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Q.1) With reference to Indian Modern History, What were the reasons for the success of British over french?
1. Stronger navy of the British
2. No bureaucratic influence
3. Modern weapons
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans-[B]
Explanation – British Navy was very powerful at that time. British Dominated Waters around North America , attacking French ships and attacking French colonies efficiently. This was one of the reason for success of the British. Apart from this, French suffered from lot of bureaucratic lethargy. British had allies and Control. French suffered from bad decisions.
Q.2) With reference to Vijayanagar empire, consider the following statements.
1. Portuguese played an important role in the Vijayanagar empire.
2. Horses were imported for the military purposes
3. Trade contribution to Vijayanagar revenue was minimal.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Ans-[B]
Explanation – Statement 1 is right. Portuguese established military and trading stations. Their superior military technology, especially use of muskets enabled them to become important players in politics. Trade was regarded as a status symbol and generated excessive revenue for the state. Import of horses was done from Arabia and central Asia.
Q.3) Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Lavani : Maharashtra
2. Pandavani : Assam
3. Bhavageethe : Karnataka
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans – [C]
Explanation – Pandavani is the dance of chattisgarh. Rest all are correctly matched.
Q.4) With reference to Nehru report, consider the following statements.
1. Dominion status
2. Right to form Union
3. Creation of linguistic Provinces
Which of the above were recommended in Nehru Report.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans – [D]
Explanation- The constitution outlined by the Nehru Report was for Indian enjoying dominion status within the British Commonwealth. Some of the important elements of the report:
- Unlike the eventual Government of India Act 1935 it contained a Bill of Rights.
- All power of government and all authority – legislative, executive and judicial – are derived from the people and the same shall be exercised through organizations established by, or under, and in accord with, this Constitution.
- There shall be no state religion; men and women shall have equal rights as citizens.
- There should be federal form of government with residuary powers vested in the center.(Some scholars, such as Moore 1988 considered the Nehru Report proposal as essentially unitary rather than federal.);
- It included a description of the machinery of government including a proposal for the creation of a Supreme Court and a suggestion that the provinces should be linguistically determined.
- It did not provide for separate electorates for any community or weightage for minorities. Both of these were liberally provided in the eventual Government of India Act 1935. However, it did allow for the reservation of minority seats in provinces having a minorities of at least ten percent, but this was to be in strict proportion to the size of the community.
- The language of the Commonwealth shall be Indian, which may be written either in Devanagari, Hindi,Telugu, Kannada, Marathi,Gujarati,Bengali, Tamil or in Urdu character. The use of the English language shall be permitted.
Q.5) Ahmednagar, Bijapur and Golconda were formed after breakup of which empire in Deccan in 16th century?
a) Vijayanagar empire
b) Bahmani Kingdom
c) Maratha confederacy
d) Mughal occupied regions of deccan
Ans – [B]
Explanation – The Bahmani Sultanate was a Muslim state of the Deccan in South India and one of the great medieval Indian kingdoms. Bahmani Sultanate was the first independent Islamic Kingdom in South India. Ahmednagar, Bijapur and golconda region were formed after its disintegration.
Q.6) Char Minar was made by Mohammad Quli Qutub Shah. Consider the following statements with respect to him:
1. He was the first one to introduce secular note in the poetry
2. He was fond of literature besides architecture.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans – [C]
Explanation- Muhammaed Quli Qutub Shah, a contemporary of Akbar was fond of literature and architecture. He was a great patron of art and literature and a poet of extraordinary order. He wrote in Dakhini Urdu, Persian and Telugu and has left an extensive diwan or collection. He was the first one to introduce secular note in poetry. He wrote about love, nature and social life of his day.
Q.7) Consider the following statements regarding Akbar.
1. Portuguese forced him to involve in Deccan
2. Sectarian rivalries between Shia and Sunni impelled Akbar to involve in Deccan affairs
3. Akbar had a very strong Navy.
Select the correct statement using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Ans – [C]
Explanation – Mughals never paid attention to navy building. So, statement 3 is incorrect.
Statement 1 is correct as Akbar was apprehensive of the growing power of the Portuguese. They had been interfering in pilgrims traffic to Mecca, not sparing even the royal ladies. In their territories, they carried out Prosetlyzing activities which Akbar disliked. They were constantly trying to expand their position on the mainland and had even tried to lay their hand on Surat which was saved by the timely arrival of a mughal commander. This forced him to concentrate his attention towards Portuguese. Deccan situation was worsening by sectarian conflicts. Towards the beginning of 16th century, Shiism became the state religion of Iran under a new dynasty called the safavid dynasty. Shiism has been suppressed sect for a long time and in the flush of enthusiasm, votaries of the new sect indulged in the persecution of their erstwhile opponents. As a result many families from Iran came to India. Shiism was adopted by Golconda as a state creed. In ahmednagar and Bijapur too shia party became strong, this heightened sectarian strife. During this time only Akbar put forward the concept of sulh-i-kul. He was afraid that the growing bitter sectarian rivalries prevailing in the deccan would spill into the Mughal empire. This impelled Akbar to involve himself in the deccan affairs.
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