Career Chakra

Q.1 In the context of Indian history, the  Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around 1. Women’s right to gain education 2. Age of consent 3. Restitution of conjugal rights Select the correct answer using the code given below: a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Q.2 Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of a) peasant resistance to the oppressive  conduct of planters b) its unprofitability in the world market  because of new inventions c) national leaders’ opposition to the  cultivation of indigo d) Government control over the planters Q.3 Wellesley established the Fort William  College at Calcutta because a) he was asked by the Board of Directors at London to do so b) he wanted to revive interest in oriental  learning in India c) he wanted to provide William Carey and  his associates with employment d) he wanted to train British civilians for  administrative purpose in I...

Q.1 Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true? 1. Grants-in-Aid system was introduced 2. Establishment of universities was  recommended 3. English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended. Select the correct answer using the code given below : a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 Q.2 With reference to educational institutes during colonial rule in India, consider the following pairs: Institution Founder 1. Sanskrit College at Benaras William Jones 2. Calcutta Madrasa Warren Hastings 3. Fort William College Arthur Wellesley Which of the pairs given above is/are correct? a) 1 and 2 b) 2 only c) 1 and 3 d) 3 only Q.3 Which among the following events happened earliest? a) Swami Dayanand established AryaSamaj. b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan. c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote  Anandmath. d) Satyendranath Tagore became the first  Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil  Ser...