1) Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj

1. It opposed idolatry.

2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.

3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible.

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2) With reference to Ryotwari Settlement, consider the following statements :

1. The rent was paid directly by the peasants to the Government.

2. The Government gave Pattas to the Ryots.

3. The lands were surveyed and assessed before being taxed.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

3) Which of the following is/are the principal feature(s) of the Government of India Act, 1919 ?

1. Introduction of dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces

2. Introduction of separate communal electorates for Muslims

3. Devolution of legislative authority by the centre to the provinces

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4) With reference to the period of colonial rule in India, “Home Charges” formed an important part of drain of wealth from India. Which of the following funds constituted “Home Charges’’ ?

1. Funds used to support the India office in London.

2. Funds used to pay salaries and pensions of British personnel engaged in India.

3. Funds used for waging wars outside India by the British.

5) Which amongst the following provided a common factor for tribal insurrection in India in the 19th century?

6) The tendency for increased litigation was visible after the introduction of the land settlement system of Lord Cornwallis in 1793. The reason for this is normally traced to which of the following provisions ?

7) The "Instrument of Instructions" contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 have been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as :

8) With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry), consider the following statements :

1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.

2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.

3. The English never occupied Pondicherry .

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

9) What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the third battle of Panipat ?

10) 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 a regulation ?

11) Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to be known as the Indian Civil Service ?

12) Consider the following statements: [2009] 1. The first telegraph line in India was laid between Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) and Diamond Harbour 2. The first Export Processing Zone in India was set up in Kandla.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

13) In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?

14) Consider the following statements: [2007] 1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death.

2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament.

3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the office in the year 1977.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

15) Who among the following wrote the book Bahubivah?

16) Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?

17) Consider the following statements:

1. Robert Clive was the first Governor-General of Bengal.

2. William Bentinck was the first Governor-General of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

18) Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre-independence India as traders?

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

20) Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?

21) Who was the Governor-General of India during the Sepoy Mutiny?

22) With reference to the ‘revolt of the year’ who of the following was betrayed by ‘friend’ captured and put to death by the British?

23) Which one of the following revolts was made famous by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in his novel ‘Anand Math’?

24) Consider the following statements:

1. The Charter Act, 1853 abolished East India Company monopoly of Indian trade.

2. Under the Government of India Act, 1858 the British Parliament abolished the rule of East India Company and undertook the responsibility of ruling India directly.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

25) Who among the following was a proponent of Fabianism as a movement?