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Class 8 General Knowledge
Modern Indian History
Quiz 1
'BILLET DOUX' means ______________.
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love letter
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anonymous letter
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threatening letter
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formal letter
Indian National Congress was founded by ____________.
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Womesh Chandra Banerjee
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Michael Hume
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Allan Octavian Hume
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Mahatma Gandhi
In the following Sates more than 60% seats are in reserved category in educational institutions against 50% cap as fixed by the Supreme Court of India
I. Karnataka
II. Tamil Nadu
III. Odisha
IV. Bihar
The correct answer is :
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Only II
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I and II
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II and IV
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I, II and III
Which country didn't allow USA to its land for war against Iraq?
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Turkey
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Kuwait
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UAE
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Pakistan
Which of the following is not one of the reasons for the expansion of European companies in India from the 1730s?
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Expansion of European production and trade
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The emergence of aggressive nation states in Europe
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The decline of Mughal authority
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The need for mineral resources of Bengal
Explanation
Expansion of European production and trade, emergence of aggressive nation states in Europe and the decline of Mughal authority are the reasons for the expansion of European companies in India from the 1730s.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
Explanation
The 18th century was not a Dark Age when chaos and anarchy ruled as was widely thought before. Decline of Mughal power was not the only significant feature of the century. The growth of regional powers was an equally significant development of the 18th century. The rise of British power, which began in the 18th century, was another major development.
Which is the main demand of the tribal movement?
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Accept the rights of tribes over forests.
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Movements against the revenue collection.
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Tenancy laws.
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Decentralization of power.
Explanation
Tribal movements made demands for formation of a separate state, greater autonomy, and development of a script and for independent identity. Such movements were related to cultural and political revivalism. However, the main demand of these movements was to accept their rights over the forest i.e.autonomy over use of forest resources.
Who served as India's first Ambassador to the Soviet Union?
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VK Krishna Menon
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Vijayalakshmi Pandit
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KM Pannikar
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KR Narayanan
When two persons descend from a common ancestor but by different wives, they are said to be related to each other by _________________.
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Sapinda relationship
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Half blood
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Full blood
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None of the above
In the 'Individual Satyagraha', Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?
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Dr Rajendra Prasad
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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
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C Rajagopalachari
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
The English East India Company initially ruled through indigenous institutions but introduced constitutional changes from _____ onward.
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1757
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1765
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1773
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1784
Explanation
The English East India Company initially ruled through indigenous
institutions but introduced constitutional changes from 1773 onward. The Regulating Act of 1773 was the first Act to introduce Western institutions in India and the process continued through subsequent Acts of British Parliament.
The East India Company's need for more revenue from ___________ inclined it towards establishing an empire in India.
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Monopoly over trade
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Taxation
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Tribute
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Gold and silver mines
Explanation
The East India Company's need for more revenue from taxation inclined it towards establishing an empire. The Company needed such revenue to finance its exports from India as until then it had to pay for the exports in gold and silver acquired from the Americas which proved very expensive for the Company.
__________ was an officer of the zamindar, who went to the villages for rent collection.
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Amlah
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Fauzdar
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Diwan
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Bakshi
Explanation
Amlah was an officer of the zamindar, who went to the villages for rent collection.
______________ was the largest financial house in Bengal.
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Agarwal
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Jagat Seth
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Shroffs
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Chettiars
Explanation
Jagat Seth was the largest financial house in Bengal.
Mir Kasim succeeded in forming an alliance with ___________ and ____________ against the British.
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Siraj-ud-Daula, Mir Jafar
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Farrukhsiyar, Sayyid Brothers
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Shah Alam. Shuja-ud-Daula
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Bahadur Shah, Salar Jung
Explanation
Mir Kasim, the Nawab of Bengal, succeeded in forming an alliance with the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam and the Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daula, against the British.
Since the 17th century, the English East India Company was allowed to trade freely in Bengal in return for a payment of __________ to the Mughal emperor.
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Rs. 50,000
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Rs. 3,000
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Rs. 10,000
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Rs. 7,000
Explanation
Since the 17th century, the English East India Company was allowed to trade freely in Bengal in return for a payment of Rs. 3,000 to the Mughal emperor.
Robert Clive masterminded the occupation of ___________ with only 200 English and 300 Indian soldiers.
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Masulipatnam
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Plassey
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Arcot
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Pondicherry
Explanation
Robert Clive masterminded the occupation of Arcot with only 200 English and 300 Indian soldiers. Victory against all odds at Arcot helped cement Clive's military reputation.
Who was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was
introduced there in 1793?
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Charles Cornwallis
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Robert Clive
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Warren Hastings
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Arthur Wellesley
Explanation
Charles Cornwallis was the Governor General of Bengal when the Permanent Settlement was introduced there in 1793.
The misuse of _________ by Company officials generated tension between the British and the Nawab of Bengal.
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Trade permit
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Residency permit
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Factory permit
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Transport permit
Explanation
The misuse of Company's Dastak or trade permit by Company officials for their private trade generated tension between the British and the Nawab of Bengal.
Which of the following rumours and prophecies spread among the Sepoys and people just before 1857 revolt?
Cartridges of the Enfield rifles were coated with the fat of cows and pigs.
The British had mixed the bone dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the market.
The British wanted to convert Indians to Christianity.
British rule would come to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey, on 23 June 1857.
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1 and 4 only
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1, 3 and 4
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1, 2 and 3
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1, 2, 3 and 4
Explanation
The following rumours and prophecies spread among the Sepoys and people just before 1857 revolt:
1. Cartridges of the Enfield rifles were coated with the fat of cows and pigs.
2. The British had mixed the bone dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the market.
3. The British wanted to convert Indians to Christianity.
4. British rule would come to an end on the centenary of the Battle of Plassey, on 23 June 1857.
__________ was the leader of the
Santhal rebellion of 1855-56.
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Gunda Dhur
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Birsa Munda
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Sidhu Manjhi
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Alluri Sitarama Raju
Explanation
Sidhu Manjhi was the leader of the Santhal rebellion of 1855-56.
Which of the following Acts deprived the English East India Company of its monopoly of trade with India?
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Charter Act of 1793
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Charter Act of 1813
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Charter Act of 1833
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Charter Act of 1853
Explanation
The Charter Act of 1813 deprived the English East India Company of its monopoly of trade with India. The Indian trade was thrown open to all British merchants.
What were the reasons behind the discontent of Sepoys?
Low levels of pay.
Difficulty of getting leave.
Lack of armaments of good quality.
Deterioration in relations between the sepoys and their white officers.
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1, 2 and 3
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1, 3 and 4
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1, 2 and 4
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2, 3 and 4
Explanation
The reasons behind the discontent of Sepoys were as follows:
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Low levels of pay.
2. Difficulty of getting leave.
3. Deterioration in relations between the sepoys and their white officers.
___________ was given to the East India Company in 1661 by the English king, who
had got it as part of his wifes dowry from the king of Portugal.
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Madras
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Calcutta
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Bombay
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Calicut
Explanation
Bombay was given to the East India Company in 1661 by the English king, who had got it as part of his wifes dowry from the king of Portugal.
The Law Commission headed by ____________ prepared the Indian Penal Code, which was made applicable throughout the country.
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Charles Cornwallis
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Thomas Macaulay
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William Jones
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James Mill
Explanation
The Law Commission headed by Thomas Macaulay prepared the Indian Penal Code, which was made applicable throughout the country. The Indian Penal Code was enacted in 1860.
The _____________ provided for the establishment of Supreme Court of Justice at Calcutta.
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Regulating Act, 1773
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Pitt's India Act, 1784
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Charter Act, 1793
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Charter Act, 1813
Explanation
The Regulating Act, 1773, passed by the British Parliament, provided for the establishment of Supreme Court of Justice at Calcutta.
The majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from the villages of __________.
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Punjab
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Bengal
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Assam
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Awadh
Explanation
The majority of the sepoys of the Bengal Army were recruited from the villages of Awadh. Many of them were Brahmins or from the "upper" castes. Awadh was called
the 'nursery of the Bengal Army'.
When the rebellion of 1857 collapsed, Nana Sahib
escaped to _________.
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Kashmir
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Nepal
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Sikkim
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Burma
Explanation
When the rebellion of 1857 collapsed, Nana Sahib escaped to Nepal.
Nana Sahib was the successor to Peshwa Baji Rao II, the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. Nana Sahib led the rebellion in Kanpur.
The Survey of India was established in __________.
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1878
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1789
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1832
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1845
Explanation
The Survey of India was established in 1878.
Between 1900 and 1940 the urban population of India increased from about 10 per cent of the total population to about ____ per cent.
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20
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17
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35
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13
Explanation
In the forty years between 1900 and 1940, the urban population of India increased from about 10 per cent of the total population to about 13 per cent. This was a part of an overall trend, as since 1800 urbanisation in India was sluggish. All through the nineteenth century up to the first two decades of the twentieth, the proportion of the urban population to the total population in India was extremely low and had remained stagnant.
The 1869 ___________
strengthened Bombays links with the world economy.
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American Civil War
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Creation of Deep Water Port
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Opening of the Suez Canal
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Telegraph Connection with London
Explanation
The 1869 opening of the Suez Canal strengthened Bombays links with the world economy.
Which of the following was not a railway town?
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Mirzapur
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Bareilly
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Jamalpur
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Waltair
Explanation
With the expansion of the railway network, railway workshops and railway colonies were established and railway towns like
Jamalpur, Waltair and Bareilly developed.
A small town in the countryside, which was often the seat of a local notable was called ___________.
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Ganj
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Pargana
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Taluq
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Qasbah
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A small town in the countryside, which was often the seat of a local notable was called Qasbah.
Which one of the following is not a term which describes rich peasants of Bengal?
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Jotedars
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Haoladars
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Mandals
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Bargadars
Explanation
Rich peasants of Bengal were known as jotedars, haoladars, gantidars or mandals. Sharecroppers in Bengal were called bargadars or adhiyars.
Lord Wellesley wrote ____________ in 1803, in which he propounded the need for town planning and set up various
committees for the purpose.
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Minute on Calcutta
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Minute on Bombay
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Minute on City Survey
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Minute on Town Planning
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Lord Wellesley wrote the Minute on Calcutta in 1803, in which he propounded the need for town planning and set up various committees for the purpose.
_______________ was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in
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Doctrine of Lapse
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Asymmetric Military Formation
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Company Protectorate
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Subsidiary Alliance
Explanation
Subsidiary Alliance was a system devised by Lord Wellesley in 1798. All those who entered into such an alliance with the British had to accept certain terms and conditions:
(a) The British would be responsible for protecting their ally from external and internal threats to their power.
(b) In the territory of the ally, a British armed contingent would be stationed.
(c) The ally would have to provide the resources for maintaining this contingent.
(d) The ally could enter into agreements with other rulers or engage in warfare only with the permission of the British.
____________ was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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Robert Peel
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John Russell
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William Pitt
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Lord Palmerston
Explanation
Lord Palmerston was the British Prime Minister at the time of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. During his tenure the Government of India, 1858 was enacted which transferred the authority to rule India from the East India Company to the Crown.
Mehtab Chand, Raja of __________, was a powerful zamindar who helped the British during the Santhal
rebellion and the 1857 revolt.
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Dacca
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Bhawal
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Burdwan
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Rajshahi
Explanation
Mehtab Chand, Raja of Burdwan, was a powerful zamindar who helped the British during the Santhal
rebellion and the 1857 revolt.
The Dutch set up a base in ____________ in 1605.
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Panaji
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Masulipatnam
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Madras
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Pondicherry
Explanation
European trading companies initially established bases in India from which they conducted their trade. The
Portuguese first established a base in Panaji in 1510; the Dutch set up a base in Masulipatnam in
1605; the British set up base in Madras in 1639 and
; the French established a base in Pondicherry in 1673
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__________ was the designation of a representative of the Governor General who lived in a state which was not under
direct British rule.
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Ambassador
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Commissioner
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Resident
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Consul
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Resident was the designation of a representative of the Governor General who lived in a state which was not under direct British rule.
Nawab _____________ of Awadh was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta on the
pretext that the region was being misgoverned.
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Wajid Ali Shah
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Amjad Ali Shah
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Muhammad Ali Shah
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Saadat Ali Khan
Explanation
Nawab Wajid Ali Shah of Awadh was dethroned and exiled to Calcutta on the pretext that the region was being misgoverned.
_____________ in Calcutta was the place where the East India Company servants in India
stayed on arrival in the country.
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Writers' Building
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The Old Court House
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Esplanade Hotel
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The Marble Palace
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Writers' Building in Calcutta was the place where the East India Company servants in India stayed on arrival in the country.
Later this building became a government office.
___________ is one of the main sources of knowledge about what the rebels wanted during the Revolt of 1857.
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Awadh Proclamation
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Delhi Declaration
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Najafgarh Inscription
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Azamgarh Proclamation
Explanation
Azamgarh Proclamation is one of the main sources of knowledge about what the rebels wanted during the Revolt of 1857. It was issued on 25th August 1857. I tries to convince Indians of all communities to join the rebellion and appeals to various sections of society such as zamindars, merchants, public servants, artisans etc. to support the rebels.
In the Indian context, advocacy of withdrawal from the larger country is known as________.
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Regionalism
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Separtism
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Secessionism
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Nationalism
Explanation
Secession is the removal of a group from a larger part of an entity especially an organization, union, party, country,etc.
Thus Secessionism is the correct answer.
Organization which are formed to promote their interest are known as ______________.
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Sectional groups
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Movement groups
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Interest groups
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Movements
Narmada Bacho Andolan is a good example of _____________.
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Interest group
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Religious groups
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Political Party
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Movement group
Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labeled as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answers to these items using the codes given below:
Assertion (A) : The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Resigned in the year
Reason (R) : The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.
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Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
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Both A and R are individually true and Ris not the correct explanation of A
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A is true but R is false
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A is false but R is true
Where was the First Session of the Indian National Congress held in December 1885?
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Ahmadabad
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Bombay
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Calcutta
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Delhi
Under this system, the land belonged to a small group of family who are usually powerful in the region _____________.
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Mahalwari
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Rayatwari
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Zamindari
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Kouldari
What was common in both the struggle in Nepal and Bolivia?
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In both the cases struggle invloved mass mobilization
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In both the cases people used violence
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In both the cases the demands of people were not fulfilled
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In both the cases government ignored the people
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