Q. Who a founded Jacobin club at Srirangapattanam in 1797? (a) Napoleon (b) Hyder Ali (c) Tipu Sultan (d) Col. Bussey Ans: (c) Tipu Sultan Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Tipu Sultan. Tipu Sultan founded the Jacobin club at Srirangapatnam in 1797. The Jacobin clubs were political organizations that emerged during the French Revolution […]
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Question Name the author of the book, ‘The political Economy of Hunger’. Type multiple_choice Option Amartya Sen correct Option Sumit Sarkar incorrect Option Irfan Habib incorrect Option None of them incorrect Solution Amartya Sen’s famous works include The Political Economy of Hunger, Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation, Inequality Reexamined, The Argumentative
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Q. Under which of the following states was Hyder Ali serving as a Faujdar when he consolidated his position? (a) Budikota (b) Dindigul (c) Arcot (d) Devanhalli Ans: (b) Dindigul Explanation: Later Haider Ali became the Maharaja of Mysore and in 1777, he appointed Purshana Mirsaheb as governor of Dindigul.
Question Name the founder(s) of five eminent cities of West Bengal, viz Durgapur, Kalyani, Bidhannagar, Ashoknagar and Habra. Type multiple_choice Option Prafull Chandra Roy incorrect Option Bidhan Chandra Roy correct Option Jyoti Basu incorrect Option Both (A) and (B) incorrect Solution Bidhan Chandra Roy is widely regarded as the visionary behind the development of West
Q. What is the correct chronological order of the Indian states annexed by the British? (a) Sikhs, Bengal, Marathas, Mysore (b) Bengal, Mysore, Marathas, Sikhs (c) Bengal, Marathas, Mysore, Sikhs (d) Mysore, Bengal, Marathas, Sikhs Ans: (b) Bengal, Mysore, Marathas, Sikhs
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Question Name the freedom fighter who is known as Bagha Jatin. Type multiple_choice Option Jatindranath Mukherjee correct Option Jatin Ghosh incorrect Option Jatin Sen incorrect Option None of them incorrect Solution Jatindranath Mukherjee gained fame as ‘Bagha Jatin’ due to his exceptional bravery and fortitude.
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Question Name the lawyer who successfully defended Aurobindo Ghosh in Alipore bomb case. Type multiple_choice Option Motilal Nehru incorrect Option Chittaranjan Das correct Option Jawaharlal Nehru incorrect Option None of them incorrect Solution Chittaranjan Das effectively represented Aurobindo Ghosh in the Alipore bomb case, providing a successful defense for him.
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Q. Which of the following statements about Tipu Sultan are correct? 1. He tried to make an alliance with the French. 2. He had no rivalry with the Marathas. 3. He did not enter into any treaty with the British. 4. He died fighting against the British. (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3
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Question Name the personality who along with Motilal Nehru and Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy founded the Swaraj Party. Type multiple_choice Option Chittaranjan Das correct Option Bipin Chandra Pal incorrect Option Surendra Nath Banerjee incorrect Option None of them incorrect Solution Chittaranjan Das, together with veteran Motilal Nehru and the young Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, established the Swaraj
Q. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following events? (i) First Afghan war (ii) First Burmese war (iii) First Sikh war (iv) Third Maratha war (a) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (c) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii) (d) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv) Ans: (d) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
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