| GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012: History of Modern India_ Objectievs part II Oct 8th 2012, 10:37 | GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012 | | The most comprehensive career education and test preparation forums in india. | | | History of Modern India_ Objectievs part II Oct 8th 2012, 10:13 1. The important Portuguese trade centres in the Western coast of India were ______. Answer : Goa, Bassin, Daman 2. Name the various ruling dynasties of the Marathas alliances. Answer : Bhonsles, Gaikwards, Holkars, Sindhias etc. 3. In which region the Bhonsles of Maratha dynasty rule? Answer : Nagpur 4. The widowed daughter-in-law of the Holkar ruler Malhar Rao was ______. Answer: Ahalya Bai 5. During Maratha rule who consolidated the power of the Holkars which resulted great prosperity of Maratha. Answer : Ahalya Bai 6. Under whose support the dance form- kathak evolved in the region of Lucknow? Answer : Nawabs of Awadh 7. The battle of Plassey was fought in ______. Answer : 1757 8. In battle of Plassey, which independent nawab of Bengal was defeated and killed by British forces? Answer : Sirajuddaulah 9. Who was the sultan of Mysore who faced the challenge of the British East India company? Answer : Tipu Sultan 10. The major colonial port cities, which replaced earlier commercial centres. Answer : Colonial cities like Bombay, Madras, Calcutta 11. The major social and widespread evils in 18th Century India were ______. Answer : Child marriage, Dowry, Polygamy, Sati etc. 12. What were the mediums of higher education till 18th Century? Answer : Sanskrit and Persian 13. Karnatak tradition of Indian classical music developed in the region of ______. Answer : Thanjavur 14. The original compositions of what is today known as the Karnatak tradition of Indian classical music came to be written by ______. Answer : Tyagaraja, Muttuswami Diksitar and Syma Sastri. 15. In the Battle of Plassey, in 1757 who was defeated by the East India Company? Answer : Siraj-ud-Daula, the Nawab of Bengal 16. In 1761 the third battle of Panipat was fought between ______. Answer : Ahmad Shah Abdali and Marathas 17. The diwani of Bengal was transferred to the East India Company in the year ______. Answer : 1765 18. In 1857 the Last Mughal ruler, Bahadur Shah II, was deposed by the British and sent away to ______. Answer : Rangoon, (present day Yangon, Myanmar) 19. In 1760 which battle resulted the end of French power in India? Answer : Battle of Wandiwash 20. Who were defeated in Battle of Buxar by the English in 1764? Answer : The joint army of Nawab Mir Quasim, Nawab Shuja-ud-daula and Shah Alam II 21. As a result of the Regulating Act (1773) who became the first Governor General of Bengal? Answer : Warren Hastings 22. Which Governor Generals of India is known as the father of Indian Civil Services Answer : Lord Cornwallis 23. Who introduced the system of the Permanent Settlement, also called the Permanent Settlement in Bengal for effective agricultural methods and productivity. Answer : Lord Cornwallis 24. Who adopted the policy of Subsidiary Alliance and established the Fort William College at Calcutta. Answer : Lord Wellesley 25. The social evil 'Sati' was prohibited in the year ______ by ______. Answer : 1829, Lord William Bentinck | | | |  | |
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