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Quick Quiz
Rule of Law in British India meant
(a) that everybody was equal in the eyes of the law
(b) that British and Indian subjects went to the same courts
(c) that laws were framed and courts set up
(d) the guarantee of personal liberty
Option c – that laws were framed and courts set up
Of the following, the organization that had a program, which forerunner was “a to Gandhian program the upliftment for of Harijans”? ( History Exam Questions and Answers )
(a) Theosophical Society
(b) Depressed Classes Mission of India
(c) Ramakrishna Mission
(d) Schedule Caste Federation
Option b – Depressed Classes Mission of India
Linlithgow described it as by far the most serious rebellion since that of 1857, the gravity and extent of which we have so far concealed from the world for reasons of military security. Which is the movement referred to here?
(a) Khilafat Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement
(c) Tebhaga Movement
(d) Quit India movement
Option d – Quit India movement
Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revolt of 1857? ( History Exam Questions and Answers )
(a) Sanyasi Rebellion
(b) Santhal Rebellion
(c) Indigo Disturbances
(d) Patna Disturbances
Option c – Indigo Disturbances
Who was the leader of Poona Sarvajanik Sabha founded in 1870?
(a) S. N. Banerjee
(b) Justice Ranade
(c) K. T. Telang
(d) Firozshah Mehta
Option b – Justice Ranade
Theosophist, educationist, and Indian national leader’. This description fits: ( History Exam Questions and Answers )
(a) Madan Mohan Malviya
(b) Srinivasa Shastri
(c) Annie Besant
(d) Shyama Prasad Mukherji
Option c – Annie Besant
The first writer to use Urdu as the medium of poetic expression was:
(a) Amir Khusrau
(b) Mirza Ghalib
(c) Bahadur Shah Zafar
(d) Faiz
Option a – Amir Khusrau
Who among the early nationalists worked in England to mobilize public opinion in favor of the Indian National Movement? ( History Exam Questions and Answers )
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(b) D. Wacha
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
Option d – Dadabhai Naoroji
Who gave the motto ‘Go back to the Vedas’?
(a) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
(d) Swami Vivekananda
Option c – Swami Dayanand Saraswati
Uplift of the backward classes was the main program of the: ( History Exam Questions and Answers )
(a) Prarthana Samaj
(b) Satyashodhak Samaj
(c) Arya Samaj
(d) Ramakrishna Mission
Option b – Satyashodhak Samaj
“In 1893 he started using the traditional religious Ganapati festival to stimulate nationalism among young Maharashtrians…” This passage refers to:
(a) Vishnu Shastri Chiplunkar
(b) V.D. Savarkar
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Option d – Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Who among the following was responsible for the revival of Hinduism in the 19th century? ( History Exam Questions and Answers )
(a) Swami Dayananda
(b) Swami Vivekanand
(c) Guru Shankaracharya
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option a – Swami Dayananda
The first Bengali political drama that presented the story of the brutality of English indigo planters was:
(a) Rast Goftar
(b) Indian Social Reformer
(c) Neel Darpan
(d) Shome Prakash
Option c – Neel Darpan
Select the correct chronological sequence of the formation of the given organizations: ( History Exam Questions and Answers )
(a) Brahma Sabha – Madras Mahajana Sabha – Arya Samaj
(b) Madras Mahajana Sabha – Brahma Sabha – Arya Samaj
(c) Brahma Sabha – Arya Samaj – Madras Mahajana Sabha
(d) Madras Mahajana Sabha – Arya Samaj – Brahma Sabha
Option c – Brahma Sabha – Arya Samaj – Madras Mahajana Sabha
Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel Anand Math?
(a) Bhil uprising
(b) Rangpur and Dinapur uprising
(c) Bishnupur and Birbhum rebellion
(d) Sanyasi rebellion
Option d – Sanyasi rebellion
Which of the following did not contribute in a major way to the growth of nationalist consciousness in India? ( History Exam Questions and Answers )
(a) Impact of Western education
(b) Consistent economic exploitation of India by the British
(c) Revivalist movements of the 19th century
(d) World public opinion
Option d – World public opinion
Name the tribe which rose in revolt against the British for suppressing the practice of human sacrifice:
(a) Naikdas
(b) Khonds
(c) Kukis
(d) Oraons
Option b – Khonds
Where was the Arya Samaj set up for the first time in 1875? ( History Exam Questions and Answers )
(a) Lahore
(b) Amritsar
(c) Bombay
(d) Delhi
Option c – Bombay
Rani Lakshmi Bai died fighting the British in the battle of:
(a) Kanpur
(b) Gwalior
(c) Jhansi
(d) Kalpi
Option d – Kalpi
The circulation of chapatis and red lotuses is associated with:
(a) The Revolt of 1857
(b) Kuka movement
(c) Ramosi uprising
(d) All of these
Option a – The Revolt of 1857
The Revolt of 1857 cannot be called merely a sepoy mutiny because:
(a) it was spread all over India
(b) it was inspired by nationalistic sentiments and led by former rulers
(c) it was the result of socio-economic causes not confined to the sepoys
(d) it involved the participation of all classes of society
Option c – it was the result of socio-economic causes not confined to the sepoys
Who was the British PM at the time of the Revolt of 1857?
(a) Churchill
(b) Pamstern
(c) Attle
(d) Gladstone
Option b – Pamstern
The Mughal ruler Bahadur Shah II was exiled by the British and sent to:
(a) Mandalay
(b) Andaman and Nicobar
(c) Pune
(d) Hyderabad
Option a – Mandalay
The General Enlistment Act caused discontent among the sepoys mainly because it:
(a) made the use of greased cartridges compulsory
(b) required all recruits to serve overseas when required to do so
(c) deliberately put Indian sepoys on a lower pay scale than the Europeans
(d) increased the age of recruitment for Hindus
Option b – required all recruits to serve overseas when required to do so
Who recaptured Delhi from the rebels for the British?
(a) Hugh Wheeler
(b) John Nicholson
(c) Hugh Rose
(d) Collin Campbell
Option b – John Nicholson
“The best and bravest of the military leader of the rebels” – this was said by Sir Hugh Rose about:
(a) Nana Saheb
(b) Rani of Jhansi
(c) Tantia Tope
(d) Bahadur Shah
Option b – Rani of Jhansi
Who among the following was called the ‘Father of Indian Renaissance’?
(a) B. G. Tilak
(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Option d – Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Who was the first European to translate the Bhagwad Gita into English?
(a) William Jones
(b) Charles Wilkins
(c) James Prinsep
(d) Sir Alexander Cunningham
Option b – Charles Wilkins
The Asiatic Society was established by:
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Sir William Jones
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) T.B. Macaulay
Option b – Sir William Jones
Who among the following established Fergusson College in Pune?
(a) Deccan Education Society
(b) Bhartiya Sewak Samaj
(c) Samaj Sewa Sangh
(d) Theosophical Society
Option a – Deccan Education Society
Nana Sahib, alias Dhondhu Pant, was the adopted son of:
(a) Balaji Vishwanath
(b) Baji Rao l
(c) Baji Rao II
(d) Madhav Raol
Option c – Baji Rao II
‘Dev Samaj’ was founded by:
(a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) Sivanarayan Agnihotri
(d) Ramakrishna Paramhansa
Option c – Sivanarayan Agnihotri
Who among the following founded a National Press, a National Paper, a National Society, a National School, a National Theatre, a National Store, a National Gymnasium, and a National Circus, making the term “National” popular in British India?
(a) Debendra Nath Tagore
(b) Jyotindra Nath Tagore
(c) Nabagopal Mitra
(d) Rajnarayan Basu
Option c – Nabagopal Mitra
Which of the following is false about Adivasi history in India?
(a) Adivasi movements were about land rights.
(b) Adivasi movements were about forest rights.
(c) Adivasi were granted reservation with independence
(d) Adivasi were granted autonomous states with independence
Option d – Adivasi were granted autonomous states with independence
The Ahrar movement:
(a) was directed by ideas of self-government
(b) disliked the loyalist politics of the Aligarh school and the big nawabs and zamindars
(c) advocated participation in the militant nationalist movement
(d) all of the above
Option d – all of the above
Anandibai Joshi was:
(a) First foreign-trained lawyer
(b) First foreign-trained nurse
(c) First foreign-trained doctor
(d) First Woman Legislator
Option c – First foreign-trained doctor
Which of the following provided the most important factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?
(a) Introduction of a new system of land revenue and taxation of tribal products
(b) Influence of foreign religious missionaries in tribal areas
(c) Rise of a large number of moneylenders, traders, and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas
(d) The complete disruption of the old agrarian order of the tribal communities
Option c – Rise of a large number of moneylenders, traders, and revenue farmers as middlemen in tribal areas
The idea of drain:
(a) had no history before Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) received support from some Britishers also
(c) was fully accepted by the colonial government
(d) was rejected by the Indian National Congress
Option b – received support from some Britishers also
The Revolt of 1857 was preceded by about 14,000 petitions from the sepoys about
(a) hardships associated with military conditions
(b) hardships associated with living conditions
(c) hardships associated with servility
(d) hardships associated with revenue systems
Option d – hardships associated with revenue systems
An Act passed in 1856 decreed that all future recruits to the Bengal army would have to give an undertaking to serve anywhere, where their services would be required. This was the
(a) General Act
(b) General Service Enlistment Act
(c) Services Act
(d) General Bhatta Act
Option b – General Service Enlistment Act
Who were Moplahs?
(a) They had come from Afghanistan
(b) Local converts to Islam
(c) Descendants of Arab Traders
(d) Descendants of Mughals
Option c – Descendants of Arab Traders
The santhal uprising of 1855-1857 was characterized by
(a) sporadic acts of violence
(b) strong organization and leadership
(c) opposition by the majority of Santhals
(d) help by the local British administration
Option b – strong organization and leadership
Pabna uprising of 1873-1876 was led by
(a) small peasants
(b) middle-class intelligentsia
(c) landlords
(d) none of these
Option a – small peasants
Violence in the Deccan riots was directed against
(a) courts
(b) hospitals
(c) houses of sahukars
(d) debt bonds
Option d – debt bonds
Which tribes lived in the Gudem and Rampa hill tracts of Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Kol
(b) Munda
(c) Santhals
(d) Koya and Konda Dora
Option d – Koya and Konda Dora
Which regiment of the Indian sepoys rebelled against the colonial government in large numbers?
(a) Oudh Regiment
(b) Assam Regiment
(c) Bengal Regiment
(d) Calcutta Regiment
Option c – Bengal Regiment
The Annexation of Awadh was followed by a summary settlement in 1856. The class hardest hit by this was
(a) Peasants
(b) Taluqdars
(c) Disbanded soldiers
(d) Estate’s Retainers
Option b – Taluqdars
The discontentment against the Government increased in 1856 when important changes were made in the service rules of the sepoys. What were these about?
(a) Abolishing kitchens and messes from cantonments
(b) Abolishing the Dak facilities
(c) Abolishing extra allowance for service outside their own regions
(d) Abolishing caste restrictions
Option c – Abolishing extra allowance for service outside their own regions
Why did the annexation of Awadh affect the Bengal army very adversely?
(a) National sentiment was challenged
(b) Oudh was a wealthy princely state
(c) It was an example of the most efficient administration
(d) A large number of sepoys belonged to Oudh
Option d – A large number of sepoys belonged to Oudh
After the annexation of Awadh in 1856, the king of Awadh, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, was deported to
(a) Delhi
(b) Calcutta
(c) Barrackpore
(d) Rangoon
Option b – Calcutta
Syed Ahmad Khan (1817-98) wrote a where he tried to examine the tract causes of 1857. This was underlying titled
(a) Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind
(b) An Account of the Loyal Mahomedans of India
(c) The History of the Indian Mutiny
(d) Azizun Nisa San Sattavan ka kissa
Option a – Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind
The Revolt of 1857 is described in local traditions, folklores, and popular narratives as
(a) the struggle of sepoys and feudal lords against the British
(b) as sufferings of people
(c) people unified in their resistance to the British
(d) mythological tales
Option c – people unified in their resistance to the British
Theosophist Movement was mainly concentrated in
(a) Punjab
(b) Bengal
(c) Bombay
(d) Madras
Option d – Madras
Who declared “So long as freedom of thought is not developed, there can be no civilized life”?
(a) Swami Vivekananda
(b) Keshab Chandra Sen
(c) M.G. Ranade
(d) Syed Ahmad Khan
Option d – Syed Ahmad Khan
In mid-19th century India, under British rule, monumental changes were introduced in law, for instance, that a change in religion did not debar a son from inheriting the property of his heathen father. Such a provision was part of the
(a) The Religious Ability Act 1850
(b) The Religious Disability Act 1850
(c) The Hindu Property Act 1850
(d) The Customs Act
Option b – The Religious Disability Act 1850
The autobiography ‘Aamar Jiban’ pertains to :
(a) Manikuntala Sen
(b) Haimavati Sen
(c) Rassundari Devi
(d) Bibi Harman Kaur
Option c – Rassundari Devi
Which of the following Indian women promoted female education and publicized the needs of non-elite women as well?
(a) Tarabai Shinde
(b) Anandibai Karve
(c) Pandita Ramabai
(d) Bibi Harman Kaur
Option c – Pandita Ramabai
Who won the title of Tanitamizh Tiruvatti or “Champion of Pure Tamils” in the 1940s?
(a) Neelambikai Ammaiyar
(b) Pattamal
(c) Dharmambal
(d) Moothatti
Option a – Neelambikai Ammaiyar
The Rajahmundry Social Reform Association to encourage widow remarriage was founded in 1891 by :
(a) V. Pantulu
(b) K.T. Telang
(c) Behramji
(d) Gopalachariar
Option a – V. Pantulu
Which step was advocated by Keshab Chandra Sen to break caste barriers in Bengal?
(a) Inter-caste marriage
(b) Rejection of caste system
(c) Adherence to caste-based norms
(d) Conversion to other religions
Option a – Inter-caste marriage
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