Early 19th Century India

Q. Which of the following newspapers were started by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?

1. Rast Goftar
2. Kesari
3. Mahratta
4. Shome Darshan

Q. "Hindoo Patriot" was one of the influential newspapers in Bengal during 19th century. Who among the following was its editor?

1. Harish Chandra Mukherjee
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
3. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
4. Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q. “Man is born free, but everywhere he is found in chains” are the words of which philosopher?

1. Macaulay
2. Voltaire
3. Max Mueller
4. Rousseau

Q. Who was the first European scholar to decipher the Ashokan inscriptions of the Mauryan period?

1. James Prinsep
2. Max Mueller
3. Rousseau
4. William Jones

Q.

In Class IX English Beehive Reach for the top, when did she leave home for Delhi and why?

Q. Who among the following published the Bengali newspaper "Samvad Kaumudi"?

1. Sisir Kumar Ghosh
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
3. Harish Chandra Mukherjee
4. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

Q. Choose the important nationalist writers who contributed to nationalist literature during the colonial period:

1. Rudyard Kipling
2. Lakshminath Bezbaroa
3. Bharatendu Harish Chandra
4. Altaf Hussain

Q. Which of the following idea is not related to the French Revolution?

1. Democracy
2. Liberty
3. Equality
4. Fraternity

Q. The literary works "Bangadarshan" and "Anandamath" were written by whom?

1. Bankimchandra Chatterjee
2. Altaf Hussain
3. Max Muller
4. Rousseau

Q.

Which famous novel written by Bankimchandra had the famous song ‘Bande Mataram’?

1. Anandmath

2. Shantimath

3. Bhogmath

4. Shivmath

Q. For which of the following purpose 'Indigo' was used?

1. To make furniture
2. To make clothes
3. Preparing dyes for clothes
4. To build ships for the British trade

Q. Who among the following were the English scholars who took interest in India’s cultural heritage?

1. William Jones
2. Charles Wilkins
3. James Prinsep
4. A.O Hume

Q. A history scholar is studying the development of Western education in India. He finds out that the introduction of western education helped the British employ Indians for administrative tasks at low costs and benefited the Indians. Choose which of the following is not correct about the impact of Western Education on Indians?

1. Ideologies of nationalism were introduced to the Indians.
2. Indians were familiarised with the French ideals of liberty.
3. Indians learnt about overthrowing oppression and ways to overcome the English domination.
4. Indians realised their civilisation was backward.

Q. Which of the following is one of the most significant outcome of the Revolt of 1857?

1. The British never came up with a repressive policy again.
2. Indians were allowed to participate in government in large numbers.
3. Indians realised that they have a common enemy.
4. Indians realised that they need leaders like Gandhi to lead the fight against the British

Q. In which of the following regions the Santhal uprising took place?

1. Bihar
2. Bengal
3. Rajasthan
4. Punjab

Q. Who was the author of the novel, Anandamath?

1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Aurobindo Ghosh
3. Abindranath Tagore
4. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

Q.

Who is regarded as the pioneer of Hindi literature?

1. Srinivas Das

2. Agneya

3. Fanishwarnath Renu

4. Bharatendu Harishchandra

Q. Which of the following statement describes 'Nationalism' in the most appropriate manner?

1. It is an idea or a philosophy that describes one’s love for the community, which exceeds more than any other interest.
2. It is an idea or a philosophy that describes one’s love for the country, which exceeds more than any other interest.
3. It is an idea or a philosophy that describes one’s love for fellow nationals.
4. It is an idea or a philosophy that describes one’s love for humanity as a whole.

Q. The history of which of the following Western countries inspired the growth of nationalism in India?

1. England
2. France
3. The United States of America
4. Germany

Q. Explain the following:
Novelists in colonial India wrote for a political cause.

Q. Who wrote the book "The Indian War of Independence"?

1. Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
2. S. N Sen
3. Dada Bhai Naoroji
4. Campbell

Q. Who was the leader from Uttar Pradesh as Early Nationalists?

1. Gopal Krishna Gokhle
2. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya
3. None of these
4. Ananda Charlu

Q. Before the British ruled India, education was considered to be a private affair.

1. True
2. False

Q. From which of the following year did the British decided to support the education of upper and middle-class Indians?

1. 1853
2. 1833
3. 1813
4. 1895

Q. Who published the newspaper "The Indian Sociologist"?

1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
2. Shyamji Krishna Verma
3. Tarak Nath Das
4. Bhagat Singh

Q. Which of the following was the immediate cause of Indian's exposure to Western culture during the British rule?

1. Comparatively higher literacy rate of Indians
   
2. Promotion of western culture by the Indian rulers
   
3. Introduction of western education in the English Language
4. Foundation of a large number of English medium schools across India

Q. People of which of the following community was involved in the 'Kuka Movement'?

1. Buddhist
2. Sikh
3. Jain
4. Muslim

Q. In which year Baster rebellion took place?

1. 1911
2. 1910
3. 1909
4. 1912

Q. how was indigo produced in an indigo factory?

Q. Who was the first martyr of the revolt of 1857?