Rise Of Modern Nationalism In India

20 Questions
  1. 1
    Which among the following events happened earliest ?
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  2. 2
    Regarding Wood's Dispatch, which of the following statements are true ?
    1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
    2. Establishment of universities was recommended.
    3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below :
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  3. 3
    Consider the following pairs :
    1. Radhakanta Deb - First President of the British Indian Association
    2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty - Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha
    3. Surendranath Banerjee - Founder of the Indian Association
    Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched ?
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  4. 4
    The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the
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  5. 5
    Consider the following statements: The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of the Indian National Movement was that he
    1. exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British
    2. interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians
    3. stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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  6. 6

    Which one of the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad?

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  7. 7

    Match List-I with List-II and select the Correct answer using the code given below the lists:

    List-I (Author) List-II(Work)
    A. Bankimchandra 1. Shatranj ke Khilari
    B. Dinabandhu Mitra 2. Debi Chaudhurani
    C. Premàhand 3. Nil-Darpan
    4. Chandrakanta
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  8. 8

    Who among the following started the newspaper, Shome Prakash?

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  9. 9

    Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act?

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  10. 10

    The aim of education as stated by the Wood's Despatch of 1854 was:

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  11. 11

    Which one of the following submitted in 1875 a petition to the House of Commons demanding India's direct representation in the British parliament?

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  12. 12

    That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by

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  13. 13

    Which one of the following Indian leaders was dismissed by the British from the Indian Civil Service?

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  14. 14

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

    List-I (Books) List-II (Authors)
    A. The First Indian War of Independence 1. Rabindranath Tagore
    B. Anand Math 2. Sri Aurobindo
    C. Life Divine 3. Bankim Chandra Chatterji
    D. Sadhana 4. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
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  15. 15

    Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

    1. Theodore Beck: Mohammedan Anglo Oriental College, Aligarh.
    2. Ilbert Bill: Ripon
    3. Pherozeshah Mehta: Indian National Congress
    4. Badruddin Tyabji: Muslims League

    Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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  16. 16

    What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?

    1. Wood's Education Despatch
    2. Macaulay's minute on education
    3. The Sargent Education Report
    4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

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  17. 17

    Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?

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  18. 18

    Consider the following landmarks in Indian education:

    1. Hindu College, Calcutta
    2. University of Calcutta
    3. Adam's Report
    4. Wood's Despatch

    The correct chronological order of these landmarks, is:

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  19. 19

    Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:

    List-I List-II
    A. Surendranath Banerjee 1. Hind Swaraj
    B. M.K. Gandhi 2. The Indian Struggle
    C. Subhash Chandra Bose 3. Autobiographical
    D. Lajpat Rai 4. A Nation in Making
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  20. 20

    Who among the following leaders did not believe in the drain theory of Dadabhai Naoroji?

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