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Question 641. The Brahmo Samaj is based on the principle of
  1.    Monism
  2.    Polytheism
  3.    Monotheism
  4.    Atheism
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Monotheism
Answer: (c)
Question 642. Who among the following Governors-General formed the triple alliance against Tipu Sultan?
  1.    Lord William Bentick
  2.    Lord Cornwallis
  3.    Warren Hastings
  4.    Lord Wellesley
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Lord Cornwallis
Answer: (b)
Lord Cornwallis formed the triple alliance against Tipu Sultan, The English, the Nizam, and the Marathas entered into a “Triple Alliance” against Mysore.
The war against Mysore was carried on in three campaigns. The first under Medows proved indecisive. The other two campaigns were led by Cornwallis himself.
Question 643. Who influenced Mahadev Govind Ranade to establish Prarthana Samaj in Bombay?
  1.    Tek Chand
  2.    Devendra Nath Tagore
  3.    Keshav Chandra Sen
  4.    Raja Ram Mohan Roy
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Keshav Chandra Sen
Answer: (c)Keshav Chandra Sen influenced Mahadev Govind Ranade to establish Prarthana Samaj in Bombay. M.G. Ranade worked for the emancipation of women. In 1861, he founded the Widow Marriage Association. In 1870, Ranade rendered help in the establishment of Sarvajanik Sabha at Poona.
Question 644. Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I (States)
List-II (Founder)
A. Maratha
1. Shivaji
B. Hyderabad
2. Chinkilich Khan
C. Bengal
3. Sayadat Khan
D. Awadh
4. Murshid Kuli Khan
 Codes: A B C D
  1.    1 2 3 4
  2.    1 2 4 3
  3.    2 1 3 4
  4.    4 3 1 2
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1 2 4 3
Answer: (b)
The founder of Maratha states was Shivaji.
The founder of Hyderabad states was Chinkilich Khan.
The founder of Bengal states was Murshid Kuli Khan.
The founder of Awadh states was Sayadat Khan.
Question 645. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
  1. Chuar rising : Midnapur
  2. Kol rising : Chhotanagpur
  3. Santhal rising : Orissa
  4. Pagal Panthi revolt : Rajmahal hills
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
  1.    1 and 4 only
  2.    1 and 2 only
  3.    3 and 4 only
  4.    2 and 3 only
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 1 and 2 only
Answer: (b)The Santhals under the leadership of Sidhu and Kanhu rebelled and declared the end of the company’s rule in Bhagalpur (Rajmahal hills). Pagal Panthis took up the cause of the tenants against the oppression of the Zamindars.
Question 646. Which one of the following founded the ‘Atmiya Sabha’?
  1.    Akshay Kumar Dutt
  2.    Devendra Nath Tagore
  3.    Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  4.    Swami Vivekanand
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: (c)Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the ‘Atmiya Sabha.’ In 1814, he set up a Amitya Sabha in Calcutta to campaign against idolatry, caste rigidities, meaningless rituals and other social ills.
Question 647. Who was the founder of the renowned Presidency College (Former Hindu College) of Calcutta?
  1.    William Carey
  2.    Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  3.    Nathaniel Wallich
  4.    Devendra Nath Tagore
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Answer: (b)
Raja Ram Mohan Roy was the founder of the renowned Presidency College of Calcutta. Initially established as the Mahapathshala wing of Hindu College, it was renamed Presidency College, i.e. the college of the Bengal Presidency, in 1855.
He is also regarded as the “Father of the Bengal Renaissance. The “superstitious practices” to which Rammohan Roy objected included Sati, caste rigidity, polygamy, and child marriages.
Question 648. Which one of the following factories in Bengal was established by Portuguese?
  1.    Srirampur
  2.    Chinsura
  3.    Kasim Bazar
  4.    Hoogly
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Hoogly
Answer: (d)The factory of Hoogly in Bengal was established by Portuguese.
Question 649. Who were the first European to set up sea trade centres in India?
  1.    The Dutch
  2.    The French
  3.    The Portuguese
  4.    The English
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> The Portuguese
Answer: (c)
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to set up Sea trade centers in India. The first successful voyage to India was by Vasco da Gama in 1498, when he arrived in Calicut, now in Kerala.
The colonial era in India began in 1502, when the Portuguese Empire established the first European trading center at Kollam, Kerala.
Question 650. The treaty of Amritsar was concluded between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and who of the following?
  1.    Lord Minto
  2.    Lord Dalhousie
  3.    Lord Cornwallis
  4.    Lord Hastings
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Lord Minto
Answer: (a)

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