Modern History (Part-II)

Total Questions: 50

1. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the Revolt of 1857? [2005]

(a) Jhansi
(b) Chittor
(c) Jagdishpur
(d) Lucknow

Correct Answer: (b) Chittor

Solution:Leader: Jhansi - Rani Laxmibai; Lucknow - Begum Hazrat Mehal; Jagdishpur (Bihar)- Kunwar Singh.

2. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.

2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.

3. Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the Governor General.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 2

Solution:Statement 3 is incorrect as Raja Ram Mohan Roy's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of Bengal Regulation Act of 1829 to ban Sati by Governor-General William Bentick. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay and Gattunath Bose were the first graduates of the Calcutta University on Jan 30, 1858. JED Bethune founded the Bethune School in Calcutta in 1849. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was also associated with this. That's why the best possible answer here is option (b).

3. Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act? [2005]

(a) Lord Dufferin
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Hardinge

Correct Answer: (b) Lord Ripon

Solution:Lord Lytton brought Vernacular Press Act came in to force in 1878. It was repealed by Lord Ripon in 1882.

4. Which one of the following is the correct statement? [2005]

(a) The modern Kochi was a Dutch colony till India's independence.
(b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.
(c) The modern Kochi was first a Dutch colony before the Portuguese took over.
(d) The modern Kochi never became a part of a British colony.

Correct Answer: (b) The Dutch defeated the Portuguese and built Fort Williams in the modern Kochi.

Solution:Modern Kochi became a part of the British colony after being a Dutch colony. Kochi was first a Portuguese colony. Fort Williams was built in Kochi by the Dutch.

5. Consider the following statements: [2005]

1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern.

2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.

3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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

Correct Answer: (b) 2 & 3

Solution:Statement 1 is incorrect as Lord Curzon was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern. A Supreme Court was established at Fort Williams by the Regulating Act, 1773 with jurisdiction over Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

6. Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of the battles fought in India in the 18th Century? [2005]

(a) Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar-Battle of Ambur-Battle of Plassey
(b) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Plassey-Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar
(c) Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Plassey-Battle of Ambur-Battle of Buxar
(d) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Buxar-Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Plassey

Correct Answer: (b) Battle of Ambur-Battle of Plassey-Battle of Wandiwash-Battle of Buxar

Solution:Battle of Ambur-1749, Battle of Plassey-1757, Battle of Wandiwash-1760, Battle of Buxar-1764.

7. Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement? [2005]

(a) Annie Besant
(b) A.O. Hume
(c) Michael Madhusudan Dutt
(d) R. Palme Dutt

Correct Answer: (a) Annie Besant

Solution:The Fabian Society is a British socialist intellectual movement best known for its initial ground-breaking work beginning in the late 19th century and then up to World War I. Fabianism focused on the advancement of socialist ideas through gradual influence and patiently insinuating socialist ideology into intellectual circles and groups with power.

8. Consider the following statements: [2006]

1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.

2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858 the British Parliament abolished the rule of East India Company and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:The Charter Act, 1813 (not 1853) abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.

9. Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel 'Anand Math'? [2006]

(a) Bhil uprising
(b) Rangpur and Dinapur uprising
(c) Bishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
(d) Sanyasi rebellion

Correct Answer: (d) Sanyasi rebellion

Solution:Anand Math is a Bengali novel, written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and published in 1882. Set in the background of the Sanyasi Rebellion in the late 18th century.

10. With reference to the 'revolt of the year' who of the following was betrayed by 'friend' captured and put to death by the British? [2006]

(a) Nana Sahib
(b) Kunwar Singh
(c) Khan Bahadur
(d) Tatya Tope

Correct Answer: (d) Tatya Tope

Solution:The British forces had failed to subdue him for over a year. He was however betrayed into the hands of the British by his trusted friend, Man Singh, while asleep in his camp in the Paron forest. He was captured on 7 April 1859 by a detachment of native infantry from British General Richard John Meade's troops led to him by Singh and escorted to Shivpuri where he was tried by a military court.

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