CUET History MCQs Unit XII Colonialism and Indian Towns Town Plans and Municipal Reports

Question. Council of Viceroy John Lawrence was moved to ____________ in 1864.
a) Bombay
b) Madras
c) Simla
d) Poona

Answer : C

Question. When was Survey of India established ?
a) 1884
b) 1872
c) 1881
d) 1878

Answer : D

Question. In which year did the American Civil War start?
a) 1881
b) 1816
c) 1818
d) 1861

Answer : D

Question. Who donated money for the construction of University Hall?
a) Jamsetji Tata
b) Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney
c) Premchand Roychand
d) Rajabai Roychand

Answer : B

Question. Which of the following options is correct?
a) The Critish lived in Black Towns
b) First census survey was held in 1881
c) Bombay was the commercial capital of colonial India
d) John Lawrence officially shifted his council to Shimla in 1804

Answer : C

Question. _____________ refers to a small fixed market.
a) Rahis
b) Bazar
c) Bahis
d) Ganj

Answer : D

Question. The lottery committee was made to
a) Develop Calcutta
b) Develop Madras
c) Examine the reason for Plague
d) Develop Bombay

Answer : A

Question. Gateway of India was made to welcome____________
a) Jamshed Ji Tata
b) George V and his Wife
c) Loar Dalhousie
d) Queen Elizabeth

Answer : B

Question. How did Mount Abu come into light as a Hill station?
a) Dur to Gurkha war
b) Due to Sikkim rulers
c) Due to Anglo Maratha war
d) Both A and B

Answer : C

Question. Among the British population, Madras was known as ___________
a) Fort William
b) All of these
c) Fort Augustus
d) Fort Saint George

Answer : D

Question. High-pitched roofs, pointed arches and detailed decorations are features of which style of architecture?
a) Indo-Saracenic Style
b) Neo-Gothic
c) Indian style
d) Neo-classical

Answer : B

Question. Who was the Kotwal of Delhi before the revolt of 1857?
a) Ganga Dhar Nehru
b) Firoz Khan
c) Todar Mal
d) None of these

Answer : A

Question. Who attacked Calcutta in 1756 and sacked the fort of Britishers?
a) Aurungzeb
b) Sirajudaula
c) None of these
d) Bahadur Shah Zafar II

Answer : B

Question. Civil lines were established for the ________
a) Army Men
b) Dutch
c) Britishers
d) French

Answer : C

Question. Amar Katha is an autobiography of __________?
a) Rani Laxmi Bai
b) Sarojini Naidu
c) Ghirish Chandra Ghose
d) Binodini Dasi

Answer : D

Question. When did the Battle of Plassey take place?
a) 1765
b) 1760
c) 1717
d) 1757

Answer : D

Question. In which year the All India census was attempted for the 1st time?
a) 1874
b) 1876
c) 1872
d) 1875

Answer : C

Question. The reason for the decline of Mirzapur was ___________?
a) New Railway link was made to Bombay
b) New Railway lin ki was made to Delhi
c) Britishers imposes high tax on cotton
d) Producation of cotton was stopped

Answer : A

Question. Urbs Prima in Indis means__________
a) Urban India
b) Beautiful city of India
c) Most important city of India
d) Dangerous city in Indi

Answer : C

Question. How many islands are there in Bombay?
a) 7
b) 6
c) 8
d) 4

Answer : A