{"id":457,"date":"2025-12-05T01:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T19:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/?p=457"},"modified":"2025-12-05T11:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T06:02:34","slug":"modern-india-up-to-1857-wbcs-prelims-qa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/indian-history\/history-of-modern-india\/modern-mcq\/modern-india-up-to-1857-wbcs-prelims-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern India Up to 1857: WBCS Prelims Q&amp;A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2023\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2023<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of 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href=\"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/indian-history\/history-of-modern-india\/modern-mcq\/modern-india-up-to-1857-wbcs-prelims-qa\/#WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2006\" >WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2006<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/indian-history\/history-of-modern-india\/modern-mcq\/modern-india-up-to-1857-wbcs-prelims-qa\/#WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2005\" >WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2005<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/indian-history\/history-of-modern-india\/modern-mcq\/modern-india-up-to-1857-wbcs-prelims-qa\/#WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2004\" >WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2004<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/indian-history\/history-of-modern-india\/modern-mcq\/modern-india-up-to-1857-wbcs-prelims-qa\/#WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2003\" >WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2003<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/indian-history\/history-of-modern-india\/modern-mcq\/modern-india-up-to-1857-wbcs-prelims-qa\/#WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2002\" >WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2002<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/indian-history\/history-of-modern-india\/modern-mcq\/modern-india-up-to-1857-wbcs-prelims-qa\/#WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2001\" >WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2001<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/earningvista.com\/exam\/indian-history\/history-of-modern-india\/modern-mcq\/modern-india-up-to-1857-wbcs-prelims-qa\/#WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2000\" >WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2000<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>29. The first cotton textile mill in India was set up in<\/strong><br><strong>(1818)<\/strong><br>(A) Kolkata \u2013 Ghusuri<br>(B) Kolkata \u2013 Sinthimore<br>(C) Nagpur<br>(D) Thane<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A) Kolkata \u2013 Ghusuri<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Bowreah (Ghusuri) Cotton Mill near Howrah (1818) is regarded as India\u2019s first cotton textile mill. Though it did not run long, it predates the Bombay Spinning &amp; Weaving Company (1854), which is often cited as the first successful mill. Hence, Ghusuri (Howrah, near Kolkata) with the year 1818 is correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>41. Name the first newspaper in India.<\/strong><br>(A) Parthenon<br>(B) Digdarshan<br>(C) Bengal Gazette \/ Hicky\u2019s Gazette \/ Hicky\u2019s Bengal Gazette<br>(D) Samachar Darpan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C) Bengal Gazette \/ Hicky\u2019s Gazette \/ Hicky\u2019s Bengal Gazette<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> James Augustus Hicky started the <em>Bengal Gazette<\/em> in Calcutta in 1780. It was India\u2019s first printed newspaper. <em>Samachar Darpan<\/em> (1818) was among the earliest Bengali newspapers but not the first newspaper in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>66. Which of the following British Act envisages the parliamentary system of government in India?<\/strong><br>(A) Charter Act of 1793<br>(B) Charter Act of 1813<br>(C) Charter Act of 1853<br>(D) Charter Act of 1833<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C) Charter Act of 1853<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Charter Act, 1853, separated the legislative and executive functions of the Governor-General\u2019s Council and added legislative members. This laid a structural groundwork resembling a parliamentary style of deliberation, a key step towards representative institutions later developed under the 1861\/1892\/1909 Acts and the 1935 Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>129. Who started Faraizi movement in Bengal?<\/strong><br>(A) Titumir<br>(B) Kunwar Singh<br>(C) Digambar Singh<br>(D) Haji Shariyatullah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D) Haji Shariyatullah<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Faraizi movement was initiated by Haji Shariyatullah in early 19th-century Bengal. It urged Muslims to follow the <em>Far\u0101\u02bei\u1e0d<\/em> (obligatory duties) and opposed exploitative practices of landlords and indigo planters, with a strong socio-religious reform thrust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>132. Which Mughal emperor granted \u2018Farman\u2018 in 1717 to the British East India Company?<\/strong><br>(A) Bahadur Shah II<br>(B) Shah Alam II<br>(C) Farrukshiyar<br>(D) Muhammad Shah<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C) Farrukshiyar<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Emperor Farrukhsiyar\u2019s Farman (1717) granted the Company significant trade privileges, including duty-free trade for goods passed with dastaks. This concession strengthened the Company\u2019s commercial and political foothold in Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>149. In India the first Paper Mill was set up in West Bengal at<\/strong><br><strong>(1832)<\/strong><br>(A) Srirampur<br>(B) Bansberia<br>(C) Kulti<br>(D) Budge Budge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A) Srirampur<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> An early modern paper mill was established at Serampore (Srirampur) in the 19th century to support the burgeoning print culture around the Serampore Mission Press. The date often cited in state board\/competitive sources for the first Indian paper mill is 1832 at Serampore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>179. The first cotton textile mill in India was set up in<\/strong><br>(A) 1820<br>(B) 1812<br>(C) 1840<br>(D) 1818<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D) 1818<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The earliest cotton mill effort is linked to Bowreah (Ghusuri), near Howrah, set up in 1818. While long-term success came later with Bombay\u2019s mills (from 1854), the question asks the first setup year, which is 1818.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2022\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>84. Who was the founder of Tattwabodhini Sabha in Bengal?<\/strong><br>(A) Dadoba Pandurang<br>(B) Debendranath Tagore<br>(C) Radha Kanta Deb<br>(D) Keshab Chandra Sen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B) Debendranath Tagore<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Founded in 1839, the Tattwabodhini Sabha revitalized the Brahmo movement after Rammohan Roy. Debendranath Tagore emphasized Upanishadic monotheism, ethical reform, and education, later merging the Sabha with the Brahmo Samaj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2021\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2021<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>28. The names of Sidho and Kanho are associated with which rebellion?<\/strong><br><strong>(1856\u201357)<\/strong><br>(A) Chuar rebellion<br>(B) Sannyasi rebellion<br>(C) Santhal rebellion<br>(D) Kol rebellion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C) Santhal rebellion<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu led the Santhal Hul (uprising) beginning June 1855 against exploitative landlords, moneylenders, and officials in the Damin-i-Koh region. It is a landmark Adivasi resistance before 1857.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>44. Who wrote the drama <em>Neel Darpan<\/em>?<\/strong><br><strong>(1858\u201359)<\/strong><br>(A) Harishchandra Mukherjee<br>(B) Girishchandra Ghosh<br>(C) Dwijendralal Roy<br>(D) Dinabandhu Mitra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D) Dinabandhu Mitra<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <em>Neel Darpan<\/em> portrayed the oppression of Bengali peasants by indigo planters. Its English translation by Michael Madhusudan Dutt (under Rev. James Long\u2019s patronage) stirred public opinion and controversy in colonial Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>52. Who was the Mughal emperor during the Revolt of 1857?<\/strong><br>(A) Aurangzeb<br>(B) Mir Qasim<br>(C) Bahadur Shah II<br>(D) Sarfaraz Khan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C) Bahadur Shah II<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Bahadur Shah Zafar (II) became the symbolic leader of the 1857 uprising when rebels in Delhi proclaimed him Emperor. After the revolt\u2019s suppression, he was exiled to Rangoon in 1858.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>112. Who founded the Asiatic Society in Calcutta?<\/strong><br><strong>(1784)<\/strong><br>(A) Alexander Cunningham<br>(B) John Stuart Mill<br>(C) William Jones<br>(D) David Hare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C) William Jones<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Sir William Jones established the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784 to advance Oriental studies. It catalyzed systematic research on Indian languages, history, law, and natural sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>144. When was the University of Calcutta established?<\/strong><br><strong>(24 Jan)<\/strong><br>(A) 1911<br>(B) 1817<br>(C) 1854<br>(D) 1857<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D) 1857<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The University of Calcutta was incorporated on 24 January 1857, along with Bombay and Madras Universities, following Wood\u2019s Despatch (1854). It modeled the affiliating system for higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>153. What was the original name of Titumir?<\/strong><br>(A) Syed Amanullah Khan<br>(B) Syed Mir Nasar Ali<br>(C) Syed Amir Ali<br>(D) Syed Mir Muhammad Khan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B) Syed Mir Nasar Ali<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Titu Mir (Syed Mir Nisar\/Nasar Ali) led a peasant-based movement in Bengal, erecting the famous bamboo fort (Banser Kella). He opposed oppressive zamindars and colonial allies and died in 1831 combating Company forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2020\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2020<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>30. The English established their first factory in India at<\/strong><br>(A) Bombay\u2003(B) <strong>Surat<\/strong>\u2003(C) Sutanuti\u2003(D) Madras<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B) Surat<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> In 1613, the English East India Company obtained permission under Jahangir and set up its first factory at Surat, Gujarat. It became their key Mughal\u2010port base before expansion to the west and east coasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>32. What was the Act III, 1872? (Special Marriage Act)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Social Reform Act<\/strong>\u2003(B) Jury Act\u2003(C) Revenue Act\u2003(D) Executive Act<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A) Social Reform Act<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Act III of 1872 is the Special Marriage Act (first version), enabling inter-caste\/inter-faith civil marriages without religious rites. It was a landmark social reform pre-dating the 1954 Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>47. In which Act yearly Rs.1 lakh was allotted for the education of Indians?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>1813 Charter Renewal Act<\/strong>\u2003(B) 1773 Regulating Act\u2003(C) 1784 Pitt\u2019s India Act\u2003(D) 1833 Charter Renewal Act<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A) 1813 Charter Renewal Act<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The 1813 Charter earmarked \u20b91 lakh annually to promote education and allowed missionaries to operate, marking the state\u2019s first formal commitment to Indian education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>72. In which year was India\u2019s first cotton textile industry set up in Ghusuri near Kolkata? (Fort Gloster, Howrah)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>1818<\/strong>\u2003(B) 1821\u2003(C) 1819\u2003(D) 1823<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A) 1818<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Bowreah (Ghusuri) Cotton Mill near Howrah was set up in 1818\u2014India\u2019s earliest cotton mill attempt. Though not long-lived, it preceded Bombay\u2019s successful mills (from 1854).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>118. Who was the founder of the Tattabodhini Sabha? (1839)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Debendranath Tagore<\/strong>\u2003(B) Rammohon Roy\u2003(C) Keshabchandra Sen\u2003(D) Iswarchandra Vidyasagar<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A) Debendranath Tagore<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Founded in 1839 to revive Brahmo ideas after Rammohan, it emphasized Upanishadic monotheism, ethics, and education; it soon merged with the Brahmo Samaj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>127. When was the Hindu College founded? (20 Jan)<\/strong><br>(A) 1800\u2003(B) <strong>1817<\/strong>\u2003(C) 1855\u2003(D) 1857<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B) 1817<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Established on 20 January 1817 (later Presidency College\/University), it became the cradle of the Young Bengal movement and modern Western education in Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>135. Under whose Governor Generalship were the Railways introduced in India? (1848\u201356)<\/strong><br>(A) Lord Wellesley\u2003(B) Lord Cornwallis\u2003(C) Lord Canning\u2003(D) <strong>Lord Dalhousie<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D) Lord Dalhousie<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Dalhousie\u2019s 1853 Railway Minute envisaged trunk lines; the first passenger run was in 1853 (Bombay\u2013Thane), with rapid expansion under his tenure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>142. Through which Educational Report did Calcutta University come into existence? (1854)<\/strong><br>(A) Macaulay\u2019s Minute\u2003(B) Hunter Commission\u2003(C) Charter Act\u2003(D) <strong>Wood\u2019s Despatch<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D) Wood\u2019s Despatch<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Wood\u2019s Despatch (1854) recommended an affiliating university model and a graded education system, leading to the 1857 incorporation of Calcutta University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>146. Who was the Governor General during the annulment of Sati? (4 Dec 1829)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Lord Bentinck<\/strong>\u2003(B) Lord Hastings\u2003(C) Lord Dalhousie\u2003(D) Lord Canning<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A) Lord Bentinck<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> By Regulation XVII of 1829, Bentinck banned sati in Bengal Presidency\u2014an epochal social reform supported by Indian reformers like Rammohan Roy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>147. Who planted the \u2018Tree of Liberty\u2018 at Seringapatam?<\/strong><br>(A) Hyder Ali\u2003(B) <strong>Tipu Sultan<\/strong>\u2003(C) Chin Qilich Khan\u2003(D) Murshid Quli Khan<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B) Tipu Sultan<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Tipu\u2019s Jacobin Club ties symbolized Franco-Mysorean friendship; the \u201cTree of Liberty\u201d reflected his admiration for revolutionary France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>173. Who started the first English Newspaper in India? (1780)<\/strong><br>(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak\u2003(B) Raja Rammohan Roy\u2003(C) <strong>J. A. Hicky<\/strong>\u2003(D) Lord William Bentinck<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C) J. A. Hicky<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Hicky\u2019s <em>Bengal Gazette<\/em> (1780, Calcutta) was India\u2019s first printed newspaper, initiating the subcontinent\u2019s press history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>183. Who was Birjis Kader?<\/strong><br>(A) The Nizam of Hyderabad\u2003(B) <strong>The Nawab of Oudh<\/strong>\u2003(C) The Mughal Emperor\u2003(D) The Nawab of Bengal<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B) The Nawab of Oudh<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Installed during 1857 by Begum Hazrat Mahal, Birjis Qadr (Birjis Kader) was proclaimed Wali (Nawab) of Awadh after Wajid Ali Shah\u2019s deposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>193. What was meant by \u2018Kherwari Hul\u2018? (June 1855)<\/strong><br>(A) Chuar movement\u2003(B) Paik revolt\u2003(C) <strong>Santhal movement<\/strong>\u2003(D) Indigo revolt<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C) Santhal movement<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Kherwar\u012b Hul refers to the Santhal uprising against exploitative zamindars, moneylenders, and colonial officials\u2014an Adivasi assertion before 1857.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2019\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2019<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>57. Between whom were the Carnatic Wars fought? (1742\u20131763)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>French EIC and English EIC<\/strong>\u2003(B) French EIC and Dutch EIC\u2003(C) Dutch EIC and Portuguese\u2003(D) English EIC and Dutch<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The three Carnatic Wars in South India pitted the British and French (with Indian allies). The British victory at Wandiwash (1760) ended French military ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>60. Who led the sepoys at Kanpur in 1857?<\/strong><br>(A) Tantia Tope\u2003(B) Rani Lakshmibai\u2003(C) <strong>Nana Sahib<\/strong>\u2003(D) Kunwar Singh<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Nana Sahib (Dhondu Pant) emerged as the principal leader at Kanpur; Tantia Tope later supported him militarily across Central India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>61. The Asiatic Society of Bengal was founded by (1784)<\/strong><br>(A) C. F. Andrews\u2003(B) Raja Rammohan Roy\u2003(C) <strong>Sir William Jones<\/strong>\u2003(D) William Marshal<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Jones\u2019s Society institutionalized Oriental studies, lexicography, law, and natural sciences\u2014foundational to Indology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>66. The Battle of Buxar was fought in (21 Oct)<\/strong><br>(A) 1762\u2003(B) <strong>1764<\/strong>\u2003(C) 1768\u2003(D) 1772<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Company defeated Mir Qasim, Shuja-ud-Daulah, and Shah Alam II, leading to the 1765 Diwani\u2014true cornerstone of British power in Bengal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>67. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat? (1613)<\/strong><br>(A) Akbar\u2003(B) <strong>Jahangir<\/strong>\u2003(C) Shah Jahan\u2003(D) Aurangzeb<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> After Thomas Roe\u2019s embassy, imperial farmans permitted Company trade; Surat became the primary Mughal-port base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>68. When did Vasco-da-Gama come to India? (21 May 1498)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>1498<\/strong>\u2003(B) 1409\u2003(C) 1496\u2003(D) 1492<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> He landed at Calicut via the Cape route, inaugurating Europe\u2013India direct sea trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>196. Which battle established the supremacy of British rule in India?<\/strong><br>(A) Plassey, 1757\u2003(B) <strong>Buxar, 1764<\/strong>\u2003(C) 3rd Mysore War, 1790\u201392\u2003(D) 4th Mysore War, 1799<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> While Plassey laid foundations, Buxar conferred legal-fiscal authority (Diwani), consolidating Company supremacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2018\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2018<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>41. Who among the following was associated with the French?<\/strong><br>(a) Haidar Ali\u2003(b) Safdar Jang\u2003(c) Mir Qasim\u2003(d) <strong>Tipu Sultan<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (d) Tipu Sultan<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Both Haidar and Tipu sought French help, but Tipu\u2019s alliance and military modernization with French officers are most emblematic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>61. Leader of Lucknow during the revolt of 1857 was<\/strong><br>(a) Bahadur Shah\u2003(b) Liyaqat Ali\u2003(c) Nana Sahib\u2003(d) <strong>Begum Hazrat Mahal<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (d)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> She organized resistance in Awadh, proclaimed Birjis Qadr, and led Lucknow\u2019s defense after annexation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>64. Which Governor General advocated rapid railway construction in India?<\/strong><br>(a) Cornwallis\u2003(b) <strong>Dalhousie<\/strong>\u2003(c) Hardinge\u2003(d) Hastings<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (b)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Dalhousie\u2019s Railway Minute planned trunk lines and uniform gauges, catalyzing the rail network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>68. Who first came to India for trading purposes?<\/strong><br>(a) The French\u2003(b) The Dutch\u2003(c) <strong>The Portuguese<\/strong>\u2003(d) The English<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (c)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The Portuguese arrived at the close of the 15th century, predating the Dutch (1605), English (1608\/13), and French (1664).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>76. Who was the Nawab of Bengal at the time of Battle of Buxar (1764)?<\/strong><br>(a) <strong>Mir Qasim<\/strong>\u2003(b) Mir Jafar\u2003(c) Nizam-ud-Daulah\u2003(d) Shuja-ud-Daulah<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (a)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Mir Qasim, allied with Shuja-ud-Daulah (Awadh) and Shah Alam II, confronted the Company at Buxar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>85. Who was the editor of the \u2018Hindoo Patriot\u2019? (1853)<\/strong><br>(a) Surendranath Banerjee\u2003(b) Motilal Ghosh\u2003(c) Sisir Kumar Ghosh\u2003(d) <strong>Harish Chandra Mukherjee<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (d)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Girish Chandra Ghosh founded it (1853), but Harish Chandra Mukherjee became its famed editor (1855\u201361), crusading against indigo oppression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2017\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2017<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>89. Dewan Velu Thampi\u2019s rebellion took place in<\/strong><br>(A) Awadh\u2003(B) Kashmir\u2003(C) <strong>Travancore<\/strong>\u2003(D) Mysore<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Velu Thampi Dalawa led an anti-Company uprising in Travancore (1808\u201309), issuing the Kundara Proclamation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>91. The custom of \u2018Sati\u2019 was banned in<\/strong><br>(A) 1795\u2003(B) 1800\u2003(C) <strong>1829<\/strong>\u2003(D) 1858<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Banned by Bentinck\u2019s Regulation XVII (1829) in Bengal; later extended across presidencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>96. The title \u2018Raja\u2019 was conferred on Rammohan Roy by<\/strong><br>(A) Jahandar Shah\u2003(B) Mohammad Shah\u2003(C) <strong>Akbar II<\/strong>\u2003(D) Bahadur Shah Zafar<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Akbar II honored Rammohan, who was also sent as envoy regarding royal pension issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>104. With which revolt are the names of Sidhu and Kanhu associated? (1856)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Santhal<\/strong>\u2003(B) Chakma\u2003(C) Khasi\u2003(D) Indigo<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu led the Santhal Hul (from June 1855) in Damin-i-Koh against exploitative structures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>105. Who was Governor General at the outbreak of 1857?<\/strong><br>(A) William Bentinck\u2003(B) Lord Cornwallis\u2003(C) <strong>Lord Canning<\/strong>\u2003(D) Lord Dalhousie<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Canning oversaw suppression, the 1858 Act, and the proclamation transferring power to the Crown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2016\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2016<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>68. The English set up their first factory on Indian soil in 1613 at \u2013 (Gujarat)<\/strong><br>(A) Goa\u2003(B) <strong>Surat<\/strong>\u2003(C) Calicut\u2003(D) Madras<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Surat became the Company\u2019s first Mughal-era factory\/touchpoint, central to early trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>71. Ranjit Singh was a leader of the<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Sukerchakia misl<\/strong>\u2003(B) Bhangi misl\u2003(C) Kanheya misl\u2003(D) Gobind misl<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Ranjit Singh united misls, founded the Sikh Empire (1799), and ruled till 1839.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>76. Tipu\u2019s final defeat came at the hands of<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Lord Wellesley<\/strong>\u2003(B) Lord Cornwallis\u2003(C) Lord Dalhousie\u2003(D) John Shore<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Tipu died defending Seringapatam in 1799 during the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War led by Wellesley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>93. Who organised the \u2018Council of Barabhais\u2019? (1773)<\/strong><br>(A) Madhav Rao Narayan\u2003(B) Baji Rao II\u2003(C) Mahadji Scindia\u2003(D) <strong>Nana Phadnavis<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Nana Phadnavis, the \u201cMaratha Chanakya,\u201d formed the confederate council to safeguard Maratha interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>95. With David Hare and Alexander Duff, who established Hindu College at Calcutta? (1817)<\/strong><br>(A) Derozio\u2003(B) Vidyasagar\u2003(C) Keshab Chandra Sen\u2003(D) <strong>Raja Rammohan Roy<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Hindu College (1817) was co-founded by Indian reformers and European patrons; Duff later founded a separate institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>126. During whose Governor-Generalship was the ICS introduced? (1786\u201393)<\/strong><br>(A) Lord Dalhousie\u2003(B) Lord Curzon\u2003(C) Lord William Bentinck\u2003(D) <strong>Lord Cornwallis<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Cornwallis reorganized administration and created the covenanted civil service\u2014earning the title \u201cFather of Civil Service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2015\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2015<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>27. In which year was the Pitt\u2019s India Act passed?<\/strong><br>(A) 1773\u2003(B) 1781\u2003(C) <strong>1784<\/strong>\u2003(D) 1858<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> It created the Board of Control, bringing Company affairs under closer parliamentary oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>31. Which language was replaced by English as the official language in 1835?<\/strong><br>(A) Arabic\u2003(B) <strong>Persian<\/strong>\u2003(C) Turkish\u2003(D) Urdu<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Following Macaulay\u2019s Minute and Bentinck\u2019s decision, English replaced Persian in courts and administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>34. Treaty of Bassein was signed between whom and when?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Peshwa Baji Rao II &amp; the English, 1802<\/strong>\u2003(B) Tipu &amp; the English, 1784\u2003(C) Marathas &amp; Abdali, 1761\u2003(D) Ranjit Singh &amp; the English, 1809<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The treaty made the Peshwa a subsidiary ally, precipitating the Second Anglo-Maratha War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>37. During the uprising of 1857, which part of India was largely unaffected?<\/strong><br>(A) Bengal\u2003(B) <strong>Punjab<\/strong>\u2003(C) Awadh\u2003(D) All of the above<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Though contingents from Punjab fought for the British, large-scale rebellion there was limited; Awadh was a major center, Bengal comparatively quieter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>40. When was the Hindu Widow Remarriage Act passed? (26 July)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>1856<\/strong>\u2003(B) 1817\u2003(C) 1838\u2003(D) 1867<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Championed by Vidyasagar, Act XV of 1856 legalized widow remarriage across Company territories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>51. Who introduced the system of Civil Services?<\/strong><br>(A) Lord Hardinge\u2003(B) William Bentinck\u2003(C) <strong>Warren Hastings<\/strong>\u2003(D) Lord Dalhousie<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Hastings initiated administrative structuring; Cornwallis perfected the covenanted service. Many state keys credit Hastings for \u201cintroducing\u201d the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>55. Who was Titumir?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Wahabi Movement<\/strong>\u2003(B) Faraji Movement\u2003(C) Sepoy Mutiny\u2003(D) Indigo Revolt<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Titu Mir (Syed Mir Nasar Ali) led a Wahhabi-inspired peasant resistance, famed for his bamboo fort, against oppressive zamindars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>58. Who introduced the railways and telegraphs in India? (1848\u201356)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Lord Dalhousie<\/strong>\u2003(B) Lord Canning\u2003(C) Lord Hardinge\u2003(D) Lord Ripon<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Dalhousie\u2019s tenure saw the first passenger train (1853) and the electric telegraph network\u2019s start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>68. The First Maratha War took place during the tenure of<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Warren Hastings<\/strong>\u2003(B) William Bentinck\u2003(C) Marquess Cornwallis\u2003(D) Charles Canning<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The First Anglo-Maratha War (1775\u201382) ended with the Treaty of Salbai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>71. Tattwabodhini Sabha was founded by (1839)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Debendranath Tagore<\/strong>\u2003(B) Sivanath Sastri\u2003(C) Keshab Chandra Sen\u2003(D) Raja Ramohan Roy<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>99. Who was known as the Liberator of the Press? (15 Sept 1835)<\/strong><br>(A) Bentinck\u2003(B) Macaulay\u2003(C) Hastings\u2003(D) <strong>Metcalfe<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> As acting Governor-General, Metcalfe liberalized press restrictions, earning the epithet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>118. Who was the main inspirator for the Young Bengal Movement? (Hindu College)<\/strong><br>(A) Rammohan Ray\u2003(B) <strong>Derozio<\/strong>\u2003(C) Debendranath Tagore\u2003(D) David Hare<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>123. Who is called a traditional modernizer? (Amales Tripathi)<\/strong><br>(A) Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar\u2003(B) Vivekananda\u2003(C) <strong>Rammohan Roy<\/strong>\u2003(D) B. G. Tilak<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2014\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2014<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>143. Who organised \u201cThe Council of Barbhai\u201d? (1773)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Nana Phadnavis<\/strong>\u2003(B) Madhav Rao Narayan\u2003(C) Baji Rao II\u2003(D) Mahadji Scindia<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>160. The centre of Portuguese power in India was<\/strong><br>(A) Cochin\u2003(B) Calicut\u2003(C) Bijapur\u2003(D) <strong>Goa<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>164. Who was the Governor-General during the revolt of 1857?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Canning<\/strong>\u2003(B) Dalhousie\u2003(C) Elgin\u2003(D) Ripon<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>170. Who founded the Asiatic Society? (1784)<\/strong><br>(A) David Hare\u2003(B) Alexander Duff\u2003(C) H. V. Derozio\u2003(D) <strong>William Jones<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>178. Which is known as the \u2018Magna-Carta\u2019 of English Education in India? (Wood\u2019s Despatch)<\/strong><br>(A) Charter Act of 1813\u2003(B) 1882 Commission Report\u2003(C) 1904 Universities Act\u2003(D) <strong>Educational Despatch of 1854<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>199. Who among the following was not an active leader of the Brahmo Samaj? (20 Aug 1828)<\/strong><br>(A) Devendranath Tagore\u2003(B) Keshab Chandra Sen\u2003(C) Akshay Kumar Datta\u2003(D) <strong>Swami Vivekananda<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2013\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2013<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>140. In which year was the Asiatic Society founded? (15 Jan)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>1784<\/strong>\u2003(B) 1785\u2003(C) 1794\u2003(D) 1796<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>146. Who said: \u2018Sab Lal ho Jayega\u2019? (1801\u201339)<\/strong><br>(A) Guru Gobind Singh\u2003(B) Ajit Singh\u2003(C) Tegh Bahadur\u2003(D) <strong>Ranjit Singh<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>149. Where did the Bhil revolt take place? (1818)<\/strong><br>(A) Chhotanagpur\u2003(B) Singhbhum\u2003(C) Satara\u2003(D) <strong>Khandesh<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>150. Who introduced the \u2018Sunset Law\u2019? (Permanent Settlement)<\/strong><br>(A) Warren Hastings\u2003(B) <strong>Lord Cornwallis<\/strong>\u2003(C) Lord Bentinck\u2003(D) Lord Canning<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>151. Who was the leader of the Tariqa movement in Bengal? (Tariqah-i-Muhammadiya)<\/strong><br>(A) Dudu Mian\u2003(B) Titu Mir\u2003(C) Haji Shariatullah\u2003(D) <strong>Sayyid Ahmad<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>155. The \u2018Doctrine of Lapse\u2019 was introduced by \u2013<\/strong><br>(A) Lord Wellesley\u2003(B) <strong>Lord Dalhousie<\/strong>\u2003(C) Lord Canning\u2003(D) Lord Linlithgow<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>158. Which place did the Santhal call Damin-i-Koh? (Jharkhand)<\/strong><br>(A) Dhalbhum\u2003(B) Palamau\u2003(C) <strong>Rajmahal hills<\/strong>\u2003(D) Hazaribag<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>160. Tipu\u2019s final defeat came at the hands of<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Lord Wellesley<\/strong>\u2003(B) Lord Cornwallis\u2003(C) Lord Dalhousie\u2003(D) John Shore<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>164. In which year was the Widow-Remarriage Act passed? (16 July)<\/strong><br>(A) 1829\u2003(B) 1833\u2003(C) <strong>1856<\/strong>\u2003(D) 1890<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>169. Which Act allowed Christian Missionaries to enter India?<\/strong><br>(A) Charter Act of 1793\u2003(B) <strong>Charter Act of 1813<\/strong>\u2003(C) Charter Act of 1833\u2003(D) Pitt\u2019s India Act of 1784<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>199. The first jute mill was set up in India in \u2013 (Acland Mill, Rishra)<\/strong><br>(A) 1920\u2003(B) 1850\u2003(C) 1800\u2003(D) 1755<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> <strong>Correct year is 1855 at Rishra (Acland Mill), which is not among the options.<\/strong><br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> India\u2019s first jute mill started at Rishra in 1855. If the exam intended 1850, it\u2019s a known mismatch; standard history texts cite 1855.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2012\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2012<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>26. Who was the Editor of \u2018Hindu Patriot\u2019?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Harischandra Mukherjee<\/strong>\u2003(B) Krishna Mitra\u2003(C) Bipin Chandra Pal\u2003(D) Shivnath Shastri<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Founded by Girish Chandra Ghosh (1853), it was most famously edited by Harish Chandra Mukherjee (1855\u201361).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>141. The Santhal Revolt took place in the year (Murmu Brothers)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>1855<\/strong>\u2003(B) 1857\u2003(C) 1859\u2003(D) 1871<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>181. Permanent settlement introduced in Bengal \u2013 (Cornwallis)<\/strong><br>(A) 1791\u2003(B) 1792\u2003(C) <strong>1793<\/strong>\u2003(D) 1794<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>184. Why is 1761 important in Indian history? (14 Jan 1761)<\/strong><br>(A) Company became Diwan of Bengal\u2003(B) <strong>Marathas defeated at Third Battle of Panipat<\/strong>\u2003(C) Occupation of Delhi by Company\u2003(D) Death of Haider Ali<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>189. Who introduced the system of Subsidiary Alliance? (Nizam, 1798)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Lord Wellesley<\/strong>\u2003(B) Warren Hastings\u2003(C) Lord Cornwallis\u2003(D) Sir John Shore<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>193. Who succeeded Murshid Quli Khan as the ruler of Bengal? (1740)<\/strong><br>(A) Sarfaraz Khan\u2003(B) Shaukat Jung\u2003(C) Alivardi Khan\u2003(D) <strong>Shuja-ud-Din<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>196. When did Lord Dalhousie annex Awadh?<\/strong><br>(A) 1848\u2003(B) 1857\u2003(C) 1853\u2003(D) <strong>1856<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2011\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2011<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>40. Who introduced Permanent Settlement? (1793)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Lord Cornwallis<\/strong>\u2003(B) Warren Hastings\u2003(C) John Shore\u2003(D) Lord Bentinck<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>73. Who is called \u2018the Morningstar\u2019 of Indian Renaissance? (1772\u20131833)<\/strong><br>(A) Rabindranath Tagore\u2003(B) <strong>Raja Rammohan Roy<\/strong>\u2003(C) M. K. Gandhi\u2003(D) Swami Vivekananda<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>105. ICS was introduced during the Governor-Generalship of (1786\u201393)<\/strong><br>(A) Lord Dalhousie\u2003(B) Lord Curzon\u2003(C) Lord William Bentinck\u2003(D) <strong>Lord Cornwallis<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>148. When was University of Calcutta founded?<\/strong><br>(A) 1854\u2003(B) <strong>1857<\/strong>\u2003(C) 1860\u2003(D) 1874<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>152. Which Indian ruler was made the prisoner of the Revolt of 1857?<\/strong><br>(A) Rani Lakshmi Bai\u2003(B) Nana Saheb\u2003(C) <strong>Bahadur Shah Zafar<\/strong>\u2003(D) None of the above<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>165. The first political society under British rule in India was (1838)<\/strong><br>(A) Brahmo Samaj\u2003(B) Arya Samaj\u2003(C) <strong>Bengal Landholders\u2019 Society<\/strong>\u2003(D) None<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>183. The policy of Subsidiary Alliance was introduced by<\/strong><br>(A) Dalhousie\u2003(B) Canning\u2003(C) <strong>Wellesley<\/strong>\u2003(D) Warren Hastings<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>187. The main inspiration of the Young Bengal movement was<\/strong><br>(A) Raja Rammohan Roy\u2003(B) <strong>H. V. Derozio<\/strong>\u2003(C) Debendranath Tagore\u2003(D) David Hare<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2010\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2010<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>64. Treaty of Amritsar with Ranjit Singh was signed in<\/strong><br>(A) 1807\u2003(B) <strong>1809<\/strong>\u2003(C) 1811\u2003(D) 1813<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>66. Prohibition of Sati (Regulation XVII) was enacted in<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>1829<\/strong>\u2003(B) 1830\u2003(C) 1835\u2003(D) None<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>88. Main inspiration of the Young Bengal movement?<\/strong><br>(A) Rammohan\u2003(B) <strong>Derozio<\/strong>\u2003(C) Debendranath\u2003(D) David Hare<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>89. Who is called \u201cA traditional moderniser\u201d? (Amales Tripathi)<\/strong><br>(A) Vidyasagar\u2003(B) Swami Vivekananda\u2003(C) <strong>Rammohan Roy<\/strong>\u2003(D) B. G. Tilak<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>90. The capital of Tipu Sultan was at<\/strong><br>(A) Mysore\u2003(B) <strong>Seringapatam<\/strong>\u2003(C) Sringeri\u2003(D) Belur<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>98. Governor-General who decided in favour of Western education in India? (Macaulay Minute 1835)<\/strong><br>(A) Cornwallis\u2003(B) <strong>Bentinck<\/strong>\u2003(C) Ripon\u2003(D) Curzon<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>99. Governor-General when Widow Remarriage Act was passed?<\/strong><br>(A) Ripon\u2003(B) <strong>Canning<\/strong>\u2003(C) Dalhousie\u2003(D) Bentinck<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>122. The first to be designated as Governor-General of India was (1773\u201385)<\/strong><br>(A) Lord Clive\u2003(B) Sir John Shore\u2003(C) <strong>Warren Hastings<\/strong>\u2003(D) Lord Cornwallis<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>130. Who is called \u201cSher-e-Punjab\u201d? (1780\u20131839)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Ranjit Singh<\/strong>\u2003(B) Amar Singh\u2003(C) Lala Lajpat Rai\u2003(D) Bhagat Singh<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>150. Who founded the \u201cSchool Book Society\u201d? (1817)<\/strong><br>(A) William Jones\u2003(B) <strong>Hyde East<\/strong>\u2003(C) D. Bethune\u2003(D) David Hare<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>163. The Diwani of Bengal was granted to Clive in<\/strong><br>(A) 1757\u2003(B) <strong>1765<\/strong>\u2003(C) 1772\u2003(D) 1784<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>176. The Medical College in Kolkata was established in<\/strong><br>(A) 1829\u2003(B) <strong>1835<\/strong>\u2003(C) 1858\u2003(D) 1884<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2009\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2009<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>95. Name the first Bengali newspaper (1818, Serampore)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Samachar Darpan<\/strong>\u2003(B) Samvad Kaumudi\u2003(C) Samvad Prabhakar\u2003(D) Tattvabodhini Patrika<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> <em>Samachar Darpan<\/em> (1818) from Serampore Mission Press is the first Bengali newspaper; <em>Sambad Kaumudi<\/em> (1821) came later under Rammohan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2008\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2008<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>27. The East India Company secured the Diwani from<\/strong><br>(A) Suja-ud-Daulah\u2003(B) Aurangzeb\u2003(C) Bahadur Shah I\u2003(D) <strong>Shah Alam II<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>30. Who was the Governor General at the time of the Sepoy Mutiny?<\/strong><br>(A) Lord Hastings\u2003(B) Wellesley\u2003(C) Dalhousie\u2003(D) <strong>Canning<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>50. The Civil Service was brought into existence in India by<\/strong><br>(A) Warren Hastings\u2003(B) <strong>Cornwallis<\/strong>\u2003(C) Dalhousie\u2003(D) Ripon<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>57. Who was the Governor General when the first Anglo-Burmese war started?<\/strong><br>(A) George Barlow\u2003(B) Lord Hastings\u2003(C) Lord Minto\u2003(D) <strong>Lord Amherst<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>58. The Calcutta University was founded in the year<\/strong><br>(A) 1855\u2003(B) 1856\u2003(C) <strong>1857<\/strong>\u2003(D) 1858<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>36. Sidhu was associated with the<\/strong><br>(A) Sannyasi Rebellion\u2003(B) Kol Rebellion\u2003(C) Munda Rebellion\u2003(D) <strong>Santhal Rebellion<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>83. Permanent Settlement was a feature of<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Zamindari System<\/strong>\u2003(B) Mahalwari System\u2003(C) Ryotwari System\u2003(D) None<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2007\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2007<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>29. Who was the first secretary of the Brahmo Sabha?<\/strong><br>(A) Chandrasekhar Deb\u2003(B) <strong>Tarachand Chakraborti<\/strong>\u2003(C) Prasanna Tagore\u2003(D) Dwarakanath Tagore<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>61. Who was called \u201cChanakya of Maratha Politics\u201c?<\/strong><br>(A) Baji Rao II\u2003(B) Balaji Viswanath\u2003(C) <strong>Nana Phadnavis<\/strong>\u2003(D) Maharaja Scindia<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>76. Who founded Asiatic Society of Bengal?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>William Jones<\/strong>\u2003(B) Drinkwater Bethune\u2003(C) David Hare\u2003(D) Lord Ripon<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>101. Who was inspiration behind Young Bengal Movement?<\/strong><br>(A) Madhusudan Dutt\u2003(B) <strong>Henry Vivian Derozio<\/strong>\u2003(C) Krishnamohan Banerjee\u2003(D) Ramgopal Ghosh<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2006\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2006<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>68. Who is called the prophet of New India?<\/strong><br>(a) Sri Ramakrishna\u2003(b) Mahatma Gandhi\u2003(c) Suredranath Banerjee\u2003(d) <strong>Rammohan Roy<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (d)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Rammohan Roy\u2014often styled \u201cProphet of New India\u201d and \u201cFather of Indian Renaissance\u201d\u2014pioneered social-religious reform and modern ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>70. Governor General when Widow Remarriage Act was passed?<\/strong><br>(a) Lord Bentinck\u2003(b) Lord Dalhousie\u2003(c) <strong>Lord Canning<\/strong>\u2003(d) Lord Ripon<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (c)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>74. The Regulating Act was passed by<\/strong><br>(a) Bengal Council\u2003(b) Company\u2019s Govt.\u2003(c) <strong>British Parliament<\/strong>\u2003(d) Privy Council<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (c)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>81. Who is called \u201cA traditional modernizer\u201d? (Author: Amales Tripathi)<\/strong><br>(a) Vidyasagar\u2003(b) Swami Vivekananda\u2003(c) <strong>Rammohan Roy<\/strong>\u2003(d) B.G. Tilak<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (c)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>108. \u2018Digdarshan\u2019 monthly was published by<\/strong><br>(a) <strong>Marshman<\/strong>\u2003(b) Rammohan Roy\u2003(c) Sisir Kumar Ghosh\u2003(d) Dwarakanath Tagore<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (a)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>122. Lord William Bentinck became Governor General in<\/strong><br>(a) 1820\u2003(b) 1825\u2003(c) <strong>1828<\/strong>\u2003(d) 1830<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (c)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>145. Who annexed Punjab into British Dominion? (1849)<\/strong><br>(a) Elgin\u2003(b) <strong>Dalhousie<\/strong>\u2003(c) Minto\u2003(d) Morley<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>150. The Times of India was first published in (Mumbai)<\/strong><br>(a) 1875\u2003(b) <strong>1861<\/strong>\u2003(c) 1862\u2003(d) 1838<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2005\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2005<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>28. Main inspiration behind the Young Bengal Movement?<\/strong><br>(a) <strong>Derozio<\/strong>\u2003(b) Rammohan\u2003(c) Debendranath\u2003(d) David Hare<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (a)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>97. Governor-General of India during the Revolt of 1857?<\/strong><br>(a) Lord Dalhousie\u2003(b) <strong>Lord Canning<\/strong>\u2003(c) Lord Lytton\u2003(d) Lord Ripon<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (b)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>113. In which year was the Treaty of Bassein signed?<\/strong><br>(a) 1765\u2003(b) 1792\u2003(c) <strong>1802<\/strong>\u2003(d) 1805<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (c)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>153. Who was proclaimed Emperor of India during the Revolt of 1857?<\/strong><br>(a) <strong>Bahadur Shah II<\/strong>\u2003(b) Tantia Topi\u2003(c) Nana Saheb\u2003(d) Mangal Pandey<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (a)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2004\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2004<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>63. Which battle dashed the hopes of Dupleix to establish an empire in India?<\/strong><br>(A) First Carnatic War\u2003(B) Second Carnatic War\u2003(C) <strong>Third Carnatic War (Wandiwash)<\/strong>\u2003(D) Battle of Plassey<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<br><strong>Explanation:<\/strong> The British victory at Wandiwash (1760) broke French military power in the south; Dupleix\u2019s imperial designs collapsed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>78. Governor General who decided in favour of Western education in India? (1835)<\/strong><br>(A) Cornwallis\u2003(B) Ripon\u2003(C) <strong>Bentinck<\/strong>\u2003(D) Curzon<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>117. The founder of the Atmiya Sabha was (1815)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Raja Rammohan Roy<\/strong>\u2003(B) Devendranath Tagore\u2003(C) Keshab Sen\u2003(D) Rajnarayan Bose<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>134. Who founded the \u201cSchool Book Society\u201d? (1817)<\/strong><br>(A) David Hare\u2003(B) <strong>Hyde East<\/strong>\u2003(C) William Jones\u2003(D) Bethune<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>152. \u2018Samachar Darpan\u2019 was published by (1818)<\/strong><br>(A) Bhabani Charan Bandyopadhyay\u2003(B) Tarachand Datta\u2003(C) Hansh Chandra Mukherjee\u2003(D) <strong>J. C. Marshman<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>153. Who was the Governor General who enacted widow remarriage in India? (Act XV, 1856)<\/strong><br>(A) Lord Bentinck\u2003(B) Lord Dalhousie\u2003(C) Lord Ripon\u2003(D) <strong>Lord Canning<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>180. What was the name of the first Bengali Newspaper? (1818, William Carey)<\/strong><br>(A) Sambad Kaumudi\u2003(B) <strong>Samachar Darpan<\/strong>\u2003(C) Tattabodhini Patrika\u2003(D) Sambad Prabhakar<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>186. \u201cSab Lai\/Lal ho Jayega\u201d \u2014 who said this?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Ranjit Singh<\/strong>\u2003(B) Alivardi Khan\u2003(C) Haider Ali\u2003(D) Tipu Sultan<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2003\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2003<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>32. Royal Asiatic Society was founded in (William Jones)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>1784<\/strong>\u2003(B) 1761\u2003(C) 1771\u2003(D) 1791<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>35. Hindu Female School was founded by (Bethune School\/College, 1849)<\/strong><br>(A) Madanmohan Tarkalankar\u2003(B) <strong>Bethune<\/strong>\u2003(C) Derozio\u2003(D) Parichand Mitra<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>52. Who introduced Dual Government in Bengal?<\/strong><br>(A) Warren Hastings\u2003(B) <strong>Lord Clive<\/strong>\u2003(C) Vansittart\u2003(D) Cornwallis<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>58. The East India Company received its Charter from (1600)<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Queen Elizabeth<\/strong>\u2003(B) James I\u2003(C) Charles I\u2003(D) Queen Victoria<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>90. Tattwabodhini Patrika was started by (1843)<\/strong><br>(A) Madhusudan Datta\u2003(B) Vidyasagar\u2003(C) Ramtanu Lahiri\u2003(D) <strong>Debendranath Thakur<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>102. English as the medium of instruction among Indians was officially announced in<\/strong><br>(A) 1825\u2003(B) <strong>1835<\/strong>\u2003(C) 1845\u2003(D) 1855<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (B)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>112. The first Bengali newspaper is<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Samachar Darpan<\/strong>\u2003(B) Samachar Chandrika\u2003(C) Sambad Prabhakar\u2003(D) Banga Darshan<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>142. Titumir was associated with the movement.<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Wahabi<\/strong>\u2003(B) Faraji\u2003(C) Aligarh\u2003(D) Ahmadiya<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>170. First Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University was<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>William (James) Colvile<\/strong>\u2003(B) Ritchie\u2003(C) Erskine\u2003(D) Maine<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2002\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2002<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>33. Who pioneered the 19th Century Renaissance in India?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Raja Rammohan Roy<\/strong>\u2003(B) Radhakanta Deb\u2003(C) Keshab Sen\u2003(D) Devendranath Tagore<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>42. The most significant battle in establishing British supremacy in India was<\/strong><br>(A) Wandiwash\u2003(B) Plassey\u2003(C) <strong>Buxar<\/strong>\u2003(D) Seringapatam<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>97. Open competition for civil services was introduced in<\/strong><br>(A) 1813\u2003(B) 1833\u2003(C) <strong>1853<\/strong>\u2003(D) 1858<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>127. Who called the 1857 revolt \u201ca planned war of national independence\u201d?<\/strong><br>(A) Sir John Seeley\u2003(B) R. C. Majumdar\u2003(C) <strong>V. D. Savarkar<\/strong>\u2003(D) Benjamin Disraeli<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>129. Which is the first Bengali Newspaper?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Samachar Darpan<\/strong>\u2003(B) Sambad Kaumudi\u2003(C) Sambad Prabhakar\u2003(D) Jugantar<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2001\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2001<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>28. What was the Wahabi movement?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Rebellious Movement led by S. A. Brelvi<\/strong>\u2003(B) Movement to organize people\u2003(C) Move to oppose religious attitude\u2003(D) None<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>88. Who among the following was not a leader of the Revolt of 1857?<\/strong><br>(A) Nana Saheb\u2003(B) Rani Lakshmi Bai\u2003(C) <strong>Man Singh<\/strong>\u2003(D) Kunwar Singh<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>104. Who abolished the Dual Government in Bengal? (1773)<\/strong><br>(A) Clive\u2003(B) Holwell\u2003(C) <strong>Warren Hastings<\/strong>\u2003(D) Cornwallis<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>128. The East India Company set up its first factory in the South at<\/strong><br>(A) Madras\u2003(B) Telangana\u2003(C) <strong>Masulipatnam<\/strong>\u2003(D) Hyderabad<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>132. Pitt\u2019s India Government Act, meant to remove defects of the Regulating Act, was passed in<\/strong><br>(A) 1781\u2003(B) 1782\u2003(C) <strong>1784<\/strong>\u2003(D) 1786<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WBCS_Preliminary_Question_%E2%80%93_2000\"><\/span>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2000<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>91. Who founded the Asiatic Society in Calcutta?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>William Jones<\/strong>\u2003(B) Lord Bentinck\u2003(C) David Hare\u2003(D) Drinkwater Bethune<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>92. Which was the first newspaper in Bengali?<\/strong><br>(A) Sambad Kaumudi\u2003(B) Sambad Prabhakar\u2003(C) <strong>Samachar Darpan<\/strong>\u2003(D) Tatwabodhini Patrika<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (C)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>93. Who founded the Atmiya Sabha?<\/strong><br>(A) <strong>Rammohan Roy<\/strong>\u2003(B) Debendranath Tagore\u2003(C) Shibnath Shastri\u2003(D) Keshab Chandra Sen<br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>145. Who first unfurled the flag of the revolt of 1857?<\/strong><br>(A) Nana Saheb\u2003(B) Tantia Tope\u2003(C) Rani Lakshmi\u2003(D) <strong>Mangal Pande<\/strong><br><strong>Answer:<\/strong> (D)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WBCS Preliminary Question \u2013 2023 29. The first cotton textile mill in India was set up in(1818)(A) Kolkata \u2013 Ghusuri(B) Kolkata \u2013 Sinthimore(C) Nagpur(D) Thane Answer: (A) Kolkata \u2013 GhusuriExplanation: The Bowreah (Ghusuri) Cotton Mill near Howrah (1818) is regarded as India\u2019s first cotton textile mill. 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