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Question 11. Which one of the following statements related to the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773 during the American War of Independence is correct?

The revolutionaries stealthily entered into the ships and threw all the chests of tea into the water
The revolutionaries hosted a Tea Party in the honour of Charles Townshend, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer in order to place their grievances before him
It marked a celebration when Lord North, the successor of Townshend, repealed some of the duties imposed by Townshend
It was a protest against the Quebec Act

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> The revolutionaries stealthily entered into the ships and threw all the chests of tea into the water
Answer: (a)On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston harbour and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. This resulted in the passage of the punitive Coercive Acts in 1774 and pushed the two sides closer to war.

Question 12. Who among the following has started the Public Works Department in India in AD 1848?

Lord William Bentinck
Lord Dalhousie
Lord Wellesley
Lord Cornwallis

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Lord Dalhousie
Answer: (b)A separate Public Works Department was established by Lord Dalhousie. The main works of this department wereto construct roads, bridges and government buildings.

Question 13. Railways were introduced in India when the GovernorGeneral of India was

Curzon
Dalhousie
Hardinge
Ripon

Discuss Question

Answer: Option B. -> Dalhousie
Answer: (b)

Question 14. Which of the following governor general was responsible for passing the famous Regulation XVII of 1829 which declared sati illegal and punishable by courts?

John Adam
Amherst
William Bentinck
Auckland

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> William Bentinck
Answer: (c)

Question 15. Prior to 1813, which among the following measures, was not adopted by the British to exploit the Indians economically ?

Monopolising the trade of raw goods wherever possible and selling them at high rates
Forcing Indiancraftsman to produce quality products in fixed quantity and at fixed price
Free Trade Policy
Elimination of Indian traders from competition by every means

Discuss Question

Answer: Option C. -> Free Trade Policy
Answer: (c)British did not adopt Free trade policy to exploit the Indians economically.

Question 16. After 1880, Railways were built during British rule in India through–

Indian merchants or money-lenders
Private enterprise
State Agency
A and B both

Discuss Question

Answer: Option D. -> A and B both
Answer: (d)

Question 17. Identify the wrong statement with regard to Dutch interest and activities in India?

Several attempts were made by the Dutch to monopolies the channels of trade between India and the West
They took no part in politics or cultural contacts
They became the carriers of trade between India and the islands of the Far East
They treated the people of India ruthlessly and also exploited them

Discuss Question

Answer: Option A. -> Several attempts were made by the Dutch to monopolies the channels of trade between India and the West
Answer: (a)

Question 18. Which of the following was not one of the social reform measures introduced by William Bentinck?