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Administrative Legacy & Miscellaneous Quiz 06
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Q1. Which event was the reason for suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A.
Lack of enthusiasm
B.
Subhas Bose opposition
C.
Gandhi bowed to pressure
D.
Chauri Chaura incident
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
D
Gandhi called off the movement in 1922 because the Chauri Chaura violence violated his core principle of non-violence.
Q2. â˜Abhinav Bharatâ founded in 1904 was-
A.
cultural organization
B.
newspaper
C.
secret revolutionary organization
D.
trade union
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
V.D. Savarkar founded this secret society to overthrow British rule through armed revolution.
Q3. The first Indian Factoriesâ Act was passed in-
A.
1881
B.
1885
C.
1891
D.
1894
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Passed during Lord Ripon's tenure, this act sought to improve the working conditions of laborers, specifically children.
Q4. The theory of economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by
A.
M. K. Gandhi
B.
Jawaharlal Nehru
C.
Dadabhai Naoroji
D.
R. C. Dutt
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Naoroji's book 'Poverty and Un-British Rule in India' explained how wealth was being drained from India to Britain.
Q5. Which act led to the introduction of dual system of government in India?
A.
Pittâs India Act 1784
B.
Regulating Act 1773
C.
Charter Act 1793
D.
Charter Act 1813
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Pitt's India Act established a Board of Control in London to supervise the Company's civil and military government, creating a dual control system.
Q6. Which of the following event was probe by the Hunter Commission?
A.
Chauri Chaura
B.
Kanpur mosque
C.
Jalianwalla Bagh
D.
Kakori train
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
(Note: The 1882 Hunter Commission was for education; the 1919 Hunter Committee was formed to investigate the Amritsar massacre).
Q7. In which year the Indian association for the cultivation of science was established?
A.
1874
B.
1875
C.
1876
D.
1877
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Mahendralal Sarkar founded IACS in 1876; it is the oldest research institute in India (where C.V. Raman did his Nobel work).
Q8. â˜Privy Purseâ was related to whom in the Post-Independence period?
A.
Former kings
B.
Landlords
C.
Industrialists
D.
Indio planters
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
A
Privy Purses were payments made to the former rulers of princely states as part of their agreement to integrate with India.
Q9. Which of the following British official intiated the Doctrine of Lapse?
A.
Lord Wellesley
B.
Lord Auckland
C.
Lord Dalhousie
D.
Warren Hastings
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Dalhousie used this policy to annex princely states whose rulers died without a direct natural heir.
Q10. Who said that âœMy ultimate aim is to wipe every tear from every eyeâ?
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Mahatma Gandhi
C.
Jawahar Lal Nehru
D.
Daya Nand Saraswati
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
Jawaharlal Nehru quoted this as Gandhi's objective during his famous 'Tryst with Destiny' speech.
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