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Modern History Quiz 6

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1. 
Consider the following: [2020] Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around:

  1. Women’s right to gain education 
  2. Age of consent 
  3. Restitution of conjugal rights 

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

2. 
Economically, one of the result of the British rule in India in the 19th century was the: [2018]

3. 
Consider the following statements: [2017]

  1. The Factories Act, 1881 was passed with a view to fix the wages of industrial workers and to allow the workers to form trade unions. 
  2. N.M. Lokhande was a pioneer in organising the labour movement in British India. 

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

4. 
Consider the following pairs: [2017]

  1. Radhakanta Deb — First President of the British Indian Association 
  2. Gazulu Lakshminarasu Chetty — Founder of the Madras Mahajana Sabha 
  3. Surendranath Banerjee — Founder of the Indian Association 

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

5. 
Consider the following: [2016]

  1. Calcutta Unitarian Committee 
  2. Tabernacle of New Dispensation 
  3. Indian Reform Association 

Keshab Chandra Sen is associated with the establishment of which of the above?

6. 
Who of the following was/were economic critic/critics of colonialism in India? [2015]

  1. Dadabhai Naoroji 
  2. G. Subramania Iyer 
  3. R. C. Dutt 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

7. 
What was/were the object/objects of Queen Victoria's Proclamation (1858)? [2014]

  1. To disclaim any intention to annex Indian States 
  2. To place the Indian administration under the British Crown. 
  3. To regulate East India Company’s trade with India 

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

8. 
The Ilbert Bill Controversy was related to the: [2013]

9. 
Consider the following statements: [2012] The most effective contribution made by Dadabhai Naoroji to the cause of Indian National Movement was that he

  1. Exposed the economic exploitation of India by the British 
  2. Interpreted the ancient Indian texts and restored the self-confidence of Indians 
  3. Stressed the need for eradication of all the social evils before anything else 

Which among the above statements is/are correct?

10. 
With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, “Home Charges “ formed an important part of the drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted “Home Charges’’? [2011]

  1. Funds used to support the India office in London. 
  2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India. 
  3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.

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