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422. Match the following.
A. Moplah 1. Lord
Rebellion Willingdon
B. Communal 2. Lord
Award Chelmsford
C. Jallianwala 3. Lord Minto II
Bagh
Massacre
D. Demand for 4. Lord Reading
Pakistan
5. Lord
Linlithgow
(a) A-I, B-2, C-3, D-4 (b) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-5 (c) A-4, B-3, C-5, D-2 (d) A-2, B-4, C-5, D-3
423. Which of the following .laid the foundation of the British civil service in India?
(a) Warren Hastings (b) Lord Cornwallis (c) Lord Wellesley (d) Lord Canning
424. The system of open competitions
through examination for entering
the civil service was introduced in
(a) 1813 (b) 1833
(c) 1853 (d) 1858
425. Economic exploitation was most
seriously effected by
(a) exploitation of Indian re­
sources for purposes of con­
quest and wars
(b) preferential duties
(c) employment of British nation­
als in Indian administration
(d) manipulation of the exchange
rate
426. The most important reason for the
decline of urban handicrafts was
(a) competition from cheaper
machine-made goods, im­
ported duty-free from Britain.
(b) the railways which helped the dealers to distribute machine­made goods at the expense of handicrafts.
(c) monetisation of the Indian
economy.
(d) growth of modern industries
in India.
427. With regard to the ruin of Indian
industries, which of the following
are true?
I. Imposition of heavy duties on
goods imported into England
from India.
II. Disappearance of native
rulers.
III. Poor craftsmanship of
Indians.
IV. The export of raw materials
from India to Britain.
(a) I, II and IV (b) I and II (b) III and IV (d) II, III and IV
428. Which of the following was a feature of the Aligarh Movement? (a) Anglo-Muslim alliance for the
security of the Muslims in India
(b) Socio-religious reforms in the
Muslim community
(c) To counter the missionary
activities of Christianity
(d) It was opposed to western
education and culture
429. Which of the following promi­
nently fought for and got widow
remarriage legalised?
(a) M.G. Ranade
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (c) Raja Rammohan Roy
(d) Annie Besant
430. The maximum work in
popularising female education in the nineteenth century was done by
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) J.E.D. Bethune
(c) D.K. Karve
(d) the British Government
431. The Sarda Act of 1930 provided
for
I. penalisation for bigamy
II. civil marriages
III. penalisation of parties to a
marriage in which the girl was below 14 years and the boy was below 18 years of age
IV. legalisation of inter-caste
marriage
(a) I and II (b) II and III
(c) 1, III and IV (d) III only
432. Peasants lost their rights over the land cultivated by them due to (a) the Mahalwari Settlement (b) the Permanent Settlement (c) the Ryotwari Settlement
(d) none of the above
433. Which of the following helped to
develop close ties between the
government and the masses?
(a) Mahalwari Settlement
(b) Ryotwari Settlement
(c) Permanent Settlement
(d) All of the above
434. The growth of landlordism was marked by the rise of
(a) moneylenders
(b) capitalism
(c) sub-infeudation
(d) zamindars
435. Which of the following are true
with regard to Brahmo Samaj?
I. It was against idol worship. II. It put emphasis on human
dignity.
III. It was opposed to various
social evils.
IV. It was a synthesis of various
religions.
(a) I and II
(b) I and III
(c) II and IV
(d) All of the above
436. The Brahmo Samaj split for a second time in 1878 because of (a) the marriage of Keshab's
daughter though she was underage.
(b) Keshab's founding of the Veda Samaj in Madras and the Prarthana Samaj in Maharashtra.
(c) Keshab's attempt to bring
about an alliance of Christian and Hindu ideas.
(d) all of the above.
437. Where was the Arya Samaj set up for the first time in 1875?
(a) Lahore (b) Amritsar
(c) Bombay (d) Delhi
438. The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by
(a) Dayananda Saraswati
(b) Vivekananda
(c) Keshab Chandra
(d) Hans Raj
439. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Swami Vivekananda?
I. He was a disciple of Ramakrishna Pararnhansa.
II. He attended the 'World Par­liament of Religions' at Chi­cago.
III. He rejected the supremacy of the Vedas.
IV. He believed in the service of men in order to realise God.
(a) I and II (b) I, II and IV
(c) I and III (d) II and IV
440. Which of the following statements are true with regard to Sir Syed
Ahmed Khan?
I. He founded the Anglo-Orien­tal College at Aligarh in 1875.
II. He made efforts to uplift the upper class among the Mus­lim community.
III. He founded the Ahmadiya Movement in Punjab.
IV. In the later part of his life, he began to talk of Hindu domi­nation.
(a) I and II (b) II and IV
(c) 1, II and IV (d) I and III