Modern Indian History Mixed Practice — MCQs with Answers (Set 5)

Raja Jagat Singh moved the capital to Sultanpur, within today’s Kullu town. He also brought the Raghunath image there.

Subedar Bhim Singh led sepoys who looted a treasury and burned a police station. The plot failed after informers leaked it.

Shamsher Singh of Bushahr refused to pay nazrana. He nearly provoked British action but did not join the revolt.

Kullu was ceded by the Sikh state to the British in 1846. It then became part of the British-run Kangra district.

After marrying in 1957 he moved to Kolkata and later settled at Silchar in Cachar district. He died there on 17 May 1965.

Dvipantarer Katha means The Tale of Deportation. He also wrote Amar Karajiban, or My Prison Life.

Dwijadas Duttagupta was a Brahmo Samaj member. He held an agriculture degree from the University of London.

Dutta studied chemistry at Presidency College. He was sent away after hitting a British professor who insulted Bengalis.

Gandhi and Shaukat Ali were received by large crowds at Calicut beach on 20 August 1920. The visit boosted the Khilafat-Congress campaign in Malabar.

He was captured on 5 January 1922. Accounts say he was shot at Kottakkunnu on 20 January.

The wagon left Tirur on 19 November and was opened at Podanur. About 70 prisoners died in all.

Jenmis held land by hereditary right. Tenants farmed it and paid a share. Tenancy disputes were a major cause of unrest in Malabar.

Kutty Pokar Markar, general of the Zamorin, destroyed the Mangalore fort. He was killed on his way back.

Ullal was a coastal port that shipped pepper, cardamom and rice. The Portuguese wanted to control that trade.

The Chowtas followed Aliyasantana, in which the crown passed through the sister’s line. That is why her uncle crowned her.

Abbakka belonged to the Chowta dynasty of the Tulu country. Its main seat was Puttige, with Ullal as the port capital.

Oomathurai was freed by supporters in February 1801. He rebuilt Panchalankurichi’s defences and fought again.

Major John Bannerman reached Panchalankurichi on 5 September 1799. Jackson belonged to the earlier 1798 dispute.

They met at Ramanathapuram on 19 September 1798. A Company officer, Lieutenant Clarke, died in the clash that followed.

He used the name Akhtarpiya for his musical compositions. His poetic name is given elsewhere as Akhtar.

He was imprisoned at Fort William with his Prime Minister. The British feared he would become a rallying figure for the sepoys.

Awadh was annexed on 11 February 1856, two days before the ninth anniversary of his coronation. He had taken the throne on 13 February 1847.

Accounts say he refused a land offer and replied that the whole country was his. Sources differ on the size of the land, so treat the figure with care.

After the Tilak sentence of 1908 he thought of armed action. A meeting with Surendranath Banerjee set him on a non-violent path.

He attended the 1905 Congress session at Banaras. There he met Tilak, Gokhale, Lala Lajpat Rai, Surendranath Banerjee and Madan Mohan Malaviya.