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What did Rani Lakshmibai want from the Company ?
To recognise her biological son as the heir to the kingdom after the death of her husband
To recognise her adopted son as the heir to the kingdom after the death of her father
To recognise her adopted son as the heir to the kingdom after the death of her husband
To recognise her biological son as the heir to the kingdom after the death of her father
Why did Nana Saheb want to be given his father's pension
As his kingdom, was under the British rule due to the Subsidiary Alliance imposed in 1856
As his father was dead
As His father,Bahadur Shah Zafar had been captured by the British and his siblings were killed
As,his mother Rani Lakshmibai who received the pension till then had died in the battle
This was one of the last territories to be annexed by the British.In 1801,Subsidiary Alliance was imposed on it and it was taken over in 1856.
Jhansi
Awadh
Mughal empire
Lucknow
Which of the following as announced by General Dalhousie would be done after the death of Bahadur Shah Zafar
The family would be shifted out of the red fort
The King's family wouldn't stay in the red fort anymore
His Sons would be recognised only as princes
All of the Above
A-In the countryside many people failed to pay back their loans to the moneylenders and gradually lost the land they had tilled for generations
B-Zamindars imposed high revenue
Both A and B are true,and B is the correct explanation for A
Both A and B are true,and B is not the correct explanation for A
A is true and B is false
A is false and B is true
The Indians Sepoys in the employ of the company also had reason for discontent
True
False
Why were Indian Sepoys Unhappy ?
Only Indian Sepoys were appointed as Officers
Only Indian Sepoys were'nt appointed as Officers
All Indian Sepoys were appointed as Officers
They were'nt being provided with sufficient food
What happened when the Sepoys were asked to go to Burma to fight for the company ?
They refused to go as they were scared of mythical and supernatural creatures which lurk in the dark depths of the ocean
They refused to go as the sepoys who were asked to go to Europe declined and these sepoys wanted to do the same
They refused to go as they liked travelling by land
They refused to go as they believed that crossing the ocean would make them lose their religious and caste
Did the British agree to the fact that the Indian society had to be reformed and what steps did they take towards the same
No,but they didn't oppose the reformers either
Yes,But they didn't take any steps as they were scared of a rebellion
Yes,And they passed laws regarding the same
No,And they didn't pass any laws
When soldiers as a group disobey their officers in the army
Mutiny
Mutiiny
Rebellion
Rebelion
Sepoys mutinied in several places beginning from ___________ and a large number of people from different sections of the society rose up in rebellion
Meerut
Lucknow
Various Parts of Uttar Pradesh
New Delhi (mainly around the residence of the royal family,Red Fort)
The soldiers who rebelled against the british in Meerut wer determined to bring down the British empire but,the question that remained was,who would rule India instead.What was the Sepoys' answer to this ?
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Rani Lakshmibai
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahtma Gandhi
In Lucknow,Birjis Qadr,the son of the deposed Nawab_______________ was proclaimed the new Nwab
Wajd Ali Shah
Wajid Ali Shah
Bakht Khan
Bakhth Khaan
Bakht Khan,a soldier who came from___________,took charge of a large force of fighters who came to Delhi
Meerut
Bareily
Lucknow
Awadh
Why can’t a man living in the USA be buried in Canada?
The body has to be given citizenship
His family lives in USA
You cant bury a man
You cant bury a living man
Someone who knows and studies and several languages
Linguist
Socialist
Sociallist
Linguiuist
Jones set up the the Asiatic Society of Bengal,and Started a journal called-
Asiatic discoveries
Asiatic researches
Asiatiick Discoveries
Asiatick researches
From which language is the word "Madrasa" derived from
Urdu
Sanskrit
Persian
Latin
Arabian
The reason for which the Hindu College in Benaras was set up is
To prove the orientalists wrong
To prove the vernacularists wrong
To discourage the study of modern European texts
To encourage the study of Ancient Sanskrit texts
Who are Orientalsts ?
Those with Scholarly knowledge of the language and culture of Asia
Those with Scholarly knowledge of the language and culture of Europe
Those with Scholarly knowledge of the language and culture of India
Orientalsts dont exist
Munshi is a person who can read,write and teach __________
Persian
Vernacular languages
Arabic
Dutch and Latin
Hindi and Sanskrit
He saw India as an uncivilised that needed to be civilised.No branch of Eastern knowledge,according to him could be compared to what England had produced."a single shelf of a good European library was worth the whole native literature of India and Arabia" he said.Whom are we talking about here
Charles Wood
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Nathaniel halhed
William Adams
Thomas Babington Macaulay
What were seen as "temples of darkness that were falling of themselves into decay"
Radical Institutions
Oriental institutions
Pathshalas
English Schools
It outlined the educational policy that was to be followed in India,it emphasised once again the practical benefits of a system of European Learning,as opposed to Oriental knowledge.
Wood's Dispatch
William Adam's dispatch
The report of Charles wood
The report of William Adam's
____________ a Scottish missionary toured the districts of Bengal and Bihar and had been asked by the company to give information on the progress of education in vernacular schools
William Adam
Henry Thomas Colebrooke
Nathaniel halhed
Thomas Babington Macaulay
In Pathshalas,Classes were not held during the __________
Sowing season
Rainy season
Harvest season
Summer season
The Company appointed a number of _______________ each in charge of looking after 4-5 Pathshalas
Government Pandits
Local Pandits
Government Gurus
Local Gurus
Why did Guru's who wanted to retain their independence face difficulties ?
They had government aid
Guru's had run out of money and lost all their money in paying the British revenue
They couldn't compete with government aided regular Pathshalas
Who said that education in English crippled Indians,Distanced them from their own social surroundings and made them "Strangers in their own Lands"
Kasturba Gandhi
Sarojini Naidu
Rabindranath Tagore
Mahatma Gandhi
A boy was rushed to the hospital emergency room. The ER doctor saw the boy and said, “I cannot operate on this boy. He is my son.” But the doctor was not the boy’s father. Who was the Doctor ?
Mother
Father
Aunt
Uncle
Women who didn't die by burning themselves by burning themselves on the funeral pyre of their husband weren't called sati.
True
False
Why were books,magazines,newspapers,leaflets and pamphlets more accessible than manuscripts ?
They were cheaper
They were accessible
Could be read and written by all
All options are correct
They used a verse or sentence from an ancient text to support their point of view against a wrong social practice
Reformers
Company
Religious teachers
Radicals
Why was the number of widows who remarried even after the law permitting widow remarriage was passed low ?
They were not easily accepted into society
No one wanted to marry a widow
Their families accepted them again
They were prevented from remarriage
In the latter part of the century,schools for girls were established by the _______________ in Punjab and _______________ in Maharashtra.
Arya Samaj/Jyotirao Phule
Brahma Samaj/Jyotirao Phule
Brahmo Samaj Begum/Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Aarya Samaj/Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain started schools for Muslim girls in Patna and Calcutta
Faalse
False
Untrue
Not true
Not false
______________ ,a woman educated at home in Poona wrotea book called Stripurushtulna
Pandita Ramabai
Rashsundari Debi
Tarabai Shinde
Lucasia Anthony rai
In Bombay, the Paramhans Mandali was founded in
1840 to work for_________________.
The protection of the fundamental rights of women
the abolition of caste system
The right to education
The right to vote
Christian missionaries began
setting up schools for tribal groups and “lower”-caste
children.How did this help children ?
it equipped them with some
resources to make their way into a changing world.
It helped them to overthrow the British
It helped them to serve the British better
It did'nt equip them with some
resources to make their way into a changing world.
What flies when it's born,lies when it's alive and runs when it's dead?
A grain of sand
An eaglet
A snowflake
A fruit fly
the capacity to act independently without outside interference
Sovereign
Dependent
Subordinative
Uninterfericall
the name, “Poona Sarvajanik Sabha”. The literal
meaning of “sarvajanik” is “of or for all the people” (sarva =
all + janik = not of the people).
True
False
Both of these acts were passes in the same year (1878) one deals witht the possesion of arms while the other deals with newspapers.
Arms and Vernacular press Act
Arms act and Illbert bill
Vernacular press act and Illbert bill
No such acts exist
Political associations formed after 1850,worked with the idea that the people should
be ________________ – a modern consciousness and a key
feature of nationalism.
Happy
sovereign
free
Rebellious
The Act allowed the government to
confiscate the assets of newspapers including their
printing presses if the newspapers published anything
that was found “objectionable”.
Vernacular press act
Illbert bill
Arms act
Article 23
In 1883, there was a
furore over the attempt by the government to introduce
the Ilbert Bill. The bill provided for the trial of British
or European persons by Indians, and sought equality
between British and Indian judges in the country. But
when white opposition forced the government to
withdraw the bill, why did this enrage Indians ?
It highlighted the racial attitude of the British
It prevented Indians from being able to voice their opinions
It proved that the Indian judges were not good enough
What is the name of this book written by – Dadabhai Naoroji which offered a scathing criticism of the economic impact of British rule.
Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
Poverty and British Rule in India
Poverty and Un-British Rule with India
Poverty and European Rule in India
Who called for civil service examinations to be
held in India as well, not just in London ?
INC
Muslim League
Orientalists
Lal,Bal,Pal
What is Repeal ?
To undo law; to officially end the validity of something such as a law
Apply to officially end the validity of something such as a law
To protest as an appeal to back an law or act and end its validity
The early Congress also raised a number of economic
issues. It declared that British rule had led to poverty and
famines.What was the reason that it claimed for stating so
Increase in the land revenue had impoverished
peasants and zamindars
Exports of grains to Europe
had created food shortages
Both are correct
Both are wrong
Who criticised the Moderates for their
“politics of prayers”, and emphasised the importance of
self-reliance and constructive work ?
Radicals
Moderates in the higher level of society
Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
All the members of the congress
What is the reason according to the British for the partition of Bengal ?
For Administrative Convenience
To curtail the influence of Bengali politicians and to split the Bengali people.
To prevent the spreading of a rebellion
Cause they didn't like Bengal
The protest against the partition of Bengal came to be known as
Swadeshi Movement
Khilafat Movement
Vandeeemataram Movement
Quit-India Movement
A group of Muslim landlords and nawabs formed the All India Muslim League at Dacca in 1906. The League did not supported the partition of Bengal.
True
False
What is a Council ?
An appointed or elected body of people with an administrative, advisory or representative function
A political association
Group of people who exploit people
I dont know
What did the Sepoys who fought for the company in the First World War learn ?
They returned after the war with an understanding of the ways in which imperialist powers were exploiting the peoples of Asia and Africa and with a desire to oppose colonial rule in India.
They saw how Technologically the other countries were and wished to see India like other countries too
That they had to work harder for the British to be able to progress
All of the options are wrong
In 1895, along with other Indians, Mahatma Gandhi established the _____________ Congress to fight against racial discrimination.
African national
Natal
Black rights
All correct
In
__________, tea garden labourers, shouting “Gandhi Maharaj ki Jai”, demanded a big increase in their wages. They left the British-owned plantations amidst declarations that they were following Gandhiji’s wish.
Goa
Meghalaya
Assam
Tripura
What ten letter word starts with gas ?
Retirement
Automobile
Aberration
Television
