Modern history miscellaneous


  1. Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the first Arya Samaj in 1875 at









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    Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda in Bombay on 7 April, 1875. The membership amounted to 100 persons, including Swami Dayanand. On the 24th of June, 1877, the second major Arya Samaj was established at Lahore.

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    Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement founded by Swami Dayananda in Bombay on 7 April, 1875. The membership amounted to 100 persons, including Swami Dayanand. On the 24th of June, 1877, the second major Arya Samaj was established at Lahore.


  1. The Ryotwari System of Land Tenure refers to a situation where—









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    Under the Ryotwari system of land revenue settlement, every registered landowner were called proprietor. These proprietors were responsible for the direct payment of the land revenue to the state. The Proprietor had the right to sub let his land holdings, or to transfer, mortgage or to sell it.

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    Under the Ryotwari system of land revenue settlement, every registered landowner were called proprietor. These proprietors were responsible for the direct payment of the land revenue to the state. The Proprietor had the right to sub let his land holdings, or to transfer, mortgage or to sell it.



  1. Who, among the following, has been known as the ‘Frontier Gandhi’?









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    Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader of British India known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule in what is now Pakistan and India. A lifelong pacifist, and a close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, he was also known as Fakhr-e-Afghan ("The Afghan pride"), Badshah Khan (also Bacha Khan) and Sarhaddi Gandhi ("Frontier Gandhi").

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    Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a Pashtun political and spiritual leader of British India known for his non-violent opposition to British Rule in what is now Pakistan and India. A lifelong pacifist, and a close friend of Mohandas Gandhi, he was also known as Fakhr-e-Afghan ("The Afghan pride"), Badshah Khan (also Bacha Khan) and Sarhaddi Gandhi ("Frontier Gandhi").


  1. Who among the following was famous for framing the education minute?









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    Lord Macaulay introduced English education in India through his famous minute of February 1835. He called an educational system that would create a class of anglicised Indians who would serve as cultural intermediaries between the British and the Indians. Macaulay succeeded in implementing ideas previously put forward by Lord William Bentinck, the governor general since 1829.

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    Lord Macaulay introduced English education in India through his famous minute of February 1835. He called an educational system that would create a class of anglicised Indians who would serve as cultural intermediaries between the British and the Indians. Macaulay succeeded in implementing ideas previously put forward by Lord William Bentinck, the governor general since 1829.



  1. Who, among the following, abolished the Dual System of Government in Bengal?









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    Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first GovernorGeneral of Bengal. He put an end to the dual system of government in Bengal which was established by Robert Clive in 1765. The Company took over the responsibility of administration of the province and started to collect the revenue through the agency of its own servants.

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    Warren Hastings became the Governor of Bengal in 1772 and in 1774. He became the first GovernorGeneral of Bengal. He put an end to the dual system of government in Bengal which was established by Robert Clive in 1765. The Company took over the responsibility of administration of the province and started to collect the revenue through the agency of its own servants.