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When did Gandhi return to India from South Africa?

A.1915 B.1916 C.1917 D.1918

In which year was English Education introduced in India?

A.1825 B.1835 C.1845 D.1855

Find the odd one.

A.William Jones B.Charles Wilkins C.Max Muller D.Aurobindo Ghose

'Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it' was said by

A.Bala Gangadhar Tilak B.Dadabhai Naoroji C.Subhash Chandra Bose D.Bharathi

Match and choose the correct answer from the code given below.
(A) Bala Gangadhar Tilak - 1. Voice of India
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji - 2. Madras Times
(C) Macaulay - 3. Kesari
(D) William Digby - 4. Minute on Indian Education

A.2, 4, 1, 3 B.3, 1, 4, 2 C.1, 3, 2, 4 D.4, 2, 3, 1

Which one of the following is correctly matched?

A.English Education Act - 1843 B.The abolition of slavery - 1859 C.Madras Native Association - 1852 D.Indigo revolt - 1835

Which is the correct chronological sequence of the following associations?
(i) East India Association
(ii) Madras Mahajana Sabha
(iii) Madras Native Association
(iv) India Society

A.ii, i, iii, iv B.ii, iii, i, iv C.iii, iv, i, ii D.iii, iv, ii, i

The Indian National Congress was founded by _________

A.Subhash Chandra Bose B.Gandhi C.A.O. Hume D.B.G. Tilak

The first President of the Indian National Congress was

A.Surendranath Bannerjea B.Badruddin Tyabji C.A.O. Hume D.W.C. Bonnerjee

Q10

Who was called the 'Grand Old Man of India'?

A.Bala Gangadhar Tilak B.M.K. Gandhi C.Dadabhai Naoroji D.Subhash Chandra Bose

Q11

Who wrote the book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India'?

A.Bala Gangadhar Tilak B.Gopala Krishna Gokhale C.Dadabhai Naoroji D.M.G. Ranade

Q12

Assertion (A): The British Government pursued a policy of free trade (or) laissez faire.
Reason (R): India had comparative advantage from England's free trade policy.

A.A is correct but R does not explain A. B.A is correct and R explains A. C.A is correct and R is incorrect. D.Both A and R are wrong.

Q13

Which of the following statements are correct on Orissa famine?
Statement I: In 1866 a million and a half people of Orissa died of starvation.
Statement II: During that time the British exported 200 million pounds of rice to Britain.
Statement III: The Orissa famine prompted Dadabhai Naoroji to begin a life long investigation of poverty in India.

A.I & II B.I & III C.None of the above D.All of the above

Q14

The Indigo revolt of 1859-60, in which peasants forced the planters to withdraw from northern Bengal, took place in which region?

A.Bengal B.Madras Presidency C.Orissa D.Bombay Presidency

Q15

Which viceroy followed a hands-off approach during the Madras Presidency famine of 1876-78, in which an estimated 3.5 million people died?

A.Ripon B.Lytton C.Elphinstone D.Macaulay

Q16

What were the agents called whom the colonial state allowed to trick or kidnap landless labourers for indentured labour?

A.Zamindars B.Kanganis C.Planters D.Babus

Q17

Under the indenture contract system, for how long were labourers hired?

A.Two years B.Three years C.Five years D.Ten years

Q18

In which year were universities established in Bombay, Madras and Calcutta?

A.1835 B.1853 C.1857 D.1885

Q19

Consider the following statements about the General Committee of Public Instruction.
1. It was formed in 1823 to guide the East India Company on education and the medium of instruction.
2. The Orientalist group in it advocated Western education in English.
3. Macaulay supported the Anglicist group.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

A.1 and 2 only B.1 and 3 only C.2 and 3 only D.1, 2 and 3

Q20

Match the reform movement with its founder or leader.
(A) Brahmo Samaj - 1. Syed Ahmad Khan
(B) Prarthana Samaj - 2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(C) Aligarh Movement - 3. Jyotiba Phule
(D) Social movement in Pune - 4. Dr Atmaram Pandurang

A.2, 4, 1, 3 B.4, 2, 3, 1 C.2, 1, 4, 3 D.3, 4, 1, 2

Q21

To debar Indians from the civil services, the British reduced the age limit for the civil service examination from twenty one to

A.eighteen B.nineteen C.twenty D.seventeen

Q22

Consider the following statements about British measures that evoked protest.
1. Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (1870) punished attempts to excite disaffection towards the Government.
2. The Vernacular Press Act (1878) censored the press.
3. The Ilbert Bill, introduced under Ripon, was passed without any change despite European resistance.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

A.1 and 2 only B.2 and 3 only C.1 and 3 only D.1, 2 and 3

Q23

Raja Rammohan Roy's Sambad Kaumudi (1821), which played a progressive role in educating people, was published in which language?

A.Persian B.Bengali C.English D.Sanskrit

Q24

The Madras Native Association, formed on 26 February 1852, was inspired by which prominent Madras businessman?

A.G. Subramaniam B.Gajula Lakshminarasu C.Salem Ramaswamy D.Ananda Charlu

Q25

Who, as Chairman of the Indian Reform Society, came to Madras in October 1853 and visited Guntur, Cuddalore, Tiruchirappalli, Salem and Tirunelveli?

A.H.D. Seymour B.William Digby C.A.O. Hume D.John Lawrence

Q26

Assertion (A): The Indian National Congress demanded the complete separation of the Executive and the Judiciary.
Reason (R): English judges treated Indian political activists partially.

A.Both A and R are true and R explains A. B.Both A and R are true but R does not explain A. C.A is true but R is false. D.A is false but R is true.

Q27

Arrange the following in chronological order.
(i) Agitation in favour of the Ilbert Bill
(ii) Founding of the Indian National Congress
(iii) Protests against the Vernacular Press Act
(iv) Organisation of the Madras Mahajana Sabha

A.iii, i, iv, ii B.i, iii, iv, ii C.iii, iv, i, ii D.iv, iii, i, ii

Q28

According to Dadabhai Naoroji, the items that went in the name of Home Charges made up a loss of how much to India every year?

A.13 million pounds B.30 million pounds C.200 million pounds D.3.5 million pounds

Q29

On 27 July 1897, Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested and charged under

A.the Vernacular Press Act B.the Ilbert Bill C.Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code D.the Charter Act of 1853

Q30

When the Indian National Congress was founded in 1885, what proportion of its members were journalists?

A.One-half B.One-third C.One-fourth D.Two-thirds

Q31

Which newspaper was edited by Surendranath Banerjea?

A.Rast Goftar B.Kesari C.Bengalee D.Mahratta

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