

25. Who among the following was a great advocate of English education in India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 26.10.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (a) TB Macaulay
Solution:TB Macaulay was a great supporter of English education in India. The English Education Act, of 1835 was based on Macaulay's Minute Commission report. William Bentinck appointed Macaulay, a law member of his council, to head the Committee on Public Education.

26. The English Education Act of 1835 was based on the report of which commission? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 21.08.2019 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Macaulay's Minute
Solution:The English Education Act of 1835 was based on Macaulay's Minute Commission report. In 1835, Lord Macaulay presented his famous Minute to the Governor General's Council, which was accepted by Lord William Bentinck and passed the English Education Act of 1835.

27. Which education commission argued that European learning would improve the moral character of Indians? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 13.08.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Wood's Despatch
Solution:It was argued in Wood's Despatch that European learning would improve the moral character of Indians. In 1854, Charles Wood, chairman of the Board of Control of the British East India Company, presented a comprehensive plan for Indian education in the Wood Declaration. This manifesto is called "Magna Carta of English Education in India

28. Which Governor-General of India abolished Sati system in 1829 by declaring it an offence? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 13.10.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Lord William Bentinck
Solution:Governor-General Lord William Bentinck declared the practice of Sati a crime and abolished it. The burning of widows was declared illegal by Rule 17 (XVII) of December 1829. Initially, this law was applicable only in Bengal Presidency, but in 1830 this rule became applicable in Bombay and Madras Presidencies also.

29. Who among the following Governor Generals enacted the law against the Sati practice in December 1829? [S.S.C. Online CPO SI (T-I) 09.11.2022 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (b) Lord William Bentinck
Solution:Governor-General Lord William Bentinck declared the practice of Sati a crime and abolished it. The burning of widows was declared illegal by Rule 17 (XVII) of December 1829. Initially, this law was applicable only in Bengal Presidency, but in 1830 this rule became applicable in Bombay and Madras Presidencies also.

30. In which year was Sati banned in India? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.07.2022 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1829
Solution:Governor-General Lord William Bentinck declared the practice of Sati a crime and abolished it. The burning of widows was declared illegal by Rule 17 (XVII) of December 1829. Initially, this law was applicable only in Bengal Presidency, but in 1830 this rule became applicable in Bombay and Madras Presidencies also.
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