Modern History (Part-II)

11. Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny? [2006]

(a) Lord Canning
(b) Lord Dalhousie
(c) Lord Hardings
(d) Lord Lytton

Correct Answer: (a) Lord Canning

Solution:Revolt of 1857 is referred as Sepoy Mutiny by many historians. After the mutiny Lord Canning was made the Viceroy and power was transferred from the East India Company to the British crown by Act of 1858.

12. Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash? [2007]

(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Surendranath Banerjee

Correct Answer: (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Solution:It was started by Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar in 1859 under the editorship of Dwarakanath Vidyabhushan. It was a weekly paper.

13. The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance? [2007]

(a) Awadh
(b) Jhansi
(c) Nagpur
(d) Satara

Correct Answer: (a) Awadh

Solution:Other three states were annexed under the Doctrine of Lapse by Lord Dalhousie. But doctrine of Lapse was not applicable on Awadh as Nawab Wazid Ali Shah had many children. Therefore, Dalhousie annexed Awadh on the pretext of misgovernance in 1856. Jhansi (1853), Nagpur (1854) and Satara (1848)

14. The First Factory Act restricting the working hours of women and children and authorizing local government to make necessary rules was adopted during whose time? [2007]

(a) Lord Lytton
(b) Lord Bentinck
(c) Lord Ripon
(d) Lord Canning

Correct Answer: (c) Lord Ripon

Solution:The First Factory Act was passed in 1881 during the time of Lord Ripon. It was passed to improve the service condition of the factory workers in India. It fixed the working hours for women and children above the age of seven years.

15. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders? [2007]

(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese

Correct Answer: (c) French

Solution:Portuguese (1498); Dutch (1602); English (1599); French (1664).

16. Consider the following statements: [2007]

1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.

2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.

Which of the statements 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:Statement 1 is incorrect as Warren Hastings was the first governor-general of Bengal.

17. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India? [2007]

(a) Fort William
(b) Fort St George
(c) Fort St David
(d) Fort St Angelo

Correct Answer: (b) Fort St George

Solution:Fort William, Calcutta (1781); Fort St George, Chennai (1644); Fort St David, Madras (1670); Fort St Angelo, Kerala (1505) but by the Portuguese.

18. Who among the following wrote the book Bahubivah? [2007]

(a) Raja Rammohan Roy
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Pandita Rambai
(d) Rabindranath Tagore

Correct Answer: (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Solution:It was written in protest of the evil of polygamy. Bahu (many or more than one)- bivah (marriage) meaning more than one marriage.

19. Match List-l with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: [2008]

List-I (Author)	List-II (Work)
A. Bankimchandra	1. Shatranj ke Khilari
B. Dinabandhu Mitra	2. Debi Chaudhurani
C. Premchand	3. Nil-Darpan
	4. Chandrakanta

Codes:

	A	B	C
(a)	2	4	1
(b)	3	4	2
(c)	2	3	1
(d)	3	1	4

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Devi Chaudhurani is a Bengali novel written by Bankim Chandra Chatterji and published in 1884. It was later translated to English by Subodh Chunder Mitter. Nil Darpan is also a Bengali play written by Dinabandhu Mitra in 1858-1859. The play was published in Dhaka in 1860 while Shatranj ke Khilari was authored by Munsi Premchandra.

20. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta? [2009]

(a) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Keshab Chandra Sen
(d) Raja Rammohan Roy

Correct Answer: (d) Raja Rammohan Roy

Solution:The foundation of Hindu College at Calcutta was laid on January 20, 1817.