Question

I. Objective type questions:
1. Who was asked by Robert Clive to produce maps of Hindustan?
(a) Danulle (b) James Rennet (c) James Mill (d) William Durant
2. “A History of British India” was written by
(a) Huge Mill (b) David Mill (c) James Mill (d) Johnes Mill
3. Periodisation of Indian history into ancient, medieval and modern was an idea borrowed from
(a) India (b) British (c) Past (d) West
4. Where is the National Museum located?
(a) Delhi (b) Shimla (c) Kolkatta (d) Madras
5. Listed below are a few statements with respect to the British rule in India. Which one do you think is a wrong statement?
(a) British established control over the economy and society without changing the customs and practices prevalent in
India
(b) British conquered the country and established their rule subjugating local nawabs and rajas
(c) British produced the crops they needed for export.
(d) British collected revenue to meet all the expenses bought goods they wanted at low prices

Answer 1

Answer:

1. b)James Rennel

2. c) James Mill

3. d) west

4. a) Delhi

5. a)British established control over the economy and society without changing the customs and practices prevalent in

India

Answer 2

1. The correct answer is: (option b) James Rennet.

James Rennet was asked by Robert Clive to produce maps of Hindustan.

2. The correct answer is: (option c) James Mill.

“A History of British India” was written by James Mill.

• James Mill categorized Indian history into three periods in his huge three-volume work "A History of British India," which was released in 1817.

3. The correct answer is: (option d) West.

Periodisation of Indian history into ancient, medieval and modern was an idea borrowed from west.

• It is a periodisation that was adopted from the West, where the rise of all the forces of modernity—science, reason, democracy, liberty, and equality—was seen as a sign of the modern era. A society that lacked these modern-day characteristics is described as mediaeval.

4. The correct answer is: (option a) Delhi.

The National Museum is located in Delhi.

5. The correct answer is: (option a) British established control over the economy and society without changing the customs and practices prevalent in India.

‘British established control over the economy and society without changing the customs and practices prevalent in India’ is the wrong statement.

• Correct statements are: ‘British conquered the country and established their rule subjugating local nawabs and rajas’, ‘British produced the crops they needed for export’, and ‘British collected revenue to meet all the expenses bought goods they wanted at low prices’.

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