Q. Examine the following historically important statements: 1. Josiah Child went to war with Aurangzeb which resulted in the expulsion of British from the state of Bengal 2. Jole Charnock, faithful to the East India Company, built and fortified the site of Calcutta (not Hugli) as the ...

Q. The British understood the Indian community through the prism of caste. Different ethnographers held different views. Point out the wrong one: (a) A reflection of functional and occupational differentiation: J. C. Nesfield (b) Caste as a trace of early historical conquest – by the Aryans ...

Q. Who used the term ‘untouchable’ for the Scheduled castes for the first time? (a) J S Nesfield  (b) Alfred Lyall (c) W C Crooke (d) H H Risley Ans: (d) H H Risley  Explanation:  The term 'untouchable' for the Scheduled castes was first used by (d) H H Risley. ...

Q. The Punch, a humourous London Magazine, had depicted the racial bitterness of 1857 by carrying a cartoon of an Indian who was (a) half man and half woman (b) half white and half black (c) half gorilla and half mouse (d) half gorilla and half negro Ans: (d) half gorilla and half ...

Q. The scheme of financial devolution which was a landmark in Indian financial history was introduced by which Viceroy? (a) Lord Lawrence (b) Lord Mayo (c) Lord Lytton (d) Lord Ripon Ans: (b) Lord Mayo  Explanation:  The corrcet answer is Lord Mayo. Lord Mayo's ...

Q. After 1858, the power of financial supervision and control in India was given to (a) Governor-General (b) British Crown (c) Secretary of State (d) Finance Member Ans: (c) Secretary of State Explanation: After 1858, the power of financial supervision and control in India was ...

Q. The monopoly of the East India Company in India’s foreign trade was brought to an end by the (a) Charter Act of 1793 (b) Charter Act of 1813 (c) Charter Act of 1833 (d) Charter Act of 1853 Ans: (b) Charter Act of 1813 Explanation: Charter Acts of 1813 was an Act of the ...

Q. Who is regarded as the creator of the Budget System in India? (a) Charles Edward Trevelyan (b) James Wilson (c) Samuel Laing (d) John Strachey Ans: (b) James Wilson Explanation: The creator of the Budget System in India is (b) James Wilson. James Wilson, a Scottish economist ...

Q. Some of the important ideologies that were going around in the 19th century British India and their proponents have been mentioned here: 1. James Mill–Utilitarianism 2. William Wilberforce–Evangelicalism 3. William Jones–Orientalism 4. Thomas Macaulay–Liberalism Select the code ...

Q. Which of the following problems came up in the working of 1773 Regulation? 1. Disharmony and dishonesty between Governor- General and his council 2. Ambiguities in the jurisdiction of Supreme Court and the Council 3. Provincial governors claimed greater authority than was provided ...

Q. The following are some statements pertaining to the early British administration in India: 1. The Supreme Court was set up in Calcutta–1774 2. Fort William College was founded in 1800 3. The rule of law was introduced by the East-India Company in India in 1793 4. The Company’s ...

Q. Jyotiba Phule’s Satyashodhak Samaj in the late 19th century undertook (a) saving the lower castes from hypocritical Brahmans and their opportunistic scriptures (b) sanskritization (c) attacking the caste system (d) separate representation for untouchables Ans: (d) separate ...