
Assertion (A) William Bentinck introduced English as the medium of instruction in India.
Reason (R) William Bentinck wanted to promote Western Culture in India.
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Important Questions on Modern History


1. The Queen of England was proclaimed Empress of India in 1858.
2. King George V and Queen Mary held a Delhi Durbar in 1911.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?


1. The foundation of Mohammaden Anglo-oriental college was laid by Lord Liytton in 1874 at Aligarh.
2. He proposed the plan of statutory civil services in 1878-79 and lowered the maximum age limit for civil services from 21 to 19 years.
Choose the right answer from the following codes

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List I List II
A. Butler committee 1. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Report
B. Hartog Committee 2. Relationship between the Indian Report states and Paramount power
C. Hunter Inquiry 3. Working of Dyarchy as laid Committee Report down in the Montague Chelmsford Reforms
D. Muddiman 4. The growth of education in Committee Report British India & potentialities of its further progress

1. Lord Mountbatten was the viceroy when Shimla Conference took place.
2. Indian Navy Revolt, 1946 took place when the Indian sailors in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) at Bombay and Karachi rose against the government.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
The objective of the Montague Chelmsford Reforms of 1919 was-
1. to give more powers to the local government
2. to establish dyarchy in the provinces
3. the extension of provincial government.
Which of these statements are correct?
