Q.1 Who of the following was for the first time designated as the Governor of India
- Clive
- Comwallis
- Warren Hastings
- Wellesley
Q.2 The master stroke of Lord Wellesley to establish British paramountcy in India was
- Doctrine of Lapse
- Subsidiary Alliance
- Mediatisation
- Annexation of Indian States
Q.3 The death of millions of Indiana In frequent famines which visited India during the 19th century, were mainly due to
- Overall shortage of food and its improper distribution
- Commercialisation of agriculture
- Poor purchasing power of the people due to their extreme poverty and rise in prices
- Unremunerative agriculture and fall in agricultural production
Q.4 Har Bilas Sarda was Instrumental in the passage of the famous Sarda Act of 1930, which provided for
- Enforcing monogamy
- Removal of restrictions on intercaste marriages
- Penalisation of parties to a marriage in which the girl was below 14 or the boy was below 18 years of age
- Civil marriages
Q.5 The Nawab of Awadh who permanently transferred his capital from Faizabad to Lucknow was
- Safdarjang
- Shuja-ud-Daulah
- Asaf-ud-daula
- Saadat Khan
Q.6 The Revolt of 1857 in Awadh and Lucknow was led by
- Wajid Ali Shah
- Begum Hazrat Mahal
- Asaf-ud-daula
- Begum Zeenat Mahal
Q.7 Queen Victoria’s famous proclamation, transferring authority from the East India Company to the Crown, was made from
- London
- Calcutta
- Delhi
- Allahabad
Q.8 Govind Dhondu Pant, popularly known was Nanasaheb, and one of the principal leaders of the Revolt of 1857, was the adopted heir and successor of
- Peshwa Baji Rao II
- King of Jhansi
- Madhav Rao Sindhia
- Malhar Rao Holkar
Q.9 During the first hundred years of the British rule In India, people’s resentment and Opposition to the British policies mainly surfaced In the form of
- Tribal uprisings
- Peasant uprisings
- Civil uprisings
- Both (1) & (2)
Q.10 The peasant movements, revolts, riots, struggles, etc. in 19th century, India remained mainly localised because
- They were mainly directed against enhancement in rent, evictions, usurious practices of moneylenders, etc.
- The peasants had no leadership and organisation
- They grew out of local grievances
- The big landlords were allies of the British
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