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  • Question 1
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    Which of the following movements is associated with the 1905 Bengal Partition?
    Solution
    Partition sparked a major political crisis along religious lines. Hindu resistance exploded as the Indian National Congress began the swadeshi movement that included boycotting British goods, terrorism and diplomatic pressure. The Muslims in East Bengal hoped that a separate region would give them more control over education and employment, but they instead lost ground.
  • Question 2
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    Which of the following short lived organisations was founded by Raja Ram Mohan Roy in 1815 to propagate his doctrines of monotheistic Hinduism?
    Solution
    In 1814, Ram Mohan came and settled in Calcutta and in 1815, he founded the Atmiya Sabha - an association for the dissemination of the religious truth and the promotion of free discussions of theological subjects.
  • Question 3
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    The Bengali weekly newspaper published by Raja Ram Mohan Roy was
    Solution
    Sambad Kaumudi was a Bengali weekly newspaper published in Kolkata in the first half of the 19th century by Raja Ram Mohan Roy. It was a noted pro-reformist publication that actively campaigned for the abolition of the Sati Pratha.
  • Question 4
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    Who founded the organisation called "Tattwabodhini Sabha" in 1839?
    Solution
    On 6th October, 1839, Debendranath Tagore, son of Dwarkanath Tagore, established Tattvaranjini Sabha, which was shortly thereafter renamed the Tattwabodhini (Truth-seekers) Sabha. Initially confined to immediate members of the Tagore family, in 2 years, it mustered over 500 members. In 1840, Debendranath published a Bangla translation of Katha Upanishad. It was a group started in Calcutta. It was splinter group of Bramho Samaj which was later dissolved back into Bramho Samaj in 1859.
  • Question 5
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    Who founded the Brahmo Samaj of India in the year 1866?
    Solution
    In 1866 Keshab Chunder Sen organized the more radical Brahmo Samaj of India, which campaigned for the education of women and against child marriages.
  • Question 6
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    The "Sadharana Brahma Samaj" was founded by ____________.
    Solution
    The Sadharan Brahmo Samaj was started with three distinguished men as its leaders on 15th May 1878. These three were Ananda Mohan Bose, Shibchandra Deb and Umesh Chandra Datta. These three were initiated into the Brahmo Samaj of India by Keshub Chandra Sen
  • Question 7
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    In which of the following years was Annie Besant elected President of the Indian National Congress?
    Solution
    A vocal supporter for Indian Home Rule, Annie Besant was interned by the British authorities during the First World War. In 1917, she was declared the President of the Indian National Congress party.
  • Question 8
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    The Age of Consent Bill was passed in
    Solution
    The Age of Consent Act, 1891, also Act X of 1891, was a legislation enacted in British India on 19 March 1891 which raised the age of consent for sexual intercourse for all girls, married or unmarried, from ten to twelve years in all jurisdictions, its violation subject to criminal prosecution as rape.
  • Question 9
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    The All-India Trade Union Congress came into being in 1920 as the foremost representative of the labour movement in India. Who was the founder?
    Solution
    The interviews were conducted at several locations in India in a project of the Archives of Indian Labour in collaboration with N. M. Joshi Centre for Labour Research & Education. The memoir comprises partially a description of autobiographical nature apart from accounts of some major Trade union movements and other Mass Movements in their life periods.
  • Question 10
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    The British parliament passed the Regulating Act to improve the East India Company in the year
    Solution
    The Regulating Act of 1773 was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act did not prove to be a long-term solution to concerns over the Company's affairs; Pitt's India Act was therefore subsequently enacted in 1784 as a more radical reform.
  • Question 11
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    When were the High Courts in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay established?
    Solution
    The Indian High Courts Act was passed by the British Parliament on the 6th August, 1861 and was titled as an act for establishing high courts of judicature in India. This legislation contained only 19 sections only.
  • Question 12
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    Which of the following acts of British Parliament brought, for the first time, the affairs of the East India Company under the control of the Crown?
    Solution
    The Regulating Act of 1773 was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain intended to overhaul the management of the East India Company's rule in India. The Act did not prove to be a long-term solution to concerns over the Company's affairs. Pitt's India Act was subsequently enacted in 1784 as a more radical reform.
  • Question 13
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    When was the Muslim League formed?
    Solution
    All-India Muslim League, founded in 1906 which, under Muhammad Ali Jinnah, led the demand for the partition of India resulting in the creation of Pakistan.
  • Question 14
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    Who among the following was the first Viceroy of India?
    Solution
    Lord Canning (1856 - 1862):
    The last Governor General and the first Viceroy.
    Mutiny took place in his time.
    On Nov, 1858, the rule passed on to the crown.
    The Universities of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were established in 1857.
    Indian Councils Act was passed in 1861.
  • Question 15
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    A British policy was announced for increasing association of Indians in every branch of the administration for progressive realisation of responsible government in India, as an integral part of the British empire. What was the policy called?
    Solution
    After the Lucknow Pact, a British policy was announced which aimed at increasing association of Indians in every branch of the administration for progressive realisation of responsible government in India, as an integral part of the British empire. This came to be called as the August Declaration.
    The Declaration were heralded as the magna Carta' of India by the early Nationalists as it were supposed to be first step towards democracy in the country.
    The Assertive Nationalists criticised the Declaration as they believed that granting of self-government at slow pace will not help India politically.
    The congress and the league feared that separate electorates might be demanded by the people of different races in various states.
  • Question 16
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    The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by
    Solution
    The British Cabinet Mission of 1946 to India aimed to discuss and plan for the transfer of power from the British Government to Indian leadership, providing India with independence. Formulated at the initiative of Clement Attlee, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the mission consisted of Lord Pethick Lawrence, the Secretary of State for India, Sir Stafford Cripps, President of the Board of Trade and A. V. Alexander, the First Lord of the Admiralty.
    However, Lord Wavell, the Viceroy of India, did not participate. The mission was headed by Lord Pethick Lawrence.
  • Question 17
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    The Ilbert Bill controversy during Lord Lytton's period related to the concept of
    Solution
    Equality before the law is a fundamental concept of our legal system.
    All judicial officers take an oath to administer the law without fear, favour, affection or ill will. Judicial officers must treat all parties fairly regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, age, religious affiliation, socio-economic background, size or nature of family, literacy level or any other such characteristic. Respect and courtesy should be the hallmarks of judicial conduct. Paternalistic or patronising attitudes have no place in the court room.
  • Question 18
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    In which year was the Archaeological Survey of India established?
    Solution
    Archaeological Survey of India established in 1861, is one of the Oldest Government Institution in India, with the purpose of conducting exploration and excavation, preservation of monuments, epigraphic al research and development of monuments.
  • Question 19
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    Who among the following passed the Vernacular Press Act?
    Solution
    The Vernacular Press Act was passed in 1878, under the Governor Generalship and Viceroyalty of Lord Lytton, for 'better control' of Indian language newspapers. The purpose of the act was to control the printing and circulation of seditious material, calculated to produce disaffection, which was already present against the British Government in India, in the minds of the masses.
  • Question 20
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    Who was the guiding spirit behind the opening of the Sanskrit College at Banaras in 1791?
    Solution
    The history of the Sanskrit College goes back to the last quarter of the eighteenth century. Under a proposal of Sri Jonathan Duncan, the Sanskrit College was established in 1791.
  • Question 21
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    Which of the following is correctly matched?
    Solution
    The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms were reforms introduced by the British Government in India to introduce self-governing institutions gradually to India. The reforms take their name from Edwin Samuel Montagu, the Secretary of State for India during the latter parts of World War I and Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of India between 1916 and 1921. The reforms were outlined in the Montagu-Chelmsford Report prepared in 1918 and formed the basis of the Government of India Act, 1919. Indian nationalists considered that the reforms did not go far enough while British conservatives were critical of them.
  • Question 22
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    Who made the declaration popularly known as 'August Offer'?
    Solution
    The Viceroy of India, Lord Linlithgow, issued a statement from Simla on 8 August 1940 in response when Congress formally asked England to affirm its adherence to the goal of Independence for India which is popularly known August Offer.
  • Question 23
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    Who propounded the word 'Pakistan' in 1933?
    Solution
    Choudhry Rahmat Ali coined the term 'Pakistan' in 1933.
  • Question 24
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    Which viceroy supported the Muslim League more than he supported the Congress?
    Solution
    Viceroy Linlithgow declared India at war with Germany on September 3, 1939.[1] The Indian National Congress, the dominant political party of the time, objected strongly to the declaration of war without prior consultation with Indians.
  • Question 25
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    Who was the Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?
    Solution
    Lord Canning was the last Governor-General of India during the tenure of the English East India Company till 1857, and also the first viceroy and Governor-General of India under queen Victory of England from 1857-1858 onwards.
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