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This section includes 44 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Modern History knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Who among the following has the started the Public Works Department in India in 1848 ? |
| A. | Lord William Bentick |
| B. | Lord Dallhousie |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Lord Cornwallis |
| Answer» C. Lord Wellesley | |
| 2. |
The first railway line in India was opened in the year |
| A. | 1833 |
| B. | 1853 |
| C. | 1857 |
| D. | 1861 |
| Answer» C. 1857 | |
| 3. |
The first cotton mill in India established ? |
| A. | Surat |
| B. | Mumbai |
| C. | Ahmedabad |
| D. | Coimbatore |
| Answer» C. Ahmedabad | |
| 4. |
Who among the following used the phrase 'Un-British' to criticize the English colonial control of India ? |
| A. | Anand Mohan |
| B. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | Pherozeshah Mehta |
| Answer» D. Pherozeshah Mehta | |
| 5. |
Under which one of the following systems of assessment, the British Government collected revenue directly from the farmers? |
| A. | Zamindari |
| B. | Ryotwari |
| C. | Annawari |
| D. | Desaiwari |
| Answer» C. Annawari | |
| 6. |
In which of the following years was the first Railway line between Bombay and Thane laid? |
| A. | 1853 |
| B. | 1854 |
| C. | 1856 |
| D. | 1858 |
| Answer» B. 1854 | |
| 7. |
Who was associated with Ryotwari settlement of Madras ? |
| A. | Malcom |
| B. | Metcalfe |
| C. | Munro |
| D. | Elphinstone |
| Answer» D. Elphinstone | |
| 8. |
Where was the first iron and steel industry of India |
| A. | Bhadravati |
| B. | Bhilai |
| C. | Jamshedpur |
| D. | Burnpur |
| Answer» D. Burnpur | |
| 9. |
Who is credited with the introduction of Permanent settlement Bengal and Bihar |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Ripon |
| D. | Lord wellesely |
| Answer» C. Lord Ripon | |
| 10. |
Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the British rule ? |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | M.N. Roy |
| C. | Jai Prakash Narayan |
| D. | Ram Manohar Lohiya |
| Answer» B. M.N. Roy | |
| 11. |
Who among the following Indian freedom fighters made and attempt to estimate the per capita income of India ? |
| A. | Gopal Krishna Gokhle |
| B. | Feroz Shah Mehta |
| C. | Surendranath Banerjee |
| D. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| Answer» E. | |
| 12. |
First railway line were laid down in india under which British Governor ? |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Lord Lytton |
| Answer» B. Lord Curzon | |
| 13. |
Gandhi's intervention in the Ahmedabad Mill Strike in 1918 resulted in the enhancement of wages for the workers by |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 15% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 35% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
Permanent settlement was a feature of |
| A. | Zamindari System |
| B. | Ryotwari System |
| C. | Mahalwari System |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Ryotwari System | |
| 15. |
Indian factory Act was promulgated in |
| A. | 1861 |
| B. | 1881 |
| C. | 1887 |
| D. | 1898 |
| Answer» C. 1887 | |
| 16. |
Name of the journalist who whole-heartedly championed the cause of Indigo Movement was |
| A. | Sisir Kumar Ghosh |
| B. | Harish Chandra Mukherjee |
| C. | Barindra Ghosh |
| D. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» C. Barindra Ghosh | |
| 17. |
During colonial rule in India, the Permanent Settlement was introduced by |
| A. | Lord Bentick |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | Lord Wellesely |
| Answer» C. Lord Curzon | |
| 18. |
The cause of decline of textile industries in 18th century in Bengal was |
| A. | decline in quality of production |
| B. | non-availability of raw material |
| C. | high tariff rates on exports to Britain |
| D. | non-availability of craftsman |
| Answer» D. non-availability of craftsman | |
| 19. |
The English introduced Ryotwari settlement in |
| A. | Bengal Presidency |
| B. | Madras Presidency |
| C. | Bombay Presidency |
| D. | Madras and Bombay Presidency |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
The main grievance of the peasants in the Champaran Satyagraha (1917) was regarding the |
| A. | Abwabs on illegal taxes |
| B. | Oppression of the landlords |
| C. | Tinkathiya systems |
| D. | Land revenue demands |
| Answer» D. Land revenue demands | |
| 21. |
Assertion (A) : Within half a century of the Battle of Plassey, the phenomenal prosparity of Bengal suffered a serious set-backReason (R) : The manufacture of cotton goods the most important item of export from India, enormously increased in other parts of India. while it declined in Bengal |
| A. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A |
| B. | Both A and R ares true but R is not the correct explanation of A |
| C. | A is true but R is false |
| D. | A is false but R is true |
| Answer» D. A is false but R is true | |
| 22. |
Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the Zamindars was required to issue Pattas to farmers which were not issued by many of Zamindars . The reason was |
| A. | The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers |
| B. | There was no official check upon the Zamindars |
| C. | It was the responsibility of the British Government |
| D. | The farmers were not interested in getting pattas |
| Answer» C. It was the responsibility of the British Government | |
| 23. |
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the ListsList - IList - IIF. Land allotted to big feudal landlords1.Jagirdari SystemG. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors2.Ryotwari SystemH. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortage transfer, gift of sell3.Mahalwari SystemJ. Revenue settlement at village level4.Zamindari SystemCodes : FGHJA.1324B.1423C.3412D.2134 |
| A. | A. |
| B. | B. |
| C. | C. |
| D. | D. |
| Answer» C. C. | |
| 24. |
Put the following Act in chronologial order1. Indian Trade union Act2. Indian Factories Act3. Trade Despale Act4. Indian mines Act |
| A. | 2,4,1,3 |
| B. | 3,1,4,2 |
| C. | 1,3,2,4 |
| D. | 4,2,3,1 |
| Answer» B. 3,1,4,2 | |
| 25. |
Who among the following used the phrase |
| A. | Anand Mohan |
| B. | Badruddin Tyabji |
| C. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| D. | Pherozeshah Mehta |
| Answer» D. Pherozeshah Mehta | |
| 26. |
Who among the following has the started the |
| A. | Lord William Bentick |
| B. | Lord Dallhousie |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Lord Cornwallis |
| Answer» C. Lord Wellesley | |
| 27. |
The main grievance of the peasants in the |
| A. | Abwabs on illegal taxes |
| B. | Oppression of the landlords |
| C. | Tinkathiya systems |
| D. | Land revenue demands |
| Answer» D. Land revenue demands | |
| 28. |
Which was the chariler Act to close the trade of East India |
| A. | 1793 |
| B. | 1813 |
| C. | 1833 |
| D. | 1853 |
| Answer» D. 1853 | |
| 29. |
Name of the journalist who |
| A. | Sisir Kumar Ghosh |
| B. | Harish Chandra Mukherjee |
| C. | Barindra Ghosh |
| D. | Bipin Chandra Pal |
| Answer» C. Barindra Ghosh | |
| 30. |
Put the following Act in chronologial order |
| A. | 2,4,1,3 |
| B. | 3,1,4,2 |
| C. | 1,3,2,4 |
| D. | 4,2,3,1 |
| Answer» B. 3,1,4,2 | |
| 31. |
During colonial rule in India, the |
| A. | Lord Bentick |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Curzon |
| D. | Lord Wellesely |
| Answer» C. Lord Curzon | |
| 32. |
The cause of decline of |
| A. | decline in quality of production |
| B. | non-availability of raw material |
| C. | high tariff rates on exports to Britain |
| D. | non-availability of craftsman |
| Answer» D. non-availability of craftsman | |
| 33. |
The English introduced |
| A. | Bengal Presidency |
| B. | Madras Presidency |
| C. | Bombay Presidency |
| D. | Madras and Bombay Presidency |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Who was associated with |
| A. | Malcom |
| B. | Metcalfe |
| C. | Munro |
| D. | Elphinstone |
| Answer» D. Elphinstone | |
| 35. |
First railway line |
| A. | Lord Dalhousie |
| B. | Lord Curzon |
| C. | Lord Wellesley |
| D. | Lord Lytton |
| Answer» B. Lord Curzon | |
| 36. |
Under which one of the following systems of assessment, the |
| A. | Zamindari |
| B. | Ryotwari |
| C. | Annawari |
| D. | Desaiwari |
| Answer» C. Annawari | |
| 37. |
Gandhi's intervention in the |
| A. | 10% |
| B. | 15% |
| C. | 25% |
| D. | 35% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. |
Permanent settlement |
| A. | Zamindari System |
| B. | Ryotwari System |
| C. | Mahalwari System |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Ryotwari System | |
| 39. |
In which of the following years was the first Railway line between |
| A. | 1853 |
| B. | 1854 |
| C. | 1856 |
| D. | 1858 |
| Answer» B. 1854 | |
| 40. |
Under the Permanent Settlement, 1793, the |
| A. | The Zamindars were trusted by the farmers |
| B. | There was no official check upon the Zamindars |
| C. | It was the responsibility of the British Government |
| D. | The farmers were not interested in getting pattas |
| Answer» C. It was the responsibility of the British Government | |
| 41. |
Indian factory Act was |
| A. | 1861 |
| B. | 1881 |
| C. | 1887 |
| D. | 1898 |
| Answer» C. 1887 | |
| 42. |
In what commodity the English first conducted trade from India ? |
| A. | Indigo |
| B. | Tea |
| C. | Salt |
| D. | Cotton |
| Answer» B. Tea | |
| 43. |
Who is credited with the introduction of Permanent settlement |
| A. | Lord Curzon |
| B. | Lord Cornwallis |
| C. | Lord Ripon |
| D. | Lord wellesely |
| Answer» C. Lord Ripon | |
| 44. |
Who is the exponent of the theory of economic drain of India during the |
| A. | Dadabhai Naoroji |
| B. | M.N. Roy |
| C. | Jai Prakash Narayan |
| D. | Ram Manohar Lohiya |
| Answer» B. M.N. Roy | |