1.    The English East India  Companys first Presidency in India  was
a. Surat                b. Masulipattinam                      c. Madras                       d. Hooghly

2.    Who was regarded as ‘Nana Sahib’?
a. Balaji Baji Rao                            b. Balaji Viswanath                     c. Madhav Rao  d. Baji Rao I

3.    Who founded the Amrita Bazar Patrika?
a. Girish Chandra Ghosh                            b. Harish Chandra Mukherjee c. S.N. Banerjee                                             d. Sisir Kumar  Ghosh


4.    Where did the so called Black Hole Episode’ take place?
a. Murshidabad             b. Dacca                            c. Monghyr                    d. Calcultta

5.    Which British officer defeated Mir Qasim in a series of battles  in 1763?
a. Major Hector  Munro                            b. Major Adams
c. Colonel Malleson                                      d. Colonel Holwell

6.    When did the British make English the medium of Instruction in India?
a. 1813
b. 1833
c. 1835
d. 1844

7.    Sir Charles  Wood, who drafted the Educational Dispatch of 1854, was the then:
a. Secretary  of State for India                      b. President of the Court  of Directors c. President of the Board of Control         d. Prime Minister of England

8.    Who was the first to attempt decentralization of financial  administration?
a. Ripon                             b. Mayo                             c. Lytton                            d. Curzon

9.    Match List I with List II and select the answer using  the codes given below the lists:
List I

List II
A. Cornwallis

1. Subsidiary Alliance System
B. Wellesley

2. Doctrine  of Lapse
C. William Bentinck

3. Separation of judicial and revenue administrations
D. Dalhousie

4. Abolition of the Provincial Courts of Appeal and Circuit
A           B
C
D
a.           1            3
4
2
b.           3            1
4
2
c.           3            1
2
4
d.           1            3
2
4

10.  Match the following:
List I                          List II
A. Bombay Presidency    1.William Bentinc
B. Madras Presidency             2.Dalhousie
C. Agra Province                    3.Wellesley
D. Public Works Department  4.Hastings
                                                      5.Cornwallis
          

   A B C D

a. 1 4 2 5

b. 2 5 3 4

c. 4 3 1 2

d. 3 2 4 1


11.  Which code gives the correct matching of the following lists?
List I                                                               List II 
A. Gorkha War                                             1. Metcalfe
B. Suppression of ‘thuggee’                        2. Hastings
C. Freedom of Indian Press                        3. Dalhousie
D. Introduction of Postal System               4. William Bentinck
          

    A B C D
 a. 3 2 4 1
 b. 2 4 3 1
 c. 4 2 1 3
 d. 2 4 1 3

12.  Consider list I and list II
List I                   List II
i. Mayo                              Beginning of State Railways
 ii. Northbrook                Visit of Prince of Wales
iii. Lytton                          Holding of Delhi Durba
iv. Ripon                           First Census  in India Which of the above are correctly  paired?
Choose  the answer from the codes below:
a. All of them     b. i, ii & iii                         c. ii, iii & iv                       d. i, ii & iv

13.  Match list I with list II and  select the answer from the codes given below the lists: List I                                  List II
A. Curzon                      a. Department of Agriculture and Commerce
B. Ripon                            b. Famine  Code
C. Mayo                            c. Durand Commission
D. Lansdowne  d. Ancient  Monuments Preservation Act
Codes:
         

   A B C D
a. 2 4 3 1

b. 2 4 1 3

c. 4 2 1 3

d. 4 2 3 1

14.  Match list I with list II  and  select the correct answer using  the codes given below the lists: List I                                                                                                          List II
A. First Governor General  of Fort William                                          1. Lord Macaulay
B. First Chief Justice of Supreme Court                                                2. Lord Canning
C. First Law Member of the Governor General’s council                 3. Warren Hastings
D. First Viceroy as well as Governor General                                     4. Sir Elijah Impey

A
B
C
D
a.
3
1
4
2
b.
3
4
2
1
c.
2
4
1
3
d.
3
4
1
2


15.  Match the following:
List I                                                                                           List II
A. Appointment of Lt. Governor of Bengal                          1. Charter Act of 1813
B. Provision of Rs.1 lakh per annum for education           2. Charter Act of 1853
C. Abolition of the Board of Control and court of              3. Act of 1858
Directors
D. Introduction of the Port folio System                            4. Indian Council  Act 1861

A
B
C
D
a.
3
2
4
1
b.
2
1
3
4
c.
1
2
3
4
d.
4
1
3
2

16.  Which code gives the correct pairing the following lists?
List I                                                                                           List II
A. Establishment of Imperial and                                                         1. Charter Act of 1853
Provincial Legislative Councils
B. Introduction of Competitive                                                       2. Act of 1858 examination to the ICS
C. Appointment of a Secretary  of State for India                               3. Indian Councils  Act 1861
D. Introduction of communal electorates                                       4. Indian Councils  Act 1909
Codes:

A
B
C
D
a.
3
1
2
4
b.
2
1
3
4
c.
2
4
1
3
d.
1
3
2
4


17.  Who was the author of the book, The Indian War of Independence, 1857?
a. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan                             b. V.D. Savarkar
c. S.R. Majumdar                                          d. R.C. Majumdar

18.  Match list I with list II and  select the answer using  the codes given below the lists:
List I

List II
A. Chuars

1. Sahyadri Hills
B. Bhils

2. West Bengal
C. Kolis

3. Meghalaya
D. Khasis

4. Khandesh
Codes:


A
B
C           D
a.           4
1
2            3
b.           2
4
1            3
c.           2
3
4            1
d.           3
4
1            2

19.  Match list I with list II and  choose the answer from the codes given below the lists:
List I
List II
A. Servants of India  Society
1. Madras
B. Seva Samiti
2. Bombay
C. Women’s Indian Association
3. Calcutta
D. Indian Reform Association
4. Allahabad 



A
B
C
D
a.
4
2
3
1
b.
3
1
4
2
c.
2
4
1
3
d.
1
3
2
4

20.  Match the following:
List I                                                                             List II
a. Rahnumai Mazdyasnan Sabha                                           1. Deoband
b. Dar ul ulum                                                                      2. Bomba
c. Nadwah ul ulama                                                           3. Aligarh
d. Muhammadan Educational Conference                          4. Lucknow
                                                                                                        5. Kanpur

Codes:


a
b
c
d
A.
1
2
3
5
B.
2
1
4
3
C.
4
3
1
2
D.
3
4
2
5



ANSWER
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A
D
D
B
C
C
B
B
C
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