Indian History - Study Mode

[#146] Which Act may be regarded as the beginning of representative system in modern India?
Correct Answer

(A) The Indian councils Act 1861

Explanation

Solution: The Indian councils Act 1861 may be regarded as the beginning of representative system in modern India.

[#147] By which Act may be the British parliament did Queen Victoria assume the title of ‘the Empress of India’ to emphasize British sovereignty over the whole of British provinces in India and Indian states?
Correct Answer

(C) The Royal Titles Act 1876

Explanation

Solution: The Royal Titles Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict., c. 10) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which officially recognized Queen Victoria as "Empress of India."

[#148] The Vernacular press Act as a safety valve against vernacular newspapers was passed by Lord Lytton on
Correct Answer

(B) March 14, 1878

Explanation

Solution: The act was proposed by Lord Lytton, then Viceroy of India, and was unanimously passed by the Viceroy's Council on 14 March 1878.

[#149] Who was the first to call the revolt of 1857 as an organized war for national Independence?
Correct Answer

(D) V. D. Savarkar

Explanation

Solution: V. D. Savarkar was the first to call the revolt of 1857 as an organized war for national Independence.

[#150] Who founded Atmiya Sabha in 1815?
Correct Answer

(C) Raja Rammohan Roy

Explanation

Solution: Atmiya Sabha was a philosophical discussion circle in India. The association was started by Ram Mohan Roy in 1815 in Kolkata (then Calcutta). They used to conduct debate and discussion sessions on philosophical topics, and also used to promote free and collective thinking and social reform.