Charter Act 1833 First GG of India - MIH Class 10

Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) Online Class on Modern Indian History Class 10. Lord William Bentinck, Charter Act 1833, Educational Reforms, Social Reforms.

Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) Online Class on Modern Indian History Class 10.
Lord William Bentinck, Charter Act 1833, Educational Reforms, Social Reforms.

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Questions and Answers

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• 1. Who was the first Governor General of British India who acted on the welfare of the people?
• A) Lord Rippon
  B) Lord Delhousie
  C) Lord William Bentinck
  D) Lord Canning
• Answer
• C

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• 2. Who was the first Governor General of British India?
• A) Warren Hastings
  B) Lord Canning
  C) William Bentinck
  D) Robert Clive
• Answer
• C

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• 3. Identify the incorrect statement
• A) Warren Hastings was the first Governor General of British India
  B) Lord Canning was the first Viceroy of British India
  C) Lord Mountbatten was the last viceroy of British India
  D) Lord Mount batten was the first Governor General of free India
  
  
• Answer
• A

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• 4. Match the following
• I Lord Mountbatten 1 First Governor General of free India
  II Lord William Bentinck 2  Last Governor General of British India
  III Lord Canning 3 First Governor General of British India
  IV Warren Hasrings 4 First Governor General of Bengal
  
  A) I-1  II-2  III-3   IV-4
  B) I-1  II-3  III-2   IV-4
  C) I-4  II-3  III-2   IV-1
  D) I-3  II-2  III-1   IV-4
• Answer
• B

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• 5. Who is known as the father of English education in India?
• A) Lord William Bentinck
  B) Lord Delhousie
  C) Lord Macaulay
  D) Lord Lytton
• Answer
• A

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• 6. Consider the following statements
• i) It made the Governor General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India and
  vested in him all civil and military powers.
  ii)  The Governor General of India was given exclusive legislative powers for the entire British India.
  iii) Attempted to introduce a system of open competition for selection of civil servants.
  
  Which are correct regarding the Chartered act of 1833?
  
  A) i only
  B) I, ii and ii
  C) ii and iii
  D) i and iii
• Answer
• B

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• 7. Consider the following statements.
• i) Reduced the salaries and allowances of all officers and additional staff were removed
  ii) Local languages were introduced in lower courts and English in place of Persian in higher courts
  iii) Made English, the official language of India
  iv) English became the medium of instruction in Schools and Colleges
  
  Which among the statements is not a reform introduced by William Bentinck?
  
  A) i
  B) ii
  C) iv
  D) None
• Answer
• D

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• 8. Which among the following is a social reform Introduced by William Bentinck?
• A) Abolition of Sati
  B) Suppression of Thugs
  C) Abolition of female infanticide
  D) All the above
• Answer
• D

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• 9. Who is known as the Father of Indian Renaissance?
• A) Raja Ram Mohon Roy
  B) Swami Vivekananda
  C) Sree Narayana Guru
  D) Debendranath Tagore
• Answer
• A