Tuesday, 10 February 2015

PRACTICE MCQs FOR PUNJAB EXAMS


Modern History




1.     Who advocated the ‘drain of wealth’ theory? —Dadabhai Naoroji
2.   Which Act put an end to the monopoly of the East India Company over the India Trade? —Charter Acts of 1813
3.     First war of Indian Independence, termed Sepoy Riots was attempted in 1857
4.     The first telegram line in India was started between —Agra and Calcutta
5.     Who introduced the Widow Remarriage Act? —Lord Dalhousie
6.     He was the first Viceroy of India and abolished The Doctrine of Lapse. —Lord Cunning
7.     Who introduced the Vernacular Press Act, to curb the freedom of Indian Press? —Lord Lytton
8.     Who was known a the father of Local Self Government? —Lord Ripon
9.     The Simon commission visited India in 1928 during the reign of —Lord Irwin
10.   The real name of Tantiya Tope was —Ramchandra Panduranga
11.   Who was the British PM at the time of Revolt of 1857? —Pamstern
12.   Rani Lakshmi Bai died fighting the British in the battle of —Kalpi
13.  The Revolt of 1857 cannot be called merely a  sepoy mutiny because —it was the result of socio-economic causes not confined to the sepoys
14. The Commander-in-Chief of Nana Sabeh’s forces who was later caught and hanged by the British was —Tantia Tope
15.   During the 1857 Revolt who captured Gwalior from the Scindhia? —Rani Lakshmibai
16.  The British law which provoked Mahatma Gandhi to crusade for the Asians in South Africa was called —The Asiatic Registration Act    
17.   Who was the first Indian to become the member of British Parliament? —Dababhai Naoroji
18. Who said, ‘Good Government was never a good substitute for self government’? —Swami Dayananada
19.  Raja Rammohan Roy and David Hare were associated with the foundation of the —Hindu College
20.   The original name of Swami Dayananada Saraswati was —Mula Shankar

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