1) At a 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?

2) The Governor-General who followed a spirited "Forward" policy towards Afghanistan was:

3) first feature film (talkie) to be produced in India was:

4) There was no independent development of industries in India during British rule because of the:

5) The paintings of Abanindranath Tagore are classified as:

6) The educated middle class in India:

7) What is the correct chronological sequence of the following?

1. Wood's Education Despatch

2. Macaulay's minute on education

3. The Sargent Education Report

4. Indian Education (Hunter Commission)

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

8) Who among the following was associated with suppression of thugs?

9) Which one of the following is an important historical novel written during the latter half of the nineteenth century?

10) Consider the following landmarks in Indian education:

1. Hindu College, Calcutta

2. University of Calcutta

3. Adam's Report

4. Wood's Despatch

The correct chronological order of these landmarks is:

11) Who among the following was the first European to initiate the policy of taking part in the quarrels of Indian princes with a view to acquire territories?

12) The following advertisement.

THE MARVEL OF THE CENTURY THE WONDER OF THE WORLD LIVING PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURES IN LIFE-SIZED REPRODUCTIONS BY MESSERS LUMIERE BROTHERS CINEMATOGRAPHIE A FEW EXHIBITIONS WILL BE GIVEN AT WATSON'S HOTEL TONIGHT Appeared in the Times of India dated 7th August:

13) His principle forte was social and religious reform.

He relied upon legislation to do away with social ills and work unceasingly for the eradication of child marriage and the purdah system. To encourage consideration of social problems on a national scale, he inaugurated the Indian National Social Conference, which for many years met for its annual session alongside the Indian National Congress.

The reference in this passage is to:

14) Match List I with List II and select the correct answer

List I

(A) Governor-General of Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (under Regulating Act, 1773)

(B) Governor-General of India (under Charter Act, 1833)

(C) Governor-General and Viceroy of India (under Indian Council Act, 1858)

(D) Governor-General and Crown Representative (under Government of India Act, 1935)

List II .

1. Archibald Percival Wavell, Viscount and Earl Wavell

2. James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Earl and Marquess of Dalhousie

3. Charles Cornwallis 2nd Earl and first Marquess of Cornwallis

4. Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, Earl of Minto

5. Louis Mountbatten, Earl Mountbatten of Burma

15) Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus, forming the islands of Srirangapattanam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?

16) The word Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by

17) Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

18) The 'Modi script' was employed in the documents of the

19) Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by

20) In the interim government formed in 1946, the Vice-President of the Executive Council was

21) Who said "Heavy Industry is a Synonym of development"?

22) Where did Mahatma Gandhi start the Salt Satyagraha?

23) Who was the President of the Swaraj Party after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 ?

24) Who established the “Atmiya Sabha” a precursor in the socio-religious reforms in Bengal?

25) Who was the founder of the Andhra Mahila Sabha?