115 High-Yield Questions (Colonial Rule, Tribal Revolts, Socio-Religious Reforms, and the Freedom Struggle). Select your answers to instantly reveal the correct option and explanation. Click “Calculate Final Score” at the bottom to evaluate your performance with standard negative marking.
1. Consider the following statements regarding the History described by Indian Historians.
1. Indian History is generally seen divided into ‘Ancient’, ‘Medieval’ and ‘Modern’ periods.
2. This understanding of dividing History into these segments has come from the West.
2. What are the characteristics of modern society?
1. Freedom
2. Equality
3. Feudal system
4. Democracy
3. To whom did Robert Clive entrust the task of preparing the map of India?
4. What was the main reason for the police strike in Delhi in 1946?
5. When did the Indian Navy mutiny occur?
6. The following things are mentioned in the History written by the British.
1. Reign of Governor Generals
2. Activities and policies of British officials
3. Activities of Indians
7. With reference to the historical work of James Mill consider the following statements:
1. Wrote the book ‘A History of British India’.
2. He determined the time on the basis of religion.
3. He considered British rule necessary for the well-being of Indians.
Select the false statement:
8. According to the reports given to the Home Department in 1946, which of the following statements about the Royal Indian Navy mutiny is incorrect?
9. What is Khushnavisi?
10. Consider the following statements regarding the 1946 police strike in Delhi, as reported by the Hindustan Times.
1. More than 2000 policemen refused to take their food as a protest against low salaries and poor food quality.
2. The striking policemen protested against the food supplied specifically from the Police Lines kitchen.
3. The protest remained confined strictly to one police station and did not spread to other stations.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
11. What were the effects of the Company acquiring revenue rights in Bengal?
1. Large amounts of revenue started to being collected by the company.
2. In lieu of importing gold and silver from Britain, a large quantity of Goods were exported from Bengal to Europe.
3. The production carried out by the Artisans fell and Agriculture began to fail.
Select the true statement:
12. Which British officer arrested the sons of Bahadur Shah Zafar?
13. Consider the following statements about commercial companies.
1. The main goal of commercial companies was to earn profits by avoiding competition.
2. They used to buy cheap things and sell them at high prices.
Select the true statement.
14. What was the main reason for the conflict between the Nawab of Bengal (Siraj-ud-Daula) and the Company?
15. Consider the following statements regarding Siraj-ud-Daula.
1. After the death of Murshid Quli Khan in 1756 AD, Siraj-ud-Daula became the Nawab of Bengal.
2. There was a dispute regarding revenue between the British and Siraj-ud-Daula.
3. Siraj-ud-Daula fought the battle of Plassey with Robert Clive in 1757 AD.
Select the true statement.
16. What was the main reason for Siraj-ud-Daula’s defeat?
17. Consider the following statements in the context of the circumstances arising after the Battle of Plassey.
1. The Company did not take over the administration of Bengal because its main objective was to expand trade.
2. Siraj-ud-Daula was killed and Mir Qasim became the Nawab of Bengal.
Select the false statement.
18. Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of the Battle of Buxar in 1764?
19. Consider the following statements regarding the Battle of Buxar.
1. The Battle of Buxar took place only between the British and Mir Qasim.
2. After the Battle of Buxar, the Mughal Emperor gave civil and criminal rights of Bengal to the Company.
Select the true statement.
20. Consider the following statements with reference to Subsidiary Alliance.
1. The princely states that adopted the Subsidiary Alliance did not have the right to maintain their own independent army.
2. The princely states that accepted the Subsidiary Treaty were given protection by the Company.
3. If the stipulated amount of security was not paid, the company would take possession of the estate area of the state.
Select the true statement.
21. In which Anglo-Mysore war did Hyder Ali die?
22. Which of the following steps did Tipu Sultan take against the British?
1. In 1786 AD, Tipu Sultan stopped the export of sandalwood, pepper and cardamom from the ports falling under his princely states.
2. He developed close relations with French merchants.
3. Modernized his army with the help of the French.
Select the true statement.
23. Consider the following statements regarding the outcome of Tipu’s defeat in 1799.
1. Tipu was killed while defending at Srirangapatnam.
2. The power of Mysore was handed over to the Wodeyar dynasty.
3. Subsidiary alliance was imposed on Mysore.
Select the true statement:
24. By whom was the policy of paramountcy started?
25. Consider the following statements regarding Rani Chennamma.
1. Rani Chennamma belongs to Karnataka.
2. Rani Chennamma was the first ruler to lead a non-violent movement against the British.
3. She was arrested in 1824 and died in jail in 1829.
Select the true statement:
26. In which year did the Company capture Sindh?
27. Match with respect to annexation of princely states under the policy “Doctrine of lapse”.
Princely states:
1. Satara
2. Sambalpur
3. Udaipur
4. Nagpur
Years:
A. 1850
B. 1848
C. 1853
D. 1852
28. Consider the following statements regarding the annexation of Awadh.
1. The British acquired Awadh with the argument of ‘liberating the people of Awadh from misrule’.
2. Subsidiary treaty was imposed on Awadh in 1801 AD.
3. The people were upset with the Nawab of Awadh, hence they did not oppose the acquisition on a large scale.
Select the true statement:
29. Which of the following were the characteristics of the judicial system implemented by Governor General Warren Hastings?
1. Two courts were created in every district – criminal court and civil court.
2. Civil courts were headed by European District Collectors in which civil works were conducted on the European system.
3. The criminal courts were still under the Qazi and Mufti but they too worked under the supervision of the Collector.
Select the true statement:
30. Who impeached Warren Hastings in England?
31. Why was the East India Company (EIC) given a Trade monopoly by England?
1. To give all British trading companies an advantage over other European companies.
2. They could search for new markets and buy things at cheaper prices and sell them at higher prices in Europe.
Select the true statement:
32. The goods imported from India by European companies in the 16th-17th century were—
1. Cotton clothes
2. Coal for industries
3. Black pepper
4. Silk
33. What was called “factor”?
34. Consider the following statements about Robert Clive:
1. He was sent by the company to reduce corruption during his first term.
2. He was accused of corruption.
3. He take over to the revenue of Bengal by defeating the Nawab under the policy of Supremacy.
Select the true statement:
35. Match the following:
Place:
1. Bengal
2. Assam
3. Punjab
4. Madras
Export goods:
A. Rice
B. Jute
C. Tea
D. Cotton
36. What were the reasons for bringing the Permanent Settlement System by the British?
1. To improve farming
2. To be confident about their income
3. To avoid administrative complications
Select the true statement:
37. When did France abolish Slavery system in its colonies?
38. Where was Indigo cultivated?
1. India
2. Caribbean island
3. Brazil
4. Spain
5. South America
39. Who was the Governor General of Bengal at the time when the Permanent Settlement was implemented in Bengal?
40. Consider the following statements regarding Permanent Settlement.
1. Initially the company got the benefit of permanent settlement but later they got less profit than the landlords.
2. Due to the high amount of permanent settlement, the zamindari of many landlords was taken away due to their failure to pay the revenue.
3. This system proved to be oppressive for the farmers because the amount of land revenue was very high and their rights on the land were not secure.
Select the false statement.
41. Who was the Governor General of Bengal at the time of implementing of Mahalwari system?
42. Consider the following statements regarding Mahalwari system.
1. Alexander Reed applied it for the first time.
2. This arrangement was made with the Mahal which was a group of villages.
3. The amount of land revenue was definitely fixed and the responsibility of paying it was collectively on the Mahal.
Select the true statement:
43. Consider the following statements regarding Ryotwari system.
1. Captain Alexander Reed first implemented this system.
2. Arrangements for collecting land revenue were made directly from the ryots rather than from any institution or landowners.
Select the true statement.
44. In which year did the Indigo rebellion take place in Bengal?
45. “Khond” tribe mainly belongs to which state of India?
46. Bewar (a type of nomadic farming) is the term used for which region?
47. Match the following:
Tribal Community:
1. Sahariya
2. Reang
3. Baiga
4. Oraon
Area:
a. East India
b. Western India
c. Central India
d. North-East India
48. The British were against shifting cultivation because—
1. Due to shifting cultivation it was difficult to collect taxes.
2. Farmers who settled permanently were easier to control.
3. The environment was harmed due to shifting cultivation.
Select the true statement/statements.
49. What were the reasons for Munda rebellion?
1. Atrocities of Dikus and Moneylenders
2. Opposition by the British to their traditional individual based farming system.
3. Increasing religious interference of Christian missionaries
Select the true statement(s).
50. Which of the following tribal groups were not cattle herders?
51. Colonial rule had the following effects on the lives of tribals.
1. The tribal chiefs were stripped of their ownership rights and administrative powers and were forced to obey the rules made by the British authorities.
2. Efforts were made to force the nomadic farmers to live at one place.
Select the true statement.
52. Match the tribal rebellions and the year in which they occurred:
Tribal Rebellion:
1. Santhal rebellion
2. Kol Revolt
3. Worli Rebellion
4. Bastar rebellion
Year:
A. 1855
B. 1831
C. 1910
D. 1940
53. Consider the following statements with reference to Birsa Munda.
1. Birsa Munda was in favor of reform in the society. He advised the youth to stay at one place and do farming, live in groups and stay away from drinking alcohol.
2. He used to wear sacred thread and laid emphasis on purity and kindness.
Select the true statement.
54. What were the reasons for the outrage of sepoy towards the Britisher?
1. They were upset because of their salaries, allowances and service conditions.
2. They did not want to cross the Sea for war but it was made mandatory in the army by the law of 1855.
3. Collection of huge taxes from farmers.
Select the true statement/statements.
55. Who wrote the book ‘Maza Pravas’?
56. Consider the following statements regarding the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.
1. This rebellion started on 10th May 1857 in Meerut in protest against the hanging of Mangal Pandey.
2. The greased cartridge became the immediate cause of the rebellion.
3. Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar welcomed the rebels in Delhi.
Select the true statement/statements.
57. Who predicted that ‘British rule will end soon’?
58. In which state did the ‘Paika Rebellion’ take place?
59. Which Governor General decided that Bahadur Shah Zafar would be the last Mughal emperor?
60. Which of the following steps were taken by the Company to promote Christianity in the name of reformation in India?
1. After 1830, the Company gave permission to Christian missionaries to acquire land and property.
2. In 1850, a new law was made in which there was a provision that if an Indian person adopts Christianity, he will get the same rights on his ancestral property as before.
Select the true statement.
61. On which day was Mangal Pandey hanged?
62. Match the rebels of the Revolt of 1857 and their respective areas:
Rebel:
1. Nana Saheb
2. Birjis Kadr
3. Rani Avanti Bai Lodhi
4. Rani Laxmibai
Area:
A. Lucknow
B. Kanpur
C. Rajgarh
D. Jhansi
63. Consider the following statements regarding rebels.
1. Bahadur Shah Zafar was exiled along with his wife to a prison in Rangoon where he died in 1861.
2. In 1858, Rani Lakshmibai attained martyrdom while fighting the British.
3. Tantya Tope, while living in the forests of Central India, continued waging guerrilla warfare with the help of tribals and farmers.
Select the true statement:
64. After the Revolt of 1857 the British made the following changes in their policies:
1. All the rights of the East India Company were handed over to the British Empire and a council was formed which was called the India Council.
2. Dalhousie’s principle of lapse was abandoned and local rulers were allowed to hand over power to their adopted sons.
3. The British decided to respect the religion and social customs of the Indian people.
Select the true statement.
65. Consider the following statements regarding Orientalists.
1. James Mill was a prominent orientalist.
2. They were in favour of promoting Indian knowledge and science.
Select the true statements:
66. “A single volume of a good European library is equal to the entire vernacular literature of India and Arabia.” Whose statement is the above?
67. Where did Christian missionaries open their first missions?
68. Which statement(s) is/are true regarding William Adam’s report?
1. There were more than 1 lakh schools in Bengal and Bihar in the 1830s.
2. Very low fees were charged in these local schools.
69. In which year was ‘Shantiniketan’ established by Rabindranath Tagore?
70. Who founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal?
71. During the reign of which Governor General was the Hindu College established in Benares?
72. In which year was the English Education Act passed on the basis of Macaulay’s Minutes?
73. Consider the following statements regarding Wood’s Dispatch of 1854.
1. Wood’s policy paper argued for the upliftment of the moral character of the Indian through European education.
2. On the basis of Wood’s policy paper, a government department was formed in 1854 so that the government could control all matters related to education.
3. In this document, one practical benefit of English education was mentioned in the economic field.
Select the true statement.
74. Consider the following statements regarding Mahatma Gandhi’s views on education.
1. Mahatma Gandhi was against English education.
2. According to him, English education would make Indians handicapped and cut them off from their social environment.
3. According to him, acquiring the ability to read and write is not education.
Select the true statement.
75. Which statements are true regarding Tagore’s ideas on education?
1. Tagore was not happy with the English education system.
2. According to him, creative education can be encouraged only in the natural environment.
3. Tagore wanted to combine the best elements of modern Western civilization and Indian tradition.
Select the true statement.
76. What was the meaning of the word ‘Sati’?
77. Consider the following statements regarding widow remarriage.
1. Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar gave his support in favour of Widow Remarriage by citing ancient texts.
2. Widow remarriage was prohibited by the law of 1856.
3. Veerasilingam Pantulu formed an organization in support of widow remarriage in the Tamil-speaking areas of Madras Presidency.
Select the true statement/statements.
78. Who opened schools for Muslim girls in Calcutta and Patna?
79. Who wrote a book on the plight of upper caste Hindu women?
80. Select the true statement regarding Child Marriage Prohibition Act.
1. It was passed in 1929 AD.
2. According to this law, boys below 18 years of age and girls below 14 years of age could not get married.
81. When did Ambedkar start the temple entry movement?
82. Consider the following statements regarding Raja Rammohan Roy.
1. He founded the Brahmo Sabha in Kolkata.
2. Raja Rammohan Roy was in favor of the spread of western education.
3. Raja Rammohan Roy demanded a law in favor of widow remarriage in support of widowed women.
Select the true statement.
83. Who started the initiative of social reform by citing ancient texts?
84. Widow remarriage law was passed during the reign of which Governor General?
85. Match the reformers who opened schools for girls and their region:
Reformers:
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Jyotiba Rao Phule
3. Arya Samaj
4. Begum of Bhopal
Area:
A. Maharashtra
B. Kolkata
C. Punjab
D. Aligarh
86. Consider the following statements.
1. Tarabai Shinde published a book named ‘Stree purush tulna’.
2. Pandita Ramabai wrote a book on the plight of Hindu women of almost all castes present in Hinduism.
Select the true statement.
87. In which year was the Child Marriage Prohibition Act passed?
88. In which year was Paramhansa Mandali formed to work for caste abolition?
89. Consider the following statements regarding caste reform movement.
1. Satnami movement was started by Ghasidas in Western India.
2. In East Bengal the Matua sect of Hira Das Thakur worked among the Chandal cultivators.
Select the true statement.
90. Whose statement is ‘Oru Jaati, Oru Matam, Oru Devam Manushyanu’ (One race of humanity, one religion, one God)?
91. In which year did Jyotirao Phule write the book Gulamgiri?
92. When was Prarthana Samaj established?
93. Just after the establishment of Congress which of the following were the demands for Indianisation of the administrative system:
1. The work of judiciary and executive should be separated.
2. The Arms Act should be repealed and Freedom of expression and speech should be given.
3. Indians should be given self-rule.
Select the true statement/statements.
94. In which year was the ‘All India Muslim League’ formed?
95. Consider the following statements related to Natal Congress—
1. It was established by Mahatma Gandhi.
2. It was established in South Africa to end racial discrimination.
Select the true statement(s).
96. On which day was “Humiliation and Prayer” day celebrated?
97. For raising the demand to increase the salary, who raised slogan of “Gandhi Maharaj ki Jai”?
98. In which year was the Arms Act passed in India?
99. Consider the following statements regarding implementation of Ilbert Bill.
1. In 1883 the government tried to implement the Ilbert Bill.
2. An attempt was made to ban Indian newspapers through this bill.
Select the true statement.
100. Consider the following statements with reference to the establishment of Congress.
1. In 1885, 72 representatives from across the country met in Mumbai and decided to establish the Indian National Congress.
2. The initial leader of the organization, Dadabhai Naoroji, had been a member of the British Parliament.
3. Retired British officer A. O. Hume played an important role in the establishment of Congress.
Select the true statement.
101. Who was the first to demand Swaraj?
102. What was the reasoning given by the British behind the partition of Bengal?
103. What major ideas emerged from the Russian Revolution that took place in 1917 and spread throughout the world?
104. Following were the reasons for increasing public participation in the national movement after 1919:
1. People suffered as a result of rapid increase in inflation after the First World War.
2. Russian Revolution of 1917.
3. Gandhiji’s ideas of Satyagraha and non-violence
Select the true statement.
105. Consider the following statements regarding Rowlatt Act.
1. This law was implemented to curb fundamental rights like freedom of expression and to give more powers to the police.
2. Rowlatt Satyagraha, started in protest against the Rowlatt Act, was the first All-India struggle against the British government.
Select the true statement.
106. Consider the following statements regarding Non-Cooperation movement.
1. It started after the Khilafat movement and then both were combined together.
2. The main demand of the non-cooperation movement was Swaraj.
3. In this, a large number of government institutions were boycotted, titles were returned and bonfires of foreign clothes was started.
Select the true statement.
107. What was the main objective of the Akali movement of the Sikhs in Punjab?
108. Consider the following statements related to the Purna Swaraj resolution passed in 1929.
1. This resolution was passed under the chairmanship of Subhash Chandra Bose.
2. On the basis of this proposal, Independence Day was celebrated throughout the country on 26 November 1930.
Select the true statement.
109. Consider the following statements regarding Bhagat Singh.
1. Bhagat Singh established the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association in 1924 in Ferozeshah Kotla, Delhi.
2. On December 17, 1928, Saunders along with his comrades murdered a salt police officer.
3. A bomb was thrown in the Central Legislative Council in 1929 AD.
Select the true statement.
110. Consider the following statements related to National Movement.
1. Provision for provincial autonomy was made in the Government of India Act of 1935.
2. In the elections of provincial legislatures in 1937, Congress formed the government in 7 out of 11 provinces.
Select the true statement.
111. In which year did the Muslim League pass a resolution demanding an independent state?
112. Consider the following statements regarding Subhash Chandra Bose.
1. He was a leader with Socialist ideas.
2. He led the Azad Hind Fauz.
Select the true statement.
113. When was the barbaric ‘Direct Action Day’ in Indian history started by the Muslim League?
114. Consider the following organizations and their objectives:
1. Brahmo Samaj: Opposition to idol worship and the practice of animal sacrifice.
2. Prarthana Samaj: Campaign against caste restrictions and child marriage.
3. Veda Samaj: Criticism of orthodox rituals and support for widow remarriage.
4. Aligarh Movement: Promotion of religious education exclusively.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
115. Consider the following statements in the context of the Singh Sabha Movement:
1. The Singh Sabha Movement began in 1873 in Amritsar.
2. The Lahore Singh Sabha was established in 1879.
3. The objective of this movement was to liberate the Sikh religion from caste discrimination and superstitions.
4. The Singh Sabha Movement advocated solely for traditional religious education and opposed modern education.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
