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The English Education in India was introduced on the advice of _______.

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  1. William Bentinck

  2. Macaulay

  3. Sir Charles Wood

  4. Dalhousie

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thomas Babington Macaulay, who is generally regarded as the architect of the system of education in India during the British rule, was a great essayist, historian, linguist, orator, politician, statesman and thinker. English was introduced by Lord Willaim Bentinck as a medium of higher education in India on the advice of Thomas Babington Macaulay who was also his council member. 

The first railway line in India was laid between Bombay and _________.

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  1. Madras

  2. Thane

  3. Pune

  4. Surat

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The first railway line in India was laid between Bombay and Thane in 1853. The 14-carriage train was hauled by three steam locomotives: Sahib, Sindh and Sultan. The line was built in 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge, which became the standard for railways in the country.

When did Britishers establish the headquarter in Bombay?

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  1. $1613$

  2. $1608$

  3. $1680$

  4. $1667$

  5. NA

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Correct Option: E

Match the years in which the following social legislations were passed.

List-I List-II
A. Abolition of Sati (i) $1843$
B. Legalisation of remarriage of widows (ii) $1804$
C. Prohibition of female infanticide (iii) $1829-30$
D. Abolition of slavery (iv) $1856$
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  1. A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-iv

  2. A-ii, B-i, C-iv, D-iii

  3. A-iii, B-iv, C-ii, D-i

  4. A-iii, B-iv, C-i, D-ii

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Abolition of sati - 1829-30 - Bengal Sati Regulation banned the Sati practice in all jurisdictions of British India.
Legalisation of remarriage of widows - 1856 - Hindu Widows' Remarriage Act, 1856 legalized marriage of Hindu widows.
Prohibition of female infanticide- 1870 - The Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870, also Act VIII of 1870 was a legislative act passed in British India, to prevent murder of female infants.
Abolition of slavery - 1843 - The Indian Slavery Act, 1843, also known as Act V of 1843, was an act passed in British India under East India Company rule, which outlawed many economical transactions associated with slavery.

The single biggest item of British capital investment in India was ____.

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  1. Railways

  2. Plantations and mines

  3. Banking and insurance

  4. Shipping

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Correct Option: A

Who designated the administrative head of the district as Collector?

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  1. Warren Hastings

  2. Cornwallis

  3. Macpherson

  4. Clive

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Correct Option: C

As per the Act of $1853$ the Governor-General's Council was enlarged for the purpose of ______.

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  1. Defence

  2. Legislation

  3. Finance

  4. Security

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The act of 1853 was last of the Charter Acts and that made Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India. It extended the Company’s rule and allowed it to retain the possession of Indian territories on trust for the British Crown. It provided for the addition of six new members called legislative councillors to the council of Governor General which came to be known as the Indian (Central) Legislative Council.

The last of the Charter Act concerning India was the Act of _______.

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  1. $1773$

  2. $1813$

  3. $1853$

  4. $1793$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Act of 1853 was last of the Charter Acts and that made Governor-General of Bengal as the Governor-General of India. It extended the Company’s rule and allowed it to retain the possession of Indian territories on trust for the British Crown. It introduced an open competition system of selection and recruitment of civil servants.

The system of civil services has been introduced into India by _____.

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  1. Lord Ripon

  2. Lord Dalhousie

  3. Lord Bentick

  4. Lord Hastings

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Correct Option: C

After the year $1853$, a substantial amount of British capital had been invested in _____.

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  1. Tea Plantations

  2. The Railways

  3. Coal Mining

  4. Jute Mills

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Correct Option: B