Q. Universities in the Presidency towns in India were established in (a) 1857 (b) 1858 (c) 1900 (d) 1909. Ans: (a) 1857 Explanation: Universities in the Presidency town in India were established in 1857. They were established on the recommendations of Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch.
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Q. The Indian Independence League was set up by (a) Ras Behari Bose (b) S. M. Joshi (c) Jayaprakash Narayan (d) Aruna Asaf Ali. Ans: (a) Ras Behari Bose Explanation: The correct option is (a) Ras Behari Bose. The Indian Independence League was set up by Ras Behari Bose. He was a prominent revolutionary and
Q. The first national leader to attack the Salt Tax in Indian legislature was (a) G. K. Gokhale (b) Mahatma Gandhi (c) Dadabhai Naroroji (d) Pherozeshah Mehta. Ans: (b) Mahatma Gandhi Explanation: The correct option is (b) Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was the first national leader to attack the Salt Tax in the Indian legislature.
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Q. The first Indian Councils Act was passed in (a) 1853 (b) 1857 (c) 1861 (d) 1892. Ans: (c) 1861 Explanation: The Indian Councils Act 1861 was an act of the British Parliament that made significant changes in the Governor-General’s Council.
Q. The ‘Second International’ was attended by (a) Pherozeshah Mehta (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) Surendranath Banerjee (d) Dinshaw Edulji Wacha. Ans: (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
Q. What did Mahadev Govind Ranade advocate besides social service? (a) Extremism (b) British rule (c) Political agitations (d) Peaceful progress through constitutional means Ans: (d) Peaceful progress through constitutional means Explanation: Mahadev Govind Ranade, an Indian social reformer and scholar, advocated peaceful progress through constitutional means. The correct option is (d) Peaceful progress through
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Q. Lord Warren Hastings was not associated with (a) Rohilla war (b) Chait Singh’s case (c) Afghan war (d) Nand Kumar’s case. Ans: (c) Afghan war Explanation: The correct option is (c) Afghan war. Lord Warren Hastings, who served as the Governor-General of Bengal from 1774 to 1785, was not associated with the Afghan war.
Q. Acharya Vinoba Bhave’s Paunar Ashram is in (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Bihar (d) Bengal. Ans: (a) Maharashtra
Q. In which year was the system of competitive examination for Civil Service accepted? (a) 1833 (b) 1863 (c) 1853 (d) 1873 Ans: (c) 1853 Explanation: The correct answer is (c) 1853. The system of competitive examinations for the Civil Service was accepted in the year 1853. It was introduced by the British government
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Q. In which year was the Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament, which aimed at improving the administration of the East India Company? (a) 1777 (b) 1775 (c) 1773 (d) 1863 Ans: (c) 1773 Explanation: The correct answer is (c) 1773. The Regulating Act was passed by the British Parliament in the year 1773.
