1. Who founded the Asiatic Society of Bengal in 1784?

(a) John Shore
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Queen Victoria
(d) William Jones

2. Which of the following Acts gave representation to Indians for the first time in legislatures?

(a) The Indian Councils Act, 1909
(b) The Indian Councils Act, 1919
(c) The Government of India Act, 1935
(d) None of the above

3. By which one of the following Acts did the Governor-General of Bengal become the Governor-General of India?

(a) The Regulating Act
(b) The Pitt’s India Act
(c) The Charter Act of 1793
(d) The Charter Act of 1833

4. Initially, what was the purpose of setting up of the hill stations during the colonial period in India? [UPSC CAPF 2021]

(a) To serve as winter capitals for the British
(b) To serve the needs of the British army
(c) To source timber from forests
(d) To set up sanatoria

5. Which of the following statements about town planning in British India in early 19th century is/are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2018]

1. The funds for town improvement were also raised through public lotteries.
2. The threats of epidemics gave an impetus to town planning in the early decades of 19th century.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

6. Who among the following British ethnographers launched the Survey of India project in the 1860s? [UPSC CAPF 2016]

(a) Hunter
(b) Dufferin
(c) Risley
(d) Thurston

7. Which of the following is/are characteristic(s) of the debate between ‘Anglicists’ and ‘Orientalists’ in the 1830s? [UPSC CAPF 2016]

1. The Anglicists wanted to cut the money being spent on printing Sanskrit and Arabic texts.
2. The Anglicists wanted to cut the money spent on printing Sanskrit texts, but wished to continue to print in Persian.
3. The Orientalists wanted stipend for the students of Arabic and Sanskrit.
4. The Orientalists started a new Sanskrit College in Delhi.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(a) Only 1
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4

8. Which of the following statement(s) about Subedar Major Fateh Singh is/are correct?

1. He was a big bore rifle shooter, who won two gold medals during first Commonwealth Championship.
2. He retired from Bihar regiment before joining Defence Service Corps.
3. He was killed during the terror attack at Pathankot Air Force Base.

Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2016]

(a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

9. Which one among the following is the oldest Regiment of Indian Army? [UPSC CAPF 2016]

(a) Sikh Regiment
(b) Kumaon Regiment
(c) Punjab Regiment
(d) Madras Regiment

10. Consider the following statements about the Morley Minto reforms of 1909.

1. They were named after the British Parliamentarians, Minto and Morley.
2. They provided for limited self government by increasing the number of elected Indians in the Legislative Councils.
3. They contained provisions that ensured that British officials retained their majority in the Imperial Legislative Council.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [UPSC CAPF 2016]

(a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

11. Separate electorates for representation of Indian Christians and Anglo-Indians were created under the [UPSC CAPF 2013]

(a) Indian Councils Act, 1861
(b) Government of India Act, 1909
(c) Government of India Act, 1919
(d) Government of India Act, 1935

12. The Hunter Commission (1882) appointed to survey the state of education in India [UPSC CDS-2020-2]

(a) Deprecated University education
(b) Overruled the Despatch of 1854
(c) Enclosed the Despatch of 1854 with greater emphasis on primary education
(d) Criticized the grants-in-aid system of schooling

13. Which one of the following Acts reserved seats for women in Legislatures in accordance with the allocation of seats for different communities? [UPSC CDS-2020-2]

(a) The Government of India Act, 1858
(b) The Indian Councils Act, 1909
(c) The Government of India Act, 1919
(d) The Government of India Act, 1935

14. Which on of the following statements about the Act V of 1843 relating to Slavery in India is correct? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]

(a) It gave the masters the right to willfully keep their slaves ties to their estates.
(b) It denied the masters the use of Courts to assert their claims on slaves.
(c) The law Courts and masters worked jointly in resolving the cases of desertion.
(d) The slaves became the owners of the land.

15. In 1911, who among the following introduced a bill in the Imperial Legislative Council for introduction of compulsory and free primary education in India? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]

(a) DadabhaiNaoroji
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Sir Harcourt Butler
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

16. When was the monopoly of China trade lost by East India Company?

(a) 1813
(b) 1833
(c) 1838
(d) 1860

17. Which one of the following statements about the British Indian Medical Service (IMS) is not correct? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]

(a) IMS began in 1764
(b) It recruited health professionals by means of a competitive examination.
(c) Indians were never admitted to IMS.
(d) The IMS was at first meant to look after the troops.

18. Who among the following founded the Marathi newspaper ‘Kesari’? [UPSC CDS 2020-1]

(a) Lokmanya Tilak
(b) Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Mahatma Gandhi

19. Who among the following were well known as champions of women’s education in colonial India?

1. Sister Subbalakshmi
2. Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
3. Keshub Chandra Sen
4. Ananda Coomaraswamy

Select the correct answer using the code given below. [UPSC CAPF 2015]

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 2

20. When did the high courts in Calcutta, Madras and Bombay established?

(a) 1860
(b) 1858
(c) 1862
(d) None of these