Modern Indian History Test 82

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Question 1
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Which monument is known as "The National Monument of India"?

A
India Gate

B
Gateway of India

C
Raj Ghat

D
Red fort
Question 2
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Consider the following statements:
1. Harappan cities were not made on grid patterns
2. Burnt bricks are found in the Indus valley civilization.
3. Harappan cities consisted of Citadel, lower town and sometimes a middle town.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A
1 only

B
2 and 3

C
2 only

D
1 and 3

Solution

The Harappan city was divided into the upper town called the Citadel (in citadel rich people lived) and the lower town. Lower Town was the residential area where the common people lived. The city streets of the Harappan period were based on a grid system and oriented east to west. The roads and streets intersected at right angles. Each street had a well-organized drain system. There was remarkable use of burnt bricks.
Question 3
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Which one of the following statements about the Ilbert Bill is correct?

A
It proposed that the Indian magistrates would try Europeans in criminal cases.

B
It allowed Indians to file criminal cases against Europeans.

C
It authorized Indian ICS officers to try Europeans in courts.

D
It was an agitation led by Ilbert in support of the nationalists.

Solution

The 'Ilbert Bill' was a bill introduced in 1883 under the Viceroyship of Lord Ripon. This bill was written by Sir C.P Ilbert (The law member of the Viceroy's Council). According to the said Act, Indian judges could try a European accused.
Question 4
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Kesari and Maratha are associated with ______________.

A
B.G.Tilak

B
G.K Gokhale

C
Aurobindo Ghosh

D
Motilal Nehru

Solution

Kesari and Maratha are associated with Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He used to run his two newspapers, the Kesari, in Marathi and Mahratta in English from Kesari Wada. The newspapers were not for the purpose of profit but to arouse political consciousness in the general population.
Question 5
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The evidence of ploughed field is found in which of following the sites?

A
Harappa

B
Lothal

C
Dholavira

D
Kalibangan

Solution

The furrows discovered in the pre-Harappan phase at Kalibangan (Rajasthan) indicate that the fields were ploughed during the Harappan period. The Harappans probably used the wooden plough drawn by oxen and camels. The Indus people produced wheat, barley, ragi, peas etc
Question 6
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Consider the following statements In the context of measures taken for Women in British India:
1. Sharda act was passed in 1920.
2. It pushed the marriageable age for girls to 16 years and for boys to 18 years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A
1 only

B
2 only

C
Both 1 and 2

D
Neither 1 nor 2

Solution

Sarda Act is also known as Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929. It was passed in 1930 during the period of Lord Irwin. It fixed the age of marriage for girls at 14 years and boys at 18 years. It was the first social reform issue which was taken up by the organized women in India.
Question 7
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Consider the following pairs:
1. The servants of India society: G.K. Gokhale
2. Indian Reforms Association: Surendranath Banerjee
3. Deva Samaj: E V Ramaswamy Naicker
Which of the pair/pairs given above is/are correct?

A
1 and 2

B
1 only

C
2 and 3

D
3 only

Solution

The servants of India society - formed in Pune, Maharashtra, on June 12, 1905, by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
Indian Reforms Association - was formed on 29 October 1870 with Keshub Chunder Sen as president; represented the secular side of the Brahmo Samaj.
Deva Samaj - was founded in 1887 at Lahore by Shiv Narain Agnihotri.
Question 8
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Arrange the following acts in the chronological order:
1. Vernacular Press Act
2. Official Secrets Act
3. Metcalfe's Act
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A
2-1-3

B
3-2-1

C
1-3-2

D
3-1-2

Solution

Metcalfe Act - 1835 -required a printer/publisher to give a precise account of premises of a publication and cease functioning, if required by a similar declaration.
Vernacular Press Act - 1878 - to curtail the freedom of the Indian-language (i.e., non-English) press.
Official Secrets Act - 1923 - states clearly the actions which involves helping an enemy state against India.
Question 9
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Who among the following was believed to be a leader of the Sanyasis and Fakirs conspiring against the British in 1857?

A
Mangal Pandey

B
Bahadur Shah II

C
Queen Zeenat Mahal

D
Nana Sahib

Solution

The Sanyasis and Fakirs revolted against British from 1763 to 1800 AD because of the to the prohibition imposed on their piligrimage by the East India Company. The central leadership comprised of the rebel council headed by emperor Bahadur Shah Jafar (Bahadur Shah II). Though Bahadur Shah Jafar’s wife Zeenat Mahal tried to conspire with English, but she was not the part of central leadership.
Question 10
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Who among the following was the founder of the Young Bengal Movement?

A
Henry Vivian Derozio

B
David Hare

C
Dwarkanath Tagore

D
Prasanna Kumar Tagore

Solution

Young Bengal movement was launched by Henry Louis Vivian Derozio (1809-31), He had come to Calcutta in 1826 and was appointed in the Hindu College as a teacher of English literature and History. The young Bengal movement was a radical movement of its time.

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Question 1

India Gate

Gateway of India

Raj Ghat

Red fort

Question 2

1 only

2 and 3

2 only

1 and 3

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Question 3

It proposed that the Indian magistrates would try Europeans in criminal cases.

It allowed Indians to file criminal cases against Europeans.

It authorized Indian ICS officers to try Europeans in courts.

It was an agitation led by Ilbert in support of the nationalists.

Solution

Question 4

B.G.Tilak

G.K Gokhale

Aurobindo Ghosh

Motilal Nehru

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Question 5

Harappa

Lothal

Dholavira

Kalibangan

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Question 6

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Question 7

1 and 2

1 only

2 and 3

3 only

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Question 8

2-1-3

3-2-1

1-3-2

3-1-2

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Question 9

Mangal Pandey

Bahadur Shah II

Queen Zeenat Mahal

Nana Sahib

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Question 10

Henry Vivian Derozio

David Hare

Dwarkanath Tagore

Prasanna Kumar Tagore

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