Q. Which of the following governor general was responsible for passing the famous Regulation XVII of 1829 which declared sati illegal and punishable by courts? (a) John Adam (b) Amherst (c) William Bentinck (d) Auckland Ans: (c) William Bentinck Explanation: The correct answer is (c) William Bentinck. William Bentinck, the Governor-General of India from 1828 […]
Q. Which of the following was not one of the social reform measures introduced by William Bentinck? (a) Abolition of sati (b) Abolition of slavery (c) Removal of disabilities due to change of religion (d) Suppression of the organized bands of thugs Ans: (b) Abolition of slavery
Q. Identify the Acts passed by the British Government in 1856. (i) Religious disabilities Act (ii) General Service Enlistment Act (iii) Hindu Widow Remarriage Act (iv) Abolition of the Sati (Regulation XVII) (a) i, ii, iii (b) i, iii, iv (c) ii, iii, iv (d) All of them Ans: (a) i, ii, iii
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Q. Who was the architect of Communal Award? (a) Lord Linlithgow (b) Lord Reading (c) Lord Irwin (d) Ramsay Macdonald Ans: (d) Ramsay Macdonald Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Ramsay Macdonald. Ramsay Macdonald, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, was the architect of the Communal Award. The Communal Award was announced in 1932
Q. After 1880, Railways were built during British rule in India through– (a) Indian merchants or money-lenders (b) Private enterprise (c) State Agency (d) A and B both Ans: (d) A and B both
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Q. The first article in which the English started trading was (a) Indigo (b) Saltpetre (c) Cotton (d) Pepper Ans: (a) Indigo
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Q. In which year were Factories opened for the first time in Orissa. (a) 1613 A.D. (b) 1632 A.D. (c) 1639 A.D. (d) 1663 A.D. Ans: (d) 1663 A.D.
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Q. Who among the following Mughal Emperors, granted permission to trade of tax in the territories of Bengal. Hyderabad and Gujarat to the British? (a) Aurangzeb (b) Farrukh-siyar (c) Bahadur Shah (d) Muhammad Shah Ans: (b) Farrukh-siyar
Q. Which of the following statement is true with regard to the Golden Farman (a) It granted the privilege of trading in Bengal in return for a fixed annual payment of duties worth Rs. 3000 (b) It allowed free trade in the ports belonging to the kingdom of Golkunda on payment of duties with 500
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Q. Due to commercial rivalry the Dutch indulged in the massacre of Englishmen at (a) Malacca (b) Amboyna (c) Surat (d) Cassimbazar Ans: (b) Amboyna Explanation: The correct answer is (b) Amboyna. The Dutch were involved in the infamous “Massacre at Amboyna.” It occurred in 1623 on the island of Amboyna (now part of Indonesia)
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