MCQ for modern-india-6

Which of the following trade confrontations between East India Company and Nawab of Bengal culminated in the famous Battle of Plassey?

1. Unjust demands of the local officials were ruining the trade of the Company

2. Company was refusing to pay taxes on private trade by its officials

3. Company was enlarging its settlements, brought up villages, and rebuilds its forts

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How did the assumption of Diwani rights benefit the East India Company (EIC)?

1. Now EIC could buy most of the goods in India with gold and silver imported from Britain.

2. Revenues from India could finance Company expenses like building the Company fort and offices at Calcutta.

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Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

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With reference to residents appointed in Indian states by the Company after the Battle of Buxar (1764), Consider the following statements:

1. They were political agents only.

2. Their job was to serve and further the interests of the British parliament.

3. They act as channel for the Company officials to interfere in the internal affairs of Indian states.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Consider the following statements with respect to the administrative reforms introduced by Warren Hastings in the sphere of justice:

1. Each district was to have two courts named faujdari adalat and diwani Adalat.

2. European persons as district collectors were to preside over criminal courts.

3. The civil courts were still under a Qazi and a Mufti.

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Consider the following statements with respect to the post of Secretary of State for India:

1. This post was introduced under Pitts India Act

2. He was the member of the British Cabinet

3. He was responsible for all matters related to the governance of India

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With respect to the tradition of Orientalism during British India, consider the following statements:

1. William Jones, Henry Colebrooke, Nathaniel Halhed and Warren Hasting were Orientalists.

2. Orientalists believed that the scientific and technical advances of West ought to be the basis of British rule in India.

3. Asiatic Society of Bengal, Hindu College of Banaras were established by Orientalists.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is correct regarding the purpose of the English Education Act of 1835?

With respect to the findings of Wood’s Despatch, consider the following statements:

1. It was aimed at outlining the educational policy that was to be followed in India.

2. It emphasized on the benefits of a system of vernacular learning, as opposed to European knowledge.

3. It reported that the oriental learning would improve the moral character of Indians.

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The Vernacular Press Act (VPA) was designed to ‘better control’ the vernacular press and effectively punish and repress seditious writing after a strong public opinion against

1. Compounding impact of terrible famine

2. Lavish expenditure on the imperial Delhi Durbar

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