Modern Indian History Test 92

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Modern Indian History Test 92

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Question 1
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On April 22 of every year people all over the Earth switch off all electrical appliances, including lights, for an hour. Which day is celebrated on this date?

A
Save Electricity Day

B
Earth Day

C
Environment Day

D
Yoga Day
Question 2
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Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1881 founded a newspaper named kesari which was used as a mouthpiece for the Indian national freedom movement. In which language was it published?

A
Hindi

B
Marathi

C
Gujarati

D
English
Solution
- Bal Gangadhar Tilak was an Indian social reformer and freedom activist. He was one of the prime architects of modern India and probably the strongest advocates of Swaraj or Self Rule for India.
- Towards his nationalistic goals, Bal Gangadhar Tilak published two newspapers viz. 'Mahratta' in English and 'Kesari' in Marathi. Both the newspapers stressed on making the Indians aware of the glorious past and encouraged the masses to be self reliant.
- In other words, the newspaper actively propagated the cause of national freedom.
Question 3
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Who was the last Mughal emperor deposed by the British and exiled to Burma after the Indian Rebellion of 1857?

A
Shah Alam II

B
Akbar Shah II

C
Bahadur Shah II

D
Aurangzeb
Solution
- Bahadur Shah was the last Mughal emperor in India. He ruled over a Mughal Empire that barely extended beyond Delhi's Red Fort and had no real power in India.
- After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British Administration exiled him from Delhi. He was sent to a prison in Rangoon, Burma and eventually died there.
Question 4
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He was an Indian tribal freedom fighter, religious leader and a folk hero. His portrait hangs in the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament, the only tribal leader to have been so honoured. Name him.

A
Nana Saheb

B
Birsa Munda

C
Karmi Hatu

D
Pasna Munda
Question 5
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'Doctrine of Lapse' was the policy devised by the Governor General of the East India company in India. 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. Who among the following devised this 'Doctrine of Lapse'?

A
Lord Dalhousie

B
Lord Ripon

C
Lord Canning

D
Lord Hastings
Solution
- The Doctrine of Lapse was implemented by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General for the East India Company in India between 1848 and 1856.
- As per the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’, if any ruler of a princely state died without a natural heir, the states’ authority will pass to the British East India Company.
- Under the terms of the doctrine of lapse, the Company annexed many princely states viz. Satara (1848), Jaipur and Sambalpur (Odisha) (1849), Nagpur and Jhansi (1854), Tanjore and Arcot (1855), Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) and Oudh (1856).
Question 6
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The first woman President of Indian National Congress was _______________.

A
Clara Barton

B
Annie Besant

C
Elizabeth Blackwell

D
Pearl S. Buck

Solution

Annie Besant was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress. She was a British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, orator, educationalist, and philanthropist. In late 1917 she was elected as the President of INC.
Question 7
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The cause for the immediate precipitation of the Sepoy Mutiny was _____________________.

A
Use of cartridges greased with cow fat

B
Doctrine of Lapse

C
The disparity between salaries of Native Sepoys and the British Soldiers

D
The Spread of Christianity
Question 8
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The aim of the Cripps Mission to India was to ___________________.

A
Appease the Indian public opinion

B
Appease the American people

C
Decentralise the power to States

D
None of the above
Question 9
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He was a competent, honorable and farsighted administrator whose policies decisively shaped and stabilized future Anglo-Indian relations. He was the first governor general of India. Name him.

A

B

C

D

Solution

Warren Hasting the first governor general of India, in the year 1772. He carried out aggressive policies to reform the administrative, judicial and financial system in order to make improvement in the government. He brought the dual system of government to an end in 1772.
However, Lord Curzon was the governor general and viceroy of India. Lord Dalhousie came to India as it's Governor General in the year 1848. His main purpose was the expansion of British export to India. Sir John Macpherson was an Scottish administrator in India. He was the governor-general of India from 1785-1786.
Question 10
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In which year capital of India was shifted from Kolkata to Delhi?

A
$$1947$$

B
$$1922$$

C
$$1908$$

D
$$1911$$
Solution
- Before New Delhi became the capital of India, Kolkata had the privilege of being the country’s capital till 1911.
- One of the main reasons that were cited for the capital shift was the location of Delhi. Calcutta was situated in the eastern coastal part of the country, while Delhi was located in the northern part.
- The British government of India felt that ruling India from Delhi was easier and more convenient. Finally, the proposal was heartily accepted by the British Raj.