The Advent of the Europeans


  1. Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?









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    Newspapers were an important medium for the dissemination of information on various problems. It is great help in the campaigns for social reform and to influence activities of the state. The first newspaper in India was the Bengal-Gazette started in 1780. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar started Shome Prakash in 1890.

    Correct Option: B

    Newspapers were an important medium for the dissemination of information on various problems. It is great help in the campaigns for social reform and to influence activities of the state. The first newspaper in India was the Bengal-Gazette started in 1780. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar started Shome Prakash in 1890.


  1. The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is situated at









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    The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is located at Ghazipur, a small town in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh approximately seventy kilometers east of Varanasi. It is well connected by road and railways with different parts of the country. Lord Cornwallis is known as a great administrator and a successful commander-in-chief in the history of India during British period.

    Correct Option: A

    The tomb of Lord Cornwallis is located at Ghazipur, a small town in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh approximately seventy kilometers east of Varanasi. It is well connected by road and railways with different parts of the country. Lord Cornwallis is known as a great administrator and a successful commander-in-chief in the history of India during British period.



  1. Which Governor General had abolished slavery in India?









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    Lord Ellenborough had abolished slavery in India. The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions associated with slavery.

    Correct Option: D

    Lord Ellenborough had abolished slavery in India. The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economic transactions associated with slavery.


  1. Who among the following was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British dominion?









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    James Outram was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British Dominion. In 1854, he was appointed resident at Lucknow, in which capacity two years later he carried out the annexation of Oudh and became the first chief Commissioner of that province.

    Correct Option: A

    James Outram was the British residence in Awadh at the time of its annexation into British Dominion. In 1854, he was appointed resident at Lucknow, in which capacity two years later he carried out the annexation of Oudh and became the first chief Commissioner of that province.



  1. Subsidiary alliance was implemented during the reign of









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    Subsidiary alliance was implemented during the reign of Lord Wellesley. Wellesley's Subsidiary System is regarded as one of the masterstrokes of British imperialism. It increased the military strength of the Company in India at the expense of the protected states. the territories of the Company were free from the ravages of war thereby establishing the stability of the British power in India.

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    Subsidiary alliance was implemented during the reign of Lord Wellesley. Wellesley's Subsidiary System is regarded as one of the masterstrokes of British imperialism. It increased the military strength of the Company in India at the expense of the protected states. the territories of the Company were free from the ravages of war thereby establishing the stability of the British power in India.