Modern History (Civil Service Examination), Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams

1. With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883? [2003]

a. To bring Indians and Europeans on par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned

b. To impose severe restrictions on the freedom of the native press as it was perceived to be hostile to colonial rulers

c. To encourage the native Indians to appear for civi service examinations by conducting them in India

d. To allow native Indians to posses arms by amendi the Arms Act

2. Consider the following statements:
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar founded the Bethune School at Calcutta with the main aim of encouraging education for women.
2. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay was the first graduate of the Calcutta University.
3. Keshav Chandra Sen's campaign against Sati led to the enactment of a law to ban Sati by the then Governor General.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [2005]

a. 1 only

b. 1 and 2

c. 2 and 3

d. 1, 2 and 3

3. By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers and made the collecting agent only, What was the reason for such regulation ? [2010]

a. Lord Cornwallis felt that the District Collector's efficiency of revenue collection would enormously increase without the burden of other work

b. Lord Cornwallis felt that Judicial power should compulsorily be in the hands of Europeans while Indians can be given the job of revenue collection in the districts

c. Lord Cornwallis was alarmed at the extent of power concentrated in the District Collector and felt that such absolute power was undesirable in one person

d. The judicial work demanded a deep knowledge of India and a good training in law and Lord Cornwallis felt that District Collector should be only a revenue collector

4. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to preindependence India as traders? [2007]

a. Dutch

b. English

c. French

d. Portuguese

5. In India, among the following locations, the Dutch established their earliest factory at: [2003]

a. Surat

b. Pulicat

c. Cochin

d. Cassimbazar

6. The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?

a. Awadh

b. Jhansi [2007]

c. Nagpur

d. Satara

7. Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ? [2010]

a. Warren Hastings

b. Wellesley

c. Cornwallis

d. William Bentinck

8. Consider the following statements:
1. Warren Hastings was the first Governor General who established a regular police force in India on the British pattern.
2. A Supreme Court was established at Calcutta by the Regulating Act, 1773.
3. The Indian Penal Code came into effect in the year 1860. Which of the statements given above are correct? [2005]

a. 1 and 2

b. 2 and 3

c. 1 and 3

d. 1, 2 and 3

9. Consider the following statements: [2008]
1. Justice V R Krishna Iyer was the Chief Justice of India.
2. Justice V R Krishna Iyer is considered as one of the progenitors of public interest litigation (PIL) in the Indian judicial system.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both land2

d. Neither 1 nor2

10. Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act? [2005]

a. Lord Dufferin

b. Lord Ripon

c. LordCurzon

d. LordHardinge

General Knowledge

1. World Geography -Test-01

2. World Geography -Test-02

3. World Geography -Test-03

4. Geography of India -Test-01

5. Geography of India -Test-02

6. Geography of India -Test-03

7. Geography of India -Test-04

8. Geography of India -Test-05

9. History of India - Test - 01

10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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