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(Early) Indian Modern History
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(Early) Indian Modern History
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1. The British East India Company was formed during the reign of
2. Who among the following Europeans was first to come India to establish trade relation with their country?
3. Eden Gardens of Calcutta was built in 1840. It was named 'Eden’ after the name of a sister of a Governor General of India. Who was the Governor General?
4. Who founded independent state of Bengal?
5. Which one of the following had for the first time accepted that British victory at Plasy was the victory of breach of faith?
6. The treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and who of the following?
7. To overthrow the British rule - Kuka Movement was organised in
8. Who among the following was the advisor of Lord Cornwallis in his judicial reforms?
9. In the beginning - the motive of British East India Company was
10. Who was the first President of Fort William?
11. Who was the father of Civil Service?
12. The statement - "We have crippled over enemy without making our friends too formidable" - is associated with
13. Which one of the following - journals had conducted a bitter campaign against the abolition of the practice of Sati?
14. What was the real number of prisoners who died in the 'Black Hole Tragedy’ according to the available reports?
15. Who signed the Treaty of Pune on the 13th June 1817?
16. The emergence of British power in India is from the battle of Buxar. Who made this statement?
17. At the 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?
18. In 1757 - Sirajuddaulah attacked British factory at
19. State the sectors where highest amount of British capital was invested in India?
20. Which building constructed in India by the British was known as White Town?
21. The first English translation of Kalidasa’s 'Shakuntala’ was published in 1781. Who translated it?
22. Who among the following was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British dominion?
23. Who of the following was not amongst the members of Governor General’s Council named in the Regulating Act 1773?
24. Who was the first Indian native ruler to accept the system of subsidiary alliance?
25. The Whitley Commission was concerned with