Q. What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria’s Proclamation (1858)? 1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States 2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown 3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India Select the correct answer using the code given below. (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only […]

Q. The Partition of Bengal made by Lord Curzon in 1905 lasted until (a) the First World War when Indian troops were needed by the British and the partition was ended (b) King George V abrogated Curzon’s Act at the Royal Durbar in Delhi in 1911 (c) Gandhiji launched his Civil Disobedience Movement (d) the

Q. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to (a) solve the problem of minorities in India (b) give effect to the Independence Bill (c) delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan (d) enquire into the riots in East Bengal Ans: (c) delimit the boundaries between India and Pakistan  Explanation: The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to (c)

Q. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the (a) imposition of certain restrictions to carry arms by the Indians (b) imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines published in Indian languages (c) removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian magistrates with regard to the trial of the Europeans (d) removal of a duty on

Q. Annie Besant was 1. responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement 2. the founder of the Theosophical Society 3. once the President of the Indian National Congress Select the correct statement/statements using the codes given below? (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

Q. The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for (a) the reduction of the share of the landlords from onehalf of the crop to one-third (b) the grant of ownership of land to peasants as they were the actual cultivators of the land (c) the uprooting of Zamindari system and the end

Q. Dadabhai Nauroji, the greatest exponent of the theory of ‘Drain of wealth’ called the economic exploitation of India (a) Evil of all evils (b) A continuous fleecing (c) A continuous British invasion (d) None of these Ans: (c) A continuous British invasion

Q. In which book did, Dadabhai Nauroji presents his ‘Drain of wealth theory’? (a) Poverty and un-British rule in India (b) Economic problems of India ‘ (c) British Rule and its consequences (d) None of these Ans: (a) Poverty and un-British rule in India Explanation: The book in which Dadabhai Naoroji presents his ‘Drain of

Q. Which one of the following sets of powers constituted the anti-British front in 1780? (a) Nizam, Mysore, Berar and Marwar (b) Nizam, Berar the Rohilas and the Marathas (c) The Marathas, Mysore, Berar and Nizam (d) Mysore, the Marathas, the Rohilas and Berar Ans: (a) Nizam, Mysore, Berar and Marwar