WorksheetsModern Indian History (Joseph Sir)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1.Lord Macaulay was related with-
a. Army reforms
b. Abolition of Sati System
c. Legal Codification
d. Permanent Settlement
2. Which of the following came to be known as the Magna Carta of English education in India?
a. Wood's despatch
b. Hunter Commission
c. Kothari Commission
d. Raleigh Commission
3. Name the first newspaper to be published in India-
a. The Calcutta Chronicle
b. The Bengal Gazzete
c. The Madras Courier
d. The Bombay Herald
4. In which year Vernacular Press Act was passed?
a. 1884
b. 1875
c. 1882
d. 1878
d.
5. From which year the English language became the medium of education in India?
a. 1831
b. 1835
c. 1854
d. 1858
6. Who is known as the main architect of Indian Constitution?
a. Abul Kalam Azad
b. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
c. Lala Lajpat Rai
d. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
7. When did India become Republic?
a. 15 August, 1947
b. 26 October, 1947
c. 30 January, 1948
d. 26 January, 1950
8. When was the the Government of Indian Act Passed?
a. 1920
b. 1927
c. 1935
d. 1947
9. Who propounded the theory of 'Drain of Wealth'?
a. Bipan Chandra
b. Dada Bhai Naraoji
c. Jawaharlal Nehru
d. R.P. Dutta
10. When was the first Railway line opened in India?
a. 1844
b. 1850
c. 1853
d. 1857
11. By whom was the all India Trade Union founded?
a. Dinabandhu Mitra
b. Narayan Malhar Joshi
c. N. G. Ranga
d. Jawaharlal Nehru
12. Who among the following was instrumental in the formation of the first women's university in India?
a. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
b. Mrs. Ramabhai
c. D. K. Karve
d. Mahadev Govind Ranade
13. Who inspired the young Bengal Movement in the 19th Century?
a. Rasik Kumar Malik
b. Ram Tanu Lahiri
c. Henry Vivian Derozeo
d. Piery Chand Mitra
14. Asiatic Society of Bengal was established by-
a. Ram Mohan Roy
b. Sir William Jones
c. W.W. Hunter
d. William Bentick
15. The Theosophical Society was founded in the U.S. by-
a. Annie Besant
b. A.O. Hume
c. Tilak and Gokhale
d. Madan Blavatsky and Olcott
