Expansion of British Supremacy / Revolt of 1857 SECTION 5

1.       Who among the following governor Generals formed the Triple alliance against Tipu Sultan?

(a)    Warren Hastings

(b)   Lord Cornwallis

(c)    Lord Wellesley

(d)   Lord William Bentinck

2.       Match the following :

List I (social Reformer)	List II (association)
A.      Lypthee Thass        B.      Jyotiba Phule       C.      John Rathinam       D.      EV Ramaswami  Najckar	1.       Satyashodhak  Samaj        2.       Dravida kazhagm        3.       Self-respect movement        4.       Dravida mahajana Sabha

Codes

      A   B     C   D

(a)    4    2     1    3

(b)   3    1     2    4

(c)    4    1     2    3

(d)   3    2     1    4

3.       Under which one of the following system of assessment, the British Government collected revenue directly from the farmers?

(a)    Zamindari

(b)   Ryotwari

(c)    Annawari

(d)   Desaiwari

4.       Consider the following acts

1.       Pitts India Act

2.       The charter ct

3.       the regulating act

4.       Indian council’s act

What is the correct chronological sequence of these acts?

(a)    3   1     2    4

(b)   4   1     2    3

(c)    3   2     1    4

(d)   1   4     3    2

5.       The first Indian University opened in 1857 was in

(a)    Madras

(b)   Kolkata

(c)    Banaras

(d)   Bombay

6.       The system of Budget was introduced in India during the viceroyalty of

(a)    Dalhousie

(b)   Canning

(c)    Elgin

(d)   Ripon

7.       In 1856, the following Acts were passed

1.       Religious Disabilities Act

2.       Abolition of Sati (Regulation XVII)

3.       Hindu Widows Remarriage Act

4.       Doctirne of Lapse

Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a)    1   and 3

(b)   1   and 4

(c)    3  and 4

(d)   1, 2 and 4

8.       In the context of revenues administration of the British in India, who of the following is well known for his association with Ryotwari settlement and its implementations?

(a)    Thomas Munro

(b)   RM Bird

(c)    Sir Charles Napier

(d)   Jonathan Duncan

9.       The first Indian Councils Act Was passed in

(a)    1853

(b)   1857

(c)    1861

(d)   1892

10.   Assertion (A) the revolt of 1857 was much more than a product of sepoy discontent.

Reason (R) Millions of peasants, artisans and soldiers fought heroically and made the revolt glorious.

Codes

(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)    A is true, but R is false

(d)   A is false, but R is true

                         Answer: 

1.       B

2.       C

3.       B

4.       A

5.       B

6.       B

7.       A

8.       A

9.       C

10.    C