Denne Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) Questions India’s #1 Learning Platform PS Ela merlin) (ec eho) SR Rea call Poy Poncces Download App ion Online = MCQ Question 1 View this Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of which of the following missions? J 1. Brahmo Samaj 2. Chinmaya Mission 3. Arya Samaj 4, Prarthana Samaj Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3 : Arya Samaj Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) MCQ Question 1 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Arya Samaj. © Key Points + Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj, + Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati in 1875. + He translated the Vedas and wrote three books named Satyartha Prakash, Veda Bhasya Bhumika, and Veda Bhasya. + He gave the slogan “Go back to Vedas”.+ Dayananda Anglo Vedic (D.A.V) schools were established based on his philosophy and teachings. ©: Additional Information Mission Founder Brahmo Samaj Raja Ram Mohan Roy Chinmayananda Chinmaya Mission Saraswat! Prarthana Samaj Atmaram Pandurang ~ i Tees hari Bla meen CM ede) ene DR ue ae Fae Dol tec core en Download App MCQ Question 2 View this Question Cnline In which Anglo - Mysore war and In which year was Tipu Sultan killed? { 1. Third, 17920 | 2. Third, 1798 3. Fourth, 1799 4, Fourth, 1805 ‘Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3: Fourth, 1799 a a ee etaaa a a i a a The correct answer is Fourth, 1799. + The Governor-General, Lord Wellesley asked Tipu Sultan to break his ties with the French and enter into the Subsidiary Alliance but he refused to accept it. Thus, the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War started. + The war ended with the death of Tipu Sultan, who was killed while fighting to save his capital Srirangapatnam, » Important Points + First Anglo Mysore war (1766-69): © The Treaty of Madras (1769) ended the First Anglo Mysore war. © Itwas signed between British and Hyder Ali of Mysore. © Haider Ali defeated the British, + Second Anglo Mysore war (1780-84): © Warren Hastings attacked French port Mahe, which was in Haider Alis territory. © Haider Ali died during the second Anglo Mysore war. » The war ended with ¢ treaty of Mangalore. © In 1781, Haider Ali was defeated at Porto Novo by Eyrecoot. © Haider Ali made an alliance with Marathas and Nizams and attacked British + Third Anglo Mysore war (1790-92): © Marathas and Nizams were with the British and Cornwallis started the war which ended with the defeat of Tippu Sultan. © By the treaty of Srirangapatnam, Tippu ceded haif of his territory. + Fourth Anglo Mysore war (1798-99): © Lord Wellesley arrived and trying to sign a Subsidiary alliance with Indian Kingdoms and was forcing the same on Tippu but he rejected. © Tippu had sent ambassadors to Turkey and France which was made as an excuse by Wellesley to attack Tipu. » Later he fought bravely and got defeated and killed in 1799. ce India's #1 Learning Platform Cee aR eco Start Complete Exam Preparation Download App MCQ Question 3 View this Question Online Who was the founder of Prathana Samaj? 1. Dr. Atmaram Pandurang2. Dayanand Saraswati 3. Keshab Chandra sen 4. Swami Vivekanand Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 1 : Dr. Atmoram Pandurang Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) MCQ Question 3 Detailed Solution Dr. Atmaram Pandurang was the founder of Prathana Samaj. + Dr. Atmaram Pandurang has founded Prathana Samaj in the year 1867 in western India for religious and social reforms. + The main aim of the Prathana Samaj was to make people believe in one God and worship only one God. + The emphasis was on monotheism but on the whole, the samaj was more concemed with social reform than religion + The Prathana Samaj was very attached to the Bhakti cult of Maharashtra, Other reformers:- Reformers _|Society/Samaj ‘Dayanand Saraswati__|A'Y@ Samal Keshab Bharatvarshiya Brahmo Chandra sen |Samaj/AdiSama} Swami i Vivekonanda [R@™ Krishna Mission Penal Cree) AS Ela aero clele lili) ee rahe hes Tot ae DS eine resi ea od Download App MCQ Question 4 ORC e ea rorr oss View this Question Online >Which of the following Is not correctly matched? Places of Revolt! of 1857 \(a) Kanpur Nana Saheb (b) Baghpat |Shahmal (c) Mathura [Kadam Singh (Maulawl (¢) Falzabad |Ahamadullah LA Leader Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3: ¢ Moder India (Pre-Congress Phase) MCQ Question 4 Detailed Solution The correct answer is. * The leader in Mathura during the 1857 Revolt is Devi Singh. + Kadam Singh was the leader of Meerut during the 1857 Revolt. Hence option C is not correctly matched. ©; Additional Information * Other Places of Revolt of 1857 and LeadersPlaces of Revolt of Leader 1857 Lucknow Begum Hazrat Mahal Delhi Behadur Shah Jafar, Bakht Khan Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai Gwalior Tatya Tope Allahabad Liyakat Ali Jagdishpur Kuwar Singh Bareilly Khan Bahadur 5 & ma India's #1 Learning Platform Rca erie Start Complete Exam Preparation ao ors hes iSite) Coreen Download App etsy MCQ Question 5 View this Question Online > Who was the Governor General of India at the time of the Sepoy Mutiny? 1. Lord Hardings “ 2. Lord Canning 3. Lord Lytton 4, Lord Dalhousie Answer (Deiailed Solution Below) Option 2: Lord CanningModern india (Pre-Congress Phase) MCQ Question o Detailed solution The correct answer is Lord Canning + Lord Canning (1856-62) was the Governor-General of India during the 1857 revolt. * Lord Canning served as the Govemor-General of India from 1856 to 1862. © Key Points Lord Canning: * During his tenure, the Government of India Act, 1858 was passed which created the office of the Viceroy to be held by the same person who was the Governor-General of India + Lord Canning also served as the first Viceroy of India * The important events during his tenure include: © Mutiny of 1857, which he was able to suppress successfully, © The passing of the Indian Councils Act, 1861 introduced a portfolio system in India. ©; Additional Information * Other important events during Lord Canning: © Withdrawal of the “Doctrine of Lapse” was one of the main reasons for the mutiny of 1858 © The introduction of the Code of Criminal Procedure, enactment of the Indian High Courts Act, Indian Penal Code (1858), Bengal Rent Act (1859), the introduction of Income-tax on an experimental basis, etc. Canning passed the Hindu Widows’ Remarriage Act, 1856 which was drefted by his predecessor Lord Dalhousie before the rebellion. He also passed the General Service Enlistment Act of 1856. He established the first three modern Universities in India, the University of Calcutta, the University of Madras, and the University of Bombay. eee iar Start Complete Exam Preparation Dan eco oe od ies resend Download App aad ar CQ Question 6 View this Question Online Who among the following Introduced the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’? 1. Lord Canning2. Lord Ripon 3. Lord Dalhousie 4. Warren Hastings Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3 : Lord Dalhousie Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) MCQ Question 6 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Lord Dalhousie. © Key Points * The chief instrument through which Lord Dalhousie implemented his policy of annexation was the ‘Doctrine of Lapse’. Under the Doctrine of Lapse, when the ruler of a protected state died without a natural heir, his/her state was not to pass to an adopted heir as sanctioned by the age-old tradition of the country. + Lord Dalhousie came to India as the Governor-General in 1848, + Lord Dalhousie was keen on annexing the kingdom of Avadh. # Important Points\Lord) ‘Canning 'Lord| Ripon + He served as Governor-General of India from 1856 to 1862 + In his tenure, the Government of India| Act, 1858 was passed. © In that Act, the office of Viceroy was to be held by the same person who was Governor- General of India. * Lord Canning also served as the first Viceroy of India + During his tenure “Doctrine of Lapse” was withdrawal. + Lord Ripon remained India's Viceroy trom 1880-84. + The most important events during this time were as follows: © The Vernacular Press Act was repealed in 1882 » AResolution in 1882 set off the institution of local self- government in India. © Hunter Commission came in 1882 for education reforms. © Introduction of llbert Bill in a severely compromised state. + His best-known work is “The Imperial Gazetteer of India" on which he started working in 1869. Hastings that had been established by Robert + Warren Hastings was the 1st Governor-General of Bengal In the Dual System, the company had Diwani rights (rights to collect revenue) and the Nizam or Indian chiefs had the administrative authority. + Hastings abolished the Dual System Clive. » The Nawab’s annual allowance of Rs.32 lakh was reduced to Rs.16 lakh.& eal aca PSE la merle l(c ee hol) ean ees Pears faracd Dorcas ieee Download App MCQ Question 7 View this Question Online In which year "The Hindu Widow Remarriage Act’ was passed? 1, 1856 2. 1858 3. 1859 4. 1862 Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 1: 1856 Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) MCQ Question 7 Detailed Solution The correct answer is 1856. + The Hindu widow remarriage act was passed in the year 1856. © The act made the remarriage of Hindu widows in all jurisdictions of India under East India Company rule legal. © The Hindu widow remarriage act was drafted during the tenure of Lord Dalhousie. ‘The act was passed by Lord Canning in 1856. The remarriage of Hindu widows was first legalized by Lord Canning. Hindu widow remarriage act was considered as the first major social reform legislation after the abolition of Sati in 1829. * Indian social reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was the most prominent campaigner of the Hindu widow remarriage actPg eal aca Oa PSE la merle l(c ee hol) RRS Pears faracd Dorcas ieee Download App MCQ Question 8 View this Question Online VD Savarkar called as the (prelude to the first war of Indian Independence’. 1, Paika Rebellion 2. ‘AnolosMysore Wats 3. Indigo revolt 4, Vellore Mutiny Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 4: Vellore Mutiny Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) MCQ Question 8 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Vellore Mutiny. © Key Points + VD Savarkar called Vellore Mutiny as the ‘prelude to the first war of Indian Independence’. + Vellore Mutiny was the revolt held in 1806. © Themutinywas against the newly introduce dress code of soldiers by the British in India, © Sir John Cradock was a British officer who introduced the controversial dress code that leads to Vellore mutiny. ©: Additional Information+ Also called as the Paika Bidroha, [Paika + Armed rebellion against the British East India Company's rule in Odisha in 1817. Rebellion Main leader: Bakshi Jagabandhu. + Series of wars fought during the last three decades of the 18th century between the Kingdom of Mysore, the ‘Analp- British East India Company, and the Nizam of Hyderabad. Mysore * The First Anglo-Mysore War held in 1767-69. Wars + The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798-99) leads to the death of Tipu ‘Sultan. + The Indigo revolt was the uprising of Indigo indigo farmers against the indigo planters that arose in Chaugacha revolt Village of Nadia in Bengal in 1859. ® Confusion Points + Vellore mutiny (1806) is known as the Prelude to the first war of Indian Independence. + Sepoy Mutiny (1857) whereas is known as the First War of Independence. Teeter trey Start Complete Exam Preparation Crue ae Pino lees Dre caer) Goes Eros Download App MCQ Question 9 View this Quest onl Who founded the Anglo-Vedic college? 1. Dayanand Saraswati 2. Lale Hansraj3. Atmaram Pandurang 4. Mahadev Govind Ranade Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 2: Lala Hansraf. Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) MCQ Question 9 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Lala Hansraj © Key Points + Anglo Vedic college or schools are also known as Dayanand Anglo Vedic schools. + Dayanand Anglo Vedic (DAV) Schools were founded in 1886 at Lahore by the efforts of Mahatma Hansraj. © Confusion Points + It was not founded by Swamy Dayanand Saraswati + In the name and memory of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Lala Hans Raj established it. + The schools were run by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust & Management Society, also known as the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Education Society. + DAV institutions are the best place to study and work together. + Under the DAV family, there are 900 schools, 75 colleges, and a university. + "DAV Movement’ founded in 1886 by Lala Lajpat Rai(Father of DAV Movement) picked up momentum due to the arduous efforts of Mahatma Hans Raj, Pandit Gurudutt Vidyarthi and may other dedicated as the Arya Samaj activist. oa Px een cad PS la eel Cee ly eRe reer cg Girone feed inn ea es Biotin Download App MCQ Question 10 View this Question Online France ceded to India In full sovereignty the territory of the Establishments of ?1. Pondicherry 2. Karikal R l 3. Mahe 4. Allof the above ‘Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 4: All of the above Modern India (Pre-Congress Phase) MCQ Question 10 Detailed Solution The correct answer is Alll of the above. © Key Points + France ceded to India in full sovereignty the territory of the Establishments of + The Treaty of Cession was signed by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and then Plenipotentiary of France in India S. Ostrorog on May 28, 1956. + By the Treaty, France ceded to Hooke fl Seyessienonni teri Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahe and Yanam. of the establishment of uy UNION TERRITORY OF PUDUCHERRY (PUDUCHERRY, KARAIKAL, MAKE & YAWAM REGIONS)