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Q.1) “Satyameva Jayate” is a slogan given by which of the following freedom fighter
a) Madan Mohan Malviya
b) Bal Gangadar Tilak.
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Gopala Krishna Gokale
Q.3) The message, ‘the name Ezhava does not denote a caste or a religion and he made
temple rights to everyone. Therefore people can be admitted to this organization without
paying heed to differences of caste’ said in relation to Temple Entry Movement, was by
a) Chattambi Swamikal
b) T. K. Madhavan
c) Rajaram Mohan Roy
d) Narayana Guru
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which the struggle was being waged since the end of the 19th century under the
leadership of several reformers and intellectuals such as Sri Narayana Guru, N. Kumaran
Assan and T.K.Madhavan
The temple entry movement used all the techniques developed in the course of the
nationalist struggle. In November 1936, the Maharaja of Travancore issued a
proclamation throwing open all Government controlled temples to all Hindus
irrespective of caste.
Sri Narayana Guru gave the message - ‘the name Ezhava does not denote a caste or a
religion and he made temple rights to everyone. Therefore people can be admitted to
this organization without paying heed to differences of caste’
Q.4) Which of the following are the establishments by Pandita Ramabai Saraswati?
1. Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune
2. Sharda Sadan in Bombay
3. Brahmo Samaj in Belgaum
Q.5) Consider the following statements with regard to Young Bengal group of students:
1. They were influenced by Henry Vivian Derozio and were responsible for the
establishment of the Society for Translating European Sciences
2. They posed an intellectual challenge to the religious and social orthodoxy of Hinduism
3. They had complete faith in everything British and Western learning which alienated
them from the masses
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Q.7) Which among the following were the characteristics of early nineteenth century
socio-religious reformers?
1. These reformers gained from western education but were not West-sponsored
2. The reforms promoted by these reformers were not meant to structurally reorganize the
whole society
3. Issues dealt by these reformers were applicable and common to the higher classes of
the Hindu society and had no meaning for the lower classes
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b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) All of the above
Q.8) What was the purpose with which Lord Ripon was sent to India as Viceroy by British
Prime Minister William Gladstone?
a) To reform the structure of the Indian Government and take steps to promote local self
government
b) To facilitate a discussion on India’s Independence in the British Parliament
c) To campaign for the entry of Indians into the Imperial Judiciary
d) To abolish the office of the secretary of state and transfer his functions to the secretary
of state for Commonwealth Affairs
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d) Lord Ripon is known to have granted the Indians first taste of freedom by introducing
the Local Self Government in 1882.
Q.9) Which of the following are the ones associated with Dadabhai Naoroji?
1. Gyan Prasarak Mandali
2. Poverty and un-British Rule in India
3. Bombay Association
4. Bombay Gazette
Q.10) The Deoband School, a revivalist school of 19th century, has been started with the
Objective
1. To extend contacts with Muslims and organize them in accordance with original
principles of Islam.
2. To keep alive the spirit of jihad against the foreign rulers.
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2. The amount of revenue that the zamindars had to pay to the Company was firmly fixed
and would not be raised under any circumstances.
3. The ryots became tenants since they were considered the tillers of the soil.
4. This settlement took away the administrative and judicial functions of the zamindars.
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Thomas Munro introduced this system in the Madras Presidency. Under this settlement, the
peasant was recognised as the proprietor of land. There was no intermediary like a
Zamindar between the peasant and the government.
In 1833, the Mahalwari settlement was introduced in the Punjab, the Central Provinces and
parts of North Western Provinces. Under this system the basic unit of revenue settlement
was the village or the Mahal. As the village lands belonged jointly to the village community,
the responsibility of paying the revenue rested with the entire Mahal or the village
community. So the entire land of the village was measured at the time of fixing the revenue.
Though the Mahalwari system eliminated middlemen between the government and the
village community and brought about improvement in irrigation facility, yet its benefit was
largely enjoyed by the government.
Q.14) Which among the following was one of the causes for the Vellore Mutiny?
a) Doctrine of lapse
b) Collection of Tributes
c) Introduction of new army regulations
d) Economic exploitation of the British rule.
Sir John Cradock, the commander-in-chief, with the –approval of Lord-William Bentinck, the
Governor of Madras, introduced a new form of turban, resembling a European hat. Wearing
ear rings and caste marks were also prohibited. The sepoys were asked to shave the chin
and to trim the moustache. The sepoys felt that these were designed to insult them and
their religious and social traditions. There was also a popular belief that this was the
beginning of a process by which all of them would be converted to Christianity.
Q.15) Consider the following statements regarding The Regulating Act of 1773
1. The Governor General became very powerful
2. The act put an end to the arbitrary rule of the Company
3. This Act promoted the servants of the Company including the Governor-General,
members of his council and the judges of the Supreme Court from receiving directly or
indirectly any gifts in kind or cash
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a) 1 and 2
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
However, many of these defects were rectified by the Pitt’s India Act of 1784.
This Act prevented the servants of the Company including the Governor-General, members
of his council and the judges of the Supreme Court from receiving directly or indirectly any
gifts in kind or cash.
In 1789, the British concluded a tripartite alliance with the Nizam and the Marathas against
Tipu.
1782, the Treaty of Salbai was signed between Warren Hastings and Mahadaji Scindia.
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The Treaty of Seringapatam (also called Srirangapatinam), signed 18 March 1792, ende the
Third Anglo-Mysore War. Its signatories included Lord Cornwallis on behalf of the British
East India Company, representatives of the Nizam of Hyderabad and the Mahratta Empire,
and Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore.
The Treaty of Mangalore was signed between Tipu Sultan and the British East India
Company on 11 March 1784. It was signed in Mangalore and brought an end to the Second
Anglo-Mysore War.
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Lord Ripon was a staunch Liberal democrat with faith in self-government.He was appointed
as the Viceroy of India by Gladstone, the Liberal Party Prime Minister of England. Ripon was
instructed to reverse the Afghan policy of Lytton.Therefore, as soon as he came to India,
peace wasmade with Afghanistan without affecting the Britishprestige. The proposal of
appointing a Resident in Kabul was dropped. He was also responsible for the rendition of
Mysore to its Hindu ruler. Moreover, he repealed the Vernacular Press Act and earned much
popularity among Indians. Then, he devoted himself to task of liberalising the Indian
administration.
Like Lord William Bentinck, Lord Ripon was a champion ofeducation of the Indians. Ripon
wanted to review the working of the educational system on the basis of the
recommendations of the Wood’s Despatch. For further improvement of the system Ripon
appointed a Commission in 1882 under the chairmanship of Sir William Hunter.
Lord Ripon was the most popular Viceroy that England ever sentto India. The Indians by and
large hailed him as “Ripon the Good”, because he was the only Viceroy who handled the
Indian problems with compassion and sympathy. His attempt to remove racial distinction in
the judiciary, the repeal of the Vernacular Press Act, the rendition of Mysore and the
introduction of the Local-Self Government increased his popularity among Indians. His
resignation was deeply regretted by Indians who cherished his memory with gratitude.
Q.19) Identify the personality associated with the institution of the following
act/regulations.
1. Indian Universities Act, 1904
2. Ancient Monuments Act, 1904
3. Calcutta Corporation Act, 1899
4. Police Commission in 1902
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a) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
b) 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 3, 4 and 5
Q.21) The Indian Factory Act, 1881 dealt primarily with the problem of child labour. Its
significant provisions were:
1. Increased the minimum age (from 7 to 9 years) and the maximum (from 12 to 14 years)
for children,
2. Reduced maximum working hours for children to 7 hours a day,
3. Fixed maximum working hours for women at 11 hours per day with an one-and-a-half
hour interval (working hours for men were left unregulated),
4. Provided weekly holiday for all
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Q.22) Which among the following statements were associated with Aligarh Movement?
1) It was the foremost movement for social reforms among the Indian Muslims
2) The aim of the movement was to organize the Muslim peasants against Hindu landlords
and British indigo planters
3) All-India Muslim League was the outcome of this movement
4) The movement offered a serious threat to the British supremacy in India
Q.23) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s work Anandmath, one of the most important novels in
the history of Bengali and Indian literature, was set in the background of
a) Ramosi Uprising
b) Santhal Rebellion
c) Sannyasi-Faqir Rebellion
d) Sawantwadi Revolt
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Bengali and Indian literature whose work was set in background of the cause of Faqir-
Sannyasis Rebellion
Its importance is heightened by the fact that it became synonymous with the struggle
for Indian independence from the British Empire. The novel was banned by the British.
The ban was lifted later by the Government of India after independence.
The national song of India, Vande Mataram, was first published in this novel.
Q.24) Which one of the following observations is true about the Polygar Rebellions?
1) Polygars were the offshoots of the Nayankara system prevalent in the Vijayanagar
administration
2) Polygars were traditional classes, quite similar to Rajputs of North India, often acted as
sovereigns and extracted taxes from the people
3) First Polygar war was lead by a confederacy consisting of Marudu Pandian, Gopal Nayak,
Kerala Verma and Dhoondaji
4) Kattabomma Nayak was considered as the main leader of the rebellion during Secong
Polygar war, also known as South Indian Rebellion
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→ The tribals practiced shifting cultivation but the British forced them to follow
settled agriculture and also introduced land settlements.
→ Traders and moneylenders were coming into the forest, wanting to buy forest
produce at a very cheap rate, luring them to take cash loans at high interests etc.
The innocent and poor people initially fell in the trap of these moneylenders and
traders and remained indebted throughout their lives. So the tribals considered the
traders, moneylenders as evil outsiders.
→ Under British rule the tribal chiefs lost their authorities they had enjoyed earlier
amongst their people, were unable to fulfill their traditional functions. Rather they
had to pay tribute to the British.
→ By the introduction of forest laws, the British evacuated them from their own
lands. As a result they became homeless and went in search of work and livelihood.
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Q.26) Match the following (Part I) with (Part II) from the codes given below
Part I Part II
(Revolt/Movement) (Leader associated with it)
A. Pagal Panthis 1. Karam Shah
B. Kuka Revolt 2. Bhagwat Jawar Mal
C. Sawantwadi 3. Anna Sahib
D. Ramosi 4. Chittur Singh
A-B-C-D
a) 3-2-1-4
b) 2-4-1-3
c) 2-1-3-4
d) 1-2-3-4
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Clarification: Sir Robert Montgomery, a British administrator in colonial India, had remarked
after the mutiny of 1857, "The electric telegraph has saved India." The comment is inscribed
on a 20-foot obelisk in old Delhi, a memorial to that event.
Refer: http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/when-telegraph-saved-the-
empire/1032618/
Q.29) Who among the following was the founder of the organisation - Indian Home Rule
Society (India House), London established in 1904?
a) Veer Savarkar
b) Tarak Nath Das
c) Shyamji Krishna Verma
d) Lala Hardayal
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Taraknath Das
Taraknath Das was an anti-British Bengali Indian revolutionary and internationalist
scholar. He was a pioneering immigrant in the west coast of North America and
discussed his plans with Tolstoy, while organising the Asian Indian immigrants in favour
of the Indian freedom movement. With Panduranga Khankoje (B.G. Tilak's emissary),
Tarak founded the Indian Independence League.
Q.30) Which among the following characterizes the important events/works during
Viceroy Lord Curzon period?
1) Swadeshi movement
2) Foundation of Muslim League
3) Idea to build Victoria Memorial
4) Indian Coinage and Paper Currency Act
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b) 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) All the above
Q.31) Who among the following Viceroys introduced financial decentralization in India?
He was also known for introduction of State Railways.
a) Lord Lytton
b) Lord Minto
c) Lord Mayo
d) Lord Hardinge
Q.32) Although modern educated class, including Congress leadership was not happy with
the provisions of the Indian Councils Act of 1892, it was considered as a major
achievement of moderate INC. Which of the following statements are correct about Indian
Councils Act 1892?
1. The Act was passed by the Central Legislative Council of India.
2. The idea of election was first time introduced through this Act.
3. The Act provided for additional members in Central as well as Provincial Legislative
Council.
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c) 1 and 3
d) All of the above
Q.34) Abhinav Bharat Society was one of the most significant of the secret societies of
Maharashtra. Consider the following statements regarding Abhinava Bharat society:
1. It was initially started by Savarkar Brothers as Mitra Mela in Nasik.
2. It believed in overthrow of British government through armed rebellion.
3. It was involved in the killing of A.M.T. Jackson, the district magistrate of Nasik, the case
popularly known as ‘The Nasik Conspiracy case’.
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Vinayak Savarkar and Ganesh Savarkar started Mitra Mela, a revolutionary secret society in
Nasik in 1903. It was one among several such melas (revolutionary societies) functioning in
Maharashtra at that time, which believed in the overthrow of British rule through armed
rebellion. In 1904, in a meeting attended by 200 members from various towns in
Maharashtra, Vinayak Savarkar renamed it Abhinav Bharat, taking after Giuseppe Mazzini's
Young Italy.
A. M. T. Jackson, the district magistrate of Nasik, was assassinated in India by Anant Laxman
Kanhare in 1909 in the historic "Nasik Conspiracy Case".
The investigation into the Jackson assassination revealed the existence of the Abhinav
Bharat Society and the role of the Savarkar brothers in leading it. Vinayak Savarkar was
found to have dispatched twenty Browning pistols to India, one of which was used in the
Jackson assassination. He was charged in the Jackson murder and sentenced to
"transportation" for life. Savarkar was imprisoned in the Cellular Jail in the Andaman Islands
in 1910.
The Gentoo Code is a legal code translated from Sanskrit (in which it was known as
vivādārṇavasetu) into Persian by Brahmin scholars; and then from Persian into English by
Nathaniel Brassey Halhed, a British grammarian working for the East India Company. The
translation was funded and encouraged by Warren Hastings as a method of increasing
colonial hold over the Indies.
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Q.38) The Deobandi movement was started in 1866 by orthodox Sunni Muslims. Which of
the following statements are incorrect about Deobandi Movement?
1. It was a revivalist Islamic movement to propagate pure teachings of Quran and Hadith
and to keep alive the spirit of Jihad again the foreign invader.
2. They were against the Aligarh movement and Sir Syed Ahmad.
3. They gave full support to formation of Indian National Congress.
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Q.40) The Bardoli Satyagraha was a major event of civil disobedience and revolt in the
Indian Independence Movement. Which of the following statements are correct about this
movement?
1. The taluka Bardoli in Gujrat had suffered huge loss due to floods and famine. Despite
this fact, the Bombay presidency raised the tax by 30%.
2. The Satyagraha was led by Congress under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
3. The farmers refused the payment of taxes. In retaliation, government forcefully ceased
all the property including cattle.
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Bardoli Satyagraha was led by Vallabh Bhai Patel. Gandhi and Patel agreed that neither the
Congress nor Gandhi would directly involve themselves, and the struggle left entirely to the
people of Bardoli taluka.
Q.41) Who of the following eminent personalities gave the title ‘Mahatma’ to Gandhiji?
a) Sardar Vallabbhai Patel
b) B.R.Ambedkar
c) Dr.Rajendra Prasad
d) Rabindranath Tagore
Q.43) After sudden suspension of the non-cooperation movement the youth of the
country was not satisfied. They wanted to overthrow the British rule by violence and
revolutionary activities. One of the most prominent organizations that emerged during
this time was Hindustan Republican Association (HRA). Which of the following statements
are correct about HRA?
1. It was organized by Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh.
2. The aim was to establish “Federal Republic of the United States of India” by violent
revolution.
3. The manifesto of HRA was called “The Revolutionary”.
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The tactics of HRA were killing the officials; organize political dacoties to raise funds,
terrorism among the British and British loyalists and strikes against the raj. However, it is
incorrect to say that these revolutionaries were terrorists by attitude.
The perspective of the HRA was socialistic and it wanted to establish a United States of India
by deposing the British. The idea attracted the young champions; some immediately joined
the organization were Bhagat Singh, ChandraShekhar Azad, Sukhdev, Ram Prasad Bismil,
Roshan Singh, Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri and many others.
The first organized ‘crime’ of this group was the Kakori Train Conspiracy.
Q.45) First Factory Act was introduced by Lord Ripon in 1881 to improve the condition of
factory workers in India. Which of the following were not the provisions of this Act?
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Read Factories Act II as well. The first bill focused on children while the second bill focused
on the working condition of women.
Q.47) Which of the following are the views of the Orientalists, in regard to strengthen the
hold of British rule in India?
1. Intellectual curiosity and romanticizing of India
2. Need of reform imposed from outside
3. Wanted gradual change via reason
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Q.48) Which of the following initiatives were the ones which worked on the idea of a
common political organisation for the whole India?
1. The East India Association
2. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
3. The Indian Association of Calcatta
4. The Madras Mahajana Sabha
5. Federation of the Native Pres
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Doubts: What does "common pol. organisation for whole india" means?
Clarification: Common political organisation for whole India means the outlook of the
organisation was pan India and not just towards local needs of a particular state.
Q.49) The moderate leaders’ political outlook was a happy combination of liberalism and
moderation. And hence they worked to procure for Indian:
1. Freedom from race and creed prejudice
2. Equality before law
3. Extension of civil liberties
4. Extension of representative institutions
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q.49) Solution (d)
Explanation:
All the statements are correct and self-explanatory
Q.50) Which of the following were the beliefs of revolutionaries, in regard to Indian
national movements?
1. The alien rule was destructive of all that is worthwhile in national life – political liberties,
religious freedom, morality and culture.
2. The Western imperialism could only be ended by Western method of violence
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Q.52) Which of the following statements are the correct reasons of Vellore Mutiny?
1. There was a racial prejudice and Indian sepoys were considered inferior.
2. Wearing ear rings and caste marks were prohibited.
3. The sepoys were asked to shave the chin and trim the moustache.
4. It was a popular belief that all the soldiers would be slowly converted to Christianity.
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The sepoys were asked to shave the chin and to trim the moustache. The sepoys felt that
these were designed to insult them and their religious and social traditions. There was also a
popular belief that this was the beginning of a process by which all of them would be
converted to Christianity. The English treated the Indian sepoys as their inferior. There was
the racial prejudice.
Q.53) During 17th and 18th Century, the East India company had a monopoly in the
eastern trade. Bribes were often given to monarchs to have their political backing. Which
of the following statements are correct about the relations between east India company
and the crown of England?
1. In 17th century company gave huge loans to the crown.
2. Charles II granted series of charters, empowering company to build forts, raise army and
make peace and war with the eastern powers.
3. Company was allowed to administer justice to all Englishmen and others living in English
settlements.
Q.54) Battle of Plassey between The Nawab of Bengal ‘Siraj ud Daulah’ and English East
India company made company a major contender of political power in India. Consider the
following statements:
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1. Siraj ud Daulah was defeated treacherously and there was hardly any fight in Battle of
Plassey.
2. British put Mir Qasim as a puppet nawab in place of Siraj ud Daulah.
3. Mir Qasim was an able administrator who tried to maintain public discipline and tried to
free himself from the influence of the British.
Q.55) Fourth Anglo-Mysore war was a decisive war between British and Mysore. Tipu
sultan was killed defending the city. Which of the following statements are correct about
fourth Anglo-Mysore war?
1. Mysore was attacked from all four sides by British, Marathas and the Nizam of
Hyderabad.
2. Tipu’s troops were outnumbered 4:1.
3. British annexed almost all of Mysore. The core area was restored to the eldest son of Tipu
whose ancestors ruled till 1947.
The Nizam of Hyderabad and the Marathas launched an invasion from the north. The British
won a decisive victory at the Siege of Seringapatam (1799). Tipu was killed during the
defence of the city. Much of the remaining Mysorean territory was annexed by the British,
the Nizam and the Marathas. The remaining core, around Mysore and Srirangapattana, was
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restored to the Indian prince belonging to the Wodeyar dynasty, whose forefathers had
been the actual rulers before Hyder Ali became the de facto ruler. The Wodeyars ruled the
remnant state of Mysore until 1947, when it joined the Union of India.
Q.56) Bahramji Malabari was one of the most prominent Parsi social reformers of India.
Which of the following statements are correct about him?
1. He criticized the prohibition of widow remarriage by Hindus and placed the blame
squarely with that religion's "priestly class" and the "social monopolists" (i.e. the
Brahmin caste) for their "vulgar prejudices.
2. Malabari published a set of Notes on Infant Marriage and Enforced Widowhood, that he
sent to 4,000 leading Englishmen and Hindus.
3. He was instrumental in passing the Age of Consent Act in 1894.
4. Malabari published a book in England “An Appeal from the daughters of India”.
He chose journalism as his career and devoted his life to fighting the evils of child marriage
and enforced widowhood among the Hindus. He was a fearless journalist. He travelled
extensively throughout India and made three trips to England. He was vociferous in his
struggle to get infant marriage and correlated evils abolished. Seeking women’s
emancipation he advocated, “If new India is to be blessed with a generation of free and
enlightened sons, a nation to manage its own affairs the Hindus of today might to see in
their midst a race of free, enlightened mothers”. Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak advised
Malabari to look after the interests of women in his own community but Malabari
relentlessly persisted in his efforts and succeeded.
He became famous for raising the issue of freedom of Hindu widows to remarry, which was
debated throughout India. His successful campaign from 1884-1891 resulted in passing the
Age of Consent Act in 1894. His stand was based on the principles of justice and humanity.
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His invaluable “Notes on Infant Marriage and Enforced Widowhood” published in 1894 was
the vade mecum of social reformers.
Q.57) The doctrine of lapse was an annexation policy purportedly devised by Lord
Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between
1848 and 1856. Which of the following statements are correct about the policy of
‘Doctrine of Lapse’?
1. This doctrine was based on the idea that in case a ruler of dependent state died
childless, the right of ruling over the State reverted or ‘lapsed’ to the sovereign.
2. The state was not to pass to an adopted heir unless the adoption was approved by the
British authorities.
3. Satara was the first state to be annexed under this policy.
4. Awadh was the last state to be annexed under ‘Doctrine of lapse’ which triggered the
great revolt of 1857.
Clarification: It was not and that's why British were not able to get a legit reason to annex
Awadh. kindly see old NCERT or Bipan Chandra
Q.58) Which of the following Acts ended the monopoly of trade of East India company in
India?
a) Charter Act of 1793
b) Charter Act of 1813
c) Charter Act of 1833
d) Government of India Act 1858
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Charter act of 1813 ended the monopoly of the East India Company in India, however the
company’s monopoly in trade with china and trade in tea with India was kept intact. Thus,
trade with India for all commodities except Tea was thrown open to all British subjects. This
lasted till 1833 when the next charter abolished the trade of the company.
Q.59) Consider the following statements regarding Permanent Settlement method of land
revenue:
1. It was introduced in Bengal and Bihar by Warren Hastings.
2. The zamindars were made owners of the land and ownership was made hereditary and
transferrable.
3. Cultivators were reduced to low status of mere tenants.
4. Zamindars were to give 50% of the rental they derived to the state, keeping 50% to
themselves.
Q.60) The revolt of 1857 came as a bitter shock to the British empire. Since it started as an
army revolt, key changes were made in the Army to avoid such a situation again. Which of
the following statements are correct regarding the changes made in the Indian Army?
1. The proportion of Europeans to Indians in the army was increased.
2. European troops were kept in key geographical and military positions.
3. Policy of ‘divide and rule’ was implemented by making battalions on the basis of caste
and religion.
4. The older policy of excluding Indians from officer corps was abandoned and loyal Indians
were given higher posts.
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The older policy of excluding Indians from officer corps was strictly continued and not Indian
could rise over the position of subedar.
Mashriqi had said in 1931 that the Khaksar movement had three distinct objectives; "to
emphasize the idea of superiority of God, unity of the nation and service to mankind".
Allama Mashriqi was called to join the Quit India Movement. Mashriqi was apprehensive of
its outcome and did not agree with the Congress Working Committee's resolution.
Q.62) Which of the following political entities supported the Quit India Movement?
1. Muslim League
2. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
3. Hindu Mahasabha
4. Communist Party of India
5. Princely States
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The Muslim League opposed the Quit India Movement as it was of the view that if the
British left India in its current state, Muslims as a minority would be oppressed by the Hindu
majority.
Hindu nationalist parties like the Hindu Mahasabha openly opposed the call for the Quit
India Movement and boycotted it officially. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, the president of the
Hindu Mahasabha at that time, even went to the extent of writing a letter titled "Stick to
your Posts", in which he instructed Hindu Sabhaites who happened to be "members of
municipalities, local bodies, legislatures or those serving in the army...to stick to their posts"
across the country, and not to join the Quit India Movement at any cost.
The RSS, under M.S. Golwalkar refused to join in the Quit India Movement as well. However,
such a non-committal attitude during the Indian freedom movement also led to the Sangh
being viewed with distrust and anger, both by the general Indian public, as well as certain
members of the organization itself.
The Communist Party of India was banned at that time by the British government. In order
to get the ban lifted, as well as to assist the Soviet Union in its war against Nazi Germany, it
supported the British war effort, despite support for Quit India by many industrial workers.
In response the British lifted the ban on the party.
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Q.65) Solution (d) Baba Ramchandra was a sanyasi who had earlier been to Fiji as an
indentured labourer His battlefield was Awadh where he led the peasants against the
exploitation of zamindars and British.
He moved around the region with a copy of the Ramayana under his arm, blending readings
from this popular Hindu epic with denunciations of both the British Raj and the landlords,
and appealed to the peasants to act together against their exploiters. Although he began by
seeking to harmonise tenant-landlord relations, Ram Chandra soon considered this to be a
wasted effort and began to mobilise the peasants. He encouraged peasants to pay only the
required rent and refrain from customary donations. In 1919 he led the first peasant protest
against the landlords and by 1920 had organised all the farmers associations in Oudh,
forming the Oudh Kisan Sabha (Oudh Farmers’ Association). He was arrested on a number of
occasions for organising public protests.
Q.66) The second half of the 19th century saw a remarkable growth in the vernacular
press. They played a critical role in creating socio-political awareness in the masses. They
also became a vehicle in exposing the exploitative policies of the British government.
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Alarmed, by its growth, the government passed a Vernacular Press Act. Which of the
following statements are correct about this act?
1. It was passed by Lord Ripon in 1878.
2. The magistrates of the districts were empowered, to call upon a printer and publisher of
any kind to enter into a Bond, undertaking not to publish anything which might “rouse”
feelings of disaffection against the government.
3. The magistrate was authorized to deposit a security, which could be confiscated if the
printer violated the Bond.
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