Modern Indian History - Study Mode
[#751] Pitt's India Bill was introduced by __________ in 1784
Correct Answer
(A) Prime Minister Pitt
Explanation
Solution: Pitt's India Act 1784 or the East India Company Act 1784 was passed in the British Parliament to rectify the defects of the Regulating Act 1773.
[#752] When was the First Round Table Conference held?
Correct Answer
(C) 1930
Explanation
Solution: First Round Table Conference (November 1930 – January 1931) officially inaugurated by George V on November 12, 1930 in Royal Gallery House of Lords at London and chaired by the Prime Minister.
[#753] Swami Vivekananda's father, __________, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects
Correct Answer
(A) Vishwanath Datta
Explanation
Solution: Swami Vivekananda, known in his pre-monastic life as Narendranath Datta, was born in an affluent family in Kolkata on 12 January 1863. His father, Vishwanath Datta, was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects, and his mother, Bhuvaneshwari Devi, was endowed with deep devotion, strong character and other qualities.
[#754] Which scripture was called his 'mother' by Gandhiji?
Correct Answer
(C) Bhagwat Gita
Explanation
Solution: No other book or Scripture influenced Gandhi, shaped his character and transformed his life as profoundly and permanently as did the Bhagvad Gita, As a spiritual reference book, the Gita was not only his constant companion, it was his "eternal mother" who he esteemed even more than his earthly mother.
[#755] Which of the following was established first?
Correct Answer
(B) University of Bombay
Explanation
Solution: University of Mumbai, formerly University of Bombay, one of India's first modern universities, established by the British in 1857.