WBBSE Class 10 English Medium History Chapter 4 Early Stages Of Collective Action MCQ Questions
1.) Where was the centre of the initial spark of the Revolt of 1857?
i.) Rishra.
ii.) Shrirampur.
iii.) Barrackpore.
iv.) Liluah.
Ans – Barrackpore.
2.) Who were associated with Indian League established in 1875 in Kolkata?
i.) Sisir Kumar Ghosh.
ii.) Krishna Menon.
iii.) Durgamohan Das.
iv.) Nabagopal Mitro.
Ans – Sisir Kumar Ghosh.
3.) Emon Korbo Ar Korbo na was written by –
i.) Surendranath Tagore.
ii.) Jyotindra Nath Tagore.
iii.) Surendranath Tagore.
iv.) Rabindranath Tagore.
Ans – Jyotindra Nath Tagore.
4.) Who set up Jatiyo Mela?
i.) Nabagopal Mitro.
ii.) Dayananda Saraswati.)
iii.) Rajnarayan Basu.
iv.) Jyotirao Phule.
Ans – Rajnarayan Basu.
5.) . Who composed the song Vande Mataramcomposed?
i.) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
ii.) Rabindranath Tagore.
iii.) Kazi Nazrul Ishlam.
iv.) Rathindranath Tagore.
Ans – Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
6.) Who set up Hindu Mela?
i.) Rajnarayan Basu.
ii.) Nabagopal Mitro.
iii.) Jyotirao Phule.
iv.) Rabindranath Tagore.
Ans – Nabagopal Mitro.
7.) ‘Gora’ was written by –
i.) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
ii.) Jibanananda Das.
iii.) Rabindranath Tagore.
iv.) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Ans – Rabindranath Tagore.
8.) Where the first modern cartoon was published?
i.) Ananda bazar patrika.
ii.) Amrit bazar patrika.
iii.) Somprakash patrika.
iv.) Samachar darpan patrika
Ans – Amritbazar patrika.
9.) Sepoy Mutiny took place in –
i.) 1857.
ii.) 1858.
iii.) 1859.
iv.) 1860.
Ans – 1857.
10.) When was Zamindar Sabha established?
i.) In 1838.
ii.) In 1839.
iii.) In 1837.
iv.) In 1836.
Ans – In 1837.
11.) Who wrote Bartaman Bharat?
i.) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
ii.) Swami Vivekananda.
iii.) Rammohan Roy.
iv.) Rabindranath Tagore.
Ans – Swami Vivekananda.
12.) Anandmath novel was written by –
i.) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
ii.) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
iii.) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
iv.) Rammohan Roy.
Ans – Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
13.) Who painted the figure of Bharat Mata?
i.) Nandalal Bose.
ii.) Gaganendranath Tagore.
iii.) Abanindranath Tagore.
iv.) Jamini Roy.
Ans – Abanindranath Tagore.
14.) Who wrote the book 1857 ( EighteenFighty Seven)?
i.) S. N. Sen.
ii.) Jadunath Sarkar.
iii.) R. C. Majumdar.
iv.) None of them.
Ans – S. N. Sen.
15.) Name a book written by Ashok Mehta?
i.) Causes of Indian Revolt.
ii.) 1857.
iii.) The First Indian War Of Independence.
iv.) The Great Revolt.
Ans – The Great Revolt.
16.) When was Victoria’s Proclamation read out?
i.) 1stNovember 1858 A.D.
ii.) 2ndNovember 1858 A.D.
iii.) 3rd November 1858 A.D.
iv.) 4th November 1858 A.D.
Ans – 1stNovember 1858 A.D.
17.) The doctrine of Lapse was introduced by –
i.) Charles John Canning.
ii.) Robert Clive.
iii.) Lord Hardinge.
iv.) Lord Dalhousie.
Ans – Lord Dalhousie.
18.) When was the Sepoy Mutiny in Meerut started?
i.) 10th May 1857 A.D.
ii.) 11th May 1857 A.D.
iii.) 12th May 1857 A.D.
iv.) 9th May 1857 A.D.
Ans – 10th May 1857 A.D.
19.) Queen of Jhansi fought with –
i.) Lord Dalhousie.
ii.) Warren Hastings.
iii.) Sir Hirose.
iv.) Charles Cornwallis.
Ans – Sir Hirose.
- When was National Gymnasium established?
i.) 1868 A.D.
ii.) 1867 A.D.
iii.) 1869 A.D.
iv.) 1966 A.D.
Ans – 1868 A.D.
21.) Who founded Poona Sarvajanik Sabha?
i.) Lokmanya Balgangadhar Tilak.
ii.) Ramabai Ranade.
iii.) Justice Ranade.
iv.) Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
Ans – Justice Ranade.
22.) Where was National Indian Association founded?
i.) London.
ii.) Kolkata.
iii.) Delhi.)
iv.) Manchester.
Ans – London.
23.) Bombay Association was formed by –
i.) Badruddin Tyabji.)
ii.) Pherozshah Mehta.
iii.) K. T. Telang.
iv.) Jagannath Shankar.
Ans – Jagannatha Shankar.
24.) Who wrote the book Naba Hullode?
i.) Gaganendranath Tagore.
ii.) Rabindranath Tagore.
iii.) Debandranth Tagore.
iv.) Surendranath Tagore.
Ans – Gaganendranath Tagore.
25.) What was the name of the society formed by Kalinath Chowdhury, Prasanna Kumar Tagore and Dwarkananth Tagore?
i.) Bangabhasha Prakashika Sabha.
ii.) Landholder’ Society.
iii.) Young Bengal.
iv.) Bharat Sabha.
Ans –Bangadarshan Prakashika Sabha.
26.) Which was the largest political institution in the pre-Congress era?
i.) The Asiatic Society.
ii.) Bharat Sabha.
iii.) Bangabhasha Prakashika Sabha.
iv.) East India Association.
Ans – Bangabhasha Prakashika Sabha.
27.) Name the famous painting by Abanindranath Tagore which greatly inspired nationalist feelings among Indian people.
i.) Bhara Mata.
ii.) Ashoka’s Queen.
iii.) Ganesh Janani.)
iv.) My Mother.
Ans – Bharat Mata.
28.) Who wrote ‘Anandamath’?
i.) Jamini Roy.
ii.) Nandalal Bose.
iii.) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
iv.) Rabindranath Tagore.
Ans – Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay.
29.) Who said these words: ‘the soil of India is my heaven, India’s well-being is my well-being’?
i.) Ramkrishna Paramhansa.
ii.) Swami Vivekananda.
iii.) Rabindranath Tagore.
iv.) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Ans – Swami Vivekananda.
30.) Who is called the father of modern nationalist Bengali cartoons?
i.) Nandalal Bose.
ii.) Gaganendranath Tagore.
iii.) Jamini Roy.
iv.) Amal Chakraborty.
Ans – Gaganendranath Tagore.
31.) Who was given the title of the ‘Empress of India’?
i.) Queen Victoria.
ii.) Lord Hardinge.
iii.) Lord Dalhousie.
iv.) Robert Clive.
Ans – Queen Victoria.
32.) Who organised a special court in Allahabad as a representative of Queen Victoria?
i.) Lord William Bentinck.
ii.) Lord Dalhousie.
iii.) Lord Canning.
iv.) Lord Hardinge.
Ans – Lord Canning.
33.) Who was the editor of the journal ‘Sangbad Prabhakar’?
i.) Rabindranath Tagore.
ii.) Rathindranath Tagore.
iii.) Rammohan Roy.
iv.) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
Ans – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
34.) When the title of ‘Empress of India’ was given?
i.) In 1876.
ii.) In 1877.
iii.) In 1875.
iv.) In 1878.
Ans – In 1877.
35.) Who established ‘Bharat Sabha’?
i.) Bhagat Singh.
ii.) Surendranath Banarjee.
iii.) Ram Krishna.
iv.) Chandrashekhar Azad.
Ans –Surendranath Banerjee.
36.) Which was the first historical novel of Bankim Chandra?
i.) Kapalkundala.
ii.) Durgeshnandini.)
iii.) Anandamath.
iv.) Bishabriksha.
Ans – Anandamath.
37.) Who said these words ‘The soil of India is Heaven to me’?
i.) Ramkrishna Paramhansa.
ii.) Rammohan Roy.
iii.) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
iv.) Swami Vivekananda.
Ans – Swami Vivekananda.
38.) Who introduced the Enfield Rifle?
i.) The British.
ii.) Indian.
iii.) Mughals.
iv.) The Persian.
Ans – The British.
39.) Name a Rani who valiantly fought against the British.
i.) Matangini Hazra.
ii.) Pritilata Weddedar.
iii.) Tara Rani Srivastava.
iv.) Lakshmi Bai
Ans – Lakshmi Bai.)
40.) When was the Azamgarh proclamation issued?
i.) In 1857.
ii.) In 1856.
iii.) In 1858.
iv.) In 1859.
Ans – In 1857.
41.) Who was the Mughal Emperor at the time of the Great Mutiny (1857)?
i.) Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah.
ii.) Mughal Emperor Humayun.
iii.) Mughal Emperor Akbar Shah.
iv.) Mughal Emperor Shah Alam.
Ans – Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah.
42.) Who was the Governor-General of India at the time of the Great Revolt of 1857?
i.) Robert Clive.
ii.) William Denison.
iii.) Lord William Bentinck.
iv.) Lord Canning.
Ans – Lord Canning.
- Write the name of a leader of the Great Revolt of 1857.
i.) Nana Saheb.
ii.) Baji Rao.
iii.) Lakshmi Bai.)
iv.) Mangal Pandey.
Ans – Nana Saheb.
44.) In which year did the Sepoy Mutiny break out?
i.) In 1956.
ii.) In 1855.
iii.) In 1857.
iv.) In 1858.
Ans – In 1857.
45.) What was the immediate cause of the Revolt of 1857?
i.) Social Politics of British.
ii.) Introduction of Enfield Rifle.
iii.) Discrimination against Indians.
iv.) The Doctrine of Lapse.
Ans – Introduction of Enfield Rifle.
46.) What was the new type of rifle introduced by the British for the use of the Indian sepoys?
i.) M16 Rifle.
ii.) Carbine.
iii.) Hunting weapon.
iv.) Enfield Rifle.
Ans – Enfield Rifle.
47.) Who was the first martyr of the Revolt of 1857?
i.) Bakht Khan.
ii.) Rani Laxmi Bai.)
iii.) Mangal Pandey.
iv.) Bahadur Shah Zafar.
Ans – Mangal Pandey.
48.) Who led the Revolt of 1857 in Lucknow?
i.) Rani Lakshmi Bai.)
ii.) Bahadur Shah.
iii.) Begum Hazrat Mahal.
iv.) Mangal Pandey.
Ans – Begum Hazrat Mahal.
49.) Who was the leader of the Revolt of 1857 at Jhansi?
i.) Rani Lakshmi Bai
ii.) Begum Hazrat Mahal.
iii.) Nana Saheb.
iv.) Bahadur Shah.
Ans – Rani Lakshmi Bai.)
50.) Who was the leader of the Revolt of 1857 at Kanpur?
i.) Begum Hazrat Mahal.
ii.) Nana Saheb.
iii.) Bahadur Shah.
iv.) Bakht Khan.
Ans – Nana Saheb.
51.) Name a centre of the Sepoy Mutiny in Bengal.
i.) Berhampore.
ii.) Kolkata.
iii.) Barrackpore.
iv.) Palashi.)
Ans – Barrackpore.
- Who was the adopted son of Peshwa Baji Rao 2?
i.) Raghunath Rao.
ii.) Janardhan Rao.
iii.) Balaji Baji Rao.
iv.) Nana Saheb.
Ans – Nana Saheb.
53.) Whom did the mutineers proclaim the emperor of Hindustan?
i.) Bahadur Shah 1.
ii.) Bahadur Shah 2.
iii.) Akbar Shah 2.
iv.) Mirza Mughal.
Ans – Bahadur Shah 2.
54.) In which year was the Queen’s Proclamation issued?
i.) In 1858.
ii.) In 1859.
iii.) In 1857.
iv.) In 1856.
Ans – In 1858.
55.) Who was the Queen of England at the time of the transfer of power?
i.) Marie Stuart.
ii.) Mary I.
iii.) Elizabeth II.
iv.) Victoria.
Ans – Victoria.
56.) Where did the revolt of 1857 break out?
i.) At Meerut in UP.
ii.) At Barrackpore in West Bengal.
iii.) At Kanpur in UP.
iv.) At Jhansi in UP.
Ans – At Meerut in UP.
57.) When was the Act for Better Government of India passed?
i.) In 1859 AD.
ii.) In 1857 AD.
iii.) In 1858 AD.
iv.) In 1856 AD.
Ans – In 1858 AD.
58.) Who was the first Viceroy of India?
i.) Lord Willingdon.
ii.) Lord Wavell.
iii.) Lord Irwin.
iv.) Lord Canning.
Ans – Lord Canning.
59.) Name a leader of Bihar in the Revolt of 1857.
i.) Kunwar Singh.
ii.) Bahadur Shah Zafar.
iii.) Shah Mal.
iv.) Tatya Tope.
Ans – Kunwar Singh.
60.) When did the East India Company’s rule in India come to an end?
i.) In 1859 AD.
ii.) In 1860 AD.
iii.) In 1858 AD.
iv.) In 1857 AD.
Ans – In 1859 AD.
61.) In which year did Queen Victoria get the title ‘Empress of India’?
i.) 1st January 1878 AD.
ii.) 1st January 1879 AD.
iii.) 1st January 1877 AD.
iv.) 1st January 1876 AD.
Ans – 1st January 1877 AD.
62.) Under which Act, the Company’s rule ended?
i.) Charter Act.
ii.) Pitt’s India Act.
iii.) Regulation Act.
iv.) Better Government of India.
Ans – Better Government of India.
63.) In which year Better Government of India act was passed?
i.) 15th August 1858 AD.
ii.) 1stAugust 1858 AD.
iii.) 2nd August 1858 AD.
iv.) 16th August 1858 AD.
Ans –2nd August 1858 AD.
64.) In which year the Board of Control and Court of Directors were abolished?
i.) In 1859 AD.
ii.) In 1858 AD.
iii.) In 1857 AD.
iv.) In 1860 AD.
Ans – In 1858 AD.
65.) Who started the Sepoy Mutiny?
i.) Bhagat Singh.
ii.) Chandra Shekhar Azad.
iii.) Nana Saheb.
iv.) Mangal Pandey.
Ans – Mangal Pandey.
66.) From where Mangal Pandey started Sepoy Mutiny?
i.) Delhi.)
ii.) Kanpur.
iii.) Barrackpore.
iv.) Lucknow.
Ans – Barrackpore.
67.) When Mangal Pandey started Sepoy Mutiny?
i.) 29th March 1857.
ii.) 29th March 1858.
iii.) 29th March 1859.
iv.) 29th March 1856.
Ans – 29th March 1857.
68.) Which revolt was initiated at Bhagmidi field?
i.) Sepoy revolt.
ii.) Chakma revolt.
iii.) Chuar revolt.
iv.) Santhal revolt.
Ans – Santhal revolt.
69.) Name the last Governor General of East India Company.
i.) Lord Canning.
ii.) Lord Hardinge.
iii.) Lord Auckland.
iv.) Lord Dalhousie.
Ans – Lord Dalhousie.
70.) When was the proclamation of Queen Victoria published?
i.) 1st November 1858.
ii.) 1st November 1857.
iii.) 1st November 1859.
iv.) 1st November 1856.
Ans – 1st November 1857.
71.) What is the meaning of the word Viceroy?
i.) Royal representative.
ii.) Government officer.
iii.) Governor.
iv.) Governor general.
Ans – Royal representative.
72.) In which year did the ruling of the Viceroy start in India?
i.) In 1857.
ii.) In 1859.
iii.) In 1860.
iv.) In 1858.
Ans – In 1858.
73.) Name the first Indian Cartoon Magazine.
i.) Bengal Hurkaru.
ii.) Dechi sketch book.
iii.) The Indian Gazette.
iv.) Diamond Comics.
Ans – Dechi sketch book.
74.) In which year was Dechi Sketch Book published?
i.) In 1853.
ii.) In 1851.
iii.) In 1850.
iv.) In 1852.
Ans – In 1850.
75.) What kind of magazine was Dechi Sketch Book?
i.) Weekly magazine.
ii.) None of them.
iii.) Daily magazine.
iv.) Monthly magazine.
Ans – Monthly payment.
76.) Which organisation is regarded as the first political association of Bengal?
i.) Zameendari Sabha.
ii.) Asiatic Society.
iii.) Bangabhasa Prakashika Sabha.
iv.) Young Bengal.
Ans –Bangabhasa Prakashika Sabha.
77.) Who was the first chairman of Bangabhasha Prakashika Sabha?
i.) Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
ii.) Gaurishankar Tarkabagish.
iii.) Durgaprasad Tarkapanchanan.
iv.) Gouri Shankar Bhattacharya.
Ans – Gaurishankar Tarkabagish.
78.) Who called Queen’s proclamation as a political bluff?
i.) Satish Chandra.
ii.) Romali Thapar.
iii.) Bipin Chandra.
iv.) Bipin Chandra Pal.
Ans – Bipin Chandra.
79.) Who called the time period of Queen Victoria the ‘era of broken pledges’?
i.) R. C. Majumdar.
ii.) Jadunath Sarkar.
iii.) Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri.)
iv.) Bipin Chandra.
Ans – R. C. Majumdar.
80.) Who formed Puna Sarbojonik Sabha?
i.) Balshastri Jambhekar.
ii.) Gopal Ganesh Agarkar
iii.) Gopal Hari Deshmukh.
iv.) Mahadev Govind Ranade.
Ans – Gopal Hari Deshmukh.
81.) Who formed ‘Sanjeebani Sabha’?
i.) Rabindranath Tagore.
ii.) Debandranth Tagore.
iii.) Jyotirindra Nath Tagore.
iv.) Rathindranath Tagore.
And –Jyotirindra Nath Tagore.
82.) Who declared the revolt of 1857 as ‘The National Revolt’?
i.) Robert Peel.
ii.) Joseph Chamberlain.
iii.) William Ewart Gladstone.
iv.) Disraeli.)
Ans – Disraeli.)
83.) Which historian thinks that the revolt of 1857 was a feudal revolt?
i.) Jadunath Sarkar.
ii.) Bipin Chandra.
iii.) R. C. Majumdar.
iv.) Romali Thapar.
Ans – R. C. Majumdar.
84.) Name the largest political institution in the pre-congress era.
i.) Bangabhasha Prakashika Sabha.
ii.) Zameendari Association.
iii.) Bengal British India Society.
iv.) Indian Association.
Ans – Indian Association.
85.) Who wrote the book Eighteen Fifty-Seven (1857)?
i.) Surendra Nath Sen.
ii.) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
iii.) R. C. Majumdar.
iv.) Jadunath Sarkar.
Ans – Surendra Nath Sen.
86.) Bharat Sabha was established in –
i.) 1986 A.D.
ii.) 1836 A.D.
iii.) 1926 A.D.
iv.) 1920 A.D.
Ans – 1926 A.D.
87.) Who founded Bharat Sabha?
i.) Bhagat Singh.
ii.) Chandrashekhar Azad.
iii.) Surendranath Banarjee.
iv.) Sukhdev Thapar.
Ans – Bhagat Singh.
88.) What is called the age of Associations?
i.) 19th century.
ii.) 17th century.
iii.) 18th century.
iv.) 20th century.
Ans – 18th century.
89.) In which year Bangabhasha Prakashika Sabha was established?
i.) In 1838.
ii.) In 1836.
iii.) In 1835.
iv.) In 1834.
Ans – In 1836.
90.) What was the other name of ‘Landholder’s Society’?
i.) Bangabhasha Prakashika Sabha.
ii.) Zamindari Sabha.
iii.) Young Bengal.
iv.) Asiatic Society.
Ans – Zamindari Sabha.
91.) When was Hindu Mela organised?
i.) In 1876.
ii.) In 1868.
iii.) In 1867.
iv.) In 1875.
Ans – In 1867.
92.) Hindu Mela was a –
i.) Political Party.
ii.) Religious Fair.
iii.) Cultural Fair.
iv.) National Fair.
Ans – National Fair.
93.) Who was the leader of Indian League?
i.) Sisir Kumar Ghosh.
ii.) Subhash Chandra Bose.
iii.) Rash Behari Bose.
iv.) Sambhu Charan Mukherjee.
Ans – Subhash Chandra Bose.
- Who founded Zamindar Sabha?
i.) Dwarkanath Tagore.
ii.) Radhakanta Deb.
iii.) Prasanna Kumar Tagore.
iv.) Bhabani Charan Bandopadhyay.
Ans –Dwarkanatha Tagore.
95.) Indian Association was founded in –
i.) 26th July 1878 A.D.
ii.) 26th June 1877 A.D.
iii.) 26th July 1876 A D.
iv.) 27th july 1875 A.D.
Ans – 26th July 1876 A.D.
96.) Who was the founder of Indian Association?
i.) Surendranath Tagore.
ii.) Ananda Mohan Basu.
iii.) Ramendra Kumar Podder.
iv.) Surendranath Banarjee.
Ans – Surendranath Banerjee.
97.) When was the Indian National Conference established?
i.) 28th December 1885.
ii.) 28th December 1886.
iii.) 28th December 1887.
iv.) 28th December 1884.
Ans – 28th December 1885.
98.) When Indian National Congress was founded?
i.) In 1856.
ii.) In 1854.
iii.) In 1855.
iv.) In 1857.
Ans – In 1855.
99.) Who was the last Mughal Emperor?
i.) Bahadur Shah 2.
ii.) Bairam khan.
iii.) Shah Jahan IV.
iv.) Muhammad Akbar.
Ans – Bahadur Shah 2.
100.) When was Indian League founded?
i.) 25th December 1875.
ii.) 25th March 1875.
iii.) 25th May 1875.
iv.) 25th September 1875.
Ans – 25th September 1875.
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