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Indian National Movement (1885-1947) Quiz 06
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Q1. The Preservation of Ancient Monuments Act was passed during the time of
A.
Lord Curzon
B.
Elgin II
C.
Lord Lytton
D.
Lord Ripon
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Correct Answer:
A
Lord Curzon passed this act in 1904 to protect and restore India's historic heritage and established the ASI.
Q2. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
A.
Amrita Bazar Patrika Bengali
B.
Samachar Darpan Warren Hastings
C.
Bombay Times became Times of India
D.
Bengal Gazette by Hickey
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Correct Answer:
B
Samachar Darpan was started during the period of Lord Hastings (1818), not Warren Hastings.
Q3. Which Governor-General introduced the services of Railway and telegraph systems?
A.
Lord Cornwallis
B.
Lord Dalhousie
C.
Lord Wellesley
D.
Lord Bentinck
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
Dalhousie is often called the 'Father of Indian Railways' for starting the first line between Bombay and Thane in 1853.
Q4. Which of the following tribes worship the deity âBhumsenâ?
A.
Bhotia
B.
Boxa
C.
Jaad
D.
Tharu
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Correct Answer:
D
The Tharu people of the Terai region in Uttar Pradesh and Nepal consider Bhumsen as their protector deity.
Q5. The title of âViceroyâ was added to the office of the Governor-General of India in
A.
1848 AD
B.
1856 AD
C.
1858 AD
D.
1862 AD
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Correct Answer:
C
The Government of India Act 1858 changed the designation of the Governor-General to Viceroy as the direct representative of the Crown.
Q6. On whose suggestion were the Indians kept out of the Simon Commission?
A.
Lord Irwin
B.
Sir John Simon
C.
Lord Reading
D.
Lord Chelmsford
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Correct Answer:
A
Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, suggested that the commission be composed only of British members to avoid internal Indian political disputes.
Q7. What was Marshal Plan?
A.
Control by military
B.
Spread of American Dictatorship
C.
Economic package to control Communism
D.
American Continent for Americans
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Correct Answer:
C
The Marshall Plan (1948) was an American initiative to provide economic aid to Western Europe to prevent the spread of Soviet communism.
Q8. âœDrink not, serve not, and produce not liquorâ was the slogan of
A.
Sri Narayan Guru
B.
Periyar Ramaswamy
C.
Mahatma Gandhi
D.
Jawaharlal Nehru
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Correct Answer:
A
Sri Narayana Guru promoted social health and spiritual discipline among the lower castes through this temperance slogan.
Q9. Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa forever in –
A.
1914
B.
1915
C.
1916
D.
1917
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
B
Gandhi arrived in Mumbai on January 9, 1915; this day is now celebrated as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
Q10. The confederates against Tippu Sultan in the Third Mysore War included
A.
Travancore/Nizam/English
B.
English/Marathas/Carnatic
C.
English/Marathas/Nizam
D.
English/Carnatic/Nizam
ANSWER & SOLUTION
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Correct Answer:
C
The British (Cornwallis) formed a triple alliance with the Marathas and the Nizam of Hyderabad to defeat Tipu in 1790.
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