1
Which one of the following was India’s 1st news paper?
Maharatta
The Bengal Gazetle
Voice of India
Both a & b
2
Consider the following Acts
1)Censorship of Press act
2)Licensing Act
3)press act/ Metcalfe act
4)Registration Act
Arrange the Acts on chronological order
1,2,3 and 4
1,3,2 and 4
1,4,3 and 2
2,4,3 and 1
3
Match the following.
Newspaper Founder
A)The Hindu - 1) B.G.Tilak
B)Maharatta - 2) Subramaniya Iyer
C)Voice of India - 3) Dadabhai Nouroji
D)Indian Mirror - 4) N.N.Sen
Choose the correct answer
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1234
2314
1324
4
Which governor general enacted the censorship of Press Act, 1799?
Lord William Bentinck
Lord Warren Hastings
Lord Wellesley
Lord Metcalfe
5
In which Act Nicknamed as “Gagging Act”
Licensing Act 1857
Press Act 1799
Regulation Act of 1867
Vernacular Press act 1878
6
Which of the following governor generals enacted & repealed Vernacular Press Act respectively
Lord Rippon & Lord Lytton
Lord Canning & Lord Lytton
Lord Lytton & lord Rippon
None of the above
7
Which Indian news paper had stop publication due to licensing regulations, 1823?
The Bombay Herald
Mirat-ul-Akbar
The Calcutta Chronicle
All the above
8
Which of the following act/ plan/ scheme/ commission of British increased university control over private colleges by laying down stringent conditions of affiliation and periodical inspection by the Syndicate?
Indian Universities Act, 1904
Sadler University Commission, 1917-19
Hunter Education Commission, 1882-83
University Grand Commission
9
Warren Hastings laid the foundation for the universities of Calcutta & Madras in ……….
1781
1771
1791
1801
10
Charles Wood’s Despatcth, 1854 was about the ………
Education
revenue
Administration
Army
11
New universities came up at Mysore, Patna, Banaras, Aligarh etc. based on the recommendations of ………..
Hartog Committee
Sergeant Plan of education
Indian University Act, 1904
Saddler University Commission
12
Consider the following statements
1) Orientalists emphasized promotion of traditional Indian learning
2) Anglicists supported modern science education in vernacular medium
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect?
1 only
2 only
both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
13
Who is known as ‘Liberator’ of Indian Press?
Lord Canning
Lord Rippon
14
On which Committee’s recommendation the press Acts of 1908 & 1910 were repealed?
Tej Bahadur Sapru
M.K.Gandhi
B.G.Tilak
Ilbert Commission
15
Consider the provisions of vernacular press acts, choose the correct answer
The Magistrate’s action was final & no appeal could be made in court of law
The vernacular newspaper could not get exemption from the operation of the act by submitting proofs
Neither a nor b
16
Who is/were initiated “No-tax-Campaign” in maharastra
Sardar Vallabhai patel
S.N.Banerjee
17
In which Act the magistrate empowered to confiscate press property if published objectable material to cause violence & the act aimed against extremist national activity?
Vernacular Press Act 1878
Licensing Act, 1857
Newspaper (incitement to offences) Act, 1908
India press act 1910
18
Who was became the 1st Indian journalist to be imprisoned?
S.N.Banerjea
Dadhabai Nouroji
none of the above
19
Which of the following Commission act considered as “Magna Carta of English education in India”?
Charter Act of 1813
Hunter Commission
Lord Macaulay’s Minute (1835)
Wood’s dispatch (1854)
20
Who among the following was the founder of Sanskrit college at Banaras ?
Warren Hasting
Jonathan Duncan
Sir.Charles wood
21
Which of the college in India was setup by lord Wellesley for the training of Civil Servants of the company ?
East India College
Punjab National College
Fort William College
Sanskrit College
22
Which of the following plan or scheme of Modern Education associated with Zakir Hussain Committee
Hunter Education Commission (1882-83)
Wardha Scheme of Basic Education
Sargent Plan of Education
23
In which act directed the company to sanction one lakh rupees annually for the education?
Charter Act 1793
Charter Act 1813
Charter Act 1833
Mccauly Act 1835
24
Indian Universities Act 1904, was passed based on the recommendations of ………..
Raleigh Commission
Woods Dispatch Commission
25
In which year the Engineering college at Roorkee was setup?
1845
1846
1847
1856
26
The Charles wood’s Despatch of 1854 recommended establishment of Universities on the model of the London University in which city?
Bombay
Calcutta
Madras
27
Hunter Commission submitted their report in
October 1882
October 1883
November 1882
November 1883
28
Match the following:
(a) Lord Mecaulays Minute - 1. 1904
(b) Charles Wood’s Despatch - 2. 1882
(c) Hunter Commission - 3. 1854
(d) Indian University Act - 4. 1835
Choose the correct option
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4321
1432
29
In which place the 1st agriculture Institute was started?
Pusa
Roorkee
30
In which year Saddler university commission was setup?
1913
1917
1929
1937
31
Which of the following revolted first against British?
Khasis
Mundas
Santhal
Rampas
32
The Gadhkari Uprisings (1844-45) took place in
Punjab
Bengal
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
33
Match the following
A. Punjab - 1. Kuki Revolt
B. Bengal - 2. Birsa Munda Revolt
C. Bihar - 3. Pabna Peasant Revolt
D. Tripura - 4. Kuka Revolt
Codes
4 3 2 1
4 2 1 3
4 1 2 3
4 3 1 2
34
Moplah of South Malabar indicates
1) poor peasants
2) tenants
3) Traders
4) fishermen
5) agricultural laborers
Choose the right answer from the following codes
1 and 5
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Only 4
2 and 3
35
Consider the following events in the history of British India
1) Santhal Rebellion
2) Indigo Revolt
3) Sanyasi and Fakir Rebellion
4) Birsa Munda Rebellion
Which one of the following is a correct chronological sequence of the above events starting with the earliest?
3, 2, 1, 4
1, 4, 2, 3
3, 1, 2, 4
2, 1, 4, 3
36
Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919?
1) Introduction of Dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces.
2) Introduction of Dyarchy at centre as well.
3) Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the provinces.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Only 1
1 and 3
1, 2 and 3 4
37
Match List I with List ll and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists
List I List II
A.Bicameral - 1. Government of India system Act,1935
B. Legislative - 2. Indian Councils Act, devolution 1861
C. Separate electorate - 3. Montague- Chelmsford Reforms
D.Provincial autonomy - 4. Minto-Morley Reforms
1 2 3 4
2 1 4 3
3 2 4 1
3 4 1 2
38
Through - which one of the following were commercial activities of the East India Company finally put to an end?
The Charter Act of 1793
The Charter Act of 1813
The Charter Act of 1833
The Charter Act of 1853
39
Which of the following Acts introduced communal electorate in India?
Indian Council Act, 1861
Indian Council Act, 1892
Indian Council Act, 1909
Government of India Act, 1935
40
The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on
The principle of federation and parliamentary system
The principle of succession of the British Indian provinces
Acceptance of the idea of a Constituent Assembly to draft a Constitution