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#1. Which one of the following statements is incorrect? [2000]
#2. The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of : (2000)
#3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1999] List-I (Year) List-II (Event) A. 1775 1. First Anglo-Burmese War B. 1780 2. First Anglo-Afghan War C. 1824 3. First Anglo-Maratha War D. 1838 4. Second Anglo-Mysore War
#4. Consider the following events: [1999] 1. Indigo Revolt 2. Santhal Rebellion 3. Deccan Riot 4. Mutiny of the Sepoys The correct chronological sequence of these events is:
#5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists : [1999] List-I (Books) List-II (Authors) A. The First Indian 1. Rabindranath Tagore War of Independence B. Anand Math 2. Sri Aurobindo C. Life Divine 3. Bankim Chandra Chatterji D. Sadhana 4. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
#6. Which one of the following statements is not correct? (1999)
#7. At a time when empires in Europe were crumbling before the might of Napoleon, which one of the following Governors-General kept the British flag flying high in India? [1999]
#8. The Governor-General who followed a spirited “Forward” policy towards Afghanistan was: (1999)
#9. The first feature film (talkie) to be produced in India was: [1999]
#10. There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the: [1999]
#11. The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore are classified as: [1999]
#12. The educated middle class in India: [1998]
#13. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [1997] List-I List-II A. Moplah revolt 1. Kerala B. Pabna revolt 2. Bihar C. Eka movement 3. Bengal D. Birsa Munda revolt 4. Awadh
#14. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following? 1. Wood’s Education Despatch 2. Macaulay’s minute on education 3. The Sargent Education Report 4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission) Select the correct answer using the code given below: [1997]
#15. Who among the following was associated with suppression of thugs? (1997)
#16. Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century? [1996]
#17. Consider the following landmarks in Indian education: [1996] 1. Hindu College, Calcutta 2. University of Calcutta 3. Adam’s Report 4. Wood’s Despatch The correct chronological order of these landmarks is:
#18. Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories? (1996)
#19. The following advertisement. [1996] THE MARVEL OF THE CENTURY THE WONDER OF THE WORLD LIVING PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES IN LIFE-SIZED REPRODUCTIONS BY MESSERS LUMIERE BROTHERS CINEMATOGRAPHIE A FEW EXHIBITIONS WILL BE GIVEN AT WATSON’S HOTEL TONIGHT Appeared in the Times of India dated 7th August:
#20. His principal forte was social and religious reform. He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and work unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage and the purdah system. To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual session alongside the Indian National Congress. The reference in this passage is to: [1996]
#21. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer [1996] List I (A) Governor-General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773) (B) Governor-General of India (under Charter Act, 1833) (C) Governor-General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Council Act, 1858) (D) Governor-General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act, 1935) List II . 1. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell 2. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie 3. Charles Cornwallis 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis 4. Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Earl of Minto 5. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma
#22. The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by: (1995)
#23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? [1995]
#24. The ‘Modi script’ was employed in the documents of the: [1995]
#25. Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by: (1995)
