Which of the following is/are incorrect regarding the British army before 1857?
1. Sepoys refused to fight in Burma because crossing the sea was meant loss of caste.
2. The British Army employed Sepoys from all the castes so that they could maintain large Army & avoid any discrimination.
3. It was considered prestigious to be in the service of the company and Sepoys were happy with emoluments.
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Who among the following medieval writers visited India along with Mahmud of Ghazni?
Which of the following acts made provisions to grant permission to the Christian Missionaries for the propagation of religion in India?
Consider the following statements concerning Chola local administration :
1. The brahmanas were offered rent-free lands.
2. The Mahasabha was autonomous enough to levy taxes locally and raise loans for the village.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
With reference to Nadir shah's invasion during Mughal period, consider the following statements:
1. Nadir Shah's invasion and plunder of Delhi paved way for Marathas and foreign trading companies to Delhi.
2. He invaded Delhi during the reign on Muhammad Shah.
3. He carried away the famous Koh-i-Noor diamond and Peacock throne of Shahjahan.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
In which of the Governor General’s tenure following developments took place?
1. Woods Despatch
2. First Railway Line
3. First Telegraph Line
4. Widows Remarriage Act
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Consider the following statements in the context of Indian Capitalists before independence:
1. The Indian capitalist class grew largely as junior partners of foreign capitalist.
2. The capitalist class on the whole was not tied up in a subservient position with pro-imperialist feudal interests either economically or politically.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
The moderates submitted their grievances/demands in the form of petitions before the British Government. Which of the following was not one of these early demands?
. With reference to Civil Disobedience Movement consider the following pairs:
List-I (Campaign) | List-II (Place) |
1. Anti-Chaukidara | Eastern India |
2. Defiance of forest law | Maharashtra |
3. No revenue, No Tax | United Provinces |
Which of the pair(s) given above is/are correctly matched?
With reference to the Young Bengal movement, which of the following issues were taken up by Derozians:
1. Rights of women
2. Grievances of peasants
3. Better treatment of Indian labours in British colonies abroad.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
With reference to Muslim league during the Indian national movement, consider the following statements:
1. It did not join the Interim government of 1946.
2. League supported the idea of compulsory grouping in Cabinet mission plan.
3. League's Demand for Autonomous Muslim majority province was accepted by Cripps mission.
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