Modern History (Part-I)

Total Questions: 50

41. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [2003]

(a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal.
(b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh set up modern foundries to manufacture cannons at Lahore.
(c) Sawai Jai Singh of Amber had Euclid's Elements of Geometry' translated into Sanskrit.
(d) Sultan Tipu of Mysore gave money for the construction of the idol of Goddess Sharda in the Shringeri temple.

Correct Answer: (a) Ali Mardan Khan introduced the system of revenue farming in Bengal.

Solution:Farrukhsiyar introduced revenue farming in Bengal.

42. Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833 ? [2003]

(a) The trading activities of the East India Company were to be abolished.
(b) The designation of the supreme authority was to be changed as the Governor-General of India in Council.
(c) All law-making powers to be conferred on Governor-General in Council.
(d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General's Council.

Correct Answer: (d) An Indian was to be appointed as a Law Member in the Governor-General's Council.

Solution:Charter Act of 1833 provides for the appointment of a law member but not necessarily an Indian.

43. With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883? [2003]

(a) To bring Indians and Europeans at par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned.
(b) To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers.
(c) To encourage the native Indians to appear for civil service examinations by conducting them in India.
(d) To allow native Indians to posses arms by amending the Arms Act.

Correct Answer: (a) To bring Indians and Europeans at par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned.

Solution:Ilbert Bill was introduced during the viceroyality of Lord Rippon.

44. . In India, the first Bank of limited liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was: [2003]

(a) Hindustan Commercial Bank
(b) Oudh Commercial Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Punjab and Sind Bank

Correct Answer: (b) Oudh Commercial Bank

Solution:The first entirely Indian joint stock bank was the Oudh Commercial Bank, established in 1881 in Faizabad. It collapsed in 1958. The next was the Punjab National Bank was established in Lahore in 1895, which has survived to the present and is now one of the largest banks in India.

45. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? [2004]

List-I	List-II
1. AD 1767-69	First Anglo-Maratha War
2. AD 1790-92	Third Mysore War
3. AD 1824-26	First Anglo-Burmese War
4. AD 1845-46	Second Sikh War

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 2 & 4
(b) 3 & 4
(c) 1 & 2
(d) 2 & 3

Correct Answer: (d) 2 & 3

Solution:First Anglo-Maratha War - 1775-1782; First Anglo - Sikh War-1845-1846; Second Anglo Sikh War-1848-1849;

46. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [2004]

(a) Pitt's India Act
(b) Doctrine of Lapse
(c) Vernacular Press Act
(d) Ilbert Bill

Correct Answer: (c) Vernacular Press Act

Solution:Vernacular Press Act was passed by Lord Lytton in 1878 and it was repealed by Ripon in 1882.

47. Consider the following Viceroys of India during the British rule: [2004]

1. Lord Curzon

2. Lord Chelmsford

3. Lord Hardinge

4. Lord Irwin

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of their tenure?

(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 2, 4, 1, 3
(c) 1, 4, 2, 3
(d) 2, 3, 1, 4

Correct Answer: (a) 1, 3, 2, 4

Solution:Lord Curzon (1899-1905); Lord Chelmsford (1916-1921); Lord Hardinge (1910-1916); Lord Irwin (1926-1931)

48. Consider the following princely States of the British rule in India: [2004]

1. Jhansi

2. Sambalpur

3. Satara

The correct chronological order in which they were annexed by the British is:

(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 1, 3, 2
(c) 3, 2, 1
(d) 3, 1, 2

Correct Answer: (c) 3, 2, 1

Solution:These princely states were annexed by Lord Dalhousie under Doctrine of Lapse. Jhansi 1854, Sambalpur-1849 and Satara-1848.

49. Consider the following statements: [2004]

1. In the Third Battle of Panipat, Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Ibrahim Lodi.

2. Tipu Sultan was killed in the Third Anglo-Mysore War.

3. Mir Jafar entered in a conspiracy with the English for the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Plassey.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1, 2 & 3
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 & 3
(d) None

Correct Answer: (b) 3 only

Solution:In the first Battle of Panipat (1526), Ibrahim Lodi was defeated by Babur. In the Third Battle of Panipat (1761), Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated Marathas. Tipu Sultan was killed in the fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1799).

50. Which one of the following places did Kunwar Singh, a prominent leader of the Revolt of 1857 belong to? [2005]

(a) Bihar
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: (a) Bihar

Solution:Kunwar Singh belonged to a royal Ujjaini house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bhojpur district, Bihar state.

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