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Chapter 1 Ideas Of History MCQs

Question 1. Which country started the tradition of ‘Annals’?
1. England
2. France
3. U.S.A.
4. Spain

Answer: 3. U.S.A.

Question 2. What is the duration of the golden age of New Social History?
1. 1960 -1970
2. 1950 -1960
3. 1940- 1950
4. 1970-1980

Answer: 1. 1960 – 1970

Question 3.From where does Indian music originate from?
1. Vedas
2. Puranas
3. Upanishads
4. Mahabharata

Answer: 1. Vedas

Question 4. India’s first sound film is
1. Indradhanush
2. Raja Harishchandra
3. Alam Ara
4. Jahanara

Answer: 3. Alam Ara

Question 5. Who translated ‘Letters from a Father to His Daughter’ into Hindi?
1. Bankim Chaudra
2. Jawaharlal Nehru
3. Munshi Premchand
4. Indira Gandhi

Answer: 3. Munshi Premchand

Question 6. Who wrote Bansmriti?
1. Sarala Devi Chandhurani
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Sarojini Naidu

Answer: 2. Rabindranath Tagore

Question 7.Who wrote Jibaner Jharapata ?
1. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Bipin Chandra Pal

Answer: 1. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani

Question 8. Who was associated with Somprakash?
1. Raja Rammohan Roy
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
3. Rabindranath Tagore
4. Vivekananda

Answer: 2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Question 9. Who introduced Bangadarshan Patrika?
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Swami Vivekananda
3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
4. Dayananda Saraswati

Answer: 3. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Question 10. How many letters did Jawaharlal Nehru write to his daughter?
1. Ten
2. Twenty
3. Thirty
4. Fourty

Answer: 3. Thirty

Question 11. Where was Bipin Chandra Pal born?
1. Bengal
2. Bihar
3. Orissa
4. Madras

Answer: 1. Bengal

Question 12. When did urbanization start taking place?
1. 7000 – 6000 B.C.
2. 7000 – 5000 B.C.
3. 7000 – 3000 B.C.
4. 7000 – 4000 B.C.

Answer: 1. 7000 – 6000 B.C.

Question 13. Subash Chandra Bose’s autobiography was
1. An Autobiography
2. The Indian Struggle
3. The Freedom Struggle
4. India Wins Freedom

Answer: 2. The Indian Struggle

Question 14. In which language were Bangadarshan & Somprakash published?
1. Marathi
2. Gujarati
3. Bengali
4. English

Answer: 3. Bengali

Question 15. Who wrote the ‘Origin of the World War’?
1. Thucydides
2. S.B. Fay
3. Merodotus
4. Jeremy Black

Answer: 2. S.B. Fay

Question 16. When was Brook Society School established?
1. 6th May 1817 A.D.
2. 5th May 1818 A.D.
3. 9th May 1819 A.D.
4. 6th December 1818 A.D.

Answer: 1. 6th May 1817 A.D.

Question 17. Who wrote the book ‘Social History of England’?
1. Riecl and Fretygag
2. Traill and Man
3. Me Master
4. Lamprecht

Answer: 2. Traill and Man

Question 18. What was the period of Old Social History?
1. 1950 A.D.
2. 1960 A.D.
3. 1970 A.D.
4. 1980 A.D.

Answer: 2. 1960 A.D.

Question 19. Where did the Olympic Games first start?
1. Rome
2. Greece
3. Harappa
4. Egypt
Answer: 2. Greece

Question 20. In which country the playing of cricket started?
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. England
4. America

Answer: 3. England

Question 21. Which country first started the Commonwealth Games?
1. Rome
2. Britain
3. Germany
4. India

Answer: 2. Britain

Question 22. Formula One Race is related to which game?
1. Boxing
2. Football
3. Car Racing
4. Cricket

Answer: 3. Car Racing

Question 23. When did the art of manufacturing cloth start?
1. Paleolithic age
2. Neolithic age
3. Chalcolithic age
4. Bronze age

Answer: 2. Neolithic age

Question 24. When was the Flying Shuttle invented?
1. 1733 A.D.
2. 1764A.D.
3. 1769 A.D.
4. 1779 A.D.

Answer: 1. 1733 A.D.

Question 25. Who invented the Flying Shuttle?
1. John Key
2. James Hargreaves
3. Arkwright
4. Samuel Crompton

Answer: 1. John’s Key

Question 26. When was the Spinning Jenny invented?
1. 1764 A.D.
2. 1733 A.D.
3. 1769 A.D.
4. 1785 A.D.

Answer: 1. 1764 A.D.

Question 27. Who invented the Spinning Jenny?
1. Samuel Crompton
2. Arkwright
3. James Hargreaves
4. Whitney

Answer: 3. James Hargreaves

Question 28. Who invented the Water Frame?
1. Arkwright
2. John Key
3. Whitney
4. Edmund Cartwright

Answer: 1. Arkwright

Question 29. When was the Crompton Mule invented?
1. 1769 A.D.
2. 1779 A.D.
3. 1785 A.D.
4. 1793 A.D.

Answer: 2. 1779 A.D.

Question 30. Who invented the Crompton Mule?
1. Edmund Cartwright
2. Whitney
3. Samuel Crompton
4. Arkwright

Answer: 3. Samuel Crompton

Question 31. Who invented Powerloom?
1. Edmund Cartwright
2. Whitney
3. John Key
4. Arkwright

Answer: 1. Edmund Cartwright

Question 32. Who invented the Steam Engine?
1. James Watt
2. George Stephenson
3. Macadam
4. Arkwright

Answer: 2. George Stephenson

Question 33. Who built concrete roads?
1. Macadam
2. Bradley
3. James Watt
4. George Barlow

Answer: 1. Macadam

Question 34. When did the first Railways start in India?
1. 1853 A.D.
2. 1863 A.D.
3. 1873 A.D.
4. 1883 A.D.

Answer: 1. 1853 A.D.

Question 35. When did the Railways start in Britain?
1. 1810 A.D.
2. 1820 A.D.
3. 1830 A.D.
4. 1840 A.D.

Answer: 2. 1820 A.D.

Question 36. Who invented the Aeroplane?
1. Wright Brothers
2. James Watt
3. Arkwright
4. John Key

Answer: 1. Wright Brothers

Question 37. Where is Bhimbetka situated?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Haryana
4. Jammu Kashmir

Answer: 2. Madhya Pradesh

Question 38. Who painted the picture of Monalisa?
1. Leonardo da Vinci
2. Raphael
3. Karl Marx
4. John Key
Answer: 1. Leonardo da Vinci

Question 39. Who wrote the book ‘The History of the Peloponnesian War’?
1. Herodotus
2. Thucydides
3. Ptolemy
4. Homer

Answer: 2. Thucydides

Question 40. Which country used the ‘Atom bomb’ in the Second World War?
1. Britain
2. Japan
3. U.S.A.
4. USSR

Answer: 3. U.S.A.

Question 41. Over which country America dropped atom bomb?
1. Japan
2. Italy
3. Germany
4. Pakistan

Answer: 1. Japan

Question 42. Who wrote the book ‘Charak Samhita’?
1. Sushruta
2. Charak
3. Panini
4. Patanjali

Answer: 2. Charak

Question 43. Who built the Taj Mahal?
1. Hamayun
2. SherShah
3. Akbar
4. ShahJahan

Answer: 4. Shah Jahan

Question 44. Where is Victoria Memorial situated?
1. Kolkata
2. Delhi
3. Madras
4. Lucknow

Answer: 1. Kolkata

Question 45. When was the General Society established?
1. 1698 A.D.
2. 1790 A.D.
3. 1898 A.D.
4. 1998 A.D.

Answer: 1. 1698 A.D.

Question 46. When was the Supreme Court established in Kolkata?
1. 1770 A.D.
2. 1773 A.D.
3. 1774 A.D.
4. 1775 A.D.

Answer: 3. 1774 A.D.

Question 47. When was the first Charter Act passed in India?
1. 1775
2. 1773
3. 1720
4. 1770

Answer: 2. 1773

Question 48. What was the time duration of the rule of East India Company in India?
1. 1600 – 1858 A.D.
2. 1784 -1858 A.D.
3. 1858 – 1947 A.D.
4. 1937 – 1948 A.D.

Answer: 1. 1600-1858 A.D.

Question 49. Whose descriptions are there in the book Jiban Smriti?
1. Rabindranath Tagore
2. Bipin Chandra Pal
3. Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
4. Rabindranath Tagore

Answer: 1. Rabindranath Tagore

Question 50. When was the book Jiban Smriti published?
1. 1912
2. 1927
3. 1957
4. 1960

Answer: 1. 1912

Question 51. Who is the writer of the book titled ‘Pita Ke Patra Putri Ke Naam’ ?
1. Jawaharlal Nehru
2. Munshi Premchand
3. Bipin Chandra Pal
4. Mahatma Gandhi

Answer: 2. Munshi Premchand

Question 52. What kind of magazine was Somprakash?
1. Daily
2. Weekly
3. Monthly
4. Yearly

Answer: 2. Weekly

Question 53. In which novel Vande Mata Ram song is mentioned?
1. Anandmath
2. Gitanjali
3. Godan
4. Somprakash

Answer: 1. Anandmath

Question 54. Who wrote the novel, Chandra Shekhar?
1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
2. Bipin Chandra Pal
3. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
4. Premchand

Answer: 1. Bankim Chandra Chatterjee

Question 55. Which one of the following books is the most important literary source for the study of the early history of Assam?
1. Mahabharata
2. Harsha Charita
3. Kalika Puran
4. Arthashastra

Answer: 3. Kalika Puran

Question 56. Who is called the father of history?
1. Ibn Khalducn
2. Herodotus
3. Vincent Smith
4. Thucydides

Answer: 2. Herodotus

Question 57. The spokesman of the history of subaltern groups is :
1. Dr. Ranajit Guha
2. Dadabhai Naoroji
3. A. L. Rouse
4. C. M. Joshi

Answer: 1. Dr. Ranajit Guha

Question 58. The poet who wrote the epic Illiad is :
1. Thucydides
2. Samanti Laksari
3. Homer
4. Jeremy Black

Answer: 3. Homer

Question 59. The new studies in social history began in the century.
1. 19th
2. 18th
3. 20th
4. 17th

Answer: 3. 20th

Question 60. What is the main subject of the new social history?
1. Gentlemen
2. Intellectuals
3. Common man
4. Service holders

Answer: 3.  Common man

Question 61. Which sport is called a game of 22 yards?
1. Hockey
2. Cricket
3. Football
4. Rugby

Answer: 2. Cricket

Question 62. The first women’s cricket World Cup took place in
1. 1970
2. 1971
3. 1972
4. 1973

Answer: 4. 1973

Question 63. When was the Mohan Bagan Team formed?
1. 1889
2. 1899
3. 1909
4. 1919

Answer: 1. 1889

Question 64. Which country has the highest consumption of potatoes?
1. England
2. India
3. Holland
4. Ireland

Answer: 4. Ireland

Question 65. Which country is called the ‘land of cakes’?
1. Scotland
2. Holland
3. Belgium
4. Ireland

Answer: 1. Scotland

Question 66. What was Punjab’s camel riders’ song called?
1. Tappa
2. Thumri
3. Bhatiyalli
4. Ghazai

Answer: 1. Tappa

Question 67. Kathakali dance originated from which place?
1. Malabar
2. Karnataka
3. Orissa
4. Manipur

Answer: 1. Malabar

Question 68. Transport mainly consists of types.
1. 3
2. 2
3. 4
4. 6

Answer: 1. 3

Question 69. Historical studies of local issues began in –
1. 1760
2. 1860
3. 1960
4. In the decade of 2000-10

Answer: 3. 1960

Question 70. Which city is known as the city of culture in India?
1. Kolkata
2. Mumbai
3. Delhi
4. Chennai

Answer: 1. Kolkata

Question 71. The main issue studied in military history is
1. War
2. Politics
3. World war
4. Skills in battle

Answer: 4. Skills in battle

Question 72. The study of environmental history gained prominence in the decade of
1. 1940
2. 1950
3. 1960
4. 1980

Answer: 1. 1940

Question 73. What is Eco-feminism?
1. Women & Environment
2. Man & Environment
3. Nature & Man
4. Man & Woman

Answer: 1. Women & Environment

Question 74. Whose autobiography is ‘Sattar Battsar’?
1. Bipin Chandra Pal
2. Rabindranath Tagore
3. Sarala Devi Choudhurani
4. Surendranath Banerjee

Answer: 1. Bipin Chandra Pal

Question 75. The magazine edited by Bankim Chandra is
1. Hindu Patriot
2. Banga Darshan
3. Sanjibani
4. Samachar Darpan

Answer: 2. Banga Darshan

Question 76. The first Bengali political magazine was –
1. Banga Darshan
2. Somprakash
3. Sudhakar
4. Dig Darshan

Answer: 2. Somprakash

Question 77.Of the following which describes the essentials of history?
1. Studies of man as a social being living in a particular geographical and natural environment.
2. Studies how man laid the foundation of civilization.
3. Records of the dates and events that took place in the passage of time.
4. Studies of man as he lives in society.

Answer: 1. Studies of man as he lives in society.

Question 78.Of the following, which is considered one of the ingredients of history?
1. Diplomatic strategies
2. Studies of plants
3. Studies of insects
4. Studies on planets

Answer: 1. Diplomatic strategies

Question 79.Of the following, who said that Bengali youth could get to heaven by playing football?
1. Professor Niharranjan Roy
2. Ramchandra Guha
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. Ashis Nandy

Answer: 3. Swami Vivekananda

Question 80. The earliest music in Bengal was influenced by which of the following?
1. Rabindrasangeet
2. Gitagovinda
3. Panchali Gan
4. Chau Nritya

Answer: 2. Gitagovinda

Question 81. Which of the following refers to the Paridhan as the garments in use in early India?
1. The Ramayana
2. The Mahabharata
3. The Rigveda
4. The writings of Kalidasa

Answer: 3. The Rigveda

Question 82.Of the following, who experimented with designs for a national dress for women of the country?
1. Sarala Devi
2. Jnanadanandini Devi
3. Priyadarshini Devi
4. Narayani Devi

Answer: 2. Jnanadanandini Devi

Question 83. Of the following which was very much in use in 19th century Kolkata as a means of transportation?
1. Horse-driven carriages
2. Palanquins
3. Trucks
4. Elephant brigade

Answer: 2. Palanquins

Question 84.Of the following, which was the Buddhist text that was illuminated as a part of painting as a visual art?
1. Kalighat paintings
2. Pahari drawings
3. Rajput paintings
4. Pancaraksha

Answer: 4. Pancaraksha

Question 85. Of the following, which was the center of the Renaissance of modern Indian paintings?
1. Kolkata
2. Delhi
3. Bombay
4. Madras

Answer: 1. Kolkata

Question 86. In which of the following years did the camera arrive in Kolkata?
1. 1830
2. 1820
3. 1840
4. 1850

Answer: 3. 1840

Question 87. One example of the Bhanja style of Bengali architecture is :
1. Calcutta Museum
2. Kali temple at Dakshineshwar
3. Belur Math
4. Saheed Meena

Answer: 2. Kali temple at Dakshineshwar

Question 88. Which of the following books are on the art of architecture chiefly in Bengal around the twentieth century?
1. Silpashastra
2. History of Indian and Eastern Architecture
3. The Making of a New Indian Art: An Imperial Vision
4. None of these

Answer: 3. The Making of a New Indian Art: An Imperial Vision

Question 89. Of the following, who wrote his first play Ananda Raho in 1882?
1. Girischandra Ghosh
2. Dasarathi Rai
3. Jogendra Gupta
4. Sridhar Kathak

Answer: 1. Girischandra Ghosh

Question 90. When was “school society” was formed?
1. 1817
2. 1818
3. 1819
4. 1820

Answer: 2. 1818

Chapter 1 Ideas Of History Fill In The Blanks

Question 1. The autobiography of Sarala Debi Chaudhurani is called ______
Answer: Jibaner Jharapata.

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Question 2. The first women’s cricket club was established in England in _____
Answer: 1887.

Question 3. After Michael Faraday discovered____________ controlled flow of electricity with the help of signals became very convenient.
Answer: Electro Magnetic Induction.

Question 4. The term eco-feminism was first used by the French feminist____ in 1970.
Answer: Francois Doban.

Question 5. Rabindranath in his book_____has told many stories from his childhood.
Answer: Jiban Smriti.

Question 6. The word Historia is a ____ word.
Answer: Greek.

Question 7. Kumud Nath Mallik is a _____
Answer: Local Historian.

Question 8. Tuzuk-I-Babari is the autobiography of ______
Answer: Babur.

Question 9. The leader of the Nazi regiment was _____
Answer: Adolf Hitler.

Question 10. Rabindranath Tagore published his popular novel ____ in Banga Darshan.
Answer: Chokher Bali.

Question 11. Radha Rani’s novel was published in Banga Darshan in ______
Answer: 1875 A.D.

Question 12. The editing office of Banga Darshan was ________
Answer: Majumdar Agency.

Question 13. Sannyasi Revolt is discussed in _____ novel.
Answer: Anandamath.

Question 14. The National Song Vande Mataram is mentioned in the _______novel.
Answer: Anandamath.

Question 15.’Letters from a Father to his Daughter’ was written in ___ A.D.
Answer: 1928.

Question 16. The writer of the book Jiban Smriti is ______
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore.

Chapter 1 Ideas Of History True Or False

Question 1. New Social History is a study of kings and their empires.
Answer: False

Question 2. The song ‘Vande Mataram’ was composed by Rabindranath Tagore.
Answer: False

Question 3. The first Bengali periodical to be published was ‘Digdarshan’.
Answer: True

Question 4.’Bangadarshan’ was a journal edited by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Answer: True

Question 5. From the decade of 1970, the history of sports gained popularity at the endeavor of the British.
Answer: True

Question 6. The meaning of the term ‘history/ is to search.
Answer: True

Question 7. The time limitation of Old Social History seems to be 1960 A.D.
Answer: True

Question 8. There was development in the art of history writing by the effect of the Renaissance.
Answer: True

Question 9. The history of sports is as old on this earth as the existence of men on this earth.
Answer: True

Question 10. New Social History discusses only the nation and the social structure and development of individuals.
Answer: True

Question 11. The Olympic Games were first organized in Egypt.
Answer: False

Question 12. Agriculture was discovered in the Mesolithic age.
Answer: False

Question 13. Colonialism affected the food habits of people in India.
Answer: True

Question 14. Vidya Bhushan was the founder of Bangadarshan.
Answer: False

Chapter 2 Culture: Characteristics And Discussion MCQs

Question 1. When was Bamabodhini magazine first published?
1. 1863
2. 1866
3. 1880
4. 1922

Answer: 1. 1863

Question 2. Bama in Bamabodhini means
1. Widow
2. Girl child
3. Newly married woman
4. All women

Answer: 4. All women

Question 3. When was Hindu Patriot first published?
1. 1850
2. 1853
3. 1855
4. 1863

Answer: 2. 1853

Question 4. Who was the first editor of Hindu Patriot?
1. Harish Chandra
2. Shambhu Chandra
3. Bankim Chandra
4. Girish Chandra

Answer: 4. Girish Chandra

Question 5. Autumn Pyanchar Naksha was written by
1. Kaliprasanna Singha
2. Parichand Mitra
3. Dinabandhu Mitra
4. Shibnath Shastri

Answer: 1. Kaliprasanna Singha

Question 6. When was Nil Darpan first played on stage?
1. 1872
2. 1878
3. 1817
4. 1892

Answer: 1. 1872

Question 7. Who was the first editor of Grambarta Prakashika?
1. Kangal Harinath
2. Dinabandhu
3. Dwarkanath Ganguly
4. Madhusudhan Dutta

Answer: 1. Kangal Harinath

Question 8. When was the Calcutta Madrasa established?
1. 1761
2. 1771
3. 1781
4. 1791

Answer: 3. 1781

Question 9. Who established the Calcutta School Book Society?
1. Radhakanta Deb
2. Ram Mohan Roy
3. David Hare
4. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Answer: 1. David Hare

Question 10. Who established the Sreerampore  Mission?
1. Marshman
2. Sir William Carrey
3. Ward
4. Colebrook

Answer: 2. Sir William Carrey

Question 11. Whose request led to the creation of Calcutta University?
1. Wood
2. Macaulay
3. Elphinston
4. Hardinge

Answer: 1. Wood

Question 12. Who is said to be India’s first modern man?
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Derozio
3. David Hare
4. Rammohan Roy

Answer: 4. Rammohan Roy

Question 13. Who wrote Shabdakalpadum?
1. Rammohan
2. Radhkanta
3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
4. Swami Vivekananda

Answer: 2. Radhkanta

Question 14. When was Hindu College established?
1. 1717
2. 1817
3. 1835
4. 1835

Answer: 2. 1817

Question 15. Drinkwater Bethune belonged to which country?
1. England
2. Scotland
3. Wales
4. Ireland

Answer: 4. Ireland

Question 16. The foundation of universities was laid by Despatch in 1854.
1. Curzon’s
2. Hare’s
3. Wood’s
4. Macaulay’s

Answer: 3. Wood’s

Question 17. The Brahmo Samaj was founded by becoming the center of the reformist movement in Bengal.
1. Keshab Chandra Sen
2. Debendranath Tagore
3. Iswarchandra Vidyasagar
4. Rammohan Roy

Answer: 4. Rammohan Roy

Question 18. In 1855 a pamphlet on the issue of remarriage of Hindu widows.
1. Rammohan Roy
2. Vidyasagar
3. Henry L. Derozio
4. Sirischandra Vidyalankar

Answer: 2. Vidyasagar

Question 19. Bethune School was founded in
1. 1863
2. 1849
3. 1854
4. 1857

Answer: 2. 1849

Question 20. When was Wood’s Despatch passed?
1. 1847
2. 1849
3. 1851
4. 1854

Answer: 4. 1854

Question 21. By whose initiative was Calcutta Medical College established?
1. Lord Hastings
2. Lord Cornwallis
3. Lord William Bentinck
4. Lord Dalhousie

Answer: 3. Lord William Bentinck

Question 22. When was Regulation XVII passed?
1. 1827
2. 1829
3. 1830
4. 1855

Answer: 2. 1829

Question 23. What kind of magazine was Bamabodhini Patrika?
1. Daily
2. Weekly
3. Monthly
4. Annually

Answer: 3. Monthly

Question 24. When did the publication of Masik magazine start?
1. 1850
2. 1852
3. 1854
4. 1856

Answer: 3. 1854

Question 25. What was the language of Hindu patriots?
1. Hindi
2. Urdu
3. English
4. French

Answer: 3. English

Question 26. Who was the founder of the magazine Indian Field?
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Krishna Das Pal
3. Kishori Chandra Mitra
4. Kali Prasanna Singha

Answer: 3. Kishori Chandra Mitra

Question 27. When did the Hindu Patriot turn into a daily newspaper?
1. 1890
2. 1891
3. 1892
4. 1894

Answer: 3. 1892

Question 28. Who wrote Nil Darpan
1. Girish Chandra Ghosh
2. Dinbandhu Mitra
3. Madhusudan Dutta
4. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

Answer: 2. Dinbandhu Mitra

Question 29. When was the National Theatre established?
1. 1870 A.D.
2. 1871A.D.
3. 1872 A.D.
4. 1873 A.D.

Answer: 3. 1872 A.D.

Question 30. When was the Indigo Commission founded?
1. 1857 A.D.
2. 1858 A.D.
3. 1859 A.D.
4. 1860 A.D.

Answer: 4. 1860 A.D.

Question 31. What kind of magazine was Sambad Prabhakar?
1. Daily
2. Weekly
3. Monthly
4. Yearly

Answer: 2. Weekly

Question 32. When did the publication of Gramvarta Prakashika start?
1. 1860 A.D.
2. 1861 A.D.
3. 1863 A.D.
4. 1864 A.D.

Answer: 3. 1863 A.D.

Question 33. Which magazine first published the news of the death of Lalan Fakir?
1. Somprakash
2. Hindu Patriot
3. Nil Darpan
4. Gramvarta Prakashika

Answer: 4. Gramvarta Prakashika

Question 34. Who first established Madarsa in Calcutta?
1. Warren Hastings
2. Rober Clive
3. Sir William Jones
4. Lord Canning

Answer: 1. Warren Hastings

Question 35. Who established the Asiatic Society?
1. Sir William Jones
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Irwin
4. Lord Ripon

Answer: 1. Sir William Jones

Question 36. Who was the pioneer of the modern education system in India?
1. Lord Lytton
2. Lord Ripon
3. Charles Grant
4. H.T.Princep

Answer: 3. Charles Grant

Question 37. When was Macaulay Minute introduced?
1. 1830 A.D.
2. 1832 A.D.
3. 1835 A.D.
4. 1840 A.D.

Answer: 3. 1835 A.D.

Question 38. When was Calcutta Medical College established?
1. 1835 A.D.
2. 1840 A.D.
3. 1857 A.D.
4. 1860 A.D.

Answer: 1. 1835 A.D.

Question 39. When was Engineering College established in Calcutta?
1. 1856 A.D.
2. 1860 A.D.
3. 1862 A.D.
4. 1863 A.D.

Answer: 1. 1856 A.D.

Question 40. When was Poona College established?
1. 1850 A.D.
2. 1851 A.D.
3. 1852 A.D.
4. 1853 A.D.

Answer: 2. 1851 A.D.

Question 41. Where was Grant Medical College established?
1. Calcutta
2. Bombay
3. Madras
4. Delhi

Answer: 2. Bombay

Question 42. Who founded Rurkee Engineering College?
1. James Tomson
2. Charles Grant
3. William Bentinck
4. Lord Dalhousie

Answer: 1. James Tomson

Question 43. Who wrote Varna Parichaya?
1. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Raja Rammohan Roy
3. Debendranath Tagore
4. Keshav Chandra Sen

Answer: 1. Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar

Question 44. Who passed the Widow Remarriage Act?
1. Lord Dalhousie
2. Lord Canning
3. Lord Ripon
4. Lord Lytton

Answer: 1. Lord Dalhousie

Question 45. When was the Widow Remarriage Act passed?
1. 1855 A.D.
2. 1856 A.D.
3. 1857 A.D.
4. 1858 A.D.

Answer: 2. 1856 A.D.

Question 46. Which of the following is called the Magna Carta of Indian education ]
1. Macaulay Minute
2. Wood’s Despatch
3. Report of Hunter Commission
4. Charter Act of 1913

Answer: 2. Wood’s Despatch

Question 47. When was the Calcutta School Book Society established?
1. 1817 A.D.
2. 1818 A.D.
3. 1819 A.D.
4. 1820 A.D.

Answer: 1. 1817 A.D.

Question 48. When was the Bose Institute established?
1. 1910 A.D.
2. 1915 A.D.
3. 1920 A.D.
4. 1917 A.D.

Answer: 4. 1917 A.D.

Question 49. When was the National Science Institute established?
1. 1927 A.D.
2. 1830 A.D.
3. 1834 A.D.
4. 1835 A.D.

Answer: 3. 1834 A.D.

Question 50. When was the first University established in Allahabad?
1. 1882 A.D.
2. 1885 A.D.
3. 1887 A.D.
4. 1902 A.D.

Answer: 3. 1887 A.D.

Question 51. When was Raja Rammohan Roy born?
1. 1770 A.D.
2. 1772 A.D.
3. 1775 A.D.
4. 1776 A.D.

Answer: 2. 1772 A.D.

Question 52. When was Brahma Samaj established?
1. 1825 A.D.
2. 1826 A.D.
3. 1827 A.D.
4. 1828 A.D.

Answer: 4. 1828 A.D.

Question 53. When did Raja Rammohan Roy die?
1. 1830 A.D.
2. 1831A.D.
3. 1833 A D.
4. 1834 A.D.

Answer: 3. 1833 A.D.

Question 54. By whose initiative was the Brahma Marriage Act passed?
1. Raja Rammohan Roy
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
3. Keshab Chandra Sen
4. Debendranath Tagore

Answer: 3. Keshab Chandra Sen

Question 55. Who was the founder of Sadharan Brahma Samaj?
1. Anand Mohan Bose
2. Keshav Chandra Sen
3. Debendra Nath Tagore
4. Raja Rammohan Roy

Answer: 1. Anand Mohan Bose

Question 56. Who was the founder of Young Bengal?
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Derozio
3. Raja Rammohan Roy
4. Keshab Chandra Sen

Answer: 2. Derozio

Question 57. When was the Sati Prohibition Act passed?
1. 1827 A.D.
2. 1828 A.D.
3. 1829 A.D.
4. 1830 A.D.

Answer: 3. 1829 A.D.

Question 58. When was the first Women’s University established in Bombay?
1. 1905 A.D.
2. 1906 A.D.
3. 1907 A.D.
4. 1908 A.D.

Answer: 2. 1906 A.D.

Question 59. When was Widow Ashram established in Poona?
1. 1890 A.D.
2. 1894 A.D.
3. 1895 A.D.
4. 1899 A.D.

Answer: 4. 1899 A.D.

Question 60. Who founded the Widow Remarriage Association?
1. Vishnu Shastri Pandit
2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar 
3. Veeresh Lingam Puntalu
4. Raja Rammohan Roy
Answer: 1. Vishnu Shastri Pandit

Question 61. Who wrote the book Tuhfat-ul-Muhaddin?
1. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
2. Narayan Guru
3. Raja Ahmad Khan
4. Raja Rammohan Roy

Answer: 3. Raja Ahmad Khan

Question 62. What was the original name of Ram Krishna Paramhansa?
1. Devendra Nath Chatterjee
2. Gadadhar Chatterjee
3. Narendra Nath Dutta
4. Keshav Chandra Sen

Answer: 2. Gadadhar Chatterjee

Question 63. When was the Ramakrishna Mission established?
1. 1893 A.D.
2. 1894 A.D.
3. 1897 A.D.
4. 1899 A.D.

Answer: 3. 1897 A.D.

Question 64. Who participated in the Chicago World Religions Conference?
1. Swami Vivekananda
2. Swami Nityananda
3. Swami Sankaracharya
4. Ramaswami Ayyar

Answer: 1. Swami Vivekananda

Chapter 2 Culture: Characteristics And Discussion Fill In The Blanks

Question 1. ______ Was the most popular Bengali magazine of the 19th century which focussed on women’s issues.
Answer: Bamabodhini.

Question 2. _______ belonged to the aristocratic family of Sobhabazar.
Answer: Radhakanta Deb.

Question 3. The original name of the Bethune School was ______
Answer: The Native Female School.

Question 4. ______ was the first multi-discipline, western-style university in Asia.
Answer: Calcutta.

Question 5. The Young Bengal Association was formed by ________
Answer: Henry Louis Vivian Derozio.

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Question 6. Widow Remarriage Act was passed in ______
Answer: 1856.

Question 7. Radhanath Shikdar was a member of _______
Answer: Landholders’ Society.

Question 8. Imambada was built by _______
Answer: Nazi Mohammad.

Question 9. Hazi Mohammed constituted a Trustee in _____ to spend his wealth for the benefit of the general public.
Answer: 1806.

Question 10. Three Acts were passed in ______ AD.
Answer: 1872.

Question 11. ________  was seemed to be the father of modern education in India.
Answer: Charles Grant.

Question 12. Bamabodhini was a ________ magazine.
Answer: Monthly.

Question 13. Kishori Chandra Mitra established _________
Answer: Indian Field.

Question 14. National Theatre was founded by ________
Answer: Girish Chandra Ghosh

Question 15. In _________ A.D. Indigo Commission was established.
Answer: 1860 A.D.

Question 16. Harinath Majumdar was the founder of __________
Answer: Gramvarta Prakashika.

Question 17. Macaulay Minute was introduced in ______
Answer: 1835 A.D.

Question 18. Wood’s Despatch was passed in ___________
Answer: 1854 A.D.

Question 19. Calcutta Medical College was founded by _________
Answer: Lord William Bentinck.

Question 20. Asiatic Society was founded by _________
Answer: Sir William Bentinck.

Question 21. Calcutta School Society was founded in ________
Answer: 1818 A.D.

Question 22. Hindu College was later changed into ________
Answer: Presidency College.

Question 23. Sati Prohibition Act is also known as _________
Answer: Regulation XVII.

Question 24. Young Bengal was founded by _________
Answer: Derozio.

Question 25. Brahma Marriage Act was passed in _______
Answer: 1875 A.D.

Question 26. Anglo-Indian Hindu Association was established by _______
Answer: Derozio.

Question 27. Widow Remarriage Association was established by _________
Answer: Vishnu Shastri Pandit.

Question 28. The ideal of religious harmony was of _______
Answer: Ramakrishna Paramhansa.

Question 29. The propagator of New Vedanta was ________
Answer: Swami Vivekananda.

Chapter 2 Culture: Characteristics And Discussion True Or False

Question 1. The Asiatic Society was set up by Radhakanta Deb.
Answer: False

Question 2. After the passing of the Charter Act (1813), the Company agreed to spend one lakh rupees yearly on Indian education.
Answer: True

Question 3. Ecole de Medicine, Pondicherry was the first medical college of India.
Answer: True

Question 4. Swamiji said every religion has its path to reach God.
Answer: False

Question 5. Sri Ramakrishna said, ‘Let the New India awake through the plow’.
Answer: False

Question 6. Lalan Fakir is called the Baul Samrat.
Answer: True

Question 7. Bijoy Krishna Goswami was both a sage and a doctor.
Answer: True

Question 8.’Gram Barta’ is a Sanskrit magazine.
Answer: False

Question 9. It was not before 1813 that English education was introduced in India under the government initiative.
Answer: True

Question 10. The Evangelists were those who did not favor the introduction of English education in India.
Answer: False

Question 11. Bethune College emerged as an important institution for the higher education of women in Bengal.
Answer: False