Q. Pick out the correct activity out of the following performed by Raja Ram Mohan Roy: (a) Brahmo Samaj (b) Atmiya Sabha (c) Abolition of Sati (d) All of them Ans: (d) All of them Explanation: The correct answer is (d) All of them. Raja Ram Mohan Roy, a prominent social and religious reformer of […]
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Q. Who pioneered the movement leading to the Widow Remarriage Act? (a) Swami Vivekananda (b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (c) Keshab Chandra Sen (d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Ans: (d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, a prominent social reformer and scholar, pioneered the movement leading to
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Q. What was the primary effect of the Western conquest and Western culture on the new social awakening in India? (a) It made them realize the superiority of Western thought (b) It exposed the weakness and decay in Indian society (c) It made them realize the superiority of Western Technology (d) It brought the Indian
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Q. With which of the following did Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jang, Rajballabh and Yar Latif Khan harbour bitter hostility? (a) Mir Jaffer (b) Mir Kasim (c) Nawab Allvardi Khan (d) Siraj-ud-Daulah Ans: (d) Siraj-ud-Daulah Explanation: The correct answer is (d) Siraj-ud-Daulah. Ghasiti Begam, Shaukat Jang, Rajballabh, and Yar Latif Khan harboured bitter hostility towards Siraj-ud-Daulah.
Q. In which of the following years did Dewan Vehu Thampi of Travancore organize the Revolt? (a) 1805 (b) 1810 (c) 1807 (d) 1813 Ans: (a) 1805
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Q. What was the objective of the Pitts’s India Act 1784? (a) It sought for establishing some parliamentary control over the East India Company (b) It sought for reducing the armed forces of the East Indian Company (c) It sought for reduction in the trading rights of the company (d) It sought to make the
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Q. What was the reason that Clive had to introduce dual government in Bengal? (a) He feared hostile reaction of the people of Bengal (b) He wished to avoid the responsibility which may arise out of the establishment of de jure authority of East India Company in Bengal (c) The Mughal emperor was opposed to
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Q. Which of the following act was passed by the British Parliament to end the monopoly of East India Company’s trade in India? (a) Regulating Act, 1783 (b) Charter Act, 1863 (c) Charter Act, 1813 (d) Government of India Act, 1853 Ans: (c) Charter Act, 1813 Explanation: The correct answer is (c) Charter Act, 1813.
Q. Whom did the English defeat in the battle of Buxar? (a) Mir Kasim (b) Siraj-ud-Daulah (c) Shujauddin (d) Mir Jaffar Ans: (a) Mir Kasim Explanation: The joint armies of Mir Qasim were defeated by the British. Mir Qasim absconded from the battle and the other two surrendered to the English army. The battle of Buxar ended
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Q. Who were the signatories of the Treaty of Mangalore? (a) The English East India Company and Tipu Sultan (b) The English East India Company and the Marathas (c) Hyder Ali and the English East India Company (d) The French East India Company and Tipu Sultan Ans: (a) The English East India Company and Tipu
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