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Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Expansion of British Supremacy / Revolt of 1857 SECTION 7

1.       Consider the following declaration and identify the person, who made it?
The times has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in their incongruous context of humiliation and I, for my part, wish to stand shorn of all special distinction by the side of my countrymen, who for their so-called insignificance are liable to suffer degradation not fit  for human beings.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a)    Mahatma Gandhi
(b)   Jawaharlal Nehru
(c)    Dadabhai Naoroji
(d)   Rabindranth Tagore
 
2.   Identify the nationalist leader, who was sentenced in the words outlined below.
“The fact that in the eyes of millions of your countrymen you are a great patriot and great leader but as a man subject to the law who ahs, by his own admission broken the law you are subject to six years imprisonment”.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a)    CR Das
(b)   Mahatma Gandhi
(c)    Subhash Chandra Bose
(d)   Jawaharlal Nehru

3.   Prior to 1813, which among the following measures, was not adopted by the British to exploit the Indians economically?
(a)    Monopolizing the trade of raw goods wherever possible and selling them at high rates
(b)   Forcing Indian crafts men to produce quality products in fixed quantity and at fixed price
(c)    Free trade policy
(d)   Elimination of Indian traders from competition by ever means

4.   Which one of the following statements regarding the revolt of 1857 is not correct?
(a)    The revolt was supported whole heartedly by the educated, elite Indian everywhere
(b)   The diverse elements which took part in the revolt were united by their hatred of British Rule
(c)    The role of Hindu-Muslim unity in the revolt was acknowledge by many, including British officials
(d)   The revolt did not spread to south India

5.   Consider the following events in the history of British India
1.       Santhal Rebellion
2.       Indigo Revolt
3.       Sanyasi and Fakir Rebellion
4.       Birsa Munda Rebellion
Which one of the following is a correct chronological sequence of the above events starting with the earliest?
(a)    3  2   1  4
(b)   1   4   2   3
(c)    3   1   2  4
(d)   2   1   4  3

6.   Which one of the following was not a result of British colonial rule of India?
(a)    Ruin of Indian Agriculture
(b)   Ruin of Indian Industries
(c)    Ruin of Indian Trade
(d)   Ruin of Indian Feudalism

7.Which of the following statements about Ryotwari settlement is/ are correct?

1.       It recognized the cultivators as the owner of land.
2.       It was a temporary settlement.
3.       It was introduced later than the permanent settlement.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a)    1  and 2
(b)   1,  2 and 3
(c)    Only 1
(d)   2 and 3

8.   Who was the governor General of India during the sepoy mutiny?

(a)    Lord Canning
(b)   Lord Dalhousie
(c)    Lord Harding’s
(d)   Lord Lytton

Answer:

1.       D
2.       B
3.       C
4.       A
5.       A
6.       D
7.       B
8.       A

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