Modern History of India MCQs for WBCS, SSC, RAIL, State PSC, UPSC P13

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121. Who founded the Asiatic Society
(A) Minto
(B) Wellesley
(C) W. Hastings
(D) Sir William Jones.

Correct Answer: [D] Sir William Jones.

122. The Times of India was first published in
(A) 1862
(B) 1858
(C) 1875
(D) 1861.

Correct Answer: [C] 1875.

123. Where did Bhil revolt take place?
(A) Satara
(B) Khandesh
(C) Chhotonagpur
(D) Singbhum

Correct Answer: [C] Chhotonagpur

124. Who among the following was an ardent advocate of prepaid railway construction in India?
(A) Robert Montgomery
(B) Lord Northbrook
(C) Lord Dalhousie
(D) Lord Canning.

Correct Answer: [C] Lord Dalhousie.

125. The 1st Factory Act (1881) was passed by
(A) Lord Cornwallis
(B) Lord Ripon.
(C) Lord Curzon
(D) Lord Wellesley

Correct Answer: [B] Lord Ripon.

126. Who introduced Permanent Settlement?
(A) John Shore
(B) Lord Bentinck
(C) Lord Cornwallis
(D) Warren Hastings.

Correct Answer: [C] Lord Cornwallis.

127. The custom of 'Sati' was banned through legislation in the year
(A) 1829
(B) 1858
(C) 1795
(D) 1800.

Correct Answer: [A] 1829.

128. Who was the First Governor General of independent India?
(A) Lord Wavell
(B) Lord Mountbatten
(C) Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
(D) Clement Attlee.

Correct Answer: [B] Lord Mountbatten.

129. Who was the first Secretary of the Brahma Sabha?
(A) Prasanna Kumar Tagore
(B) Dwarkanath Tagore
(C) Chandrasekhar Deb
(D) Tarachand Chakraborty.

Correct Answer: [D] Tarachand Chakraborty.

130. The most important leader of 'Prati Sarkar in Satara was
(A) Aruna Asaf Ali
(B) Nana Patil
(C) Chittu Pande
(D) Achyut Patwardhan

Correct Answer: [B] Nana Patil

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