Modern History – Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. 49. The Sardar Sarovar Dam project is associated with which leader's vision of modern India?

   • A. Mahatma Gandhi
   • B. Jawaharlal Nehru
   • C. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
   • D. Indira Gandhi

2. 50. The policy of 'Paramountcy' was associated with the British administration's relationship with?

   • A. Princely states
   • B. British provinces
   • C. Foreign powers
   • D. Local zamindars

3. 51. The Vernacular Press Act (1878) was aimed at?

   • A. Promoting vernacular languages
   • B. Controlling the nationalist press
   • C. Encouraging English education
   • D. Regulating the printing industry

4. 52. The Ilbert Bill controversy (1883) was related to?

   • A. The introduction of separate electorates
   • B. The trial of British subjects by Indian judges
   • C. Land revenue reforms
   • D. Educational policies

5. 53. The 'Drain of Wealth' theory was propounded by?

   • A. Dadabhai Naoroji
   • B. Gopal Krishna Gokhale
   • C. Ferozeshah Mehta
   • D. Surendranath Banerjea

6. 54. The Permanent Settlement was introduced in Bengal in 1793 by?

   • A. Warren Hastings
   • B. Lord Cornwallis
   • C. Robert Clive
   • D. Lord Wellesley

7. 55. The Ryotwari system of land revenue was primarily implemented in?

   • A. Bengal
   • B. Bombay and Madras Presidencies
   • C. Punjab
   • D. United Provinces

8. 56. The Mahalwari system of land revenue was prevalent in?

   • A. Bengal
   • B. Bombay
   • C. Madras
   • D. North-West Provinces and Awadh

9. 57. The first railway line in India was laid between?

   • A. Bombay and Thane
   • B. Calcutta and Raniganj
   • C. Madras and Arcot
   • D. Delhi and Agra

10. 58. The introduction of English education in India is largely attributed to the efforts of?

    • A. Mahatma Gandhi
    • B. Jawaharlal Nehru
    • C. Lord Macaulay
    • D. Rabindranath Tagore

11. 59. The Wood's Despatch of 1854 dealt with?

    • A. Land revenue system
    • B. Judicial reforms
    • C. Education
    • D. Military reforms

12. 60. The establishment of the University of Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras took place in which year?

    • A. 1857
    • B. 1885
    • C. 1905
    • D. 1919