Glimpses of the Past MCQs with answers

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Q. What was the source of discontent that was brewing in the East India Companyโ€™s army?
  • (A) Mansions for the English
  • (B) Slow promotions
  • (C) Pittance
  • (D) All of the Above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the Above
Q. Which language did the Britishers want to change the Education to?
  • (A) Sanskrit
  • (B) English
  • (C) Perisan
  • (D) Hindi
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) English
Q. Who said the lines โ€œThe bones of cotton weavers are bleaching the plains of Indiaโ€?
  • (A) Macaulay
  • (B) Governor General Bentinck
  • (C) Tipu
  • (D) None of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Governor General Bentinck
Q. What was Regulation III that was passed by the Britisher?
  • (A) New land rules
  • (B) Imprisoning any Indian without a trial in court
  • (C) Both a and b
  • (D) None of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Imprisoning any Indian without a trial in court
Q. What was Raja Ram Mohan Roy fascinated by?
  • (A) Science
  • (B) Hindi
  • (C) History
  • (D) People
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Science
Q. Who tried to end superstitions in India?
  • (A) Tipu Sultan
  • (B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • (C) Subhash Chandra Bose
  • (D) All of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q. What were the social practices that were being preached by the religious leader?
  • (A) Child Marriage
  • (B) Untouchability
  • (C) Inferiority towards women
  • (D) All of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Q. A far-seeing ruler like the brave __________ of Mysore fought the British till he died fighting!
  • (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • (B) Subhash Chandra Bose
  • (C) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (D) Tipu
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) Tipu
Q. Who all are present in Picture-1?
  • (A) Indira Gandhi
  • (B) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
  • (C) Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji
  • (D) All of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Q. Glimpses of the past is written by __________
  • (A) Satyajit
  • (B) S. D Sawant
  • (C) Satyajit Ray
  • (D) Amitav Ghosh
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) S. D Sawant
Q. Who was told that the grease on the bullet they have to bite is made from the fat of cows and pigs?
  • (A) Brahmin soldiers
  • (B) Sepoys in Bengal
  • (C) Tipu
  • (D) All of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Brahmin soldiers
Q. By __________, the British had conquered the whole of India.
  • (A) 1854
  • (B) 1856
  • (C) 1858
  • (D) 1852
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) 1856
Q. Education in India was in which language?
  • (A) Sanskrit
  • (B) Persian
  • (C) Both A and B
  • (D) None of these
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Both A and B
Q. What was the situation of Indian cotton weavers?
  • (A) Miserable
  • (B) Good
  • (C) Flamboyant
  • (D) Not known
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Miserable
Q. Who started the newspapers that were stopped by the Britishers in 1823?
  • (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
  • (B) Tipu
  • (C) Subhash Chandra Bose
  • (D) None of the Above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Q. What did he mean by โ€œCows are of different colours, but the colour of their milk is the sameโ€.
  • (A) Every religion is different
  • (B) Teachings of every religion are different
  • (C) Teachings of every religion are same
  • (D) None of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (C) Teachings of every religion are same
Q. Which other methods did the Britishers invent to increase their profits?
  • (A) No import duty on goods imported from England
  • (B) No export duty on goods exported to England
  • (C) Both a and b
  • (D) None of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) No import duty on goods imported from England
Q. How did the Indians react to these conquests?
  • (A) They thought peace would prevail now
  • (B) God had sent the Britishers
  • (C) That they have become slaves to the Englishmen
  • (D) All of the above
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Q. With its superior weapons, the _____________ was extending its power in 18th century India.
  • (A) British East India Company
  • (B) British West India Company
  • (C) British North India Company
  • (D) British India Company
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (A) British East India Company
Q. Who is the singer singing in Picture-1?
  • (A) Asha Bhosle
  • (B) Lata Mangeshkar
  • (C) Sunidhi Chauhan
  • (D) Kanika Kapoor
๐Ÿ’ฌ Discuss
โœ… Correct Answer: (B) Lata Mangeshkar

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