Brief History of Modern India Through MCQ For WBCS Prelims and Mains P20

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2679191. When did the British make English the medium of instruction in India ?

A

1813

B

1833

C

1835

D

1844

C

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Correct Answer: C. 1835

3506192. In which year, Gandhiji established Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat ?

A

1916

B

1917

C

1918

D

1929

B

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Correct Answer: B. 1917

1850193. Lord Macaulay was associated with

A

Codification of Laws

B

Permanent settlement

C

Reforms in the army

D

Abolition of Sati

A

Correct Answer: A. Codification of Laws

437194. First viceroy of India

A

Bentinck

B

Curzon.

C

Dalhousie

D

Canning

D

Correct Answer: D. Canning

1893195. Who was the founder of the Sultanate of Madurai?

A

Nusrat Shah

B

Dilwar Khan

C

Jalaluddin Ahsan

D

Hussain Shah.

C

Correct Answer: C. Jalaluddin Ahsan

348196. Who wrote Life Divine?

A

Sister Nivedita

B

Arabindo Ghosh

C

Swami Vivekananda

D

Keshab Chandra Sen

B

Correct Answer: B. Arabindo Ghosh

3318197. Who amongst the following made it possible for the Indians to enter the Indian Civil Service through an open competitive examination?

A

William Bentinck

B

Dalhousie

C

Mayo

D

Ripon

B

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Correct Answer: B. Dalhousie

4166198. During whose Veceroyship did the High Courts come into existence at the three presidential cities of Calcutta, Madras and Bombay ?

A

Warren Hastings

B

Lord Cornwallis

C

John Lawrence

D

Lord Dalhousie

C

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Correct Answer: C. John Lawrence

3524199. Who is called the 'Nightingale of India'?

A

Vijay Lakshml Pandit

B

Sarojini Naidu

C

Aruna Asaf Ali

D

Sucheta Kriplani

B

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Correct Answer: B. Sarojini Naidu

578200. The Regulating Act was passed by

A

British Parliament

B

Privy Council

C

Bengal Council

D

Company's Govt

A

Correct Answer: A. British Parliament

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