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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Raja Rammohan Roy and Brahmo Samaj.
1. Raja Rammohan Roy, the founder of Brahmo Samaj was called the father of Indian Renaissance.
2. Rammohan Roy translated into Bengali the Vedas and the five Upanishads.
3. Brahmo Samaj aimed to purify Hinduism, preach monotheism and establish a new religion.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
1 and 2 are correct.
Raja Rammohan Roy (1772-1833), often called the father of Indian Renaissance and the maker of Modern India. Rammohan Roy believed in the modern scientific approach and principles of human dignity and social equality. He put his faith in monotheism. He wrote Gift to Monotheists (1809) and translated into Bengali the Vedas and the five Upanishads to prove his conviction that ancient Hindu texts support monotheism.
Raja Rammohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha in August 1828; it was later renamed Brahmo Samaj. Rammohan Roy did not want to establish a new religion. He only wanted to purify Hinduism of the evil practices which had crept into it.Incorrect
1 and 2 are correct.
Raja Rammohan Roy (1772-1833), often called the father of Indian Renaissance and the maker of Modern India. Rammohan Roy believed in the modern scientific approach and principles of human dignity and social equality. He put his faith in monotheism. He wrote Gift to Monotheists (1809) and translated into Bengali the Vedas and the five Upanishads to prove his conviction that ancient Hindu texts support monotheism.
Raja Rammohan Roy founded the Brahmo Sabha in August 1828; it was later renamed Brahmo Samaj. Rammohan Roy did not want to establish a new religion. He only wanted to purify Hinduism of the evil practices which had crept into it. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
1 pointsAccording to the terms of the ‘Subsidiary Alliance’, Indian rulers were
1. Not allowed to have their independent armed forces
2. Supposed to protect the British representatives in the princely states
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?Correct
Only 2 is incorrect.
According to the terms of this alliance, Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces.
They were to be protected by the Company but had to pay for the “subsidiary forces” that the Company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection. If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as penalty. For example, when Richard Wellesley was Governor-General (1798-1805), the Nawab of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory to the Company in 1801, as he failed to pay for the “subsidiary forces”. Hyderabad
was also forced to cede territories on similar grounds.Incorrect
Only 2 is incorrect.
According to the terms of this alliance, Indian rulers were not allowed to have their independent armed forces.
They were to be protected by the Company but had to pay for the “subsidiary forces” that the Company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection. If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as penalty. For example, when Richard Wellesley was Governor-General (1798-1805), the Nawab of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory to the Company in 1801, as he failed to pay for the “subsidiary forces”. Hyderabad
was also forced to cede territories on similar grounds. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
1 pointsWhich of the following were the causative factors behind the “Indigo or Blue rebellion” in 1859?
1. The peasants were compelled to plant Indigo rather than the food Crops.
2. The peasants were provided loans called “dadon” for indigo planting which was at a very high interest rate.
3. Acquisition of farmland by the British for their industrial projects
Select the correct answer codeCorrect
1 and 2 are correct.
Indigo planting started in Bengal as early as 1777.
When the British Power expanded, the Indigo planting was emphasized because of a high demand of the Blue Dye in Europe. Apart from the reasons mentioned above, others are:
• Indigo farmers received very low returns for their crops.
• The land under Indigo degraded the land for cultivation of any further crop.
• The contract conditions under which Indigo planters kept the cultivators were harsh.
• The loan made the people indebted and resulted in a rebellion.Incorrect
1 and 2 are correct.
Indigo planting started in Bengal as early as 1777.
When the British Power expanded, the Indigo planting was emphasized because of a high demand of the Blue Dye in Europe. Apart from the reasons mentioned above, others are:
• Indigo farmers received very low returns for their crops.
• The land under Indigo degraded the land for cultivation of any further crop.
• The contract conditions under which Indigo planters kept the cultivators were harsh.
• The loan made the people indebted and resulted in a rebellion. -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
1 pointsConsider the following statements regarding Bakasht lands in British India.
1. Bakasht lands were those which the tenants lost to zamindars, mostly during the Depression years, by virtue of non- payment of rent.
2. A legislative exercise was undertaken by the Congress Ministries for the reduction of rent and the restoration of Bakasht lands.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?Correct
Both 1 and 2 are correct.
The Bakasht lands issue became a major ground of contention between the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha and the Congress Ministry.
The Congress Ministry had initiated legislation for the reduction of rent and the restoration of Bakasht lands.
Bakasht lands were those which the occupancy tenants had lost to zamindars, mostly during the Depression years (1930s), by virtue of nonpayment of rent, and which they often continued to cultivate as share-croppers. But the formula that was finally incorporated in the legislation on the basis of an agreement with the zamindars did not satisfy the radical leaders of the kisan Sabha. The legislation gave a certain proportion of the lands back to the tenants on condition that they pay half the auction price of the land. Besides, certain categories of land had been exempted from the operation of the law.Incorrect
Both 1 and 2 are correct.
The Bakasht lands issue became a major ground of contention between the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha and the Congress Ministry.
The Congress Ministry had initiated legislation for the reduction of rent and the restoration of Bakasht lands.
Bakasht lands were those which the occupancy tenants had lost to zamindars, mostly during the Depression years (1930s), by virtue of nonpayment of rent, and which they often continued to cultivate as share-croppers. But the formula that was finally incorporated in the legislation on the basis of an agreement with the zamindars did not satisfy the radical leaders of the kisan Sabha. The legislation gave a certain proportion of the lands back to the tenants on condition that they pay half the auction price of the land. Besides, certain categories of land had been exempted from the operation of the law. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
1 pointsThe Mountbatten Plan culminated in
Correct
Clement Attlee, The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom announced in February 1947 that:
The British Government would grant full self-government to British India by June 1948 at the latest, The future of the Princely States would be decided after the date of final transfer is decided. The Act was formulated together by UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee and the Governor-General of India Lord Mountbatten after the representatives of the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League, and the Sikh community gave their consent to the Act. This act came to be known as the 3 June Plan or Mountbatten Plan.Incorrect
Clement Attlee, The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom announced in February 1947 that:
The British Government would grant full self-government to British India by June 1948 at the latest, The future of the Princely States would be decided after the date of final transfer is decided. The Act was formulated together by UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee and the Governor-General of India Lord Mountbatten after the representatives of the Indian National Congress, the Muslim League, and the Sikh community gave their consent to the Act. This act came to be known as the 3 June Plan or Mountbatten Plan.
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