Madras University (UnOM) 2006 B.A History I - Main Currents in Indian from 1707 AD to 1984 AD - Question Paper

Paper I - Main Currents in Indian History from 1707 AD to 1984 AD

SECTION-A [Marks 40]
This part is compulsory
ans any 1 of the subsequent [1x10 = Marks 10]

1. a. Mark on the outline map of India given the main places which were affected by the mutiny of 1857 and point out causes for the failure of it.
Or
b. Mark on the outline map of India provided, the important places related to the integration of princely states and write a note in the efforts of Sardar Patel for it.

select the right answer: [30x1= Marks 30]

2. Cape of Good Hope was discovered by ___
a. Bartholomia Diaz
b. Vascoda Gama
c. Columbus

3. Mir Kasim became the Nawab of Bengal in the year ___
a. 1758
b. 1760
c. 1762

4. Dual Government was introduced by __
a. Robert Clive
b. Warren Hastings
c. Hastings

5. The 1st Mysore War was fought ranging from __ and the English.
a. Tippu Sultan
b. Haider Ali
c. Marathas

6. The Regulating Act made the Government of Bengal as ___
a. Governor-General
b. Viceroy
c. Secretary

7. Permanent Land Revenue Settlement was introduced by ___
a. William Bentick
b. Corn Wallis
c. Clive

8. Treaty of Mangalore was concluded in the year
a. 1780
b. 1784
c. 1786

9. __ was the Lion of Punjab
a. Chanda Saheb
b. Ranjit Singh
c. Tilak

10. Pondicherry, Mahi, Karaikal were __ settlements.
a. Portuguese
b. Danish
c. French

11. Robert Clive’s 2nd Governorship begins from __
a. 1760
b. 1765
c. 1767

12. The 3rd Anglo-Mysore War came to an end by the treaty of ___
a. Treaty of Pondicherry
b. Sri Rangapatnam
c. Bassin

13. The circuit courts were established by __
a. Hastings
b. Warren Hastings
c. Corn Wallis.

14. The Censorship over the Vernacular Press in India was lifted by ___
a. Cornwallis
b. Hastings
c. Wellesley

15. Lord Bentinck’s Educational Reforms were carried on the basis of __ report.
a. Charleswoods
b. Macaulay
c. Hunter

16. The Electric Telegraphic System was introduced in India by ___
a. Wellesley
b. Bentinck
c. Hunter.

17. The Proclamation of Queen Victorai was in the year ___
a. 1813
b. 1853
c. 1858

18. The 1st railway line in India was laid during the time of ____
a. Bentinck
b. Dalhousie
c. Canning

19. The Sepoy Mutiny was broke out 1st at ___
a. Kanpur
b. Meerut
c. Barrackpur

20. Brahma Samaj was started by ____
a. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
b. Dayananda Saraswathy
c. Rama Krishna Paramahamsa

21. What is Kohinoor?
a. A Place
b. Ruler
c. Diamond Stone

22. English East India Company’s Last Governor-General was ___
a. Lord Wellesley
b. Lord Auckland
c. Lord Canning

23. The Board of Control and Court of Directors were abolished by the Act of __-
a. 1773
b. 1853
c. 1858

24. __ was the founder of the Women’s University
a. Prod.Karve
b. Jawaharlal Nehru
c. Gandhiji

25. “Go back to Vedas” was the slogans of __
a. Brahma Samaj
b. Prarthana Samaj
c. Arya Samaj

26. The 1st Session of Indian National Congress was held at ___
a. Bombay
b. Poona
c. Delhi

27. __ was provided importance in the 1st 5 year plan.
a. Agriculture
b. Army
c. Education

28. When did the Cabinet Mission visited India ___
a. 1945
b. 1946
c. 1947

29. Who was the 1st Governor-General of Free India ___
a. Gandhiji
b. Rajaji
c. Nehru

30. The 1st non-Congress Prime Minister in India ___
a. Morarji Desai
b. JP Narayan
c. Charan Singh

31. The Planning Commission was set up in the year ___
a. 1950
b. 1951
c. 1952

SECTION-B [5x4=Marks 20]
Write short notes on any 5 of the subsequent
All ques. carry equal marks.

32. Causes for the failure of the French and success of the British in their trading activities.

33. Doctrine of Lapse

34. Masterly Inactivity policy of Lord Lawrence

35. Raja Ram Mohan Roy

36. Theosophical Society

37. Dadabai Nauroji

38. Rajaji

39. Dr. Ambedkar

SECTION-C [2x20=Marks 40]
ans any 2 in an essay form
All ques. carry equal marks.

40. Bring out the salient features of the subsidiary alliance and point out its merits and demerits.

41. Examine the important features of the Government of India Act of 1919

42. discuss the contribution of India to World Peace

Earning:   Approval pending.