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(1) "Father of Indian Renaissance" is related to
[A] Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
[B] Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
[C] Raja Ram Mohan Roy
[D] Bal Gangadhor Tilak

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

Raja Ram Mohan Roy is called the father of the modern Indian Renaissance due to the remarkable changes he instituted in 18th and 19th century India.

(2) Who was the publisher of first weekly Bengali newspaper 'Samachar Darpan' ?
[A] Dinabandhu Mitra
[B] Dwarkanath Tagore
[C] Keshub Chandra Sen
[D] Nripendra Narayan

Comment

Answer: Option [A]

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(3) Under which one of the following land revenue system, the British Government collected taxes directly from thr farmers ?
[A] Zamindari
[B] Mahalwari
[C] Ryotwari
[D] None of these

Comment

Answer: Option [C]

The ryotwari system was a land revenue system in British India which was introduced by Thomas Munro allowed the government to deal directly with the cultivator ('ryot') for revenue collection and gave the peasant freedom to cede or acquire new land for cultivation.

(4) At the time of first census conducted in India, the name of the British Govornor was
[A] Lord Dufferin
[B] Lord Mayo
[C] Lord Lytton
[D] Lord Curzon

Comment

Answer: Option [B]

At the time of first census conducted in India, the name of the British Govornor was Lord Mayo. It was conducted in India in 1872 during the reign of Governor-General Lord Mayo.

(5) Which Governor General of India introduced the East India Company policy named 'Doctrine of lapse' ?
[A] Lord Wellesley
[B] Warren Hastings
[C] Lord Canning
[D] Lord Dalhousie

Comment

Answer: Option [D]

It was given by the Governor General of East India Company. It was introduced during the year 1848 and 1856. Lord Dalhousie is also known as James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie who was the Governor General of the East India Company and a famous Scottish statesman.

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