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Indian History Practice Tests
Indian History Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 8
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Indian History Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 8
Question 1 :
With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements:
1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.
2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.
3. The' English' never occupied Pondicherry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
A
1 only
B
2 and 3 only
C
3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 2 :
Why did Buddhism start declining in India in the early medieval times ?
1. Buddha was by that time considered as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and thus became a part of Vaishnavism.
2. The invading tribes from Central Asia till the time of last Gupta king adopted Hinduism and persecuted Buddhists.
3. The Kings of Gupta dynasty were strongly opposed to Buddhism.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
A
1 only
B
1 and 3 only
C
2 and 3 only
D
1, 2 and 3
Question 3 :
Point out where the 1857 uprising did not take place:
A
Avadh
B
Madras
C
Madhya Pradesh
D
East Punjab
Question 4 :
There wer 3 phases (upto 1857) in the early period of resistance to British Rule in India. Find out the incorrect categorisation of a phase.
A
Tribal Rebellions
B
Constitutional agitation
C
Peasant rebellions and agrarian uprisings
D
civil rebellion
Question 5 :
Identify the acknowledged leader of the revolt of 1857 in Awadh who after the defeat at Lucknow lead the rebellion in Rohilkand.
A
Maulvi Ahamadhullah Shah of Faizabad
B
Begum Hazrat Mahal
C
Khan Bahadhur Khan
D
Nana Saheb
Question 6 :
Identify the reason why Bombay and Madras failed to rise in revolt like the northern provinces?
A
Their administrators were highly tolerant and enlightened
B
The seat of administration, which was in Calcuttawas far away from them
C
They were denuded of required leadership by the Ryotwari settlement
D
They were excluded from annexations and confiscations
Question 7 :
Identify the acts passed by the British Government in 1856
(1)Religious Disabilities Act
(2)General Service Enlistment Act
(3)Hindu Widow Remarriage Act
(4)Abolition of Sati (Regulation17)
A
1,2 & 3
B
1,3 & 4
C
2,3 & 4
D
All of them
Question 8 :
Identify the name of the wife of the Mughal Emperor who is beleived to have sabotaged the work of the rebels by acting as an informer to the British.
A
Zeenath Mahal
B
Fatima Begum
C
Hazrut Mahal
D
Mumtaz Mahal
Question 9 :
Match the following:
A. General Hearsey 1.Commanding Officer of Meerut on the eve of the Revolt
B. Sir Hugh Wheeler 2.Commanding Officer of Kanpur on the eve of the Revol
C. Colonel Mitchell 3.Commanding Officer of the 19th NI. at Berhampur
D. General Hewitt 4.Commanding Officer of the 34th NI. at Barrackpur
A
A-4,B-2,C-3,D-1
B
A-2,B-1,C-2,D-3
C
A-1,B-2,C-3,D-4
D
A-3,B-4,C-1,D-2
Question 10 :
The most important nationalist organisation (all-India) before the Congress, which latter on merged with it , was
A
Indian Association of Calcutta
B
Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
C
East India Association
D
Bombay Presidency Association
Question 11 :
Which one of the following statements describes the nature and character of the revolt of 1857 most accurately?
A
It was a pure Sepoy Mutiny with no native leadership and little popular support
B
It was broadly a political movement which aimed at the elimination of foreign rule and return of the old order
C
It was a racial struggle for supremacy between the Blacks and the Whites
D
It was a fuedal revolt planned as a war of national Independence
Question 12 :
The first 100 years of British Rule in India saw the resistance movement take the shape of
A. Civil rebellions B. Tribal uprisings
C. National revolt D. Peasant movements
A
Only A
B
A and D
C
Only C
D
A,B and D
Question 13 :
The freedom struggle in India was greatly inspired by the cry of 'Liberty, Equality, Fraternity', which werwe associated with the
A
American War of Independence
B
French Revolution
C
Russian Revolution
D
Magna Carta
Question 14 :
Assertion(A):
The 1857 Mutiny was suppressed by the British
Reason (R):
Except for people like the Rani of Jhansi and Tantya Tope few fuedal lords participated in the mutiny.
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C
Both A and R are false
D
A is true but R is false
Question 15 :
Name the Governor-General when the 1857 Revolt broke out
A
Dalhousie
B
Canning
C
Lawrence
D
Curzon
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