Modern Indian History

1. Which of the following Governor Generals was called “Liberator of India Press”?

[A] Lord William Bentinck
[B] Sir Charles Metcalfe
[C] Lord Auckland
[D] Lord Ellenborough

2. The Cartaz system with reference to naval trade was used by which of the following?

[A] Dutch
[B] French
[C] English
[D] Portuguese

3. Which of the following is NOT a correct statement with respect to Surendranath Banerjee?

[A] He was co-founder of Indian National Association
[B] He was founder of Ripon College in Kolkata
[C] He is known to have evolved National Consciousness as a formal concept
[D] He co-founded Sadharan Brahmo Samaj with Anandmohan Bose

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4. During Freedom Struggle, Rabindranath Tagore renounced his Knighthood in protest for?

[A] Partition of Bengal
[B] Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre
[C] Execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev
[D] None of them

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5. Which among the following Congress sessions was known for concession of separate electorates for the Muslims by the Congress Party?

[A] 1913 Karachi Session
[B] 1915 Bombay Session
[C] 1916 Lucknow Session
[D] 1917 Calcutta Session

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6. Which of the following cities was capital of Maharaja Ranjit Singh?

[A] Amritsar
[B] Patiala
[C] Lahore
[D] Kapurthala

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7. Who is regarded as “Maker of Modern India”?

[A] M. G. Ranade
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Keshav Chandra Sen
[D] Ram Mohan Roy

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8. Who inspired the young Bengal Movement in the 19th century ?

[A] Ram Tanu Lahiri
[B] Henry Vivian Dorozev
[C] Rasik Kumar Malik
[D] Piyare Chand Mitra

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9. At which of the following places was the first ever European township constructed in India?

[A] Kochi
[B] Chinsurah
[C] Surat
[D] Chennai

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10. Which of the following kingdoms granted the “Golden Farman” to Holland to trade freely in the state?

[A] Hyderabad
[B] Bijapur
[C] Golkunda
[D] Ahmednagar

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