Lord Dalhousie - Modern Indian History KAS Online Class 11

Lord Dalhousie, Doctrine of Lapse, Reforms Under Lord Dalhousie, Railways, Telegraph, Postal Service, Educational Reforms, Charter Act 1853

Lord Dalhousie, Doctrine of Lapse, Reforms Under Lord Dalhousie, Railways, Telegraph, Postal Service, Educational Reforms, Charter Act 1853

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Questions and Answers

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• 1.  Which of the following is called Magna Carta of English education in India?
• A) Sadler commission
  B) Wood’s dispatch
  C) Charter act 1853
  D) Indian Universities Act 1904
• Answer
• B

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• 2. Which was the first university established in India?
• A) Calcutta University
  B) Madras University
  C) Delhi University
  D) Bombay University
• Answer
• A

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• 3. Which of the following is correctly matched?
• i) First railway line - 1853
  ii) First University - 1857
  iii) First post office - 1754
  
  A) i and ii
  B) ii and iii
  C) I and iii
  D) I, ii and iii
• Answer
• A

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• 4. Who founded the Public Works Department in India?
• A) Lord Canning
  B) Lord Curzon
  C) Lord Delhousie
  D) Lord Rippon
• Answer
• C

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• 5. Identify the incorrect statement
• A) The first railway line was established between Bombay and Thane
  B) Telegraph was introduced in India in 1850 between Calcutta and Diamond Harbor
  C) Delhousie’s educational reforms were based on the Woods dispatch of 1854
  D) The postal system was introduced by Delhousie with well-defined varying rates based on the distance.
• Answer
• D

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• 6. Which was the first state annexed based on Doctrine of Lapse?
• A) Jhansi
  B) Nagpur
  C) Satara
  D) Sambalpur
• Answer
• C

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• 7. Consider the following statements
• i) According to Wood’s dispatch, the medium of education in the college level was vernacular language
  ii) Delhuosie was the youngest Governor General of India
  iii) The need quick movement of the military during revolts was one of the main reasons for rapid development of railways
  iv) Satata was the first princely state annexed by the British under the Doctrine of Lapse
  
  Which of the above statements are correct?
  
  A) I, ii and iii
  B) ii, iii and iv
  C) ii and iv
  D) I, ii, iii and iv
• Answer
• B