Repressive Colonial Policies

Q. The Vernacular Press Act in 1878 was passed by _______.

1. James Augustus Hicky
2. Lord Lytton
3. Lord Ripon
4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Q. Which of the following is correct about the Arms Act of 1878?

1. It was enacted to regulate the manufacture and sale of guns in the country
2. There was no exceptions to this rule
3. Indian princes were exempted from the rules under this Act
4. Only Europeans were allowed to carry arms without a license

Q. Which of the following were the repressive policies adopted by the British colonial government in India during the nineteenth century?

1. The maximum age limit for Civil Service examinations was decreased to nineteen years.
2. Indians could not carry a weapon without a license from the government.
3. Indians could participate in the Civil Service examinations.
4. The printing press were shut down, and the local newspapers were banned.

Q. Who passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878?

1. Lord Lytton
2. Lord Curzon
3. Lord Dalhousie
4. Lord Minto

Q. was the first printed weekly newspaper in India

1. The Bengal Post
2. The Bengal Times
3. The Bengal Gazette
4. The Bengal Weekly

Q. How did the British respond to the socio-political changes in India during the 19th century?

1. Maintaining a huge standing army
2. Enacting Arms Act
3. Shutting down the printing press and banning local newspapers
4. Promoting Indians to higher position in the administration

Q.

In which year did the Bengal Government establish an English class for the first time in India?

1. 1820

2. 1839

3. 1829

4. 1855

Q. Lord Lytton was the Viceroy of India from ________.

1. 1885 to 1890
2. 1868 to 1872
3. 1876 to 1880
4. 1878 to 1884

Q. The Arms Act was passed in which of the following year?

1. 1875
2. 1885
3. 1878
4. 1877

Q. Name the first 'Nation State' that emerged on the European continent.

1. England
2. France
3. Austria
4. Italy

Q. Who started the first printed weekly newspaper in India?

1. A. C. Majumdar
2. James Augustus Hicky
3. Surendranath Banerjea
4. Dadabhai Naroji

Q. Lord Ripon was the Viceroy of India in 1883.

1. True
2. False

Q. write a brief note about bengal gazette.

Q. During British rule, the press could freely criticise the ruler without any restrictions.

1. True
2. False

Q. In which of the following year the Civil Service Commission was appointed to hold competitive examinations for administrative roles in the East India Company?

1. 1854
2. 1885
3. 1857
4. 1909